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Unit 1 · NCERT Poorvi

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English gives you many words for the same idea. Tap the words below to reveal their synonyms and grow your vocabulary — then read the poem "Try Again" in your Poorvi reader for its message: never give up.

📖 3 topics⏱ ~20 min📝 12-question quiz
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Explore synonyms

English often has many words for one idea. Tap a word to reveal its synonyms — words with a similar meaning — and a quick note on what it means.

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The three big ideas

Synonyms are words that mean nearly the same thing. They let you say one idea in many ways:

  • big → large, huge, enormous
  • happy → glad, joyful, cheerful
  • fast → quick, rapid, swift

The more synonyms you know, the bigger your vocabulary — and the easier it is to read and write well. Use the explorer above to collect some.

The poem Try Again in your Poorvi reader carries one strong idea: perseverance.

  • If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
  • Failing once is not the end — it is a chance to learn.
  • Steady effort matters more than luck or speed.

Read the full poem in your NCERT Poorvi reader, then ask: what does the poet want you to do when something is hard?

Good writers pick the synonym that fits best. Each synonym carries a slightly different shade of meaning, so the right choice depends on what you want to say.

Worked example. Your story keeps repeating the word "happy". Name two livelier synonyms you could use instead.

Swap happy for glad or joyful (also cheerful, delighted) — the meaning stays the same, but the writing feels fresher.

Common mistake: synonyms are similar, not always identical. Big and enormous both mean large, but enormous is much stronger — let the context decide the best word.

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Why synonyms matter

Clearer, livelier writing

Swapping a dull, repeated word for a precise synonym makes your essays and stories vivid and keeps the reader interested — a skill that earns marks in every written exam.

Better reading comprehension

When you know many words for one idea, you understand more of what you read — and you can often guess a new word's meaning from a synonym you already know.

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Competency quiz

Modelled on the competency-based pattern — synonyms, choosing the right word, a comprehension question and an assertion–reason — testing whether you can use the ideas, not just recall them.

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Interactive built to the OpenMAIC approach (THU-MAIC, MIT). The example words are original practice content; the poem Try Again is in the NCERT Class 7 English reader, Poorvi (ncert.nic.in).

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