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Answer The Following Questions
Answer The Following Questions
Class: VIII
a. Pooter has rented a house. What is it like and what issues are
caused by its location?
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h. Write lists under the following headings: Pooter's friends, Pooter's
colleagues; Tradespeople.
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a. Mr Gowing must have took it by mistake last night as there was a
stick in the 'all that didn't belong to nobody.
iii. Write the sentence out correctly by replacing the words in bold.
Answer iii. ‘Mr Gowing must have taken it by mistake last night as
there was a stick in the hall that didn’tbelong to anybody.’
1. Match the phrases below to their meanings and then use them in
sentences of your own.
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Answer: Match the phrases
drop in on - visit
ii. talked into it - The investors talked the ignorant clients into
agreeing to sign up for the deal.
iv. take the trouble - Jatin must take the troubleof approaching every
possible agencies if hereally wants to crack this deal.
vi. Given the tip - The robbers were given thetip about the arrival of
the police.
2. Strike the odd word out in each list and then write the words which
have similar meanings(synonyms) into the given order.
3. Use one word from each list in sentences of your own. How each
word is used must show your understand its meaning.
d. Mindy was discharged from the hospitaltwo weeks back right after
her knee operation.
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5. Can you split the following words into two, and find out what each
part refers to? Look in adictionary.
b. egocentric - ego and centric. Ego is selfand centric means the state
of beingabsorbed here; self-absorbed./ ego – a person’s sense of self-
esteem or self-importance centric – in or at the centre.
Answer:
AD - Anno Domini
assoc. - associate/association
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C–Centi ((in units of measurement) one hundredth. 100)
mg - milligram
Dept. - Department
ed. –Edited;education
Esq. - esquire
HE - Higher Education
HQ - Headquarters
hr(s) - Hours
Adverbial clauses
Answer:
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a. so that it might fly around the room —purpose
Answer:
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f. As the top travels up and down the wooden plank, it spins round
and round.
h. The manager could not get rid of the salesman, for such an action
would be criticized by the Unionand he would suffer for it.
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