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ASSIGNMENT-4, , A. Read the passage given below and answer the questions., , Twelve-year-old Henry awoke at dawn on a chilly, December morning, reluctant to toss off his warm, , COvers. He slept in the unheated attic of his master's, house and he knew the floor would be cold under his, feet. Marcy, the housekeeper, was already in the warm, , kitchen preparing breakfast. Henry knew it was his job, to make sure the fires in the rest of the house werelit, and rooms warmed before the family awoke. Henry, , wriggled out of his long nightshirt and donned his cold, clothes. He scampered downstairs and washed his face, , quickly with some warm water Marcy prepared for him., Good morning, Henry,' she said. '| have a Johnny cake, , and some hot tea ready for you after you light the fires.' After Henry got the logs burning, in the dining and living room fireplaces, he sat down for a quick breakfast in the kitchen, , with Marcy. Henry was an apprentice to Mr Wilson who was a cabinet-maker. Henry, , would live with Mr Wilson's family until he was sixteen in 1784, promising to be a faithful, servant. Henry could not leave Mr Wilson's house without his permission and Henry could, not sell any of the merchandise he made., , 1. Who was Mr Wilson?, , 2. What was Henry's first work in the morning?, , 3. What did Marcy do for Henry?, , 98
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the words, 4. Find, , which mean:, , Twist and turn with, quick movements:, b. Run with, , quick light steps:, , Find antonyms for the following words., a. unfaithful:, b. buy:_, C., , slow:, , d. warm:, 6., , Make sentences using the following words., a. chilly:, , b. permission:
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ASSIGNMENT-5, , A. Read the passage given below and answer the questionsS., , Uncle Moses is in his fifties and, has been a bachelor all his life., He doesn't have any family, living in the Middlebury area,, , ttt, , but somehow everybody, around town calls him, Uncle Moses anyway., On Halloween evening,, Uncle Moses planned to, go for a Halloween party, , and drove the tractor with, , a hay wagon behind it., It was a chilly night like, Halloween often is. He, parked ina dark, secluded spot, where the fire was ready to be, , casually chatting. Then, , the, , fire, , dogs and marshmallows, they sat around, folktales of vampires, Uncle Moses started to speak, recounting, , lit. After everyone roasted hot, , warm, , the Scottish vampires, the Baobban, and other monstrous creatures. First he told about, warned in hushed tones. We might, Sith. 'Beware of the Russian vampire,' Uncle Moses, their, Everyone giggled at the thought of a Russian vampire invading, see one, , yet tonight!', Halloween party., , 1. Where was Uncle Moses going?, , 2. What was everyone doing at the Halloween party?, , 100
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Which, , 3., , 4, , W, , stories did Uncle, Moses narrate?, , at things were, , being roasted around the, , Find words, wor, from the, Eind, passage which, , 5, , mean, , fire?, , the samne., , a. laughed lightly:, b., , inform something in advance:, , C.to tell someone about, something:, , What did Uncle Moses warn, everyone about?, , 7. Make sentences using the given words., a. warned:, , b. planned:
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ASSIGNMENT-6, A. Read the, , passage given below and, , Mom could hear the, , answer, , the, , questions., , girls squabbling all the way in the, , kitchen. A few minutes later Maria, stormed through, kitchen and slammed the door as she, left. 'Come, back here, young lady,' Mom, firmly stated in her best, mother tone of voice. Maria turned, around and came, back into the kitchen. 'I can't stand, living with Felicia, another minute, Maria blurted out. 1 don't, ever want to talk, to her again!"' Mom, immediately called out, 'Felicia, come to, the kitchen right now.' Mom took, two of the kitchen chairs, and placed them, opposite each other, but very close together, "Maria, you sit here and Felicia you sit there.' The, girls sat facing, each other, knees almost, touching. 'Novw, you look each other in the eye for five minutes,, Mom ordered while she stood there, as a referee. The sisters, squirmed at first, but Mom, was adamant that, they stay, at each other for five, , staring icily, , minutes. They both wanted, go, they could do was sit there and look at each other. Felicia looked at Maria's, pouting face while Maria looked at Felicia's angry scowl. They each thought the other, one looked ridiculous! In, reality, they were being ridiculous to fight and be mad at each, other over nothing. Soon Maria couldn't stand it, any longer and began giggling and so did, Felicia. They giggled and laughed. Mom, wisely didn't say anything except, 'Okay girls, you, can go now., to, , so, , 1., , all, , What were the girls doing in the kitchen?, , 2. What did Mom make them do?, , 3. Reading the paragraph what can you guess about the mother?, , 102
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4, , Fin, a., , out, , the words which mean, the same., , stubborn:, , b. look fixedly:, , c. coldly:, 5, , Make, a., , sentences using the, , refree:, , b. giegling:, , C. slammed:, , d. to shout at:, , following words.
