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Word Power

jab: poke crust: tough, outer part leprous: scaly
sprouting: germinating hack: cut miniature: very small of its kind
bough: main branch of tree snapped: broke suddenly scorching: very hot
anchoring: supporting choking: inability to breathe withering: drying

Comprehension Skills

Answer the questions below.
1. Why does it take much time to kill a tree?

2. How is the root pulled out?
3. When is the killing of a tree completed?

Vocabulary Skills

A. What are the different parts of a tree?

Draw a tree and label it.

B. Match the words with their meanings.
1. miniature drying

2. crust very small of its kind
3. withering broke suddenly

4. jab outer surface
5. snapped poke

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