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C. Who said this to whom?
1. ‘‘No, never mind. It will be over by and by, may be.” _________________________________________
2. “But I must! How long have you been this way?” _____________________________________________
3. “Rubbage! I don’t believe it!” _________________________________________________________________
4. “Oh auntie, my sore toe’s mortified.” _________________________________________________________
5. “Get me a silk thread and a chunk of fire out of the kitchen.” ________________________________
D. Answer the questions given below.
1. Why was Tom Sawyer miserable on Monday morning?
2. What ailments did he try to detect?
3. What did he tell Sid?
4. How did Aunt Polly react?
5. What did Aunt Polly do in the end?
Vocabulary Skills
A. Choose the meaning of the words in bold.
1. Please do not talk about that odious man.
a . unpleasant b. good c. poor
2. My grandmother is old and feeble.
a . strong b. heavy c. weak
3. What you say is all rubbage.
a . interesting b. new c. rubbish
4. The factory ceased all its operations last year.
a . stopped b. started c. launched
5. Some of the concepts in physics are vague.
a . clear b. unclear c. difficult
B. Human Sounds
The words ‘groan‘, and ‘moan‘ are used in the lesson.
‘ Groan’ is to make a deep sound to express pain.
‘ Moan‘ is to make a long, low sound to express pain.
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