Unit-3 (Q 22-26) practice exercises: (Correct the sentences and rewrite them)
Exercise-1:
The second said that while he had been coming to school on the previous day, someone had told him that there would be no school, and he had gone back home.
(22) The headmaster replied
that if he was going to listen
to every loafer which said there would be no school, he deserved to be flogged. (23) Anyway, why he did not come to school and verify? No answer. (24) The punishment were pronounced: ten days’ attendance cancelled, two
rupees fine, and the whole
day to be spent on the desk. (25)
The third said that he has an attack
of a headache. The fourth
said that he had stomach ache. (26)
The fifth said that his grandmother died sudden just as he was starting for school. The headmaster asked him if he could bring a letter from his father.
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Exercise-2:
Yet
the back of his head and the pink ears were visible to Swaminathan. (22) It is
an intolerable sight. Swaminathan was in acute suspense lest that head should
turn and fix its eyes on his; he felt that he would drop from the desk to the
floor, if that happened. (23) The pink ears three benches off made him
incapable speech of. (24) If only somebody would put a blackboard among his
eyes and those pink ears!
(25) He was deaf to the question those the
headmaster was putting to him. (26) A rap on his body from the headmaster’s
cane bring him to himself.
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Exercise-3:
Here there was no chance of escape. (22) Swaminathan
keep staring foolishly till he received another whack on the back. (23) The
headmaster demanded what the young brigand had to said about it. (24) The
brigand had to nothing say. (25) It were a fact that he had broken the panes.
They had seen it. There was nothing more to it. (26) He had unconscious become
defiant and did not care to deny the charge.
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Exercise-4:
Homework has historically been given to students to reinforce what
they learn at school, and ultimately to help them learn the material better. (22)
However, too much homework is not helpful, and be can counter-productive. (23) Excessive
amounts of time spent on completing homework can took away the kid’s social
life, family time, and it limits their participation in sports or other
activities. (24) The amount of homework a teacher have to give to a student
should be restricted.
(25)Critically acclaimed author, Tamim Ansary reports that for
1981, the amount of homework given to an average sixth class child has
increased by more than fifty per cent. (26) Many peoples claim that the increase in
homework dates as far back as 1957.
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Exercise-5:
Many of these injuries can lead to serious problems later in life
including chronic shoulder, neck, and back pain.
(22) The large amount homework of is causing kids in both high
school and junior high school to be up until midnight or later. (23) When
extracurricular activities such as sports, clubs, etc is added to the picture,
kids may even have to wake up early next morning to finish their homework,
leaving them with an insufficient amount of sleep. (24) Some parents and
teachers argue that it would be beneficial to a child’s academics to limited
after school activities. (25) However, cutting the time out of the few hour a
week teenager use for exercise, could be a factor in the growing obesity cases.
(26) The number of children which are overweight has doubled in
the last two to three decades; currently one child out of five is overweight.
These children are faced with more problems in school.
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Unit-3 (Q 32-36) practice
exercises: (Rewrite the words as directed)
Exercise-1:
When Swaminathan’s turn came, he looked around helplessly
(32). Rajam sat on the third bench in front, and stubbornly (33) looked away. He was gazing at the blackboard intently.
Yet the back of his head and the pink ears were visible to
Swaminathan. It was an intolerable site (34). Swaminathan was in acute
(35) suspense lest that head should turn and fix its eyes on his; he
felt that he would drop from the desk to the flour (36), if that
happened. The pink ears three benches off made him incapable of speech.
32. Write the antonym of the word:
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33. Write the synonyms of the word:
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34. Rewrite with the right word: ________________________________
35. Write the meaning of the word:
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36. Write the word that best fits:
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Exercise-2:
The headmaster entered (32) the class with a slightly flushed face and a hard ominous (33)
look in his eyes.
Swaminathan wished that he had been anywhere but there at that movement
(34). The
headmaster surveyed (35) the class for a few minutes and asked, ‘Are you not ashamed of coming
and
siting
(36) there after what you did yesterday?’
32. Write the antonym of the word:
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33. Write the synonyms of the word:
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34. Rewrite with the right word:
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35. Write the meaning of the word:
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36. Rewrite the word with its correct
spelling: _____________________________________
Exercise-3:
Here there was no chance of capture
(32). Swaminathan kept staring (33) foolishly till he recieved
(34) another whack (35) on the back. The headmaster demanded
what the young brigand had to say about it. The brigand had nothing to say. It
was a fact that he had broken the panes. They had seen it. There was nothing
more to it. He had unconsciously become defiant and did not care to reject
(36) the charge.
32. Replace the word with its antonym:
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33. Write the synonyms of the word:
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34. Rewrite with its correct spelling:
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35. Write the meaning of the word:
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36. Rewrite the word with suitable
one: _____________________________________
Exercise-4:
Many teachers defend (32) large amounts of homework,
claming (33) that it helps to prepare students for a world that is
becoming increasingly (34) competitive. However, Dr. Kralovec, author of
‘The End of Homework’, argues that doing homework during high school has little
(35) or no effect on successful study skills of the students when they
join college.
Excessive amounts of homework can be injurious (36)
to kids both physically and mentally. A lot of homework usually means a lot of
books to carry.
32. Write the synonyms of the word:
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33. Rewrite with its correct spelling:
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34. Write the antonym of the word:
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35. Write the meaning of the word:
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36. Rewrite the word with suitable
one: _____________________________________
Exercise-5:
When extracurricular (32) activities such as sports,
clubs, etc are added to the picture, kids may even have to wake up early next
morning to finish their homework, leaving them with an insufficient (33)
amount of sleep. Some parents and teachers (34) argue that it
would be beneficial to a child’s academics to limit after school activities.
However, cutting the time out of the few hours a week teenager use for excercise
(35), could be a factor in the growing overweightness (36) cases.
32. Write the meaning of the word:
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33. Write the antonym of the word:
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34. Write the synonyms of the word:
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35. Rewrite the word with its correct
spelling: ___________________________________