9. Identify the features of the text " My childhood".
i) Type of text
ii) Reflections on the text
iii) Anecdotes in the text Vocabulary I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words often confused given in brackets. 1. Samsuddin helped me earn my first __________( wages / income).
2. He received a proportion of his______________( wages/ income ) from selling
tamarind seeds.
3. He is _____________(innocent / ignorant) about technology.
4. However he was found___________________( innocent/ ignorant)of any crime.
5. He lost all the wealth he had ___________________ (inherited / acquired) from his
father because he ________________ (acquired / inherited) bad habits.
6. People from different backgrounds could _____________( mix/ mingle)easily.
____________________( mixed/mingled) group of people do not come to an
agreement.
7. People in Rameshwaram were very______________( rigid/ adamant) in terms of
segregation of different social groups . Subramania Iyer ______________(rigidly/
adamantly) opposed it.
8. The car collided with a _________________( stationary/ stationery) vehicle when we
were going to buy some ________________ from the book stall.
9. She was _____________ ( envelop/ envelope) in a huge white towel.
10. We sent an airmail _______________( envelop/ envelope) abroad.
11. The floor was ________________(laid/ lied) with a newspaper.
12. He _________________(laid/ lied) many times.