I. Circle the correct meaning of the words as used in the story shown in bold print.

idled away wasted rested admired
constant continuous construct steady
companion dog stranger partner
realise understand to set free real
descend not to send be decent to move down
barrel a wooden container a musical instrument a bag
contents to be happy the ingredients the index of a book


II. Match the words in the box with their meanings. Write the words in the blanks. You may take the help of a dictionary...

grizzled     astonished      foothills       stroked       familiar

1. near the lower part of a mountain _________
2. with grey hair _________
3. to rub gently _________
4. to be very surprised _________
 5. known to you _________
III. Sometimes we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured man. Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete the given paragraph.

long-sleeved       high-heeled      open-mouthed       sweet-looking       well-dressed      odd-looking       part-time
Mrs. Das has a ______ job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an _____
woman walked into the shop. She was wearing _____shoes. A ____
dog was with her. “I want a _______ shirt for my dog, please,” she said.
“For your dog?” asked Mrs.Das,______ in surprise. “Yes,” replied the

woman. “I want him to be ______ for my next party.”




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