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1. 1.

   Unscramble the following words.
   LLEYOW; ROWDS; ELETOOBKS;UFYNN;CREESN

2. 2.

   Use phrases to complete these sentences.

   1. We have to __________ new staff.
   2. I know he will now _____________ smoking.
   3. I won't __________ any more of your time.
   4. Your daughter does not _________ you at all.
   5. The plane will ___________ an hour late.
3. 3.

   Match these words from the passage with their antonyms.

   A	B
   (i) still	a. few
   (ii) same	b. serious
   (iii) many	c. gleefully
   (iv) funny	d. different
   (v) sorrowfully	e. dull
   (vi) for a while	f. moving
   (vii) smart	g. always

4. 4.

   Who said to whom?

   1. "Where did you find it."
   2. "I hate school."
   3. "Why would any one write about school?"
   4. "You don't know much."
   5. "And all the kids learnt the same thing?"
   6. "And it's probably the time for Tommy too."
   7. "Can I read the book some more with you after school?"
   8. "It's not the little girl's fault, Mrs. Jones."
   9. "I didn't say I didn't like it."
   10. "Centuries ago."
5. 5.

   Match the two columns to make meaningful sentences:

   A	B
   i. Margie wrote in her diary	a. and hadn't seen many telebooks.
   ii. It was funny to read words	b. and all the kids went there.
   ii. Margie was eleven	c. it is not the little girls fault
   iv. The County Inspector smiled at Margie	d. as my teacher.
   v. The Inspector said to Margie's mother	e. "Today Tommy found a real book."
   vi. My father knows as much	f.  you do not like to read the book
   vii. The teachers had a special building.	g. that stood still.
   viii. If you do not like it,	h. and gave her an apple.
   ix. How could a man	i. with very superior eye.
   x. Tommy looked at her	j. be a teacher?

6. 6.

   Why were the pages of the book yellow and crinkly?