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The document is a textbook chapter about meanings of words and comprehension questions. It includes a list of 8 terms and their definitions: tract, potion, paupers, sage, chant, transform, dew, plantation. It then provides a story and 5 multiple choice comprehension questions about a man named Ramanatha searching for a magic potion. It asks the reader to answer 5 additional questions about the details and lessons of the story. Finally, it lists 7 sentences where the reader must fill in the blank with the correct form of a given verb.

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Textbook PDF of Chap 9

The document is a textbook chapter about meanings of words and comprehension questions. It includes a list of 8 terms and their definitions: tract, potion, paupers, sage, chant, transform, dew, plantation. It then provides a story and 5 multiple choice comprehension questions about a man named Ramanatha searching for a magic potion. It asks the reader to answer 5 additional questions about the details and lessons of the story. Finally, it lists 7 sentences where the reader must fill in the blank with the correct form of a given verb.

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Textbook PDF of chap 9

Meanings

1. tract: an area of land

2. potion: a liquid having magical qualities

3. paupers: poor people

4. Sage: a wise and holy man

5. chant: say or sing words repeatedly

6. transform: change

7. dew: the water that collects on flowers and leaves in the morning

8. plantation: farm

A Comprehension

A1. Read the story and choose the correct answer to complete the
following.

1. We know that Ramanatha had a rich father as

a) he gave him a lot of money.

b) he had many houses and land.

c) he left him a large area of land.

2. ramanatha did not work because he was looking for

a) the magic potion.

b) bananas
c) five litres of dew

3. His wife was worried about Ramanatha because

a. he slept all day

b. he slept all his time and money looking for the potion.

c. he ate bananas all day.

4. The sage told Ramanatha that the potion could be made only if the
dew was collected

a. by the sage

b. by his wife

c. by Ramantha himself.

5.How many years did Ramanatha take o collect five litres of dew?

a. five

b. six

c. seven

A2. Answer these questions.

1. Why did Ramanatha go to meet the sage?

2. Was this meeting useful to him?

3. While Ramanatha was collecting the dew, what did his wife do?

4. The sage Ramanatha to bring him five litres of dew. What did
Ramanatha decide to do so that he could collect this within the shortest
period of time?
5. ‘This is cheating.’Why did Ramanathasay this?

6. There was no magic potion, yet Ramanatha made a lot of money.


What was the real magic?

Ex B1 Fill ion the blanks with the correct form of words given I brackets
to show different uses of these words.

1. The little girl can _____ by herself.

Her mother bought her many pretty ______.

(dress, dresses, is dressing, was dressing)

2. He has just __________ his car into the parking space.

He wears a belt because his ________ is hurting.

(back, backed, had been backing, was backing)

3. The __ went off in the middle of the market hurting many people.

The enemy had ______ the place.

( bomb, been bombing, will bomb, was bombing)

4. The girl _________ her hand with the hot wax.

The ______ mark on her hand turned red.

(burn, burnt, will burn, was burning)

5. Sheeba ______ me to her house for lunch today.

Her __________ woke me up from sleep.

(call, called, was calling, had been called)


6. The man __________ his workers.

The pilot’s _________ is quite high.

(pay, paid, had been paying)

7. The thief ___________ the window and entered the house.

There was a commercial __________ during the programme.

(break, broke, had been breaking, will break)

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