Now fill in the blanks with suitable words from the ones that you have formed.

(i) Mass literacy was possible only after the -------------- of the printing machine.

(ii) Ramesh is unable to tackle the situation as he lacks-----------.

(iii) I could not resist the------- to open the letter.

(iv) Hardwork and -------- are the main keys to success.

(v) The children were almost fainting with --------- after being made to stand in the sun.

Read the following sentences carefully to understand the meaning of the italicized phrases. Then match the phrasal verbs in column A with their meanings in column B.

1. A communal war broke out when the princess was abducted by the neighbouring prince.

2. The cockpit broke off from the plane during the plane crash.

3. The car broke down on the way and we were left stranded in the jungle.

4. The dacoit broke away from the police as they took him to court.

5. The brothers broke up after the death of the father.

6. The thief broke into our house when we were away.

Use the suffixes -ion or -tion to form nouns from the following verbs. Make the necessary changes in the spellings of the words.

Example: proclaim – proclamation

Use capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas and inverted commas wherever necessary in the following paragraph:

an arrogant lion was wandering through the jungle one day he asked the tiger who is stronger than you you O lion replied the tiger who is more fierce than a leopard asked the lion you sir replied the leopard he marched upto an elephant and asked the same question the elephant picked him up in his trunk swung him in the air and threw him down look said the lion there is no need to get mad just because you don't know the answer.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. The heart is a pump that ------ (send) the blood circulating through our body. The pumping action ------- (take place) when the left ventricle of the heart ------- (contract). This ------ (force) the blood out into the arteries, which ------------ (expand) to receive the oncoming blood.

2. The African lungfish can live without water for up to four years. During a drought it ------- (dig) a pit and --------- (enclose) itself in a capsule of slime and earth, leaving a tiny opening for air. The capsule ------- (dry) and ------- (harden), but when rain ------ (come), the mud ------ (dissolve) and the lungfish ---------- (swim) away.

3. Mahesh: We have to organize a class party for our teacher. --------- (Do) anyone play an instrument?

Vipul: Rohit ------- (play) the flute.

Mahesh: ------------ (Do) he also act?

Vipul: No. He ---------- (compose) music.

Mahesh: That’s wonderful!