Complete the web with suitable synonyms to describe what having a ‘room of your own

means’.

Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow:

"I remained in the litchi tree, pondering over his wisdom and wondering how a man so wise

could be so poor."

1. What surprised the narrator ?

2. What were the poor man's pearls of wisdom ?

Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow:

'……. And discard all those things that come in the way of finding it.'

1. Identify the speaker

2. What does the speaker want the narrator to discard ?

3. What does 'it' in the second line refer to ?

4. Use the expression 'come in the way' in a sentence of your own.

Explain the following expressions.

a) It was a startling question coming from that ragged old man...

b) 'I refused to admit that I was a dreamer.'

c) 'There is no magic formula, my friend.’

d) 'Do not take away from any man, his song.’

e) 'Taking everything for granted'

f) 'Freedom is something you have to insist upon'

g) 'Follow your own dream'

Identify five most important qualities essential to turn a dream into a reality. Support your view

in a paragraph of about 120 words.