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1. 1.

   Look up the thesaurus write and learn two other words for:

   1. grunting
   2. salary
   3. steal
   4. situation
   5. deserted
   6. pretence
2. 2.

   Look up the dictionary, write and learn other meanings for these words.

   1. match
   2. appealing
   3. resignation
   4. stray
   5. supplies
3. 3.

   Explain the following expressions in your own words or with the help of a sentence.

   1. break the ice
   2. I was confident of winning his confidence
   3. marching orders
   4. by fits and starts
   5. dead to the world 
   6. I happened to 
4. 4.

   Write the summary of the story within 100 words. (Limit your answer to 6-7 sentences).

5. 5.

   Why were the following statements made? Begin each answer with because and try to answer in your own words.

   1. "You look a bit of a wrestler yourself."
   2. "I want to work for you."
   3. Later, he said never mind he'd teach me to cook.
   4. ... and I lost the chance to get away.
   5. but neither his lips nor his eyes revealed anything.
6. 6.

   Find and quote the sentences from the story that mean the following:

   1. I changed my identity every month so that the police and those i had robbed earlier could not trace my whereabouts.
   2. Do you know how to prepare meals?"
   3. I could live a luxurious life almost for a fortnight.
   4. I was standing all by myself on the empty platform
   5. The sole person who I was so well acquainted with was the one had looted.