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1. 1.

   Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Correct the mistakes and write the sentences in your notebook as shown.

   1. Velu was a farmer who grew groundnuts and chickpeas.
      Velu was a farmer who grew jowar and dal.
   2. He got his own piece of land to farm eight years ago.
   3. The fields were green and well cared for.
   4. The people at the weather office in the city knew when it was going to rain.
   5. An old man was sheltering from the sun in the shade of a large tree.
   6. After talking to the old woman, Velu got up and walked back to the weather office.
2. 2.

   Velu looked at the sky. There was not a cloud.

   1. What did Velu look at the sky?
   2. What was the day going to be like?
3. 3.

   Velu and his neighbours waited, but their waiting did not end.

   1. What were Velu and his neighbours waiting for?
   2. Why did their waiting not end?
4. 4.

   "Without the rains, there's nothing to smile about."

   1. Who was Velu speaking to?
   2. Why was there nothing to smile about?
5. 5.

   "The earth has worked for years, in fact, thousands of years. The soil, thee land, the earth ... shouldn't someone let the land rest a bit?"

   1. How has the earth worked for thousands of years?
   2. Why does the woman say the land must be given a rest? Is she right?
6. 6.

   Velu ran home, laughing and happy.

   1. What makes Velu happy in the end?
   2. What is expected to happen soon after?