Available Answers

1. 1.

   Mark these sentences as simple (S), complex (CX) or compound (CD) sentences.

   1. Nitin heard the doorbell, but he did not get up to open the door.
   2. When Hetal went out to play, the playground was empty.
   3. James and Ian rode their bicycles up the hill.
   4. Naina found the lost puppy behind a tree.
   5. We went to the fair and bought a wooden mask.
   6. The book that you referred to in class is missing from the library.
2. 2.

   Complete these sentences according to the instructions.

   1. 1. Carlos read ___________________________________. (simple sentence)
      2. Carlos read ___________________________________. (compound sentence)
      3. Carlos read ___________________________________. (complex sentence)
   2. 1. Sofia found ___________________________________. (simple sentence)
      2. Sofia found ___________________________________. (compound sentence)
      3. Sofia found ___________________________________. (complex sentence)
3. 3.

   Match these idiomatic expressions with the correct meanings. Then, make sentences with each of them in your notebook.

   expression	meaning
   1. make a mountain out of a mole hill	a. begin to behave in a better (usually more responsible) manner
   2. turn over a new leaf	b. a sudden, unexpected piece of news
   3. over the moon	c. the ability to speak well and fluently
   4. the gift of the gab	d. give too much importance to something unimportant
   5. a bolt from the blue	e. extremely happy

    

4. 4.

   Read this passage carefully and and answer the questions.

   A man lived near a forest and earned his living by catching quails and selling them. When the birds were crowded together, the man threw his net over them and caught them. So the wise leader of the quails called the birds and said, "The next time he throws a net over you, each of you put your head through one of the holes in the net. Then all of you fly away together to the nearest thorn-bush. You can leave the net on the thorn-bush and be free."

   The very next day, the man came and threw the net over the birds. The quails lifted the net and flew away with it to the nearest thorn-bush where they left it. Then they flew back to their leader to tell him how well his plan had worked. The man went home empty-handed.

   Not long after this, one of the quails trod by accident on another's head. "Who trod on my head?" angrily cried the second. "I did; but I didn't mean to," said the first, but the second quarrel. When the man came that day and flung his net over them, one side said, "Now, you lift the net," and other side said, "Lift it yourself."

   "You try to make us lift it all," said one group. "No, we don;t!" said the other. "You begin and we will help." But neither side began, and while they were quarrelling, the  man caught them all in his net.

   1. Give the meanings of these words as used in the passage. One word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
      1. trod: _____________________
      2. taken sides: ______________________
      3. flung: _____________________
   2. Answer these questions briefly in your own words.
      1. What  plan did the leader of the quails come up with?
      2. How did the quails become divided among themselves?
      3. How could the man catch the quails in spite of the leader's plan?
   3. In not more than 50 words, describe the moral of this story.