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1. 1.

   Tick (√) the best options to explain the following sentences/phrases as they are used in the account given above.

   1. His tandoori chicken is to die for.
      1. so tasty that you long to eat it
      2. so tasty that you'd do anything to get it
      3. so delicious and well-made that you'd consider dying just to have it
      4. so tasty that you'd give anything just to eat it
   2. He can even make a pizza from scratch.
      1. He could make a pizza right from the beginning.
      2. He could make a pizza from baking the base to putting on the toppings all by himself.
      3. He could make a pizza all by himself.
      4. He knew how to make a pizza step by step from beginning to end.
   3. Mummy just smiled patiently in a long -suffering manner.
      1. Mummy had been through all this before so she just smiled to show that she was ready to tolerate it as usual.
      2. Mummy bore it all patiently.
      3. Being well-used to Dad's way of cooking, Mummy smiled patiently.
      4. Mummy got ready to patiently bear the noise and confusion that Dad's cooking created.
   4. We were unceremoniously asked to vacate the premises.
      1. We were asked to leave the kitchen.
      2. We were quite abruptly asked to leave the kitchen.
      3. Quite firmly we were all asked to clear out from the kitchen.
      4. Mummy wanted us to be out of her way while she cleaned the kitchen.
   5. 'Oh you found it, Geeta!' said Dad sounding like a drowning man who'd just been handed a rubber ring.
      1. When Mom handed Dad the grater he was really happy.
      2. When Dad was given the grater, he sounded like a man whose life had just been saved.
      3. When Dad got the grater, he sounded very much like a drowning man who has just been saved.
      4. Dad was so happy to get the grater that he sounded like a man who had been saved from death.
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2. 2.

   Read the quotes from the story and answer the questions that follow with reference to the context.

   1. 'I feel like cooking today.'
      1. Who said the above words and to whom were they said?
      2. What effect did the words have on different members of the family?
   2. 'Yes, I knew I had heard that term before.'
      1. Who said these words and to whom were they said?
      2. What term was the speaker referring to?
      3. Why was this particular item needed?
   3. 'All of you, back in here...'
      1. Who said these words and to whom were they said?
      2. Where did the speaker want everyone to go?
      3. Why did the speaker want everyone to go back into the room?
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   1. These words were said by Dad to the family members while t...
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3. 3.

   How many people were there in the family? Name them.

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   There were six members in the family. They were Dad, Mummy, ...

4. 4.

   Which member of the family is narrating the story?

5. 5.

   Who added to the confusion and how?

6. 6.

   How did the electricity department take part in the whole event?