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1. 1.

   Consult the thesaurus and write another word for:

   1. diary
   2. awfully
   3. scornful
   4. calculated
   5. satisfactory
2. 2.

   'They had once taken Tommy's teacher away....'

   The phrase 'taken away' means 'carried away', Now read these phrases.

   1. take off
   2. take up
   3. take after
   4. take to
   5. take on

   Use these phrases to complete these sentences.

   1. We have to ___________ new staff.
   2. I know he will noe ___________ smoking.
   3. I won't ___________ any more of your time.
   4. Your daughter does not ___________ you at all.
   5. The plane will ___________ an hour late.
3. 3.

   Match these words from the passage with their antonyms.

   A	B
   1. still	a. few
   2. same	b. serious
   3. many	c. gleefully
   4. funny	d. different
   5. sorrowfully	e. dull
   6. for a while	f. moving
   7. smart	g. always

    

4. 4.

   Who spoke these words and to whom?

   1. "Where did you find it?"
   2. "I hate school."
   3. "It's not the little girl's fault, Mrs. Jones."
   4. "Margie! School!"
   5. "Please inert yesterday's homework in the proper slot."
5. 5.

   Have fun and unscramble these words form the story.

   1. LLEYOW
   2. CREESN
   3. UFYNN
   4. ROWDS
   5. ELETOOBKS
6. 6.

   Match the two columns to make meaningful sentences;

   A	B
   1. Margie wrote in her diary	a. and hadn't seen many telebooks.
   2. it was funny to read words	b. and all the kids went there.
   3. Margie was eleven	c. It is not the little girls's fault.
   4. The Country inspector smiled at Margie	d. as my teacher.
   5. The inspector said to Margie's mother	e. "Today Tommy found a real book."
   6. My father knows as much	f. you do not like to read the book
   7. The teachers had a special building	g. that stood still.
   8. If you do not like it,	h. and gave her an apple.
   9. How could a man	i. with a very superior eye.
   10. Tommy looked at her	j. be a teacher?