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1. 1.

   Choose the correct options and complete the sentences.

   1. Jatin needed a new pair of footwear every month because

   1. the footwear was of inferior quality.
   2. he was clumsy.
   3. he loved new footwear.
   4. he was a show off.

   2. Jatin seemed to forget all about his meals when he was

   1. reading a book.
   2. playing with friends.
   3. flying kites.
   4. day dreaming.

   3. Jatin was rather scared that day when he was returning home from school since he had

   1. torn his sandals.
   2. torn his new clothes.
   3. fought with a boy.
   4. been punished in school.

   4. The torn shoes took Jatin to a strange land so that he could

   1. enjoy himself.
   2. meet cobblers.
   3. wear many types of shoes.
   4. be taught a lesson.
2. 2.

   How was Jatin treated by the cobblers? What does he learn from them?

3. 3.

   Who did Jatin meet after the cobblers? What lesson did they teach him?

4. 4.

   Why did the kite help Jatin to fly away from the strange land?

5. 5.

   When something non-human is attributed human characteristics, it is called Personification. Identify the sentences where the author has used Personification as a means of description.

6. 6.

   Look at the words given in the box. 

   1	rushed	hurried
   2	furious	angry
   3	pursue	chased
   4	exhausted	tired
   5	planned	conspired
   6	shouted	screamed
   7	barge	push
   8	jumped	leaped

   Identify the 'stronger word' from each pair of words given above. Make sentences of your own with the words identified.