Which words in the list below describe Sanjeev, in your opinion? (Look up the dictionary for words that you are not sure of.)
cheerful | ambitious | brash | brave | careless |
heroic | selfless | heartless | humorous | - |
Use words from the list to complete the three sentences below.
(i) I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful, _____ or _____.
(ii) I think that he was very brave,____ and_____.
(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless, _____or_____.
(i) I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful, \(\underline{\text{ambitious or humorous}}\).\(\underline{\text{}}\)
(ii) I think that he was very brave,\(\underline{\text{heroic or selfless}}\).
(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless, \(\underline{\text{brash or careless}}\).
Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).
(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____. (tremble)
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of _____ and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)
(iii) We heard with _____ that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his _____ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)
(v) There was much _____ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)
Say whether the following are true or false.
1. Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami.
2. Sanjeev made it to safety after the tsunami.
3. Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter.
4. Almas’s father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island.
5. Her mother and aunts were washed away with the tree that they were holding on to.