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Question
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The table below has some proverbs telling you what to do and what not to
do. Fill in the blanks and add a few more such proverbs to the table.

Positive

Negative

(i) Save for a rainy day.

(ii) Make hay while the sun shines.

(iii) ___________before you leap.

(iv) ___________and let live.

Don’t cry over spilt milk.
Don’t put the cart before the
horse.
________a mountain out of a
mole hill.
________all your eggs in one
basket.



Answer

Positive

Negative

(i) Save for a rainy day.

(ii) Make hay while the sun shines.

(iii) Look before you leap.

(iv) Live and let live.

Don’t cry over spilt milk.
Don’t put the cart before the
horse.
Don’t make a mountain out of a
mole hill.
Don’t put all your eggs in one
basket.

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Some More Questions From Packing Chapter

Where did Jerome finally find the toothbrush?

Why did Jerome have to reopen the packed bag?

What did George and Harris offer to pack and why?

While packing the hamper, George and Harris do a number of foolish and
funny things. Tick the statements that are true.
(i) They started with breaking a cup.
(ii) They also broke a plate.
(iii) They squashed a tomato.
(iv) They trod on the butter.
(v) They stepped on a banana.
(vi) They put things behind them, and couldn’t find them.
(vii) They stepped on things.
(viii) They packed the pictures at the bottom and put heavy things on top.
(ix) They upset almost everything.
(x) They were very good at packing.

What does Jerome say was Montmorency’s ambition in life? What do you think
of Montmorency and why?

Of the three, Jerome, George and Harris, who do you think is the best or worst packer? Support your answer with details from the text.

 How did Montmorency ‘contribute’ to the packing?

Do you find this story funny? What are the humorous elements in it?
(Pick out at least three, think about what happens, as well as how it is described.)

I. Match the words/phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

A

B

1. slaving

 

2. chaos

 

3. rummage

 

4. scrape out

 

5. stumble over, tumble into

 

6. accomplish

 

7. uncanny

8. (to have or get into) a row

(i) a quarrel or an argument

 

(ii) remove something from inside
another thing using a sharp tool

 

(iii) strange, mysterious, difficult to
explain

 

(iv) finish successfully, achieve

 

(v) search for something by moving
things around hurriedly or carelessly

 

(vi) complete confusion and disorder

 

(vii) fall, or step awkwardly while walking

 

(viii) working hard

II. Use suitable words or phrases from Column A above to complete the paragraph given below.
A Traffic Jam
During power cuts, when traffic lights go off, there is utter __________ at crossroads. Drivers add to the confusion by __________ over their right of way, and nearly come to blows. Sometimes passers-by, seeing a few policemen __________ at regulating traffic, step in to help. This gives them a feeling of having __________ something.