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If I Were You

Question
CBSEENEN9000371

Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in
brackets.
1. The (site, cite) of the accident was (ghastly/ghostly).
2. Our college (principle/principal) is very strict.
3. I studied (continuously/continually) for eight hours.
4. The fog had an adverse (affect/effect) on the traffic.
5. Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant (artist/artiste).
6. The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary (collage/college) of
science fiction and mystery.
7. Our school will (host/hoist) an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife
conservation.
8. Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and (shake/shape) well before
using the contents

Solution
1. The site of the accident was ghastly.
2. Our college principal is very strict.
3. I studied continuously for eight hours.
4. The fog had an adverse effect on the traffic.
5. Cezanne, the famous French painter, was a brilliant artist.
6. The book that you gave me yesterday is an extraordinary collage of science fiction and mystery.
7. Our school will host an exhibition on cruelty to animals and wildlife conservation.
8. Screw the lid tightly onto the top of the bottle and shake well before using the contents

Some More Questions From If I Were You Chapter

(a) Who does T refer to?

(b) Why has he been hunted long enough?

(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘sought after’.

(i) Who has been referred to as ‘a poor hunted rat’ here?

(ii) What does the intruder has to gain? How?

(iii) Find the words from the passage which are opposites of:

(a) lose, (b) bounded.

(a) Who is the ‘villain’ in this context?

(b) How has he been luckier?

(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘simulation’.

(i) How will the intruder’s clothes let him down?

(ii) What is extremely interesting?

(iii) Find words which are similar in meaning to the meaning of given words (from the passage):

(a) very much, (b) wisdom.

(i) Why does the intruder want to kill Gerrard?

(ii) Why does Gerrard say it will not help the intruder?

(iii) Find the words from the following passage which mean the same as:

(a) recognition, (b) mislead.

(a) Who spoke these lines?

(b) Whom does ‘you’ refer to? What is likely to happen in case he shoots?

(c) Find a word from the passage which means ‘actually’.

(i) What kind of game does Gerrard talk about? What is the result?

(ii) What trouble is Gerrard expecting and why?

(iii) Find words from the passage which mean the same as:

(a) hoping, (b) by bad luck.

(i) Why can Gerrard not deliver the props in time?

(ii) What does he wish to put in his next play? Why?

(iii) Find words from the passage which mean opposite of the following words:

(a) boring, (b) late.

What is Gerrard’s profession? Quote the parts of the play that support your answer.

Why does the Intruder break in Gerrard’s house?