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Text book questions and answers
Q1. Look at these words: upkeep, downpour, undergo, dropout, walk-in. They are built-up
from a verb and an adverb or a particle.
Use these words appropriately on the sentences below. You may consult a dictionary.

a. downpour
b. undergo
c. upkeep
d. dropout
e. walk-in

Tea from Assam Grammar Exercises

1. Look at these words: upkeep, downpour, undergo, dropout, walk-in. They are built up
from a verb (keep, pour, go, drop, walk) and an adverb or a particle (up, down, under, out,
in). Use these words appropriately in the sentences below. You may consult a dictionary.

a. A heavy __________ has been forecast due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
b. Rakesh will __________ major surgery tomorrow morning.
c. My brother is responsible for the __________ of our family property.
d. The __________ rate for this accountancy course is very high.
e. She went to the Enterprise Company to attend a __________ interview.

2. Now fill in the blanks in the sentences given below by combining the verb given in
brackets with one of the words from the box as appropriate.

Over, by, through, out, up, down

a. The Army attempted unsuccessfully to __________ the Government. (throw)
b. Scientists are on the brink of a major __________ in cancer research. (break)
c. The State Government plans to build a __________ for Bhubaneswar to speed up
traffic on the main highway. (pass)
d. Gautama’s__________ on life changed when he realised that the world is full of
sorrow. (look)
e. Rakesh seemed unusually__________ after the game. (cast)

3. Think of suitable -ing or -ed adjectives to answer the following questions. You may also
use words from those given above. How would you describe

a. a good detective serial on television?
b. a debate on your favourite topic ‘Homework Should Be Banned’?
c. how you feel when you stay indoors due to incessant rain?
d. how you feel when you open a present?
e. how you feel when you watch your favourite programme on television?
f. the look on your mother’s face as you waited in a queue?
g. how you feel when tracking a tiger in a tiger reserve forest?
h. the story you have recently read, or a film you have seen?