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Q2. This blue door was ________ painted green.

1. lastly
2. before
3. firstly
4. originally
5. presently

Q3. Bobby never keeps still. So, when his aunt saw him standing there and not moving at all, she knew something unusual was happening. She moved quietly towards him and also began to look where he seemed to be looking. Just then, in the tall grass near the fence, she saw a little bird that was too small to fly. It must have fallen out of its nest. ------------ The little bird _____.

1. hid behind the fence.
2. had been caught by Bobby.
3. tried to fly over the fence.
4. was too tired to return to its nest.
5. fascinated Bobby greatly.

Q4. If you speak/talk of the devil,

1. the person you are talking about unexpectedly appears
2. you talk directly about a hot issue
3. you say something bad about someone

Q5. If you got somewhere safe and sound, you got there

1. because it was easy to get there
2. even though you got hurt on the way
3. even though there was some danger on the way

Q6. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. -It was the voice of a born ORATOR.

1. addressee
2. speaker
3. talker
4. order

Q7. He is fat because he doesn’t take any exercise. If he ______ some exercise, he ______ so fat.

1. took / won’t be
2. will take / won’t be
3. takes / wouldn’t be
4. took / wouldn’t be

Q8. The decision has already been taken, so there's no point in your ……… .

1. giving a tickle
2. taking the biscuit
3. being tickled pink
4. arguing the toss

Q9. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** What DIARY PRODUCTS do you like to eat?

1. creamery
2. meals
3. animal
4. first course
5. desserts

Q10. Magda was ……… after she heard that she had won a televison in a competition.

1. over the hill
2. on cloud nine
3. on the hop
4. over the peg