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C. Answer the following questions.

1. Why did Abdulla want to take the sheaves secretly to his brother’s store?

2. Why was Abdulla confused when he looked at the sheaves of corn in his
barn?

3. Why did Ahmed think that he was walking in a dream?

4. Who solved the mystery of the sheaves and how?

D. Answer the following questions with reference to the context.

‘‘Did I make a mistake in counting the sheaves?’’

1. Why did Abdulla say these words?

2. Did he really make a mistake while counting?

Spell It Right VOCABULARY Analytical Skills

Read the following sentences.

He should spend carefully and put aside some money for the future.

The highlighted words in the above sentence are phrasal verbs.

Look at these phrasal verbs with their meanings.

put out – to stop something from burning

check out – to leave a hotel

take out – to remove

back up – to support

call off – to cancel

A. Make sentences using these phrasal verbs.

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