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4. What action did boy suggest in response to the smoke?

(2) ‘‘Sir, if I may suggest, could you shut down the factory a day before and on the day of
the match,’’ asked Ashok hesitantly.

1. What solution is being suggested here?
2. Why was this suggestion made?

3. What was Mr Pradhan’s response?

4. How did Ashok feel about making the suggestion?

Spell It Right VOCABULARY Analytical Skills

A. Match each idiom in column A with its meaning in column B.

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

1. break the ice (a) very easy
2. hit the nail on the head (b) feeling sick or unwell

3. under the weather (c) reveal a secret
4. piece of cake (d) start a conversation in a social setting

5. let the cat out of the bag (e) to solve the problem correctly

B. Complete each sentence with the correct idiom from the list below.

once in a blue moon, a blessing in disguise,
cost an arm and a leg , beat around the bush, spill the beans

1. Don’t . Just tell me what happened.

2. He and told everyone about the surprise party.
3. The broken car turned out to be because we found a better one on
sale.

4. She visits her grandparents because they live very far away.

5. This new phone , so I have to save up for it.

Language Ladder GRAMMAR Language Skills

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

The present perfect continuous tense describes an action that started in the past and is still
continuing in the present, or it was happening recently and has effects in the present. It
emphasises the duration of the activity.

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