1. Fill in the blanks to make similies : a) As as a bee.

b) As deaf as a .

c) As smooth as .

d) As as kitten.

e) As mad as a .

2. State the correct part of speech of the underlined words :

i) The damages were estimated at one hundred pound.

ii) Hand me the scissors.

iii) Will the tulip flower this year ?

iv) I love flowers.

v) Every time Mary wields a hammer, she damages her finger.

3. Give meanings of the following proverbs :

a) Half a loaf is better than no bread.

b) Don't make mountains out of mole hills.

c) To add fuel to fire.

d) On cloud nine.

e) To lose heart.

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable options :

a) all your dreams be fulfilled (could / may) !

b) I you to challenge me in a car race (dare/must).

c) Samuel speak English fluently (shall / can).

d) During spring, one see butterflies in the park. (should / can).

e) You improve your writing skills if you want to excel in English (might / should).

5. Give correct adjectives for the following nouns.

1. God -

2. Father -

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Source text: from the sketch here given it will be seen, that our good grandmothers differed considerably in their ideas of a fine figure, from their scantily dressed descendants of the present day. a fine lady, in those times, waddled under more clothes even on a fair summer's day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ball room. nor were they the less admired by the gentlemen in consequence thereof. on the contrary, the greatness of a lover's passion seemed to increase in proportion to the magnitude of its object—and a voluminous damsel, arrayed in a dozen of petticoats, was declared by a low-dutch sonnetteer of the province, to be radiant as a sunflower, and luxuriant as a full blown cabbage. certain it is, that in those days, the heart of a lover could not contain more than one lady at a time; whereas the heart of a modern gallant has often room enough to accommodate half a dozen - - the reason of which i conclude to be, either that the hearts of the gentlemen have grown larger, or the persons of the ladies smaller — this however is a question for physiologists to determine. add punctuation to the following excerpt. writing under the name of diedrich knickerbocker washington irving aimed his potent satire at as diverse topics as political rivals such as thomas jefferson to the very ideal of looking back on the past affectionately: a fine lady, in those times, waddled under more clothes even on a fair summer's day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ball room. a voluminous damsel, arrayed in a dozen of petticoats, was declared by a low-dutch sonnetteer of the province, to be radiant as a sunflower, and luxuriant as a full blown cabbage. in those days, the heart of a lover could not contain more than one lady at a time; whereas the heart of a modern gallant has often room enough to accommodate half a dozen