Complete the following sentences.

(i) Bijju is not seen but his voice is heard because _______________.

(ii) The writer describes the hill station and valley as_.

(iii) The leopard was successful in_ but had to flee when _______.

(iv) The minivets are easily noticed because _.

(v) It looks like a fashion display on the slopes when _.

(vi) During the monsoon season, snakes and rodents are found in roofs and attics because ___________________________________________.

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(i) Bijju is not seen but his voice is heard because of the mist in the surroundings.

(ii) The writer describes the hill station and valley as a paradise that might have been.

(iii) The leopard was successful in attacking one of Bijju’s cows but had to flee when Bijju’s mother came screaming curses.

(iv) The minivets are easily noticed because of their bright colours.

(v) It looks like a fashion display on the slopes when ground orchids, mauve lady’s slipper and the white butterfly orchids bloom.

(vi) During the monsoon season, snakes and rodents are found in roofs and attics because they have been flooded out of their holes and burrows.

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• I was trying to climb over the fence when the giant saw me.
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When the first one was going on in the past, the second one happened.

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(i) I was writing a letter.	the lights went out.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window.	the bell rang.
(iii) *He was looking for his dog.	he noticed a lovely butterfly.
(iv) *I was just completing the last answer.	he fell off the ladder.
(v) The man was painting the wall.	I met Arun.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework.	my pen ran out.
(vii) My mother was cooking. dinner.	ma'am said, "Stop writing."

(i) I was writing a letter when ________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________
(iii) *When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
(iv) *______________________________________________
(v) ________________________________________________
(vi) _______________________________________________
(vii) _______________________________________________

*Please note that sometimes the order of the sentences changes.

Which is the right sentence?

Every time he spoke to the scientist, the writer felt guilty because

(i) he wasn’t sure what he wanted to ask.

(ii) he forced the scientist to use his voice synthesiser.

(iii) he was face to face with a legend.

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