Expressions used to show fear

Can you find the expressions in the story that tell you that the author was frightened? Read the story and complete the following sentences.

1. I was turned ___________________________.

2. I sat there holding _.

3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like _________.

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Solution

1. I was turned to stone.

2. I sat there holding my breath.

3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.

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Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italics from the options listed below, and write the appropriate meaning next to the sentence. The first one has been done for you.

a. is very frightened.

b. is too scared to move.

c. is frightened by something that happens suddenly.

d. makes another feel frightened.

1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened)

2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge.

3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him.

4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that.

5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end.

6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors.

7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.

Notice the use of ‘there’ in the following sentences.

Now rewrite the following sentences using ‘there’ in the beginning. Look at the following examples.

I can do nothing to help you.
There is nothing I can do to help you.
A man at the door is asking to see you.
There is a man at the door asking to see you.

1. This park has beautiful roses.

2. Your story has no fun in it.

3. We have no secrets between us.

4. My village has two primary schools.

5. This problem can be solved in two ways.

Using some of the expressions given above in exercise III, talk about an incident when you were very scared. You may have a competition to decide whose story was the most frightening.

What was Valli’s deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this.

Q. Complete the sentence using a suitable option:
According to the author, Gellman's story was ___________

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1. I was turned to stone. 2. I sat there holding my breath. 3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.

1. I was turned to stone.

2. I sat there holding my breath.

3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.