Here are six sentences with some words in italics. Find phrases from the text that have the same meaning. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)

(i) During monsoons it rains so heavily that tourists do not visit Coorg. (para 2)

(ii) Some people say that Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled there. (para 3)

(iii) The Coorg people are always ready to tell stories of their sons’ and fathers’ valour. (para 4)

(iv) Even people who normally lead an easy and slow life get smitten by the high-energy adventure sports of Coorg. (para 6)

(v) The theory of the Arab origin is supported by the long coat with embroidered waist-belt they wear. (para 3)

(vi) Macaques, Malabar squirrels observe you carefully from the tree canopy. (para 7)

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(i) keep many visitors away

(ii) as one story goes

(iii)are more than willing to recount

(iv) the most laidback individuals become converts to

(v) draws support from

(vi) keep a watchful eye

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Find words in the passage from the paragraphs indicated within brackets and complete the following sentences. Use only one word, in its appropriate form, in each blank.

1. Some people are so_______________ to their work that they have no time for their family. (para-2)

2. Harshad's corrupt practices soon gained him___________________ in the city. (para-2)

3. When a person is dehydrated, he should be given ____________________ amounts of fluid. (para-6)

4. He visited various vintage car rallies because he had a _____________________ for old cars. (para-7)

5. If you over-eat and do not exercise, you will become__________________.(para-9)

6. The driver had to _________________ the winding road to the mountain top with caution. (para-8)

7. The new literacy programme _______________ a 20% increase in the literacy rate over the next two years. (para-11)

What are some of the things you now know about

(i) the people of Coorg?

(ii) the main crop of Coorg?

(iii) the sports it offers to tourists?

(iv) the animals you are likely to see in Coorg?

(v) its distance from Bangalore, and how to get there?

Choose extracts from the story that illustrate the characters of these people in it.

Person	Extracts from the story	What this tells us about their characters
Mrs. Bramble	(Para 12) “Bill we must keep it from Harold”	She was not honest and open with her son; concerned mother
Mr. Bramble	(Para 33)	--
Percy	(Para 109)	-
Jerry Fisher	(Para 110)	-

Find words from the passage that mean the same or nearly the same as the following:

(a) filled with a certain quality ( para 1 ) : ____________________________

(b) scented or perfumed or sweet-smelling (para 2) : ____________________________

(d) people living at the same time as others (para 5) : ____________________________

(e) notably large or significant (para 5 ) : ____________________________

Q. Pick out words from the passage that mean the same as the following:
(i) A feeling of satisfaction (para 1)
(ii) Valuable (para 3)
(iii) Important (para 4)

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(i) keep many visitors away (ii) as one story goes (iii)are more than willing to recount (iv) the most laidback individuals become converts to (v) draws support from (vi) keep a watchful eye

(i) keep many visitors away

(ii) as one story goes

(iii)are more than willing to recount

(iv) the most laidback individuals become converts to

(v) draws support from

(vi) keep a watchful eye