TERM III- Unit 2 - Man Overboard – Supplementary
A. Complete the following statements:
- Everyone in the ship started to pray because they were
afraid for their safety.
- Vasantha’s
imagination ran wild because she remembered
the sea adventure stories
- Vasantha made a lot of noise because she saw Uncle
fall shouting for help.
- Vasantha could not see the rescue operation because the boat was
too far
- The captain presented a gift to Vasantha because she
had alerted everyone
B. Identify the speaker
/ character:
- "Don't
worry, Madam, it's only a warning." – A
gentleman on the ship
- "A man fell into the sea. Please save him." – Vasantha
- "Stop
ship. Drop anchor. Quick!" – The
captain
- "He'll
have to be given artificial respiration and kept warm." – The doctor
- "Wake up,
child." – A sailor
F. In each question below, there is a
sentence in which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts
which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the
proper sequence.
1. When he
P : did not know
Q : he was nervous and
R : heard the hue and cry at midnight
S : what to do
a. RQPS b. QSPR c. SQPR d. PQRS
RQPS → "When
he heard the hue and cry at midnight, he was nervous and did not know what to
do."
2. They felt safer
P : to watch the mountain
Q : of more than five miles
R : as they settled down
S : from a distance
a. RPSQ b. RSQP c. PQSR d. PRSQ
RPSQ → "They felt safer as they
settled down to watch the mountain from a distance of more than five
miles."
3. If you need help
P : promptly and politely
Q : ask for attendants
R : to help our customers
S : who have instructions
a. SQPR b. QPSR c. QSRP d. SQRP
QSRP → "If you need help, ask for
attendants who have instructions to help our customers promptly and
politely."
4. He knew that
P : and then to save himself
Q : was to save all the lives
R : entrusted to his care
S : the duty of a captain
a. PQRS b. SQRP c. SPRQ d. QSRP
SQRP → "He knew that the duty of a
captain was to save all the lives entrusted to his care and then to save
himself."
5. With her body
P : dragging her unwilling feet
Q : weak and infirm
R : doubled with age
S : she persisted in her mission
a. PQRS b. QPRS c. RQPS d. SRPQ
RQPS → "With her body doubled with age, weak and infirm, dragging her unwilling feet, she persisted in her mission."
