Fire: Friend and Foe / Meadow Surprises — English STD 7 — Question

Replace the underlined words:
The company started off with only two employees. (suffered a loss, began, closed down)

The king did not give him the spade and continued to work. (Remove ‘and’.)

Fill in the blank:
Doctor Dolittle reacts to Polynesia’s information about animal languages with both excitement and ________ (certainty/curiosity). He rushes to ________ (write/ memorise) the bird words she provides and is interested in learning more.

Replace the underlined words:
My son really wants this particular toy. So I was wondering if you could help me track it down. (search it out, prepare, miss out)

Complete the sentences with a reason.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is ___________; and it gives a ___________ quality to the poem.

Complete the sentences with a reason.
The poet has frequently repeated the word ‘funny’ in order to ___________

Complete the following sentence by selecting a suitable reason.
The Cat’s-food-Man suggests to Doctor Dolittle that he should become an animal doctor because he believes that Dolittle________.
1. earns less fee by treating human patients
2. enjoys the company of animals as they speak less
3. dislikes spending time with human patients
4. knows more about animals than the local veterinarians

Choose the correct answer :
The poem uses vivid imagery to create a _______________________ (humorous and nonsensical/ confusing but thought-provoking) scene.

Complete the sentences with a reason.
The tone of the poem is ___________ because ___________.

We'll have to sort out all the facts like expert detectives, so that we can trap the crook. (Remove 'so that.)