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Flamingo Prose CH 3 Deep Water — ENGLISH STD 12 Commerce — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceENGLISHFlamingo Prose CH 3 Deep Water4 Marks
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[stirred, paddled, trying, aping, revived, beginning, watching, gathered)My introduction to the Y.M.CA. swimming pool (a) ................ unpleasant memories and (b) ............. childish fears. But in a little while I (c) .................. confidence. I (d) ............... with my new water wings, (e) ............... the other boys and (f) ................ to learn by (g) ............ them. I did this two or three times on different days and was just (h) to feel at ease in the water when the misadventure happened.
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a- revived, b- stirred, c- gathered, d- paddled, e- watching, f- trying, g- aping, h- beginning

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