Home Work

L 10 The Old Green Door

Difficult Words

1. genre                                                                      
2. unusual
3. mysterious
4. corridor
5. eerie
6. scratch
7. shudders
8. gnash
9. gnaw
10. terrible
11. growling
12. pound
13. swore
14. horrible

Word Meanings

1. genre – specific type of literature, film, music etc.
2. unusual – different
3. eerie – strange and frightening
4. shudders – shakes out of fear
5. gnash –grind one’s teeth
6. gnaw – to keep biting something
7. chilling – frightening
8. growling – a low angry sound
9. terrible – very unpleasant
10. pound – to hit hard
11. horrible – shocking or frightening, very bad
12. swore – promised oneself

Q /Ans 

Ans 1 – The boys are talking to Uncle Ryan. The children are discussing about the mysterious Old Green Door in their school.

Ans 2 Tom is ten years old. He loves to explore and find new things.

Ans 3 The old green door is in the school of the three boys near Mrs. Joyner’s room at the end of the corridor.

Ans 4 Jack, Tim and Tom went to explore what was behind the Old Green Door. They heard the terrible teeth that started to gnash and gnaw, then chew upon the terrible green door. They also heard a chilling scream.

Ans 5  They were scared on seeing Mr. Lee’s red eyes and his hand bent into a claw, asking the boys for some help in the store and he was taking them to the Old Green Door.

L 10 The Old Green Door

Difficult Words

1. genre                                                                      
2. unusual
3. mysterious
4. corridor
5. eerie
6. scratch
7. shudders
8. gnash
9. gnaw
10. terrible
11. growling
12. pound
13. swore
14. horrible

Word Meanings

1. genre – specific type of literature, film, music etc.
2. unusual – different
3. eerie – strange and frightening
4. shudders – shakes out of fear
5. gnash –grind one’s teeth
6. gnaw – to keep biting something
7. chilling – frightening
8. growling – a low angry sound
9. terrible – very unpleasant
10. pound – to hit hard
11. horrible – shocking or frightening, very bad
12. swore – promised oneself

Q /Ans 

Ans 1 – The boys are talking to Uncle Ryan. The children are discussing about the mysterious Old Green Door in their school.

Ans 2 Tom is ten years old. He loves to explore and find new things.

Ans 3 The old green door is in the school of the three boys near Mrs. Joyner’s room at the end of the corridor.

Ans 4 Jack, Tim and Tom went to explore what was behind the Old Green Door. They heard the terrible teeth that started to gnash and gnaw, then chew upon the terrible green door. They also heard a chilling scream.

Ans 5  They were scared on seeing Mr. Lee’s red eyes and his hand bent into a claw, asking the boys for some help in the store and he was taking them to the Old Green Door.

Preposition

Q 1 Fill in the blanks with correct preposition –

(up      towards    with     under      through   between  around     on   beside    to)

1. Jane and Jerry ran _____________ the stairs.
2. They sat _____ the table to eat dinner.
3. The child stood quietly_______ his friend outside the door.
4. Come and play _____ me.
5. Due to heat, the children sat_____ the tree.
6. Mr. Verma has gone _______ work.
7. Chetan walked alone ________ the dark corridor.
8. The squirrel climbed ______ the high wall.
9. We are going to the Zoo ______ Sunday.
10. There is a bank __________ two buildings.

Q 2 Underline the incorrect prepositions in these sentences and write the correct ones in the given spaces –

1. The potatoes to the bin are sprouting.__________
2. The horse jumped under the tree.__________
3. They used firewood with cooking.___________
4. Mamta went by her sister.__________
5. The necklace is made for gold._______

Q 3 . Fill in the blanks with compound preposition –

1. ____________ all the problems, I completed my work on time.
2. He reached ______________ cake cutting ceremony.
3. He gave me a folder ____________ reference books and notes.
4. He is more hard working girl _________________ his elder brother.
5. _____________ my father, hard work always pays.