A. Ten words in the bold face in the text correspond to the definitions below. Match the definitions with the corresponding words.
a. in spite of what has just been said or referred to
b. a strong desire or impulse
c. the ability to continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult
d. to attract attention to or emphasize something important
e. arguing about things that are not important
f. not having things or conditions that are usually considered necessary
g. continue to exist
h. soft loose flesh on a person's body
i. to improve or increase something
j. a limiting condition on something
Answer Key:
a. nevertheless
b. urge
c. determination
d. highlight
e. bickering
f. deprivation
g. persist
h. flab
i. boost
j. restriction
B. The words ‘restriction’
and ‘awareness’ are nouns with the suffixes ‘-ion’ and ‘-ness’. Make a list of
as many words as you can that end in ‘-ion’ and ‘-ness’.
Ion Ness
Solution
Highness
Formation Kindness
Invention Goodness
Hospitalization Foolishness
Population
Comprehension
A. Write whether the following statements are True, False or Not Given.
a. During the holidays people eat and drink more than usual.
b. Getting too little exercise and eating too much is the reason why people put on weight.
c. David Allison’s research involved studying rats under laboratory conditions.
d. You may need to go shopping for clothes if you come down with a cold.
e. Adenovirus-36 (AD-36) decreases the percentage of fat in the fat cells.
f. Vaccination against infections could be used in the future to prevent obesity.
g. People under severe stress can experience breathing difficulties.
h. A study indicates that mice that have never been on a diet choose fatty food, when given a choice between high-calorie or low-calorie food products.
i. Rajita Sinha has been studying the connection between brain activity and behaviour.
j. Specific hormones regulate our appetite.
Answer Key:
a. True
b. True
c. False
d. True
e. False
f. True
g. Not Given
h. False
i. False
j. True
Grammar
B. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct verbs from the brackets.
a. Everyone …… (has/have) problems in their life. Countries also …… (has/have) problems, and so …… (do/does) the world. One of the greatest problems …… (is/are) the growing population. The population in some
countries …… ( is/are) huge.
b. A number of my friends …… (love/loves) riding bicycles, but neither my brother nor my sister …… (own/owns) a cycle. At 4 o’clock, either my mother or father …… (is/are) coming to pick me up in a car.
c. The pair of shoes on the floor …… (is/are) mine. The shoes …… (was/ were) made in China. The three thousand rupees I spent on them …….. (was/were) worth it.
Answer Key:
a. has, have, does. is, is
b. love, owns, is
c. is, were, was
C. Are the following sentences correct? If not, correct them.
a. Every one of the workers receive the same benefits.
b. There is two gerbils in my bathroom.
c. Both of my friends live in Kathmandu.
d. Scissors is used to have our hair cut.
e. You and your friends are welcome to join us
f. Are the news on at five or six?
g. The man with all his children live in the city.
h. Mathematics are Prem's favourite subject, while Economics is Alina's favourite subject.
Answer Key:
a.
Every one of the workers receive (receives)
the same benefits.
b.
There is (are) two gerbils in my
bathroom.
c.
Both of my friends live in Kathmandu.
d.
Scissors is (are) used to have our
hair cut.
e.
You and your friends are welcome to join us
f.
Are (is) the news on at five or six?
g. The man with all his children live (lives) in the city.
h.
Mathematics are (is) Prem's
favourite subject, while Economics is Alina's favorite subject.
Speaking
Describing places
B. Describe a place that you have recently visited.
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