AECC -2 ENGLISH SEMESTER 2 , MODULE 2-SHORT STORIES

“THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS”—By Ray Bradbury

Exercise 2:

Multiple Choice Questions: KEY

1-a

2-d

3-b

4-a

5-a

6-d

7-b

8-a

9-b

10-b

VOCABULARY:

A. Phrasal Words:

A phrasal verb is a verb made up of a main verb and a preposition or

adverb or both. Often the second word gives a special meaning to the
verb. Many phrasal verbs occur in the story. For example, dropped into,
pick up, drew away. A phrasal verb can have more than one meaning.
Often they are idiomatic, so the meaning is not obvious. Let us look at
the phrasal verb ‘pick up’ in some detail

Example:

1. To collect something- can you pick up the grocery on the way to

home?

2. To get someone into the car – I need to pick up my sister after school.

3. To increase or get stronger-The train picked up speed as it left the

station.

Exercise 3
Look up the meaning of the phrasal verbs given here and use them in
sentences.

pick at pick out pick on pickoff

Exercise 4
Look up the meaning of the phrasal verbs given here and use them in
sentences

draw away draw on draw up draw out draw back

Exercise 5
The answers are given for you, fill up the blanks and read sentences
aloud.

1. broke down

2.turn up
3. break in

4. move in

5. shut down

6. drop out

7. show off

8. dozed off

9. clear up

10. get by

Exercise 6
1. broke into

2. get on

3. put off

4. show up

5. drop in

6. drop off

7. come across

8. blown up