Fishermen…East

P-9
VIII
Answer the followings and submit within Thursday,
30.07.20 night. (anyone submitting late; copies wont be
checked)
Paragraph 1
1. According to the passage , where in Singapore do we see
seine-net fishermen? [1]
2. Explain in your own words: a) “each ….surface.’’ (L. 4)
[2] b) “their….finished” (L. 6) [1]
Paragraph 4
3. What happens to the fishes that are caught by the young
boys? ( L. 29)[3]
4. Explain in your own words, “boy labour…bad luck” [2]
**Homework for holiday. Submission date 09.08.20
Creative Writing/Composition Writing: TOPIC- A day
when everything went wrong.(300 words)
***Revise all parts of speech exercise that have been done in
class so far.
W/M
Give way - surrender
Expanses-amount
Pastel- pale
Paddling- rowing
Strokes- movements
Scar-mark
Fierce – very bright
Labour- hard work/ activity
Arc-curvation
Haul –drag/pull
Chant – hymn/ sing
Bargain for – aim for, plan on
Overpowered- weak
Lay on- rested
In shoals- in groups
Solitary-alone
Drift with- carried along
Enclosure- cage
Wind up – close down
Brine- salt water
Cauldron- a large metal pot
Stirred – mixed
Exclusively- solely/fully
Authority- power