ASSET WORKSHEET 5

1. ‘Pattering’ is associated with ‘rainfall’ and ‘footsteps’.

Which of these would ‘hissing be associated with?
a. when water falls on a very hot surface c) when a machine gun fires
b. when dry sticks are walked upon d) when the pages of a book are flipped over
2. Which of these words mean ‘to charm and delight someone’?
a. defiant c) enchant
b. slant d) vigilant
3. What correction in punctuation should be made to the given sentence.
“You go up and down this staircase everyday can you tell me how many steps it has?”
a. Insert the question mark outside the speech marks.
b. Insert a full stop after ‘everyday’ and sart the next word with a capital letter.
c. Insert a question mark after ‘everyday’ and start the next word with a capital letter.
d. Insert commas after ‘everyday’ and ‘steps’.
4. Choose the option that correctly rewrites the given sentence in direct speech.
At the end of the lesson, the teacher asked us if we understood how birds fly.
a. At the end of the class, the teacher said us Did you understand how birds fly?
b. At the end of the class, the teacher told to us, “Do you understood how birds fly?”
c. At the end of the class, the teacher said to us “Do you understand how birds fly?”
d. At the end of the class the teacher said, Have you understand how birds fly?”
5. What correction should be made to the given sentence?
A thick glass is most likely to crack than a thin one if hot water is poured into it.
a. Change ‘into’ to ‘in’ c) Change ‘most’ to ‘more’
b. Change both ‘is’ to ‘was’ d) No correction is necessary.