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Language worksheet answers

Skills development worksheets (A)
Unit 1
1 Don’t be determined to win above all else.
2 Learners’ own answers

Unit 2

1 Any acceptable examples

2 I have I am I will I cannot

I’ve I’m I’ll I can’t
We have We are They will They will not
We’ve We’re They’ll They won’t
She is It is It will It should not
She’s It’s It’ll It shouldn’t

3 Learners’ own ‘tweet’ or text message

Unit 3

1 Accept any correct features: three lines; 5-7-5 syllables; literal and figurative
images.
2 Ducks on the water is literal.
3 The similes are as clear as glass and like a mirror.
4 The metaphors are corks and synchronised swimmers.
5 Accept explanations like: The term sitting duck describes a person (or thing)
with no protection against certain danger. The word sitting describes a human
action.
6 Learners’ own work

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Unit 4
I grew up with the cubs, though they of course were grown wolves almost before
I was a child, and Father Wolf taught me his business, and the meaning of things in
the jungle, till every rustle in the grass, every breath of the warm night air, every
note of the owls above my head, every scratch of a bat’s claws as it roosted for a
while in a tree, and every splash of every little fish jumping in a pool, meant just as
much to me as the work of his office means to a business man. When I was not
learning I sat out in the sun and slept, and ate, and went to sleep again; when I felt
dirty or hot I swam in the forest pools; and when I wanted honey (Baloo told me
that honey and nuts were just as pleasant to eat as raw meat) I climbed up for it,
as Bagheera showed me how to do.

Unit 5
Possible answers:

1 Although there are modern ways to mine salt, some ancient methods
are still used today.
2 In order to dissolve the salt, water is poured into large holes in the soil.
3 A thin crust of salt crystals forms as the water evaporates.
4 More water evaporates when the crust is broken.
5 Once the remaining salt water thickens, the salty brine is packed into palm-trunk
moulds or pressed into flat cakes.
6 When the salt cakes are dry, they are wrapped in palm-fibre mats.
7 The salt cakes are loaded onto camels so that they can be sent to other areas.
8 Poor-quality salt is fed to animals because only good-quality salt is used to
preserve food.

Unit 6
1–4 Learners’ own answers

Unit 7

1 Three of the following: unlikely events; timeless setting; traditional

beginning/ending; transformation; traditional themes such as bravery;
foolishness
2 Learners’ own answers. Check learners use key words only.

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3 Three of the following: extra special/magic beans; giant; beanstalk growing to the sky
in one night; a land at the top of the beanstalk; a hen that lays golden eggs; chopping
down the beanstalk to kill the giant.
4 Rags to riches
5 Learners’ own answers
6 Learners’ own answers. They should consider that Jack was lucky and did nothing
good to deserve his good fortune. If anything, he was both foolish and foolhardy.

Unit 8

1 Any of the following: a review gives the title of the film; it provides facts
about the film (genre, main characters, time); it expresses the writer’s
opinion about the film; it gives a short summary of the plot; it can be
positive or negative and sometimes gives a rating.
2 a fact; b fact; c opinion; d opinion
3 Example answer:
Purpose: to tell others about the film so they can decide if they want to see it.
Audience: for adults or children who want to know what the film is like/about.
Layout: a paragraph with a heading and a list of information/important details
that are easy to see.
Language: a friendly, persuasive tone and a relaxed but formal style, reflects
how the writer feels about the film.

Unit 9

1 It is a playscript. The stage directions tell the actors where to go on

the stage. There are no instructions for the camera.
2 A film script gives instructions to the camera not the actors.
The setting is usually on location or a set, not on a stage.
3 Simple present tense
4 Mother: Aladdin, please go to the market for me.
Aladdin: I wish I had enough money to buy food for us.
Mother: Aladdin, I have been looking all over for you.
Aladdin: Mother, I have/I’ve been here all along waiting for you.

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Vocabulary development worksheets (B)

Unit 1

1 She’s got a bee in her bonnet. She is upset about something.

Has the cat got your tongue? Why aren’t you saying anything?
Don’t cry crocodile tears! Don’t pretend to cry.
She’s a fish out of water. She’s somewhere she doesn’t belong.
Don’t stir up a hornet’s nest. Don’t cause a lot of trouble.
The world is your oyster! You can do whatever or go wherever
you want.
He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s only pretending to be nice.
Hold your horses! Wait a moment.

2 Learners’ own answers

3 “I know you want me to learn about computers,” said Grandad, “but you
can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”
“You are making a mountain out of a molehill, Grandad!” laughed Nisha.
“It’s as easy as pie!”
“Let the cat out of the bag, then,” said Grandad. “I’ll give it a go.”

Unit 2

1 Possible answers:

atmosphere air, heavens, sky, ether

mission assignment, job, task, responsibility
(outer) space the universe, the galaxy, the cosmos, the solar system
crew team, group, unit, party, company
trip journey, voyage, expedition, excursion, trek

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2 Possible answers:

Prefix Words with this prefix

auto– automatic, autograph, automobile, autobiography
astro– astronaut, astronomy, astrologer, astrological
bio– biology, biography, biographer
tele– telegram, telegraph, telephone, telecommunication
cosmo– cosmonaut, cosmology, cosmopolitan

3 teach taught think thought

write wrote awake awoke
fly flew seek sought
choose chose meet met

Unit 3

1 Possible answers:

1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables 4 or more syllables

cold chilly shivery unwelcoming
nice lovely attractive enjoyable
sad dismal depressing pessimistic
odd silly comical ridiculous
hard tricky difficult impossible
nice tasty delicious appetising
fun pleasant amusing enjoyable

2 Learners’ own poems

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Unit 4

1 Common nouns Proper nouns Abstract nouns

cubs Bagheera anger
tears India fear
wolf Mowgli worry
2 Learners’ own answers
3 Possible answers (but accept all sensible synonyms):
a dismay: disappointment, shock, panic, alarm, sadness
b horror: fear, shock, disgust, terror, dread, panic
c justice: fairness, honesty, rightness, justness, lawfulness
d pride: arrogance, conceit, self-importance, vanity, satisfaction, delight
e respect: admiration, esteem, high opinion, reverence

Unit 5
Possible answers:
Clues across:
4 adj. very large in amount or degree / very serious
7 v. to become worse
8 n. a liquid which a substance has been dissolved into
9 adj. something that exists or happens because of nature / not made or
done by humans
10 v. to become liquid or part of a liquid

Clues down:
1 v. to make something completely wet
2 n. a change, reaction, or result that is caused by something
3 n. hot, liquid rock found just below the surface of the earth
4 v. to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating
5 v. to keep something as it is

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Unit 6

1 With extreme care, cautiously

2 Learners’ own answers
3 Learners’ own answers
4 Squash: a n. a sport in which two people hit a small rubber ball against the four walls
of a room; b n. a sweet drink that tastes like fruit, c n. a fruit with hard skin, a soft
inside, and large seeds, that you cook and eat as a vegetable, d v. crush something
into a flat shape
5 Learners’ own answers

Unit 7

1 date, right, rose, novel, draft, squash, park

2 Learners’ own answers

Unit 8

1 a The better actor of the two won the award. (adjective)

b The film begins with a happier scene than the trailer. (adjective)
c This film went on longer than the first one. (adverb)
d She waited more eagerly than me to watch the film. (adverb)
e He acts better in funny films than he does in action films. (adverb)
2 Any appropriate synonyms

3 1 award-winning 6 multi-million
2 best-ever 7 never-ending
3 even-tempered 8 one-in-a-million
4 ever-changing 9 well-educated
5 green-eyed 10 world-famous

Unit 9
Learners’ own answers

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