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प्रश्न
Thinking about Language
Match the words/phrases in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
| A | B |
| 1. slaving | (i) a quarrel or an argument |
| 2. cgaos | (ii) remove something from inside another thing using a sharp tool |
| 3. rummage | (iii) strange, mysterious. Difficult to explain |
| 4. scrape out | (iv) finish successfully, achieve |
| 5. stumble over, tumble into |
(v) search for something by moving things around hurriedly or carelessly |
| 6. accomplish | (vi) completer confusion and disorder |
| 7. uncanny | (vii) fall, or step awkwardly while waking |
| 8. (to have or get into) a | (viii) working hard |
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उत्तर
| A | B |
| 1. slaving | (viii) working hard |
| 2. cgaos | (vi) completer confusion and disorder |
| 3. rummage | (v) search for something by moving things around hurriedly or carelessly |
| 4. scrape out | (ii) remove something from inside another thing using a sharp tool |
| 5. stumble over, tumble into |
(vii) fall, or step awkwardly while waking |
| 6. accomplish | (iv) finish successfully, achieve |
| 7. uncanny | (iii) strange, mysterious. Difficult to explain |
| 8. (to have or get into) a | (i) a quarrel or an argument |
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