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Maharashtra State BoardSSC (English Medium) 8th Standard

Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the option to make an appropriate comparison. as ______ as an eel

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Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.

(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)

as ______ as an eel

Fill in the Blanks
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Solution

as slippery as an eel 

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