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Question
From the story, find the collocation of the following.
______ peace.
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Solution
made peace.
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Go through the text to find the antonyms of the words given in the grid and fill the boxes. One is done for you.
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frail and ___________________.
From the lesson, pick out one word for the following.
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Read the following word carefully and fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate word given in option.
Arun is full of ______.
Look at the word and their meaning. select the correct alternatives.
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