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Question
From the third paragraph pick out
(i) words associated with cries of birds,
(ii) words associated with noise,
(iii) words suggestive of confusion and fear.
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Solution
(i) Words associated with cries of birds. - Whispered, twitter, squeal, cheeps.
(ii) Words associated with noise. - Stir, rustling, scampered.
(iii) Words suggestive of confusion and fear. -Bewildered, blindly seeking
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