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Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationSSLC (English Medium) Class 7

Identify the speaker/character. Wake up, child.

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Question

Identify the speaker/character.

Wake up, child.

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Solution

A sailor made sleeping Vasantha to wake up with these words.

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Chapter 2.3: Man Overboard - Read and Understand [Page 130]

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Samacheer Kalvi English - Term 3 Class 7 TN Board
Chapter 2.3 Man Overboard
Read and Understand | Q B. 5. | Page 130

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