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Question
Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
They made it too big to go inside your city.
______ too ______ to ______.
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Solution
We were too tired to continue the game.
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Prepare a short script for your interviews.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
Troy traded in cattle and grass, with other cities.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
Helen eloped with Menelaus.
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
Troy was attacked because it was a strong, rich city
Correct the following sentence using facts from the passage.
Both the enemies were eager to continue fighting.
State the counter-action for the following actions.
| Action | Counter-action | ||
| (a) | Helen eloped with Paris. | (1) | ____________ |
| (b) | The Greeks sailed to Troy and attacked it. | (2) | ____________ |
| (c) | Hector was killed by Achilles. | (3) | ____________ |
| (d) | The siege continued for ten long years. | (4) | ____________ |
| (e) | The fighting went on daily | (5) | ____________ |
List all the words related to ‘war’ from both parts of the story.
Note the following construction carefully and then use them to express your ideas:
They were so excited that they paid no attention to his words.
______ so ______ that ______.
Put the following events in the order in which they took place. Number them accordingly.
| (a) | The Trojans found a Greek man under the big wooden horse. |
| (b) | They broke down part of the wall and brought the horse in. |
| (c) | The cunning Odysseus thought of a plan. |
| (d) | The Greeks burnt their tents and sailed away. |
| (e) | Troy was burnt down. |
| (f) | The Greeks built a big wooden horse. |
| (g) | The great heroes hid inside the horse. |
| (h) | The priest warned the Trojans not to break the wall. |
| (i) | The Trojans were happy to see the Greek ships go. |
| (j) | The Trojans slept soundly. |
| (k) | The Greeks came out of the horse and opened the gates. |
| (l) | The Greek army entered the city. |
Who is your favourite warrior?
How did the location of Troy help it to grow into a very rich/ prosperous city?
How were the Trojans protected during wartime?
What was the cause of the ten-year-old war between the Greeks and Trojans?
Read the story and ‘retell’ it in your mother tongue. When you ‘retell’ a story, you tell it using your style and not translate it word by word. (Part I)
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
Paris had brought her to Troy.
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The Greeks waited to take revenge on Troy.
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The Trojans, too, fought hard.
Underline the subject in the following sentence:
The fighting went on.
What was the reason for Troy to rejoice and celebrate?
Was it enough to use the wooden horse to hide?
What was done to make the Trojans take it inside the city?
Was the big wooden horse really an offering to the god of the sea?
How did the cunning Greek explain the presence of such a large wooden horse?
What reckless/ thoughtless step did the Trojan’s take?
What did the Greek soldiers hidden in the wooden horse do after nighfall?
What was the destiny of the royal family of Troy and that of Helen?
