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Put down the images that come to your mind immediately when you see the words in the box. Cat cupboard wall pond bird - English Core

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Put down the images that come to your mind immediately when you see the words in the box.

Cat   cupboard   wall   pond   bird
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Solution

Cat: rat, milk, fur

Cupboard: Clothes, books

Wall: Clock, paint, colours

Pond: ducks, water, lotus

Bird: tree, nest, sky

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Chapter 14: Creative Writing - Activity [Page 118]

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NCERT English (Core) - Hornbill
Chapter 14 Creative Writing
Activity | Q 1 | Page 118

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