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Question
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
To Jo, the fine house seemed like ______.
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Solution
To Jo, the fine house seemed like a kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and delights, which no one enjoyed.
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| (ii) | (ii) |
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Overloaded brains
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While the river break their banks
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| (c) | Metaphor |
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Activity
It’s fun to help out in the kitchen. You can even practice reading aloud when reading the recipe. And you can learn a little math by figuring out how to measure. Here are a few fun items to make that are “Alice” themed.
Match the following.
| 1. | A man of ease | Emanuel |
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