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The children in the picture are watching an exciting sporting event, where their school team is winning. Suggest suitable utterances reflecting their feelings:
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Solution
| First child | Sixer… |
| Second child | Ramesh, the invincible. |
| Third child | My School Team is great! |
| Fourth child | Hurrah! |
| Fifth child | Fantastic six! |
| Sixth child | Wow, what a lovely shot! |
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