What seemed deeply set in the minds of people and the countryside?

Which comparison is the author referring to in the chapter? 

A contrast is when two things that are opposite are spoken of together. Can you find one such contrast in the second paragraph? 

Why has the writer described the room as old and simple? 

Why do you think that Jo remarked that Christmas would not be the same? 

Why were Jo and Amy grumbling? 

Why did Jo remark that they will not have their father with them for a long time? 

Describe the four girls, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. 

Why did their mother think that they should not spend money for their pleasure? 

Why Meg could not agree with Mother even though she knew that Mother was right?

State whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F at the end of the sentence. If they are false, correct the statement and rewrite it. 

1. The March home was echoing with loud music. 
2. The four girls sat in bright sunlight. 
3. The Civil War was raging in England. 
4.  The March sisters were very sad. 
5.  Their father was fighting in the terrific Civil War. 
6.  Meg was a rosy thirteen-year-old girl. 
7. Amy was the youngest of four sisters. 
8. Jo wanted many pretty things for Christmas. 

Choose the appropriate verb given below and use it in the simple present for to fill the gaps given below:
relish lone bark disapprove try pick see get hear be 
Danny (1)__________ whenever he (2) __________ any noise at the gate. He (3)__________ impatient if he is chained. Once free he (4) __________ to befriend the visitor. However, he (5) __________ of shabbily dressed people. He (6) __________ to go for morning walks. He (7) __________ up his leash whenever he (8) __________ a car starting. He (9) __________ meat, milk, and bread. He (10) __________ the apple of everyone’s eye.

write the past tense of these regular verbs 
watch  __________                change __________                talk      __________
count   __________                step      __________                turn on __________
play     __________                finish   __________                open    __________
look     __________                close    __________                dance   __________    
use       __________                try        _________                  need    __________
study   __________                listen   __________                want    __________

Fix the mistakes in the sentences given below 

1. My tooth fall out yesterday! 
2. My brother wake up very early this morning. 
3. Jacob’s dog run in the park last weekend. 
4. Victor is sick last week, but he is not sick now. 
5. The dog bite Vicky yesterday, so she go to the hospital. 
6. My mom buy me a bag last week, and I bring it to school. 
7. There is money under my pillow this morning! 
8. My friend give me his new comic book this afternoon. 

Complete the newspaper report by filling the gaps with simple past tense. Choose from the box given below 
            suffer   catch    die       admit   knock report   kill       hit        try        run 
 Five persons, including a small boy (a) __________ in separate road accidents that were (b) __________ from the state capital on Saturday. In the first incident, Ali(6), a resident of Kanpur, (c) __________ severe head injuries when he (d) __________ by a speeding tempo. He (e) __________ to the KGMC Hospital where he (f) __________. The case has been registered with the local Hassanganj police. In another incident, an unidentified heavy vehicle (g) __________ down Surendra (50) of Bazarkhala. In both the cases, the drivers (h) __________ to abscond but later the tempo driver was (i) 

Use suitable verbs in the simple past to fill in the gaps in these newspaper extracts 

1. Storm hits mango harvest 
    It was a day of despair for the mango traders as the ________ by a heavy storm that struck the area last night. 
2. Magistrate orders probe into Solan distillery tragedy 
   A magisterial inquiry__________ that took place in Solan during the Saturday storm. 
3. Bihar’s Sattu goes international - reaches Gulf and China 
   Bihar Vikas Foundation __________ the Gulf and China for Sattu, a nutritive delicacy from Bihar. 
4. Mayor Inaugurates Mobile Water Park 
   India’s first mobile water park __________ yesterday. 
5. CCI postpones match between India-Pakistan 
   CCI decided to postpone the cricket match which __________ 12 years. 
6. Garbage Still Sits Pretty 
   In spite of the cleanliness drive on for the whole week at the Charbagh railway station, the passengers were __________garbage around water taps and subways. 
7. 15 year Old Conquers Mt. Everest 
   15 year old Temba Tsheri, a Nepalese high school student has become the world’s youngest person who __________ Mount Everest. 
8. India and China most polluted 
   India and China were __________  of Asia. 
9. Zoo porcupines fight pitched battle 
   The zoo enclosure turned into a battleground when its ________ long and injured one another badly. 
10. Transformer catches fire 
    Overheating __________ to catch fire. 
11. Monkeyman terrorizes Delhi 
    For almost a week Delhi __________ a monkey-man who was finally caught. 
12. The United States of America packs 80 thousand computer engineers back to India 
    The United States of America in a sifting process __________ the services of 80 thousand Indian computer engineers. 
13. 2000-year old Buddhist site unearthed 
    A rare 2000 years old Buddhist site __________ Doddaballapur by the Mysore University Archeology Department last Friday. 
14. Sanjay Khan’s mega serial 
    Actor, director Sanjay Khan said that his mega serial ‘1857-Kranti’ which __________ Telecast earlier on Doordarshan but now it would appear on Star Plus. 

Put the following information in the correct sequence and write them in proper sentences using the simple past form of the words given in the brackets 
First Man In Space 
1) Dennis Tito __________ the world’s first space tourist. (become) 
2) Two Russian cosmonauts __________ Dennis. (accompany) 
3) The three men on board __________ fine. (feel) 
4) The sixty-year-old millionaire __________ from Biakonur Cosmodrome. (take off) 
5) The flight __________ a new era in the history of space exploration. (opens) 
6) NASA __________ to an Amateur’s flight. (objects) 

Choose the correct answer                                          

1)      It is better __________ I thought.                  
 a. as                 b. than                         c. like 

2)      Brazil is __________ England.                      
 a. bigger as      b. bigger than              

3)      She is __________ in the class.                      
 a. the best        b. best                         c. better than               d. as good as               

4)      I am not as successful __________ she is. 
 a. as                 b. like                         c. than 

5)      It was __________ expensive restaurant I have ever been to. 
 a. more            b. the more      c. most             d. the most                                          

6)      I would like some __________ information. 
 a. farther          b. further                     

7)      It is __________ art collection in Europe. 
 a. finer             b. finest           c. the finer       d. the finest                                         

8)      It was __________ than I was expecting. 
 a. cheaper        b. cheapest                  

9)      This is the __________ kitchen I have ever seen. 
 a. most dirty                b. dirtiest                     

10)  Which is __________ of the two?                  
 a. more difficult          b. most difficult                      

11)  She finished __________ than everyone else. 
 a. more quickly           b. quicker        c. Either could be used here.               

12)  The underground is __________ buses. 
 a. more expensive                   b. most expensive       
 c. the most expensive             d. more expensive than 

13)  The plane would be __________ than the coach. 
 a. more quickly           b. quicker                    

14)  It was __________ test I have ever done. 
 a. the most hard           b. the hardest   

15)  There were __________ people at the game than expected. 
 a. most             b. more            c. many 

The __________ difficult thing was communication. 
 a. more            b. most 

1.      Choose the correct form         

1)      There were ___________ students in the college last year.   
 a. fewer           b. less              

2)      I enjoyed his new film ___________             than his last one. 
 a. fewer           b. less              

3)      I need to spend ___________ money on stupid things. 
 a. fewer           b. less              

4)      I have been there ___________ times than I should. 
 a. fewer           b. less              

5)      I spent ___________ time on the first question than the second.      
 a. fewer           b. less              

6)      It was ___________ difficult than I had thought it would be. 
 a. fewer           b. less 

7)      I made             ___________ mistakes this time. 
 a. fewer           b. less 

8)      The project is ___________ complicated than the last one. 
 a. fewer           b. less 

9)      There were ___________ difficulties this time. 
 a. fewer           b. less 

10)  I would buy it if it were ___________ expensive. 
 a. fewer           b. Less 

In this chapter, there is one paragraph which is devoted to the description of the four sisters. Now, look at your friend sitting next to you. Describe his/her hair, facial features, colour of skin, way of dressing, height, and what is special about him/her, and what you like/do not like about him or her. Write one paragraph. 

On November 26, 2008, The Taj Hotel, in Mumbai, was attacked by terrorists. Many people lost their lives and many children were orphaned and crippled. Because of this, the people of Mumbai decided not to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve that year. Write a letter to your friend describing the sad happenings and how you decided to forgo all the merry-making, gifts, and outings. Also, tell what your school did to help some of the children who were affected. 

How was the scene outside the house different from the one inside the March household?