The Boy and the cat - The Magic Carpet - Class 7 - English

Read these sentences and tick () the correct meaning of the words in colour. a. There sat a bright red roly-poly cat twirling its whiskers. roly-poly a. fat and round b. long and thin whiskers a. bread on the side of a face b. stiff, long hair on a cat’s face b. Without batting an eyelid, the Cat retorted.... a. without closing one’s eyes b. without showing surprise at something unusual c. To cover up, I hurriedly blurted out.... cover up a. hide the truth b. cover something to protect it blurted out a. whispered b. said something without thinking carefully d. If Tree Cat were here, he could tell you precisely. a. approximately b. exactly e. I said, “How come?” a. How did you come? b. How or why something happened. f. Before he could carry on, I butted in. a. hit someone b. interrupted a conversation or discussion g. This statement was followed by a long and gloomy silence. a. dark b. without hope of success or happiness h. Every few minutes he thought gravely, drew a line..... a. in a serious manner b. like one buried in a grave i. I lost my temper. a. became happy b. failed to control my anger j. “What rubbish!” I snapped. a. made a sudden sharp cracking sound b. said something quickly and irritably k. Not a peep out of the Cat. a. a quick look b. a slight sound or noise