Question

Qualities of dr herroit class 10

Answer 1

Answer:

And did you cut down on the sweet things as I told you?’

(a) What sweet things are being referred to in the extract?

(b) Why does the speaker enquire if the sweet things have been cut down?

(c) What is the meaning of the phrase ‘cut down’?

(d) What is the opposite of ‘sweet’?

Answer:

(a) The sweet things mentioned in the extract are cream cakes and chocolates.

(b) The speaker enquires if the sweet things have been cut down because these were spoiling Tricki’s health and he needed to be put on a strict diet.

(c) The phrase ‘cut down’ means ‘to reduce the quantity of something’.

(d) ‘Sour’ is its opposite

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