Question

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
And then he would took off his coat, and begin. He would send the girl out for sixpen'orth of nails, and
then one of the boys after her to tell her what size to get.
"Now you go and get me my hammer, Will," he would shout, "and you bring me the rule, Tom. I shall
want the step- ladder, and I had better have a kitchen-chair, too. And don't you go, Maria, because I
shall want somebody to hold me the light. When the girl comes back she must go out again for a bit of
picture cord. Tom! - Where's Tom ? - Tom, you come here; I shall want you to hand me up the picture."
ACTIVITY 1
Tick the correct alternatives :
(a) The nails cost i) five pennies, ii) six pennies, iii) seven pennies.
(b) Before beginning his job, Uncle Podger would --- i) took off his coat, ii) drink tea, iii) buy some nails.
(c) The girl would go out again to bring i) a kitchen-chair, ii) some more nails, iii) the cords.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a)six pennies

b)took of his coat

c)the cords

Answer 2

Answer:

• six pennies
• took off his coat
• kitchen-chair