EW20

English Within 20 minutes

Year 2

NAME: ___________________
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Text 1

Myself

I am eight years old. I lives at No.2, Jalan Kelisa 2, Taman Korakyat. I

study at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Melayu. I go to school by bus. I am in

Year Two Siantan. My favourite subject is English. Every evening, I play

football with my friends.

Exercise 1 – Fill in the blanks. ( verbs )

I ____ eight years old. I ____ at No.2, Jalan Kelisa 2, Taman Korakyat. I

______ at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Melayu. I ______ to school by bus.

I ____in Year Two Siantan. My favourite subject _____ English. Every

evening, I ______ football with my friends.

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Exercise 2 – Match the sentence parts and write a paragraph.

1. I am to school by bus.

2. I live at football with my friends.

3. I study at is English.

4. I go No. 2, Jalan Kelisa 2, Taman

Korakyat, Kluang.

5. I am in Sekolah Kebangsaan

Kampung Melayu.

6. My favourite subject eight years old.

7. Every evening, I play Year Two Siantan.

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Exercise 3 – Rewrite and punctuate the sentences.

1. i am is eight years old

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2. i lives at no 2 jalan kelisa 2 taman korakyat

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3. i study at sekolah kebangsaan kampung melayu

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4. i go to school by bus
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5. i am in year two siantan

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6. my favourite subject is english

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7. every evening i plays football with my friends

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Text 2

My Family

I am Arshad. My father’s name is Abdul Rahman. He is a bank officer.

He is 45 years old. My mother’s name is Puan Siti. She is a teacher. She is

42 years old. I have two sisters and a brother. They are Maria, Rohana and

Faizal. I love my family very much.

Exercise 1 – Fill in the blanks. ( nouns )

I am Arshad. My father’s ________ is Abdul Rahman. He is a _____

officer. He is 45 _____ old. My mother’s name is Puan Siti. She is a _____.

She is 42 years old. I have two _____ and a ______. They are Maria,

Rohana and Faizal. I love my _______ very much.

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Exercise 2 – Underline the correct words.

I ( is/am ) Arshad. My (father’s/mother’s) name is Abdul Rahman.

(He/She) is a bank officer. He is 45 years old. My mother’s name is Puan

Siti. (He/She) is a teacher. She is 42 years old. I (have/has) two sisters and

a brother. (We/They) are Maria, Rohana and Faizal. I love (my/me) family

very much.

Exercise 3 – Write sentences from the table.

My father Puan Siti.

My mother name is Abdul Rahman.

She 42 years old.

He is 45 years old.

She a bank officer.

He is a teacher.

My father _________________________________________
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My mother _________________________________________
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Text 3

My best friend

My best friend is Nurnajwa. She is eight years old. She likes to eat

vegetables and fruits. Her favourite drink is fresh orange. Her favourite

food is fried rice.

Her hobbies are collecting stamps and reading. Her ambition is to be a

teacher. She likes visiting interesting places like Malacca, Kuala Lumpur and

Pulau Langkawi.

Exercise 1 – Answer the questions.

1. Who is my best friend?

_____________________

2. How old is she?

_____________________

3. What is her favourite drink?

_____________________

4. What is her favourite food?

_____________________

5. What are her hobbies?

_____________________

6. What is her ambition?

_____________________

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Exercise 2- Complete the following.

1. Name :______________________

2. Age :______________________

3. Favourite drink : ______________________

4. Favourite food : ______________________

5. Hobbies : ______________________

______________________

6. Ambition : ______________________

Exercise 3 – State ‘ True ‘ or ‘ False ‘.

1. Nurnajwa is eleven years old. ( )

2. She does not like to eat vegetables and fruits. ( )

3. Her favourite food is fried noodles. ( )

4. Collecting coins and reading are her hobbies. ( )

5. Her ambition is to be a teacher. ( )

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Text 4

My hobby

My hobby is gardening. I love gardening very much. I do my gardening

in the weekend. I grow flowers like roses, sunflowers, orchids and hibiscus.

They are very colourful and beautiful. Besides flowers, I also grows

vegetables. I water my plants every evening.

Exercise 1 – Choose and write the correct words.

My hobby (is / are ) ________ gardening. I (love/loves) _______

gardening very much. I (does/do)______ my gardening in the weekend.

I ( grow/ grows )_______ flowers like roses, sunflowers, orchids and

hibiscus. They (is/are)______ very colourful and beautiful. Besides flowers,

I also (grow/grows)_________ vegetables. I (water/waters)________ my

plants every evening.

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Exercise 2 – Complete the sentences.

1. My hobby is _____________________.

2. I love gardening _____________________.

3. I do my gardening _____________________.

4. I grow flowers like roses, sunflowers, _____________________.

5. They are very colourful ___________________.

6. Besides flowers, I also grow _________________.

7. I water my plants ____________________.

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Exercise 3 – Match and write a paragraph.

1. My hobby grow vegetables.

2. I love gardening every evening.

3. I do my gardening
sunflowers, orchids
4. I grow flowers like and hibiscus.
roses,
is gardening.
They are very
5. colourful in the weekend.

6. Besides, flowers I
very much.
also grow
and beautiful.
I water my plants

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Text 5

My pet

I have a pet cat named Tony. It is small with white black stripes. Every

morning, before I go to school, I give it some milk. It likes to eat fish and

rice. I play with Tony every evening. It likes to catch lizards and plays with

it. It is gentle and obedient. I love my cat very much.

Exercise 1 – Complete the mind map.

(name) ( size)

MY PET

( colour) (food)

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Exercise 2 – Answer the following questions.

1. What is my pet?

A. Dog

B. Cat

C. Rabbit

2. What is my pet name?

A. Sony

B. Tiny

C. Tony

3. What is its colour?

A. It is white.

B. It is black.

C. It is white with black stripes.

4. What does it like to eat?

A. Lizards

B. Milk

C. Fish and rice

5. When do I play with my cat?

A. In the evening

B. In the morning

C. At night

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Exercise 3 – Rearrange the words.

1. Tony. Have cat I a pet named

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2. stripes. It small white with is black

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3. likes fish and eat It rice. to

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4. evening. Tony I with play every

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5. catch likes lizards. It to

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6. obedient. is It and gentle

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7. much. I my love very cat

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Text 6

My favourite teacher

My favourite teacher is Puan Kamariah. She is forty years old. She lives at

No. 4, Jalan Kinabalu, Taman Muhibbah, Kluang. She goes to work in her car.

She is kind and friendly with her students. She teaches us English. She likes

to play badminton. I like her because she is understanding and caring.

Exercise 1 – Fill in the blanks with the words given.

understanding teaches favourite work

Friendly badminton lives forty

My _________ teacher is Puan Kamariah. She is _____ years old. She

______ at No. 4, Jalan Kinabalu, Taman Muhibbah, Kluang. She goes to ____

in her car. She is kind and _______ with her students. She _______ us

English. She likes to play ________. I like her because she is _________

and caring.

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Exercise 2 – Sequence the sentences.

She goes to work in her car.

I like her because she is understanding and caring.

My favourite teacher is Puan Kamariah.

She is kind and friendly with her students.

She is forty years old.

She likes to play badminton.

She lives at No. 4, Jalan Kinabalu, Taman Muhibbah, Kluang.

She teaches us English.

Exercise 3 – Fill in the blanks. ( pronouns )

____ favourite teacher is Puan Kamariah. ____ is forty years old. ___ lives

at No. 4, Jalan Kinabalu, Taman Muhibbah, Kluang. ___ goes to work in ___

car. ___ is kind and friendly with ____students. ____ teaches ___ English.

____ likes to play badminton. __ like ___ because ____ is understanding

and caring.

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Text 7

My house

I live in a double-storey terrace house. My house is made of bricks

with wooden doors and glass windows. It has three bedrooms upstairs, a big

living room, a dining room and a kitchen. My parents have the master

bedroom while my sister and I have a room each. The living room is where

we watch television and relax. I like my house because it is big.

Exercise 1 – Write the words given.

Bedroom Living room Dining room Kitchen

1. Watch television _________________

2. Sleep _________________

3. Cook _________________

4. Have meal _________________

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Exercise 2 – Fill in the blanks. ( nouns )

I live in a double-storey terrace ____. My house is made of ____ with

wooden ____ and glass _____. It has three _____ upstairs, a big living

room, a dining room and a ______. My parents have the master bedroom

while my _____ and I have a room each. The living room is where we watch

_______ and relax. I like my _______ because it is big.

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Exercise 3 – Make sentences.

1. – live – double – storey terrace house

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2. - house - made - bricks - wooden doors - glass

windows

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3. - three bedrooms upstairs - big living room -

dining room - kitchen

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4. - parents - master bedroom - sister - I -

room each

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5. – living room - where - watch television - relax

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6. - like - house - big

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TEXT 8

TOPIC : ANIMALS

Crocodiles are about two metres long. They look like very large
lizards. Their teeth are sharp. Their tails are long and strong. They use
their tails to swim in the water. Their hard skin can be used to make
beautiful shoes, belts and handbags.
Crocodiles live in rivers. They lay their eggs on the sides of the
rivers. They eat fish and other smaller animals. Sometimes they attack
people too.

Rearrange the phrases to form correct sentences.

1. two metres long. are about Crocodiles

2. large lizards. They look like very

3. are long Their tails and strong.

4. in the water. to swim their tails They used

5. eat fish smaller animals. and other They

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Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

1. Crocodiles look like very ---------- lizards.

2. Their teeth are -------------.

3. Their tails are ---------- and ------------

4. The crocodiles have ---------------- skin.

5. The skin can be used to make ------------- shoes, belts and handbags.

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Match the phrases to make correct sentences. Then, write out the sentences.

Crocodiles are about to make beautiful shoes, belts and

handbags.

to swim in the water.

They look like

Their teeth in rivers.

Their tails two metres long.

They use their tails very large lizards.

Their hard skin can be are sharp.

used

Crocodiles live are long and strong.

Sometimes they on the sides of the rivers.

They eat fish attack people too.

They lay their eggs and other smaller animals.

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Write the sentences.

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Label the parts of the crocodile.

_______________ _____________

______________

___________

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Write the sentences about crocodiles using the answers above.

1. This is a ……………………………….

2. It has a long ……………………..

3. It has sharp ……………………….

4. It has a hard …………………………

5. It has four …………………………..

6. It has two ……………………

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TEXT 9

Topic : Do not be rude

When you are rude, you are not behaving well. People may not want

to be with you. Other children may not want to play with you. So, learn to

wait for your turn. Do not ask for too much attention. Do not try to have

your own way all the time. Try not to say things that will hurt anyone.

Do not be noisy when others are talking or listening to something. If

you do not want people to be rude to you, you must not be rude to them.

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Exercise 1

Read the passage . Complete the sentences with phrases from the passage.

1. When you are rude, you are not ………………………………………………….

2. People may not want ……………………………………………………………………..

3. Other children may not want ………………………………………………………..

4. Learn to wait …………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Do not ask for ………………………………………………………………………………..

6. Do not try to have ………………………………………………………………………..

7. Try not to say things ……………………………………………………………………

8. Do not be noisy when …………………………………………………………………….

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Exercise 2

Underline the correct answer .

1. If you are rude, children may not ( play, listen ) to you.

2. You should ( run, wait ) for your turn.

3. Do not say things that will ( teach, hurt ) anyone.

4. Try to be ( noisy , quiet ) when others are talking.

5. We would not like people to be ( nice, rude ) to us.

Rewrite the correct sentences.

1. ------------------------------------------------------------------

2. ------------------------------------------------------------------

3. ------------------------------------------------------------------

4. ------------------------------------------------------------------

5. ------------------------------------------------------------------

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Exercise 3

Circle the correct answer.

1. People may not want to be with you if you are rude. ( TRUE / FALSE)

2. Children will like to play with you if you are rude. ( TRUE / FALSE)

3. You must not learn to wait for your turn. ( TRUE / FALSE)

4. Do not try to have your own way all the time. ( TRUE / FALSE)

5. Try not to say things that will hurt anyone. ( TRUE / FALSE )

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TEXT 10 Topic : Penguins

Penguins are cute seabirds. They have wings but they cannot fly.

They seem to be wearing a black or blue-grey overcoat. They have a white

belly and a pair of short, strong legs. Their two wings serve as flippers.

When these seabirds walk on land, they look clumsy. Watch them when

they dive into the water. In the water, they are great swimmers!

Exercise 1

Fill in each blanks with the correct answers from the box.

wings overcoat walking legs fly

1. Penguins have wings but they cannot …………………………….

2. Penguins look as if they are wearing an …………………………..

3. Penguins have a pair of short, strong ………………………………….

4. Penguins look clumsy when they are ……………………………………..

5. The …………………………… of penguins make them good swimmers.

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Exercise 2

Tick ( / ) the correct answer.

ugly

1. Penguins are seabirds.

cute

cannot
2. They have wings but they fly.
can

wings

3. Their two serve as flippers.

legs

black
4. They seem to be wearing a overcoat.
white

players

5. They are great in the water.

swimmers

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Rewrite the correct sentences.

1. _______________________________________________________

2.

3.

4.

5._______________________________________________________

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Exercise 3

Fill in the box with full stops ( . ) , commas ( , ) or exclamation marks ( ! ).

Penguins are cute seabirds They have wings but they cannot fly

They seem to be wearing a black or blue-grey overcoat

They have a white belly and a pair of short strong legs

Their two wings serve as flippers When these seabirds walk on land

they look clumsy Watch them when they dive into the water

In the water they are great swimmers

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TEXT 11

Topic : Coconut Tree

The coconut tree grows all over Malaysia especially on the sandy
beaches. It is a very useful tree.
The coconut shell is hard. It can be used to make handicrafts.
The flesh inside is white and sweet. The coconut juice is sweet and good
to drink. We use coconut milk for cooking curry and making delicious local
cakes. We can also get cooking oil from the coconut milk.
The trunk of the tree is used for making bridges. Besides that, the
leaves are used to make brooms and ‘ketupat’ casing.

Exercise 1

Choose the correct words to complete the passage.

for from
to
of and

The coconut tree grows all over Malaysia especially on the sandy beaches.

It is a very useful tree. The coconut shell is hard. It can be used ----------

make handicrafts. The flesh inside is white and sweet. The coconut juice is

sweet --------- good to drink. We use coconut milk ----------- cooking

curry and making delicious local cakes. We can also get cooking oil ----------

the coconut milk. The trunk ------------ the tree is used for making bridges.

Besides that, the leaves are used to make brooms and ‘ketupat’ casing.

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Exercise 2

Complete the passage with the correct phrases.

The coconut trees grow all over Malaysia ____________________

___________________________. It is a _______________________

The coconut shell_________________ . It can be used ______________

The flesh inside is__________________________. The coconut juice is

________________________. We use coconut milk for cooking

curry and______________________. We can also get cooking oil from

_____________________. The trunk of the tree is used ____________

________________ . Besides that, the leaves are used to ___________

____________________________ .

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Exercise 3

Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.

Malaysia. The tree over coconut grows all

1. ______________________________________________________

useful It very a is tree.

2. _______________________________________________________

can make used It handicrafts. be to

3. _______________________________________________________

flesh white The and inside sweet. is

4. ______________________________________________________

used curry. coconut cooking milk for We

5. ______________________________________________________

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TEXT 13

Topic : Calendar and Time

In our calendar, one year is made up of twelve months. April, June,

September and November have 30 days. January, March, May, July, August,

October and December have 31 days each.

February has 28 days. In a leap year, February has 29 days. There

are 365 days in a year and 366 days in a leap year.

Seven days make a week. A day has 24 hours and an hour has 60

minutes. There are 60 seconds in a minute.

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Exercise 1

Write the months in the correct order.

January

April

May

August

November

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Exercise 2

Find the months from the word maze below.

E R R E B M E T P E S R W A K

W F A G O J U S Q W E Q F D F

B B S H P U T K P B P U E F D

I J G K E L W P O R A F B H S

J P A L D Y P T W T L P R J A

L P Y N P Y C D H U S H U D G

R W J P U O G A E J R P A K W

L E K O H A F P S C I Q R L Q

A M B Y Y R R S L P E K Y A M

O U P M P E A Y I T M M A A Y

M P G E E W J P R F N D B H T

K A E U A V K W P D B E L E W

H P O Q S A O L A S V A N S R

G S P W R T P N Q A C T S U Q

D T H C R A M A A Z X Q K R J

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Check list

1. January 7. July

2. February 8. August

3. March 9. September

4. April 10. October

5. May 11. November

6. June 12. December

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Exercise 3

Group the months according to their categories.

Months with 30 days Months with 31 days Month with 28/29 days

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Text 14

The Ship of the Desert

The camel is called the ‘ship of the desert’. It is because it can travel

very far than other animals, so it is used as transport.

It provides meat and milk for us. Its dry droppings are used as fuel. A

thirsty camel can drink up to one hundred litres of water in just ten minutes.

It can last a week without water.

Exercise 1

Fill in the missing alphabets.

1. c__m__l 6. me__t

2. d__s__rt 7. f__el

3. t__an__port 8. t__irst__

4. pr__v__des 9. w__ter

5. m__lk 10. w__t__out

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Exercise 2

Tick [ / ] for True or False

1. No other animals can travel over the desert as well as the camel.

[ ]True [ ] False

2. The camel’s dropping cannot be used at all.

[ ]True [ ] False

3. Camels can drink a lot of water. [ ]True [ ] False

4. Camels can go for one week without water.

[ ]True [ ] False

5. Camels are used as transport. [ ]True [ ] False

6. A thirsty camel can drink two hundred litres in ten minutes.

[ ]True [ ] False

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Exercise 3

Match and rewrite the sentences.

and milk for us.

1. The camel is called

2. It can travel are used as fuel.

3. It provides meat the ‘ship of the desert’.

4. Its dry dropping a week without water.

5. The camel can last very far than other animals.

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Text 15

The Crow’s Nest

Mother was planting some plants in the garden. She took off her ring and

put it in the tool box. Suddenly, a crow flew down and picked the ring up

with its beak. It dropped the ring into the nest on the mango tree. Father

took a ladder and climbed up the tree to get the ring.

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words.

planting dropped climbed picked

took put flew took

Mother was ___________ some plants in the garden. She ________ off

her ring and __________ it in the tool box. Suddenly, a crow _______

down and ___________the ring up with its beak. It _________ the ring

into the nest on the mango tree. Father _________ a ladder and

_________ up the tree to get the ring.

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Exercise 2

Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ in each box.

1. Mother is planting some flowers in the garden.

2. Mother puts her ring in the tool box.

3. An eagle flew down and picked the ring.

4. The crow’s nest is on the rambutan tree.

5. The crow picked the ring with its beak.

6. Father used a ladder to climb up the mango tree.

7. The crow dropped the ring into the water.

8. Mother climbed up the mango tree to get the ring.

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Exercise 3

Match and rewrite the sentences.

the nest on the mango tree.

1. Mother was planting

2. She took off her ring some plants in the garden.

3. Suddenly, a crow flew and climbed up the tree to

down get the ring.

4. It dropped the ring into and put it in the tool box.

5. Father took a ladder and picked the ring up with

its beak.

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