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Ways with words

1. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.

Column A Column B

(a) patriotism (i) discouraged

(b) obesity (ii) unity

(c) alert (iii) fatness
(c) metabolism (iv) tension

(d) virtue (v) all the chemical process in a living beings that
changes food into energy

(e) integrity (vi) love of your country

(f) brisk (vii) moral excellence

(g) anxiety (viii) devoted
(h) deterred (ix) quick, lively

(i) dedicated (x) watchful

2. Fill in the blanks with the given words.

[healthy, obese, recreation and enjoyment, self confidence, exercises, divert]
a. Games instill in the player a spirit of ……….

b. A ………. person can work hard cheerfully.

c. While playing games, various……….are performed automatically.

d. Games provide us with……….

e. Games enable us to ………. our mind from the nasty thinking.

f. Many children become……….due to lack of participation in games.

Read and answer
1. Read the passage given above and answer the following questions.

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