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10.1. Match the words with their meanings.

                                                       i.    ancient, existing from  a
                a.   teem
                                                            very early time

                b.   ethereal                          ii.   extremely large or powerful
                c.   primeval                          iii.  to rain heavily

                d.   firmament                         iv.   quality of being special
                e.   leviathan                         v.    violent, wild or frightening
                f.    grandeur                         vi.   light and delicate

                g.   hoary                             vii.   the sky
                                                       viii.  very old and familiar

                h.   savage                                 therefore not funny or
                                                            interesting

          10.2. Write any three from the essay.

               a.   words that start with ‘a’.

               b.   continents
               c.   land features

               d.   adjectives that describe the God
               e.   words that end in ‘y’.

               f.    sources of water
          10.3. Complete the following sentences with the words from the above

               essay.

               a.   From the heaven to  the bottom of  the ocean, the earth is

                     teeming with ........................
               b.   There is ........................ in the clouds.

               c.   The lakes reflect the ........................ of the heavens.
               d.   The lone, wild and mighty ocean reveals a God to ........................

               e.   Rivers flow thousands of miles to ........................
               f.    There are ........................ in Australia and Africa.




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