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Glossary
majestically : in a royal manner
willowy : tall and slender
keel over : collapse
huff : a heavy breath or sigh
regret : feel sorry
hurricane : heavy wind / storm
delicate : soft, thin and weak
stump : the remains of a cut tree or limbs
carcass : dead body
tossed and turned : moved constantly
2.1. Write the following from the story.
a. Any two parts of a plant.
b. Any two words that mean some way of speaking.
c. Any two features of the small plant.
d. Any two words that mean ‘to take a plant out of the
ground’.
2.2. Choose the correct answer and complete the following
sentences.
a. The big tree was .......................................... (humble / proud)
b. ................................. provided shelter to many birds in its
branches. (The big tree / The small plant)
c. The small plant thinks it is ................................ the way it
is. (safer / bigger)
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