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GRADE 4 Start Up G.K
12 In a word 13 Monumental magic
Sometimes one word is used to describe many words. Match the words in the Read the clues and identify the monuments using the clue box.
left column to their description on the right.
1. This is a temple complex in Cambodia and the
1. edible a. That which can be heard. largest religious monument in the world.
2. encyclopaedia b. One who studies the science of plants.
3. audible c. That which is fit to be eaten.
2. This bridge crosses the river Thames close to the
4. optimist d. A speech delivered without any previous Tower of London.
preparation.
5. extempore e. A piece of land planted with fruit trees.
6. botanist f. A widespread outbreak of an infectious 3. This is a remote volcanic island in Polynesia. It has
disease. around 900 monumental statues called Moai. The
Moai are carved human figures with oversize heads.
7. pedestrian g. A number of people listening to a lecture
or musical performance.
8. orchard h. A book that contains information on 4. This is a 102 storey building located in Manhattan,
various subjects. New York city. An entire view of the city can be
th
9. epidemic i. A person who looks at the brighter side seen from the 86 floor of this building.
of things.
10. audience j. One who goes on foot.
5. This was the Chinese Imperial palace from the Ming
dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty. It is in the
centre of Beijing, China.
Info-bites
An encyclopaedia is a
Audience and spectators are two words store house of knowledge.
which are often used in the same sense They come in many Easter Islands
but they are different. Spectators volumes and on different Empire State Building
are usually a group of people who are subjects. Have you Info-bites
watching something like a circus while ever seen or read an The word Angkor Wat means ‘Temple City’ or Angkor Wat
audience would be a group of people who encyclopaedia? the ‘City of Temples.’ It was originally built as a Tower Bridge
are listening to an event like a concert. Catch hold of one today. Hindu temple but was later transformed into a
Buddhist temple. Forbidden City
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