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1. Counter clockwise                Anticlockwise
2. Crib                                       cot 
3. French fries                          chips  

1. Clipping                                cutting from a newspaper
2. Hood                                      bonnet
3. Trunk                                    Boot of a car
4. Window shade                      Blind
5. Garbage can/trash can        dustbin
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7. Guy                                        Fellow
8. Jelly                                       Jam
9. Freight train                        Goods train
10. Fire department                  Fire brigade
11. Intermission                         Interval(cinema)
12. Pitcher                                 Jug
13. Raise                                    rise in salary
14. Sales clerk                           shop assistant
15. One way                              single ticket
16. Flash light                            torch light
17. Sink                                      Wash basin
18. Wind shield                          Wind screen
19. Witness stand                       witness box
20. Zee                                        Zed.
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22. What is abbreviation?
23. is the shortening of the words  by any method.
24. Example.Account  A/c Air-conditioner  A.C.
25. Bachelor of arts. B. A; street. St.
26. What is a contraction? 
27. it is made  by omitting certain letters  and bringing together
28. the first and last letters .
29. examples : Doctor.Dr., cannot can't  they are they're
30. What is acronym?
31. Word formed with the first letters of the words or phrase.
32. Ex. RADAR/UNESCO
33. AIR- All India Radio
34. LAN- Local Area Network.
35. ROM- Read Only Memory.
36. RAM- Random Only Memory
37. TANSI- Tamil Nadu Small Scale Industries.
38. TAFE- Tractor  And Farm Equipment.

1. http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/contractions.htm  
2. http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-acronyms.html

1. NEWS -North East West South
2. UFO-Unidentified Flying Object.
3. UNO- United Nations Organisation
4. UNESCO- United nations Educational ,Scientific  and Cultural Organisation.
5. OPEC- Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
6. C.A. Chartered Accountant.
7. UAE- United Arab Emirates.
8. VAT -Value Added Tax
9. NGO- Non-Governmental Organisation
10. CAT- Common Admission Test
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Sam-Tammy Ruggles

How was the weather that summer? 
terrible, chilly and rainy morning.
Why did my mother not send me out on that holiday?
because I would get sick.
.So What did I do?
 put on my jacket and went to the front porch(verandah)

1. What did I find  there? the blond Labrador.

1. Who is this I  and do you know my name? Shelly.

1. How do you know this? When Diane shook hands with  you and thanked you for taking care of Sam.

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1. What did the Labrador do? He whined and put his head down on his good paw.

1. Why did I think that he was not belonging to any one?

1. because there was no collar or belt on his neck.

1. Why did I think that it was mean to call the dog catcher?

1. because  the Labrador  was hurt.

1. Why my mummy could not come to help me?

1. because she had gone to the store.

1. What did I do then?I went to my room  to bring the first aid kit.

1. Was it a real First Aid kit? No, It is a toy with which I played doctor and patient.

1. What was there in that kit? iodine, bandages etc.,

1. Why did I call him Goldy? because he looked golden in colour.

1. What  were the questions which came to my mind?

1. 1. How did he get hurt?

1. 2.To whom did he belong?

1. 3.Where did he live?

1. 4. How did he get lost?

1. Why was I sad when my mother came?

1. She said we could not keep the dog. He might be belonging to someone.We had to find the master. we could not keep him.

1. What did my mother do? She put a notice in the paper.

1. What games did I play with Goldy when he became well?

1. Frisbee and football.

1. What are the meanings of the words mended,show up and Frisbee?

1. improved, turn up, and the plastic disc thrown and caught  by the players.

1. What commands did Goldy learn?

1. Sit, Stay and come.

1. Why was I secretly glad? Because no one came and claimed Goldy.

1. Why was I yelling and jumping up and down?

1. Because my mummy  brought a new chew toy for Goldy and that Goldy could be mine.

1. What did Goldy do? he acted like my dog. Followed me to school. waited for my arrival. walked beside me.and on the outer side of the sidewalk to get between me and the traffic.

1. What strange thing happened on that particular day when I returned from school?

1. A strange van was on the driveway, the road leading to our house.

1. Who was talking to my mom? A lady  with the dark sun-glasses and with a white cane on our front porch.

1. Who was with her? a man,

1. What did Goldy do? He started barking and ran up  to the old lady.

1. What did the old lady call my Goldy? SAM

1. What did Goldy do then? whined with love, licking all over the lady's face.

1. Who said Goldy was not really Goldy .He was SAM.  I,the poor boy. the present Goldy's master.

1. Why did the lady cry? because she found her pet dog SAM.

1. Why did I cry? because I loved Goldy and he was my play mate and I  would miss him too much.

1. How was SAM and his master the lady got separated?

1. In a traffic accident and when she went to the hospital.

1. What did SAM lose after the accident? his collar and harness( the set of straps put around the body to control him.)

1. Who needed whom most? SAM needed that lady  and the lady needed him most.

1. What did I wish too much? SAM to be really happy.

1. What did I do with the master/ mistress of SAM?

1. shook hands

1. What was the lady's name? Diane. meaning Divine from the Latin word.

1. What did Diane tell me? That I could visit him anytime I like.

1. Then what happened? I put a big smile on my face. I said to her Thank you,madam.

1. What did I watch? The two happy souls disappear round the driveway.

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1. Tammy Ruggles is a freelance writer based in Kentucky. She writes magazine articles, children's books, and screenplays.

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1. Why do we like this story? It shows us in life which is the right thing to do.

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learn about question tags and ....

1. If  the statement is affirmative then the question tag will be in the negative.
2. Example:
3. You should treat everyone with respect. Shouldn't you?
4. Plants  take water from its roots. Don't they?
5. This flag has three colours. Doesn't it?
6. He can win the match. Can't he?
7. They will climb the mountain. Won't they?
8. He will not speak with me.Will he?
9. We shall go to the park.Shall we  not? Shan't we?
10. You must keep your classroom clean. Mustn't you?
11. There is no class today. Is there?
12. The train is late today. Isn't it?
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14. Who is Mr. Warren Edward Buffet? An American investor.industrialist. philanthropist.
15. When was he born? on August 30,1930.
16. What is he often called?  the legendary investor.
17. What is he? the primary shareholder ,chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
18. How was he ranked ? as the world's  wealthiest person in 2009
19. How is he ranked in 2010?  as the 3rd wealthiest person in the world.
20. Why do you think he is a philanthropist? He gave away 99 percent of his fortune  through Gates Foundations. for philanthropic  charity causes.
21. Who is the first richest man? Bill Gates.
22. What did he do in June 2006? He gave his 83 percent largest charitable donation to Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
23. What is his principle in life? Transferring of great fortunes from one generation to the next.
24. Give only enough that they could do anything but not so much they would feel like doing  nothing.
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26. What is EURO? It is the money which came into existence on 1 st January 1999 in European countries.
27. How was its value  determined? according to conversion rate fixed by the countries.
28. What happened on Ist january 2002? 12 countries adopted  to have in circulation the Euro currency notes.
29. Was there any opposition to this idea? yes , by some countries
30. Is it now accepted by all? yes
31. Which other countries are also in circulation along with Euro?His brother Dollar of America, brother Lira of Italy and his sister Sterling in United kingdom.
32. Is Euro as a valid currency accepted everywhere now? yes
33. To which continent does Euro belong? To the European continent.
34. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro
35. http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/euro.htm
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The Model Millionaire continued

1. What  did Hughie whisper as he shook hands with his friend? ""What an amazing model?"
2. What reply did Trevor give?" Such beggars as he are not to be met with everyday."
3. What did Hughie remark about the beggar?
4. "Poor old chap, How miserable he looks! His face is  the fortune for   you painters."
5. How much did Trevor pay for any model?
6. A shilling an hour."
7. How much did Trevor get for  the painting?
8. He gets two thousand pounds.
9. After the Norman Conquest in 1066, the pound was divided into twenty shillings or 240 pennies. It remained so until decimalization on 15 February 1971.
10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling
11. How  many shillings make one Pound? Twenty.
12. Why is the model's face  his fortune? He pays  a shilling an hour for the model and he gets  two thousand pounds for a picture.
13. In India , the painters pay for the models in the cities nearly Rs. 500 for a model and in towns Rs.250 and in villages Rs. 100
14. Who came to the studio? The frame maker.
15. Why did Trevor take leave of Hughie? to meet and have a talk with the frame maker.
16. What did the model do in his absence? sat on a bench and rested.
17. Why did Hughie pity him? he thought he was forsaken and lonely( forlorn)
18. What did he find? a sovereign( 20 shillings) and come coppers.
19. What did Hughie slip into the beggar's hand? a sovereign.
20. What did the old man say?" Thank you, sir".
21. What did Trevor say about the beggar model when he visited him the next day?
22. The old beggar that he called the model was one of the richest men in Europe and that the richest man was his friend too.
23. Why did Trevor gave  a roar of laughter? Because Hughie gave him a sovereign thinking him as a real beggar.
24. Why did Hughie fear an adverse reaction from the  Baron?
25. Because he mistook him as a real beggar and gave him a sovereign.
26. What did the rich beggar tell Trevor? That he will invest the sovereign for Hughie and pay him interest every six months and also Trevor would tell him a story after dinner.
27. What are/ were coppers? coins of lower denomination.
28. Who brought a card to Hughie? his servant
29. Who sent the card? Baron Hausberg.
30. What did Hughie tell the messenger?  to offer the Baron his apologies.
31. What did the Baron order his servant? (Commissioned)
32. What did the messenger give Hughie? A sealed envelope.
33. What was written on the envelope?  A wedding present to Hughie Erskine and Hughie and Laura.
34. What was inside the envelope?A cheque for ten thousand pounds.
35. What did Alan say about the Millionaire models?
36. Millionaire models  are rare enough , Model millionaires are rarer still.
37. Acting and working as a millionaire model is the person dressing  like a rich man and posing as a model.
38. Model millionaires  are the richest person acting like a poor man or beggar.
39. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/popular
40. popular-well-known Amazing-surprising battered-beaten out of shape  ,extended-offering an invitation patched-sewn up  these are nearest meanings.
41. Learn more of these words and improve your vocabulary.
42. from the 
43. http://www.thefreedictionary.com
44. Antonyms. ability X inability,Eagerly X Indifferently
45. Piteous X joyous    private X public   rare   X common
46. He has the ability to run fast.
47. His inability is he cannot climb the tree.
48. Everyone eagerly awaits Rajnikant's picture.
49. They watched the  boring  movie indifferently.
50. Hughie watched the beggar piteously.
51. Hughie joyously saw  the cheque for 10000 pounds cheque.
52. Speaking with his wife is his private affair.
53. Speaking in the public is his profession.
54. Diamonds are rare to get so they are costly.
55. Imitation jewels are very common these days.
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57. To make the matters worse, the teacher slapped the boy on his cheeks.
58. He used to tell lies.
59. You can take up the studies from now on.
60. On account of Rain, he was late for his examination.
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62. The hare's hair is white in colour. hair /hare
63. Do you know how to say no? know/no
64. You cannot hear the bell from here. hear/here
65. Our day on earth is measured by the hour. our/hour
66. He wants to buy the car by selling his cycle. buy/by
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69.  Affirmative: The river flows into the sea.
70. Negative:I do not like to do my homework .
71. Interrogative: Do you like ice-cream?
72. Exclamatory: What a nice present! 
73. Imperative: Sit here quietly.Do not make noise. Be silent.
74. Command/imperative: Finish this work now.
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learn about Osca Wilde

1. Who was Oscar Wilde?
2. http://mptbc.nic.in/books/class11/engst11/LESSON%2011.pdf

1. What is the proverb about appearance?

1. "Appearances are always deceptive"

1. That means mistaking a person for someone else.

1. Describe Mr. Hughie.He was good looking. He had crisp brown hair. He had  a clear cut profile.( well formed face and head. He had grey eyes.

1. Where was he from ? From Ireland or from any other European country.

1. With whom was he popular? with men and also with women.

1. What was he not making? MONEY

1. What kind of a young man was he? He accomplished nothing.He had no skill or ability , He was ineffectual( not doing anything worthy) Had a good personality but of no use.

1. Whom did he love? The daughter of an army  high official.

1. Who is a colonel? A person having a high position in the army/?
2. Was the colonel very fond of Hughie? yes

1. What did he not want to hear? of any engagement with his  daughter.

1. Why did Hughie looked Glum  and upset? and why did he curse himself?

1. Because of the condition  of  the colonel.

1. What is glum? sullen,dejected and displeased.

1. What was the condition of the colonel?

1. " come to me when you have got 10000 pounds of your own".

1. Who was Aln Trevor? A friend of Hughie.

1. Where was Hughie going one morning? To Holland park.

1. Where did Hughie drop in? In his friend's place.

1. What was Alan Trevor? a painter.

1. Describe Alan Trover: He was a strange rough fellow.

1. He had a freckled face.

1. What is the meaning of freckled? His skin was  marked with small brown spots.

1. What else did he have? a ragged beard.

1. What is ragged? untidy.

1. How was he  in his profession? He was a real master.

1. His pictures were eagerly sought for.

1. What was Trevor doing when Hughie  came in?

1. He was painting the finishing touches to a wonderful life size picture.

1. Whose picture was that? of a beggar man.

1. Where was the beggar standing? on a platform in the corner of that studio.

1. Describe the beggar: He was looking dried up through age(wizened) He had a face like the wrinkled paper.( parchment) he had a sorrowful expression on his face.(piteous)

1. What was the beggar wearing?  a coarse (rough)brown cloak.

1. How was the cloak? in all tears and tatters.

1. How were his boots? patched and cobbled ,

1. How was he standing? with one hand leaning on a rough stick and with the other he was holding a  battered hat for alms.

1. What is alms? the offerings made by generous people.

The Model Millionaire