1If you have a week-long vacation, what do you like to do and why? Tell your friends.
2Complete the crossword puzzle with the words from the play. Across: 3. It acts like a barrier. 4. amazed 6. whiten. Down: 1. enjoyable 2. Tom was in the .... 5. jelly made of fruits
3Tick the correct answer. (a) Aunt Polly told ... to whitewash. (b) When Tom started whitewashing, ... came first. (c) ... started fighting.
4Where was Tom hiding?
5Why did Aunt Polly laugh?
6What did Aunt Polly tell Tom to do?
7How many boys were there altogether while whitewashing?
8Why did the boys get to play at last?
9How did Ben persuade Tom to let him whitewash?
10Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer using these prompts: (a) not going to watch movie/prepare for exam, (b) going to Kathmandu/see my brother, (c) go to dance class/want to be a dancer, (d) study science/want to be a doctor, (e) go to a dentist/have my tooth taken out.
11Listen to the recording and complete the sentences about earthquakes.
12Complete the sentences with because or because of: (a) They are happy now.......they have won the match. (b) I could not come to school ......I was sick. (c) She is not happy........her sickness. (d) They are tired.......the heavy work. (e) I am upset .......you did not help me. (f) Sunil is successful.......his hard labour.
13Join the pairs of sentences with because or because of: (a) I went to the bank. I had to cash a cheque. (because) (b) She is happy. She has got the prize. (because of) (c) I am thin. I don't eat much. (because) (d) She has got good marks. She works hard. (because) (e) I do not eat meat. I am a vegetarian. (because of) (f) I don't like to walk. The road is muddy. (because of) (g) The teacher likes Lakpa. He is intelligent. (because of)
14Choose the correct words from the brackets: (a) Volleyball is played even in hills ...... it does not need big space to play. (so/because/but) (b) ...... of the height difference, the height of the net in men's and women's categories is different. (Therefore/In order to/Because) (c) Each team tries to score more points ...... win the match. (in spite of/in order to/so that) (d) The major target of the teams is ...... try getting highest score. (because/so/to)
15Why is volleyball widely played in Nepal?
16How many players are there in a volleyball match?
17How is a point scored in the match?
18What does a team try to do on the opponent's court?
19What should be done to win the match?
20How do you play volleyball? Make a list of rules you should follow while playing it.
21What game do you like most? Why do you like that game? Write about it in a paragraph.
22Work in groups and act out the play Tom Paints the Fence.
23What does the poet mean by saying that heaven gives its glimpses only to those not in position to look too close?
24What is the difference in the net height between the men's and women's categories in volleyball?
25Fill in the blanks with suitable collective nouns: a ...... of bees, a ...... of ships, a ...... of experts, a ...... of stars.
26What is a stage direction? Pick one from the play and explain what it tells the actor.