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1. 1.

   There is an error in each sentence. Underline the error and write the correct word.

   1. One day Emperor Akbar called all the people in his courts together.
   2. "If you solve this problem, whoever solves will get a bag of gold," he said.
   3. The Akbar came down from a throne.
   4. With a piece of charcoal they drew a line on the white marble floor.
   5. "You will look at this line carefully?" he asked.
2. 2.

   There is an extra word in each sentence. Identify it and cross it out.

   1. Each everyone looked at the long line very carefully.
   2. Then Akbar said, "Will I want all of you to make this line shorter.
   3. But you must do so without touching a the line in any way.
   4. You must not add to the line or rub out any part of that it."
   5. No any one could think of a way to do as the Empreror asked.
3. 3.

   Complete each sentence appropriately to continue the story.

   1. ____________ turned to Raja Birbal with a mocking smile.
   2. He asked, "Well, Birbal, you are the cleverest person ____________
   3. ____________ think of any way?"
   4. Raja Birbal at once took ____________
   5. He drew another long line next to ____________
4. 4.

   Rewrite these jumbled sentences with the words in the correct order.

   1. the first one was longer ot than
   2. line Akbar's shorter became now
   3. said, they "shorter indeed now the line is yes."
5. 5.

   Read this paragraph and answer the questions.

   Writing a paragraph is easy if you do it step by step. First, think of a topic and then think of one main idea within the topic that you want to present. Next, write down that main idea in a sentence. Then, write five to six sentences explaining the main idea is true, correct or important. Finally, write a sentence that sums up the main idea. Before you finish, check the punctuation and spelllng. If you follow these steps, you will have no problem writing food paragraphs.

   1. What is the paragraph about? Which sentence tells you that?
   2. Is there any one sentence that sums up the paragraph? Underline it.
   3. What do the sentences in the middle do?
6. 6.

   Read this paragraph and answer the questions.

   It is usual to have the topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph but sometimes it can come at the end or in the middle. But every good paragraph has a topic sentence.

   Imagine a paragraph as a sandwich. A sandwich is something everyone likes to eat. The real content of the paragraph - like the filling in a sandwich - is in the middle. It includes all the examples or points you need to prove your main idea. But it gets messy if you try to hold the filling of a sandwich and eat it, even though you can have anything in a filling. Similarly, a reader faced with just examples and points will not know how to make sense of them. So, the topic sentence helps the reader understand the paragraph by giving the main idea. The summary or concluding sentence sums up the main idea and relates what has been  said to the main argument or the next paragraph. So you see, a paragraph is easy to write. The topic sentence and concluding sentences, like the slices of bread in a sandwich, hold a paragraph together and make it easy to understand. Of course, a topic sentence need not always come at the beginning of a paragraph.

   1. Which sentence gives you the topic of the paragraph?
   2. Which sentences are not related to the topic?
   3. Which sentences are related to the topic but not to the topic sentence?
   4. Which sentence summarizes what is said in the paragraph?
   5. Do you think adding or taking away any sentence from this paragraph will make it better (clearer and easier to understand)?