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UNIT - 18: A. Answer These Questions

The document contains a reading passage and exercises about balloon travel in 1784. Two men discovered a hole in their balloon while crossing the English Channel and threw their belongings and eventually their clothes overboard to make the balloon lighter, allowing them to land safely in England to the surprise of those awaiting them. The subsequent exercises include answering questions, comparing oneself to a friend, identifying opposites, completing dialogues with tag questions, and identifying true/false statements about the passage.

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UNIT - 18: A. Answer These Questions

The document contains a reading passage and exercises about balloon travel in 1784. Two men discovered a hole in their balloon while crossing the English Channel and threw their belongings and eventually their clothes overboard to make the balloon lighter, allowing them to land safely in England to the surprise of those awaiting them. The subsequent exercises include answering questions, comparing oneself to a friend, identifying opposites, completing dialogues with tag questions, and identifying true/false statements about the passage.

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UNIT -18

A. Answer these questions.


1. Do women work harder than men? ……………………………………………
2. Do men express their feelings more openly than women? ………………………………
3. Do women learn math less easily than men? ……………………………………………
4. Do men spend more money freely than women? ………………………………………
5. Do women think less clearly in emergencies than men? ……………………………….

(5x2 =10pts.)

B. Write sentences comparing yourself with your friend. use the verbs and adverbs in
the chart.

VERB ADVERB COMPARISONS

1. cry easily ……………………………………………..

2. speak English fluently ……………………………………………..

3. study hard ……………………………………………..

4. take exams calmly ……………………………………………..

5. read fast ……………………………………………..

(5x2 =10pts.)

C. Write the opposite adverb or adjective.


1. A city is more crowded than a town. ………………………………………………
2. I am less tired on Fridays than on Mondays. ………………………………………………
3. A calendar gives less information than a chart with many statistics.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Teachers make less money than doctors. ………………………………………………
5. Nancy usually comes later than George. ………………………………………………
6. I can play better than you (do). ………………………………………………
7. Carol lives more expensively than we (do). ………………………………………………
8. Linda writes less carefully than Jack. ………………………………………………
9. My son drives more dangerously than my husband. ………………………………………
10. Mrs. White speaks more loudly than her husband. ………………………………………

(10x1 =10pts.)
D. Read the dialogue and complete it with tag questions.

Sara and Emily are neighbours. Sara is a gossip, but Emily doesn’t like to gossip.

Sara: You know Jim Duck, …….. ………?


Emily: Yes, I do.
Sara: He works for a small factory, …….. ………?
Emily: Yes, I think that’s right.
Sara: He is an accountant, …….. ………?
Emily: Yes, I think so.
Sara: He doesn’t earn much money, …….. ………?
Emily: No, I don’t think so.
Sara: He comes home late every night, …….. ………?
Emily: I don’t know.
Sara: Last night he came home drunk, …….. ………?
Emily: Did he? I don’t know.
Sara: He will divorce his wife, …….. ………?
Emily: No, I don’t think so.
Sara: They have two children, …….. ………?
Emily: Yes, they are very nice children.
Sara: You don’t like him very much, …….. ………? I don’t.
Emily: Don’t you? I think he is a nice man.

(9x1 =9pts.)

E. Add the correct tag question to each sentence.

1. Be careful, …….. ………?


2. Nobody can do it, …….. ………?
3. She will teach English next week, …….. ………?
4. He had a wonderful time, …….. ………?
5. Don’t turn off the lights, …….. ………?
6. There can’t be many mistakes in a paragraph, …….. ………?

(6x1 =6pts.)
F. Read the text and say true (t) or false (f).

Would you like to spend your vacation by balloon?

In 1784 an American and a Frenchman decided to cross the channel between France and
England in a balloon. During the trip, they discovered a hole in the balloon. In time the hole
grew bigger and bigger. The men threw all their belongings into the water and this made the
balloon lighter. It started to rise higher again, but it was still too close to the water. Finally,
the men threw away all of their clothes. The people were waiting for them in England. They
were very surprised when the balloon landed!

1. A group of people travelled by balloon in 1784. ( )


2. There was something wrong with the engine. ( )
3. They threw all their belongings and clothes into the water to save themselves. ( )
4. When they threw away everything, the balloon became heavier. ( )
5. The audience was / were surprised when they saw the men. ( )

(5x1 =5pts.)

TOTALLY: 50pts.

GOOD LUCK!

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