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Mijbil the Otter (Chapter-8) Assignments 1

Match the words on the left with a word on the right. Some words on the left can go with more than one word on the right.

(i)	a portion of	-	blood
(ii)	a pool of	-	cotton
(iii)	flakes of	-	stones
(iv)	a huge heap of	-	gold
(v)	a gust of	-	fried fish
(vi)	little drops of	-	snow
(vii)	a piece of	-	water
(viii)	a pot of	-	wind

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Mijbil the Otter (Chapter-8) Assignments 2

. Noun Modifiers

1. Look at these examples from the text, and say whether the modifiers (in italics) are nouns, proper nouns, or adjective plus noun.

(i)	An otter fixation	(iv)	The London streets
(ii)	The iron railings	(v)	soft velvet fur
(iii)	The Tigris marshes	(vi)	A four-footed soccer player

2. Given below are some nouns, and a set of modifiers (in the box). Combine the nouns and modifiers to make as many appropriate phrases as you can. (Hint: The nouns and modifiers are all from the texts in this book.)

temple	three girls	triangle	dresses
person	thoughts	boys	roar
gifts	scream

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Mijbil the Otter (Chapter-8) Assignments 3

From the table below, make as many correct sentences as you can using would and/or used to, as appropriate. (Hint: First decide whether the words in italics show an action, or a state or situation, in the past.) Then add two or three sentences of your own to it.

Emperor Akbar	would used to	be found of musical evenings.
Every evening we		take long walks on the beach
Fifty years ago, very few people		own cars.
Till the 1980s, Shanghai		have very dirty streets.
My uncle		spend his holidays by the sea.

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Mijbil the Otter (Chapter-8) Assignments 4

Read the story and find the sentences where Maxwell describes his pet otter. Then choose and arrange your sentences to illustrate those statements below that you think are true.

Maxwell's description

(i) makes Mij seem almost human, like a small boy.

(ii) shows that he is often irritated with what Mij does.

(iii) shows that he is often surprised by what Mij does.

(iv) of Mij's antics is comical.

(v) shows that he observes the antics of Mij very carefully.

(vi) shows that he thinks Mij is a very ordinary otter.

(vii) shows that he thinks the otter is very unusual.

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Mijbil the Otter (Chapter-8) Assignments 5

Maxwell in the story speaks for the otter, Mij. He tells us what the otter feels and thinks on different occasions. Given below are some things the otter does. Complete the column on the right to say what Maxwell says about what Mij feels and thinks.

What Mij does	How Mij feels or thinks
Plunges, rolls in the water and makes the water splosh and splash	-
Screws the tap in the wrong way	-
Nuzzles Maxwell's face and neck in the aeroplane	-

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Mijbil the Otter (Chapter-8) Assignments 6

From the table below, make as many correct sentences as you can using would and/or used to, as appropriate. (Hint: First decide whether the words in italics show an action, or a state or situation, in the past.) Then add two or three sentences of your own to it.

Emperor Akbar	would used to	be found of musical evenings.
Every evening we		take long walks on the beach
Fifty years ago, very few people		own cars.
Till the 1980s, Shanghai		have very dirty streets.
My uncle		spend his holidays by the sea.