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f. hindus, muslims, buddhists and christians live together in
nepal

g. lions, tigers, panthers and leopards all belong to the cat family
h. raju and rajiv went to agra to see the taj mahal
2. Use proper punctuation marks in the following sentences.
a. what is your occupation
b. rahul phones rima
c. sabin asked what is your name and whats the office time
d. when you heat water it changes into vapour
e. what a shame
f. goodmorning doctor said raju
g. yubraj and dhoni are related to cricket
h. what is your name
i. mohan sohan and rohan are brothers

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Lesson

22 Reading Comprehension

A. Reading and Writing Stories

The Crow and the Fox

A crow had a piece of bread.
It flew to a tree and sat on a
branch. A fox saw it. It wanted to
get the bread. It stood under the
tree. It played a trick. It praised
the crow and asked the crow to
sing a song. The crow opened its
mouth to sing and at once the
bread fell down. The fox picked
it up and ate.
Read the story and answer these
questions:
a. What did the crow have?
b. Where did the crow fly to?
c. What did the crow do there?
d. Who saw the crow?
e. Where did the fox go?
f. What did the crow do?
g. What did the fox want?
h. What trick did the fox play?

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Don't Quarrel

Once there was a
farmer in a village. He
had several sons, who
always quarrelled. The
farmer was very sad to
see the situation.

One day the farmer fell
ill. He was taken to the
hospital. When he was
dying, he called his
sons and gave a bundle
of sticks. He told them
to break the sticks. All of them were tired and they could not break the
sticks. Then' the father untied the bundle, gave the sticks separately and
told each of them to break. They could easily break each stick. Thus, the
farmer's son realized that if they quarrelled, they would be separate and
the enemies could easily harm them. The moral of the story is "Don't
quarrel among brothers.

A Foolish Woman

One day a woman saw a mouse running
across her kitchen floor. She was very afraid
of mice. So, she ran out of the house, got
in a bus and went down the shops. There
she bought a mousetrap. The shopkeeper
said to her, "Put some cheese in it, and you
will soon catch the mouse." and put that
in the trap. The woman put the pictures of
cheese in the trap.

Surprisingly, the picture of the cheese
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the kitchen next morning, there was a picture of a mouse in the trap
beside the picture of the cheese.

Read the story and answer these questions:

1. Why did the woman buy a mousetrap?

2. What did the shopkeeper tell her?

3. What did she put in the mousetrap?

4. What did she find the next morning?

5. What may be the title of the above story?

King Solomon's Wisdom

One day two mothers
came to King Solomon
with two babies.
One baby was living
but the other was
dead. They said that
the dead baby was
smothered and it died.
Both of them claimed
that the living baby
was hers. It was very
difficult for the king
to decide the case. He
wondered "Who is the
real mother of the living baby?" Then, very wisely, he decided to give
right decision. He told the mothers that the living baby should be cut
into two halves and each woman should get half. On this decision, one
woman agreed but the other refused and wept. Then the real mother of
the baby said that the baby must not be killed. She suggested to give the
baby to the next woman instead of killing. The king clearly knew that
the baby belonged to the woman who refused to have it cut. Solomon
smiled. He said that she was the real mother of the baby. Then the living
baby was given to her.

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The Wicked Wolf

Once upon a time

there was a wolf. It

was hungry. It found

a fish. It swallowed

a fish but the bone
of the fist stuck in
its throat. Feeling
pain, it went to a
heron to pull it out.
He needed the help of the heron because the heron had long beak. He
requested .the heron to help him. He promised a big reward to the bird.
The heron was with the tiger. After some days he was caught and the
rich man planned to punish him. He ordered other slaves to kill him
by throwing him in front of the hungry tiger. They did so but the tiger
'was his friend. It was the same tiger which he had befriended. The tiger
recognized him easily. The tiger didn't harm him. He treated nicely
instead. People who gathered around there wondered. Seeing this the
rich man asked him what was the fact. The slave told the whole story
and the rich man stopped treating them badly.

Exercise-1 Class Activity

1. Write short stories on the basis of the following points.

a. A dove and an ant - close friends - dove lives in a tree - ant at the
botton - help each other - dove saw ant flowed away in river -
rescued it in the leaf - next time and saw a hunter aiming to shoot
the dove - ant stunk the hunter - dove was saved.

b. Hare and Tortoise - hare teased tortoise for walking slow - decided
to do a race - hare ran fast - tortoise was slow - hare thought to sleep
for a while - asleep - tortoise was near to reach the destination first
- hare wake up and saw tortoise - tortoise won the race.

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Exercise-2 Homework

1. Read the text and answer.
I am Dipesh. This is my school. The name of my school is Shree Janta
Primary School. It is very beautiful. There are seven classrooms.
There is a library also and two office rooms. There are many books
in it.
There are many desks and benches in my classroom. There is a
whiteboard on the wall. There is a big playground in front of school
building. There are ten teachers in my school. Our principal's name
is Raman Khatiwada. All the teachers love us. I like my school very
much.
A. Fill in the blanks by using the words from the passage.
a. Dipesh's school is very..........................

b. There are.......................... classrooms and two................ .

c. There is a......................................... also.

d. There are............................................... books in it.

e. The principal's name is...............................
B. Answer the following questions.

a. What is the name of Dipesh's school?
....................................................................................................
....................................................................................................

b. How is his school?
....................................................................................................
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c. How many classrooms are there in his school?
....................................................................................................

....................................................................................................

d. Is there a library also?

....................................................................................................

....................................................................................................

e. How is the playground of his school?

....................................................................................................

....................................................................................................

f. Does he like his school?

....................................................................................................

....................................................................................................
2. Read the text and answer.

Mira is in Grade Three. She gets up at six o'clock. She washes her
face. She has breakfast at seven o'clcok. Then, she brushes her teeth.
She goes to school at nine 'o’clock. She walks to her school. After
school, she visits her grandmother at three o’clock. Then, Mita
returns home at five o'clock.
A. Fill in the blanks from the passage.
a. Mira gets up at ……………………….. .
b. She has breakfast at …………………….. .
c. She goes to school at …………………….. .
d. She visits her grandmother at ……………………..
e. She returns home at …………………….. .

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Lesson

23 Composition Writing

A. Letter Writing
1. Personal letter

A letter from a daughter to her father.

Itahari, Sunsari
10 March, 2021

Dear Father,
I received your letter today. I'm feeling very happy, A lot of love to
you. I'm well here and I pray for your good health.
Dear father, you will be glad to know that our study is going on
very nicely. The teachers take interest in our studies and teach us
very clearly adopting suitable methods. I take part in games and
cultural programmes.
Please, give my regard to mummy. Sweet remembrance to my
lovely brother Swarnim.

Yours loving,
Subigya Karki

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A letter to a friend.

Chapagaun, Lalitpur
15 April, 2021

Dear Rabin,
A lot of love to you. You'll be glad to know that we have made a plan
to visit the zoo with our parents. We're going there on Monday. I
want you to join us. I'll be waiting for you. Please come in time.
We'll see many kinds of wild animals there. There are different
kinds of wild animals and birds. We'll enjoy there.
Please, let me know the time of your arrival. I hope you'll surely
come.
With best wishes!

Yours loving,
Amrit

Exercise

a. Suppose that you are Rabin. Write a reply letter to Amrit.
b. Write a letter to your father/mother describing your study.

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Complete the following letter.

................................
.................................
Date: ......................
Dear Mummy,
You will be happy to know that my study is going on well.
My annual ...................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................

Your loving daughter,
...................................

2. Invitation letter

Inviting a friend to a birthday party.

Lalbandhi-5, Sarlahi
6th February, 2020

Dear Priyanka,
Next Friday is my birthday. On that day, I will be nine years old.
I shall have a party in the evening. Many friends are coming. We will
eat, play and have a lot of fun.
Please, come to the party in time.

Yours loving,
Januka.

Exercise

a. Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her on your birthday.
b. Write a letter to a friend to whom you are sending a birthday present.

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A greeting card for New Year.

To Sanu,

I wish a very Happy New Year 2078

May this new year bring new and exciting things to you to make
you healthier and more intelligent.

I wish your dreams of life would turn into reality.

I shall have a party in the evening. Many friends are coming.

I hope to see you too. Best regards,
Mansi

A greeting card for Chhath

To Sweety Tharu

Happy Chhath!

on the occasion of the great festival Chhath.
May you have a prosperous
and long life.

Best regards,

Sovit Sing

A greeting card for Dashain Festival

To Sushil

On the occasion of

Happy Vijaya Dashami 2077 B.S.

I wish your progress, prosperity and long life and seek
blessing for you from Durga Bhawani.

Best regards,

Malika

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Letter to a friend giving best wishes for his/her birthday.

Janakpurdham
Date: 2077/4/20

Dear Supriya,
I am very happy to hear about your birthday celebration on Shrawan
25. But I am sorry to inform you that I am feeling unwell. So, I cannot
attend your birthday party.
So, please accept my good wishes on your happy birthday.

Your loving friend,
Priyanksu

Exercise

a. Write a letter to your friend giving him/her best wishes for his/her
birthday.

3. Application for sick leave

To, Charikot, Dolakha
The Class Teacher, March 15, 2020
Good Knowledge School,
Charikot-2 Dolakha

Dear Sir,

With due respect, I beg to inform you that I have been suffering from
fever since yesterday. The doctor has advised me to have a bed rest
for two days.

Therefore, I request you to grant me two days' sick leave.

Your obedient student,
Prashant Shah

Class: Three, Roll No. 2

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Exercise

a. Now write a letter to your Principal asking for three days' leave
because you have to go away to attend your sister's wedding
ceremony.

b. Write an application to your class teacher for sick leave.

B. Paragraph Writing

The Cow

What animal is this?
Ans: This is a cow.
Is it a domestic animal?
Ans: Yes, it is a domestic animal.
Is the cow four-footed animal?
Ans: Yes, the cow is a four-footed animal.
What is its main food?
Ans: Grass is its main food.
Why do people keep the cow?
Ans: Cow is a useful animal. It gives us milk. Milk is a nutritious food.
How do people use milk?
Ans: People drink milk. They make butter, cheese, pudding and curd

from milk.
Is it useful in other ways?
Ans: Yes, it is useful in other ways also. Its dung is used for making

manure. Manure makes the soil fertile.
Can you state any more advantage of the cow?
Ans: Cow is valuable for us. Cow is also our national animal. Cow-skin

and cow-bone are also useful. Leather goods are made from its skin.
Articles like buttons, handles of knives, etc. are made from its bone.
How can we take care of it?
Ans: We should give it nutritious food and clean water. Its shade should
be cleaned daily.

Exercise for practice
Read the above questions and answers and write a short paragraph
about 'cow' in your exercise book.

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Read these examples of paragraph.

The Moon

The moon is a satellite of the
earth. It is a heavenly body.
We can see the moon as a
cool round ball in the sky
at night. It changes its shape
every night. It is so due to the
reflection of sun rays. First,
it looks bent like a sickle.
We can see new moon, half
moon and full moon. At the full moon, it rises in the east and sets in the
west. The moon looks small because it is far away from the earth.

It is a huge mass of rock sand and other substances. But it is not bigger
than the earth. It moves round the earth once in every 29 days. It shines
at night but it does not have its own light. It only reflects the sun's light.
It is the symbol of kindness.

Good Health

We have to be healthy all the time. To
be healthy is a precious gift of nature.
A person is healthy if he does not suffer
from any illness in body, mind and spirit.
A healthy person can work hard. He can
achieve whatever he likes. A rich but sick
person cannot have a meaningful life.

To be healthy, we have to follow some
hygiene rules. When we fall ill, we
should get cured as soon as possible. But
prevention is better than cure.

Good health prevents sickness. To keep fit and healthy we must have
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bad health. Our balanced diet contains required vitamins, proteins,
carbohydrates, fats and minerals. Balance between proper rest as well as
physical exercise is also necessary for keeping fit.

Exercise for practice
Write a short paragraph about 'Balanced Diet'.

My Best Friend

I have many friends. But my best friend
is Supriya. She has very good habits.
She has also got good health. She bathes
daily. She is from a middle class family.
She is polite with everybody. She never
shows her anger. She is also kind to the
poor. She loves juniors and respects the
seniors. She is regular and punctual.
She prepares her lessons daily. She is an
intelligent girl. Despite being intelligent,
she is not proud. She helps not only me but other friends also in study.
She is popular among all the members of the school. She also takes part
in extra- curricular activities. She is very good at drawing. She tells funny
jokes and stories and makes the sad persons burst into laughters. I have
been benefited from her good habits. I am proud of her.

My Village

Rajghat is the name of my village.

It lies in the eastern part of Sarlahi
district. About 3000 people live
here. There are about 400 houses.
The houses are made up of mud and
stone. The roofs of most houses are
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of few houses are made up of dry grass. The people of different castes
live here. Mostly there live Bramhims, Chhetris, Newars, Magars, Gurungs,
Damais, Sarkis, etc. About 70 percent of people can read and write. The
main occupation of the villagers is agriculture. About 80 percent people
are farmers. They produce rice, maize, wheat, millet, etc. Other people
involve in service and industrial works. It is a developing village.

My Favourite Teacher

The name of my school is Bright Future English
Boarding School. It is located in Malangawa. I
read in Class Three. There are twenty teaches.
All the teachers are trained and qualified. I
like all of them. But my favourite teacher is
Meena Rai. She is B.Sc. passed popular among
the students because she teaches well and
loves all the students. She is a good teacher.
She explains every point clearly. She explains
the points again and again till we understand
them. She makes us active. She has a smiling
face. She tells jokes to the students. She is liked
by all. We are proud to get a teacher like Meena Rai.

My Family

I am Aakriti Khadka. I am
eleven years old. I study
in Class Three. I have a
small family. There are four
members in my family. They
are father, mother, brother
and me. My father's name is
Dilip Khadka. He is a teacher.
He runs a private school at
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name is Mina Khadka. She teaches in the same school. My brother's
name is Kiran Khadka. He is elder to me. He studies in Banglore. We
have a happy family.
Exercise for practice
Write a paragraph about your family.

Exercise

1. On the basis of the following questions, write a paragraph on
'Your Mother'.
a. What is the name of your mother?
b. How old is she?
c. What does your mother do?
d. What is she like?
e. How does she spend her time?
f. How does she love you?
g. Is she strict or liberal?
h. Do you respect her/how?
i. What does your mother want you to be?

2. On the basis of the following questions, write a paragraph on
'Discipline'.
a. What is discipline?
b. Where is discipline necessary?
c. Where can we learn about discipline at first?
d. What should the school do to provide quality education?
e. Is discipline necessary in the playground and school?
f. Why is discipline necessary?

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3. Write a short paragraph on each of the following.

a. My Favourite Subject b. My Motherland

c. The Television d. The Classroom

e. Football f. Gautam Buddha

g. The Sun h. Balanced Diet

C. Dialogue Writing

Dialogue between two friends, Samir and Aman.
Samir : Hello Aman, how are you?
Aman : I am fine, and you?
Samir : I am fine too.
Aman : Where are you going?
Samir : I am going to receice the guests.
Some guests have come to our house.
Aman : Who are the guests?
Samir : They are our father's friends.
Aman : I wanted to meet you.
Samir : Why?
Aman : Today is my birthday.
Samir : Happy birthday to you.
Aman : Thank you; you have to come to my house in the evening.
Samir : Ok, I'll try to.
Aman : It's getting late. I have to invite others too. Now, I am going.
Samir : I am also getting late, bye.
Aman : See you in the evening. Bye.
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Dialogue for Practice
Anu : Good morning Sonu!
Sonu : Good morning Anu! How are you?
Anu : I'm fine and you?
Sonu : I'm too.
Anu : Nice to meet you.
Sonu : Thank you.
Anu : Bye Sonu. See you.
Sonu : Ok, Goodbye.
Dialogue for Practice
Arun : Hello! Good morning.
Muna : Hi! Good morning.
Arun : May I know your name?
Muna : Yes. I'm Muna. Yours?
Arun : My name is Arun.
Muna : Nice to meet you, Arun.
Arun : Nice to meet you, too.
Muna : Are you in Grade One?
Arun : Yes, and you?
Muna : I'm also in same grade.

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Complete the dialogue.
Sabin : Hello! What is your name?
Kriti : ……………………………………………
Sabin : Where are you from?
Kriti : ………………………………………………….
Sabin : ……………………also from Sanepa.
Kriti : Nice to……………….you, Sabin.

Sabin : …………….to meet you,……….................…..

Dialogue for practice
Muna : What time is it Ram?
Ram : It's 9 o’clock.
Muna : What are you doing now?
Ram : I am doing my homework.
Muna : What are they doing?
Ram : They are singing songs.
Muna : What is your brother doing?
Ram : He is playing with his friends.
Muna : What is your mother doing?
Ram : She is cooking food.

Complete the dialogue.
Ram : What time is it Muna?
Muna : …………...............................…….
Ram : What are you doing now?
Muna : I am doing my ……....................…..

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Ram : What are they doing?
Muna : They are ……….................……….
Ram : What is …….................…..doing?
Muna : He is ……….................……………..
Ram : What is your mother doing?

Muna : She is ………….................………...

Dialogue for practice
Kamal : What does your father do?
Manish : He is a teacher. He teaches in private school, and yours?
Kamal : Mine too. He teaches in government school.
Manish : Oh ! Good. What does your mother do?
Kamal : She is nurse. She works in hospital. And your mother?
Manish : My mother is an accountant. She works in a bank.

Complete the dialogue
Kamal : What does your father do?
Manish : He is a teacher. …………………………….?
Kamal : ………………………. He teaches in government school.
Manish : Oh! Good. What does your mother do?
Kamal : She is nurse. She works in ……. And your mother?
Manish : My mother is ………………... She works in ............... .

Exercise

1. Write a short dialogue between 'You and your Maths teacher' about study.
2. Write a short dialogue between 'A student and a class teacher' about leave.

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D. Essay Writing

Read some sample essays:

1. Children Rights

Generally children are those
who are below 16 years. They
are innocent by nature. Love,
care and affection are their basic
needs. Education is their basic
right. It makes them civilized
persons. Their future depends on
education. so, their primary right
is education.

Children have many rights. They
are- right to shelter, right to food,
right to health care, right to expression, right to game etc. but in our
country, many children are deprived of their rights. Many children
are working in hotels, garments, and factories. They don't get
balance diet and education. As a result, many children have been
the victims of diseases and other problems. Thus child labour is a
serious problems

Child labour should be banned. Presently many NGOs are
supporting the children. Some of then are SOS, UNDP, and UNICEF
are providing shelter, food health care clothes and education. But
this mayn't be enough. The government and all the Nepali should
be serious in solving the problem of child labour.

The children should be provided with basic needs. Education
should be made compulsory for them. Sons and daughters should
be equally treated. For this public awareness is a must. So, many
programs should be run to promote child rights. The civil society
shouldn't be silent about the violation of child rights.

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2. Importance of Discipline in 'Student Life'

Student life is a golden time.
In this life, there is a great
importance of discipline.
Discipline means the training
of mind and character to be
good in life. It makes us self
controlled, obedient, sincere
and honest.

Indifferentwalksoflife,therole
of discipline is very important.
Students, teachers, business people, and other professionals need
discipline to get success in their lives. It is the root of success. It
teaches us to make our lives happy and prosperous. Moreover,
discipline is more important to students. It leads us towards the
right path. Indisciplined students cannot learn anything. Those
students who are well disciplined have passed their exams with
good marks but those who are undisciplined have failed the
exams. So, discipline is very essential in student life.

Exercise

Write short essays on the following topics:
a. My Favourite Sport
b. Pollution
c. Student Life
d. My School Library

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Test Paper-III F.M.
P.M.
Third Terminal Examination
Subject: English Grammar
Class : Three

1. Fill in the blanks with adverbs formed from the words given in
the brackets.
a. Sakriya speaks (clear).
.......................................................................................................
b. Animals move (free) in the forest.
.......................................................................................................
c. I can carry this bag (easy).
.......................................................................................................
d. The boy spoke (bold).
.......................................................................................................

2. Join the following pairs of sentences with and, but or because.
a. I read the story. I play the guitar.

.......................................................................................................

b. Pokhara is a beautiful town. Palpa is a beautiful town.

.......................................................................................................

c. I like to wear jeans. I like to wear the suit.

.......................................................................................................

d. Vegetable is helpful for health. Fruit is helpful for health.

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3. Use appropriate prepositions.
a. The boy is .......................... the tree. (in, under)
b. He is looking .......................... the watch. (at, with)
c. I am .......................... Janakpur. (from, on)
d. The brush is .......................... the glass. (to, in)

4. Choose the right interjections.
a. .......................... ! The poor man has died. (Alas, Pooh)

b. .......................... ! You live in a lovely place. (Oh, Alas)

c. .......................... ! We have won. (Hush, Hurrah)

d. .......................... ! What are you doing? (Hey, Oh)

5. Put the right form of verb in the blank spaces.
a. Will you .......................... to my house tomorrow? (come/came/
comes)

b. Rakesh .......................... under the tree yesterday. (sat/sitting/sits)

c. The fat boy .......................... at me. (looked/look/looking)

d. Sabin .......................... on his bench. (stood/standing/stand)
6. Complete these sentences using the correct tense.

a. Ram (come) now.
.....................................................................................................
b. He (complete) it by tomorrow.
.....................................................................................................
c. They (walk) on the way to hospital yesterday.
.....................................................................................................
d. Don't disturb me please, I (read) a novel.
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7. Change these present continuous sentences into past continuous.
a. They are going to Jhapa today.
.....................................................................................................
b. We are playing football.
.....................................................................................................
c. She is walking in the morning.
.....................................................................................................
d. Are they speaking in English?
.....................................................................................................

8. Write the possessive case of the following nouns.
a. Kamal ...............................................................................
b. Men ...............................................................................
c. Fox ...............................................................................
d. Child ...............................................................................

9. Fill in the blanks with possessive pronouns.
a. This watch is ...........................
b. Those bikes are ...........................
c. .......................... mother loves me.

10. Add appropriate punctuation marks to the following sentences.
a. Who is she ..........................
b. Rams bag is somehow cleaner than Hari's..........................
c. He said to me Drive the car ..........................
d. Mohan Sohan and Rohan are planning to call the principal
..........................

11. Compose a dialogue between you and your mother on any topic.
12. Write a paragraph on the topic 'Importance of English Language'.
13. Have you heard any story? Write any one that you like the most.
14. Write an application to your principal for two days' sick leave.

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