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d. What is the tone of the speaker?

i. sad ii. glad iii. excited iv. happy

e. Which character trait of the speaker is displayed in the above lines?

i. careless ii. greedy iii. aggressive iv. responsible

Time to think and answer

1. Why do you think Amma had a mysterious smile while ironing Unni’s school

uniform? 21 c critical thinking
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2. Why do you think Unni was disappointed after talking to Janaki Miss?
life skill analytical thinking
3. Unni wished for an electricity connection in his house. Do you think electricity is
necessary for a happy life? Give reasons for your answer.

Time to study language

You have read about the different kinds of sentences. Let’s revise them.

Kind of sentence Definition Example

declarative • It makes a statement, gives There are thick wires
information or an explanation. and wooden poles all

• It ends with a full stop (.). around them.

interrogative • It asks a direct question. Amma, who are these
• It ends with a question mark (?). men working outside
our home?

exclamatory • It expresses strong feeling or strong What a wonderful

emotion. breeze!
• It ends with an exclamatory mark (!).

imperative • It delivers an instruction, command, Eat your idlis before
or request. they become cold.

• It ends with a full stop (.) or an

exclamatory mark (!).

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