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Study skills

Read this sentence from the chapter.

€ Sanjeev would have to clear up the mess before he wrote to Naani.

Let’s see what the dictionary says about the word mess.

mess verb
noun; plural noun: messes (simple present: mess; simple past: messed; past
1. a situation in which a place is dirty or untidy participle: messed; participle: messing)
Your room is a mess. 1. to make something untidy
2. a person whose life is full of problems they Don’t mess with her hair.
cannot deal with phrasal verbs
He needs treatment of some kind—he’s a 1. mess around
real mess. to waste time doing things that are not important
3. a liquid or sticky thing that has been accidentally or without any particular purpose
dropped on something He spends his time messing around on the beach
I will clean up this mess later. instead of studying.
4. a building or room that provides meals and 2. mess up
recreational facilities for members of the to make a mistake or do something wrong
armed forces.
I messed up my first attempt at making cake.
the sergeants’ mess

Pay attention to the highlighted word in each sentence. Then, tick the context in which
the word has been used in the sentence.

1. We should be careful when we pet 2. Rachna leaned forward to turn the
stray dogs. volume of the TV down.
(noun) a tamed animal kept (noun) a single book or a bound

for companionship collection of printed sheets
(noun) degree of loudness
(verb) to stroke or pat (an animal)
affectionately (noun) the amount of space that
a substance occupies

3. Her only interest is reading mystery stories. 4. I spent the whole day running around

(noun) the feeling of wanting to know after my young cousins at the birthday
or learn about something or someone party.
(noun) money paid regularly at a (noun) the sport of racing on foot
particular rate for the money lent, or (noun) the action of managing
for delaying the repayment of a debt something

(verb) to excite the curiosity or (adjective) showing that something
attention of (someone) runs, in particular, flows naturally
(noun) an activity or subject which one (verb) move about in a hurried way
enjoys doing or studying

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