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Question
State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The Ear was appointed as a judge.
Options
True
False
Solution
The Ear was appointed as a judge - True.
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B1. Complete the following statements:
(i) The poet is talking about............................. .
(ii) As a nation weare missing our .................................... .
(iii) Old people havekeys ........................... .
(iv) The elderly remember .......................... .
"Oh the value of the elderly! How could anyone not know? They hold so many keys, so many
things they can show.
We all will read the other side this I firmly believe.
And the elderly are closest oh what clues we could retrieve.
For their characters are closest to how we'll be on high.
They are the ones most developed, you can see it if you try.
They've let go of the frivolous and kept things that are dear.
The memories of so sweet, of loved ones that were near.
As a nation we are missing our greatest true resource,
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| (i) Course | (a) Show |
| (ii) Believe | (b) resource |
| - | (c) retrieve |
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