Question 4 of 23beginner💡 UnderstandMatching5 marks

Read the given paragraph and match the highlighted words with their meanings given in the box below.

loading speedily flowing swelling putting bouncing

I love to play beside a 1. running stream at a short distance from my grandparent's house. I love to see it 2. skipping along to join a river. On the river, I can see boats with 3. bulging sails moving swiftly. Some of them take the people from one shore to the other while in some of them people can be seen 4. lading things too. I can spend hours watching the busy river and dreaming about them, 5. burying my head in my pillow at night.

(1)
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flowing

(2)
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bouncing

(3)
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swelling

(4)
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loading

(5)
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putting

Explanation

(1) In the context of a stream, 'running' means flowing water. (2) The stream is described as 'skipping along,' meaning bouncing or moving lightly. (3) The sails are described as 'bulging,' meaning swelling with wind. (4) 'Lading' is an old word meaning loading cargo onto boats. (5) 'Burying' in this context means putting or placing one's head in the pillow.

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