Question 19 of 20intermediate🔍 AnalyzeShort Answer4 marks

Words can also play tricks. Read the riddles about things that seem to be unreal and find what they refer to.

Correct Answer

1. I can fill a room, but I take up no space. I'm often heard, but never seen. What am I? — Voice/Sound/Music.

2. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? — Footsteps.

3. I have cities but no houses, I have forests but no trees. What am I? — A map.

4. I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old, in a dark room, my story is told. What am I? — A candle.

Exercise: Let us explore | Q: II | (Page Page 14)
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Explanation

The chapter includes riddles that encourage creative thinking: sound fills a room without physical presence, footsteps leave marks as you walk, maps show cities and forests without actual buildings or trees, and candles are tall when new but shrink as they burn.

Solution Steps

  1. Sound fills a room without physical presence.

  2. Footsteps leave marks behind as you walk.

  3. Maps show cities and forests without actual buildings or trees.

  4. Candles are tall when new but shrink as they burn.

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