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1. DISINTERESTED➤ Disinterested meansunbiased and does notmean uninterested.Correct: The dispute shouldbe resolved by a disinter-ested judge. Why are you so uninterest-ed in my story?

3. NUMBER ANDAMOUNT➤ We use amount of withuncountable nouns. Numberof is used with countablenouns:Example: A great number ofstudents volunteer for environmental projects.Example: The amount oftime it took to finish the jobwas very frustrating.

5. LISTEN AND HEAR➤ In general, we use “listen” to describe an intentionalaction - something we do on purpose.Example: What type of music do you like to listen to?

➤ We often use “hear” to talk about something uninten-tional – something we do not do on purpose.Example: Suddenly I heard a noise. Someone was in the garden.

➤ Remember, hearing is an event. Listening is an action.

4. HOPE AND WISH➤ The difference between thetwo lies in the probability or like-lihood of a person’s desires com-ing true. We wish for somethingwhen it’s unlikely or impossible

to be carried out. Example: I wish I belonged inthe top ten of my class (But I

do not). Example: I hope to get a betterjob next year.

2. LOOK, SEE ANDWATCH ➤ See is used as inactiveword; you just see withoutany effort:Example: I saw Malik at the

grocery store today.

Look is used as activeword, you make an effort tosee: Example: Look at the pictures I took on holiday.

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10 Tips for a safeonline experience

WEB SAFE

1 Keep Windows and third-party applications com-

pletely up-to-date.

2 Back up your data regu-larly to a CD, DVD, or

external USB drive.

3 Don’t respond to emailor social media mes-

sages if you don’t know the sender.

4 Don’t click on emailattachments or objects

sent via social networks ifyou don’t know the sender.

5 Don’t click on links inemail or IM (instant

messaging) messages. Typeaddresses directly into yourweb browser.

6 Don’t give out personalinformation in response

to an email.

7 Shop or bank only onsecure sites. These

URLs start with ‘https://’and you’ll find a gold pad-lock in the lower right-handcorner of your browser.

8 Use a different passwordfor each website you

use and ensure it consists ofmore than 5 characters andcontains numerals, specialcharacters and upper- andlower-case letters. Don’trecycle passwords at all.

9 Make sure you shareyour online experience

wth friends.

10 Install Internet secu-rity software and

keep it updated.

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WordWise

WUZZLES

HAVE YOU READ THESEFOR AGES 8-12

WONDERby RJ PALACIO: A boywith a facial deformi-

ty starts school.

ALI CROSSby JAMES PATTERSON:

Investigation of a disappearance!

DIARY OF AN AWESOME...by JEFFKINNEY: Greg’s best

friend RowleyJefferson writes his

own diary.

WINGS OF FIRE:LEGENDS:

by TUI SUTHERLAND:Ivy, Leaf and Wren

fight for the survivalof the human race!

Have you readthese fantastic

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A TALE OF MAGIC...by CHRIS COLFER: In a world

where magic is outlawed,Brystal Evergreen defies

the odds.

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CLARE: Cordelia bat-tles demons in a quar-

antined London...

ONE OF US ISLYING

by KAREN MMCMANUS: A detour

into detention ends inmurder.

CHILDREN OF VIRTUEAND VENGEANCEby TOMI ADEYEMI:

Zélie must stop thethreat of civil war in

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FIVE FEET APARTby RACHAEL WITH MIKKI

DAUGHTRY AND TOBIAS: Stellaand Will are in love, but can’t get

within five feet of each other.

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Learn how to be content alone & evolveT

he current lockdownhas unlocked a part ofmy mind’s arena to re-think about the free

time that we take for granted. Inow realise the importance ofbeing all by myself, and mind-ing my own business. The mostimportant thing I tell my stu-dents in virtual classroom:make your time worthwhile,invest it on yourself, ratherthan aimless ruminations.

I have also learnt that it isnever too late to explore andlearn new things. I have re-cently started learningFrench and this is one of the

best, however late, decisions ofmy life. I love using a few phras-es every now and then – muchlike a wannabe! Nevertheless,this is my way of sharpening mylinguistic skills and be a betterversion of myself. So, while eachone of us is fighting a silent bat-tle against the virus, let this notgive you a chance to crib andcomplain. Do not hesitate to riseup to the occasion and unleashyour heroism in these testingtimes. When it is a rocky courseahead, be a rockstar!

SIMPY DADIALA, Teacher, DPS,

Vasant Vihar, New Delhi

KNOWLEDGEBANK

Q.1) What now-ubiquitous devicewas invented by Zenith engineerEugene Polley in 1955?

A. Remote control B. Computer

C. Smartphone D. Calculator

Q.2) Who invented Gramophone?A. Michael Faraday

B. Fahrenheit

C. Sir Alexander Graham Bell

D. Thomas Alva Edison

Q.3) Which insur-ance salesmaninvented the foun-

tain pen in 1884? A. Lewis Edson

Waterman

B. Sir William Grove

C. Charles Kettering

D. George Fountain

Q.4) Who invented the originaltelephone? A. Newton

B. Albert Einstein

C. Alexander Graham Bell

D. Hans Lippershey

1. A) Remote control2. D) Thomas Alva Edison 3. A) Lewis Edson Waterman4. D) Alexander Graham Bell

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Mountain bluebird They have light underbellies and black eyes. Adult maleshave thin bills and are bright turquoise-blue and some-what lighter underneath. Adult females have duller bluewings and tail, grey crown, throat and back. Their call isa thin ‘few’; while their song is warbled high ‘chur chur’.Mountain bluebird is the state bird of Idaho and Nevada,US. It’s an omnivore that can live 6-10 years in the wild.They are fairly common, but its population declined byabout 26% between 1966 and 2014, according to theNorth American Breeding Bird Survey.

Eccentricity: (Noun)Behaviour that peoplethink is strange orunusual; the qualityof being unusual and

different from otherpeople.

Synonymous words:Oddity, peculiarity,strangeness,irregularity,weirdness, singularity,bizarreness,

whimsicality, etc.

Examples: The lady was notedfor the eccentricity ofher clothes. He was struck bythe oddity of theanswer.

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