Which word or phrase means: dealing with things without thinking about the future?
Reading and Writing
Influences · English Language
Subunit questions
Question 1
A
living day-to-day
B
went hungry
C
huddled together
D
beg
Question 2
Which word or phrase means: to have just enough money to buy what you need?
A
living day-to-day
B
make ends meet
C
went hungry
D
huddled together
Question 3
Which word or phrase means: a person whose job is to look after a house?
A
housekeeper
B
orphan
C
make ends meet
D
living day-to-day
Question 4
Which word or phrase means: sat or stood very close to other people?
A
huddled together
B
beg
C
skinny
D
feel at home
Question 5
Which word or phrase means: ask for money or food from strangers?
A
beg
B
skinny
C
feel at home
D
housekeeper
Question 6
Which word or phrase means: be comfortable in a particular place?
A
housekeeper
B
orphan
C
make ends meet
D
feel at home
Question 7
Which word or phrase means: a child whose parents have died?
A
make ends meet
B
living day-to-day
C
orphan
D
went hungry
Question 8
Which word or phrase means: didn’t have enough food?
A
huddled together
B
went hungry
C
beg
D
skinny
Question 9
Which word or phrase means: very thin?
A
skinny
B
feel at home
C
housekeeper
D
orphan
A preview of “Reading and Writing” from the unit “Influences” in English Language: 15 lesson sections, 9 definitions, 9 worked questions.
Source: NCCD, Lessons 4A–7A: Oliver Twist, relative and participle clauses, generalisations, an opinion essay (pp.32-37)
