More Heroic Failures

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EXERCISES 
Vocabulary Work
 
Look back at the Dictionary Words’ in this book. 
Write sentences to show what each of the words 
means. Use two or more words in each sentence. 
success 
club 
government 
cow 
tube 
museum 
coin 
telegraph poles 
balloon 
basket 
hanging 
monkey 
bomb 
weapon 
tank 
Comprehension 
1 
Read The Museum That Described a Coin 
Wrongly’ again. Now read these sentences and 
write ‘T’ for the ones that are true. 
 
a 
The coin was made of plastic. 
b
Miss Gordon knew the coin was not a Roman coin because she saw

the letter ‘R’ on one side of it.

c
The letter ‘R’ was the last letter of the name of a business that sold

sweet drinks,

d
The museum did not believe what Miss Gordon said about the coin. 
2 Here are parts of sentences about four of the stories.
Can you put the sentences together? 
 
a
Oxbarn football players fell intoa large pot of cooking oil
b A cow stayed on the ground. 
c 
The balloon basket flew to Germany. 
d
The thief fell through the roof. 
Which stories are the sentences about? 
 
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3
Read ‘The Funniest Modern Pictures’ again. 
Now choose the right answers.
a
The visitors bought the pictures because: 
i)
they were only £500 each, 
ii)
they thought they were exciting.