It rained incessantly throughout the night. The wind and lightning gave us a sleepless night.

The next
morning, it was still (pouring / pelting down /belting down). Most of the residents of the village (stayed)
indoors. It was simply impossible to get out of the village. The level of water (rose). The roads turned
into streams. Water (overflowed / flowed over) the river bank. Some bridges (disappeared) under
water. My father (instructed / directed) us to get ready for evacuation. With the help of my brothers,
we (salvaged / saved) as much of our possessions as possible into the attic. Within seconds, water
started (seeping) in under the front door. We quickly left the house and (waded in / waded through) the
water. While (braving) the flood, my mother (stepped) into a hole and disappeared under water. The
current of water (swept) me away too. Luckily, my father was quick. He saved us. We then (climbed) a
slope to a higher ground nearby. When I turned around, I saw that the whole village was under water.

The dark evil-looking / ominous cloud threatened us with a downpour. The screeching / howling wind,
crashing / rolling thunder and forked lightning kept us awake the whole night. Feeling extremely
/exceedingly scared, I pulled up the woolen / cotton blanket and covered my head. The next morning, it
was still pelting down. Most of the older residents of the village stayed indoors. It was simply
impossible to go out. I saw massive ancient fallen / uprooted trees on the roads. The level of debris-
strewn water at the nearby river rose quickly / rapidly. The village roads turned into dirt-filled streams.
Water flowed over the old riverbank. Some old wooden bridges submerged under water. My father
immediately directed us to get ready for the evacuation. With the help of my older brothers, we
salvaged as much of our possessions as possible by putting them into the attic. Within seconds, water
started seeping in under the re-enforced front door. We left and waded through the turbulent water.
While braving the raging flood waters, my mother stepped into a hole and disappeared under murky
water. The current of fast-flowing water swept me away too. Luckily, my heroic father saved us. We
then climbed a nearby steep slope to higher ground. When I turned around, I saw that the whole of my
family / home village was under water.
Task 1: Replace the underlined verbs below with strong action verbs.

It rained incessantly throughout the night. The wind and lightning gave us a sleepless night.

The next morning, it was still raining. Most of the residents of the village were indoors. It was

simply impossible to get out of the village. The level of water went up. The roads turned into

streams. Water went up the river bank. Some bridges went down under water. My father

asked us to get ready for the evacuation. With the help of my brothers, we moved as much of

our possessions as possible into the attic. Within seconds, water started coming in under the

front door. We quickly walked in the water. While walking in the flood waters, my mother

walked into a hole and disappeared under water. The current of water pushed me away too.

Luckily, my father saved us. We then walked up a slope to a higher ground nearby. When I

turned around, I saw that the whole village was under water.
Task 1: Read the passage. Fill in the blanks with adjectives. Add in adverbs too wherever
appropriate. Use a blue ink pen with adjectives and a red ink pen with adverb.

The ____________ cloud threatened us with a downpour. The ____________ wind,

___________ thunder and ___________ lightning kept us awake the whole night. Feeling

scared, I pulled up the ____________ blanket and covered my head. The next morning, it was

still pelting down. Most of the older residents of the village stayed indoors. It was simply

impossible to go out. I saw _____________ trees on the roads. The level of _______________

water at the nearby river rose quickly. The village roads turned into _______________ streams.

Water flowed over the ___________ riverbank. Some ____________ bridges submerged under

water. My father directed us to get ready for the evacuation. With the help of my __________

brothers, we salvaged as much of our possessions as possible by putting them into the attic.

Within seconds, water started seeping in under the _____________ front door. We left and

waded through the ______________ water. While braving the __________ flood waters, my

mother stepped into a hole and disappeared under _______________ water. The current of

______________ water swept me away too. Luckily, my ______________ father saved us. We

then climbed a ________________ slope to higher ground. When I turned around, I saw that

the whole of my _____________ village was under water.