Plurals of some words

• curriculum - curricula: పాఠ్యాంశాలు [outline of a course indicating the objectives. A syllabus is just a list of topics of study.]
• datum - data: [people use only data, which is a plural form.]
• index - indices: An index is an indicator or measure of something esp in finance to indicate a statistical measure. In academic field it is a list of topics, names together with their page number, for easy reference of the reader of a book.
• oasis - oases: (Eg. There are very few oases in Thar desert.)
• ox- oxen: (Bulls are more aggressive. Oxen are docile. Oxen are used in the fields. Oxen are basically castrated (making unfit for reproduction) bulls. ఎద్దు, ఆంబోతు లాగా
• formula- formulae: a mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols. ఏదైనా తయారు చేయడానికి ఉపయోగించే procedure.
• goose - geese : [A duck like bird (which can fly long distances). It lives in colder regions near ponds and lakes]
• mouse - mice: (mice are relatively smaller than rats. Mice are not black and do not have long tail. [చుంచెలుక]
• medium - media: People use only the plural and are not familiar with the singular form. Eg. The truth was brought out through print medium. It was widely publicized in the media.
• thesis - theses: A scholarly publication with a hypothesis. Normally a PhD is awarded if it is accepted. Plural is theses. Eg. Our library preserves the soft copies of all theses submitted to it. A dissertation, on the other hand, is written for lesser degrees such as M.Phil.

Fill in the blanks in the below given sentences with one of the below given words, which fits in most aptly.
  demanded, asked, replied, exclaimed, shouted, cried, whispered, remarked, called, responded
 1. We were all ____ how the match slipped out of India's hands.
 2. On not finding his papers, the father ____ on everyone as they were important.
 3.  The PA ____ something to the minister, after which there was tension on his face.
 4. The patient at last ____ to the treatment.
 5. The Principal ____ that such boys are really child prodigies.
 6. The opposition ____ that a judicial probe be held on this death.
 7. She loudly ____ , "Why should all such things happen only to me?''
 8. Although the candidate ____ all the questions well, he could not make it to the selection.
 9. On being ____ for the pollution certification, the driver panicked and sped fast.
 10. My student is ____ for national talent test.