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English Skill Building – 71 Point out which of the following sentences are right and which ones are wrong. Like her predecessor, Radhika enthralled the audience. Like her predecessor did, Radhika enthralled the audience. As her predecessor did, Radhika enthralled the audience. ——————————————————.———— Gopal’s essay, … Read more
Translation Exercise – 16 English Skill Building – 70 ଓଡ଼ିଆରୁ ଇଂରାଜୀକୁ ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବା ଶିଖନ୍ତୁ। हिंदी से अंग्रेजी में अनुबाद करना सीखें। Translate the following sentences in Odia and Hindi to English हिंदी वाक्य 1. देश में किसान आंदोलन, पेट्रोल, डीजल, रसोई गैस की बढ़ती कीमतों, … Read more
English Skill Building – 69 February 24, 2020 India, England confront their demons and the unknown in defining Test Sathiyan keeps his tryst with destiny February 23, 2020 Snehit hogs the limelight, storms into semifinals :The youngster dethrones Harmeet and stuns Sushmit in successive rounds … Read more
In praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell Comprehension questions: 1. What was the saying that the author was brought up on? What was its effect on him? Ans: It was a practice in those days to implore youngsters to eschew indolence by citing the saying: … Read more
English Skill Building – 68 Medvedev cruises past Tsitsipas, meets Djokovic: The fourth-seeded Russian continues his red hot streak The domestic grind resumes Royals break the bank for Morris; PBKS, RCB spend big Cruise past .. In the Maths Olympiad, my youngest daughter cruised past … Read more
English Skill Building – 67 Axar puts the finishing touches to India’s stirring comeback Lights, camera, auction: 292 players to go under the hammer Tsitsipas roars back to knock out Nadal To put the finishing touches …. General Rawat, the Chief of Defence Staff … Read more
Climate Change – How arresting it could ensure better health for mankind Globally, there has been an inexorable rise in cancer and heart diseases. Every year sees a new high in the number of cases, and often, deaths. The medical community can just watch helplessly … Read more
English Skill Building – 66 Sports Page of Hindu February 15, 2021 Ashwin writes his own script, decides his bat is a magic wand Business as usual for Nadal, Barty: Red-letter day for Jessica Pegula Writing one’s own script … Most renowned painters write their … Read more
Who are they? Write a few lines about them. Min Aung Hlaing Ted Cruz Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi António Guterres Manoj Mukund Naravane Zhao Zongqi Qamar Javed Bajwa Answers 1. Min Aung Hlaing – Prime Minister of the caretaker government of Myanmar, and the country’s Chief … Read more
English Skill Building – 65 Sports Page of Hindu February 15, 2021 Ashwin’s wizardry has England staring down the barrel Finger on the pulse! WI pips Bangladesh in thrilling finish Dimitrov stuns Thiem; Djokovic hangs on to win: Osaka battles back from the brink; Serena, … Read more