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Creative Writing – 133 Comprehension Exercise Comprehension exercise for senior students Question Passage Source – BBC In a pocket of north Indian wilderness, the rhino is helping to bring peace and pride back to a community healing from ethnic conflict. The call came at midnight … Read more
English Skill Building – 103 Error Correction Error correction for school students Correct the grammar mistakes in the following passage The ship was loaded with a big consignment of tea for export to Russia. The ship had been docked in Kolkata Port for two days. … Read more
English Skill Building – 102 Vocabulary Words – phrases with multiple uses Disuse a. The singer was incarcerated for a long ten years because she had sung a song critical of the dictator in power. After her release she was horrified to find that she … Read more
English Skill Building – 101 Vocabulary and Grammar Combined exercise containing vocabulary as well as grammar 1. Comprehend – In the initial stages, Ranu couldn’t comprehend why so much importance is given to Karl Marx by people around the world. (Convert to Passive) Later, on … Read more
English Skill Building – 100 Rewriting Sentences Break the following sentences to smaller ones [Sourced from NYT] 1. Plans to expand lithium mining in Chile, the world’s second largest producer, hit political roadblocks this week, raising new questions about supplies of a metal that is … Read more
In Asia, China steps in as U.S. role eclipses The East Asian countries ushered in the new year of 2021 with subdued optimism. The geopolitical landscape has changed with China as the driving economic and political power, and the clout of the United States receding … Read more
Creative Writing – 132 Comprehension Exercise Comprehension and the art of articulation It would take a long time, Asfaw Yemiru reckoned, to walk the 75 miles from his village in Bulga to Addis Ababa. The family had last gone by donkey, so that he and … Read more
English Skill Building – 99 Vocabulary Words & Phrases from The Hindu Withdrawal Meaning 1 – The withdrawal of money from bank is much easier through ATM, than a personal visit to the bank’s branch. The withdrawal ofdiplomatic recognition by countries from the present Afghan … Read more
English Skill Building – 98 Rewriting Sentences Convert the following sentences as asked Questions 1. Mumbai police has banned New Year celebrations to curb the spread of Omicron. [Convert to Passive form] 2. The Indian side piled up a staggering 500 runs in the first … Read more
Creative Writing – 131 Comprehension Exercise Comprehension questions with answers Question Passages taken from NYT “Something wrong” was a euphemism for working with the Americans. Billions of dollars in foreign-aid money were pouring into Afghanistan to promote “democracy-building” and other U.S. projects. Young women in … Read more