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English Skill Building – 93 Rewriting Sentences Towards better writing skills Answer the questions according to the instruction given in the brackets 1. My father intervened to end the feud between my brother and me. [Rewrite the sentence starting it with ‘The feud…….”] 2. India … Read more
Creative Writing – 125 Comprehension Exercise Read the BBC article and answer the questions that follow What’s behind suicides by thousands of Indian housewives? Why do thousands of Indian housewives kill themselves every year? According to the recently released data by the government’s National Crime … Read more
English Skill Building – 92 Rewriting Sentences Attempt all questions Join the sentences to make a single sentence 1. The police mounted a raid on my neighbor’s house. They suspected that a fugitive criminal had taken shelter in it. 2. The police mounted a raid … Read more
Vocabulary Exercise – 47 English Skill Building – A word list tailored for competitive exams If you don’t know the use of these words, or don’t quite understand the model sentences given, you can’t possibly be a good English language journalist, or a successful aspirant … Read more
Creative Writing – 124 Comprehension Exercise Read the following passages from the BBC and answer the questions underneath Passage 1 India’s capital Delhi recorded its worst November air in at least six years, according to official data. The city recorded 11 days of “severe” pollution, … Read more
English Skill Building – 91 Rewriting Sentences Join the sentences to make a single sentence Questions a. The police mounted a raid on my neighbor’s house. They suspected that a fugitive criminal had taken shelter in it. b. The police mounted a raid on my neighbor’s … Read more
English Skill Building – 90 Vocabulary Fill in the blanks with the words given underneath Questions There were two very rich families in the village. One family was headed by a lawyer, and the other by a doctor. Sadly, they were constantly at odds with … Read more
English Skill Building – 89 Vocabulary Fill in the blanks with appropriate words Questions The election was virtually a one-sided contest. The victorious candidate got more than three lakh votes, where as his rival got just 27,000 votes. The winning candidate decided to take out … Read more
India’s climate conundrum Shepherds watch over their flocks inside the Pavagada Solar Park in Karnataka (from Washington Post) Poonam Chaudhary wanted to buy a home for herself. For this, she saved roughly Rs.8000 a month for about 10 years. Owning a home is the dream … Read more
Nuclear fusion is now within the realms of possibility Nuclear Fusion means combining the nuclei of two atoms when huge amount of energy is generated. The process leaves no radioactive waste and does not emit any greenhouse gas. So, the ‘Fusion’ process is both clean … Read more