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Words Ending in -sion Suffix
abrasion n 1
abrasion n 2
accession n 1
accession n 2
adhesion n
admission n ACCEPT 1
admission n ALLOW IN 2
aggression n 1
aggression n 2
allusion n
apprehension n WORRY 1
apprehension n CATCHING 2
apprehension n UNDERSTANDING 3
aversion n
circumcision n, at circumcise (v)
cohesion n
collision n ACCIDENT 1
collision n DIFFERENCE 2
collusion n
commission v WORK 1
commission v MILITARY 2
commission n GROUP 1
commission n PAYMENT 2
commission n WORK 3
commission n CRIME 4
commission n MILITARY 5
compassion n
comprehension n 1
comprehension n 2
compression n, at compress (v)
compulsion n WANT 1
compulsion n FORCE 2
concession n SOMETHING ALLOWED 1
concession n SOMETHING ALLOWED 2
concession n LOWER PRICE 3
concession n RIGHT 4
concession n RIGHT 5
conclusion n LAST PART 1
conclusion n AGREEMENT 3
conclusion n JUDGMENT 4
concussion n
condescension n, at condescend (v)
confession n 1
confession n 2
confusion n 1
confusion n 2
contusion n
conversion n CHANGE 1
conversion n CHANGE 2
conversion n RUGBY 3
convulsion n
corrosion n, at corrode (v)
decision n CHOICE 1
decision n DECIDING QUICKLY 2
declension n 1
declension n 2
decommission v
decompression n, at decompress (v)
delusion n
depression n UNHAPPINESS 1
depression n UNHAPPINESS 2
depression n NO ACTIVITY 3
depression n WEATHER 4
depression n HOLE 5
derision n
diffusion n, at diffuse (v)
digression n, at digress (v)
dimension n 1
dimension n 2
discussion n
disillusion v
dispersion n 1
dispersion n 2
dispossession n, at dispossess (v)
dissension n
distension n, at distend (v)
diversion n CHANGE OF DIRECTION 1
diversion n CHANGE OF DIRECTION 2
diversion n TAKING ATTENTION 3
diversion n TAKING ATTENTION 4
division n PART 1
division n PART 2
division n PART 3
division n CALCULATION 4
division n DISAGREEMENT 5
effusion n
emission n 1
emission n 2
emulsion n 1
emulsion n 2
erosion n, at erode (v)
evasion n
excision n, at excise (v)
exclusion n 1
excursion n 1
expansion n
explosion n BURST 1
explosion n EMOTION 2
explosion n INCREASE 3
explosion n FALSE IDEA 4
expression n SHOWING 1
expression n SHOWING 2
expression n WORDS 3
expression n NUMBERS 4
expulsion n MAKE LEAVE 1
expulsion n AIR/LIQUID 2
extension n REACH 1
extension n BUILDING 2
extension n TELEPHONE 3
extension n COMPUTER 4
extrusion n, at extrude (v)
fission n
fusion n
hypertension n
illusion n 1
illusion n 2
immersion n, at immerse (v)
immunosuppression n
implosion n, at implode (v)
imprecision n, at imprecise (adj)
impression n OPINION 1
impression n EFFECT 3
impression n COPY 4
impression n MARK 5
impression n BOOKS 6
incision n
inclusion n, at include (v)
incomprehension n
incursion n 1
incursion n 2
indecision n
infusion n
intercession n 1
intercession n 2
intermission n 1
intermission n 2
introversion n, at introvert (n)
intrusion n
invasion n 1
invasion n 2
invasion n 3
inversion n
lesion n
mansion n
misapprehension n
mission n JOB 1
mission n JOB 2
mission n PEOPLE 4
obsession n
occasion n 1
occasion n 2
occasion n 3
occasion v
occlusion n BLOCK 1
occlusion n TEETH 2
occlusion n WEATHER 3
omission n
oppression n RULE 1
oppression n FEELINGS 2
passion n 1
pension n
pension v
percussion n
permission n
persuasion n CHANGING IDEAS 1
persuasion n BELIEFS 2
perversion n 1
perversion n 2
possession n 1
possession n 2
possession n 3
precision n EXACT 1
precision n CAREFUL 2
preclusion n, at preclude (v)
pretension n 1
pretension n 2
procession n 1
procession n 2
profession n WORK 1
profession n WORK 2
profession n STATEMENT 4
profusion n
progression n
propulsion n
protrusion n
provision n SUPPLY 1
provision n LAW 4
provision v
recession n
regression n, at regress (v)
remission n ILLNESS 1
remission n REDUCTION 2
remission n RELIGION 3
repercussion n
repossession n
repression n 1
repression n 2
repulsion n DISLIKE 1
repulsion n PUSHING AWAY 2
retrogression n, at retrogress (v)
reversion n 1
reversion n 2
revision n CHANGE 1
revision n STUDY 2
revulsion n
scansion n
secession n, at secede (v)
seclusion n
session n FORMAL MEETING 1
session n ACTIVITY 2
session n COLLEGE PERIOD 3
subdivision n 1
subdivision n 2
submersion n, at submerge (v)
submission n GIVING 1
submission n ACCEPTING 2
subversion n
succession n 1
succession n 3
supervision n
suppression n, at suppress (v) PREVENT
suspension n STOP 1
suspension n STOP 2
suspension n VEHICLE 3
suspension n LIQUID 4
television n
tension n FEELING 1
tension n FEELING 2
tension n STRETCH 3
torsion n
transfusion n 1
transgression n, at transgress (v)
transmission n RADIO/TELEVISION 1
transmission n PASSING 2
transmission n VEHICLE 3
version n
vision n MENTAL IMAGE 1
vision n MENTAL IMAGE 2
vision n VIEW OF THE FUTURE 3
vision n ABILITY 4
vision n BEAUTIFUL SIGHT 5
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Grammar Test 3
Read the following passage and answer (Questions 1 through 5):
Joy Card and Printing Ltd., a local company, made around 4 million SIM cards since 2011 at its own plant for the country’s mobile phone operators, a testimony to the capability to domestic enterprises. From 2010, the company also supplied 40 million scratch cards used for recharging balance in mobile phones. This local initiative was able to gain confidence in both national and multinational cell phone companies. Joy, a 200-person strong company with the capacity to produce 2 million SIM cards a month, imports ABS sheet and then installs chips for making the SIM cards. However, the company today is faced with a setback due to poor customer acquisition and the operators’ unwillingness to buy the SIM cards from domestic markets.
1. One drawback faced by the company was:
A. overproduction
B. underproduction of SIM sets
C. regulatory problem
D. lack of interest in local SIM cards
E. lack of government support
2. ‘Acquisition’ in the passage implies:
A. lacking
B. loss
C. gaining
D. dearth
E. want
3. The passage is all about
A. The inefficiency of local mobile markets
B. A local mobile firm’s experience of SIM production
C. The competitive nature of mobile banking
D. Lack of government initiative in SIM production
E. The structure of the mobile market in Bangladesh
4. ‘Testimony’ in the passage implies:
A. hypothesis
B. test case
C. evidence
D. glamour
E. denial
5. ‘Plant’ in the passage refers to:
A. a place in the ground
B. something inserted
C. a perennial product
D. an industrial site
E. a large estate for crops
6. Which do you think is the nearest in meaning to ‘proviso’:
A. sanction
B. substitute
C. directive
D. supply
E. stipulation
7. Antonym of ‘dogma’ is:
A. doctrine
B. principle
C. tenet
D. unbelief
E. rule
8. Synonym of ‘apex’ is:
A. base
B. zenith
C. bottom
D. low
E. floor
9. ‘To smell a rat’ means:
A. to smell a bad smell
B. to suspect a trick or deceit
C. to misunderstand
D. to have dirty ways
E. to be bothersome
10. Antonym of ‘tedious’ is:
A. boring
B. monotonous
C. tiresome
D. refreshing
E. dull
11. ‘Out and out’ means:
A. not at all
B. someone from outside
C. to get out
D. to be last
E. thoroughly
12. ‘Pediatric’ relates to the treatment of:
A. adults
B. women
C. old people
D. children
E. men
Identify one of the underlined words or phrases that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct:
13. Joseph’s story is a clinical portrayal of man as an animal trapped by the fear and hunger.
A B C D E
14. The doctor suggested that the patient --------- weight.
A. should lose
B. would lose
C. loss
D. lose
E. lost
15. Our friends will --------- for two nights.
A. put us up
B. put us in
C. provide us in
D. provide us up
E. provide after
16. The ozone in the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere is beneficial, -------- animal and plant life from dangerous ultraviolet radiation.
A. withdrawing
B. thwarting
C. displacing
D. reflecting
E. protecting
17. Once the audience began to applaud and laugh at his jokes, Monem felt more ---------.
A. professional
B. ambiguous
C. uncertain
D. relaxed
E. uncomfortable
18. We drove ---------- the river for an hour -------- turned north before we reached it.
A. to, and
B. back, when
C. towards, but
D. in, to
E. on, so
19. There is --------- in one of front teeth.
A. a filing
B. a cavity
C. decay
D. food
E. growth
20. Which one is the correct spelling?
A. scaning
B. stoped
C. dyeing
D. recomend
E. buget
21. Which of the following pairs expresses a relationship different from the rest in terms of their parts of speech?
A. Convince-Convincing
B. Persuade-Persuasive
C. Vary-various
D. Economise-Economic
E. Fame-Famous
22. Synonym of ‘paradox’ is:
A. exaggeration
B. hyperbole
C. contradiction
D. invective
E. poetic device
Choose the correct sentences (Questions 23 through 25):
23.
A. If I found a bag in the street, I will take it to the police.
B. If I found a bag in the street, I would take it to the police.
C. If I found a bag in the street, I took it to the police.
D. If I found a bag in the street, I’ll be taking it to the police.
E. If I found a bag in the street, I have taken it to the police.
24.
A. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know.
B. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know.
C. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know.”
D. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know,”
E. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said “No I don’t know.”
25.
A. Why you have done this?
B. Why did you have done this?
C. Why have you done this?
D. Why you had done this?
E. Why did you done this?
_____________________________________________________
ANSWERS
Joy Card and Printing Ltd., a local company, made around 4 million SIM cards since 2011 at its own plant for the country’s mobile phone operators, a testimony to the capability to domestic enterprises. From 2010, the company also supplied 40 million scratch cards used for recharging balance in mobile phones. This local initiative was able to gain confidence in both national and multinational cell phone companies. Joy, a 200-person strong company with the capacity to produce 2 million SIM cards a month, imports ABS sheet and then installs chips for making the SIM cards. However, the company today is faced with a setback due to poor customer acquisition and the operators’ unwillingness to buy the SIM cards from domestic markets.
1. One drawback faced by the company was:
A. overproduction
B. underproduction of SIM sets
C. regulatory problem
D. lack of interest in local SIM cards
E. lack of government support
2. ‘Acquisition’ in the passage implies:
A. lacking
B. loss
C. gaining
D. dearth
E. want
3. The passage is all about
A. The inefficiency of local mobile markets
B. A local mobile firm’s experience of SIM production
C. The competitive nature of mobile banking
D. Lack of government initiative in SIM production
E. The structure of the mobile market in Bangladesh
4. ‘Testimony’ in the passage implies:
A. hypothesis
B. test case
C. evidence
D. glamour
E. denial
5. ‘Plant’ in the passage refers to:
A. a place in the ground
B. something inserted
C. a perennial product
D. an industrial site
E. a large estate for crops
6. Which do you think is the nearest in meaning to ‘proviso’:
A. sanction
B. substitute
C. directive
D. supply
E. stipulation
7. Antonym of ‘dogma’ is:
A. doctrine
B. principle
C. tenet
D. unbelief
E. rule
8. Synonym of ‘apex’ is:
A. base
B. zenith
C. bottom
D. low
E. floor
9. ‘To smell a rat’ means:
A. to smell a bad smell
B. to suspect a trick or deceit
C. to misunderstand
D. to have dirty ways
E. to be bothersome
10. Antonym of ‘tedious’ is:
A. boring
B. monotonous
C. tiresome
D. refreshing
E. dull
11. ‘Out and out’ means:
A. not at all
B. someone from outside
C. to get out
D. to be last
E. thoroughly
12. ‘Pediatric’ relates to the treatment of:
A. adults
B. women
C. old people
D. children
E. men
Identify one of the underlined words or phrases that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct:
13. Joseph’s story is a clinical portrayal of man as an animal trapped by the fear and hunger.
A B C D E
14. The doctor suggested that the patient --------- weight.
A. should lose
B. would lose
C. loss
D. lose
E. lost
15. Our friends will --------- for two nights.
A. put us up
B. put us in
C. provide us in
D. provide us up
E. provide after
16. The ozone in the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere is beneficial, -------- animal and plant life from dangerous ultraviolet radiation.
A. withdrawing
B. thwarting
C. displacing
D. reflecting
E. protecting
17. Once the audience began to applaud and laugh at his jokes, Monem felt more ---------.
A. professional
B. ambiguous
C. uncertain
D. relaxed
E. uncomfortable
18. We drove ---------- the river for an hour -------- turned north before we reached it.
A. to, and
B. back, when
C. towards, but
D. in, to
E. on, so
19. There is --------- in one of front teeth.
A. a filing
B. a cavity
C. decay
D. food
E. growth
20. Which one is the correct spelling?
A. scaning
B. stoped
C. dyeing
D. recomend
E. buget
21. Which of the following pairs expresses a relationship different from the rest in terms of their parts of speech?
A. Convince-Convincing
B. Persuade-Persuasive
C. Vary-various
D. Economise-Economic
E. Fame-Famous
22. Synonym of ‘paradox’ is:
A. exaggeration
B. hyperbole
C. contradiction
D. invective
E. poetic device
Choose the correct sentences (Questions 23 through 25):
23.
A. If I found a bag in the street, I will take it to the police.
B. If I found a bag in the street, I would take it to the police.
C. If I found a bag in the street, I took it to the police.
D. If I found a bag in the street, I’ll be taking it to the police.
E. If I found a bag in the street, I have taken it to the police.
24.
A. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know.
B. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know.
C. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know.”
D. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know,”
E. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said “No I don’t know.”
25.
A. Why you have done this?
B. Why did you have done this?
C. Why have you done this?
D. Why you had done this?
E. Why did you done this?
_____________________________________________________
ANSWERS
1. Answer: D. lack of interest in local SIM cards
2. Answer: C. gaining
3. Answer: D. Lack of government initiative in SIM production
4. Answer: C. evidence
5. Answer: D. an industrial site
6. Answer: E. stipulation
7. Answer: D. unbelief
8. Answer: B. zenith
9. Answer: B. to suspect a trick or deceit
10. Answer: D. refreshing
11. Answer: E. thoroughly
12. Answer: D. children
13. Answer: E
14. Answer: D. lose
15. Answer: A. put us up
16. Answer: E. protecting
17. Answer: D. relaxed
18. Answer: C. towards, but
19. Answer: C. decay
20. Answer: C. dyeing
21. Answer: E. Fame-Famous
22. Answer: C. contradiction
23. Answer: B. If I found a bag in the street, I would take it to the police.
24. Answer: D. He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know,”
25. Answer: C. Why have you done this?
Friday, December 28, 2012
Grammar Test 2
Answer questions 1 ‒ 6 based on the following passage.
There are some qualities of a sonnet which make it different from
other verse forms. Its definite restrictions make it a challenge to the
artistry of the poet and call for all the technical skills at the poet’s
command. The more or less set rhyme patterns occurring regularly within
the short space of fourteen lines afford a pleasant effect on the ear
of the reader, and can create truly musical effects. The rigidity of the
form precludes too great economy of too great prodigality of words.
Emphasis is placed on exactness and perfection of expression. The
brevity of form favours concentrated expression of ideas or passion.
1. The word ‘brevity’ means ------.
(a) shortness
(b) freedom
(c) conciseness
(d) permanence
2. What characteristic of a sonnet can create musical effects?
(a) form
(b) regular rhyme patterns
(c) suitable words
(d) verse form
3. The author’s primary purpose is to
(a) identify the characteristics of a sonnet.
(b) contrast different types of sonnets.
(c) criticize the limitations of the sonnet.
(d) teach readers to compose proper sonnets.
4. The word ‘afford’ means ------.
(a) exaggerate
(b) charge
(c) able to pay
(d) provide
5. The author’s attitude towards the sonnet form can be best described as one of
(a) strong disapprobation
(b) effusive enthusiasm.
(c) scholarly appreciation.
(d) amused toletation.
6. The adjective of ‘rigidity’ is ------.
(a) rigor
(b) rigid
(c) rigorous
(d) rigidness
7. It was so dark that the security guard could not see ------.
(a) nobody
(b) somebody
(c) anyone
(d) none
8. Choose the correct sentence.
(a) The children were delighted by the monkeys swinging through the trees.
(b) Swinging of the monkeys through the trees, the children were delighted.
(c) The monkeys swinging through the trees, the children were delighted.
(d) Because the monkeys swinging through the trees, the children were delighted.
9. ------- the rain, the cricket match was not cancelled.
(a) Due to
(b) Although
(c) Despite of
(d) In spite of
10. The proposal was tentative means, the proposal was ------.
(a) conclusive
(b) indefinite
(c) definite
(d) timely
11. ------- is it difficult ------ dispose ------ waste?
(a) Where, to, for
(b) When, for, such
(c) Why, with, in
(d) Why, to, of
12. If I had not intervened at the right moment, Jim ------- arrested.
(a) may have been
(b) can have been
(c) might have been
(d) could have
13. The antonym of ‘dormant’ is -------.
(a) latent
(b) active
(c) sluggish
(d) torpid.
14. The synoym of ‘pandemonium’ is ------.
(a) order
(b) calm
(c) commotion
(d) peace
15. ------- is considered a serious crime.
(a) Shoplift
(b) To shoplifting
(c) Shoplifter
(d) Shoplifting
16. -------- resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.
(a) Had he not
(b) He had
(c) Has he
(d) If he has not
17. The word ‘amenable’ means --------.
(a) moveable
(b) durable
(c) agreeable
(d) answerable
18. Frequent ------- badly ------ academic progress.
(a) closure, affect
(b) closures, effects
(c) closures, affects
(d) closures, affect
19. The antonym of ‘blasphemous’ is -------.
(a) irreverent
(b) respectful
(c) rigid
(d) frivolous
20. Some of my relatives have left -------- Canada ------- to find jobs.
(a) to, expectation
(b) for, desire
(c) at, wishing
(d) for, hoping
21. I’d ------- a blue bedcover ------- a green one.
(a) prefer, to
(b) like, to
(c) prefer, for
(d) buy, in
22. What do you ------- is the ------- cause of air ------- ?
(a) say, chief, pollution
(b) consider, primary, scarcity
(c) think, main, pollution
(d) count, only, filth
23. Jerry said, “I --------- the axe --------.”
(a) put down, slow
(b) brought down, carelessly
(c) took away, now
(d) hit over, powerfully
24. In “I wondered Lonely As a Cloud” Wordsworth compares the daffodils with ---------.
(a) the stars of the milky way
(b) the waves
(c) the trees
(d) the milky way
25. Choose the English translation of “সোভাগ্যক্রমে পরের বাসে আমি উঠতে পেরেছিলাম।”
(a) Fortunately I could get into the next bus.
(b) Fortunate I managed the next bus.
(c) Luckily I entered the next bus.
(d) Luckily I rode the next bus.
ANSWERS
Answer: 1 (c) conciseness
Answer: 2 (b) regular rhyme patterns
Answer: 3 (a) identify the characteristics of a sonnet.
Answer: 4 (d) provide
Answer: 5 (c) scholarly appreciation.
Answer: 6 (b) rigid
Answer: 7 (c) anyone
Answer: 8 (a) The children were delighted by the monkeys swinging through the trees.
Answer: 9 (d) In spite of
Answer: 10 (b) indefinite
Answer: 11 (d) Why, to, of
Answer: 12 (c) might have been
Answer: 13 (b) active
Answer: 14 (c) commotion
Answer: 15 (d) Shoplifting
Answer: 16 (a) Had he not
Answer: 17 (c) agreeable
Answer: 18 (d) closures, affect
Answer: 19 (b) respectful
Answer: 20 (d) for, hoping
Answer: 21 (a) prefer, to
Answer: 22 (c) think, main, pollution
Answer: 23 (b) brought down, carelessly
Answer: 24 (a) the stars of the milky way
Answer: 25 (a) Fortunately I could get into the next bus.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Grammar Test 1
Instruction: Choose the correct alternative
1. The synonym of 'embellish' is(A) adorn
(B) shock
(C) impoverish
(D) destroy
2. The verb of 'beauty' is
(A) beautician
(B) beautify
(C) beautiful
(D) beautification
3. The idiom 'let things slide' means-
(A) ignore
(B) lose gradually
(C) reveal a secret
(D) set free
4. Choose the correct spelling
(A) indegenus
(B) indiginous
(C) indigenous
(D) indigeneous
5. Why is the poet so sad to see the daffodils in 'The Daffodils'?
(A) The poet is sad because the flowers have not bloomed fully.
(B) The poet is sad because winter will come soon.
(C) The poet is sad because the flowers remind him of his own death.
(D) The poet is sad because flowers bring very hot weather.
6. The correct translation of ‘রবিবার হইতে বৃষ্টি হইতেছিল’-
(A) It was raining from Sunday.
(B) It has been raining from Sunday.
(C) It had been raining since Sunday.
(D) It rained since Sunday.
7. The word 'constraint' means
(A) freedom
(B) limitaion
(C) plentiful
(D) endless
8. The expression 'to look after' means
(A) to take care
(B) to follow
(C) to imitate
(D) to gaze
9. The antonym of ‘stubborn’ is
(A) agreeable (B) obstinate (C) difficult (D) irritable
10. What is the meaning of the expression “bottom of my heart”?
(A) close to my heart
(B) core of my heart
(C) lower part of my heart
(D) close to my liver
11. The word ‘desperation’ is a/an
(A) adjective (B) verb (C) adverb (D) noun
12. Why were the daffodils in Wordswoth’s ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ dancing?
(A) The poet was day dreaming.
(B) The flowers had cheerful company.
(C) The sea waves beside them had gone wild.
(D) There was a strong wind.
Questions 13-22: Fill in the blank/blanks:
13. I’d like ------ information, please.
(A) an
(B) some
(C) few
(D) piece
14. Yoga is ------ a good exercise for ------ breathing.
(A) taken, controlling
(B) treated, considerable
(C) not, slowly
(D) considered, controlling
15. A man ----- by a speeding bus while he was crossing the road.
(A) was run over
(B) was run down
(C) had been run
(D) has been run over
16. He ----- prefers ----- speak very little.
(A) doesn’t, to
(B) himself, to
(C) himself, for
(D) does, for
17. It ----- heavily when he ----- up.
(A) has snowed, woke
(B) snows, wake
(C) was snowing, woke
(D) is snowing, wakes
18. Misuse of ----- energy has ----- destruction.
(A) solar, shown
(B) renewable, increase
(C) nuclear, cause
(D) atomic, wreaked
19. There is ----- milk in the bottle.
(A) very few
(B) any
(C) very little
(D) many
20. I have ------ him to give ----- smoking.
(A) said, up
(B) talked, for
(C) told, up
(D) told, in
21. The groom arrived at the community centre exactly ----- time.
(A) in
(B) for
(C) by
(D) on
22. He hates ----- kept ------.
(A) to be, waiting
(B) being kept, wait
(C) to be, to wait
(D) to, waiting
Questions 23-25: Choose the correct sentence:
23.
(A) It is you who is to pay.
(B) It is you who are to leave.
(C) It is you who is late.
(D) It is you who has won the prize.
24.
(A) He suspicioned that something wrong.
(B) He suspicious that something is wrong.
(C) He suspected that something was wrong.
(D) He suspect that something is wrong.
25.
(A) The jury are arguing among themselves.
(B) The jury is arguing among themselves.
(C) The jury has argued among themselves.
(D) The jury has been arguing among themselves.
Read the passage and answer questions 26-30:
Cats are carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae. They cannot chew their food, and their teeth are adapted to stab, anchor, and cut flesh. All cats except the cheetah have strong, sharp, retractile claws. They are not adapted for long chases but prowl their prey on padded feet and try to overwhelm it in short dash or pounce. Big cats roam over a large area, usually alone but sometimes in family groups, for example, a pride of lions can contain as many as 37 individuals. Cats generally are nocturnal animals, the retina of their eyes made extra sensitive to light by a layer of guanine, which causes the eyes to shine in the dark. Tigers are largest of the cats. They are identified by their characteristic striped coat. They inhabit forests and grasslands in Asia where populations have suffered from haunting, deforestation, and demand for tiger parts in traditional medicine.
26. ‘Cats are nocturnal animals’ means
(A) cats have predatory eyesight
(B) cats are sensitive to smell
(C) cats haunt during daytime
(D) cats are active at night
27. A group of lions is called ‘pride of lions’, what is a group of dogs called?
(A) a pack of dogs
(B) a colony of dogs
(C) a flock of dogs
(D) a cluster of dogs
28. ‘retractile claws’ in the passage means
(A) claws the are extra sharp
(B) claws that can change shape
(C) claws that can move inwards
(D) claws that are sensitive to feelings
29. Cats are carnivorous, but human beings are
(A) herbivorous
(B) omnivorous
(C) farinaceous
(D) cadaverous
30. The synonym of ‘prowl’ is
(A) dive
(B) chase
(C) ornace
(D) stalk
ANSWERS
Answer: 1 (A) adorn
Answer: 2 (B) beautify
Answer: 3 (A) ignore
Answer: 4 (C) indigenous
Answer: 5 (C) The poet is sad because the flowers remind him of his own death.
Answer: 6 (C) It had been raining since Sunday.
Answer: 7 (B) limitation
Answer: 8 (A) to take care
Answer: 9 (A) agreeable
Answer: 10 (B) core of my heart
Answer: 11 (d) noun
Answer: 12 (D) There was a strong wind.
Answer: 13 (B) some
Answer: 14 (D) considered, controlling
Answer: 15 (A) was run over
Answer: 16 (B) himself, to
Answer: 17 (C) was snowing, woke
Answer: 18 (D) atomic, wreaked
Answer: 19 (C) very little
Answer: 20 (C) told, up
Answer: 21 (D) on
Answer: 22 (A) to be, waiting
Answer: 23 (B) It is you who are to leave.
Answer: 24 (C) He suspected that something was wrong.
Answer: 25 (A) The jury are arguing among themselves.
Answer: 26 (D) cats are active at night
Answer: 27 (A) a pack of dogs
Answer: 28 (C) claws that can move inwards
Answer: 29 (B) omnivorous
Answer: 30 (D) stalk
Monday, October 29, 2012
Adverbs Withut -LY
We are used to looking at adverbs as words ending in - LY. But there are some adverbs (without - LY looking alike adjectives. Here are some examples of such confusing adverbs:
1. I clean forgot the matter.
Here clean is not the word you are accustomed to using.. It means something different. It means COMPLETELY.
2. I'm dead certain I left my purse on the desk.
Here Dead means Completely. Please that DEADLY is an adjective which means fatal: a deadly virus
3. Does this train go direct to Edinburgh?
4. Take it easy.
5. We will play fair
6. The train runs fast
7. You can eat free in my restaurant.
Note that Freely is another adverb with different meaning of 'without hesitation'. But in this sentence free means free of cost.
8. He can jump really high.
Note that the adverb highly means 'very much': we need a highly-skilled, highly-educated workforce.
9. He arrived right after breakfast.
10. School ahead, Please drive slow.
1. I clean forgot the matter.
Here clean is not the word you are accustomed to using.. It means something different. It means COMPLETELY.
2. I'm dead certain I left my purse on the desk.
Here Dead means Completely. Please that DEADLY is an adjective which means fatal: a deadly virus
3. Does this train go direct to Edinburgh?
4. Take it easy.
5. We will play fair
6. The train runs fast
7. You can eat free in my restaurant.
Note that Freely is another adverb with different meaning of 'without hesitation'. But in this sentence free means free of cost.
8. He can jump really high.
Note that the adverb highly means 'very much': we need a highly-skilled, highly-educated workforce.
9. He arrived right after breakfast.
10. School ahead, Please drive slow.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Why is 'to' not used before 'home'?
Question 001: Why is 'to' not used before 'home'?
Answer 001:
Before answering the the question, let us talk about how adverbs are used after verbs. In British English, adverbs are used independently after verbs without the help of prepositions. For example,
- Come here.
- Come to school.
Home is a word that can be used as noun, adjective, verb and adverb. After verbs of movement (e.g. come, go, run), we do not normally use 'to' before adverbs of place (e.g. here there, inside, home).
- He goes home every week.
- He comes home on Friday.
- It was a nice day and so I decided to walk home.
- He went to his own home.
