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2022-03-02 12:00:26 CLOZE TEST SET 3

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In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank.

THE airspace over London is among the most (1) _______ in the world. The soaring popularity of small unmanned drones has added to the congestion. After several close (2) ________ , drone and plane now appear to have collided. Police are investigating a report that on April 17th a British Airways flight from Geneva was hit on its nose cone by a drone as it approached Heathrow airport. (3)________there was negligible damage. But (4)___________ enforcement of regulations and better technology are required to prevent more serious accidents.

The scale of the problem is (5) ______ . Sales of drones in Britain and many countries are not counted. The vast majority of them are small. Those the size of a large insect are not much to worry about. But drones of up to 25kg are a graver threat. And the sales trend is upward. America’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reckons consumer sales could grow from 1.9m in 2016 to as many as 4.3m by 2020.

1.A) deserted
B) crowded
C) popular
D) developed


2.A) surrenders
B) contest
C) encounters
D) criticize


3.A) Thankfully
B) Distortedly
C) Melancholy
D) Miserably

4.A) facile
B) severe
C) stricter
D) diplomatic

5.A) explicit
B) secure
C) doubtful
D) unclear Open / Comment

2022-03-02 12:00:05 PARA JUMBLE

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A. The PES and RTE do have problems, and they need to be fixed; we need to find a way to make the system deliver in terms of better learning outcomes.

B. The Right to Education Act (RTE) was designed to improve this system.

C. However, all the attacks which arise from private schools, their supporters and the privatisation lobby are unjustified; and the solutions that are being aggressively pushed will lead us further into the morass.

D. Therefore, it is natural that the RTE will also come under fire from the same quarters that have been attacking the PES.

E. The public education system (PES) has for long been under fire. It is being painted as non-functioning, wasteful and un-improvable.

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2022-03-01 08:01:07 #DAILY_VOCABULARY

1.Kaleidoscopic (Adj)-with many different aspects that keep changing. तेज़ी से बदलता हुआ

2.Genome (N)-the complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism.

3.Paraphernalia (N)-miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity. सामग्री

4.Grapple With (Phrasal Verb)-to try to deal with or understand a difficult problem or subject.

5.Beast (N)-something formidably difficult to control or deal with.

6.Consortium (N)-a group made up of two or more individuals, companies, or governments that work together to achieving a common objective.

7.Shore Up (Phrasal Verb)-to support or help (something).

8.Regime(N): Rule, authorities, control, शासन.

9.Anticipate(V):regard as probable; expect or predict.पहले ही विचार कर लेना

10.Tariffs(N): tax, duty

11.Imbalance(N):disproportion, असंतुलन

12.Poised(Adj):ready to do a particular thing at any moment:

13.Spur(N):encouragement, stimulus

14.Cautiously(adverb):in a careful and well-considered way that avoids risk. सावधानी से Open / Comment

2022-02-28 07:43:02 VOCABULARY

1. OBFUSCATE (VERB): (उलझाना): confuse 
Synonyms: baffle, bewilder 
Antonyms: clarify, explicate 
Sentence:- The new rule is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them. 

2. BRINK (NOUN): (कगार): fringe 
Synonyms: periphery, threshold 
Antonyms: center, middle 
Sentence:- This woman could bring me to the brink of insanity. 

3. INTERMITTENT (ADJECTIVE): (सविराम): irregular 
Synonyms: fitful, infrequent 
Antonyms: regular, frequent 
Sentence:- The holiday lights are intermittent and flicker on and off constantly. 

4. HERALD (NOUN): (अग्रदूत): messenger 
Synonyms: adviser, bearer 
Antonyms: pupil, student 
Sentence:- A herald sent forward to announce the coming of a king. 

5. INSULAR (ADJECTIVE): (संकुचित विचारवाला): narrow-minded 
Synonyms: circumscribed, parochial 
Antonyms: broad-minded, unbiased 
Sentence:- Only a few people live in their insular neighborhood in the coldest part of Alaska. 

6. JINX (NOUN): (अशुभ): curse 
Synonyms: hex, hoodoo 
Antonyms: boon, luck 
Sentence:- He regarded her as a jinx because she had lost her husband. 

7. INERTIA (NOUN): (जड़ता): laziness 
Synonyms: passivity, sluggishness 
Antonyms: action, activity 
Sentence:- After a large meal, inertia usually keeps me on the couch all day. 

8. IMMACULATE (ADJECTIVE): (शुद्ध): unspoiled 
Synonyms: exquisite, neat 
Antonyms: dull, defiled 
Sentence:- The soldier was reprimanded for ruining his immaculate uniform. 

9. TRIUMPHAL (ADJECTIVE): (विजयोल्लास से परिपूर्ण): victorious 
Synonyms: triumphant, conquering 
Antonyms: depressed, discouraged 
Sentence:- He made his triumphal entry into the capital. 

10. INKLING (NOUN): (आभास): idea 
Synonyms: clue, hunch 
Antonyms: knowledge, information 
Sentence:- The records give us an inkling of how people saw the world. Open / Comment

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2022-02-25 14:50:10 40 Commonly Used and Popular English Idioms

●A blessing in disguise
Meaning: A good thing that initially seemed bad

●A dime a dozen
Meaning: Something that is very common, not unique

●Adding insult to injury
Meaning: To make a bad situation even worse

●Beat around the bush
Meaning: Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feelings because it is uncomfortable

●Beating a dead horse
Meaning: giving time or energy to something that is ended or over

●Bite the bullet
Meaning: To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to get finished eventually

●Best of both worlds
Meaning: The choice or solution has all of the advantages of two contrasting things at the same time

●Biting off more than you can chew
Meaning: Not having the capacity to take on a new assignment or task that is just too taxing

●By the skin of your teeth
Meaning: Just barely making it

●Don’t judge a book by its cover
Meaning: Not judging something by its initial appearance

●Doing something at the drop of a hat
Meaning: Doing something at the moment of being asked

●Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Meaning: Not to count on something happening until after it’s already happened

●Caught between a rock and a hard place
Meaning: Making a choice between two unpleasant choices

●Costs an arm and a leg
Meaning: Something that is overpriced or very expensive

●Cutting corners
Meaning: Not performing a task or duty correctly in order to save time or money

●Devil’s advocate
Meaning: To take the side of the counter-argument, or offer an alternative point of view

●Feeling under the weather
Meaning: Not feeling well, or feeling sick

●Fit as a fiddle
Meaning: Being in good health

●Getting a taste of your own medicine
Meaning: Being treated the way that you have been treating others

●Getting a second wind
Meaning: Having energy again after being tired

●Giving the benefit of the doubt
Meaning: Believing someone’s story without proof even though it may seem unbelievable

●Giving someone the cold shoulder
Meaning: ignoring someone

●Going on a wild goose chase
Meaning: doing something that is pointless

●Heard it on the grapevine
Meaning: Hearing rumors about someone or something

●Hitting the nail on the head
Meaning: Performing a task with exactness

●Killing two birds with one stone
Meaning: Accomplishing two different tasks in the same undertaking

●Letting someone off the hook
Meaning: Not holding someone responsible for something

●Letting the cat out of the bag
Meaning: Sharing information that was intended to be a secret

●No pain, no gain
Meaning: You have to work hard in order to see results

●On the ball
Meaning: Doing a good job, being prompt, or being responsible

●Once in a blue moon
Meaning: Something that doesn’t happen very often

●Piece of cake
Meaning: A task or job that is easy to complete

●Pulling someone’s leg
Meaning: Joking with someone

●Speak of the devil
Meaning: When the person you have just been talking about arrives

●Stealing someone’s thunder
Meaning: Taking credit for someone else’s achievements

●Straight from the horse’s mouth
Meaning: Reading or hearing something from the source

●The last straw
Meaning: The last difficulty or annoyance that makes the entire situation unbearable

●The elephant in the room
Meaning: An issue, person, or problem that someone is trying to avoid

●Throwing caution to the wind
Meaning: Being reckless or taking a risk

●Your guess is as good as mine
Meaning: To not know something

20 Familiar English Idioms

A snowball effect
Meaning: Something has momentum and builds on each other, much like rolling a snowball down a hill to make it bigger

An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Meaning: Apples are healthy and good for you

Burning bridges
Meaning: Damaging a relationship beyond repair

Every dog has his day
Meaning: Everyone gets their chance to do something big

Fit as a fiddle
Meaning: Excellent health

Go down in flames
Meaning: To fail in a spectacular manner

Getting a second wind
Meaning: Having energy again after being tired or worn out. Open / Comment

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