Sunday, May 23, 2010

WORD EXERCISES[DAY 8]

WORD EXERCISES - Daily Task [DAY 8]
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This section is for those who feel that they are not getting right words at the right time.These exercises regularly done will help us to apply the right words in the right context.There are a number of exercises of varied pattern and you should utilize each one for the purpose intended.WATCH THIS SPACE EVERYDAY.
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DAY 8 [23-MAY-2010] WEX29
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There are 5 questions and you need to choose an expression suitable from the list given below.The objective is to identify the meaning of the words related with 'size ,quantity & dimension' and its applicability on the sentences given.In some cases more than one answer is possible.(You can also click on some words to know the meaning of it .Press the back button to return here)

[ a minute amount of dust | a minuscule piece of cloth |an enormous book | a mammoth job |a huge waste of time |a vast room |a gigantic wave | a tiny car |a monumental error |a colossal statue | plenty of food | dozens of times |a narrow alleyway | a giant building | a gargantuan meal | a wide avenue | a broad river |a tall man | a high mountain | a deep lake | a shallow pool |a long-distance journey | a vast crowd of supporters | tons of work | a great deal of time]

1.It was____ going there;he didn't turn up.
2.One of the Roman emperor Nero's greatest excesses was to build_____  of himself in the city center.
3.Despite the poor harvest, there was____ for the whole people.
4.______ called the Thames separates the city of London from the suburbs to the south.
5._____gathered to see their favorite hockey team.
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DAY 8 [23-MAY-2010] WEX30
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 There are 5 questions and you need to choose a verb from the list .Match each action with the thing it describes.The objective is to identify the meaning of the words and its applicability on the sentences given.(You can also click on each word to know the meaning of it .Press the back button to return here)
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[evaporate | explode | change | melt | fade | bounce | crumble | trickle | rise | sink | ring | contract | crack | escape | stretch | wobble | congeal | burn | spill | smoulder | erupt | spin | revolve | set | flow | slide | rotate | spread | erode | meander | turn | subside | freeze | grow | expand | vibrate | float ]
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1.A lump of dry earth being rubbed between somebody's fingers.______
2.Cold metal as it gets hotter_____
3.Hot metal as it gets cooler_____
4.A piece of elastic being pulled so that it becomes longer______
5.A window being hit by a stone so that a long, thin break is formed____
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DAY 8 [23-MAY-2010] WEX31
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There are 5 questions and you have to to decide the sentence followed by each question is TRUE or FALSE.You should concentrate on the words written in BOLD letters in each of the question statement to decide whether the sentence followed is TRUE or FALSE.The objective of this section to apply the words on suitable situation intended for.It also gives you new words,its meaning and its applicability in different situation related with 'CHANGES'.This section will help you in reading test,listening and speaking too.For writing try apply these words and sentences for suitable answers.

1.The population of the country has trebled in the last 25 years.
There has been a DRAMATIC INCREASE in the number of people living in the country

2.Unemployment has dropped by about 2% every year for the last six years.
There has been a STEADY DECREASE in the number of people out of work.

3.The government has spent a lot of money improving roads around the country.
There has been a DETERIORATION in the national road system.

4.The number of exam passes achieved by the school's students has risen by almost 50%.
There has been a DECLINE in the number of exam passes.

5.American travelers abroad have discovered that they can buy more foreign currency with their dollar.
There has been a WEAKENING of the dollar.
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DAY 8 [23-MAY-2010] WEX32
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There are 5 questions and you need to choose a verb from the list .The objective is to identify the meaning of the words related with 'groups' and its applicability on the sentences given.In some cases more than one answer is possible.(You can also click on each word to know the meaning of it .Press the back button to return here)
[batch |huddle | heap/pile | company | stack | team | litter | swarm | flock | platoon | bundle | herd | throng | gang | crowd | bunch | set | pack | staff | group | crew | cast | shoal/school ]

1.Half the hockey_____ were sent off in disgrace.
2.The actors had difficulty making their way through the_____ of people outside cinema.
3.A ____ of soldiers from the X infantry have been charged with human rights abuses.
4.The immigrant arrived holding nothing but a ____ of personal possessions.
5.A_____ of flowers is always an acceptable gift if you visit someone.
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