WORD EXERCISES[DAY 9]

WORD EXERCISES - Daily Task [DAY 9]
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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 9 [25-MAY-2010] WEX33 
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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.We ate____ and then lay down to rest.
2.It was____ and his voice echoed around the walls.
3.We have____to do in the next few days, so I suggest we start as soon as possible.
4.Loch ness is____ in the highlands of Scotland.
5.The only evidence was____ which was stuck on a branch of one of the trees in the garden.
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answers---1.a gargantuan meal/plenty of food 2.a giant building/a vast room 3.a mammoth job/tons of work(both are informal expressions) 4.a deep lake 5.a minuscule piece of cloth

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DAY 9 [25-MAY-2010] WEX34
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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.Coffee falling out of a cup by msitake____
2.A bomb suddenly blowing up____
3.An alarm clock suddenly going off______
4.A boat going to a bottom of a river._____
5.Dead fish lying on the surface of a polluted lake_____

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answers---1.spill 2.explode 3.ring 4.sink 5.float.

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DAY 9 [25-MAY-2010] WEX35
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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.It is now much easier to import goods into the country than it was few years ago.
There has been a TIGHTENING UP of border controls.

2.We are increasing out stocks of wood before the winter begins.
We are RUNNING DOWN our stocks of wood.

3.The prices have gone up by about 5% every years sincs 2000.
There has been a CONSTANT RISE in a the inflation rate.

4.The pass rate for the exam was 6% lower than this year than it was last year.
There has been a SHARP FALL in the pass rate.

5.The alliance are going to reduce the number of conventional weapons in their armed forces.
The alliance are going to BUILD UP the number of weapons they have.
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answers---1.False(there has been a relaxation of border controls. 2.False(we are increasing or building up our stocks of wood) 3.True 4.False(there has been a slight fall) 5.False(they are going to decrease the number).

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DAY 9 [25-MAY-2010] WEX36
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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 and its applicability on the sentences given.In some cases you need to change the form of words.(You can also click on each word to know the meaning of it .Press the back button to return here)
[explode | stretch | rise | float | slide | set | crack |  revolve | fade | subside ]
1.The queues for the embassy were so long they_____ all the way down the street.
2."What the hell are you doing?" he ____ angrily
3.The government decided that the best economic course would be to let the dollar____
4.Prices have been___ steadily all year.
5.The light from the torch began to_____ as the batteries ran out.

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answers---1.stretched 2.exploded 3.float 4.rising 5.fade

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