The Ideas Page 02 The Grammar Guru 03 The Maths Wizard

04 The Speaking House 07

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Month - April’18 Volume - 6 Pages - 8 For Internal Circulation Only
No one wants to get old and ironically no one wants to die young as well. Age of a person
has nothing to do with the number of years he has lived. It has a lot to do with how his
thought patterns are taking shape. As long as you are capable of dreaming, you are
young. But then, some people never learn to dream. The fact is they never live. They just
pass through this planet for a very short duration; so short that they are not even noticed.
Even if such people live for hundred years, they would not matter. And on the other hand,
we have people like Anne Frank, Keats, Shelley who died young but left some indelible
prints on the surface of time. So, age is irrelevant and an unnecessary topic of discussion.
What we do when we live is of utmost importance. And our actions have a lot to do with our www.thezita.com
dreams. A child is a born dreamer & he wants to get whatever he dreams. Initially, he gets
everything he dreams & demands but, by & by, we convince him that in life you don't get
whatever you dream & this is the moment when a child is killed & an adult is born. This
new-born adult starts aging fast as many of his dreams soon convert into regrets. He
grows old when all his dreams are no more than a bundle of regrets. So, we may have an old man of 26 or a young lad of 70 depending upon his state
of mind.
Life will be a difficult assignment without dreams. We will only see frustration, anger & loss around us. It is in our dreams that we find real life. Many a
time, it is while living that we go through the motions & wake up to the reality in our dreams.
Even if we consider that all our dreams are not going to turn into reality, we shouldn't stop dreaming. In fact, this should be a good reason to dream
more & dream big. To most of the successful people dreaming was as natural as breathing. They could achieve anything because they could dream
anything. One way to know the age of a person is to know the size of his dreams. So, if you want to keep fit & want to die young at the age of 90 or 100,
dream big & dream more. -Vinit Kapoor

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Notes and Vocab of Articles from Newspapers Content Inside
Ideas-
Notes & Vocab from newspapers
Grammar-
Rules of Adjective
Maths-
The Times Of India The Hindu Profit and Loss & Speed Test
Brain Churner-
Speed test
Spoken English-
Ways to make your sentences more Interesting
Usage of if & whether
The Indian Express
Conversational Sentences
02 The Ideas Page
In a plastics world, The Hindu, 19th March
The presence of plastics in drinking water must compel drastic action
· Plastics are now widely present in the environment, as visible waste along coastlines, in
Force
lakes and rivers, and even in the soil.
· There is little doubt that the global production of plastics, at over 300 million tonnes a year
Serious according to the UN Environment Programme, has overwhelmed the capacity of
Conclusion governments to handle what is thrown away as waste.
· Microplastics are particles of less than 5 mm that enter the environment either as primary
Significance industrial products, such as those used in scrubbers and cosmetics or via urban waste
Gasp water and broken-down elements of articles discarded by consumers. Washing of clothes
releases synthetic microfibres into water bodies and the sea.
Unarguably
· It is heartening that the WHO has come forward to commission a review of the health impact
Adulterant of plastics in water.
Storage · Banning single-use bags and making consumers pay a significant amount for the
more durable ones is a feasible solution. Enforcing the Solid Waste Management Rules,
Invoke 2016, which require segregation of waste from April 8 this year, will retrieve materials and
Bother greatly reduce the burden on the environment.
· The goal, however, has to be long term. As the European Union's vision 2030 document on
Estimate creating a circular plastic economy explains, the answer lies in changing the very
Possible nature of plastics, from cheap and disposable to durable, reusable and fully
recyclable.

CBSE Fails: The Times of India March 30, 2018

· Because of leaked question papers, CBSE has declared that students will have to retake
the Class XII Economics exam held on Monday and the Class X Math exam held on
Uncontrollably Wednesday. Beyond being a huge embarrassment for the authorities, this is
unconscionably traumatic for students across the country – particularly in a year in which
Painful
the compulsory Class X board exam was brought back.
- Cumulative Effect · A copy of the leaked Class X Maths paper was reportedly delivered to the office of the
Assuage CBSE chairperson a day before the exam. Usually, separate question papers are set for
Delhi, the rest of India, schools outside India, and there's also a reserve
Graphic · It's a classic illustration of the dangers of over-centralised education.
Gang · While a criminal syndicate is suspected of carrying out the leaks, the issue of
accountability at CBSE can't be whitewashed.
Answerability · True, scamsters make the most of modern technology. From 'remote' cheating in the
Clean online exam for the staff selection commission (SSC) to the Cambridge Analytica case,
this is of course a really widespread challenge today.
Fraud · This is a young country but its leadership does a terrible job of addressing youth issues.
Extensive From the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh to various school state boards, criminal
gangs that guarantee results have mushroomed.
Worldly
· The need of the hour is higher conviction of scamsters, greater accountability of
Arrest institutions like CBSE, and of course better exam security. Otherwise students will lose
faith in the exam system, not to mention that everything in education should not hang on
exams in the first place.

Just Not Cricket, The Indian Express, 27 th

March
· For once, even the feverishly parochial Australian supporters are muted, and concur with
the rest of the world that Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft deserved more stringent
punishment than what the ICC, the international governing body of cricket, eventually
decreed — a one-Test ban and 75 per cent match fee respectively.
· It was flashed on the television, and not a case of a suspicious umpire or a distraught
adversary.
· This utter lack of excuse and defence makes Smith's a uniquely significant, and equally
inscrutable, case — not even the shrewdest of defence lawyers would have espoused
Smith's cause, for there's proof, motive and then the confession, everything pointing out
to a pre-meditated, orchestrated crime.
· South Africa captain Faf du Plessis got away with just a hefty fine for applying minty saliva
to shine the ball in 2016.
· The Smith incident was a perfect time for the ICC to demonstrate its foolproof stringency
to the violators and set a strong precedent. It didn't.
· Most unforgiving, though, will be their own karma. Smith, even if he were to break every
record in Test cricket, would carry to his last day in the sport the shame of what transpired
in Cape Town.
 03 The Grammar Guru
Adjective:- Note - The Superlative with 'most' is sometimes used where
Read the following sentences :- there is no idea of comparison, but merely a desire to indicate
1. Sita is a clever girl. (Girl of what kind?) the possession of a quality in a very high degree; as,
2. I don't like that boy. (Which boy ?)
3. He gave me five mangoes. (How many mangoes?) This is most unfortunate. It was a most eloquent speech.
4. There is little time for preparation. (How much time ?) Truly, a most ingenious device!
This usage has been called the Superlative of Eminence, or the
In sentence 1, 'clever' shows what kind of girl Sita is; or, in other words,
'clever' describes the girl Sita. Absolute Superlative.
In sentence 2, 'that' points out which boy is meant. The double forms of the Comparative and Superlative of some
In sentence 3, 'five' shows how many mangoes he gave me.
In sentence 4, 'little' shows how much time there is for preparation. Adjectives are used in different ways.
Later, latter; latest, last. –
A word used with a noun to describe or point out, the person, animal, place 'Later' and 'latest' refer to time; 'latter' and 'last' refer to position.
or thing which the noun names, He is later than I expected. I have not heard the latest news.
or to tell the number or quantity, is called an Adjective. The latter chapters are lacking in interest.
So we may define an Adjective as a word used with a noun to add The last chapter is carelessly written
something for its meaning. (Adjective means added to.) Elder, older; eldest, oldest.-
Adjectives may be divided into the following classes:- 'Elder' and 'eldest' are used only of persons, not of animals or
Adjectives of Quality (or Descriptive Adjective) show the kind or quality things; and are now confined to members of the same family. Elder
of a person or thing; as, is not used with 'than' following. 'Older' and 'oldest' are used of
Kolkata is a large city. He is an honest man. The foolish old crow both persons and things.
tried to sing. John is my elder brother. Tom is my eldest son.
Adjectives of Quality answer the question : Of what kind ? He is older than his sister. Rama is the oldest boy in the eleven.
This is the oldest temple in Kolkata.
Adjectives of Quantity show how much of a thing is meant as, Farther, further.-
I ate some rice. He showed much patience. Both 'farther' and 'further' are used to express distance.
He has little intelligence. We have had enough exercise. 'Further', not 'farther', is used to mean “additional”.
He has lost all his wealth. Kolkata is farther/further from Delhi than Colombo.
Adjectives of Quantity answer the question: How much? After this he made no further remarks.
I must have a reply without further delay.
Adjectives of Number (or Numeral Adjectives) shows how many Nearest, next.-
persons or things are meant, or in what order a person or thing stands; 'Nearest' means the shortest distance away. 'Next' refers to one
as, of a sequence of things coming one after the other.
The hand has five fingers. Few cats like cold water. Mumbai is the seaport nearest to Europe.
There are no pictures in this book. I have taught you many things. Where is the nearest phone box?
All men must die. Here are some ripe mangoes. Karim's shop is next to the Post Office.
Most boys like cricket. There are several options. Certain English Comparatives have lost their comparative
Sunday is the first day of the week meaning and are used as positive. They cannot be followed by
'than'. These are:-
Adjectives of Quantity Adjectives of Number Former, latter, elder, upper, inner, outer, utter.
I ate some rice. Some boys are clever. Both the tiger and the leopard are cats; the former animal is much
He has lost all his wealth. All men must die. larger than the latter.
You have no sense. There are no pictures in this book. The inner meaning of this letter is not clear.
He did not eat any rice. Are there any mango-trees in this The soldiers ran to defend the outer wall.
I have enough sugar. garden? My elder brother is an engineer.
There are not enough spoons. This man is an utter fool.
Demonstrative Adjectives point out which person or thing is meant; as, Certain Comparatives borrowed from Latin have no Positive or
This boy is stronger than Hari. That boy is industrious. Superlative degree. They all end in 'or', not 'er'. They are twelve
These mangoes are sour. Those rascals must be punished. in all.
Don't be in such a hurry. I hate such things. Five of them have lost their comparative meaning, and are used
Demonstrative Adjectives answer the question: Which ? as Positive Adjectives. These are:-
What, which and whose, when they are used with nouns to ask Interior, exterior, ulterior, major, minor.
questions, are called Interrogative Adjectives; as, The exterior wall of the house is made of stone;
What manner of man is he? Which way shall we go? The interior walls are of wood. His age is a matter of minor importance.
Whose book is this? I have no ulterior motive in offering you help.
The other seven are used as Comparative Adjectives but are
[It will be seen that what is used in a general sense, and which in a followed by 'to' instead of 'than'.
selective sense.] The comparative degree is generally followed by than; but
Comparative Adjectives ending in -or are followed by the preposition
COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
to; as, Inferior, superior, prior, anterior, posterior, senior, junior.
There are three Degrees of Comparison – Hari is inferior to Ram in intelligence.
1) Positive Degree 2) Comparative Degree 3) Superlative Degree Rama's intelligence is superior to Hari's.
His marriage was prior to his father's death.
Eg. Ram is intelligent. ( Positive) Adjectives expressing qualities that do not admit of different
Ram is more intelligent than Hari. (Comparitive) degrees cannot, strictly speaking, be compared; as, Square,
Ram is the most intelligent student in the class. (Superlative) round, perfect, eternal, universal, unique. Strictly speaking, a
thing cannot be more square, more round, more perfect.

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 04 The Maths Wizard
PROFIT & LOSS Competency Level (iii)
1. Cost Price C.P: The price, at which an article is purchased, is A shopkeeper buys 200 kg rice at Rs. 7.25 per kg. and 400 kg at Rs.
called its cost price, abbreviated as C.P. 5.75 per kg. He mixes and sales 1/3rd of the mixture at Rs. 6 per kg.
Cost Price is amount of money goes out from us when we purchase At what price per kg should he sale the remaining mixture so that he
any article or item. may earn a profit of 20% on the whole ?

2. Selling Price S.P: The price, at which an article is sold, is called its (a) Rs. 8
selling price, abbreviated as S.P.
Selling Price is an amount of money came in when we sell an item or (b) Rs. 8.25
article.
(c) Rs. 9
3. Profit or Gain: If S.P. is greater than C.P., the seller is said to have
a profit or gain. (d) Rs. 9.25
Hint 1:
4. Loss: If S.P. is less than C.P., the seller is said to have incurred a
loss.

5. Marked Price: When we purchase any item or article we see the

marked price or listed price printed on the label.

6. Profit or Gain = Selling Price (S.P.) - Cost Price (C.P.)

Example: 30% Profit on an article i.e cost price Rs.100/- Selling Price
Rs.130/-

7. Loss = Cost Price (C.P.) - Selling Price (S.P.)

Example: 30% Loss on an article i.e cost price Rs.100/- Selling Price
Rs.70/-

8. When a person sells two similar items, one at a gain of say x%, and
the other at a loss of x%, then the seller always incurs a loss given by: Hint 2:
x 2
= ( (
10
9. If a trader professes to sell his goods at cost price, but uses false
weights, then

Competency Level (i)

A man what 400 meters of cloth for Rs. 40,000 and sold it at rate of
Rs. 200 per one and a half meter. What was his percentage profit or
loss?

(a) 36% Loss

Hint 2:
(b) 25% Profit RETAILER USING FALSE WEIGHT :
A trader cheats his customer to make a profit by stating that he sells
(c) 33% Profit at cost price. But he gives his customer less than 1000 grams (false
weight) for every kg.
(d) 27% Loss Cheated value = Original weight - False weight
Then shortcut to find profit percentage is,
Competency Level (ii)
Shreya sold 20 necklaces for Rs. 600 and suffered a loss of 20%. At
what price should she shall 24 necklaces in order to earn 20% ?

(a) 1050

(b) 1080

(c) 950

(d) 1250

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1. A Shopkeeper buys two bicycles for Rs. 750. He sells first bicycle at a profit of How much amount (in rupees) of commission will he earn in 2 weeks, if he sells 12
22% and the second bicycle at a loss of 8%. What is the SP of first bicycle if in markers and 8 Gel pens a day?
the whole transaction there is no profit no loss? A) 2100 B) 1850 C) 2044
A) Rs506 B) Rs244 C) Rs185 D) 2680 E) None
D) Rs230 E) None 14. A discount of 20% is given on the marked price of an article. The shopkeeper
2. The cost price of item B is Rs. 200/- more than the cost price of item A. Item A was charges sales tax of 10% on the discounted price. If the selling price be Rs 1848,
sold at a profit of 20% and item B was sold at a loss of 30%. If the respective ratio of what is the marked price (in rupees) of the article?
selling prices of items A and B is 6 : 7, what is the cost price of item B? A) 2500 B) 3200 C) 3600
A) Rs520 B) Rs430 C) Rs400 D) 2100 E) None
D) Rs360 E) None 15. A calculate his profit %ge on the selling price whereas B calculate his on the cost
3. Two Mangoes, three grapes and four apples cost Rs. 15. Three Mangoes, two price. They find that the difference of their profit is Rs 150. If the selling prices of
grapes and one apple cost Rs. 10. I bought 3 Mangoes, 3 grapes and 3 apples. How both of them are same and both of them get 20% profit, find their selling price (in
much did I pay? rupees).
A) Rs15 B) Rs18 C) Rs20 A) 2500 B) 3000 C) 3200 D) 4000 E) None
D) Rs25 E) None 16. A person sells two fans for Rs. 6800. The cost price of the first fan is equal to the
4. A dealer offers a cash discount of 20% and still makes a profit of 20%, when he selling price of the second fan. If the first is sold at 30% loss and the second at 100%
further allows 16 articles to a dozen to a particularly sticky bargainer. How much % gain, what is total profit or loss (in rupees)?
above the CP were his wares listed? A) 750 B) 800 C) 670
A) 100% B) 80% C) 75% D) 580 E) None
D) 85% E) None 17. A dealer allowed a discount of 25% on marked price of Rs.20,000 on an article
5. Profit earned by an organization is distributed among officers and clerks in the and incurred a loss of 20%. What discount should he allow on the marked price so
ratio of 5 : 3. If the number of officers is 55 and the number of clerks is 70 and the that he gains Rs.450 on the article?
amount received by each officer is Rs12000 what was the total amount of profit A) 6.5% B) 5% C) 4.25%
earned? D) 4% E) None
A) Rs11 Lakh B) Rs12.25Lakh C) Rs10.56Lakh 18. A dealer marked the price of an item 20% above cost price. He allowed two
D) Rs16 Lakh E) None successive discounts of 20% and 25% to a customer. As a result he incurred a loss of
6. The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 2120 is equal to the Rs.1400. At what price (in rupees) did he sell the item to the customer?
percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1520. At what price A) 3600 B) 4200 C) 3850
should the article be sold to make 25% profit? D) 4125 E) None
A) Rs2275 B) Rs2100 C) Rs2650 19. A reputed company sells a wrist watch to a wholesaler making a profit of 10%.
D) Rs2400 E) None The wholesaler, in turn, sells it to the retailer making a profit of 10%. A customer
7. A purchased a machine at Rs 13000, then got it repaired at Rs 3500, they gave its purchases it by paying Rs. 990. Thus the profit of retailer is 2(3/11)% What is the
transportation charges Rs 500. Then he sold it at 50% profit. At what price he cost (in rupees) incurred by the the company to produce it?
actually sold it? A) 600 B) 700 C) 800
A) Rs18500 B) Rs25500 C) Rs22200 D) 900 E) None
D) Rs19600 E) None 20. A dealer buys a product at Rs. 1920, he sells at a discount of 20% still he gets the
8. In a certain store, the profit is 270% of the cost. If the cost increases by 30% but profit of 20% . What is the selling price of that product?
the selling price remains constant, approximately what %age of the selling price is A) Rs.1159 B) Rs.1550 C) Rs.2304
the profit? D) Rs.1785 E) Rs.1245
A) 68% B) 72% C) 50% 21. The ratio of cost price and marked price of an article is 2:3 and ratio of
D) 65% E) None percentage profit and percentage discount is 3:2. What is the discount
9. A person X sold an Item to Y at 40% loss, then Y sold it to third person Z at 40% percentage?
profit and finally Z sold it back to X at 40% profit. In this whole process what is the A) 18.58% B) 20.25% C) 16.66%
percentage loss or profit of X? D) 22.13% E) 14.51%
A) 70% B) 62.5% C) 57.6% 22. A firm of ready made garments makes both men's and women's shirts. Its
D) 55% E) None average profit is 6% of the sales. Its profit in men's shirts average 8% of the sales
10. If Joel sells an article at 4/5th of its selling price and secures a profit of 20%, and women's shirts comprise 60% of the output. Find the average profit per sales
what will be the profit or loss percentage if he sells it at the actual selling price? rupee in women's shirts.
A) 45% B) 60% C) 50% A) 1.2560 B) 0.0125 C) 0.0566
D) 56% E) None D) 0.0466 E) 1.1562
11. A product costs a company Rs 60 to manufacture, and it sold the product to a 23. A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above his cost price and gives 15% discount
dealer for Rs 70, who in turn sold it to a shopkeeper for Rs 85, who sold to a on the marked price. Find his gain%.
customer for Rs 102. What is the percentage of profit for the company and who A) 2% B) 8% C) 11%
made the highest profit on selling the product? D) 6% E) 7%
A) 20 1/3%, Company B) 16 2/3%, Dealer C) 20 1/3%,Dealer 24. A, B and C invest in the ratio of 3 : 4 :5 . The percentage of return on their
D) 16 2/3%,Shopkeeper E) None investments are in the ratio of 6 : 5 : 4 . Find the total earnings, if B earns Rs. 250
12. Navya buys a certain number of toys at 12 per Rs 9 and the same number at 18 more than A.
per Rs 9. If she sells them at 18 per Rs15 does she gain or lose and by what A) 7500 B) 6999 C) 4575 D) 7250 E) 2500
percentage? 25. A dishonest trader marks up his goods by 80% and gives discount of 25%.
A) 33 1/3 % loss B) 12% gain C) 33 1/3 % gain Besides he gets 20% more amount per kg from whole-seller and sells 10% less per
D) 12% loss E) None kg to customer. What is the overall profit percentage?
13. A shopkeeper sells Marker at the rate of Rs.35 each and earns a commission of A) 63% B) 72% C) 88%
10%. He also sells Gel pen at the rate of Rs. 65 each and earns a commission of 20%. D) 55% E) 80%

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 06 Brain Churner
Find error in the sentences that given below. (A) R P Q S (B) P R S Q (C) Q S P R (D) S P R Q
1. Gandhi ji always regretted for the fact (A)/ that people gave him Q19.
adulation while what he wanted (B)/was acceptance of his way of life(C)/ P : dress fashions changed and light cotton
No error. (D) Q : of the English
2. The party (A)/ was ousted in power (B)/ after twelve years.(C)/ No error. R : textiles began to replace
(D)/ S : the coarse woolens
3. He was (A)/ held in (B)/ the prevention of Terrorism act. (C)/ No error. (A) P R S Q (B) R S P Q (C) Q P R S (D) S P R Q
(D) Q20.
4. He has great fascination (A)/ for each and every thing (B)/ that are S1 : Tomorrow it will be a year since we lost our great leader.
connected with drama. (C)/ NE. (D) S6 : Though he is no more with us, the qualities he possessed and the
5. It's no secret (A)/ that the President wants to (B)/ have a second term of ideals he cherished remain with us.
office. (C)/ No error. (D) P : To these he added a feminine sensitiveness to atmosphere.
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one Q : He was involved in the major events of his time.
which best expresses the meaning of the given word. R : He participated in them all while maintaining the highest standards of
6. Emancipate public conduct.
(A) Set free (B) Exist (C) Correct morally (D) Restrain S : He was incomparably the greatest figure in our history - a man of
7. Deceit dynamic force, intellectual power and profound vision.
(A) Simplicity (B) Gentility (C) Sincerity (D) Dishonesty (A) P S R Q (B) R Q P S (C) R P Q S (D) S P Q R
8. Admonition Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/
(A) Thrash (B) Hindrance (C) Warning (D) Exhort sentence.
Direction (9-11): In the following question, choose the word opposite Q21. Something which is imagined to be real but actually does not exist.
in meaning to the given word. (A) Figment (B) Insight (C) Mirage (D) Shadow
9. Implicate Q22. Science regarding principles of classification
(A) Involve (B) Exonerate (C) Corrupt (D) Accuse (A) Taxidermy (B) Taxonomy (C) Toxicology (D) Classicology
10. Eschew Q23. One who is too careless to plan for the future
(A) Vicious (B) Invite (C) Use (D) Emanate (A) Improvident (B) Impotent (C) Imprudent (D) Impractical
11. Profusion Q24. To pretend to make an attack as a trick to fool your opponent.
(A) Travesty (B) Validity (C) Scarcity (D) Agitated (A) Illustrate (B) Fondle (C) Distort (D) Feint
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the Q25. A baby that is secretly left to replace another baby.
alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase (A) Entity (B) Changeling (C) Venal (D) Sophist
12. Pull strings In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is
(A) Use personal influence (B) Befool the common man (C) To underlined. Choose the correct alternative.
surrender (D) To emphasize Q26. His actions had affected pain and suffering on thousands of people
13. To iron out wrinkles (A) imposed (B) deplored (C) inflicted (D) No improvement
(A) To tolerate (B) To solve problems Q27. The children fired crackers to celebrate the victory of ICC under 19
(C) To conclude proceedings (D) Carry the baton World Cup.
14. Carry the baton (A) shot (B) released (C) burst (D) No improvement
(A) To take over a responsibility (B) Excessive enthusiasm (C) To Q28. A person I met in the theatre was the playwright himself.
give bribe (D) Reach the level (A) this person (B) person (C) the person (D) No improvement
15. Ride the high horse Q29. The winner of the highest number of golden medal in an Olympic
(A) To bear the criticism (B) Feel superior game is Michael Phelps.
(C) Reprimand (D) To be very angry (A) gold medal (B) gold (C) gold medals (D) No improvement
Rearrange the following sentence. Q30. Educational planning should aim for meeting the educational needs
Q16. of the entire population of all age groups.
S1 : First and foremost, there are order and safety in our civilization. (A) aim to (B) aim at (C) aim over (D) No improvement
S6 : Nobody may come and break into my house and steal my goods. CLOZE TEST
P : Thus in disputes between man and man, right has taken the place of One of India's greatest musicians is M.S. Subbulakshmi, affectionately
might. known to most people as M.S. Her singing has brought (31) to millions of
Q : If today I have a quarrel with another man, I do not get beaten merely people not only (32) all parts of India, but in (33) countries around the
because I am physically weaker. world as well. (34) October 1966 Subbulakshmi was invited to (35) in New
R : I go to law, and the law will decide fairly between the two of us. York, where people of (36) foreign countries listened to her music (37).
S : Moreover, the law protects me from robbery and violence. This was one of the greatest (38) ever given to any musician. For (39)
(A) R Q P S (B) S R Q P (C) Q R P S (D) P R SQ together M.S. kept that international (40) spell-bound with the beauty of
Q 17. her voice and her style of singing.
P : the British manufacturers Q : popularity of Indian textiles 31. (A) sorrow (B) joy (C) boredom (D) pain
R : were jealous of the S : from the very beginning 32. (A) over (B) on (C) in (D) with
(A) P Q R S (B) S P Q R (C) S P R Q (D) Q R S P 33. (A) strange (B) unknown (C) other (D) familiar
Q18. 34. (A) Within (B) on (C) in (D) By
S1 : In democratic countries, men are equal before the law. 35. (A) dance (B) sing (C) speak (D) enjoy
S6 : And they live like this not for fun, but because they are too poor to 36. (A) many (B) few (C) backward (D) all
afford another room. 37. (A) attentively (B) quietly (C) indifferently (D) boldly
P : While some few people live in luxury, many have not enough to eat, 38. (A) awards (B) honours (C) prizes (D) recognitions
drink and wear. 39. (A) seconds (B) minutes (C) hours (D) days
Q : There are many families of five or six persons who live in a single 40. (A) spectator (B) audience (C) viewer (D) businessmen
room. Answer
R : But the sharing-out of money - which means the sharing-out of food 1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12.
and clothing and houses - is still very unfair. (A) 13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (C) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (D) 21. (A) 22.
S : In this room they sleep and dress and wash and eat, and in this same (B) 23. (A) 24. (D) 25. (B) 26. (C) 27. (C) 28. (C) 29. (C) 30. (B) 31. (B) 32.
room they die. (C) 33. (C) 34. (C) 35. (B) 36. (A) 37. (A) 38. (D) 39. (C) 40. (B)

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Ø ml ij fpYykus ls dksbZ Qk;nk FkksM+s gh gksxkA
Ø oks fnu x;s tc ge lkjk lkjk fnu [ksyk djrs FksA
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Ø ckrsa cgqr gqbZ] pyks dke djksA
Ø cksyrs jgks] eSa lqu jgk gwWA
Ø eSa vkt iwjk fnu ?kj ij gwWA
Ø eSa vc vkSj cnkZ'r ugha dj ldrkA
Ø fny dh lquks fnekx dh ughaA
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Bury the past.
Just shouting at him is not going to be a lot of help.
Gone are the days when we used to play throughout the day.
Turn on/off the tap.
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Go on,I am all ears.
I am home all day.
There is a limit to what I can tolerate.
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