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Precis (Summary) Writing – 12 Creative Writing – 50 Write the summery of the following article Passage taken from the web news magazine The Wire (sourced from Reuters) dated 25.2.2019 Kabul: Afghanistan began exports to India through an Iranian port on Sunday, an official said, …
Letter Writing – 5 Creative Writing – 49 Letter to Collector for library From The villagers of Kumbharapada Kumbharapada Date: To The Collector Khurda District Khurda Subject: Request for financial grant of Rs. 80,000 for starting a library Sir, We are the inhabitants of Srirampur …
Comprehension Exercise – 9. Study the passage and answer the questions that follow. Passage taken from BBC Cuba has long been renowned for its medical diplomacy – thousands of its doctors work in healthcare missions around the world, earning the country billions of dollars in …
Precis (Summary) Writing – 11 Creative Writing – 47 Passage A drop of water fell out of the cloud into the sea, and finding itself lost in such an immensity of fluid matter, broke out into the following reflection: ‘Alas! What an inconsiderable creature am …
Comprehension Exercise – 8. Study the passage and answer the questions that follow Excerpt from The Wire, written by Ms. Patasani Cyclone Fani, which wreaked havoc in Odisha on May 3, has created four new mouths in Lake Chilika, one of the largest brackish water …
Precis (Summary) Writing – 10 Creative Writing – 45 The following write-up has 202 words. Summarize it in a manner, so that the word count is between 70 to 75 words, and all the important facts are included. Passage First established as a state capital …
Comprehension Exercise – 7. Read the following article very carefully, and answer the five questions given at its end. Article taken from The Wire dated 12. 5. 2019 Over 300 domesticated yaks were found dead in the higher reaches of North Sikkim due to starvation. …
Comprehension Exercise – 6. Read the following article very carefully, and answer the five questions given at its end. Article taken from the BBC Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea in Japan’s far-west corner, Fukuoka is a city trying to reinvent itself. In a …
Comprehension Exercise – 5. Read the article thoroughly and answer the questions that follow. The article from BBC A rare Asiatic black bear has been spotted in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea’s government says. It was captured on video in the eastern part of …
Precis (Summary) Writing – 9 Creative Writing – 41 Write a summary of this write-up by reducing it to approximately one third its word count, but not omitting any important fact or information at all. Your summary should not exceed 80 words. Passage taken from …