The dear departed 1 Comprehension quiz

Check your understanding. Answer all the questions. Start Quiz! Your full name 0% 1. Elizabeth’s father is (Hint: Two words) Loading… 2. Henry is the of Abel Merryweather. (Hint: Use hyphens and all lowercase letters.) Loading…3. ‘I thought I would fetch this down as well.’ Who said this?A.ElizabethB.VictoriaC.AmeliaD.Henry Loading…4. What things did Amelia steal?A.clock and …

The dear departed-1-comprehension

The dear departed-1-Comprehension passages Passage 1 “I’m amazed at you, Victoria. I really am. Be off now, and change your dress before your Aunt Elizabeth and uncle Ben come.“ 1. Who is the speaker of these lines? Mrs. Henry Slater/Amelia is the speaker. 2. Who is Victoria? Victoria is the speaker’s daughter. 3. Why should …

Tips on writing a news report / news article

TIPS ON WRITING A NEWS REPORT The following picture with illustration can help you understand how to write a news report. Look at it and try to understand. There is an example news reports with analysis of the key elements in it. HOW TO WRITE A NEWS REPORT Key elements: 1. The headline Grabs the reader’s …

Success stories – comprehension quiz

s EVERY SUCCESS STORY IS ALSO A STORY OF GREAT FAILURES We see only the success of people but not their failures. We also say that people are successful because they were at the right time and right place. But this is illogical. Tom Watson, a great businessman, said, ‘If you want to succeed, double …

Positive Negative adjecctives; Quiz

Name of the test : Positive, Negative adjectives Test Type : True/False; Drop-down; Multiple Choice No. of Questions : 15 Total Marks : 150 Start Test Your name and school 1. A person who is exuberant is dull and unhappy.A.TrueB.False Loading…2. If you are cautious, you are very careless.A.TrueB.False Loading…3. If a person is sneaky, he/she …

Positive or negative?

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Attitude is altitude – Comprehension test

NICK, A TORSO – THE BITTER TRUTH – ATTITUDE IS ALTITUDE COMPREHENSION Nick was born as a torso. It was because of the medical condition called ‘phocomelia’. Phocomelia is a rare congenital deformity which results in the birth of a baby without limbs or underdeveloped limbs. Nick’s mother was a nurse and she took proper care …

Attitude is altitude – video summary

Watch the video to recap the lesson ‘Attitude is altitude’. It has all the main points mentioned. You can use this video summary as a quick review before taking a test. After watching the video, go to the comprehension page and listen to the audio version of the text. Once you finish reading comprehension passages,

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE:

A relative clause contains a relative pronoun.

Before we begin, let’s look at ‘clause’ and ‘relative pronoun’.

A clause is a group of words that has a Subject and a Predicate.

‘Predicate’ is the part of a sentence that makes a statement about the Subject. It contains ‘verb’.

Here’s an example:

The little cat moved to the corner.

Subject Predicate

Now, read the following:

I saw a man. He was blind.

I saw a man who was blind.

Success stories–comprehension

Every success story is also a story of great failures – Comprehension passages Click ‘play’ to listen to the text ‘Every success story is also a story of great failures’. Passage – 1 If you study history, you will find that all stories of success are also stories of great failures. But people don’t see …