Current Affairs 4th Class

Introduction

Introduction A possession indicates the ownership or relationship. Apostrophe ( ' ) is used to show possession. When we want to show that something belongs to somebody or something, we usually add's to a singular noun and an apostrophe ' to a plural noun.

The pen of my uncle is in his pocket.
The books of Mary are on the table.
I went to at tend the birthday of Maria.
The dog bit the tail of the cat.

The above given sentences can be rewritten as the following:

My Uncle's pen is in his pocket.
Mary's books are on the table.
I went to attend Maria's birthday.
The dog bit the cat's tail.

Analysis The ( ' ) we have used in the second set of sentences is called apostrophe. The pen of my uncle actually means the pen belonging to my uncle, to the pen possessed by my uncle. So, the apostrophe ( ' ) in the second set of sentences shows possession.

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Paragraph Writing

Introduction A paragraph is a group of sentences which describes an idea (a topic). The sentences are written in regular order with a unity of thought in them.

Main points for writing a paragraph

Introduction of the topic given for writing a paragraph.
Merits or demerits of the topic.
Conclusion.

Read the following paragraphs carefully:

Your Family I am Edward. I am eleven years old. I live in New York. There are ten members in my family- grandfather, grand mother, father, mother, uncle, auntie, cousin, I and my brother and sister. My grandfather was an officer in bank who is now leading a retired life. My father is an Engineer in computer. My mother is a doctor in a City Hospital. My uncle is a Scientist. My auntie is a house wife. My elder brother is Fifteen years old. He studies in class XII in St. John School. My sister is a teacher in a Public School, New York. I also studies in Class IV. All family members love and respect each other. My grandparents love me very much. I am proud of my family.

The Teacher you Like Most Miss Roseleen is my teacher. She is M.A. in English. She teaches me English and Science. She is very beautiful. She is very efficient teacher. Her way of teaching is fascinating. Her voice is sweet and clear. She explains a topic again and again until the students understand that completely. She is very kind and sympathetic to all the students. She does not beat anyone. She loves all the students. She does not beat her students. She is much disciplined and respect for all the seniors. She always gives good advices to all. She is also liberal to giving marks. She comes to school in a very simple dress. But her thought are very high. I respect her very much. She is an ideal teacher of my School.

The Game you like Most/Cricket Cricket is my most favourite game. I like cricket very much. It is the most popular game in the whole world. Cricket is played in a field. Two teams play in a cricket match. Each team has eleven players. There is a captain, a vice captain and a wicket keeper among the players. This game is played with bat and ball. Stumps, gloves, helmet are the other things used in this game. This game is played in two ways - one day's game or limited over match and five day's game or test match . I like this game very much.

My School My name is Franklin. I am twelve years old. I read in St. John School/ more...

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Writing story with The Help of Hints

Hints Tortoise walking on the road ...... is seen by a hare........... hare laughs at the tortoise for his very slow speed........... bet for race .......... Tortoise moving with his slow speed.......... Hare moves fast but sleeps ...... tortoise reaches winning point first .......... Wins the bet.

Tortoise and the Hare Once a tortoise was walking on the road with his natural speed. A hare saw him. At first he laughed at the slow speed of the tortoise, then he commented. What a slow speed! The tortoise became sad and angry. But he did not loose her patience. He said to the hare, "do you want to have a race with me?" The hare again laughed at this and said, "What do you say?" A race with you ! Quite surprising !" The tortoise smiled only and said nothing. The date and time of race was fixed. The old monkey was made the judge. On the day, when the race was going to be held, both the hare and the tortoise gathered at the fixed place and time. The race started. The hare ran very fast. The tortoise moved with his natural speed. After moving to a place, the hare stopped and looked back. "There is no trace of the tortoise. Let me have a rest for some time," thought the hare and sat under a tree to take rest. Then he slept. The tortoise moved on and on; saw the hare sleeping and moved on to the winning point. When the hare got up, he saw the tortoise approaching the winning point. He ran fast but alas! He could not reach the winning point before the tortoise. The tortoise reached the winning point before the hare and won the race. Moral: Slow And Steady Wins the Race.

Witty Deer There lived a deer in the forest. The deer was very cute. The animals in the forest loved him very much. But that was a cruel lion as king in the forest who announced that every day one animal must come to him for his food otherwise he would kill all the animals. All the animals were worried. They gathered at the one place and discussed the matter. But they found no solution to save themselves from the cruel paw of the ion. The deer also was listening everything very carefully. It was very witty. Lastly, the deer said, "don't worry, I will take care of that lion. Tomorrow I shall go to him and kill him. Everybody present there laughed loudly. They asked him about the plan. The witty deer said, "see it tomorrow only." Next day morning, the lion was sitting in front of his den, waiting for his nice meal. Each and every more...

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Introduction

Introduction Story writing is an art which can be learnt by practice. A beginner generally introduces irrelevant details, repeats himself, and leaves out important points. To write a good story, you must have a clear idea of the whole plot in your mind before you start, and arrange the main points in their proper order.

Main Points for Writing a Story

Have a clear idea of the plot in your mind.
Do not omit any point and maintain the order in which the events take place.
Narrate the event systematically.
Use simple language.
Do not change the main part of the story. Try to reproduce it as it is or it was, as far as possible.
Always read the story very carefully and make small points of it and take out the chief points of interest, fun, moral or any other special aspect.
Give a suitable heading to a story, heading of story should be as small as possible.
The conclusion is the most important part of the story. The whole story must lead up to it naturally.
Take out the moral of the story.
Try to remember the story by heart.

A Greedy Dog Once, there was a dog. He was very hungry. He went here and there in search of food. But he could not find food anywhere. At last he went in a house. He found a piece of bread there. He wanted to eat it alone. He ran to the jungle. There was a river on the way. When he was crossing the bridge, he saw his shadow in the water. He thought another dog. He wished to get that bread also. So he barked at him. His piece of bread at once fell into the eater. At this, he became very sad. Moral: Do riot be greedy.

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Practice Exercise-2

Practice Exercise Choose the correct synonyms of the following words:

Honest (A) Candid (B) Lying (C) False (D) Deceitful (E) Unfair Answer: (a)

Urgent (A) Slight (B) Petty (C) Marginal (D) Minor (E) Vital Answer: (e)

Behind (A) Ahead (B) Leading (C) In front (D) After (E) Front side Answer: (d)

Kind (A) Class (B) Cruel (C) Mean (D) Merciless (E) Vicious Answer: (A)

Choose the correct synonym of the word given in CAPITAL LETTERS.

ANGRY (A) Calm (B) Tranquil (C) Annoyed (D) Quite (E) Cool Answer: (c) Explanation: The correct synonym of angry is annoyed.

FRANK (A) Bold (B) Good (C) Bad (D) Beautiful (E) Ugly Answer: (a) Explanation: The correct synonym of frank is bold.

LAZY (A) Indolent (B) Fall (C) Right (D) Trash (E) Sharp Answer: (A) Explanation: The correct synonym of lazy is indolent.

OVERCOME (A) Prominent (B) Defeat (C) Bandit (D) Get (E) None of these Answer: (B) Explanation: The correct synonym of overcome is defeat.

POLITE (A) Civil (B) Danger (C) Endless (D) Excuse (E) None of these Answer: (A) Explanation: The correct synonym of polite is civil.

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Synonyms

Synonyms Synonyms- naming the same thing. Synonyms are the words, which have the exact same meaning or a very similar meaning to a given word.

Beautiful -- Pretty Answer: -- Reply Given below is a list of words placed in an alphabetical order. Each word is followed by a few of its synonyms. These will help to expand your vocabulary. Words Synonyms

Adjust Arrange

Argue Discuss / Debate

Answer Reply

Ask Beg

Allow Permit

Assent Agree

Advise Counsel

Any Some

Avoid Escape

Bad Awful

Battle War

Bear Tolerate

Begin Start

Behaviour Action / Deed

Big Large

Bright Brilliant / Vivid

Bogus False

Boy Lad

Brand Variety

Brave Bold

Capable Competent

Care Heed

Careless Negligent

Chance Option / Possibility

Change Alter/Modify

Cheat Deceive

Cool Cold

Crime Sin

Crust Coating / Layer

Defeat Overcome

Desire Wish

Develop Expand/Grow

Difficult Hard

Discovery Invention

Disturb Trouble

Doubt Suspicious

Error Mistake

Faith Trust / Belief

Fatal Moral/Lethal

Freedom Liberty

Force Power

Foe Enemy

Foolish Stupid

Gentle Noble

Happy Pleased

Hermit Loner/Recluse

House Home

Honour Respect

Increase Growth

Journey Travel

Kill Murder

Kind Gentle

Late Slow

Least Lowest/Minimum

Lively Active

Naked Unclothed

Need Want/Required

Nice Pleasant/Delightful

Nimble Smart

Notice Attention

Macabre Horrible

Magnify Increase / Enlarge

Malice Hate

Occur To happen

Often Several times

Open Unlock / Release

Other Second/Another

Original Real

Over more...

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Practice Exercise-1

Practice Exercise Choose the correct antonyms of the following words:

Justify (A) Accuse (B) Defend (C) Support (D) Cheat (E) None of these Answer: (A)

Frail (A) Minor (B) Strong (C) Weak (D) Dead (E) None of these Answer: (b)

Debacle (A) Rise (B) Lose (C) Fall (D) Choose (E) None of these Answer: (A)

Guilty (A) Demented (B) Unwise (C) Naughty (D) Innocence (E) None of these Answer: (d)

Choose the correct Antonym of the word given in CAPITAL LETTERS.

ABILITY (A) Incompetence (B) Skill (C) Gift (D) Aptitude (E) Knack Answer: (A) Explanation: The correct antonym of ability is incompetence.

Blunt (A) Attack (B) Rounded (C) Dull (D) Sharp (E) Dulled Answer: (a) Explanation: The correct antonym of blunt is sharp.

Present (A) At hand (B) Nearby (C) There (D) Here (E) Absent Answer: (a)

RISE (A) Ascend (B) Grow (C) Climb (D) Fall (E) Get higher Answer: (a) Explanation: The correct antonym of rise is fall.

KIND (A) Brand (B) Cruel (C) Class (D) Sort (E) None of these Answer: (A) Explanation: The correct antonym of kind is cruel.

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Antonyms

Antonyms Antonyms are also called opposite. A word, which is the opposite of another word, is called antonym. For example: Opposite/antonym of 'hot' is 'cold'. Antonym of 'beautiful' is 'ugly'

Below given is a list of words and their antonyms Words Antonyms 1. Above Below 2. Absent Present 3. Ability Inability 4. Accept Refuse/Reject 5. Advance Retreat 6. Advantage Disadvantage 7. Adversity Prosperity 8. Agree Disagree/Differ 9. Allow Disallow 10. Alive Dead 11. All None 12. Always Never 13. Ancient Modern 14. Appear Disappear 15. Attractive Repulsive 16. Bad Good 17. Barbarous Civilized 18. Beautiful ugly 19. Begin End 20. Big Small 21. Bid Timid 22. Brave Coward 23. Buy sell 24. Care Neglect 25. Cheap costly 26. Clean Dirty 27. Clever Stupid 28. Cool warm 29. Danger safety 30. Dark Bright 31. Day Night 32. Death Birth 33. Deep Shallow 34. Difficult Easy 35. Early Late 36. Empty Pull 37. Far Near 38. Fat Thin 39. Foolish Wise 40. Gain Loss 41. Glory Shame 42. Go Come 43. Good gad 44. Great Small 45. Heaven Nell 46. High Low 47. Hot Cold 48. Import Export 49. Joy Sorrow 50. Kind Cruel 51. Laugh Weep 52. Legal Illegal 53. Lend Borrow 54. Lie Truth 55. Majority Minority 56. Masculine Feminine 57. Maximum Minimum 58. Motion Rest 59. Natural Artificial 60. Obey Disobey 61. Odd Even 62. Oral Written 63. Open Shut 64. Pleasure Pain 65. Present Absent 66. Profit Loss 67. Pure Impure 68. Quick Slow 69. Regular Irregular 70. Reward Punishment 71. Rich poor 72. Right Wrong/Left 73. Rise Fall 74. Safe Unsafe 75. Sleep Awake 76. Slow Fast 77. Temporary Permanent 78. Thick Thin 79. Top Bottom 80. Trust more...

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Introduction

Introduction Can you imagine how language would be if we always have to use the same words whenever we speak, read or write? If everything (person, place, object...) in the world had only one word to refer to it, the language will not be interesting. In order to make language more expressive and interesting we should try to use words with similar meaning (synonyms), and also the words with opposite meaning (antonyms).

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Practice Exercise

Person / my / is a / grandfather/ very busy. Answer: My grandfather is a very busy person.

God / to / we / daily / pray. Answer: We pray to god daily.

Hear / the / cannot / old man / clearly. Answer: The old man cannot hear clearly.

By car / office / to / goes / Richard / his Answer: Richard goes to his office by car.

In each of the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labeled Q. P, Q R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer sheet accordingly.

I am aware of the exacting demands P : in the highest public office Q : these demands have to be widely inconsistent with the rights ofa citizen R: but I do not see that S : of security for those (A) SPQR (B) RSPQ (C) PRQS (D) SPRQ (E) None of these Answer: (d) Explanation: Option (D) is correct answer.

The judge told P: only when a candidate Q: died after the publication of the list of contesting candidates or at the time of polling R: could be countermanded S: that an election (A) PQRS (B) QRSP (C) RPSQ (D) SRPQ (E) None of these Answer: (d) Explanation: Option (D) is correct answer.

The navy would also take up P : forest land that Q: afforestation programmes R : would be lost following the establishment of the base. S: to compensate the extent of (A) PRQS (B) QSPR (C) SPRQ (D) QSRP (E) None of these Answer: (B) Explanation: Option (B) is correct answer.

The ravine was about ten yards wide P : and as I stepped down into it Q: and four or five feet deep R: on which I had put my hand. S : a bird flew off a rock (A) PSRQ (B) QPSR (C) SRQP (D) RSQP (E) None of these Answer: (d) Explanation: Option (B) is correct answer.

He said the agitation was launched P : after all other attempts Q.: as a last resort nearly a decade ago failed R : the demands conceded S : to make the authorities implement (A) QRSP (B) SRPQ (C) PSRQ (D) more...

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