SYNONYM AND ANTONYM

Synonym and Antonym

August 10, 2017skylarkedu

Synonym and Antonym

1. Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as
directed below. 
Spring is certainly the best season of the year. Most of the people are fond of this
season. It is the favourite season of poets too. It is called the queen of seasons. Spring
comes after the winter season. It begins from the middle of February and last till the
middle of April. As the spring season sets in, the earth looks lovely and charming.
The trees put forth new leaves. Nature looks charming. Many kinds of beautiful
flowers bloom during this season.
(a) certainly (antonym); (b) season (synonym); (c) favourite (synonym); (d) come
(antonym); (e) begin (synonym); (f) lasts (synonym); (g) lovely (antonym); (h) new
(antonym); (i) look (synonym); (j) beautiful (antonym).
2.  Shahan is an affluent man now. Through hard work and devotion, he has managed
to turn the wheels of fortune. He was an unemployed youth of an impoverished
family. Through new knowledge, hard work and perseverance, he has brought
prosperity to his family. Shahan first received training in vegetable cultivation. Then
he got a lease of land in his village and applied his new and improved knowledge to
cultivating vegetables. He earned taka 25,000 as profit that year. In the same way he
bought some land and used it entirely to cultivate cauliflowers. He has also been
raising hybrid cows for milk as well as to produce manure. Shahan’s lot has changed
radically. He is now very happy to be a self-sufficient man.
(a) affluent (antonym); (b) manage (antonym); (c) turn (synonym); (d) fortune
(synonym); (e)
impoverish (antonym); (f) cultivate (synonym); (g) sufficient (synonym); (h) raise
(synonym); (i)
radically (antonym); (j) improve (antonym).
3.  Mrs. Alim loves to gossip. She lives in an apartment block. There are five more
families in the building. She has an experienced cook, so she does not have to do any
cooking. Almost everyday around eleven o’clock she goes to visit one of her
neighbors in the other apartments mostly to gossip. Most of the housewives she visits
do not have much house-help and they use this time to cook, clean or do other
households. But Mrs. Alim does not seem to be bothered. She does not mind
discussing the personal matters of one family with other.
(a) love (antonym); (b) live (synonym); (c) experienced (synonym); (d) visit
(synonym); (e) gossip
(synonym); (f) use (antonym); (g) clean (antonym); (h) households (synonym); (i)
bothered
(synonym); (j) personal (antonym).
4.  A library serves as the best source of knowledge both for the students and the
teachers. It is a large collection of books. Among these there are books on courses
that are taught in different classes. There are books on extracurricular subjects also.
In the library newspapers and periodicals are also found. The library caters to the
tastes of different people. Books are arranged in shelves in a definite order. There are
library assistants who are also helpful for the readers. One head librarian looks after
the library. So the readers do not have any problem in taking out the right book.
There is also a reading room where silence prevails. One can also take books from
the library for reading at home by submitting one’s library card to the librarian.
(a) source (synonym) (b) collection (synonym) (c) extracurricular ) (antonym) (d)
arrange(synonym)  (e) definite (synonym (f) assistant (antonym) (g) problem
(synonym) (synonym) (h) right (antonym) (i) silence (j) submit  (antonym)
5.  It is very natural that man loves his life most of all things and he wants to live or
survive a bit longer at any cost. However, every year thousands of people commit
suicide in Bangladesh. It is seen that most of the people committing suicide are those
married women who depend on their husbands for their living. But why do they
commit suicide when people love their lives most? Most probably, they decide to kill
themselves because they feel entirely helpless and meaningless to live. The bitterness
and sufferings of life become totally unbearable. However, the incident of suicide
among the self-reliant women is very rare.
(a) natural (synonym); (b) love (antonym); (c) survive (synonym); (d) commit
(synonym); (e)
woman (synonym); (f) depend (synonym); (g) living (synonym); (h) entirely
(synonym); (i)
meaningless (antonym); (j) rare (antonym). 
6. The National Memorial is a symbol of the nation’s respect for the martyrs of the
War of Liberation. It is located at Savar, Dhaka. Its foundation was laid on the first
anniversary of the Victory Day in 1972. The entire complex covers an area of 126
acres. It will include a mosque, a library and a museum. The museum will preserve
the relics of the Liberation War. There is a series of 7 towers that rise by stages to a
height of 150 feet. These seven towers represent the seven heroes who made supreme
sacrifice in the Liberation War. The height of the towers stands for the high sacrifice
of every martyr. There are several graves of the martyrs close to the tower. Standing
before the graves we bow down our heads in respect of their sacrifice.  
(a) liberation (synonym); (b) foundation (synonym); (c) entire (antonym); (d) cover
(antonym); (e) include (antonym); (f) rise (antonym); (g) represent (synonym); (h)
supreme (synonym); (i) before (antonym); (j) respect (antonym)
7.  Einstein was very simple in his ways of life. He was indifferent to his fame. Once
the queen of Belgium invited him to Brussels. When he got down from the train, he
could not think that there were actually many gorgeously dressed officials to receive
him at the station. The officials also expected somebody who would appear to be rich
and aristocratic to them. They never imagined that this shabby man would be
Einstein.
(a) simple (synonym); (b) indifferent (synonym); (c) fame (antonym); (d) actually
(synonym); (e)
gorgeously (synonym); (f) receive (synonym); (g) expected (antonym); (h) rich
(synonym); (i)
aristocratic (synonym); (j) shabby (synonym).
8.  The effects of greenhouse effect are too many to be described. Its effects is very
devastating and destructive. It effect is a dangerous threat to human existence and to
animal and plant lives. Climatologists predict that by midway through this century
temperature may have risen by as much as 4C. This could seriously reduce
mankind’s ability to grow food, destroy or serverely damage wildlife and wilderness,
raise sea levels and thereby flood coastal areas and farmland. Bangladesh is very
much vulnerable to frequent natural disasters. Annual visitations of cyclones and
floods are routine but nonetheless sudden and fatal in their wild rage. The yearly
damages they leave behind are enormous. However, our people are accustomed to
cyclones and floods. But another creeping disaster is gather in fury is the greenhouse
effect for which the people are not prepared at all and the state appears to be taking
no notice. It is the danger of rising sea level from the greenhouse effect.
(a) described (synonym); (b) destructive (antonym); (c) dangerous (antonym); (d)
reduce (antonym); (e) vulnerable (antonym); (f) disasters (antonym); (g) damages
(synonym); (h) enormous (synonym); (i) accustomed (synonym); (j) appear
(antonym).
9.  Zahir Raihan was one of the most talented film makers in Bangladesh. He was
born on 19 August 1935 in the village Majupur, in Feni district. He was an active
worker of the Language Movement. He was one of the ten students to go out in a
procession on 21 February 1952 despite a ban on such activities. As a result, he and
many other were arrested and taken to prison. Zahir was also present at the
historical meeting of Amtala on February 21, 1953. He also took pat in the mass
movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined the Liberation War. All through his life, Zahir
dreamt for a democratic society that will ensure freedom of speech and will. He had
many dreams about our film industry too. He made a legendary film Jibon Theke
Neya based on the Language Movement of 1952. It was a revolt against the then
autocratic government.
(a) active (antonym); (b) many (antonym); (c) present (antonym); (d) mass
(synonym); (e) join (antonym); (f) liberation (synonym); (g) democratic (antonym);
(h) speech (antonym); (i) against (antonym); (j) autocratic (antonym).
10.  Globalisaion is now dependent on technology. The electronic transformation of
information has quickened banking and financial activities. Some products like
software and TV programmes are also amenable to digital or electronic transmission.
Today we can buy and sell goods through the electronic screen. Last of all, computer
has brought about a revolutionary change.
Now write synonyms or antonyms as directed and make sentences with them: 
(a) dependent (antonym); (b) quicker (synonym); (c) amenable (synonym); (d) buy
(antonym); (e) revolutionary (synonym).
11.  Ismail Hossain is an affluent man now. Through hard work and devotion, he has
managed to turn the wheels of fortune. He was an unemployed youth of an
impoverished family from Ekdala village in Natore Sadar thana. Through new
knowledge, hard work and perseverance, he has brought prosperity to his family.
Ismail Hossain studies up to class eight. Poverty then forces him to look for work. He
receives the training programme of the Natore Horticulture Center. He seems to be
an enthusiastic youth. Ismail cultivated many flowers. He earns a lot of money by
selling flowers in the local market. Thus Ismail Hossain was able to change life
and became happy.
(a) affluent (synonym); (b) fortune (antonym); (c) unemployed (antonym); (d)
knowledge (synonym); (e) look for (synonym); (f) receive (synonym); (g) enthusiastic
(synonym); (h) earn (synonym); (i) able (synonym); (j) happy (antonym).
12. An earthquake is a catastrophe. Every year it kills innumerable people in many
countries. In Bangladesh a major earthquake may occur at any moment. So our
experts are alarmed by the repetition of the minor earthquakes. The our country lies
in the active earthquake zone is known to us.
(a) catastrophe (synonym); (b) kill (antonym); (c) innumerable (synonym); (d) major
(antonym); (e) occur (synonym); (f) expert (synonym); (g) alarm (antonym); (h)
repetition (synonym); (i) active (antonym); (j) known (antonym).
13.  Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. Located (a) (syn) on the Buriganga river in
the heart of the Bengal Delta. Dhaka has an estimated (b) (syn) population of (more)
(c) (ant) than 15 million people. It is the (largest) (d) (syn) city in Bangladesh and
one of the (biggest) (e) (ant) cities of the world. Dhaka is one of the (major) (f) (ant)
cities of South Asia. It is (known) (g) (syn) as the city of Mosques. The city is also
(described) (h) (syn) as the rickshaw capital of the world. Dhaka is also one of the
world’s most densely populated cities. The (old) (i) (ant) city of Dhaka was
the Mughal capital of Bengal in the 17th century. It was named in (honour) (j) (ant)
of emperor Shajahan.
14.  Facebook is a very popular social networking site of all time. The popularity of
facebook has increased drastically. Within 6 years of its launch, facebook reached
one billion users milestone. Nowadays it has become a very important part of life.
Actually, it is a social networking website that was originally designed for college
students, but is now open to anyone with 13 years of age or older. Facebook users
can create and customize their own profiles with photos, videos and other
information about themselves. Facebook is an effective way of finding old friends and
connecting to new ones.
(a) popular (antonym), (b) drastically (antonym), (c) launch (synonym), (d) very
(synonym), (e) social (synonym), (f) originally (synonym), (g) open (antonym), (h)
create (antonym), (i) customize (synonym), (j) effective (antonym).
15.  Napoleon, the king of France, was a great hero. He won many battles and
conquered many countries of Europe. One day he was walking along the seashore.
Suddenly he noticed a wonderful thing. An English boy was making a small boat.
They boy was immediately brought before him. The king asked him why he was
making such a tiny boat. The boy said confidently, “I shall cross the sea. My country
is on the other side of the sea. I shall go to my country by this boat. I didn’t see my
mother for a good long time.” The king was charmed by the words of the small boy.
He made all arrangements to send him to his country.
(a) hero (synonym); (b) battle (synonym); (c) many (antonym); (d) along (antonym);
(e) shore (synonym); (f) wonderful (antonym); (g) tiny (antonym); (h) confidently
(antonym); (i) arrangements (synonym); (j) country (synonym)
16.  Beauty is easy to appreciate but difficult to define. As we look around, we
discover beauty in pleasurable objects and sights in nature, in the laughter of
children, in the kindness of strangers. But asked to define, we run into difficulties.
Does beauty have an independent objective identity? Is it universal, or is it dependent
on our sense perceptions? Does it lie in the eye of the beholder? —— we ask
ourselves. A further difficulty arises when beauty manifests itself not only by its
presence, but by its absence as well, as when we are repulsed by ugliness and desire
beauty. But then ugliness has as much a place in our lives as beauty, or may be more
as when there is widespread hunger and injustice in a society. Philosophers have told
us that beauty is an important part of life, but isn’t ugliness a part of life too?
(a) beauty (antonym); (b) appreciate (antonym); (c) discover (synonym); (d) pleasure
(synonym); (e) stranger (antonym); (f) universal (antonym); (g) perception
(synonym); (h) beholder (synonym); (i) manifest (antonym); (j) repulse (synonym).
17.  “It will be better than for me to try to send him things. I could so easily
duplicate-skates, for instance.” She blinked her honest spinster’s eyes. “There’s not
much use for skates here,” she said. Her stupidity annoyed me. “What I mean,” I
said. “Is that I don’t want to duplicate the things his mother sends him. I might have
chosen skates if I didn’t know she had already given them to him.” She stared at me.
“I don’t understand,” she said. He has no mother. He has no skates.”
(a) try (synonym); (b) duplicate (synonym); (c) instance (synonym); (d) blinked
(synonym); (e) stupidity (antonym); (f) annoyed (antonym); (g) mean (synonym); (h)
send (synonym); (i)understand (synonym); (j) no (antonym).
18.  A country mouse lived in a field of barley. He made a nest and hung it, upon two
stalks of  barley. The nest was very small and very light. The country mouse ate
barley and the roots of other plants. A mouse from the town came to see the country
mouse. The town mouse was very quick and clever. His home was in a big house in
the town. The country mouse gave the town mouse dinner in the barley field. He
brought out the very best barley and roots for the meal. But the town mouse did not
enjoy his dinner. “My poor friend,” he said, “in town we have much nicer food than
this. You must come to see where I live. I shall give you all sorts of good things to
eat.” The town mouse returned to his home taking the country mouse with him. They
went to a big house.
(a) lived (synonym); (b) made (antonym); (c) small (synonym); (d) light (antonym);
(e) see (synonym); (f) clever (antonym); (g) gave (synonym); (h) enjoy (antonym); (i)
returned (synonym); (j) taking (antonym).
19.  Morality is the best virtue of mankind at any individual, social and global level.
Heavenly qualities like love, affection, respect etc. are developed from morality.
Human activities with a sense of morality are always free from social ills and vices.
But, nowadays, severe moral degradation is destroying the peaceful and meaningful
existence of human beings. For the lack of morality, we can never have a truthful,
honest and durable democratic, socio-economic, administrative and judicial
institution. Creating awareness is the easiest way to develop the moral sense among
people. Motivation and encouragement always bring positive results.Therefore,
arranging seminars, symposia at different levels of society will help moral
uplifting. So, we must try to create awareness at family and social levels to develop
our moral sense.
(a) morality (antonym); (b) heavenly (antonym); (c) developed (synonym); (d) vice
(antonym); (e) peaceful (antonym); (f) existence (synonym); (g) durable (antonym);
(h) encouragement (synonym); (i) uplifting (synonym); (j) awareness (synonym).
20. Over the past several decades, technology has become a fixture in many homes
around the world, and its influence has permeated into all facets of our lives,
including educational settings. This phenomenon has been hailed by many as the
wave of the future in which language instruction will be driven by new advances in
computers, the Internet, and mobile technologies. However, how we go about
integrating technology into our classrooms can have a huge impact on whether a
technologically-driven classroom succeeds or fails, even with lowtech solutions. So,
where lies the praise or blame for the success or failure of technology? Will
a Utopian view of pedagogically-sound teaching prevail in our classrooms, or will
teachers soon abandon high-tech gadgets and return more to traditional materials?
Because the use of the Internet has become so widespread, this article will focus
attention on that medium, starting with some historical perspective on computers and
then suggest a few practical ideas to improving successful integration of the Internet
and language teaching.
(a) permeated (synonym); (b) integrate (antonym); (c) praise (antonym); (d) abandon
(synonym); (e) perspective (synonym).
21.  In August 25, 2014 the issue of The Daily Star, there were articles about two
places which are far apart. But both were chilling reminders that global warming is
not just a theory. It is already here and having devastating effect. In the back page,
the article “Polar ice shrinking rapidly” states that the two largest ice sheets in
Greenland and Antarctica, are melting and getting reduced in size at an astounding
120 cubic miles each year, clearly contributing to rising oceans. The other reports
that tidal surges at the full moon in June and July of this year were much higher than
usual and flooded 13 villages situated near rivers that are directly connected to the
Bay of Bengal saline water.
(a) far (antonym); (b) reminder (synonym); (c) devastating (synonym); (d) effect
(synonym); (e) back (antonym); (f) rapidly (antonym); (g) reduce (antonym); (h)
astounding (synonym); (i) rising (antonym); (j) usual (antonym).
22.  Liberty does not (a) descend upon a people. People must (b) raise themselves to
it. It is a fruit that must be earned before it can be (c) enjoyed. That freedom means
only freedom from (d) foreign (e) domination is an outworn idea. It is not (f) merely
the government that should be free but people themselves should be (g) free. And
freedom has any (h) real (i) value for the common man unless it also means freedom
from (j) want, disease or ignorance. 
(a) descend (antonym); (b) raise (antonym); (c) enjoyed (antonym); (d) foreign
(synonym); (e) domination (synonym); (f) merely (synonym); (g) free(antonym); (h)
real (synonym); (i) value (synonym); (j) want (synonym).
23.  Time and tide wait for none. No one can call it back. A man gets back his lost
money and health but cannot get back his lost time. Time once lost is lost forever. So,
we should make the best use of time. We should do our duties properly. If we put off
our work for tomorrow, we may not get an opportunity to do it at all. There are some
people who idle away time for nothing. They cannot prosper in life. They have to
suffer for it. So, we should take an oath that we must do our duty properly and in
time.
(a) tide (antonym); (b) wait (synonym); (c) call (synonym); (d) back (synonym); (e)
lose (synonym); (f) use (synonym); (g) duty (synonym); (h) opportunity (synonym); (i)
suffer (antonym); (j) oath (synonym).
24. walking in the morning regularly is an excellent habit. It is most advisable
physical
exercise for both young and old. In the morning nature appears at her best.
Everything
remains quiet and impressive. Environment with all other things becomes calm and
serene. Morning walkers cannot but be impressed with it. It keeps their mind fresh
and
jolly. It also sets their temper for the rest of the day.
(a) morning (antonym); (b) pleasant (synonym); (c) excellent (antonym); (d) physical
(antonym); (e) appear (antonym); (f) quiet (synonym); (g) serene (synonym); (h)
impressed (antonym); (i) fresh (synonym); (j) temper (synonym).
25. In our society economic value of women’s work and their contribution is mostly
unrecognized. Usually, it is taken as voluntary work. So, the financial cost of running
a
home which is almost always done by women is not monetized. This is most
dramatically revealed in rural areas. Research has proved that if women’s work is
monetized, then the GDP makes a significant jump and so does the worth of women’s
work and their contribution to the economy.
(a) contribution (synonym) (b) unrecognized (antonym) (c) usually (synonym) (d)
voluntary (synonym) (e) cost (synonym) (f) revealed (antonym) (g) rural (antonym)
(h) monetized (antonym) (i) significant (synonym) (j) worth (antonym)
26. Gender discrimination in Bangladesh begins at birth. Most parents want to have
children so that they can, when they are older, supplement their family income or help
with the domestic work. In the existing socio-economic set-up, male children are best
suited to that purpose. So girls are born to an unwelcome world. However, they are
assigned rather confined to, domestic chores. Some of these girls may be at school.
But all their work domestic or academic-stops as soon as they are married off, which
is the prime concern of the parents about their daughters. This body and mind of the
girls children and women in a family. They are given to understand that they should
keep the best food available for the male members in the family, that they should eat
less than the male members, that they should not raise their voice when they speak,
that they should not go out of their house without permission from, and without being
escorted by the male member. All these shape the girls, thinking about life and the
world, and go to establish their relationships with the male members in the family.
(a) discrimination (antonym); (b) supplement (antonym); (c) domestic (synonym); (d)
purpose (synonym); (e) permission (antonym); (f) confined (antonym); (g) existing
(antonym); (h) assign (synonym); (i) treatment (synonym); (j) escort (synonym).
27. Democracy is the system of government which allows freedom of speech,
religious and political opinion. It means fair and equal treatment for the citizens
without social class division. In fact, in a democratic country people elect their
representatives who work for the people. Free and fair election is the pre condition
for democracy. In a democratic country, people enjoy the rights of food, cloth,
education, shelter, medical treatment and other facilities.
(a) allow (synonym); (b) freedom (synonym); (c) opinion (synonym); (d) fair
(antonym); (e) equal (antonym); (f) division (antonym); (g) elect (antonym); (h) enjoy
(antonym); (i)
treatment (synonym); (j) facility (synonym).
28. The word ‘hygiene’ means the practice of keeping ourselves clean. It also means
to keep our home and work places clean. It is important for our good health. Hygiene
is thought to be text to godliness. It is because we cannot achieve anything physically,
mentally or spiritually if we are unclean in our body, mind and soul. Nobody likes an
unclean person either. So we must follow the rules of hygiene.
(a) practice (synonym); (b) clean (antonym); (c) home (synonym); (d) important
(antonym); (e) godliness (antonym); (f) achieve (synonym); (g) soul (synonym); (h)
like (antonym); (i) follow (antonym); (j) hygiene (synonym).
29. The technology that links people to the internet will go to advance. We will move
beyond conventional computer operating methods using key-boards and touch screen
panel would be no longer needed. They are likely to be replaced by technologies that
allow us to interact with the cyberspace in a more natural manner. Wire able devices
are one small step on the path to a hyper connected world. In fact, the concept of wire
able computers has existed for more than 30 years.
(a) link (synonym); (b) need (synonym); (c) conventional (synonym); (d) methods
(synonym); (e) longer (antonym); (f) allow (antonym); (g) interact (synonym); (h)
natural (antonym); (i) connected (antonym); (j) concept (synonym).
30. An ideal teacher knows the art of teaching. He is the master of his subject. He
makes his lessons interesting. His method of teaching is convincing and inspiring. He
praises the good work done by them. If a student does some mistake, he is never harsh
to him and never angry with him. He believes in simple living and high thinking. He
never sets a wrong example before his students. He has high moral values.
(a) ideal (synonym); (b) master (synonym); (c) make (antonym); (d) method
(synonym);
(e) convincing (antonym); (f) praise (antonym); (g) mistake (synonym); (h) angry
(antonym); (i) simple (antonym); (j) moral (synonym).
31. Rony is a 10 year old boy. He is the only son to his parents. His father is a busy
business man and he could hardly spend time with his son. Rony’s father would reach
after he sleeps and move out before he wakes up or will sleep until he leaves for
school. Hardly, his father would accompany him of join with family. Just like any
other boy, Rony wanted to go outdoors with his father and have fun. One day, Rony
was surprised to see his father at home in the evening. “Dad, it is a big surprise to
see you at home.” Rony said. “Yes, son my meeting was cancelled and my next fight
is delayed by 2 hours. So, I’m at home”, his father replied.
(a) busy (antonym) (b) hardly (antonym) (c) reach (synonym) (d) leave (antonym) (e)
accompany (antonym) (f) outdoors (synonym) (g) fun (antonym) (h) surprise
(synonym) (i) delayed (synonym) (j) replied (synonym).
32. My feet failed to find a suitable crevice and I fell. My hands burned red as I slid
down the rough rope, and the coarse strip of leather wrapped around my waist, bit in
hand. At the top of the cliff face, at the gateway to the Debra Damo Monastery, an
Ethiopian Priest sat with his legs jammed up against either side of the rock-hewn
entrance ; wrapped around his muscular arms was the other end of the leather strap
that had kept me from crashing down below. Further up still, in the piercing blue sky
above the jagged mountain, vultures circled around the 6th century stone church.
(a) fall (antonym); (b) suitable (antonym); (c) crevice (synonym); (d) rough
(antonym); (e) wrap (antonym); (f) gateway (synonym); (g) entrance (antonym); (h)
strap (synonym); (i) piercing (synonym); (j) jagged (synonym).
33. Nowadays fundamentalism and terrorism go hand in hand. In Christian thought,
fundamentalism is the belief that everything in the Bible is true and should form the
basis of religious thought and practice. But at present the term is used in a greater
sense meaning the strict following of the basic teaching of any religion. And terrorism
means the use of violence to achieve some political aims. So apparently the two ideas
seem different. But in modern times some fundamentalists use force or violence to
achieve their aims. The religious fundamentalists believe that only their religeon is
true and all should follow it strictly. They are not ready to tolerate any deviation or
relaxation. So they compel the people by force to follow their dictates.
(a) Belief (antonym) (b) basis (synonym) (c) religious (antonym) (d) thought
(synonym) (e) greater (antonym) (f) strict (antonym) (g) apparently (synonym) (h)
tolerate (synonym) (i) deviation (antonym) (j) dictates (synonym)
34. Teaching is a noble profession. It is an ideal career for women. Teaching gives
women a golden chance to take care of household works. Teaching is more difficult
than any other job. A teacher not only has to take classes but also prepare students’
test and assess exam scripts after class hours. And he has to guide his learners also to
choose career.
(a) teaching (antonym); (b) noble (antonym); (c) profession (synonym) ; (d) chance
(synonym); (e) prepare (synonym); (f) difficult (antonym); (g) assess (synonym); (h)
guide
(antonym); (i) household (synonym); (j) choose (antonym).
35. Elephants are quite amazing animals and we can find many interesting facts
about
elephants. One such amazing fact is given below. Elephants are extremely emotional
animas. They develop very close relationship and bond with its group. When an
elephant dies in a group, all the elephants would mourn for the death of the loved
ones. Also, it would be very difficult to console a mother elephant who loses a baby
due to strong emotions. Losing a child elephant or missing the caretaker make them
emotionally weak and may often lead to death.
(a) amazing (antonym); (b) fact (synonym); (c) develop (Synonym); (d) group
(synonym); (e) mourn (synonym); (f) loved (synonym); (g) console (synonym); (h)
losing (antonym); (i) caretaker (synonym); (j) often (antonym).
36. Social value underline a set principles of generally accepted norms and behaviour
of a society. Our forefathers practised a good number of social values like simplicity,
honesty, sincerity, responsibility, and piety. We have replaced those good aspects with
complexity, dishonesty, corruption, conspiracy, faithlessness and envy. Our
materialists attitude has made us self-centered and corrupted. We must get rid of
these vices and create awareness among all about the negative impacts of our wrong
doings. In order to make a better society, we should create awareness among people
about the out-come of their misdeeds. We must have distinctive social values once
practised by our forefather. We should give importance to the past moral values to
bring peace and harmony in the society and make the world better for living.
(a) accepted (antonym); (b) sincerity (antonym); (c) responsibility (synonym); (d)
complexity (antonym); (e) envy (antonym); (f) vice (antonym); (g) impact (synonym);
(h) outcome (synonym); (i) importance (synonym); (j) awareness (synonym).
37. Once upon a time there lived a generous, kind-hearted king. He was fond of birds
and animals. He had a huge bird sanctuary in his reign. He disliked harming the
animals and birds and even did not kill them for the sake of eating meat. Owing to his
generosity and kindness towards birds, he was gifted to beautiful falcons by his fellow
businessman. Those two falcons belonged to a different place and lived in a different
climatic condition. The king thanked the businessman and ordered the head of the
bird trainer to provide all the facilities to those beautiful falcons and make them feel
comfortable in their country. The head trainer look the birds and provided all
essentials to help the birds adapt to the atmosphere. Gradually, the birds got adapt to
the country’s atmosphere.
(a) kind-hearted (antonym); (b) fond (antonym); (c) sanctuary (synonym); (d)
kindness
(antonym); (e) different (antonym); (f) head (synonym); (g) comfortable (antonym);
(h) trainer (synonym); (i) adapt (synonym); (j) atmosphere (synonym).
38. Sincerity is the root of success of all work. One can go a long way if he does a job
with sincerity. The great men are sincere because they know that sincerity is the key
to
success. Those who do not follow the rules of sincerity can never go a long way.
Sincerity is the secret of victory. If any work is not done with sincerity, one will never
receive desirable output from it. So we should be sincere in every walk of life.
(a) success (antonym); (b) job (synonym); (c) great (antonym); (d) because
(synonym);
(e) know (synonym); (f) follow (antonym); (g) rules (synonym); (h) never (antonym);
(i) victory (synonym); (j) desirable (antonym).
39. Morning walk is not only pleasant but also beneficial to health. In fact, walking
regularly in the morning is very good habit. It is the most advisable physical exercise
for the aging and the old. In the morning, nature appears at her best. At that time
everything remains quiet and seems impressive. The environment with birds and
beasts becomes calm and serene. The people who go out for a walk in the morning
cannot but be impressed by it. It helps to keep their mind jolly and jovial. It also sits
their temper for the rest of the day.
(a) pleasant (antonym); (b) beneficial (antonym); (c) regularly (antonym); (d)
advisable
(synonym); (e) appear (synonym); (f) quiet (antonym); (g) serene (synonym); (h)
impressed (synonym); (i) jovial (antonym); (j) temper (synonym).
40. Democracy is the system of government which allows freedom of speech, religious
and political opinion. It means fair and equal treatment for the citizens without social
class division. In fact, in a democratic country people elect their representatives who
work for the people. Free and fair election is the pre-condition for democracy. In a
democratic country people enjoy and rights of food, cloth, shelter, education, medical
treatment and other facilities.
(a) allow (synonym) (b) freedom (synonym) (c) opinion (synonym) (d) fair (antonym)
(e) equal (antonym) (f) division (antonym) (g) elect (antonym) (h) enjoy (antonym) (i)
treatment (synonym) (j) facility (synonym)
41. Another field in which Pasteur worked as a scientist was the study of disease
germs. The germs of certain diseases are bacteria, but other diseases are caused by
viruses, which are too small to be seen with the hind of microscope that was in use in
Pasteur’s time. Pasteur studied a number of animal diseases. One of these was
anthrax, a disease that can also affect men. At that time, anthrax killed many sheep
and cattle in France, Pasteur discovered how to grow anthrax bacteria that were
much less powerful than those found in diseased animals. He showed by experiment
that if animals were inoculated with the weakened bacteria and then infected with
powerful bacteria, they would not die.
(a) field (synonym) (b) certain (antonym) (c) small (synonym) (d) studied (synonym)
(e) killed (antonym) (f) discovered (antonym) (g) found (synonym) (h) experiment
(synonym) (i) powerful (antonym) (j) die (synonym).