Practice For IELTS Reading # India Turns To Israel

The Quiz can be attempted if you have read the passage India Turns To Israel.
Given below is a table with two columns. Column A consist of the words given in the passage, while column B has the meaning of the words. You need to match the word with the correct meaning.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. accelerated  (i)fighting between armed forces
2. drones  (ii)a deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict
3. defence  (iii)the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring
4. military  (iv)a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer
5. strikes  (v)move (troops) into position for military action
6. overseas  (vi)close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal
7. personnel  (vii)(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface
8. combat  (viii)increase in rate, amount, or extent
9. attacked  (ix)argue
10. militants  (x)an unmanned aircraft
11. raising  (xi)lift or move to a higher position or level
12. prospect  (xii)a person living next door to or very near to the speaker or person referred to
13. neighbors  (xiii)vigorously active, combative and aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in ‘militant reformers
14. standoff  (xiv) to be of the opinion that; think
15. acquire  (xv)relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces
16. conceived  (xvi) the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office
17. government  (xvii)engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict
18. delivery  (xviii)the power or ability to do something
19. warfare  (xix)not having or needing a crew or staff)
20. capabilities  (xx)the action of defending from or resisting attack
21. deployed  (xxi)the act of transferring to another
22. unmanned  (xxii)in or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea
23. rugged  (xxiii)take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force
24. surveillance  (xxiv)a deadlock between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict
25. disputed  (xxv)people employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service

ANSWERS

  1. viii
  2. x
  3. xx
  4. xv
  5. iv
  6. xxii
  7. xxv
  8. i
  9. xxiii
  10. xiii
  11. xi
  12. iii
  13. xii
  14. ii
  15. xxiv
  16. xiv
  17. xvi
  18. xxi
  19. xvii
  20. xviii
  21. v
  22. xix
  23. vii
  24. vi
  25. ix

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The Quiz # President

The quiz given below is based on the reading article President.
The table below has two columns, column A and column B. Column A consist of the words given in the passage and column B has the meaning of the words. You need to match the word with the correct meaning.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Defying  (i)to be changing rapidly or be in a confused state
2. Predictions  (ii)a person who operates or is in charge of an engine
3. Conclusive  (iii)a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war
4. Victory (iv) to come between disputing people, groups, etc.
5. Coalition  (v)to announce or declare in an official or formal manner
6. Proclaimed  (vi)extension or carrying to further point
7. Apparently  (vii)to take up or goon with again after interruption
8. Churned  (viii)to challenge the power of
9. Turmoil  (ix)to start up or burst out in sudden, fierce activity, passion, etc
10. Frightened  (x)a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance
11. Executive  (xi)readily seen
12. Continuation  (xii)of or relating to a governmental or political system, principle, or practice in which individual freedom is held as completely subordinate to the power or authority of the state, centered either in one person or a small group that is not constitutionally accountable to the people
13. Authoritarian  (xiii)foretell a future
14. Domination  (xiv)to cheer, salute, or greet
15. Engineered  (xv)to associate or connect by some mutual relationship, as resemblance or friendship
16. Intervening  (xvi)afraid
17. Resumed  (xvii)the act or an instance of harassing, or disturbing, pestering, or troubling repeatedly
18. Flared  (xviii)to weaken or cause to collapse by removing underlying support, as by digging away or eroding the foundation
19. Assailed  (xix)favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom
20. Longstanding  (xx)existing or occurring for a long time
21. Harassment  (xxi)the management of the resources of community, country, etc.,especially with a view to its productivity
22. Raided  (xxii)to flourish or thrive
23. Hailed  (xxiii)pertaining to or charged with the execution of laws and policies or the administration of public affairs
24. Economy  (xxiv)a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed
25. Bloomed  (xxv)the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything
26. Rebels  (xxvi)a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
27. Undermined  (xxvii)the act or instance of dominating
28. Criticism  (xxviii)a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country
29 Authoritarian  (xxix)to attack vigorously or violently
30. Ally  (xxx)convincing

ANSWERS

  1. viii
  2. xiii
  3. xxx
  4. iii
  5. xxvi
  6. v
  7. xi
  8. i
  9. x
  10. xvi
  11. xxiii
  12. vi
  13. xii
  14. xxvii
  15. ii
  16. iv
  17. vii
  18. ix
  19. xxix
  20. xx
  21. xvii
  22. xxiv
  23. xiv
  24. xxi
  25. xxii
  26. xxviii
  27. xviii
  28. xxv
  29. xix
  30. xv

 

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Beginning Of Universe # The Quiz

Beginning Of Universe is a passage that provides you a flair of how the reading passage in IELTS are. To help you in understanding the passage more, the vocabulary is provided. Now, since you are at this post, I hope you have gone through the earlier post very well. Once you are done grasping the words given there, go for the following quiz.
There are two columns. You need to match the word with its correct meaning.

 WORDS  MEANINGS
 1. skeptics  (i)period of 100 years
 2.undeterred  (ii)not changed
 3.unchanged  (iii)position in life as determined by wealth
 4.clockwork  (iv)a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes
 5.priest  (v)the mechanism of a clock
 6.primeval  (vi)based on reason
 7.unimaginably  (vii)to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave
 8.giant  (viii)to burst, fly into pieces, or break up violently with a loud report, as boiler from excessive pressure of steam
 9.afterglow  (ix)a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions
 10.astronomer  (x)difficult or impossible to imagine or comprehend
 11.static  (xi)showing little or no change
 12.proponents  (xii)marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt
 13.rewound  (xiii)persevering with something despite setbacks
 14.sarcastically  (xiv)renowned, well known
 15.dismissed  (xv)the pleasant remembrance of a past experience, glory,etc
 16.reasoned  (xvi)to discard or reject
 17.celebrated  (xvii)a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings
 18. critics  (xviii)n expert in science, especially one of the physical or natural sciences
 19.exploding  (xix)to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc
 20.expanding  (xx)a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.;major figure; legend
 21.fortune  (xxi)to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse
 22.linger  (xxii)of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world
 23.scientist  (xxiii)a person who puts forward proposition or proposal
 24.centuries  (xxiv)an expert in astronomy; a scientific observer of the celestial bodies

ANSWERS

  1. ix
  2. xii
  3. ii
  4. v
  5. xvii
  6. xxii
  7. x
  8. xx
  9. xv
  10. xxiv
  11. xi
  12. xxiii
  13. xxi
  14. xii
  15. xvi
  16. vi
  17. xiv
  18. iv
  19. viii
  20. xix
  21. iii
  22. vii
  23. xviii
  24. i

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Development And Security Of A Country # The Quiz

I hope you are working on your vocabulary and more importantly on your reading section. Given below is the quiz related to the passage Development And Security Of A Country.

Given below are two columns, one with words and the other meaning. Match the word with correct meaning.

WORDS MEANING
1 development  (i)to carry, move, or convey from one place to another
2 purposes  (ii)to doubt or mistrust
3 multiple  (iii)consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts,elements, relations, etc
4 naxalite  (iv)a person or body of persons in whom authority is vested, as governmental agency
5 populations  (v)the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area
6 tribal  (vi)an effort to secure or attain; quest
7 ambushes  (vii)the act or process of developing; growth; progress
8 deployment  (viii)the complete separation from others of a person suffering from contagious or infectious disease
9 wean  (ix)a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim
10 initiated  (x)an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise
11 regions  (xi)an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating
12 access  (xii)the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle
13 personnel  (xiii)a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
14 terrains  (xiv)to exercise (power, authority, influence,etc.), as in ruling or dominating
15 facilitate  (xv)following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant;consequent
16 communications  (xvi)the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc
17 upgrade  (xvii)the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization
18 transport  (xviii)the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area
19 suspect  (xix)a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes
20 districts  (xx)a tactical doctrine where the purpose of the combat involved is not to seize control of territory, but to inflict damage on a target and immediately exit the area to avoid the enemy’s defense and/or retaliation
21 isolation  (xxi)of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe
22 populations  (xxii)the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization
23 infrastructure  (xxiii)the act or process of developing; growth; progress
24 security  (xxiv)the ability,right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use;admittance
25 substantial  (xxv)the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc
26 benefits  (xxvi)of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc
27 wield  (xxvii)of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc
28 consequential  (xxviii)something that is advantageous or good
29 substantial  (xxix)upright in position or posture
30  authority  (xxx)to make easier or less difficult
31 erected  (xxxi)the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs
32 pursuit  (xxxii)to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately
33 development  (xxxiii)(the capacity or power of persons or things to be compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others
34 strategy  (xxxiv)an increase or improvement
35 influence  (xxxv)to pursue some special line of study,work, etc.; have a specialty
36 infrastructure  (xxxvi)freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence
37 operations  (xxxvii)(a member of an extreme Maoist group in India that originated in 1967 in West Bengal and which employs tactics of agrarian terrorism and direct action
38 specialize  (xxxviii)an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body
39 hit-and retreat  (xxxix)a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work
40 tactics  (xl)to withdraw (a person, the affections, one’s dependency, etc

ANSWERS

  1. vii
  2. xxv
  3. iii
  4. xxxviii
  5. v
  6. xxi
  7. x
  8. xxxii
  9. xl
  10. xvi
  11. xxxviii
  12. xxiv
  13. xxxix
  14. xiii
  15. xxx
  16. xxi
  17. xxxiv
  18. i
  19. ii
  20. xix
  21. viii
  22. xviii
  23. xxii
  24. xxxvi
  25. xxvi
  26. xxviii
  27. xiv
  28. xv
  29. xxvii
  30. iv
  31. xxix
  32. vi
  33. xxiii
  34. ix
  35. xxxiii
  36. xvii
  37. xi
  38. xxxv
  39. xx
  40. xii

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