Month: July 2015

Sample Answer Essay -2

You should spend 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
It is a common aspiration among people to run their own business, rather that work for an employer.
Do you think the advantages outweigh disadvantages?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
SAMPLE ANSWER
Gone are the days of industrialization and we are in the era of entrepreneurship. The economy has settled in such a way that anyone who has the dream of opening their business can do it, provided they have the courage. This has led to a new wave of young people leaving university to start their own company. Like every other trend, I think this also brings with it both the advantages and the disadvantages.

Sample Answer

Sample Answer

On the one hand, having your own business has some drawbacks. These include high pressure, big responsibilities, getting completely passionate over one thing which may not be every one’s cup of tea. Saying this, it does not mean you can’t fulfill your dreams, the point is many a times, people have personal responsibilities that need to be taken care of. Even more, getting a good team is a hard task. So, although you are talented enough, if you don’t have a strong team, there is no point of opening a business. “Risk” is the right word to state this inclination. Those who know how to play it, win the game, the others come crashing down.
Turning to the other side of the argument, it gives the individuals the power to make decisions, and with it a room for creativity. Instead of following the employer’s decision you are now free to follow your heart, achieve things that you have decided for yourself. The most important thing is it makes the individuals responsible for their own actions. So, for example, if the company goes into a loss, the owners will be blamed for and if it earns profits, it surely has to do something with their vision. Even more, if the company is able to manage a constant rate of profits for some time, they may end up earning more per month, than they might have earned in their entire life.
To sum up, there is no doubt that risks are associated with it, but I believe the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Either ways, everyone has their own idea of a good life and it might be possible that what one person thinks as a great life is meaningless to others.
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Walking Idioms

Are you a walking disaster? Or do you like to be on the wallaby? Do you wish to walk tall? Or do you wish to understand what I am saying?? Well, if it is the last one, go on and read more to find out the literal meaning of the idioms.

WALK TALL
SENTENCE-: The President walk tall.
MEANING-: justifiable pride
GO WALKABOUT
SENTENCE-: Where are you going? Umm, no we are just taking a walk about.
MEANING-: wander around from place to place in a protracted or leisurely way.
GO WALKIES
SENTENCE-: The police is extensively searching for Akash, after all he was the only one who went walkies.
MEANING-: go missing, especially as a result of theft
A WALKING
SENTENCE-: Avinash has been a walking disaster for Uttarakhand.
MEANING-: someone who notably embodies the characteristics of something.
DRIVE SOMEONE UP THE WALL
SENTENCE-: Don’t drive me up the wall, you are not ready yet to face the consequences.
MEANING-: make someone very irritated or angry
UP AGAINST THE WALL
SENTENCE-: the disaster led thousands of people up against the wall.
MEANING-: in great trouble or difficulty
ON THE WALLABY
SENTENCE-: millions of people were on the wallaby during the great depression of the 1930s.
MEANING-: unemployed and having no fixed address
A WAR OF NERVES
SENTENCE-: We are often caught in the war of nerves with our colleagues.
MEANING-: a struggle in which opponents try to wear each other down by psychological means.
A WAR OF WORDS
SENTENCE-: With the coming of INTERNET, war of word is the most common thing to notice.
MEANING-: prolonged debate conducted by means of spoken or printed word
HAVE BEEN IN THE WAR
SENTENCE-: I know how the blood looks like because I have been in the war.
MEANING-: have been hurt or injured

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The Sentence: Types and Questions

Example-:

  • The sun sets in the west.
  • India is the second most populated country of the world.
  • How are you?
  • May I talk to you?
  • Can you please, close the door?

The above are examples of a sentence. A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
TYPES OF SENTENCE

DECLARATIVE SENTENCE
A sentence that declares or states something is called Declarative or Assertive sentence.
For example-:

  • Sun rises in the east.
  • India won the world cup in 2011.
  • Moon revolves around the earth.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
A sentence that asks a question, is called an interrogative sentence
For example-:

  • What kind of books do you like to read?
  • What do you do in your idol time?
  • Are you applying for general or academic?
IMPERATIVE SENTENCE
A sentence that expresses a command or request or a desire or an appeal is called an Imperative sentence.
For example-:

  • Please, close the door. //request
  • Get out of the room. //command
  • God, give me good marks in this exam. //desire
  • Help me, universe. //appeal
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE
A sentence that expresses a strong or sudden feeling is called exclamatory sentence.
For example-:

  • What a shame!
  • I just won the lottery!
  • Wow, you look pretty!

While writing sentence a there are certain rules that need to be considered-:

  1. A sentence always begins with a capital letter.
  2. A declarative or imperative sentence always has a full stop (.) in the end.
  3. A question mark (?) is placed at the end of an interrogative sentence.
SENTENCE

SENTENCE

EXERCISE 101
Write the type of sentence, in front of each of the following sentence.

  1. Why are you late?
  2. What nonsense is this!
  3. Australia is the smallest continent.
  4. Which country do you belong to?
  5. Can you give me your notebook, please.
  6. Be quiet.
  7. I have completed my graduation.
  8. Can you please give me some money.
  9. I wish I get band 9 in IELTS.
  10. What have I done to offend you?

Exercise 102
Rewrite the following sentences with the correct punctuation marks.

  1. Get lost
  2. Why are you so late
  3. Humpty dumpty sat on a wall
  4. Oh, I didn’t see you come
  5. Are you serious
  6. pluto is no more part of our solar system
  7. Can you please close the door
  8. I don’t know what happened here
  9. Oh no, I am late again
  10. Time is precious, waste it wisely

ANSWERS-:
Exercise 101

  1. Interrogative sentence
  2. Exclamatory sentence
  3. Declarative sentence
  4. Interrogative sentence
  5. Imperative sentence
  6. Imperative sentence
  7. Declarative sentence
  8. Imperative sentence
  9. Imperative sentence
  10. Interrogative sentence

Exercise 102

  1. Get lost.
  2. Why are you so late?
  3. Humpty dumpty sat on a wall.
  4. Oh, I didn’t see you come!
  5. Are you serious?
  6. Pluto is no more part of our solar system.
  7. Can you please close the door.
  8. I don’t know what happened here!
  9. Oh no, I am late again!
  10. Time is precious, waste it wisely.

EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE
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Test Grammar Skills

TEST GRAMMAR SKILLS

In each pair of sentences one is wrong and one is correct. Find the one you think is correct and then check the with the Answer Key.
Now go on and test grammar skills. (Try not looking at the answers)

Test Grammar Skills

Test Grammar Skills

  1. a. I study about engineering | b. I study engineering
  2. a. The movie was very funny | b. The movie was very fun
  3. a. I went many places on my holiday | b. I went to everywhere on my holiday
  4. a. I am exciting too much | b. I am very excited
  5. a. Many temples beautiful | b. Many beautiful temples
  6. a. Nowadays | b. Nowsaday

ANSWER KEY:
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. a


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