Comprehension for SSC and other Competitive Exams | Part - 14

This is the story of a man who thought that he had the right to do whatever he liked. One day, this gentleman was walking along a busy road, spinning his walking-stick round and round in his hand, and was trying to look important. A man walking behind him objected. “You ought not to spin your walking-stick round and round like that!” he said. “I am free to do what I like with my walking-stick,” argued the gentleman. ‘Of course, you are,” said the other man, “but you ought to know that your freedom ends where my nose begins.” The story tells us that we can enjoy our rights and our freedom only if they do not interfere with other people’s rights and freedom. 1. The gentleman was walking along a- a. lonely road. b. busy road. c. narrow road. 2. The gentleman was- a. running along the road. b. disturbing others on the road. c. spinning his walking-stick round and round. 3. The man who protested was a- a. teacher. b. passer-by. c. passing-by.

Self-directed learning, in its broadest meaning, describes a process in which individuals take the initiative with or without the help of others, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulation of learning goals, identifying resources for learning, choosing and implementing learning strategies, and evaluating learning outcomes. Thus, it is important to attain new knowledge easily and skillfully for the rest of his or her life. What is the need for self-directed learning? One reason is that there is convincing evidence that people, who take the initiative in learning, learn more things and learn better than people waiting to be taught. The second reason is that self-directed learning is more in tune with our natural process of psychological development; an essential aspect of maturing is developing the ability to take increasing responsibility of our own lives to become increasingly self-directed. The third reason that many of the new developments in education put a heavy responsibility on the learners to take a good deal of initiative in their own learning. To meet the challenge of today's instructive environment, self-directed learning is most essential. Q:1) The modern environment, according to the author, is (a) Restrictive (b) Instructive (c) Less developed (d) Impracticable Q:2) There is a need for self-directed learning because (a) It is less challenging. (b) It helps people to learn more things and learn better. (c) It is a more cost-effective method. (d) It is less time-consuming. Q:3) Which word best describes self-directed learning? (a) Active learning (b) Passive learning (c) Compulsory learning (d) Repulsive learning

Fed up with: annoyed or bored She is really fed up with the nursing profession. Woh nursing ki job mein bore ho chuki hai. I'm fed up with the conversations of my friends. Main apne doston ki baato se tang aa gaya hun. He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do throughout the day. Woh din bhar ke safar se thak gaya tha. Residents of the town are fed up with the current policies of their leader. Kasbe ke log (vaasi) apne neta ki neetiyon se tang aa gaye hain. Kids are never fed up with watching television or playing mobile games nowadays. Bachhe Tv dekhne ya phone par games khelne se kabhi nahi thakte. Teacher was fed up with the noise in the classroom so she shouted and hushed everyone. Teacher class mein ho rahe shor se tang aa gayi thi isliye usne chilla kar sab ko shant kar diya. My manager is fed up with my work progress and is going to call me for a meeting. Mera manager mere kam se tang aa gaya hai aur mujhe ab meeting ke liye bulane wala hai. Main roz roz ke jhagdo se tang aa gaya hu. Mujhe shanti chahiye. I am fed up with the everyday conflicts of yours. I want peace.  Purana phone chalate chalate mera man bhar gaya hai. Mujhe naya phone chahiye. I am fed up with using my old phone. I want a new one.

Idioms and Phrases Part - 9

Eat crow. Meaning: To have to admit that you made a mistake. Usne aakhirkaar apni galti maan li. He ate crow in the end/ eventually/ finally. Use apni galti maanne mein bahut time lag gaya. It took him a lot of time to eat the crow. Usne tumhare samne apni galti nahi maani kyuki woh tumse umar mein bada hai. He could not eat the crow in front of you because he is older to you. Main us galti ko kabhi nahi manta jo maine kabhi ki hi nahi. I never eat the crow for something I do not do. Woh mujhse hamesha meri galti manva lete hai.  He always makes me eat the crow. He always gets me to eat the crow.

How to pronounce 'C' differently.  1. C केबाद E, I, Y आये, तो C ‘स’ होगा, Receive  Rice  Cinema  Cyclone  Niece  Piece  Icy  Celebrate  Century  Certificate  Circle  Citizenship  Force  2. C केबाद A, O, U, K, R, T  तो  ‘क’ होगा, Cot  Cap  Cow  Cat  Candidate  Cattle  Back  Cock  Lock  Dock  Cutting  Curse  Custom  Cruel  3 . कभी-कभी C के बाद IA या EA , हो, तो ‘श’  Social  Ocean  Musician

How to pronounce 'U' and 'Y' differently.  U (U) : अ, उ, यू, यो। U = अ  Up  Cup  Hut  Fun  Mud  Sun  U = उ Put  Pull Push    U = य,ूयो Duty Cute Cure  Sure  Durable  Pure  Y : Semi-vowel Y = ई Polygamy  Felony  Policy  Y = आय Tyre  Typhoid  Y = आई Dyke  Dynasty

How to pronounce 'O' differently.  O (0) :  ऑ, ओ, उ, ऊ, अ। O = ऑ  Ox  On  Fox  Hot  Pot  Spot  Top  Drop  Dot  Soft  Not  God  Got  O = ओ  Open  So  Hope  No  Old  Gold  Home  Most  Joke  Post  OW = ओ  Low  Show  Snow Row  Crow  Sow OO = उ  Look  Book  Took  Good  OO = ऊ  Room  Moon  Boot  Noon  Root  O = अ  Son Come  OW = आऊ How  Now  Cow  OY = ऑय Joy  Boy  Toy  OU = आव Our  Sour  Flour

How to pronounce 'I' differently.  I = इ  Ill: State He is ill. Woh beemar hai.  Kill : Action He killed her. Usne us ladki ko mar diya.  Big : Quality/Adjective of quality With : Preposition Mere sath mat chalo Don't walk with me. Ink : Noun Ship : Noun I = आइ Kind : Abstract noun Mild : Adjective/State Behind : Preposition Mike : Name Bind : Action I = आइ या आई यȰद I के बाद GH आए, तो I का pronunciation hota hai आइ (या आई)  Right : Spatial Vocabulary Sight : Noun Light : Quality, noun  High : Quality I = अ, Kuch words mein I ka pronunciation hota hai अ,  Firm : Adjective First : Ordinal vocabulary Dirt : Noun I = आय, Agar Kisi spelling ke end mein E ho aur usse thik pehle ke syllable mein I ho to Iska pronunciation hota hai आय,  Fire : Noun Admire : Action  IE = ई, EI = ई , Agar kisi word ki spelling mein ie ya ei ho to iska pronunciation hota hai ई,   Brief : Adjective Siege : Action  Achieve : Action  Receive  : Action  Deceive : Action

How to pronounce 'E' differently. Silent E, jab e kisi word ke end mein ata hai, jisme ek syllable ho.  ( a )  Shame  Name  Lame  Same  ( b )  Wife  Nine  White  Line  ( c ) Nose  Hope  Smoke  Joke  ( d )  Rule Tune  June  Tube

How to pronounce 'E' differently. Jab E ka sound (ae) hota hai. Net  Men  Sell  Well  Leg  Then  Wet  Jab E ka sound (ee) hota hai. Jab kisi word mein consonent pehle aur end mein E ya ee, ya fir ea ho aur word mein ek hi syllable ho. Be  We  He  She  See  Weep  Bee  Sleep  Clean  Sea  Heat  Meat  Jab E ke sath w ata hai to uska sound (eu) hota hai. Few  Mew  New  Dew

How to pronounce 'A' differently. An (ऐन)  At (ऐट)  Man (मैन)  All (ऑल) Wall (वॉल)  War (वॉर)  Call (कॉल) Small (स्मॉल) Far (फ़ार)  Are (आर)  Ware (वेअर)  Fare (फेअर)  Care (केअर)  Dare (डेअर)  Pay (पे)  Way (वे)  Stay (स्टे)

Noun: Anything that you see around that has a name to it, is noun.  Types of Nouns: Collective Noun: Same category ki chize groups mein hoti hain to unko collective noun kaha jata hai. Class of students, audience, bouquet of flowers, band of singers, gang of goons, etc.

Parts of Speech Part - 2 (Noun)

Parts of Speech Part - 1 (Noun)

Pronunciation of English Letters - Part 1

Idioms and Phrases

Spotting errors for SSC tenses – Part 8

Idioms and phrases