English Vocabulary: 30 Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs You Must Know (#cbseNotes) (#EnglishVocabulary)

30 Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs
You Must Know

A phrasal verb is a group of words that functions as a verb and is made up of a verb plus a preposition, an adverb, or both. Phrasal verbs are very common in English usage. Therefore it is important to learn about these verbs. Moreover, the meaning of a verb often changes significantly when it is used in a phrasal verb.


1. bring about : cause

2. bring up : rear children

3. call back : return a telephone call

4. call off : cancel

5. catch up : reach the same position or level

6. check in : register at a hotel

General Knowledge - Tribes and Races Of the World (#compete4Exams) (#cbseNotes)

Tribes and Races Of the World

Afridis:
A race of hill men on the north-west frontier of Pakistan (tribal area of Waziristan).

Bedouins:
Nomadic tribe of Arabia, spread over the whole of Northern Africa and Western Asia.

Bhils:
A primitive Dravidian race inhabiting Central India.

Bhil Women

Boer:
A name applied to South Africans of Dutch or Huguenot descent, especially to early settlers of Transvaal and the Orange Free State and their descendants.

Bushmen:
They live in the Kalahari desert. They are probably the descendants of the earliest inhabitants of Africa. They rank among the most uncivilized and backward peoples in the world. Their food consists almost entirely of meat, often raw or decomposed, and in times of scarcity they will eat insects, snakes etc.

CBSE Class 9 - Biology - Why Do We Fall ill? ( Important Terms to Remember) (#cbseNotes)

Why Do We Fall Ill?  Important Terms to Remember 

Here a few definitions are listed. Can you identify the terms defined here.


Decrease in number of RBCs and heamoglobin concentration.


A condition in which the normal functioning of the body or any part of it is damaged or disturbed.


A rapidly appearing disease, which lasts only in a few days.


A long lasting or a persisting disease.

CBSE Class 6 -10 - English Grammar - Practice Jumbled Up Sentences (#cbseNotes)

 Practice Jumbled Up Sentences

Try online exercise

Jumbled Up Sentences or Rearrange words to form meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. These questions are pretty common in question papers.

You may try the following links to practice this exercise.

English Vocabulary - Single Word Substitutions (#cbseNotes)

English Vocabulary - Single Word Substitutions

1. Shy, timid, unwilling to face a situation

2. One who gives direction from behind the scene on a stage

3. One who gets pleasure in others trouble and pain

CBSE Class 10 - Biology - Heredity and Evolution - Origin Of Life On Earth (Concept Points) (#cbseNotes)

Origin Of Life On Earth (Concept Points)

① Most scientists believed that life arose from nonliving matter, mostly from gases. It originated in primitive form in the oceans of the earth.

② 4 billion years ago, the primitive atmosphere was formed. It had little oxygen and was likely thick with water vapor, along with compounds released by volcanic eruptions, such as nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia, and hydrogen.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 22 2017 (Day 16)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 22 2017 (Day 16)

The Indian Express

Graft

Ex-Judge in CBI net for graft,...

meaning: (verb) piece of living tissue or plant cut from one body and used to repair other body damaged part.
(noun) act of getting money through dishonest way ( कलम लगाना, घूस,  कठोर परिश्रम)


examples:
1. Although he denied graft charges, the judge found him guilty.
2. It was a skin graft operation which restored his face.

CBSE Class 8 - Science - Solar System Some Facts (#cbseNotes)

Solar System (Some Facts)

• Biggest Planet : Jupiter

• Smallest Planet : Mercury

• Nearest Planet to Sun : Mercury

• Farthest Planet from Sun : Neptune

ENGLISH GRAMMAR: COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH USAGE (#cbseNotes)

ENGLISH GRAMMAR: COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH USAGE 

Identify the errors in the use of nouns.

1. Though my means is small, I help my younger sister with money.
2. My uncle's friend's son is a doctor .
3. The Jury was divided in its opinion.
4. One should do his duty honestly.
5. The wages of sin are death.

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 13 2017 (Day 15) (#EnglishVocabulary)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 13 2017 (Day 15)

The Indian Express

Revenge

Sasikala out, nephew vows revenge

meaning: harm done to someone in return for an injury suffered at his/her hands (बदला)


Examples:
1. This movie is about a woman who took revenge on her unfaithful husband.
2.  After the loss, he demanded that he be given his revenge.

English Writing Prompt: Can you make a full paragraph without the letter 'E'?

Can you make a full paragraph without the letter 'E'? 

Once Iswarchandra Vidyasagar jokingly  asked Michel Modhusudhan Dutt "As you are master in English can you make a sentence without using 'E' ".

He wrote this :

English Vocabulary - Word To use Instead of 'VERY' (#cbseNotes)(#EnglishVocabulary)

English Vocabulary -
Word To use Instead of 'VERY'

The frequent use of 'Very' word makes it annoying and often it does not fit appropriately in the sentence. Repeated use of 'very' word can make the text boring and sounds dull.

Following words you should use instead of 'very':


✗ very old ✔ ancient
✗ very rich ✔ wealthy
✗ very sad ✔ sorrowful
✗ very open ✔ transparent
✗ very short         ✔ brief
✗ very simple ✔ basic

English Vocabulary Check - IDIOMS AND PHRASES (Multiple Choice Questions) (#cbseNotes) (#EnglishGrammar)

English Vocabulary
IDIOMS AND PHRASESMultiple Choice Questions

Tick mark which gives the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

1. Of one's own record

(a) of one's own free will
(b) to agree to something
(c) to sign an accord
(d) to behave honourably


2. Accepted by

(a) to gain access
(b) to submit
(c) to receive
(d) agreed to



3. Acceptable to

(a) agreeable to
(b) to be accessible
(c) force to accept
(d) to behave humbly

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 6 2017 (Day 14)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 6 2017 (Day 14)

The Indian Express

Sanitisation

Crackdown on Dera soon as HC allows sanitisation

meaning:  the act of making something clean, making something germ-free (स्वच्छता)

Examples:
1. The sanitisation process used by medical staff in not fool proof.
2. After the terrorist attack, the shopping mall has been closed for sanitisation.

CBSE Class 8 - History - Chapter 2: From Trade to Territory - COLONISATION OF INDIA (Timelines) (#cbseNotes)

Chapter 2: From Trade to Territory
COLONISATION OF INDIA (Timelines)

1. 1498: Vasco da gama discovered a new trade route

2. 1600: East India company formed

3. 1602: Dutch east India company formed

4. 1664: French east India company formed

5. 1774-1763: Anglo carnatic wars

CBSE Class 10 - Chemistry - Metals and Non-Metals - Alloys Their Compositions and Uses (#cbseNotes)

Alloys - Compositions, Properties and Uses

① Steel
Components: Iron, Carbon

Properties: Hard and Strong

Uses:
- Construction of buildings and bridges,
- manufacture of ships
- manufacture of spare parts for automobiles

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Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 29 2017 (Day 13)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - August 29 2017 (Day 13)

The Indian Express

To defuse

Doklam is defused.

meaning: making situation less tense or dangerous ( तनाव कम करना)

Examples:
1. Bomb diposal team defused 10kg bomb at the Metro Station.
2. India and Pakistam delegates will meet next week to defuse the border tension.

CBSE Class 10 - Science - Life Processes - Pathway of Air (#cbseNotes)

 Life Processes - Pathway of Air
(Breathing Process)

CBSE Class 10 - Science - Biology

Breathing process involves a the pathway of air from nostril to alveolus. It is a physical process. The pathway is described as follows:

Nostrils:         ⇅	Air usually enters the body through the nostrils.
Nasal cavity: ⇅	Air is filtered. The moist surface of the lining of the nasal cavity, and the hairs growing from its sides, remove some of the tiny particles of dirt in the air. In addition, as the inhaled air passes through the nasal cavity, its temperature is brought close to that of the body, and it takes up water vapour so that it becomes more moist than before.

Maths Pearls - What is so special about Srinivasa Ramanujan's Magic Square? (#cbseNotes)

What is so special about Srinivasa Ramanujan's Magic Square?

You may be familiar with magic squares. Srinivasa Ramanujan also designed his own magic square.

This magic square looks similar to any other square. What is so special about it?


Sum of any rows is 139

CBSE Class 12 - Biology - Human Nutrition (Worksheet) (#cbseNotes)

Human Nutrition (Worksheet)

Digestive System
By Mariana Ruiz Villarreal(LadyofHats) (Own work)
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Fill in the blanks


1. ______________ is a hormone released by the mucosa of duodenum.


2. The process by which the complex food materials are changed to simple molecules is called _______.


3. Trypsinogen in the presence of __________ enzyme breaks into Trypsin + Inactive dipeptides.


4. Bile salts with the help of _________ emulsify fats.