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SPOT THE ERROR – Solutions

Child: I don’t want to go to the school. (Spelling of “school” were wrong)

Mother: Why son? What’s wrong?

Child: My classmate tore the pocket of my uniform shirt. He is a bad boy. (Past tense of “tear” to be used)

Mother: Why did he do that? (Past tense of “does” to be used)

Child: Because our class teacher likes me and he is jealous. (Spelling of “jealous” were wrong)

Mother: Don’t worry son. I will talk to your school principal. (“Principal” and “Principle” are commonly confused words)

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Miscellaneous

Find the hidden words.

The solutions are:

  1. Damp ( in the drainage cover)
  2. Stormy ( in the tree)
  3. Clouds ( in the bush. That was a tough one.)
  4. Puddle ( in the bag and coat of the kid with a yellow raincoat)
  5. Showers ( in the water splashed by the purple bus and orange umbrella)
  6. Wet ( in the purple umbrella)

It’s okay if your child in the 4th class or below could find only two or three but if your child is in 8th or above he/she is expected to find all six.

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Word of the Day – Facilitate

A week before Sakshi’s board exams, she met with an accident. Her left leg got fractured, but there was no chance she could miss her exams. She went to school in a wheelchair. The classroom alloted to her was on the first floor and the only way to it was through stairs. As there was no ramp in the school that could facilitate the usage of a wheelchair, she was made to take the exam in the principal’s office. That day the principal realized how important it was to build a ramp that facilitated the use of a wheelchair and ordered for its construction right away.

Akhil wanted to buy some medicines for his sick grandmother. As he could not leave her alone at home and there was an immediate need for the medicines, he ordered them online. Within a few hours, the medicines were delivered at his door. His grandmother was surprised to see the medicines. Akhil then made her understand how online medical stores facilitated affordable health care services at our doorstep.

Its Meaning

Make an action or process easy or easier.

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Phrase of the Day – On the same page

The students of the fifth standard were asked where they wanted to go for a one day trip. One half of the class suggested Rock Garden, while the other half wanted to go to a water park. The class teacher then asked the students how about visiting a dam. Upon hearing the teacher’s idea all the students got excited and finally, the whole class was on the same page.

Suppose you plan to go out for dinner with your family. You love pizza and want to go to Dominos, but your parents love South Indian and want to go to Sagar Ratna instead. Now because you and your parents are not on the same page; when it comes to food, your family just decided to stay home and get the food delivered.

Meaning

In agreement.

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Spot the error – Solutions

The correct Story form is as below

Errors are highlighted there itself

Last week, the eastern part of India was affected by cyclone Fani.

It resulted in the evacuation of lakhs of people across Orissa.

The government announced relief measures and sent rescue missions to help the victims.

Importantly, timely evacuation helped in minimising the damage as people vacated their houses and reached safer places.

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Kick start your day Language

Spot the error – Solutions

The correct Story form is as below

Errors are highlighted there itself

Last week, the eastern part of India was affected by cyclone Fani.

It resulted in the evacuation of lakhs of people across Orissa.

The government announced relief measures and sent rescue missions to help the victims.

Importantly, timely evacuation helped in minimising the damage as people vacated their houses and reached safer places.

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Kick start your day Language

Spot the error – Solutions

The correct Story form is as below

Errors are highlighted there itself

Last week, the eastern part of India was affected by cyclone Fani.

It resulted in the evacuation of lakhs of people across Orissa.

The government announced relief measures and sent rescue missions to help the victims.

Importantly, timely evacuation helped in minimising the damage as people vacated their houses and reached safer places.