Chapter: Taking a test
đ Vocabulary
ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
â Most Important Exam Words
examinationtestinstructionwrite downput awayread carefullycopycannotnoisescriptsignaheadlitterwaste bincash countersuggestionvacationoptiondecidetripseabeachsunrisemountainwild animalforest
đ Word Formation Rules
âē exam + ination = examination; examination means āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž.
âē instruct + ion = instruction; instruction means āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻž.
âē careful + ly = carefully; the suffix -ly changes an adjective into an adverb.
âē interest + ing = interesting; the suffix -ing forms an adjective describing something that creates interest.
âē fantastic + ally = fantastically; the suffix -ally forms an adverb.
âē decide + ion = decision; the suffix -ion forms a noun from a verb.
âē suggest + ion = suggestion; the suffix -ion forms a noun.
âē sun + rise = sunrise; two words combine to form a compound noun.
âē cash + counter = cash counter; two nouns combine to name a place.
âē waste + bin = waste bin; two nouns combine to form a compound noun.
1. Examination and Classroom (8 words)
examination[/ÉĒÉĄËzÃĻmÉĒËneÉĒĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋā§āĻž
Example: Hena is having her half-yearly examination.
Syn: test, assessmentAnt: ignorance
đĄ Exam tip: Examination and test are often used as synonyms.
test[/test/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Today they are going to take the English test.
Syn: exam, quizAnt: break
đĄ Exam tip: The phrase take a test means âāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻžâ.
classroom[/ËklÉËsruËm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻˇ
Alt: āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ¨ā§ā§
Example: The teacher enters the classroom.
Syn: schoolroom, classAnt: playground
đĄ Exam tip: Classroom is a compound word: class + room.
student[/ËstjuËdÉnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§
Alt: āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§
Example: The students are sitting quietly.
Syn: pupil, learnerAnt: teacher
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is students.
teacher[/ËtiËtĘÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻžāĻ¨
Example: The teacher gives instructions to the class.
Syn: educator, instructorAnt: student
đĄ Exam tip: Use Ms. before a woman's name when marital status is not specified.
subject[/ËsĘbdĘÉĒkt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§
Example: Write the name of the subject on the script.
Syn: lesson, courseAnt: answer
đĄ Exam tip: Subject can also mean the topic of a sentence or discussion.
script[/skrÉĒpt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Alt: āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ
Example: Do not copy from someone else's script.
Syn: answer sheet, paperAnt: question
đĄ Exam tip: In this lesson, script means answer paper, not handwriting.
half-yearly[/ËhÉËf ËjÉĒÉli/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤
Example: They are having their half-yearly examination.
Syn: midyear, semiannualAnt: annual
đĄ Exam tip: Half-yearly is written with a hyphen when used before a noun.
2. Instructions and Commands (8 words)
instruction[/ÉĒnËstrĘkĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ
Example: The teacher gives some instructions before the test.
Syn: direction, orderAnt: disobedience
đĄ Exam tip: The verb form is instruct.
write down[/raÉĒt daĘn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž
Example: Write down your name and roll number.
Syn: record, noteAnt: erase
đĄ Exam tip: Write down is a phrasal verb; its past form is wrote down.
put away[/pĘt ÉËweÉĒ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: Put away all books and papers from your desks.
Syn: store, removeAnt: take out
đĄ Exam tip: Put away has the same form in the present and past tense.
read[/riËd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻž
Alt: āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Example: Read the questions carefully.
Syn: study, peruseAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: The past form of read is pronounced /red/.
copy[/ËkÉpi/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž
Example: Do not copy from someone else's script.
Syn: imitate, duplicateAnt: create
đĄ Exam tip: Copy can be both a verb and a noun.
start[/stÉËt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The test starts at ten o'clock.
Syn: begin, commenceAnt: finish, stop
đĄ Exam tip: Start and begin are common synonyms in gap-filling questions.
be quiet[/biË ËkwaÉĒÉt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻĒ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: Be quiet, please!
Syn: keep silent, hushAnt: make noise
đĄ Exam tip: Be quiet is an imperative expression.
cannot[/ËkÃĻnÉt/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžā§ āĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§
Example: You cannot go out before one hour is over.
Syn: be unable to, must notAnt: can
đĄ Exam tip: Cannot is written as one word in standard English.
3. Rules and Prohibitions (8 words)
noise[/nÉÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻ˛
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Example: Do not make any noise during the test.
Syn: sound, dinAnt: silence
đĄ Exam tip: Noise is usually an uncountable noun.
carefully[/ËkeÉfÉli/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§
Example: Read the questions carefully.
Syn: cautiously, attentivelyAnt: carelessly
đĄ Exam tip: Carefully is the adverb form of careful.
someone else's[/ËsĘmwĘn elsÉĒz/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨
Example: Never copy from someone else's script.
Syn: another person's, others'Ant: your own
đĄ Exam tip: The apostrophe in else's shows possession.
prohibit[/prÉËhÉĒbÉĒt/]verbhard
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Example: The rules prohibit students from copying.
Syn: forbid, banAnt: allow, permit
đĄ Exam tip: Prohibit is followed by from + verb-ing.
allow[/ÉËlaĘ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Example: The teacher does not allow talking during the test.
Syn: permit, letAnt: forbid, prohibit
đĄ Exam tip: Allow is often followed by an object and to + verb.
over[/ËÉĘvÉ(r)/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤
Example: You cannot go out before one hour is over.
Syn: finished, endedAnt: beginning
đĄ Exam tip: Here over is an adjective meaning finished, not a preposition.
before[/bÉĒËfÉË(r)/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻā§
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§
Example: Wash your hands before eating.
Syn: earlier, previouslyAnt: after
đĄ Exam tip: Before can function as a preposition, conjunction, or adverb.
must[/mĘst/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§
Alt: āĻĻā§ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§
Example: You must follow the examination rules.
Syn: have to, need toAnt: must not
đĄ Exam tip: Must is followed by the base form of a verb.
4. Signs and Public Behaviour (8 words)
sign[/saÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤
Alt: āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ
Example: Look at the following signs.
Syn: symbol, noticeAnt: concealment
đĄ Exam tip: A sign may give a warning, direction, or instruction.
hospital[/ËhÉspÉĒtl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: Hospital ahead! Do not blow horns.
Syn: clinic, health centreAnt: school
đĄ Exam tip: Hospital is a common place-related vocabulary word.
ahead[/ÉËhed/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§
Alt: āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻā§
Example: Children's playground ahead!
Syn: in front, forwardAnt: behind
đĄ Exam tip: Ahead often appears in road signs and directions.
horn[/hÉËn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Alt: āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: Do not blow horns near the hospital.
Syn: hooter, signalAnt: silence
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is horns.
grass[/ÉĄrÉËs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ¸
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ
Example: Do not walk on the grass.
Syn: turf, herbageAnt: pavement
đĄ Exam tip: Grass is generally an uncountable noun.
litter[/ËlÉĒtÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ-āĻ¸ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯
Example: Do not throw litter in public places.
Syn: rubbish, wasteAnt: cleanliness
đĄ Exam tip: Litter can also be used as a verb meaning āĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž.
waste bin[/weÉĒst bÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻā§ā§āĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: Put the waste in the waste bin.
Syn: dustbin, rubbish binAnt: clean area
đĄ Exam tip: Waste bin is a compound noun.
cash counter[/kÃĻĘ ËkaĘntÉ(r)/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ¨āĻāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: Pay for your goods at the cash counter.
Syn: checkout, payment deskAnt: entrance
đĄ Exam tip: Cash counter is a useful shopping-related compound noun.
5. Suggestions and Decisions (8 words)
suggestion[/sÉËdĘestĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ
Alt: āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ā§ āĻŽāĻ¤
Example: Azim makes a suggestion about the trip.
Syn: advice, proposalAnt: refusal
đĄ Exam tip: The verb form is suggest.
vacation[/vÉËkeÉĒĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§
Example: We have a week's vacation next week.
Syn: holiday, breakAnt: schooltime
đĄ Exam tip: Vacation and holiday have similar meanings.
interesting[/ËÉĒntrÉstÉĒÅ/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§ā§
Alt: āĻ¯āĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§
Example: Joseph saw an ad for an interesting place.
Syn: fascinating, engagingAnt: boring
đĄ Exam tip: Interesting describes something that causes interest.
fantastic[/fÃĻnËtÃĻstÉĒk/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ°
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§
Example: The beach and the sunrise look fantastic.
Syn: wonderful, excellentAnt: terrible
đĄ Exam tip: Fantastic is a strong adjective of praise.
option[/ËÉpĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ
Example: Let's think about all the options.
Syn: choice, alternativeAnt: necessity
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is options.
decide[/dÉĒËsaÉĒd/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: They will decide where to go.
Syn: choose, determineAnt: hesitate
đĄ Exam tip: Decide is followed by to + verb or a question word.
calm down[/kÉËm daĘn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: Bahar asks everyone to calm down.
Syn: relax, settle downAnt: get excited
đĄ Exam tip: Calm down is a phrasal verb used in polite requests.
plan[/plÃĻn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Example: The classmates are planning a vacation.
Syn: arrange, organizeAnt: neglect
đĄ Exam tip: Plan doubles the final consonant in planned.
6. Places and Activities (8 words)
trip[/trÉĒp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž
Example: They discuss a two-day trip to Kuakata.
Syn: journey, tourAnt: stay
đĄ Exam tip: Trip usually means a short journey.
seabeach[/ËsiËbiËtĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¤
Alt: āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: Kuakata has a beautiful seabeach.
Syn: beach, coastAnt: mountain
đĄ Exam tip: Seabeach is also commonly written as sea beach.
sunrise[/ËsĘnraÉĒz/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĻā§
Example: Visitors enjoy the sunrise at Kuakata.
Syn: dawn, daybreakAnt: sunset
đĄ Exam tip: Sunrise is a compound word: sun + rise.
mountain[/ËmaĘntÉĒn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤
Alt: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ
Example: Azim wants to climb a mountain.
Syn: hill, peakAnt: valley
đĄ Exam tip: The verb climb means āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻž.
climb[/klaÉĒm/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻ°ā§āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻž
Example: Azim has always wanted to climb a mountain.
Syn: ascend, go upAnt: descend
đĄ Exam tip: The letter b is silent in climb.
wild[/waÉĒld/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯
Alt: āĻ¯āĻž āĻā§āĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§
Example: They can see wild animals in the Sundarbans.
Syn: untamed, feralAnt: tame, domestic
đĄ Exam tip: Wild is the opposite of tame.
forest[/ËfÉrÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ¨
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
Example: They want to take pictures of the forests.
Syn: woodland, jungleAnt: desert
đĄ Exam tip: The plural form is forests.
picture[/ËpÉĒktĘÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŦāĻŋ
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: They will take pictures of the forest.
Syn: photo, imageAnt: blankness
đĄ Exam tip: Take a picture is a common collocation.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Use imperative sentences for instructions: Read carefully, Write down your name, and Be quiet.
âĸ Use Do not or Don't to give negative instructions: Do not copy and Do not make noise.
âĸ Use cannot or can't to express prohibition or inability: You cannot go out before the test ends.
âĸ Remember that read has two pronunciations: /riËd/ in the present and /red/ in the past.
âĸ Use take a test, take a trip, take pictures, and make a suggestion as common collocations.
âĸ Use Why don't we, How about, Let's, and What should we do for suggestions.
âĸ Use before for an earlier time and after for a later time.
âĸ Remember the opposites: noisyâquiet, beforeâafter, wildâtame, sunriseâsunset, and climbâdescend.
âĸ In a short dialogue, identify the speakers' suggestions, reasons, and final decision.
âĸ For vocabulary questions, learn the word, Bengali meaning, part of speech, synonym, antonym, and a sentence together.