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Coherence and Cohesion is one of the parameters of evaluation for writing. Since the name sounds good, most are swept up by the name and do not bother to figure out what it means and how it can affect...
Reading Write!
Most language, and aptitude tests look at your ability to read and write well. Here are 20 sentences that will test and expand the limits of your language....
Band 9 Speaking Sample – Cue Card
The IELTS Speaking Section 2 has everyone hyper-worried. Do we speak non-stop? Do we use sequipedalian words? Or do we simply speak whatever comes to our mind? This post has a Band 9 speaking respons...
MATCH THE HEADINGS
Unlike many other reading comprehension tests such as PTE and TOEFL, IELTS tests students with a variety of question types. One of them is Match the Headings....
Request – Daari Choodu – Lyrics Translation – Telugu to English
The super-hit song from the movie Krishnaarjuna Yuddham (The fight between Krishna and Arjuna – two main protagonists in the Indian epic Mahabharata) was an immediate and a massive hit. It was written and sung by Penchal Das. Despite it being in Telugu, many Telugu speakers fail to understand and appreciate it thanks to most phrases being exclusive to the particular dialect it has been written in. Here is a rough translation of the song....
Reading Comprehension – Sample Questions
This quiz has 10 questions. The suggested completion time is 20 minutes. The quiz is NOT timed....
Words, Speaking, Reading and More!
An opportunity for you to read and listen. This will allow you to understand accents and inflection better!...
Writing Evaluation
Why is understanding evaluation so important? The difference between getting a 6.5 and a 7.0 can be huge. Our trainers thoroughly understand what can make that difference. Here is a sample of one of our evaluations....
Subject Verb Agreement Test 1
Now, for the quiz. If you are taking the quiz on a mobile, click below (it will open in a nice pop-up window that is unobtrusive) Mobile Quiz If you wish to take the quiz on the deskt...
Collocations – Explanation and Quiz
Collocation A collocation is two or more words that often go together. Strong collocations are word pairings that are expected to come together Collocation Examples Here are some examples of ...
Parallel Structures
All things being constant, what is the difference between Band 7, Band 8, and Band 9? One of the answers is 'Parallel Structure'. Using parallel structures appropriately and accurately can have a dram...
Word Usage Quiz
It is easy to learn words, but incredibly difficult to use them correctly. Take a look at the easy quiz and check your usage skills....
Active and Passive Voice – For Writing and Speaking
Active to passive conversions (or vice versa) are more than a grammar exercise that we do in school. While we are never taught the purpose of these conversions, knowing how to convert a sentence from ...
