Synonym & Antonym
Read the passages and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below :
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2. Illiteracy is a curse. It retards all development work of a country. It is said that an illiterate nation gropes in darkness with no definite goal. In fact, an illiterate person is conservative, superstitious and blind. He can contribute very little to his society and country. He is unconscious and unaware of his right and responsibilities. The whole country is responsible for this. Most of our people are illiterate and poor. In fact, illiteracy, caused by poverty, stands in the way of success. All should be practical and pragmatic while addressing this problem. Effective measures must be taken by all concerned to remove illiteracy and thus make the nation enlightened.
(a) curse (antonym); (b) retards (synonym); (c) illiterate (antonym); (d) darkness (antonym); (e) goal (synonym); (f) conservative (antonym); (g) little (synonym); (h) unconscious (antonym); (i) whole (synonym); (j) success (antonym); (k) responsibilities (synonym); (l) measure (synonym); (m) poor (antonym); (n) remove (synonym).
3. Education is one of the basic needs of human being and is essential for any kind of development. The poor socio-economic condition of Bangladesh can largely be attributed to most people’s inaccessibility to education. Many illiterate people do not have any knowledge of health, sanitation and population control. If they were educated, they could live a healthy and planned life. Education teaches us how to earn well and how to spend well. It enables us to make the right choices in life and to perform our duties properly. It enhances our ability to raise crops, store food, protect the environment and carry out our social responsibilities.
(a) basic (synonym); (b) essential (synonym); (c) development (synonym); (d) condition (synonym); (e) inaccessibility (antonym); (f) illiterate (synonym); (g) sanitation (synonym); (h) population (synonym); (i) healthy (antonym); (j) teach (antonym); (k) spend (antonym); (l) enable (antonym); (m) properly (synonym); (n) ability (antonym).
4. Face book is a very popular social networking site with over eight hundred million users. But it has both positive and negative effects on its users. We can keep touch with our friends and relatives. It is the best means to stay connected with people. Face book helps us make friendship even with unknown people. On the other hand, it is very easy for cyber bullies to thrive. They can harass anyone. Besides, teenagers are spending too much time on it.
(a) Popular (antonym); (b) effects (synonym); (c) touch (synonym); (d) friends (antonym); (e) means (synonym); (f) connected (antonym); (g) help (synonym); (h) make (synonym); (i) unknown (antonym); (j) easy (antonym); (k) thrive (synonym); (l) harass (synonym); (m) teenager (antonym); (n) spend
(synonym).
5. He is optimistic of his success. He works hard and abides by his teachers’ guidelines. He understands that it is important to be diligent. He does not rely on any one and believes that honesty and hard work can help one reach the peak of success. He harbours the faith that a laborious man is sure to shine.
(a) Optimistic (antonym); (b) success (antonym); (c) hard (synonym); (d) guidelines (synonym); (e) understand (synonym); (f) important (antonym); (g) diligent (synonym); (h) rely (synonym); (i) honesty (antonym); (j) help (antonym); (k) peak (synonym); (l) harbour (synonym); (m) laborious (antonym); (n) shine (synonym).
Answers
2. (a) blessing; (b) hampers; (c) literate; (d) light; (e) aim; (f) progressive; (g) small; (h) conscious; (i) entire; (j) failure; (k) duties; (l) step; (m) rich; (n) eradicate.
3. (a) fundamental; (b) indispensable; (c) growth; (d) situation; (e) accessibility; (f) uneducated; (g) cleanliness; (h) people; (i) unhealthy; (j) learn; (k) earn; (l) disable; (m) correctly; (n) inability.
4. (a) unpopular; (b) results; (c) contact; (d) enemies; (e) way; (f) detached; (g) assist; (h) build; (i) known; (j) difficult; (k)
f lourish; (l) annoy; (m) aged; (n) devote.
5. (a) pessimistic; (b) failure; (c) seriously; (d) rules; (e) realize; (f) unimportant; (g) hardworking; (h) depend; (i) dishonesty; (j) hinder; (k) top; (l) nurture; (m) lazy; (n) gleam.
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