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           Hello everyone. Let's get into the matter straightaway. Many of the people I know personally keep on asking me Is there any easy ways to improve my English? So I would like to share some of my own tips like how I improved my English in the easiest ways. I see a lot of people struggling in this. Despite being talented, they couldn't come front or couldn't express or reveal their talent to others due to their lack of communication skills. I'm not saying that you must know to converse in English in order to be successful in your life but it plays a vital role in it if you dream to go beyond your horizon. So what're you waiting for? Let's get started. Concentrate on your accent:            The very first step is to concentrate on your accent and not on the Grammar because even the native speakers won't speak with perfect Grammar. Ask yourself, "Are you speaking your regional language with th...

    Why Procrastinating for the first time is good for you?       Hello everyone. What's up? Are you working on your goals effectively? Hope you're doing well. Let's get into the topic  Why Procrastinating for the first time is good for you? . . . Curious... Isn't it?          As I told you in my earlier post , I've learnt a lot in the last year. Today's post is about the things which I've learnt after I procrastinated my works. Not only I've learnt a few things but also I've developed some good attitudes. I've listed a few. ·         You'll come to know your capacity  ·         You'll overcome your laziness ·         You'll push into the habit of prioritizing even if you're really bad at it ·         You'll get to know your best time management skills ...

           Hey everyone. How are you? How's your new year is going on? I hope you've learnt more lessons both personally and professionally from the mistakes you've made in your 2018. Use those lessons to gear up your game in the upcoming years.            Personally, I've also learnt a lot more lessons in 2018 and I would love to share a few things about it. You people, know that I made a decision to post daily aptitude and vocabulary posts on January 1st, 2018. But due to some situations like my health issues, unexpected trips and exams I couldn't make out on the daily basis. So I've decided to complete at least before January 1st, 2019 but I ended up in finishing on January 3rd.            To my surprise, I didn't feel any regret for this because I've learnt some valuable life lessons and learnt a lot more about myself actually. Those days helped me to eva...

Elate Thesaurus:  Verb : encourage, inspire, cheer, applaud, boost ...   Noun : wood... Antonyms : discourage ...   Example sentences:  ·            She's always used to elate him to practice more. ·             He elates me a lot to achieve my dreams. 

Answers of Day 364: 1. 8: 7.                                         2. 18, 24, 42. Problems to solve: 1. If 10% of x = 20% of y, then x: y is equal to: 2. A man buys an article for 27.50 and sells it for 28.60. Find his gain percent.   Answers: 1. 2: 1.                     2. 4%.

Lumber Thesaurus:  Verb : walk heavily, weigh, load, land, saddle ...   Noun : wood ...   Antonyms :  unburden... Example sentences:  ·            She lumbered through the forest. ·             We need a few more lumber .

Answers of Day 363: 1. 10123.20.                                     2. 1.5 km/hr. Problems to solve: 1. In what ratio must rice at 9.30 per kg be mixed with rice at 10.80 per kg so that the mixture be worth 10 per kg? 2. The ratio of the three numbers is 3: 4: 7 and their product is 18144. The numbers are:

Confide Thesaurus:  Verb : delegate, admit, confess, reveal, disclose, hint, intimate, suggest ...   Antonyms :  hide... Example sentences:  ·            Confide the works to them.  ·             She confided her opinion to him. 

Answers of Day 362: 1. 1/6.                                     2. 5/12.   Problems to solve: 1. What will be the compound interest on a sum of 25,000 after 3 years at the rate of 12 p.c.p.a.? 2. A man can row upstream at 7 kmph and downstream at 10 kmph. Find man’s rate in still water and the rate of current.

Fist Thesaurus:  Noun : clenched hand, grip, clutch, hold ...   Example sentences:  ·             Use your fist to punch. ·             He attacks him by using his fist .

Answers of Day 361: 1. 20%.                                     2. 60.   Problems to solve: 1. In a simultaneous throw of two dice, what is the probability of getting a doublet? 2. Two dice are tossed. The probability that a total score is a prime number is:

Warily Thesaurus:  Adverb : carefully, cautiously, suspiciously, tentatively ...   Example sentences:  ·            He's nervous, handle him warily .  ·            She looks warily .

Answers of Day 360: 1. 10 years.                                     2. 1024.   Problems to solve: 1. The rate at which a sum becomes four times of itself in 15 years at S.I., will be: 2. In how many ways can the letters of the word ‘APPLE’ be arranged?

Flinch Thesaurus:  Verb : crouch, cower, escape, withdraw, cringe, shy ...   Antonyms :  confront... Example sentences:  ·            She flinched from the embarrassment made by him.  ·             He flinches from the crowd 

Answers of Day 361: 1. 144.                                     2. 23.   Problems to solve: 1. A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B & C be 27, then how old is B? 2. The value of (256) 5/4 is:

Suspension Thesaurus:  Noun : delay, break, termination, downtime, halt, freeze. ..   Antonyms :  finish, completion... Example sentences:  ·            Put a suspension to his behaviour.  ·             This leads to the  suspension of his career. 

Answers of Day 358: 1. 11(1/9).                                     2. 9.   Problems to solve: 1. Three-Fourth of a number is 60 more than its one-third. The number is: 2. The product of two numbers is 120 and the sum of their squares is 289. The sum of the numbers:

Flee Thesaurus:  Verb : avoid, break, depart, fly, get away, vanish, take off ...   Antonyms :  stay, wait... Example sentences:  ·            She fleed away to her home.  ·             He's tired of everything and fleed to a different country. 

Problems to solve: 1. The average of the first nine prime numbers is: 2. The average of a non-zero number and its square is 5 times the number. The number is:

Glum Thesaurus:  Adjective : sullen, blue, depressed, down, low, gloomy, sad ...   Example sentences:  ·            She's glum and tired.  ·             The cloud looks glum .

Problems on Profit and Loss: 1. The profit earned by selling an article for 500 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for 450. What should be the sale price for making 10% profit? Solution:                   500-x = x-450                   x = 475.                  Required sale price = 110/100 * 475                                                  = 522.5. 2. If the cost price of 10 pens is equal to the selling price of 6 pens, the gain percent is: Solution:                   Gain ...

Problems on Profit and Loss: 1. The ratio between the sale price and the cost price of an article is 8: 7. What’s the ratio between the profit and the cost price of that article? Solution:                   Gain = 8x-7x = x.                   Required ratio = x: 7x                                           = 1: 7. 2. If the selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent. Solution:                   Let C.P be x and S.P be y.                   3(y-x) = (2y-x)      ...

Dislodge Thesaurus:  Verb : dislocate, disturb, remove, displace ...   Example sentences:  ·            She dislodged her shoulder in the accident.  ·             He dislodges all the properties from her room.

Knit Thesaurus:  Verb : bind, cable, heal, join, link, repair, web, intertwine ...   Antonyms :  unknit... Example sentences:  ·            She knitted a sweater.  ·             They knit the wires together. 

Problems on Profit and Loss: 1. A fruit seller sells apples at the rate of 5 per kg and thereby loses 10%. At what price per kg, he should have sold them to make a profit of 8%? Solution:                   90: 5 = 108: x                   x = 5*108/90                      = 6. 2. The ratio of the cost price and the selling price is 2: 3. The profit percent is: Solution:                   3x-2x = x.                   Profit % = x/2x * 100                       ...

Queasy Thesaurus:  Adjective : anxious, ill, uncomfortable, sick, uncertain, unwell, upset ...   Antonyms :  comfortable, healthy... Example sentences:  ·            She's queasy about her upcoming interview.  ·             You look queasy , what happened?

Answers of Day 353: 1. 25%                                     2. 1350. Problems on Profit and Loss: 1. A purchased a machine for 50,000 and spent 3,000 on repair and 500 on transport and sold it with 10% profit. At what price did he sell the machine? Solution:                    110/100 * 53,500 = 58,850. 2. When a plot is sold for 18,000, the owner loses 10%. At what price must the plot be sold in order to gain 10%? Solution:                  x = (18,000*110)/90                     = 22,000.