Iqra Center for Languages_

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"Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It's something you have to find out for yourself." ~ Noam Chomsky
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“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.”
— Carl Jung

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“Knowledge isn’t free. You have to pay attention.”

“Wisdom... comes not from age, but from education and learning.”
— Anton Chekhov

*The Most Common thing of News Headlines*

The most notable thing of headlines is the use of Simple Present Tense which is also called Present Indefinite. Headlines are mostly formed in this tense.

*The common words of headlines*

*Hold, Held Held:*
منعقد ہونا، گرفتار ہونا، پکڑنا

*Held over*
کسی معاملے پر گرفتار
Farmer held over death threat to Maharashtra women’s panel head
مہاراشٹر خواتین پینل کی سربراہ کو جان سے مارنے کی دھمکی دینے پر کسان گرفتار

*Held for*
کسی چیز کے لیے یا کسی الزام میں گرفتار
3 held for defrauding people
لوگوں سے دھوکہ دہی کے الزام میں تین افراد گرفتار

*Held with*
کسی چیز کے ساتھ گرفتار ہونا
Prison guard held with drugs
جیل کا گارڈ منشیات کے ساتھ گرفتار

*held+ programme/meeting*
پروگرام/میٹنگ کا انعقاد
Health screening programme held

*نوٹ:* اگر کسی پروگرام یا میٹنگ کے انعقاد کی ہیڈ لائن میں سبجیکٹ موجود ہو تو Hold/Held کے بجائے Organise کا استعمال زیادہ بہتر مانا جاتا ہے۔ جیسے
The meeting organise by someone
یا
Someone organises the programme

*Slam:* (verb)
to criticize, to shut with great force
تنقید کرنا، زور سے بند کرنا
India slams US report over attacks on minorities
بھارت نے اقلیتوں پر حملوں سے متعلق امریکی رپورٹ پر تنقید کی

The wind made the door/window slam (shut).
ہوا نے دروازے کو دھڑام سے بند کر دیا۔
*Get, got, gotten*
پانا، لینا، دیا جانا، کوئی چیز ملنا
Abu Musa gets life imprisonment
ابو موسیٰ نے پائی عمر قید کی سزا

*Sentence* (noun)
سزا، جملہ
*Sentenced to* (verb)
سزا سنائی گئی
Musa sentenced to life imprisonment.
موسی کو سنائی گئی عمر قید کی سزا

*Award* (verb)
to give something to somebody
کسی کو کچھ دینا،
NIA Court Awards Life Imprisonment to Musa
این آئی اے کورٹ نے موسیٰ کو عمر قید کی سزا سنائی (یعنی سزا دی)

*Bear, bore, borne* (verb)
to accept, tolerate, or endure something
کسی چیز کو قبول کرنا، برداشت کرنا، کوئی چیز کا حامل ہونا یا رکھنا

He bears a startling resemblance/likeness to his father
وہ اپنے والد سے حیرت انگیز مشابہت رکھتا ہے۔

*5 psychological tricks you can use to stay motivated*✍︎
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*1. Have a clear vision*

Your vision must be clear, compelling, and relatable

It's easier to stay motivated when you're sure you actually want to do something

If your heart doesn't speak to it, sticking to the goal will be difficult.🍬✌🏻🌈🌔

*2. Visualization*

This is a simple, yet powerful way to help you stay focused, motivated and achieve your goals

Try and create a mental picture of how you'll feel when you reach your goals

This way you can get through the tasks you hate doing on the road to success.✒️💡📝🌎

*3. Break down your work*

A key to staying motivated is having a manageable workload

Set goals that are impossible to achieve, however, don't limit yourself and dream big!

This way you can easily complete a task which will build your confidence and motivate you.📍🏆🌼🌹

*4. Positive self-talk*

Avoid saying or thinking something like "this is too hard"

Replace it with a statement like "I'm looking forward to the challenge"

Reframing like this can radically shift your perspective

Positive self-talk also leads to higher motivation and self-esteem.❤‍🔥🥂🪷🌟

*5. Acknowledge your wins*

It's essential to pause and recognize all the wins you make

These moments are key because they allow you to recoup your energy from that milestone

That energy can then be used as fuel to setup for the next round.🎇♦️🔝💠

*TENSES* ✍🏻

*Simple Present Tense:*
He talks.
He doesn’t talk.
Does he talk?
Why does he talk?

*Simple Past Tense:*
He talked.
He didn’t talk.
Did he talk?
Why did he talk?

*Simple Future Tense:*
He will talk.
He won’t talk.
Will he talk?
Why will he talk?

*CONTINUOUS:*
*Present Continuous Tense:*
He is talking.
He is not talking.
Is he talking?
Why is he talking?

*Past Continuous Tense:*
He was talking.
He was not talking.
Was he talking?
Why was he talking?

*Future Continuous Tense:*
He will be talking.
He won’t be talking.
Will he be talking?
Why will he be talking?

*PERFECT*
*Present Perfect Tense:*
He has talked.
He hasn’t talked.
Has he talked?
Why has he talked?

*Past Perfect Tense:*
He had talked.
He hadn’t talked.
Had he talked?
Why had he talked?

*Future Perfect Tense:*
He will have talked.
He will have not talked.
Will he have talked?
Why will he have talked?

*PERFECT CONTINUOUS*
*Present Perfect Continuous Tense:*
He has been talking.
He hasn’t been talking.
Has he been talking?
Why has he been talking?

*Past Perfect Continuous Tense:*
He had been talking.
He hadn’t been talking.
Had he been talking?
Why had he been talking

*Future Perfect Continuous Tense:*
He will have been talking.
He will have not been talking
Will he have been talking?
Why will he have been talking?

✍ 50 Important Idioms And Phrases Asked In SSC Exams.

1. At sixes and seven – In disorder or confusion

2. Lose head – Panic

3. Take to task – To criticize severely/ to punish

4. Sit in judgement – To pass judgement(or comment on someone ) especially when you have no authority

5. Leave in the lurch – To desert someone

6. Cry over spilt milk – Cry over irreparable loss

7. Bad blood – Active enmity

8. Close shave – A narrow escape

9. Grease palms – To bribe someone

10. Carrot and stick – Reward and punishment policy

11. To cut teeth – To gain experience of something for the first time

12. Cut no ice – Had no influence

13. Close the book - Stop working on something

14. In fits and starts - Irregularly

15. Bird’s eye view – An overview

16. Run in the same groove – Clash with each other

17. Keep your head – Remain calm

18. Pull strings – Use personal influence

19. Pot luck dinner – Dinner where somebody brings something to eat

20. To hit below the belt – To attack unfairly

21. All at sea - Puzzled

22. Sought after – Wanted by many people because it’s of good quality or difficult to find/Pursued by

23. Build castle in the air - Daydreaming

24. On the spur of the moment – To act suddenly, without planning

25. To have something up one’s sleeve – To have a secret plan

26. A red letter day – An important or joyful occasion in one’s life

27. To explore every avenue – To try every opportunity

28. At one’s beck and call – Ready to follow orders/ To be dominated by someone

29. By fair or foul means – In honest or dishonest way

30. Status quo – As it is/ unchanged position

31. To burn candle at both ends – To be extravagant/ Spend without any worry

32. To hit the jackpot – To make money quickly

33. To bring to light – to reveal

34. At the eleventh hour – At the last possible moment

35. Go scot-free – To escape without punishment

36. To shed crocodile tears – To pretend grief

37. To look down one’s nose – To regard with contempt

38. To miss the bus – To miss an opportunity

39. A white elephant – Costly and troublesome possession, with much use to its owner

40. To call spade a spade – To be frank

41. To fight tooth and nail – To fight heroically, in very determined way

42. Birds of same feather – Persons of same character

43. Take exception – To object over something

44. High handed – Using authority in an unreasonable way, overbearing

45. Too fond of one’s own voice – To like talking without wanting to listen to other people/Very selfish

46. By leaps and bounds – Rapidly

47. An open book – Straight forward and honest dealings

48. Fall short – Fail to meet expectation/ have no effect

49. Heart to heart talk – Frank talk

50. Give the game away – Give out the secret(unintentionally)

*Adjectives and Adverbs:*
Make sure you use adjectives and adverbs correctly. _Adjectives_ describe, identify and quantify people or things and usually come before a noun. They don’t change if the noun is plural. _Adverbs_ modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs and usually come after the verb. For example:

He’s a *slow* driver. (adjective)

He drives *slowly* . (adverb)