A good vocabulary is very important for effective communication. Good vocabulary is essential to properly communicate your thoughts and ideas. You will tested for your vocabulary in entrance examinations and competitions.
Books like Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis provides you the roots of words which will help you to learns and master the meanings of new words easily. The book starts with an assessment of your current vocabulary and then introduces the new words with their etymology in a very interesting way. It is a must have for a learner of English language.
Here is a list of books that will help you to improve your vocabulary and these books are available now at discounted rates at Amazon.
Green Olympiad and Green Olympiad Junior are India's best environmental examination conducted annually by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Eligibility for Green Olympiad: Students of Class VIII to X
Green Olympiad Junior: Students of Class IV - V
The Green Olympiad question paper is for 100 marks with 100 multiple choice questions. All the questions will be related to environment and to the theme chosen for the year. The Green Olympiad question papers are well known for the quality of well researched questions.
How to Prepare for Green Olympiad
To score high in Green Olympiad you need to prepare by regularly reading newspapers and magazines related to environment. Magazines like Down to Earth and TerraGreen will be helpful in preparation.
Sample papers are available at www.teriin.org/olympiad
You may see the Green Olympiad previous year question papers to get an idea about the questions.
Green Olympiad and Enviroquiz published by TERI are also available for preparation.
Also read books on environments, environment quiz books etc.
It will also be helpful watching informative television channels - Discovery, National Geographic, Animal Planet etc.
The EVS textbooks will also be helpful for preparation.
TERI has recently introduced an app for assessing your green quotient. You can download it from Google Play Store by clicking here.
You may visit http://studentsgkquiz.blogspot.in for quizzes on environment which contains question from previous year olympiads and practice questions for preparation
There are no Official Study Materials for Green Olympiad, but TERI has published some books. The links are provided below.Green Olympiad mock test are also not available.
Some importance websites that will be useful for preparing for Green Olympiad are given below.
The Green Olympiad certificates to the participants and merit certificates will be despatched on publication of the results. The results will be available on Green Olympiad site which can be viewed individually of school-wise.
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