Do you know what modals are and how to use them? Well, here’s a fun exercise that will help you find out more about this interesting topic.
Modals (should, would, could, must, will) are special verbs which behave irregularly in English. They are different from normal verbs like “work, play, visit…” They give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it. See if you can get all the answers right in this exercise.
Do you know what modals are and how to use them? Well, here’s a fun exercise that will help you find out more about this interesting topic.
Modals (should, would, could, must, will) are special verbs which behave irregularly in English. They are different from normal verbs like “work, play, visit…” They give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it. See if you can get the answers right in this exercise.
Put on your thinking caps and crack this secret code. What could the hidden message be and what could it even mean? Find out now.
Two more months until the new year! Get your own planner to jot down your activities and keep track of all the things you have to do this month. Learn a new language along the way.
As usual, there’s never a dull moment in our country. From the Supreme Court refusing a blanket ban on firecrackers to encounters between security forces and militants in Kulgam there is so much taking place.
Let’s take a look at what’s happening around the country this week.
India has witnessed the rise and fall of several powerful kingdoms and empires. Some of the forts built by them have stood the test of time. Tap into your history knowledge and identify these.
Can you identify the states in which these historical forts are located?
Two stories in one! Discover the daunting tasks Hercules had to accomplish as his third and fourth labours. Psst! The tales feature a special deer and a monstrous boar.
Feast your eyes on some one-of a-kind rides at this automobile museum in Hyderabad. You’d have to see it to believe it.
A computer, a sofa set, a book, a suitcase, some pens and pencils, and a pair of sneakers. What could be special about these everyday objects?
Visit Sudha Cars Museum in Hyderabad, Telangana, to find out. Here, these objects come to life in the form of larger-than-life wacky cars that are fully functional. Yes, they can be driven on the roads!
Myriad designs
K. Sudhakar has designed over 700 vehicles in different shapes and sizes: bikes in the shapes of insects, and cars shaped like a shoe complete with laces and stitches, a camera, a burger, a cake, a coffee mug, a pencil, a football, a handbag, a lipstick, and even a toilet with a flush! One of his popular designs is a bed car with a 60cc engine and two seats, that can travel at a speed of 60 kmph. So if you visit Hyderabad, keep your eyes peeled, for you may just spot one of them on the road.
He has also designed the smallest bicycle in India which is just six inches high and the tallest tricycle in the world that’s over 41 feet high. As his collection expanded, he decided to throw it open to the public, following which the museum was set up in 2010.
Sudhakar builds each of these cars individually by hand using junk material sourced from scrap dealers and recycles them.
It’s not all for fun though. Sudhakar also aims to create awareness about various social and health issues by designing theme-based cars like a cigarette car with the words “Break the habit” written on it. He has also built cars to commemorate various occasions like the Telangana festival of Bathukamma and a broom car for the Swachh Bharat Telangana campaign.
These crazy cars attract a lot of people during road shows where visitors are offered free rides. Sudhakar has always been passionate about cars. A Guinness world record holder, he designed his first vehicle — a bike — when he was 14, and continues to explore the world of possibilities in creating cars and bikes in different designs.
Take a look at some of the many inventions that Sudhakar has created with the gallery below:
What is a person who prescribes spectacles known as? What does the E in ENT stand for? Find out by cracking this crossword.
Have you heard about the grasslands? They are also known as prairies, pampas, steppes and savannas. They occur in environments conducive to the growth of grass.
When the vegetation is dominated by grasses, these lands are known as grasslands. Grassland biomes (a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat) are usually situated between a forest and a desert. There is a marked absence of trees and bushes. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica.
