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Congrats, Recently I gave my IELTS and I got 7.5 overall. I got a 6.5 in Writing. Can you please give tips or reference to get an 8 in writing. Thanks. HI Kunal, First of all we take the exam and not give the exam - if we are not the examiner(first writing mistake :) ). I don't want to do nit-picki...

by saketk

Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:47 pm
Forum: English Language Tests
Topic: got 8 out of 9 in IELTS test
Replies: 5
Views: 8232

luiscarlos59 wrote:Havent found why does "Their" plural can refer back to "Monkfish". Isn't monkfish singular?
we are not referring to a particular monkfish but to the species itself.

by saketk

Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:23 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Overfishing problem
Replies: 7
Views: 2163
by saketk

Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:17 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Please help
Replies: 3
Views: 1450

got 8 out of 9 in IELTS test

Hi Folks,

I just received my IELTS score. I am glad to know that I scored 8 out of 9 in it.

Scorecard -

Listening --- 8
Reading --- 8
speaking --- 8
Writing --- 8

OVERALL -- 8 out of 9

I hope this would suffice. :)

by saketk

Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:57 pm
Forum: English Language Tests
Topic: got 8 out of 9 in IELTS test
Replies: 5
Views: 8232

The immediate international response to the scandal showed that global communication is faster than never before and news of events in one region can have a significant and almost instantaneous political impact on remote governments. A] is faster than never before B] is faster than ever before so C...

by saketk

Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:40 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: confusing SC!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 1500

I second you on that. Option C looks the best

by saketk

Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:27 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Textbooks
Replies: 4
Views: 1268

Fossils of the arm of a sloth found in Puerto Rico in 1991, and dated at 34 million years old, made it the earliest known mammal of the Greater Antilles islands. A. sloth found in Puerto Rico in 1991, and dated at 34 million years old, made it the earliest known mammal of B. sloth, that they found ...

by saketk

Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:28 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: fossils
Replies: 3
Views: 1751

Great question. Luckily I was able to find the answer pretty easily.

by saketk

Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:41 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: except QUESTION
Replies: 21
Views: 11294

I am so sorry. I have reposted it in the critical reasoning section. No issues ;) . Not sure I'll find the question there,so answering this one here itself. IMO B We have to find the opposite of what is mentioned in the argument. As per the argument -- it is not a common genetic traits that determi...

by saketk

Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:26 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: geneticist
Replies: 3
Views: 1250

The dancing doll line sold X last year, 40% more than Teeny Tiny line and nearly 3 times more than the Basic Blocks line.

This is the parallel structure. IMO E

by saketk

Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:08 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Kaplan SC practice
Replies: 6
Views: 1467

I got B

This is what I did

Even -- 0,2,4,6,8
Odd -- 1,3,5,7,9

First we will choose the 1st and last digit

1st -- 5 ways
last -- 5

so, out of 10, 2 numbers are out. Only 8 more left for selection
Rest can be selected in 8*7*6*5

Total --
5*5*8*7*6*5 = 42000

by saketk

Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:44 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Code
Replies: 7
Views: 4185

If p and x are integers, is x divisible by 5 ? (1) p and x are consecutive integers. (2) p minus ô€€€ 4 is divisible by 5. I got a C but the answer is E 1) p and x can be (2,3) and (5,6) either - A out 2) relation btwn p and x not known C) if p minus ô€€€ 4 is divisible by 5. then p = 9 or 14 or 19...

by saketk

Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:23 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: If p and x are integers, is x divisible by 5 ?
Replies: 4
Views: 1373

http://s9.postimage.org/t1qumtmij/Triangle_with_median.jpg Answering Question 3 here -- This is the property of Median of a Triangle The three medians divide the triangle into 6 smaller triangles that all have the same area, even though they may have different shapes. Please refer to the image I've...

by saketk

Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:12 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Geometry Problem HELPPPPPPPPPP urgentttt NEWWWWWW
Replies: 7
Views: 1891

The first one has more of a meaning issue. before developing the hormone synthetically, Scientists had to remove it [the growth hormone] from pituitary glands. All other options except option C distort the meaning. For example option A says -- scientist were removing sythetic hormone from the human ...

by saketk

Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:42 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Modifier
Replies: 2
Views: 2112

understand total passage to answer this. I think it is B. the last sentence of passage tell us about intended audience. I think this is hard one. a non native speaker should read a lot, 3pages of hard text/day in 3 months before can be able to read this passage. not a formidable task, just pick rea...

by saketk

Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:48 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Current feminist theory - APPLICATION
Replies: 4
Views: 4584