Gold and Silver Prices Change in India
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Gold and silver prices changed in India this week.
One report said gold went up. It said gold rose by 967 rupees. Gold reached 1.55 lakh rupees.
The same report said silver also went up. Silver rose by 2,439 rupees. Silver reached 2.33 lakh rupees for one kilo.
This year, gold has become 22,000 rupees more expensive.
But another report gave different news. It said gold became cheaper on the festival day of Janmashtami. It said silver was near 2.34 lakh rupees.
Experts are talking about prices. People want to know if prices will go up or down next.
Many people in India buy gold and silver. They buy it for weddings and festivals. Price changes are big news for them.
Vocabulary15 words
- price
- how much money something costs
- rupee
- money used in India
- lakh
- a number word in India; it means 100,000
- expensive
- costs a lot of money
- cheaper
- costs less money
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- Janmashtami
- a Hindu festival day
- silver
- a shiny grey metal, worth money
- gold
- a shiny yellow metal, worth a lot of money
- kilo
- a unit for weight, short for kilogram
- report
- a piece of news information
- festival
- a special day people celebrate
- market
- a place or system where things are bought and sold
- rate
- the price of something at one time
- wedding
- a marriage ceremony
Quiz
Answer key
1. They went up 2. Janmashtami 3. 22,000 rupees
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Gold and silver prices _____ in India this week.
One report said gold went _____. It said gold rose by _____ rupees. Gold reached 1.55 lakh rupees.
The same report said silver also went up. Silver rose by 2,439 rupees. Silver reached _____ lakh rupees for one kilo.
This year, gold has become _____ rupees more expensive.
But another report gave different news. It said gold became _____ on the festival day of Janmashtami.
Experts are talking about _____. People want to know if prices will go up or down next.
Many people in India buy gold and silver for _____ and festivals.