Gold Price Falls After Record Highs
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Gold price went down today.
Gold and silver prices had a big drop in value.
Before this, gold price was very high.
Now the price is a little lower.
But gold is still near its record high price.
A record is the highest number ever.
The price for ten grams of gold is about 1.64 lakh rupees.
A lakh is a number. One lakh means 100,000.
So 1.64 lakh rupees is a big amount of money.
Many people in India buy gold.
They buy gold for weddings and for saving money.
This is why gold price news is important to them.
Experts say gold price can change every day.
People want to know if gold will go up or down.
This news is about the new gold price today.
Vocabulary3 words
- big drop
- a large fall in price
- value
- how much something is worth
- record
- the highest or best number ever
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Answer key
1. It went down 2. Yes 3. About 1.64 lakh rupees
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Gold price went _____ today.
Gold and silver prices had a big _____ in value.
Before this, gold price was very _____.
Now the price is a little _____.
But gold is still near its _____ high price.
The price for ten grams of gold is about _____ lakh rupees.
Many people in India buy _____.
They buy gold for weddings and for saving _____.
Experts say gold price can change every _____.
This news is about the new gold price _____.
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