Petrol Price Cut, but Diesel Price Rises
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A government has made a big decision about fuel prices. The price of petrol has gone down. But the price of diesel has gone up.
This news gave a shock to people who use diesel. Diesel is used in trucks and big vehicles. Many people will now pay more money for it.
The news also talks about Pakistan. In Pakistan, pure petrol costs 113.48 rupees. Pure petrol means petrol with no ethanol in it.
Ethanol is a fuel made from plants. Many countries mix ethanol with petrol. This is called E20. E20 means petrol with 20 percent ethanol.
The report asks if Pakistan uses E20 too. It also asks why Pakistan's neighbour does not mix ethanol with its petrol.
The retail price of fuel has also gone down a little. Retail price is the price people pay at the fuel station.
Fuel prices change often. Governments make these decisions. People watch fuel prices closely because they affect daily life.
Vocabulary10 words
- decision
- a choice made by someone in charge
- petrol
- a fuel used in cars
- diesel
- a fuel used in trucks and big vehicles
- shock
- a big surprise, often bad
- rupees
- money used in India and Pakistan
- ethanol
- a fuel made from plants like sugar cane
- E20
- petrol mixed with 20 percent ethanol
- neighbour
- a country next to another country
- retail price
- the price people pay in a shop or station
- station
- a place where you buy fuel
Quiz
Answer key
1. It went down 2. It went up 3. True
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A government has made a big _____ about fuel prices. The price of _____ has gone down. But the price of _____ has gone up.
This news gave a _____ to people who use diesel. Diesel is used in trucks and big vehicles.
In Pakistan, pure petrol costs 113.48 _____. Pure petrol means petrol with no _____ in it.
Ethanol is a fuel made from plants. Many countries mix ethanol with petrol. This is called _____.
The report asks why Pakistan's _____ does not mix ethanol with its petrol.
The _____ price of fuel has also gone down a little.