Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
How does a tree planter do civic good?
Advertisements
Solution
The planting of a tree makes the atmosphere fresh and pollution free giving peace and comfort not only to the one who plants a tree but to all and sundry. It makes the atmosphere pollution free and more congenial for all our neighbours and other people too.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Why does the poet use the word ‘wandered’?
How is the theme of self-awareness shown in the poem “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou?
Write a short story that ends with the words “……………… I really doubt if things could have turned out any better.”
(A) Ramesh said, "Rajiv, please bring your physics book to school tomorrow."
(B) Ramesh………………………….
Match the words and phrases with their meanings in the box below.
|
|
|
paragraph numbers |
|
1. |
homesick |
(3) |
|
2. |
practically |
(4) |
|
3. |
it pains me |
(7) |
|
4. |
appreciate |
(9) |
|
5. |
thoughtless |
(10) |
|
6. |
exercise |
(11) |
|
7. |
relief |
(13) |
|
8. |
ghastly |
(14) |
|
Almost |
it hurts me |
terrible |
|
test the strength of |
understanding the difficulties |
|
|
wanting to be home |
a welcome change |
not very caring |
Look at these sentences.
- The tree was older than Grandfather.
- Grandfather was sixty-five years old. How old was the tree? Can you guess?
How old was the tree? Can you guess?
- The tree was as old as Dehra Dun itself.
Suppose Dehra Dun is 300 years old. How old is the tree?
When two things are the same in some way, we use as … as. Here is another set of examples.
- Mr Sinha is 160 centimetres tall.
- Mr Gupta is 180 centimetres tall.
- Mrs Gupta is 160 centimetres tall.
Mrs Gupta is as tall as Mr Sinha.
Use the words in the box to speak about the people and the things below, using as … as or er than
| tall – taller | cold – colder | hot – hotter |
| strong – stronger | short – shorter |
(Notice that in the word ‘hot’, the letter ‘t’ is doubled when -er is added.)
1. Heights
_______________________________
2. Weight Lifters
_________________________________
3. City Temperatures
______________________________
4. Lengths
_______________________________
5. City Temperatures
_______________________________
The child got an ______ for winning the race.
Fill in the blank with choosing the preposition from the option.
This tree was the home a flock ______ wild geese.
Why did K.C’s words shock Sletherby?
Imagine someone has invited your family to a programme and you were the only person at home when the invitation was given orally.
Write a note (4-5 lines) to pass on the message to the other people in your family. Or, Write an imaginary conversation in which you pass on the message to your parents.
