Question

Read the following passage and do the activities.

We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. Every fortnight a flower blooms on it - big, bright and tender. Through the day it smiles with the sun and dances with the wind, but as evening approaches, it starts wilting. The morning after, it withers completely and by evening it falls and becomes one with the earth again. The flower comes to life only for a day, yet it does so in full splendour. What if we too lived our life, however short, to its fullest?
We went to a rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean and the rocks alongside, carved, sculpted and shaped by the water. Water is so gentle, rock so hard, yet, as the water flows over it every day, for years, the rock gives in. It takes the shape that the water commands. Our problems are so colossal and we are so small, yet if we persist...
We saw small bits of grass peeping through the small cracks in a concrete pavement. It left us thinking: however impossible things may look, there is always an opening...
We saw a tree bare of all leaves in the cold winter months. We thought its chapter was over. But three months passed, spring set in and the tree was back to its green majesty once again, full of leaves, flowers, birds and life. What if we too had the conviction that, however difficult things are right now, it will not remain so for ever. Remember, this too shall pass.

(A1) Rewrite the following sentences in proper sequence. 02
(a) It starts wilting.
(b) Through the day, it smiles with the sun.
(c) It withers completely.
(d) Every fortnight a flower blooms.

(A2) Complete the following sentences. 02
(1) Our problems are ……………………….. .
(2) However impossible things may look ………………………………………..

(A3) Match the columns. 02

A	B
(1) Drying and drooping	(a) Conviction
(2) Huge, massive	(b) Splendour
(3) Grandeur	(c) Colossal
(4) Firm belief	(d) Wilting

(A4) (1) Do as directed. 02
(a) We went to the rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean. (Begin with ‘After going to….’)
(b) We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. (Write a question to which the underlined word is the answer).

(A5) What role does nature play in our lives? 02

Answer 1

(A1)
(a) Every fortnight a flower blooms.
(b) Through the day, it smiles with the sun.
(c) It starts wilting.
(d) It withers completely.

(A2) Complete the following sentences.
(1) Our problems are so colossal and we are so small. 
(2) However impossible things may look, there is always an opening.

(A3)

A	B
(i) Drying and dropping	(a) Wilting
(ii) Huge, massive	(b) Colossal
(iii) Grandeur	(c) Splendour
(iv) Firm belief	(d) Conviction

(A4)
(a) After going to the rocky beach, we saw the spread of the
majestic ocean. 
(b) Which plant do we have in our garden?

(A5)
There is no question that Earth has been a giving planet. Everything humans have needed to survive and thrive, was provided by the natural world around us. Food, water, medicine, materials for shelter and even natural cycles such as climate and nutrients are provided by nature. It is always a part of our lives. It provides us gifts in terms of beauty, art and spirituality. So we should protect it.