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Read the following passage carefully:
Trees are of importance not only to man but also to birds and animals. The branches of
trees give shelter to millions of birds and forest give shelter to numerous wild animals. We
value trees not only for their usefulness but also for their beauty. They have a way to
refreshing the eye and also refreshing the mind. Perhaps that is why the rishies of olden
days were drawn to the forests, and they and their peoples chose to going forest homes in
company of Nature. In modern times when Rabindranath Tagore started a school, he too
chose a place full of trees and called it Shanti Niketorn or the home of peace.
Once upon a time large areas of India were covered with forests full of numerous kinds of
trees. As the population grew, trees began to be cut down for mans use. That is how the
wonderful forest described in our ancient poems came to be destroyed, and a great part of
our forest wealth was lost. Now we are trying to replace this loss, and our government
wants trees to be planted all over the country. A new festival called 'Van Mahotsava' has
been started for this purpose. Since trees are the country's wealth we must consider it our
sacred duty to protect them. We should plant new trees wherever we can and look after
them well.
On the basis of the reading of the passage, answer the following questions in brief:
1. How are trees important for birds and animals?
2. Why did the rishies in olden days make forests their homes?
3. Mention the reason that became the cause for the destruction of the wonderful forest.
4. How can we replace the loss of forests?
5. What is mbant by 'Shanti Niketan'? Who started it?
6. Why is Van Mahotsava organised?
7. What message do we get from the above passage?
8. Give a suitable title for thc above passage.
Answers
Answer:
1 Branches of trees of
trees give shelter to millions of birds and forest give shelter to numerous wild animals.
Answer:
1.The branches of trees of trees give shelter to millions of birds and forests give shelter to numerous wild animals.
2.Rishies in olden days make forests as their home because trees have a way of refreshing the eye and mind.
3.As the population grew up many trees had to cut for human use. This is the reason of which became the cause of destruction of the wonderful forest.
4.We can replace the loss of forests by planting trees all over the country and by celebrating Van Mahotsava ( a festival for the plantation of trees).
5.Shanti Niketan is a place full of trees and it is also called home of peace. Rabindranath Tagore started it.
6. Van Mahotsava is organised to take care of plants.
7.From the above passage we got the message that trees are our real friends and we should take care of them.
8.The suitable title for this passage is " Don't make trees rare, keep them with care ".
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