Question

1. Read the passage below:


Garbage is a great environment hazard. It comes from various sources—used paper, tiffin

packing’s, plastic bags, ice-cream wrappers, bottle caps, fallen leaves from trees and many more.

Garbage makes the premises ugly, unkempt and breeds diseases.

A lot of trash that is thrown away contain material that can be recycled and reused such as paper,

metals and glass which can be sent to the nearest recycling centre or disposed of to the junk

dealer. It also contains organic matter such as leaves which can enrich soil fertility. A compost

pit can be made at a convenient location where the refuse can be placed with layers of soil and an

occasional sprinkling of water. This would help decomposition to make valuable fertilizer. This

would also prevent pollution that is usually caused by burning such organic waste.




Answer the following questions:

1. Where does garbage originate from?


2. What problems are caused by careless disposal of garbage?


3. What happens to the disposed material at the recycling centre?


4. How can the fallen leaves of trees be reused? How will it help us?


5. Which of these is correct with reference to a composite pit?

(a) The refuge is placed with layers of soil with an occasional sprinkling of water.

(b) It contributes to the manufacture of useful fertilizer.

(c) It prevents pollution .

(d) All the above.


6. Which one of the following will be an antonym for convenient:

(a) easy (b) friendly
(c) unsuitable (d) practical​

Answer 1

Answer:

5. Ans- d) all the above

6.Ans-c) unsuitable