Question

1.Reading the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
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The newspaper in the town I taught three years ago ran a cotest for school-going children. The best could be
published in the paper. A second standard drew a sad faced earth, with the caption: "I am weary, I am tired
please stop wasting m. A boy in the sixth class sketched some hills beside a sing reading "landfill, with one tiny
person informing another where we have the tallest hill in town. A third standard girl depicted animals crying
near a house under construction, with smoke stacks in the distance; the caption read "We want our homes bac
other entries showed Nelson Mandela being crushed beneath the boot of apar the id and a construction site
where trees spelt out Save the Trees. Apparently, many children are coming home from school frightened tha
the world is a cold and inhospitable place. All the furry animals are being killed and the nice green chopped do
Even breathing is dangerous. Motivated by the best intention, most teachers want their students to become
informed and independent thinkers. Children are unable to deal with global environmental concern when they
are still grapping with personal hygiene
How did the newspaper run a contest for school going children?
What skill do the teachers want develop in the children?
What are children unable to dealing with?
(iv) "We want our home back! whose homes are these?
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Answer 1

Answer:

(i)The newspaper in the townI tought three years ago ran a cotestfor school- going children

( ii)Most teacherswant their students to become informed and independent thinkers

( iii )childrens are unable to deal with global environmental concern when they are still grapping with personal hygiene

(iv)" we want our home back ! under construction homes are these.