Question

Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

When the Industrial Revolution hit Europe in the nineteenth century, the world hailed the

advent of a glorious new age. It was a brave new world- a world of steam engines and motor

cars. Then came aeroplanes, spacecraft and finally computers! Great cities all over the world

echoed with the sound of factory sirens and the roar of machinery! Little did anyone foresee

the havoc that was to be caused by this attack on nature. It was left to a few lost souls in the

wilderness who spoke to us as prophets of doom. But their cries were submerged in the black

smoke rushing out from the tall chimneys of a million industrial houses and drowned by the din

of metallic monsters. Today, our planet has reached a stage when environmental pollution is

threatening to destroy it. Try to imagine a time when there will be no flowers, no butterflies, no

fish; when the rain will be black in colour. This could soon become a reality if we do not take

immediate steps to stop pollution. Today, rivers are drying up and instead of forests, we have

concrete jungles. We must grow more trees. Stop killing wild animals. Avoid using plastic bags.

Stop littering. Use less petrol, use more environmental friendly products - the list of do’s and

don’ts is endless. We must all do our bit towards achieving a pollution - free environment-

otherwise we will be destroyed by a monster of our own creation.

a) Answer these questions briefly. (2 x 2 = 4 Marks)

i. What would it be like if environmental pollution destroys nature?

ii. What can be done to control environmental pollution?

b) Find words in the passage which mean the opposite of these words.

(1 ½ x 3 = 1 ½ Marks)

i. silence ii. create iii. delayed​

Answer 1

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