Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:-
I.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 forests give shelter to numerous wild animals. We value trees not only for their usefulness but
also for their beauty. They have a way of refreshing the eyes and also refreshing the mind. Perhaps that is why the
rishies of olden days were drawn to the forests, and they and their people chose to making forest their homes in the
company of Nature. In modern times when Rabindranath Tagore started a school, he too chose a place full of trees
and called it Shanti Niketan or the home of peace.
II.Once upon a time large area of India was covered with forests, full of numerous kinds oftrees. As the population
grew, trees began to be cut down for man’s 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 your reading of the passage, answer the following questions in brief:
i. How are trees important for birds and animals?
ii. Why did the rishies in olden days make forests their homes?
iii. Mention the reason that became the cause of destruction of the wonderful forest.
iv. How can we replace the loss of forests?
v. What is meant by ‘Shanti Niketan’? Who started it?
vi.Why is ‘Van Mahotsav’ celebrated?
vii. What message do we get from the above passage?
viii. Give a suitable title for the above passage.
ix. Write the opposite of numerous from para1.
x. Write the opposite of modern from para2.
Answers
Explanation:
I)The branches of trees give shelter to
millions of birds and forests give shelter to numerous wild animals.
ii) They have a way of refreshing the eyes and also refreshing the mind. Perhaps that is why the
rishies of olden days were drawn to the forests
iii) As the population grew, trees began to be cut down for man’s use.
iv)We should plant new trees wherever we can and look after them well.
v)Rabindranath Tagore started a school, he too chose a place full of treesand called it Shanti Niketan or the home of peace.
vi)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.
vii)we should save trees and plant more trees
viii)nature is wealth tree means health
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