unseen passage for class7
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Explanation:
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
Q1: Garbage originates from
(a) used paper, tiffin, packings, plastic bags and fallen leaves from trees
(b) leftovers of food
(c) fallen branches from trees
(d) building materials.
Q2: Garbage can create havoc to the mankind by
(a) spreading foul smell
(b) slowing our vehicles on the road
(c) spreading several diseases
(d) all the above.
Q3: What happens to the disposed material at the recycling centre?
(a) It is thrown away
(b) It is recycled for reuse
(c) It is sold to the rag pickers
(d) It is dumped into the ground.
Q4: Fallen leaves from trees are useful because they
(a) solve the problem of fuel wood in village households
(b) enrich water quality
(c) enrich soil fertility
(d) beautify landscape.
Q5: 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.
Answers
1. —a 2. —c 3. —b 4. —c 5. —d
Unseen Passage for Class 7 | Passage – 3
Patriotism is an old concept, as old perhaps as the earliest of humans civilizations. But all through the history of mankind, it has been narrowly understood. Today people have begun to realise that patriotism is an essential part of human instinct.
Patriotism has its negative sides particularly when it exceeds its proper bounds. People who think their own country to be the best and are blind to its weaknesses are not patriots at all.
We are the members of a large human family and so cannot neglect our duties and responsibilities towards it. Our love for the country should be conditioned by respect for the whole community. Narrow prejudice can do nothing except to bring misfortune. In trying to overlook others’ interest in the modern world, we harm our own.
Patriotism should be tempered with reason so that it may not be an evil.
Unseen Passage with questions and answers class 7 passage 3:
Q1: Today what is the belief of people regarding patriotism?
(a) It is narrowly understood (b) It is not needed
(c) It is a part of human instinct (d) None of the above.
Q2: Which type of the people can be categorised as patriots?
(a) Those who think others’ country greater than their own
(b) Those who think their own country to be the best inspite of its weaknesses
(c) Those who keep a neutral attitude towards their country
(d) Those whose love for the country is conditioned by respect for the entire community.
Q3: Narrow prejudices always bring
(a) misfortune (b) good opportunity
(c) good luck (d) huge amount of money.
Q4: Patriotism is an evil when it is
(a) tempered with reason (b) not tempered with reason
(c) beyond narrow feelings (d) None of the above.
Q5: The word in the passage means opposite to positive
(a) Proper (b) Narrow (c) Negative (d) Reason.
Answers
1.— c 2. —d 3. —a