Question

Water is the most abundant natural resource on our planet. However, over 97% of it is salty seawater. Rivers, lakes, wetlands and groundwater water sources (aquifers) hold less than 1% of all fresh water, which has to provide for the world population. Water is a finite resource which cannot be increased nor decreased. The overall amount of water on the Earth - 1400 million km³ has remained the same for millions of years. About 1.2 billion people around the world do not have safe drinking water. Many of them live in arid (dry) regions where the water supply is scarce and rainfall is rare and unreliable. Water is a shared resource. Farmers need it for irrigation to produce food; industries need it for the production of goods and electricity; people need it daily for drinking, cooking and bathing.

Most of the world's water is used for growing crops. Agriculture accounts for about 70% of all fresh water use. Industry uses 22% and households about 8%. When water is used wastefully, there is little left for nature. Half of all wetlands have disappeared over the last century. Water cycle completes from evaporation, condensation, precipitation and groundwater recharge.

Answer the following questions

1.Write four key words related to water cycle

2.Find four things that are useful for our life

3. I wasn't a bad environmentalist. Choose an appropriate question tag.

(A)wasn't I ?
(B)am I not?
(C)didn't I?
(D)had I not?

4.Use of water will be difficult and expensive.(MCQ)
A Use of water will not only be difficult and but also expensive.
B Not only will the use of water be difficult but expensive also.
C Use of water will not only be difficult but also expensive.

5.When water is used wastefully, there is little left for nature. Identify the type of clause


6.what is the noun form of condense ?

7. Farmers need it for irrigation to produce food. Here, to produce is a (gerund or participle or infinitive.

8.Vocabulary based question. Find word from the passage that means 'something that cannot be dependent on'.
9.Vocabulary based question. List down two adjectives used in the passage.

10.Personal Response Question: Write two ways in which we can implement in India to Save Water on Earth.
11.Give various qualities of water on the basis of the passage given .

Answer 1

Explanation:

1.There are four main parts to the water cycle: Evaporation, Convection, Precipitation and Collection.

2.As you can see from the model above I believe “health”, “relationships”, “positive self-view” and “purpuse, values and dreams” are the four most important things in life.

3.(B)