Chapter 11 Save Water Save Life
MP Board Class 8 English Reader Chapter 11 Save Water Save Life
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Read and Learn
Ans : Do yourself.
Word Power
(A) Look at the pictures and the sentences given below them and fill in the blanks choosing the correct words given in the box.
Answer:
1. We should accommodate other passengers also.
2. Birds migrate from one place to the other.
3. We must conserve water.
4. There is sufficient water in the glass.
5. Ruthless cutting of the trees has resulted in scanty rainfall.
6. Misers accumulate money and this creates problems.
(B) Complete the following paragraph using the words given:
Answer:
The villagers don’t have enough information about many burning issues. it is our duty to motivate them to know about these. We should draw the best out of them and appreciate their efforts.
Comprehension
Answer the following questions:
1. Where does Mayank live ?
Answer: Mayank lives in a small village.
2. Who wrote a letter to Priya and why?
Answer: Mayank wrote a letter to Priya because he wanted to tell her about conservation of water.
3. What programme was launched in the village?
Answer: Water conservation programme was launched in the village.
4. What is meant by the word conservation?
Answer : The word conservation means to save something.
5. Why do the villagers migrate to cities and towns ?
Answer : The villagers migrate to towns and cities in search of work.
6. What are we trying to do under water conservation programme ?
Answer : Under water conservation programme we are trying to harvest rain water at different levels.
7. Choose the correct answers:
1. A dam is:
(a) a river
(b) a big wall across a river
(c) a pond
(d) a well.
Answer:
(b) a big wall across a river.
2. A burning issue means:
(a) a painful topic.
(b) an unwanted topic.
(c) an important topic.
(d) a useless topic.
Answer:
(c) an important topic.
3. A slogan means:
(a) words or phrases giving message attractively and quickly.
(b) sentences used in advertisements.
(c) dialogues in a film or television serial.
(d) a show gun.
Answer:
(a) words or phrases giving massage attractively and quickly.
4. We receive water for irrigation:
(a) through rainfall
(b) by melting snow
(c) from the sea
(d) by dismantling dams.
Answer:
(a) through rainfall.
Let’s Learn
Change the following sentences into simple past tense:
1. A small river flows near the village.
Answer:
A small river flowed near the village.
2. Priya lives in Itarsi.
Answer:
Priya lived in Itarsi.
3. Mayank receives a letter from Priya.
Answer:
Mayank received a letter from Priya.
4. He appreciates her efforts.
Answer:
He appreciated her efforts.
5. She wants to write an article.
Answer:
She wanted to write an article.
6. People speak a lot about water conservation.
Answer:
People spoke a lot about water conservation.
7. I always think ahead.
Answer:
I always thought ahead.
8. They run fast.
Answer:
They ran fast.