Polythene: A Disaster
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Questions
Q.1 What is polythene and who discovered it?Ans: Polythene is a strong, flexible, and man-made substance. It is prepared by polymerizing ethylene. It was discovered by a German scientist named H.V. Pechmann.
Q.2 What does Rakesh’s father expect from the kids?
Ans: Rakesh’s father expects the children to follow his advice and stop using polythene bags. He also wants them to motivate other children in their schools and neighbourhood to avoid using polythene.
Ans: Rakesh’s father expects the children to follow his advice and stop using polythene bags. He also wants them to motivate other children in their schools and neighbourhood to avoid using polythene.
Q.3 Why is polythene widely used?
Ans: Polythene is widely used because polythene bags are cheap, light, and easy to carry. They are also easy to throw away after use. These reasons make polythene very popular.
Ans: Polythene is widely used because polythene bags are cheap, light, and easy to carry. They are also easy to throw away after use. These reasons make polythene very popular.
Q.4 What is biodegradation?
Ans: Biodegradation is the process by which things break down or decay naturally.
Ans: Biodegradation is the process by which things break down or decay naturally.
Q.5 What are the harmful effects of polythene?
Ans: The harmful effects of polythene are:
1. It causes many serious diseases.
2. It reduces the fertility of the soil.
3. It blocks drainage systems like sewers and water pipes.
Ans: The harmful effects of polythene are:
1. It causes many serious diseases.
2. It reduces the fertility of the soil.
3. It blocks drainage systems like sewers and water pipes.
Q.6 How is the soil affected by polythene?
Ans: Polythene lowers the fertility of the soil. It harms the soil ecosystem by reducing its capacity to hold air and water. It also stops the soil from breathing properly and badly affects plants and small organisms living in the soil.
Ans: Polythene lowers the fertility of the soil. It harms the soil ecosystem by reducing its capacity to hold air and water. It also stops the soil from breathing properly and badly affects plants and small organisms living in the soil.
Q.7 How does polythene affect animals?
Ans: Polythene bags thrown on roads and streets are often eaten by stray animals. This sometimes leads to their death. According to a news report, a surgeon once removed 40 kg of polythene from the stomach of a dead cow.
Ans: Polythene bags thrown on roads and streets are often eaten by stray animals. This sometimes leads to their death. According to a news report, a surgeon once removed 40 kg of polythene from the stomach of a dead cow.
Q.8 What is SRO-182?
Ans: SRO-182 is a law made by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. This law has banned the use of polythene within the territorial limits of the state.
Ans: SRO-182 is a law made by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. This law has banned the use of polythene within the territorial limits of the state.
Q.9 How can we save our posterity from the harmful effects of polythene?
Ans: We can save our future generations by completely avoiding the use of polythene. Only then can we protect our posterity from its harmful effects.
Ans: We can save our future generations by completely avoiding the use of polythene. Only then can we protect our posterity from its harmful effects.
Language Work
1. Choose the correct sentences from the following:
Ans: Sentences (1) and (4) are correct:
1. I have known him since 2009.
4. The economic depression in the USA started in the 1920s.
2. What do the following acronyms stand for:
Ans:
IPL: Indian Premier League
WHO: World Health Organization
WWF: World Wildlife Fund (for Nature)
ILO: International Labour Organization
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
FIFA: The Federation of International Football Association
HBO: Home Box Office
PIL: Public Interest Litigation
ICC: International Cricket Council
IMF: International Monetary Fund
Grammar Work
Say which of the following sentences are Simple, Compound and Complex:
1. I don’t like girls/boys who are lazy.🔹 Complex Sentence
2. He called her, but didn’t respond.
🔹 Compound Sentence
3. She went because she was invited.
🔹 Complex Sentence
4. You should work hard or you’ll fail.
🔹 Compound Sentence
5. Man proposes, but God disposes.
🔹 Compound Sentence
6. He stood first in the class.
🔹 Simple Sentence
7. They must apologise or they’ll be punished.
🔹 Compound Sentence
8. She must apologise to avoid punishment.
🔹 Simple Sentence
9. The mother hit him and made him cry.
🔹 Compound Sentence
10. She succeeded in the very first attempt.
🔹 Simple Sentence
11. She has lost the book that my brother had given her.
🔹 Complex Sentence
12. Men may come and men may go but I go on forever.
🔹 Compound Sentence
13. We eat so that we may live.
🔹 Complex Sentence
14. They serve God well who serve His creatures.
🔹 Complex Sentence
15. One blushes when one is guilty.
🔹 Complex Sentence