The class comes up with different problems.
The class comes up with different problems.
Part
A :
Read the
passage carefully and answer the questions following it. Unit-4: Lesson-3(C)
The class comes up with different problems. One group
leader says, “The scarcity of food will be a serious problem. It is true that
our agriculturists have developed new varieties of rice and its per acre
production has definitely increased. But the rate of increase in food
production cannot keep pace with the rate of population growth. This is because
our land is fixed, i.e. we cannot increase it, while our population is
increasing rapidly.”
Another group leader comes up with the housing problem
in the country, which he says adds much to the food problem. He continues,
“Families are growing larger in size and breaking into smaller families. Each such
family needs a separate house to live in. Also the arable fields are being
divided by these smaller families among themselves. Mills and factories are
being set up, which occupy a considerable portion of our land. So when we need
more land to grow more food to feed more mouths, our land is shrinking day by
day. If our population grows at the present rate, a day will come when many
people will not find any land to build a house on. And, as a result, many of
them might live on trees or on the floating boats in the rivers.”
“No way,”
another student argues. “Trees are being cut, hills are being cleared and water
bodies are being filled up --- all to meet the needs of too many people.”
“Thank
you students,” Ms Choudhury says, “You’re quite right. Let me tell you about
this village where I was born and brought up.
Things were not like this in the past. I remember as a child, the
village was so beautiful! The green paddy fields and yellow mustard fields
seemed to be unending. They used to wave and dance in the breeze. There used to
be a wood in the northern side of the village. There was a tall tamarind tree
in the middle of the wood. Also a big banyan tree looked like a huge green
umbrella, with its aerial roots hanging down. I often used to go there with my
age-mates. We would often have picnic there. While the boys would climb the
tamarind tree and pick some tamarinds, me and my best friend Rima used to swing
with the roots. But now, look, the wood is gone. The beauty of the crop fields
is spoiled by the unplanned houses built here and there.”
VOCABULARY
Scarcity (‡¯‹qviwmwU) n.- when
something is not easy to find or get; AKvj| Serious (wmwiqvm)
adj.- severe in effect; gvivZ¥K| Agriculturist
(GMwiKvjPvwi÷) n.- expert in agriculture; K…wlwe`| Production
(‡cÖvWvKkb) n.- the process of growing or making food, goods or
materials; Drcv`b| Rapidly (i¨vwcWwj) adv.- very quickly; `ª“ZZvi mv‡_| Arable (A¨vivej) adj.- fit for cultivation;Pvl‡hvM¨| Occupy (AwKDcvB) v.- to hold in possession of; `Lj Kiv| Considerable
(KbwmWvi¨ej) adj.- having some importance; ¸i“Z¡c~Y©| Portion (‡cvikb) n.- a part of something; Ask| Shrink (wkªsK) v.- become or make smaller in size or amount; msKzwPZ Kiv| Floating (‡d¬ŠwUs) adj.- not settled
permanently; fvmgvb| Unplanned (Avbc¨vbW)
adj.- without any plan; AcwiKwíZ|
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
a. The green paddy fields and yellow mustard
fields would −in the breeze.
(i) play (ii) sing (iii)
laugh (iv) shake
themselves
b. In the wood, there was a − tree.
(i) tall tamarind (ii) tamarind (iii) coconut (iv)
mango
c. Ms Choudhury often used to go there with −.
(i) his ago- mates (ii) her age- mates (iii) his friends (iv)
friends
d. Rima was − friend to Ms Choudhury.
(i) more dear (ii) the most dear (iii) very dear (iv) dear
e. Ms Choudhury was horn and brought up in a
−.
(i) village (ii) town (iii) slum (iv) city
f. The rate of increase in food production
cannot keep pace with the rate of population growth. The sentence means that
the food production is ¾.
(i) as much as needed (ii) less than
what is needed
(iii)
more than what is needed (iv)
sufficient for the population
g. Many people may have to live on trees,
because ¾.
(i) they would like tree houses (ii) making houses on trees
is less expensive
(iii) they may not find land to
make houses (iv) tree houses are safer during
floods
Extra Practices
h. People cut trees to ¾.
(i) plant more trees (ii)
keep the environment clean
(iii) make articles of furniture (iv) grow crops or make
houses
i. Our land is shrink day by day because ¾.
(i) families are growing larger
in size.
(ii)
houses and factories are being built on it.
(iii) smaller families need
smaller houses.
(iv) land grabbers are occupying
a portion of our land.
j. How can our housing problem increase or
add to our food problem?
(i) After making houses farmers
do not have enough time to work in the field.
(ii) After making houses,
farmers do not have enough money to buy food.
(iii) If you do not have a
house, you cannot store your food.
(iv) For making too many houses,
people are using the crop land.
k. The
rate of increase in food production cannot keep pace with the rate of
population growth. The sentence means that the food production ¾.
(i) is as much as needed (ii) is
less than what is needed
(iii) is more than what is needed (iv) is sufficient for the population
l. How
can our housing problem increase or add to our food problem?
(i) After
making houses, farmers do not have enough time to work in the field.
(ii) After making houses, farmers do not have
money to buy food.
(iii) If you do not have a house, you cannot store
your food.
(iv) For making too many houses, people are using
the crop land.
m. What
makes our land shrink day by day?
(i) Families
are growing larger in size (ii) Houses and factories are being built on it
(iii) Smaller families need smaller house (iv) Land grabbers are occupying a portion of our land
n. Many
people have to live on trees, because——.
(i) They would like free houses (ii) making houses on trees is less expensive
(iii) They may not find land to make houses. (iv) Trees
and houses are safer during floods
o. People
are cutting trees to——.
(i) grow crops or make houses (ii) plant more trees
(iii) keep the environment clean (iv) make articles of furniture
p. What
will be a serious problem?
(i) housing (ii) clothing (iii) treatment (iv) scarcity of food
q. Who
have developed new varieties of rice and its production?
(i) the cultivators (ii) the peasants (iii) the
scientists (iv) the agriculturists
2. Answer the
following questions. 2×5
= 10
a. What
will happen when people find no land to build a house on?
b. Why
cannot the rate of increase in food production keep pace with the rate of
population growth?
c. What
will happen if our population grows at the present rate?
d. What
makes our land shrink day by day?
e. Why
is the beauty of the crop fields spoiled?
Extra Practices
f. What
does the other group leader come up with?
g. Why
are water bodies being filled up?
h. Where
was a tall tamarind tree?
i. What
did the boys do?
j. What
are being divided?
Mohammad Shahjahan
Teacher(English)
Kurmitola High School and College
English Language Trainer (Pavers Point, ETAB)
Executive Member , ETAB
Contact : 01683288352
