Lesson – 05
Question and Answers
Q.1 Why were Mr. Ahmed’s pupil excited?
Ans. Mr. Ahmed’s pupils were excited
because they were given a day off to visit a Model Agricultural Farm. They were
naturally very excited.
Q.2 What surprised the boys when they
reached the model farm?
Ans. When the boys reached the farm,
they were surprised to see such a vast area of farm. They were also astonished
to see mechanized farm.
Q.3 What is the name of the machine working
in the wheat field?
Ans. The name of the machine working
in the wheat field is “Combine”. Its function is to harvest the crop and tied
it into sheaves.
Q.4 What does a thresher do?
Ans. A Thresher chaff from the grain.
From one side of the machine, a golden rain of sweet smelling machine comes out
while from other end the chaff comes out.
Q.5 How are ploughing, seeding and
harvesting done on the model farm?
Ans. On the model farm, ploughing is
done by tractors. The sowing machine is used for the purpose of seeding where
as harvesting is done by Combine.
Q.6 How much work can one man do on the
machine?
Ans. Machines have made the work easy
for the farmer. That’s why a man can do the work of almost hundred men with the
help of machines.
Q.7 What is an average produce from and
ordinary farm? What is the produce per hectare on the model farm?
Ans. The average produce from na
ordinary farm is 13 to 20 quintals. Where as average produce per hectare on the
model farm is 60 to 70 quintals.
Q.8 Why is thee is difference in the output
of the two?
Ans. There is a difference in the
output of the two because of the machines used in model farm. The use of modern
machinery and chemical, fertilizers in model farm has made work feasible for
farmers. Moreover, spray of pesticides / insecticides and continuous supply of
water has helped to increase the work output.
Q.9 What do they do to kill germs and
insects?
Ans. They spray pesticides and
insecticides for the prevention of germs and insects. This process includes
washing of tree trunks with lime water and removal of wild grass and weeds.
Q.10 What do they grow on the model farm?
Ans. They grow wheat, maize, cotton,
sugarcane and grant. Moreover, they also grow vegetables and they also have a
large orchard, where they grow mangoes and oranges.
Q.11 Why were
the boys surprised on the vegetable form?
Ans. The boys were surprised on the vegetable farm to see
the vegetable growing out of the season on the vegetable form. They do it by
the usage of chemical fertilizers; plentiful supply of water and by the help
modern machine.
Sentences
1. Planning – I am planning to take computer classes
in the summer vacations.
2. Model – The engineer presented a new model
of car in the seminar.
3. Irrigate – The farmer has dug the canals to
irrigate his land.
4. Plentiful – I’ve got plentiful amount of money
to spent on you.
5. Harmful – Pollution is a very harmful disease
for this world.
Complete
the following Sentences
1. The Headmaster had
allowed them a
day’s outing.
2. Mr. Haroon received them at the
gate and showed them around.
3. With one sweep it seemed to eat up a large area.
4. The pupils watched the working of
the machine with keen interest.
5. No, certainly not.
6. The sowing machine sows,
the seed well.
7. No seed goes waste.
8. We use chemical fertilizers to enrich the soil.
9. The visitors were
surprised to see
growing there such vegetables as were out of season.
10. He offered the boys fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.
Composition
1. Narrate in your own words how they get so
much produce per rectare on the model farm.
The farmers are able to grow an
abundant produce on the model farm because of the modern techniques. They use
modern machines, which can perform the work of hundred men. Along with,
fertilizers are being used on a vast scale in the farm, so that better and
finer crops can be grown. Moreover, spray of pesticides/insecticides and
non-stop supply of water has helped to increase the work output.
2. Write the sentences to show whether
modern methods of farming are better nor the old ones.
Machines and techniques have made the
profession farming easy for the farmers. Modern methods are better than the old
ones because they are more easy to operate than the old methods.
They have increase the feasibility of
work, because of mechanized means. In this way, one machine can do the work of
hundred men. The old methods worked very slow and took a long time of the
farmer. But today, the time is also saved and good crops can be grown. Today
chemical fertilizers are being used in crops on vast scale, along with pesticides.
These salts provide extra enrichment to the crops and protect them from
diseases. In this manner better crops could be grown.
Dialogues
Instructor: “Hello! I m from the department of Agriculture. I’ve come
here to guide you”.
Farmer : “How can I increase the production?”
Instructor : “You can do it by using chemical fertilizers in your
crops.”
Farmer: “But how these artificial compounds can increase the
growth?”
Instructor: “Actually these fertilizers are salts, which provide extra
nourishment to the crops. In this manner you can grow better crops”.
Farmer: “OK! Now tell me any other advantage of these
fertilizers.”
Instructor: ” By using these salts you can also grow the crops that are out of season.”
Instructor: ” By using these salts you can also grow the crops that are out of season.”
Farmer: ” Well I’ve another problem to discuss.”
Instructor: ” What is it?”
Farmer: “Last year my whole crop was destroyed due to some
insects. Tell me any cure for it?”
Instructor: “Don’t worry Look! These are the begs of pesticides or you
can call it insecticides.”
Farmer: “Please make it more clear.’
Instructor: “Sure, actually these pesticides serve as medicines which will kill the insects and prevent destruction of crops.”
Instructor: “Sure, actually these pesticides serve as medicines which will kill the insects and prevent destruction of crops.”
Farmer: “Oh it’s very easy. you’ve provided me a useful knowledge.
Thank You.”
Instructor: “No matter, its my job.”
Grammar
Use Adjectives in your sentences
1. Pleasant – This perfume gives a very pleasant
smell.
2. Interesting – Physics is an interesting subject.
3. Huge- Sun is very
huge as compared to our earth.
4. Vast – Arrangement have been made on vast
scale for the prevention of crimes in the country.
5. Large – This exercise is very large.
Convert the following into Direct Speech.
Mr. Hasan told the visitors that the farm had been doing so well that
they had decided to add a dairy to it. There, Finest cows and buffaloes would
be kept. The farm would use an electric milker to milk the animals Modern
Machinery would make cream and butter.
Mr. Hasan said to the visitors “The
farm has been doing so well that we have decided to add a dairy to it. Here,
finest cows and buffaloes will be kept. The farm, will use an electric milker
to milk the animals. Modern machinery will make cream and butter.”
Idioms
1. Get rid of – I got rid of problem by my father.
2. Get at – He get at the point after listening
the mystery.
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