Reading - Unseen Passage - Worksheets

CBSE WorkSheet 01
Unseen Passage
  1. Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:- (5)
    We must do all we can to stop conflicts and civil war. Most conflicts happen in poor countries, especially which are badly governed or where power and wealth are not distributed fairly between different tribals or religious groups. So the best way to check to fight is to make a political arrangement in which all groups have their representatives. The need is to ensure human rights and economic development of all.
    The next fundamental freedom is one that is not mentioned in the UN charter. In 1945, the leaders could not imagine that such a situation would arise. That is the freedom of future generations to live on this planet.
    Even now many of us have not understood its importance. We are using up the limited resources for our present use. We are overusing and even wasting them. We are, in fact, robbing our children of their right to live.
    We must preserve our forests, fisheries and wildlife. All of these are dwindling because of our own habit of consuming or destroying them.
    Answer the following questions briefly:- (4 x 1 = 4)
    1. Why do most conflicts happen in poor countries?
    2. What is the best way to check conflicts?
    3. What is meant by the freedom of future generations to live?
    4. How are we robbing our children of their basic right?
    Find words from the passage that mean the same as:- (2 x 1/2 = 1)
    1. fighting
    2. keep safely
  2. Read the following passages carefully: (1x5=5)
    Garbage brings a great environmental hazard. It comes from various sources—used paper, tiffin packings, plastic bags, ice-cream wrappers, bottle caps, fallen leaves from trees and many more. Garbage makes the premises ugly, unkempt and breeds diseases. A lot of trash that is thrown away contains materials that can be recycled and reused such as paper, metals and glass which can be sent to the nearest recycling centre or disposed of to the junk dealer. It also contains organic matter such as leaves which can enrich soil fertility. A compost pit can be made at a convenient location where the refuse can be placed with layers of soil and an occasional sprinkling of water. This would help decomposition to make valuable fertilizer. This would also prevent pollution that is usually caused by burning such organic waste.
    1. Garbage originates from
      1. used paper, Tiffin, packings, plastic bags and fallen leaves from trees
      2. leftovers of food
      3. fallen branches from trees
      4. building materials.
    2. Garbage can create havoc to mankind by
      1. spreading foul smell
      2. slowing our vehicles on the road
      3. spreading several diseases
      4. all of the above.
    3. What happens to the disposed of material at the recycling centre?
      1. It is thrown away
      2. It is recycled for reuse
      3. It is sold to the rag-pickers
      4. It is dumped into the ground.
    4. Fallen leaves from trees are useful because they
      1. solve the problem of fuelwood in village households
      2. enrich water quality
      3. enrich soil fertility
      4. beautify landscape.
    5. Which of these is correct with reference to a composite pit?
      1. The refuge is placed with layers of soil with an occasional sprinkling of water
      2. It contributes to the manufacture of useful fertilizer
      3. It prevents pollution
      4. All of the above.
CBSE WorkSheet 01
Unseen Passage
Solution
    1. Most conflicts happen in poor countries because they are generally badly governed and where power and wealth are not distributed fairly between different tribals or religious groups.
    2. The best way to check conflicts is to make a political arrangement in which all groups have their representatives by ensuring human rights and economic development of all.
    3. It means- the right of the coming generation to live.
    4. We are using up the limited resources for our present use and also wasting them so in future we may not have natural resources Thus, we are doing injustice to future generations.
    5. conflict means fighting.
    6. preserve means keep safely.
    1. (a) Garbage originates from used paper, Tiffin, packings, plastic bags and fallen leaves from trees
    2. (c) Garbage can create havoc to mankind by spreading several diseases
    3. (b) the disposed of material at the recycling centre  is recycled for reuse
    4. (c) Fallen leaves from trees are useful because they enrich soil fertility
    5. (d) All of the above