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प्रश्न
Read this feature article in which the writer compares the treatment or
boys and girls. Complete the article by filling in the spaces with ONE appropriate word from the box given below. You may have to change the
form or the word you need to use and some words may have to be used more than once.
| than much few less as many |
For many parents, especially those who are poor and illiterate, a girl is a 'lesser child'. Doesn't it make you mad to know that girls aren't given an equal chance to be born? Though female infanticide was banned by law over a century ago, thousands of girls are killed before they are born orwhen they are babies.
Even the girls who are allowed to survive live with less of everything. ______ girls are sent to school _______ boys. They get _____ medical care, so _________girls die. Boys get _________nutritious food and also________ time to play.______ jobs are open to girls, and even if they are employed, they are not paid ________as boys. Most of all, they get ____ respect. They are not given as _______opportunities as boys tospeak out on matters that concern them. And yet a girl usually does twice as ___ work ___ a boy, not only in the house but also in the fields. This discrimination and bias must end, and end now! Can we count on your support?
उत्तर
Even the girls who are allowed to survive live with less of everything.
Fewer girls are sent to school than boys. They get less medical care, so many girls die. Boys get more nutritious food and also much time to play . Fewer jobs are open to girls, and even if they are employed, they are not paid , as much as boys. Most of all, they get less respect. They are not given as many opportunities as boys tospeak out on matters that concern them. And yet a girl usually does twice as much work as a boy, not only in the house but also in the fields. This discrimination and bias must end, and end now! Can we count on your support?
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Work with your partner and fill in the table with information about yourselves. You may add other characteristics, if you like. When you have
finished, compare the results.
| Characteristics |
You (Write your name here:____ ) |
Your partner (Write his/her name here: _____) |
| • Height | ||
| • Weight | ||
| • Age (years and months) | ||
| • Hair | ||
| • Number of members in the family | ||
| • Distance of home from school | ||
| • _____ | ||
| • ______ |
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular
form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in
more than one way.
- _____________________________________________
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the
comparative form of words given in the box below:
| expensive cheap good costly low |
Goods this year are _______ last year, and next year things may be
____ they are now.
Here are some suggestions for saving money! Compare the prices of similar products. Some brands are others, but the quality may not be much______.
Before you go shopping make a list of the items that you need and buy only those things! Don't buy things that you don't need just because they are _____ the usual price, and don't buy anything just to 'keep up' with your
neighbours.
What does this proverb mean?
The higher you climb, the harder you fall.
Match the clauses from column A with those in column B to form meaningful sentences.
| A | B |
| 1. The longer a candle burns, | a) the shorter it becomes. |
| 2. The lower the sun is, | b) the higher it sounds. |
| 3. The faster a guitar string vibrates, | c) the less oxygen there is. |
| 4. The smoother an object is, | d) the redder it appears. |
| 5. The higher we climb, | e) the less friction it creates. |
Study the following sentences
| Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. The Pacific is the deepest of all the oceans in the world. The Nile is the longest river in the world. |
Now make similar sentences about the following. Use your general knowledge and imagination.
1. Diamonds __________________________________________
2. The Himalayas __________________________________________
3. The Ganga __________________________________________
4. Leh __________________________________________
5. The Taj Mahal __________________________________________
6. Kolkata __________________________________________
7. Jupiter __________________________________________
8. The elephant __________________________________________
9. Mt.Everest __________________________________________
10. Russia __________________________________________
If you were asked to design a big garden, what will you include in it?
