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Question
i. Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases in the given dialogue to create a meaningful sentence. (1)
Did you know that the lack of hydrological resources affects more than 40% of the world population?
No, I didn't. What are hydrological resources?
(i) WATER RESOURCES, / SURVIVAL / AND PLANT / TO HUMAN, / ANIMAL, / REFER TO / WHICH / ARE VITAL / HYDROLOGICAL RESOURCES
ii. Report the dialogues to complete the paragraph that follows. (2)
| Photographer: | I want to use a drone for photographing your event. |
| Customer: | Really! Do you usually offer this advice? |
| Photographer: | No. I don’t. Your event is in an open and picturesque area and I want to capture the complete scene. |
The photographer told the customer that she wanted to use a drone for photographing his event. The customer exclaimed in surprise and asked (ii) ______. The photographer replied in the negative and shared that (iii) _______as his event was in an open and picturesque area.
Solution
i.
- HYDROLOGICAL RESOURCES REFER TO WATER RESOURCES, WHICH ARE VITAL TO HUMAN, ANIMAL, AND PLANT SURVIVAL.
ii. The photographer told the customer that she wanted to use a drone for photographing his event. The customer exclaimed in surprise and asked if she usually offered that advice. The photographer replied in the negative and shared that she wanted to capture the complete scene as his event was in an open and picturesque area.
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