Eco - English for BA Students.

Eco - English

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University                       

Department of English

II BA- IV Semester

Question Bank 

Subject Code - SSEN4A

Unit 1

Once upon a time 

1. “There is enough resources for everyone’s need but not for anybody’s greed” – Mahatma Gandhi.

Greed is the most potent evil weakening mankind. But the wages of greed are hell. How rightly Mahatma Gandhi has alerted the mankind through:  “There are enough resources for everyone’s need but not for anybody’s greed.” God Almighty has created everything so abundant in our world. The stars, the sky, the warmth of the sun, the water, the air, the oxygen, the food, the fruit, the luxuries, the joys, other resources and everything else we need to live a happy life; there is no dearth of anything. We get as much as we require. In spite of such mind-boggling abundance, man gets tempted to have, possess, and own more. This avarice is the root of all ills.

All the wars, struggle, cut-throat competition, rat race to have more than others is madness. This does not allow the man to see that there is enough for everyone. So in order to live happily, man must not focus on greed; he must rather focus and endeavour for fulfilling his needs.

2. Question 

It is said that human beings have tamed about 20 animals. Name them?

Answer: Dog, Buffalo, Goat, Pig, Sheep, Yak, Cats, Turkeys, Cows, Donkeys, Horses, Camel

3. Write five slogans on environmental education?

1. Keep Environment clean.

2. Go green to Breathe Green.

3. The Solution is Less Pollution.

4. Save the Mother Nature.

5. Save the Earth, Save Ourselves.

4. Find the word 

Fable – Animal story with a moral.

Parable – Features human being with a moral.

Mythology- Story about great people who never lived 

Satire – to mock or ridicule the society.

Biography- life a person written by someone else.

Autobiography- life of a person written by himself.

Classic- old literature.

Serial- Broadcast story appearing at fixed intervals.

Short Story – A story written too short.

Anthology- Collection of poems.

5. Write the difference between 

a) Human and Humane 

Human- a human being, person

Humane – A person who shows great compassion.

b) Cultivation and Farming

Cultivation - the action of cultivating land.

Farming – process of working the ground, planting seeds

c) Pigeon and dove 

Pigeon-  fruit eating bird, small head and cooing voice.

Dove – a bird smaller to pigeon.

d) Mouse and Rat

Mouse – a small rodent animal.

Rat – a rodent animal resembles a larger mouse.

6. Match the following questions.

A. Menace                 -.            Very small

B. Resources.           -.             Elastic substance in the body 

C. Instruments.         -.             Natural substance from the Earth.

D. Shortage.              -.             Continue to exist / live

E. Superior.              -.              Lots of grey matter in the head.

F. Muscle                  -.               Threat.

G Brain.                   -.              Tools  

H. Survive.              -.               Better than average.

I. Tiny                      -.                Wealth, raw materials, supply of material.

J. Mineral.              -.                Deficiency/not enough

Ans: ( A - F.) (B - C) (C – G) ( D – J) (E – H) (F – B) ( G – E) (H – D) ( I – A) (J – I)

7. Find the ing word 

A. The time after sunrise __________.

B. A male ruler of a country _________.

C. Top inner surface of a room __________. 

D. A tight covering for the foot and leg _________.

E. A pool of water were people swim ________.

F. Jump suddenly from the ground _________. 

G. A place were water comes up from the ground ________.

Answers: 

A. Morning

B. King

C. Ceiling

D. Stockings

E. Swimming pool

F. Skipping / jumping

G. Foundling / spring.

8. Once upon a time – Brief notes 

Once upon an unfortunate time lived a hairy thing called man. Along with him lived animals. Man had larger brain than animals which made him feel superior. 

 Some men felt they were superior to other men. They became leader men. Leader men were not ready to work. They killed animals to eat. Man increased, animals decreased. So leader said " there are not enough animals left to eat. We must grow our own food". So man grew food. The only animals man had not destroyed were tiny animals like rabbit and mices. These animals were caught for eating crops. These animals wwere a menace. 

In China they killed all sparrows, in Australia rabbits were killed. Birds were poisoned. 

Man's numbers were increased. The world became crowded with men. They all had to sleep standing up. One day man saw a creature eating his crops. This creature's name was starving people. " These creature is a menace".

9. In which place does the story happens in once upon a time?

A. Forest

B. Lake 

C. Sky

D. On Earth

Answer : D. On Earth

10. What is the moral found in the mini story Once Upon a Time.

Human - the real threat of life on earth.

11. Unscramble the right word from the scrambled ones 

a. Casmtaclyic 

Ans : Cataclysm

b. Quantrityli

Answer : Tranquility

c. Aparpocihgn

Answer : approaching

d. Aptaccence

Answer: Acceptance 

e. Widekness

Answer : Wickedness

f. Perposrous

Answer : Prosperous 

g. Conuntially

Answer : Continually

h. Phesproy

Answer : Prophesy

12. Choose the correct meaning 

A. Emaciated

i. Excercising to reduce weight.

ii. Body building

iii. Thin and weak.

Answer : iii. Thin and weak

B. Blasphemous

i. Praising God

ii. Speaking against God

iii. Blaming politicians 

Answer : ii. Speaking against God

C. Imposter 

i. People appearing in posters

ii. One who prints posters 

iii. Someone who deceives by pretending to be someone else.

Answer : iii. Someone who deceives by pretending to be someone else.

D. Ascetic

i. Something like athletics

ii. One who gives up bodily pleasures

iii. One who establishes something 

Answer : ii. One who gives up bodily pleasures.

E. Cataclysm

i. A sudden and violent change 

ii. A kind of disease

iii. Blurred and not clear.

Answer : i. A sudden and violent change

F. Usher 

i.to take someone where they should go 

ii. To calm

iii. To be hidden

Answer : i. To take someone where they should go.

13.Fill in the blanks with missing letters

a. Bl__ __p__em__ __ s

b. R __ si __ __ e__ __ e

c. B __ n__ f__ __ t__rs

d. Im__ __s__ __rs

e. Pl__nt__

f. Re__o__ __

g. De__ er __ __ne

h. Tr__n__ __ __l__ty

I. Pr__ __h__ __y

Answers

a. Blasphemous

b. Resilience

c. Benefactors

d. Imposters 

e. plenty, plants

f. Reload

g. Determine

h. Tranquility

I. Prophesy

14  Match the following

A. Historically                 --.           One who does good or give money for a good purpose       

B. Disguise                    --.           Gathering or collecting money, power in great amount

C. Celibate                     --.           Always ready to quarrel or attack

D. Intoxicate                  ---.           In accordance with the facts of history

E. Righteous                  --            as a result, therefore

F. Benefactor.               --.             A person who has chosen not to marry.  

G. Aggressive              --.              Against law or rule

H. Consequently.         --.              Something that is worn to hide one’s real appearance

I. Illicit.                          --.              To bring out strong feelings of wild excitement, to    

                                                       cause a loss of control actions and feelings 

J. Amazing.              --.                Morally good 

Ans: (A – D) (B – H) ( C – F) ( D – I) ( E – J) ( F – A) ( G – C) ( H – E) ( I – G) ( J – B)

15. Pick out the correct one 

A.Happening / hapening 

B. Surviv / Survive 

C. Disappear / disapear

D. Addition / adition 

E. Cultivation / cultivasion 

Answers 

A. Happening

B. Disappear

C. Addition

D. Cultivation

16. Antonyms

A. Life x Dead

B. Hate x Love 

C. Hurt x Heal

D. Rich x Poor

E. Right x Wrong

F. Enemies x Friends

G. Failure x Success

H. Knowledge x Ignorance

17. What country did Columbus discover India or America? Why was he interested in discovering new countries?

Columbus discovered America. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans wanted to find sea routes to the Far East. . Columbus wanted to find  a new route to India, China, Japan and the Spice Islands. If he could reach these lands, he would be able to bring back rich cargoes of silks and spices.

18. Where is Central America? 

Central America is a region in the southern tip of North America. 

19. Name the four yugas in the Hindu Calendar?

The four yugas are Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. 

20. How many years make a Millennium?

Thousand Calendar Year makes a Millennium 

Unit II

21.  Apply the following sounds

a. the blowing of ________

b. the banging of  ________

c. the clapping of ________

d. the flapping of ________

e. the rattling of  ________

f. the ringing of _________

g. the rustling of  ________

h. the jingling of ________

i. the rippling of _______

j. the thundering of ______

Answers

(a. Wind ) ( b.Door) ( c.Hands)  (d.Wings)  (e. Snake)  (f. Bell) ( g. Wind) (h. Bells) ( i. Waves )                   (j. Thundering)

22. Define Pangram?

It is a sentence in which all the letters of the alphabet are found. Example : the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. 

23. Scratch the head 

a. What word if pronounced right is wrong?

      Wrong 

b. Which letter of the English alphabet is not me?

      U

c. What letter of the English  alphabet has a lot of water in it?

      C

d. What word begins with T and ends with T?

     Teapot 

e. What are the stronger days of the week?

     Saturday and Sunday.

f. What word when forward or backward shows the same time?

      Noon

g. What belongs to you but is used by others?

     Your Name 

h. What 8 letter word has a letter in it?

   Envelope

i. What two words have hundreds of letters in them?

    Mail-Box

24. Expand the following

SPCA  - The society for the protection of common animals.

SC- Schedule Caste

ST- Schedule Tribe

OBC- other backward class

CEO- Chief Executive officer

MD- The Managing Director

25. Difference between

A.  Ark and Arc

Ark – Ship

Arc – A part of a curve.

B. Environment and Ecology

Environment – Environment is everything that surrounds us.

Ecology – Study of interaction of the organisms with their environment.

26 . Match the Following

A.  Specification              -      the people or organization who have the power to make decision.

B. Trembling                    -       to shout loudly.

C. Blue Print                     -      having the power to decide something.

D. Thunder                       -      the force of an idea

E. Permit                        -          changed

F. Competent                -         a detailed description for designing or making something. 

G. Authority                  -          concerning the study of weather conditions and changes.

H. Modified                    -         God

I. Impact                         -        healthy mind without any illness.

J. Meteorological         -        shaking uncontrollably a from fever or cold.

K. Supreme Being         -        an official document that gives someone the right to do something.

L. Mental Sanity            -         a photocopy in a white or blue paper.

Answers :  (A – F ) (B – J) (C – L) (D - B ) (E-K) (F - C ) (G -A ) (H - E) ( I - D) (J -G )  ( K - H) ( L - I )

27. Idioms 

A. To bell a cat - Agree to attempt an impossibly difficult task. 

B. Let the cat out of the bag - reveal secret carelessly or by mistake.

C. Go to dogs - something is becoming worse.

D. To lead a dog’s life - life that is difficult and unpleasant.

E. It rained cats and dogs - Heavy Rain.

28. List five things that you can do.

I can write poems.

I can speak English.

I can sing sweetly.

I can play music.

I can read poems.

29. Rewrite the following sentence using let.

A. Please allow me to speak

Ans: Please let me to speak

B. I’d not permit her to leave the office

Ans: I’d not let her to leave the office.

C. Allow that man to come in.

Ans:  Let that man to come in.

D. Don’t tell your friend what we have shared.

Ans:  Don’t let your friend what we have shared

E. Please get that book for me.

Ans:  Please let that book for me.

F. They don’t allow their kids to go out for playing.

Ans: They don’t let their kids to go out for playing.

G. Come on, I will also try.

Ans: let on, I will also try.

H. Allow it to burn

Ans: Let it to burn.

I. Don’t disturb him he is studying.

Ans: Don’t let him he is studying  

30. Fill in the blanks 

(Homeless, inspiring, intimately, reflection, one another, individual, forever.)

1.  In Japan due to the floods many people became ________.

2. She doesn’t belong to India, but she would love to live in India _______.

3. The Speech of Martin Luther King was ________ to the whole world.

4. She is ________ involved in the dance performance.

5. The monkey saw its own __________ in the mirror.

6. We must help ________ for improving communication.

7. Every _______ knows that education is important.

Answers:

1. Homeless

2. Forever

3. Inspiring

4. Intimately

5. Reflection

6. One another

7. Individual.

31. Antonyms

a) Appear    X disappear

b) Complete    X incomplete

c) Location X dislocation

d) Fair X unfair

e) Responsible X irresponsible

f) Regular X irregular

g) Organic X inorganic

h) Sensitize X in sensitize

i) Eatable X non eatable

j) Relevant X irrelevant

32. The Save Environment Club has organized a camp in a nearby forest. You are a part of it make a list of things that you may need to carry with you.

(i) Compass

(ii) Orienteering devices

(iii) Map

(iv) Binoculars

(v) Stick

(vi) Rope

(vii) Sunscreen

(viii) Camera

(ix) Eatables

(X) First aid kids

(Xi) Identity cards

(Xii) Knife

33. Fill in the blanks with missing letters

(i) g r  __  __ v __ d

(ii) c o r __ __ p __ e d

(iii) c __ m __ __ n d __ __

(iv) __ p e __ __ f __ ca __ i o __

(v) t h u __ __ e __ e d

 (vi) t __ e m __ __ e d

(vii)  C  __ m __ e t __ __ t

(viii) m o __  __  f __ __  d

(ix) o p __ o r __ __ i t __ __ s  

 (x) m __ n __ __ __ t y

(xi) c o __ __ __ __ __ i __ __ 

(xii) a u __ __ o r i __ __ .

(xiii) p r __ __ e __ t __ o n

(xiv) g __ v __ r n __ __ n t __

(xv) b u __ e a __ c r __ t  __

Answers:

(i)  Grooved

(ii) Corrupted

(iii)Commander

(iv) Specification

(v) Thundered

(vi)Trembled

(vii)  Competent

(viii) Modified

(ix) Opportunities  

 (x) Minority

(xi) Commission

(xii) Authority

(xiii) Prevention

(xiv) Government

(xv) Bureaucratic.

34. Match the following

(A) Prevail    - encouraging you to do or feel something

(B) manifest    - related

(C) Inspiring    - to exist at a particular time

(D) Intimate    - ceasing to exist

(E) Extinction    - having a close and friendly relationship

(F) Connected       - to become noticeable.

Answer: (A - C) (B - F ) (C – A ) (D - E ) ( E – D ) (F - B )

35. Fill in the blanks

a) A ______ of people.

b) A ____ of stars.

c) A ____of soldiers.

d) A ____ of sheep.

e) A ____ of sticks

f) A ____ of thieves

g) A ____of seats

h)  A ____ of directors.

i) A ____of artist.

j) A ____of chickens.

k) A ____of keys.

l) A ______ of ants.

m) A ____of whales

n) A _____ of hounds

o) A ______of cattle

p) A _____ of bees.

q) A _____ of owls

r) A _____    of horses

s) A _____of cubs

Answers: a) Crowd   b) Constellation   c)Troops  d)Herd  e) Bundle   f)Gang    g) Row  h) Board   i)Band     j). Brood   k). Bunch l) Cloud m) School n) Pack   o) Herd   p) Hives   q) Parliament   r) Stud    s) Litter

36. Question and Answers

1. What is Mass Extinction?

Extinction of a large number of species within a short period due to environmental changes.

2. Who is Dalai Lama?

Buddhist Monk.

3. Where and why do we need peace?

In nature we find peace. We need peace to develop our physical and mental health.

4. Could we have peace in the absence of flowing rivers, plants and trees on earth?

No

5. What will happen if peace does not prevail?

We lose our happiness in life.

37. Make an appeal to both men and women to stop this practice of worshipping snakes.

“Save Snakes”. Both men and women use idols of snakes to worship instead of real ones. It’s important to create awareness about snakes and the wrong practices of people. Cobras are displayed at public places. The reptiles are abused. Their fangs are removed. They are forced to consume milk offered by the devotees. It’s our duty to stop this kind of practise of worshipping snakes.

38. Think a solution to eradicate rats.

As soon as a rat enters your house take a quick action. Identify the food that attracted the rat. Humanely remove the animals and then seal up holes to keep others gaining entry.

39. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of verb using lay and lie.

a. ________ the table.

b. He ______ his hand on her arm.

c. Reena was _______ the baby gently on the bed.

d. The children _______ in their beds for a long time every Sunday morning.

e. The bulbul _______ eggs in the rainy season.

f. The cricketer was looking as fresh as a newly ______ egg.

g. She very often ________ to me about her work.

h. He _______ stress on the importance of cleanliness.

i. Don’t ________ to me.

j. The hens he bought recently _________ eggs every day.

 Answers: a. Lay     b. Lay     c. Laying  d. laid  e. Lay   f. Laid   g. Lied  h. Laid  i. lie    j. Laid.

Unit III

40. Match the Following

a. Satisfied       -    very pleased 

b. delighted     -    to go near some one 

c. feather         -    be pleased because of achieving something.

d. express        -    a soft part covering a bird’s body

e. approach     -     to make a feeling or opinion known to all.

f. absolutely    -   to say or write something as an answer.

g. thoughts      -    to make something easy to understand 

h. reply             -    process of making something new.

i. Creation       -       something that one thinks or remembers

j. Explain          -    used to emphasize that something is true.

Answer:   ( a – c ) (b – a ) ( c – d ) ( d – e ) (e – b ) (f – j ) ( g – i ) ( h – f ) ( i – h ) (j – g )

41.  What are these called?

a. A violent tropical storm in which strong wind move in circle is a Tornado.  

b. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds is a Hurricane.

c. A violent storm with very strong winds especially in Western Atlantic Ocean is a Typhoon.

d. An extremely large wave in the sea caused by an earthquake is a Tsunami.

 e. A mass of earth rock etc that falls down the slope of a mountain is a Landslide.

42. British English and American English

        British English -    American English

          Petrol - Gas, Gasoline

           Lift - Elevator

            Flat - Apartment

           Pram - Baby - Carriage

          Postman - Mailman, mail carrier

         Movie - Cinema

          Mail                     -    Post

Railway Railroad

Shop Store

Holiday Vacation

Roundabout Traffic circle or rotary

Torch Flashlight

Sidewalk Pavement

Restroom Toilet

Patrolman Constable

43. Can you name something that you use in your daily life that is made from animals?

 i. Perfume

ii. Plastic bags

iii. Nail polish

iv. Sugar

v. Toothpaste

vi. Shampoo and conditioner

vii. Crayons

44. Can you name some birds which are moving towards extinction?

i. Turtle – Dove

ii. Snowy Owl

iii. Atlantic Puffin

iv. Yellow – Breasted bunting 

v. Grey Parrot.

45. What harm do oil spills cause to Marine Life. 

Oil spills are harmful to marine birds and mammals as well as fish. Oil destroys seals, sealions, walruses, polar bears, sea otters, whales, dolphin and porpoises. Oil spills can also affect human health. People who can clean up the spill are more at risk.  Oil spill destroy the insulating ability of fur-bearing mammals.

46. Which is correct?

 i) Exist / Exhist.

ii) Polar / Poler

iii) Farewell / Farewel

iv) breething / breathing.

Answer: i) Exist ii) Polar iii) Farewell iv) breathing 

47. Match the opposite

A. 

i) Never       -     cold

ii) Our          -      lose

iii) Life          -      their

iv) Gain        -      death

v) Warm       -     always

Answer: ( i – v)  ( ii – iii) (iii – iv) ( v –i )

B.

i) Late       -     loose

ii) Die        -     in time

iii) Fill        -     borrow

iv) Lend       -    survive

v) Tight.       -    always 

Answer: ( i – ii) ( ii – iv ) ( iii - v  )  ( iv – iii) ( v – i )

48. Mark the Stress.

a. Survive  -  Sur ' vive 

b. Debate  - De' bate

c. Warming – Warm' ing

d.  Nature - ' Nature

e. Weight - ' Weight

f. Rubbish - ' rubbish

g. Global - ' global

h. Farewell – Fare ' well

i. Matter. - ' Matter

j. Water. - ' Water 

49. Similar Meanings for the word Farewell.

i. Goodbye

ii. Send off

iii. Adieu

iv. Cheerio

v. Parting

50. Choose the appropriate words from the list below.

( Silence, Shop, Brilliance, Apparently, Non – stop, More, Company, Store)

i. I bought a talking parrot from the pet shop.

ii. It knew three languages apparently.

iii. The man assured me it would prattle non – stop.

iv. I took it home I needed company

v. I sat upon its perch in gloomy silence.

vi. I wanted conversation, needed more

vii. A word or two, no need for oral brilliance

viii. I went to see the man back at the Store. 

51. Match the following

i. Sink                  -         to continue to exist.

ii. Emission        -         to go down below the surface of water.

iii. Survive          -        a person between the age 13-19.

iv. Prevent         -        the act of saying goodbye.

v. Teen               -         the process of sending out light, heat or gas

vi. Farewell        -        to stop something from happening

vii. Submerge    -        to live.

viii. Exist             -        discussion between people with different opinions.

ix. Gain               -        to go under the surface of water.

x. Polar                -        to get something that you want.

xi. Debate            -        related to the North of the South pole.

Answer: ( i – viii ) ( ii – vii ) ( iii – v ) ( iv – vi) (v – ii ) (vi – iv ) ( vii – iii) ( viii- xi ) ( ix – i ) ( x – ix ) (xi – x )

52. What’s the difference?

(Fly, saw, being, nail, book)

a. I saw a man cutting a tree with saw.

b. He was about to fly an aircraft when a fly started disturbing him.

c. Being an alien she was not able to talk to any human being.

d. While he was drilling a nail in to the wall he got his thumb nail hurt.

e. I wanted to book ticket but the person at the counter was reading a book.

53. Comparative and Superlative form

Base Form Comparative Superlative

1.Happy Happier Happiest

2.Satisfied More satisfied Most satisfied

3. Lucky Luckier Luckiest

4. Interested More Interested Most Interested

5. Good Better Best

6. Bad Worse Worst

54. Adverbs from Adjective.

i. Forest – in – lived – crow – happy – the. 

The crow lived happily in the forest.

ii. Approached – the quiet – the - peacock – crow. 

Quietly the crow approached the peacock.

iii. Told – sad – peacock – story – his.

Peacock told his story sadly.

iv. About – parrot – the – quick – beautiful – told – swan.

The beautiful swan quickly told about the parrot. 

55. Fill in the blanks for the following proverb.

A. To move the heaven and ______

B. The grass is always _____ at the other side of the fence.

C. ________ lies in the eyes of the beholder.

d. ________ is just a bowl of cherries.

e. Spare the rod and spoil the _______.

Answer : (Earth, Green, Beauty, Life, Child)

56. Look at the following expressions and make sentences.

a. Weight - She needs to lose some weight.

 Wait - She made me to wait for six hours. 

b. Bear - I could not bear to see her punished.

Bare - She liked to walk bare footed.

C. Bin - Throw the waste in the bin.

Been - I have been in Paris for years.

D. Dye - She had been dyeing her hair for years.

Die - She hopes to die peacefully.

E. Fill - Fill the bottle with water.

Feel - I feel weak at heart.

F. Teen - Both my daughters are in their teens.

Tin - It was a green tin.

G. Two - Two and two makes four. 

Too - He is too fat.

,H. Late - She came home late.

Let - Let me buy a book.

57. Antonyms 

A.Satisfied x Unsatisfied

B. Happy x Sad 

C.White x Black

D.Creation x Destroyed 

E. Many x Few

58. Find the dates 

A. World environment day _______.

B. World water day ________.

C. World ozone day _________.

D. Earth day _______.

E. World planting day _______.

Answer : A. JUNE 5. B. MARCH 22 C. SEPTEMBER 16. D. APRIL 22 E. OCTOBER 22.

59. Unscramble the words 

i. Connected with God and Religion _______ (OHYL)

ii. Something that is unpleasant to look at ________(GUYL)

iii. An activity or idea that shows a lack of Judgement _________ ( ISLYL)

iv. A female horse ________ ( YLIFL)

v. To travel regularly along a particular route ________( YPL)

vi. Moving through the using wings _______( FYL)

Answer: i. HOLY  ii. UGLY. iii. SILLY  iv. FILLY v. PLY vi. FLY

Unit IV

60. Fill in the blanks 

A. Adult________ 

B. Contami_______

C. De_______

D. Infec______

E. Pollu_______

F. Tain_______

G. ______lean

H. _____ decent

F. _____modest.

Answers

A. Adulterated

B. Contaminated

C. Defiled 

D. Infectious

E. Polluted 

F. Tainted 

G. Unclean

H. Indecent

I. Immodest

61. Conversation between you and a tree.

Answer: 

Meera: Hi tree. Why are you crying?

Tree: I am crying because my death is near to me.

Meera: Don't cry. You're not too old to die.

Tree: Yes I'm not too old to die. Yesterday, two men came and discussed that they'll cut me soon for my wood.

Meera: I don't want you to die. I want to see you happy and alive.

Tree: If I die, they'll be benefitted only once. If I'm alive, I will give you the benefits till I'm alive.

Meera: On a fine day, Earth will be polluted completely. Then we'll know your real value.

Tree: I never want the mankind to suffer because of my absence. If I won't be there, my friend will not come.

Meera: Who is the friend you're talking about?

Tree: My friend is the cloud. If he doesn't come, rain never falls.

Meera: Without rain, there would be no food for our mankind.

Tree: Meera, please save me. I don't want to die soon.

Meera: I'll try my level best to save you.

62. Pick out the correct spelling.

i) Millions / Millians 

ii) destroyed / distroyed

iii) insecticide / insecriside

iv) temperature/ tempreture

v) Campanes / campaign

Answers

i) Millions

ii) destroyed 

iii) insecticide

iv) temperature

v) Campaign

63.Fill in the blanks with the prefixes mis-/ super- / contra- / under-/ be- / along with the words given in the bracket.

i. I was under the ___________ that the course was only for undergraduate students. (Apprehension)

ii. It is a _________ effort for some people to contain their anger. (Human)

iii. The corruption going on in the office was discovered by an employee working ________. (Cover)

iv. A __________ system was in operation during the marathon.( Flow)

v. Shortly after I arrived in the class, I was _________ by another girl. (Friend)

Answer: 

i.Misapprehension

ii.Superhuman 

iii. Contracover

iv. Underflow

v. Befriend

64. Frame the sentence using the following phrases 

i. On the top of the world 

We ought to feel on the top of the world 

ii. In seventh heaven - to be extremely happy and elated.

I was in my seventh heaven when I received my appointment order 

iii. On cloud nine - blissfully happy 

I feel iam on cloud nine.

iv. Over the moon.- extremely pleased

Ramya was over the moon when Raj proposed to her.

v. Floating air  - to feel free 

Mary was floating on air.

65. advantages and disadvantages of pesticide.

There are several advantages and disadvantages of pesticide use by farmers. Pesticides are chemicals that kill pests. To most farmers, pesticide use is an unavoidable aspect of farming or gardening. This is because pesticides help in keeping the plants free from pest infestation. Pests are harmful insects whose effects on the crop can be devastating if they are not controlled.

Pesticides help farmers in preventing crop damage by these harmful insects. Although pesticides are important to farmers, using them can pose a risk to the farmer, his family and animals. However, when used properly pesticides may not have significant side effect on humans and animals. Nevertheless, it is important to consider the advantages and disadvantages of pesticide use before a farmer start using them.

One of the major advantages of pesticide use is that they kill pests faster than other pest control methods. This is because pesticides are specifically formulated chemicals that target certain pests. Once administered in a crop that has been invaded by the pest, pesticides start working immediately by affecting the normal biological functions of the organs of the insect.

Pesticides are also easy to use. With most pesticides, a farmer is just required to mix the pesticide with a specified amount of water and then spray the crop. There are powder pesticides that a farmer applies to the crop that is infested with pests directly. Thus, it takes a few minutes or hours to apply the pesticide and control the pest.

There is also a wide range of pesticides from which a farmer or gardener can choose from. This implies that a farmer can easily find the pesticide that they need to control a particular pest in their farm. Additionally, if a pest has developed resistance to a specific pesticide, a farmer can use another.

Nevertheless, there are also disadvantages of pesticide use as well. For instance, when a pesticide is overused in controlling a particular pest it can develop resistance. If the traits for the resistance are genetic-based, then the pesticide will no longer be effective in controlling that pest.

Some pesticides also kill beneficial insects. Insects such as bees which are agents of pollination can be killed by some pesticides. In addition, some pesticides have residual effects that can be passed on to humans who consume the crops on which they are applied. When used in the field, pesticides are carried by rain water and deposited in water bodies such as rivers and lakes where they interfere with aquatic life.

65.Control the contamination of environment. 

Humans have been polluting the Earth like never before. There is rarely a place today that has not been subjected to pollutants in one form or another. Some pollution comes in a visible form, like pieces of plastic washed up on our beaches, or illegal dumpsites in groves nearby large cities.

Or there is a hidden and dangerous pollution of the air we breathe daily. Our continuous existence depends on it, and yet, air is full of extremely toxic particles.We can can contribute in preventing air pollution through several ways. This ways include:

Reducing air pollution caused by our automobiles.

Using Eco-friendly materials in our homes.

Growing air-cleaning houseplants.

Recycle and buy recycled products.

Choose sustainable products.

66. Fish will be a rare commodity. What are the polluting factors.

Water pollution harms fish populations in various ways. When nutrients wash into waterways through storm runoff, they deplete oxygen in the water that fish need to survive. ... Pesticides and heavy metals that enter waterways can also harm or kill fish.

67.Fill in the blanks 

A. Money doesn't grow on _________.

B. Blood is thicker than _______.

C. The darker hour is just before the ________.

D. Necessity is the __________ of invention.

E. Charity begins at ___________.

Answer

A. Tree

B. Water

C. Dawn

D. Mother 

F. Home 

68. Match the appropriate to get the synonyms

i. Dul          -.     ting

ii. Mu.        -.      ful

iii. Tune     -.      eet

iv. Sw.        -.      ful

v. Melli       -.     sical

vi. Soul.      -.     monious

vii. Enchan. -.    llow

viii. Har.        -.     fluous

ix. Me           -.     cet

x. So.            -.      thing.

Answers

(i - ix) (ii - v) (iii - ii) (iv - iii) (v - viii) (vi - iv) (vii - i ) (viii - vi) (ix - vii) (x - x)

69. Match the following 

i. She welcomed the guests for the function       -.                                 Waving

ii. In absence of the pay hike she left her job     -.                                    Calling

iii. He raised his hand and was moving it to tell me something    -.    Roaming 

iv. He was going around the city aimlessly for a long time     -.             Greeting

v. He telephone me last night when I was out.    -.                                   Quitting.

Answer : i. Greeting ii. Quitting iii. Waving iv. Roaming v. Calling.

70. Pair of words 

i. Can -  be able to 

   Cane -. Stick

ii. It's - It has 

     It - belonging to 

iii. When - at what time.

      Waned - decrease in vigorous

iv. No - not any 

     Know -- Be aware of

v. Down - Lower place 

    Dawn - Morning

vi. Will - expressing future 

      Wheel - a circular object which moves 

vii. Waved - move ones hands 

       Waived - using or refrain from writing on. 

viii. Bald - having scalp lacking hair 

       Bold - strong courageous

ix. Hear - perceive with the ear

     Here - in that place or position

x. Weep - cry 

    Wips - crib with cloth to dry

71. Rewrite the following using that 

a. The prayer they said.

     The prayer that they said.

b. The song I like.

     The song that I like.

c. The environment we need.

     The environment that we need.

d. The ambiance your work place has.

    The ambiance that your work place has.

e. The bird I saw.

     The bird that I saw.

72. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below.

a. Several parts of the world. 

b. In the real world.

c. All the time in the world.

d. Not around the world.

e. With the outside world.

a. He is going to travel in the real world.

b. Hindi is spoken in several parts of the world.

c. They act as a couple but they are not around the world.

d. You must develop communication skills to interact with the outside world.

e. We needed just 62 seconds to win and we had all the time in the world.

73. Guess the meaning of items in bold letters.

A. There's a world of difference between that he says and what he does.

    Great difference

B. What in the world have you been here for?

    Inside the world.

C. It seems that he is lost in a world of his own?

   Concerned with ones own thoughts and not aware of what is happening.

D. When I see atrocities on children I wonder that the world is coming to?

  Expressing disappointment 

E. She's been known in the world of fashion. 

Styles of clothing and appearance.

74. Look at the phrase given below.

A.  Catch someone's eye - be noticed by someone.

B. Move mountain - achieve spectacular and apparently impossible results.

C. Walk off - Leave the place, to quit.

D. Issue a decree - an official statement .

E. Trade something - to initiate or engage in an exchange.

75. The following words are used as noun and verb. 

A. Control (N) - The government has complete control over the students.

     Control (V) - The parents couldn't control their child.

B. Cause (N) - She is the cause for all problems.

     Cause (V) - The flood caused great hardship.

C. Fish (N) - The ocean are full of colourful fishes.

   Fish (V) - They fished the stream all morning.

D. Poison (N) - Some mushrooms contain poison in it.

     Poison (V) - Hatred has poisoned his mind.

E. Turn (N) - Give Sarah a turn on the swim.

     Turn (V) - The river turrns North.

F. Feed (N) - There is a Jam in the paper feed.

    Feed (V) - He was too weak to feed his child.

G. Level (N) - There was a heavy level of alcohol in his blood.

   Level (V) -We need to level the garden.

H. Waste (N) - It's not good to waste food.

      Waste (V) - We are trying to reduce food waste at home.

75. Use the relative pronoun that , who and which.

A. Do you like the story _______ you are reading.

B. Once there was a king _______ ruled over a Kingdom _______ was peaceful and so powerful.

C. It’s a story about a king ______ was looking for a happy man.

D. The first person ________ seemed to be happy was a man with out a shirt.

E. It was happiness ________ everybody lacked.

F. There is no man ________ is happy through and through.

G. The king wondered ________ was whistling to the tune.

H. There was no one in the kingdom _______ could find a happy man.

Answer 

A. That B. Who, which C. Who D. Who E. Who F. Which G. Who H.  Who.

76. Ponder to respond 

Look at the following.

Happiness is walking barefoot on grass.

Happiness is seeing my mother happy.

Write five more attractive lines.

1. Happiness lies in helping the poor.

2. Happiness is listening to music.

3. Happiness is admiring nature.

4. Happiness is playing in rain.

5. Happiness is chatting with friends.

77. Suggests a few way of reducing or avoiding pollution in your daily life.

Avoid paving over your garden – keep things green as much as possible. Conserve energy – turn off lights and electric appliances when not in use. Eat locally-sourced food to prevent your meals travelling miles to get to you. Run dishwashers and clothes washers only when full to save energy and water.

 78. Match the following:

i. Shrug                     -        a person who tells people about their future.

ii. Decree                 -         to bend down.

iii. Astrologer          -         a person trained to perform religious duties.

iv. Blond                   -         to raise your shoulders and then droop down

v. Priest                    -         official order or decision.

vi. Droop                  -          a movement of the body to show what you feel.

vii. Inquire               -         Pale or yellow coloured (of hair).

viii. Desperate        -          official representing his government in another country.     

ix. Hare                    -          a member of government in charge of a government department.

x. Ambassador       -           to ask for information.

xi. Minister            -           willing to do anything to change a situation

xii. Gesture            -         an animal like a rabbit but larger.

Answer : ( i – iv ) ( ii – v ) ( iii – i ) ( iv – vii )   ( v – iii ) (vi – ii ) ( vii – x ) (viii – xi ) (ix – xii ) ( x- viii ) ( xi – ix ) (xii – vi )

79. Words that have similar meaning Happy

Answer: Cheerful, merry, joyful, gleeful, delighted, smiling, joyous, blissful, elated.

Unit V

80. What’s the difference between.

I. Crow  - a large perching bird with glossy black plumage.

   Raven – is a large size crow.

ii. Rebellion – resistance against something, particularly the government, authority or other controlling forces 

  Agitation – a state of anxiety or nervous excitement.

iii. Knackers - a person whose business is the disposal of the dead.

Butcher - a person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in the shop.

iv. Resolution - a firm decision to do or not to do something.

Revolution - a forcible overthrow of a government.

v.Labour - work, especially physical work

Labourer - a person doing unskilled manual work for wages.

81. Find the difference between the word. 

A. Tale - Story

      Tail -a hind part of an animal.

B. Role - an actor's part of an animal 

     Role - right, belief 

C. Rote - mechanical or habitual repitition of something.

    Route - a way.

D. Aisle - a passage between rows of seats in a building 

    Isle - an island.

E. Buy - obtain

    By - used to show the person or thing that does something.

    Bye - farewell

F. Fair - beautiful 

    Fare - the money paid for journey 

G. Air - the invisible gorgeous substance 

     Heir - a person loyally entitled to the property 

H. Sail - travel in a boat 

      Sale - selling something

82. Antonyms

A. Freedom x slavery

B. Natural x artificial

C. Remember x forget 

D. Prosperity x hardship

83. How do they call or cry.

I. Horse - neigh, whinny.

ii. Dogs - bark.

iii. Camels - grunt 

iv. Cows - low, moo.

v. Elephant - trumpet

vi. Monkey - stream.

vii. Sheep - bleat, baa 

viii. Lions - roar

 ix. Donkey - Bray 

 x. Hen - cackle 

xi. Foxes - scream

xii. Wolves - howl , growl

xiii. Pigs - oink, grunt.

xiv. Bears - roar 

xv. Bulls - low, moo.

84. Name the young ones.

I. A cow gives birth to a calf 

ii. A baby cat is called kitten.

iii. A chicken is the baby of a hen.

Iv  The child of the lion is cub .

v. A kangaroo's baby is Joey

vi. A young deer is fawn.

vii. A pig baby is called piglet.

viii. A puppy is the child of a dog/bitch.

ix. The young one of the elephant is a calf.

85. How much do you know about hunting.

i. A person who hunts animals and kills them hunter.

ii. A person or animal who is being hunted   snare.

iii. A small amount of food that is attracted on the house during fishing is called a bait.

iv. A device that is used to catch an animal trap.

v. A device used to catch mice is a mousetrap. 

vi. A device that is usually a rope and is used to catch small animals by throwing them around the animal long noosed rope, quarry.

vii. A wire that is set low on the ground to catch animals tripwire.

86. Mark the syllable that is stressed.

i. Confinement - Con'finement

ii. Except  - Ex'cept

iii. Prosperity   -  Pros' perity

iv. Knackers -  ' Knackers 

v. Laborious  -    La' borious 

vi. Atom -  ' Atom

vii. Astray -  As' tray

viii. Leisure -  ' Leisure.

87. One of the synonyms for pure is clean. Can you think of some more synonyms for pure?

Filtered, clear, neat, perfect, flawless, genuine, true.

88. Write the difference between

i. Quarried - extract stone or material from any query.

 Queried - ask question about something.

ii. Fellow - a man or boy.

    Fallow - ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown.

iii. Bodies - the physical structure, including the bones, flesh and organs.

 Bodice - the close - fitting upper part of a dress.

iv. Chief - a leader or ruler of a people or clan.

 Cheap - a low in price.

v. Campaign - a series of military operations intended to achieve a goal.

Campagne - a white sparkling wine.

vi. Industrial - relating to or characterized by industry.

Industrious - hard working.

vii. Creature - an animal, as distinct from human being.

      Creators - a person or thing that brings something into existence.

89.  Suggest five ways which everyone can follow to save Earth.

Reduce, reuse, and recycle. Cut down on what you throw away. ...

Volunteer. Volunteer for cleanups in your community. ...

Educate. ...

Conserve water. ...

Use long-lasting light bulbs. ...

Plant a tree.

90. Write notes on visual pollution.

Visual Pollution is a misunderstood concept. People believe that it is the ‘smog’ that you see in the sky, or the litter you see on the ground. In fact it is much more then this. Visual pollution is literally anything that you can see which shows how the earth is being polluted. This takes many forms - dead livestock being left on a road side, nuclear power plants releasing chemicals, car exhausts, cigarette smoke, even cows farts (which actually have a huge impact on our ozone layer).

The causes of this visual pollution is mainly human, but we would be naive to believe that we are the sole cause of pollution on earth. Anything that is alive, polluted. Through respiration, carbon dioxide is released. Volcanoes are huge influences. Decomposing matter releases astronomical levels of pollution. However, humans are the leading antagonist.

The main effects are as follows. Anything that is polluted into our atmosphere will rise in the air. All gases that are released from the earth collect around the ozone layer. This (or at least it used to) gives us protection from the sun’s beams and allows us to live safely. However, so much is now being polluted that the gases are eating away at the ozone layer, creating a hole within it. This hole is then allowing more sun light and UV rays through, hence the term ‘global warming’. The effects of this global warming is an imbalance in our global climate. Some areas are getting hotter, while some are getting cooler. Sea levels are rising, crop production is limited, and economies are struggling. Water is no longer readily available in even the richest parts of the world, and humans are having to adapt (slowly) to a new way of breathing and respiring, which involves far more sun light and UV radiation then we are designed for. This is dangerous for us, and even worse for future generations. Cancer is on the rise, and this radiation is a huge cause. Our diets are having to adapt as vegetables are becoming less accessible, as they simply can’t be grown as easily as in previous times.

91. Fill the blanks to complete the proverbs 

A. Wash your dirty linen laundry in public.

B. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

C. One man's meat is another man's poison.

D. Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

E. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.

92. Stopping pollution is the best solution. Proverbs for environment.

i. Nature is our treasure, help save it.

ii. It is our duty to save environment’s beauty.

 iii. Waste water today, live in desert tomorrow.

 iv. “ A healthy environment makes a healthy man”

v. Imagine a fish without water. Can it survive?

vi. Now imagine a world without trees. Can men survive?

vii. Earth is our mother. In spite of our desire to harm our mother, she will always love us forever.

viii. Don’t blow it – good planets are hard to find.

ix. We are just mankind…without the earth we’re nothing.

x. Save earth, it’s the only planet with chocolate.