EXERCISE:-1
GLOSSARY:-
Wind : વિન્ડ- પવન
Strong -સ્રોંગ- બળવાન
Uproot – અપરુટ- જડમૂળથી ઉખેડી નાખવું
Blow- બ્લો- ફૂકાવુ.
Roof- રુફ -મકાન નું છાપરું
Oh -ઓહ – અરેરે!
Wrap- વ્રેપ -વીંટવું
Tight- ટાઈટ -સજ્જડ
Finally -ફાઈનલી- અંતે
Bright -બ્રાઇટ-ચળકતુ
Dialogue -ડાઈલોગ – સંવાદ
Dramatize- ડ્રામટાઈઝ – નું નાટક ભજવવું
Cupboard – કપબોર્ડ – કબાટ
Drawer – ડ્રોઅર – ખાનું, ખેંચનાર
Find – ફાઈન્ડ – શોધવું
Also – ઓલ્સો – ઉપરાંત
Of course – ઑફકોર્સ-અલબત્ત.
Interesting – ઇન્ટરેસસ્ટિંગ- રસપ્રદ, મનોરંજક
Know -નો -જાણવું
Away- અવે – દૂર
Produce- પ્રોડયસ – બનાવવું, ઉત્પન્ન કરવું
Convert – કન્વર્ટ- બદલવું
Convert into – કન્વર્ટ ઈંતું- માં બદલવું, માં રૂપાંતર કરવું
Surface – સરફેસ – સપાટી
Rock – રોક – ખડક
Immediately – ઈમીડીએટલી- તત્કાળ
Meant – મિન્ટ – અર્થ કર્યો.
Solar – સોલાર – સૌર, સૂર્ય ને લગતું
Usually – યુઝઅલી – સામાન્યતઃ
Extremely – એક્સટ્રેમલી- અત્યંત., અપાર
Restless – રેસ્ટલેસ – અસ્વસ્થ, અથાક, થાક્યા વગર
Cause – કૉસ- કારણ
However – હાવએવર – તોયે પણ , તેમ છતાંય
Invented- ઇન્વેનટેડ – શોધ કરી,
Protect – પ્રોટેક્ટ – સુરક્ષિત રાખવું , રક્ષણ કરવું
Scorch -સ્કોર્ચ -શેકી નાખવું
Scientist – સાયન્ટીસ્ટ – વૈજ્ઞાનિક
Successfully – સકસેસફુલી-સફળતાપૂર્વક
Heat – હીટ – ગરમી
Purpose – પર્પઝ – હેતુ
Various – વેરીઅસ – વિવિધ પ્રકારનું
Source – સોર્સ- ઉગમસ્થાન
Coal – કોલ – કોલસો
Warm – વોર્મ – હુંફાળું
During- ડ્યરુીંગ – દરમિયાન
Numerous- ન્યુમરસ – સંખ્યાબંધ, મોટી સંખ્યામાં
Experiment – એક્સપરિમેન્ટ – પ્રયોગ
Utilize – યુટીલાઈઝ- ઉપયોગો
Illuminate – ઈલ્યુમિનેટ – અજવાળવું, પ્રકાશિત કરવું
Industrial – ઇન્ડસ્રીઅલ – ઔદ્યોગિક
Blessing – બ્લેસિંગ – આશીર્વાદ
Abundant – એબન્ડન્ટ – ભરપુર, વિપુલ પ્રમાણમાં, પુષ્કળ.
Exposure- એક્ષ્પોસર્ – ખુલ્લુ મૂકવું
Outside – આઉટસાઈડ – બહારનો ભાગ
Manner મેનર-રીતભાત, પદ્ધતિ
Almost – અલમોસ્ટ – લગભગ
Column – કોલમ – ઉભી કતાર
Street – સ્રીટ – શેરી
Smoke – સ્મોક – ધૂમાડો
Arrange- અરેન્જ- ગોઠવવું
Clean – ક્લીન – સ્વચ્છ
Polish -પોલીશ – ચળકતું કરવું
Decide – ડિસાઈડ- નિર્ણય કરવો
Leave – લીવ – રજા ,પરવાનગી
Done – ડન – સ્વીકાર્ય
Satellite – સેટેલાઈટ – ઉપગ્રહ
Useful – યુઝફૂલ – ઉપયોગી
Star – સ્ટાર – તારો
Dry up – ડ્રાય અપ -સૂકવી દેવું
Evaporate – ઇવપરેટ – ની વરાળ બનાવવી
Bright – બ્રાઈટ – તેજસ્વી
Clouds – ક્લાઉડ્સ – વાદળાં
Energy – એનર્જી – જુસ્સો, ઉર્જા
to notice – ટૂ નોટિસ – ધ્યાનમાં લેવું
glass – like -ગ્લાસ લાઇક – કાચ જેવી
multi – storied – મલ્ટિ – સ્ટોરિડ – બહુમાળી
building – બિલ્ડિંગ – મકાન
device – ડિવાઇસ – સાધન
to collect – ટૂ કલેક્ટ- એકઠું કરવું
bathing -બેધિગ- નહાવું તે , સ્નાન કરવું તે
washing – વૉશિંગ – ધુલાઈ
drinking – ડ્રિંકિંગ -પીવું તે
industrial- ઇન્ડસ્ટ્રિઅલ – ઔદ્યોગિક
area – એરિઆ – વિસ્તાર , ક્ષેત્ર
innovative – ઇનોવેટિવ – સંશોધનાત્મક
blessing – બ્લેસિંગ – આશીર્વાદ
to develop – ટૂ ડિવેલપ – વિકસાવવું ,
to hope – ટૂ હોપ – આશા રાખવી
to provide – ટૂ પ્રોવાઇડ – પૂરું પાડવું
indeed – ઇન્ડીડ – ખરેખર
EXERCISE:-2
◆. Read the information in Activity – 3 and answer the questions : (પ્રવૃત્તિ – ૩ માં આપેલી માહિતી વાંચો અને પ્રશ્નોના જવાબ આપો.)
(1) The sun is________ years old.
Ans:-5 billion
(2) The sun is_____kms away from the earth.
(A) 5 crore
(B) 10 crore
(C) 15 crore
(D) 20 crore
Ans:-(C) 15 crore
(3) The sun is 1,300 times bigger than the size of the earth .(Say true or false )
Ans:-false
(4) The sun is just like______ a bomb .
Ans:- Hydrogen
(5) The sun produces energy by converting Hydrogen into_____ .
Ans:- Helium
(6) The temperature on the surface of the sun is about_____ ℃.
(A) 1600
(B) 6100
(C) 610
(D) 160
Ans:-(B) 6100
EXERCISE:-3
◆ Read the paragraph and answer the questions : ( આપેલો ફકરો વાંચો અને પ્રશ્નોના જવાબ આપો . )
[1] In India the sun usually shines very brightly. That is why the Indian summer is extremely hot and long. All of us have experienced the hot summer days. We feel restless during this season. The strong sun – rays cause sun-strokes, too. We are forced to protect ourselves from the harsh rays of the hot summer sun. However, we have invented many ways of protecting ourselves from the scorching heat.
(1) In India , the sun usually shines very
(A) dully
(B) speedily
(C) brightly
(D) darkly
Ans:- (C) brightly
(2) The Indian summer is _____
(A) short and hot
(B) long and hot
(C) cool and hot
(D) cool and long
Ans:-(B) long and hot
(3) Why is the Indian summer very hot ?
Ans:- In India the sun usually shines very brightly, so the Indian summer is very hot and long. OR The Indian summer is very hot and long because In India the sun usually shines very brightly.
(4) How do we feel in summer ?
(A) active
(B) restful
(C) lazy
(D) restless
Ans:- (D) restless
(5) What do strong sun – rays cause ?
Ans:-The strong sun – rays cause sun – strokes .
(6) What force us to protect ourselves from hot summer sun ?
(A) red rays of moon
(B) cool and clam effect of sun
(C) harsh rays of the hot summer sun
(D) none of these
Ans:-(C) harsh rays of the hot summer sun
(7) Harsh means
(A) strong=severe
(B) weak
(C) rude
(D) nice
Ans:-(A) strong=severe
(8) Which word in the paragraph means ‘ burning’ ?
(A) strong
(B) protecting
(C) bright
(D) scorching
Ans:- ( D ) scorching
(9) We have____ many ways of protecting ourselves from the scorching heat.
(A) played
(B) clear
(C) invented
(D) desire
Ans:-(C) invented
[2] Now we have found a way to use the hot rays of the sun. The scientists have successfully converted the heat from sun-rays into electricity. As you know we need energy to run vehicles, to light our homes and streets, to cook food, to run factories, even to run our television sets and computers. We make use of different kinds of energy for different purposes. In the same way, we get energy from various sources. These sources are coal, petrol, water, wind and so on.
(1) What have the scientists done ?
Ans:- The scientists have successfully converted the heat from sun – rays into electricity .
(2) Converted means______ .
(A) thrown into
(B) used for
(C) covered for
(D) changed into
Ans:-(D) changed into
(3) Why do we need energy ?
Ans:-we need energy to run vehicles, to light our homes and streets, to cook food, to run factories, even to run our television sets and computers.
(4) Food can be cooked with energy from the sun.(Say true or false)
Ans:-true
(5) We make it possible to use different sources of energy for different purposes (Say true or false)
Ans:-true
(6) We also get energy from various sources. (Say true or false)
Ans:-true
(7)What are the different sources of energy ?
Ans:-The different sources of energy are coal , petrol , water , wind and so on .
[3] Scientists have generated electricity from the sun-rays, In fact, scientists believe that in a warm country like India , the sun can be a major source of energy. During recent times, numerous experiments have been conducted in Gujarat to tap this natural source of energy. The heat from the sun-rays is utilized to produce electricity. People have already started making use of solar cookers, solar heaters, solar batteries, etc.
(1) India is a warm country.(Say true or false)
Ans:-true
(2) What can be a major source of energy in India ?
Ans:-The sun can be a major source of energy in India .
(3) Say the nearest meaning of ‘produce’ ?
(A) conduct
(B) generate
(C) start
(D) utilize
Ans:-generate
(4) During recent times, numerous experiments have been conducted in Gujarat to tap______
(A) natural gas
(B) natural source of energy
(C) natural source of water
(D) all of these
Ans:-(B) natural source of energy
(5) The heat of the sun-rays is utilized to produce :
(A) rain
(B) electricity
(C) heat
(D) cooling effect
Ans:-electricity
(6) What have the people started using ?
Ans:- The people have started using solar cookers, solar heaters, solar batteries, etc.
(7) Which of the following statement is false ?
(A) We can generate electricity form the sun-rays.
(B) We can generate coal from the sun-rays.
(C) In India water is a source of energy.
(D) In India, sun is the major source of energy.
Ans:-(B) We can generate coal from the sun-rays.
[4] The energy produced from the solar rays can also light bulbs and keep our homes, offices and streets illuminated. There are some villages and industrial areas in Gujarat where this source of energy is used to light up the streets at night. Thus, with their innovative ideas and hard work, scientists have turned the bane into a blessing.
(1) The energy produced from moon rays can also light bulbs. (Say true or false)
Ans:- false
(2) “Illuminated” means _____
(A) heated
(B) lighted
(C) cleaned
(D) cooled
Ans:-(B) lighted
(3) In Gujarat this source of energy is used to light up the streets in some areas at night.(Say true or false)
Ans:-true
(4) Which word in the paragraph means ‘new’?
(A) solar
(B) bane
(C) idea
(D) innovative
Ans:-(D) innovative
(5) Which of the following statement is true ?
(A) There are some villages where solar energy is used to light up streets.
(B) The energy produced from water is used to cook food.
(C) Solar energy cannot be used to light up homes and streets.
(D) There is no village where solar energy is used to light up streets.
Ans:-(A) There are some villages where solar energy is used to light up streets.
(6) With their innovative ideas, scientists have turned_____
(A) blessing into bane
(B) Solar energy into bane
(C) bane into a blessing
(D) bane into solar energy.
Ans:- (C) bane into a blessing
EXERCISE:-4
◆ Match ‘A’ with ‘B’ appropriately :A અને B વિભાગને યોગ્ય રીતે જોડો.
| વિભાગ A | વિભાગ B |
| (1) Solar energy | (A) A set of planets moving around the sun |
| (2) Solar system | (B) Power produced by the sun |
| (3) Restless | (C) Burning |
| (4) Sun – stroke | (D) Uneasy |
| (5) Scorching | (E) Changed |
| (6) Foreigners | (F) Illness caused by too much exposure to the sun |
| (7) Converted | (G) Persons born in or coming from another country. |
| ANSWER |
| (1) – (B) |
| (2) – (A) |
| (3) – (D) |
| (4) – (F) |
| (5) -(C) |
| (6) – (G) |
| (7) – (E) |
EXERCISE:-5
◆ Say whether the following sentences are true or false against the sentence ( નીચેના વિધાન સાચા છે કે ખોટા તે દરેક વાક્યની સામે લખો.)
(1) Solar energy is the energy from a bright planet._____
Answer : false.
(2) Solar energy can illuminate our homes . _____
Answer : true
(3) Scientists convert the sun – rays into electricity .___
Answer : false
(4) Food can be cooked with energy from the sun . ____
Answer : true
(5) The sun is the only source of energy . _____
Answer : false
(6) There is a ray of hope that the sun will solve our problems .___
Answer : true
★ The king : A Sadhu ? A great Sadhu ? Who is this Sadhu ? I don’t know anything about him. Do you know something, Raman ?
Raman : Your Majesty, I heard about this Sadhu. He comes from the Himalayas, He can produce coins, holy ash and fruits from the air.
Courtier I: And there is a long queue of people in front of his tent every- day. They offer him gold coins, clothes, animals, grains, vegetables and dry fruits.
Courtier 2: He can cure any illness by Pooja. But you need to pay him a big sum for that.
The king : Interesting. I want to know more about this Sadhu. But you can go now. I will discuss about this Sadhu with Raman only. (The courtiers leave.)
The King : Raman, what do you think ? Is he a real Sadhu ? Good Sadhus never charge money for their services. We need to keep watch on this Sadhu.
Raman: Yes, Your Majesty, I too feel something is wrong.
The King : Raman, go to his camp and find out more about this Sadhu. Raman : Certainly, Sir.
(1) What could the Sadhu do ?.
Ans:- The Sadhu could produce coins, holy ash and fruits from the air.
(2) What did the people offer to the Sadhu ?.
Ans:- the people offered gold coins, clothes, animals, grains, vegeta- bles and dry fruits to the Sadhu.
(3) What did the Sadhu do by Pooja ?
Ans:- the Sadhu could cure any illness by Pooja.
(4) What did the king ask Raman to do ?.
Ans:- The king asked Raman to go to the Sadhu’s camp and find out more about him.
(5) What do good Sadhus never do ?
Ans:- Good Sadhus never charge money for their services.
(6) From where was the Sadhu?
Ans:- The Sadhu was from the Himalayas.
(7) ———- did not know anything about the sadhu.
★ (Raman goes very near the Sadhu. Suddenly, he plucks out a hair from the Sadhu’s beard.) : Aaaaaaaaaaah.. ouch !!!!
(He holds the hair up proudly and addresses the crowd.)
Raman : I am the luckiest man in the world. I have the magical hair. This hair will take us directly to the heaven. He is a very very holy man. Every hair of his beard is a free ticket to heaven.
Villager 2 : I also want to go to heaven rather than become rich in this world. Your Holiness, allow me to pluck a hair.
(The Sadhu protests a lot but the villager plucks a hair. He again makes a cry of pain.)
Villager 3 : One for me too.
(People crowd around the Sadhu and scream loudly.)
(1) Who plucked the first hair from the Sadhu’s beard ?
Ans:- Tenali Raman plucked the first hair from the Sadhu’s beard.
(2) Why did Tenali Raman call himself the luckiest man in the world ?
Ans:- Tenali Raman called himself the luckiest man in the world because he had the magical hair from the sadhu’s beard.
(3) What was a free ticket to the heaven ?
Ans:- Every hair of the sadhu’s beard is a free ticket to heaven.
(4) What did all villagers want ?
Ans:- All villagers wanted to go to heaven.
(5) Raman calls himself _______ man in the world.
A. the holiest
Ans:- C. the luckiest
(6) Which word in the passage means ‘pulls out’ ?
A. goes
Ans:- D. plucks
(7) Every hair of the beard was a _______ to heaven.
A. free pass
Ans:- B. free ticket
★ Raman : My Lord, please do not say no to your followers. Give them a key to heaven.
(The Sadhu tries to escape. He falls down. People run after him. The fake Sadhu runs for his life. People chase him.)
Raman : So, that is the truth about this Sadhu. He only wanted your money and gifts. We can be rich by working hard. We need not give our earnings to Sadhus like this. .
Villager 2 : Oh, my two gold coins ! Raman : Don’t worry. The king’s men will arrest him. Everyone will get his money back.
(Raman goes back to the court.)
(1) Who ran for his life ?
Ans:- The fake Sadhu ran for his life.
(2) What did the sadhu want from villagers ?
Ans:- the sadhu wanted money and gifts from villagers.
(3) Who will arrest the sadhu ?
Ans:- The king’s men will arrest the sadhu.
(4) What should we do to become rich/ get a job/ remain always healthy ?.
Ans:- We should work hard. We should not give our earnings to the fake Sadhu.
(5) We should not give our_____ to the sadhus.
A. earnings
Ans:- A. earnings
(6) We can become rich by______
A. giving gold coins to sadhu
Ans:- C. working hard
◆ Say the following sentences are true or false :
1. The sadhu had many followers.
3. Tenali Raman had no respect for the fake Sadhu.
4. The Sadhu was really a holy man.
5. The Sadhu had a magical beard.
6. Tenali Raman really wanted to go to heaven.
7. The Sadhu made the villager a rich man.
8. The king cared for his people.
9. Good Sadhus always accept money for their services
10. The king trusted Tenali Raman.
11.We will go to a sadhu to get good marks in the exam?
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