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Write a classified advertisement for the ‘Lost and Found’ column of a local newspaper stating the loss of your cell phone while travelling in the local bus. Prepare a poster in not more than 50 words urging people to employ various methods of rain-water harvesting in their own locality. Water is precious and each one of us must stop its wastage.

Find a word in the passage which means “a great slaughter.” 1Ģ.

Mention the ways in which wild life is currently helped.

Why are the polar bear and the whales under threat? 2.

What has brought about the destruction of much of the countryside? 1Īns: An increase in population has meant more building and with it the destruction of much of the countryside.

The reasons as to why some species of wild animals are on the verge of extinction are- pollution, pesticides, the disturbance of the animals’ natural environment and man’s greed and thoughtlessness. 2Īns: It is a disturbing fact that today many different kinds of wild animals throughout the world are in danger of extinction.

Cite the reasons as to why some species of wild animals are on the verge of extinction.

On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions:

To name a few examples – sewage pollution in the river Thames has been greatly reduced a ban on trading in some furs has been agreed and organizations like Friends of the Earth do valuable work in this deserving cause. These are only a few of the species under threat.īut the problem is receiving world-wide recognition, and some action is being taken. To satisfy man’s selfish desires the polar bear in North America is under threat, hunted by sportsmen the Borneo and Sumatra the orang-utan has become part of a smuggling racket in South America the chinchilla is almost extinct because its fur is in demand whales are massacred world-wide for the oil and the food they yield. An increase in population has meant more building and with it the destruction of much of the countryside that provides habitat for wild animals. Modern agricultural methods include the use of pesticides which effectively control insects classified as pests, but which also destroy many that are not. Industry has grown enormously, and it has become common practice for factories to dispose of waste matter in streams and rivers, causing great loss of river life. The reasons for this are many and varied, but we must largely blame pollution, pesticides, the disturbance of the animals’ natural environment and man’s greed and thoughtlessness. It is a disturbing fact that today many different kinds of wild animals throughout the world are in danger of extinction. The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

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