English For Today Class 8

A man who loves trees

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B. True or false? If false, give the correct information.

1. He planted the first tree 50 years ago.

Answer False.
Correct Answer: He planted the first tree 53 years ago.

2. Katrik borrowed money from others to plant trees.

Answer False.
Correct Answer: Kartik paid all the money from his own pocket to plant trees.

3. He would plant trees around his hut only.

Answer False.
Correct Answer: Kartik planted trees beside the roads, in and around the bazar, schools and colleges, open fields and many other places.

4. At times Kartik would water his trees at night because he felt lazy during the day

Answer False.
Correct Answer: At times, Kartik would water his trees at night because he has to do a lot of work during the whole day to earn money for his family.

5. He always planted trees alone.

Answer False.
Correct Answer: Occasionally he used to take one or two labourers with him.

6. Kartik has stopped planting trees recently.

Answer False.
Correct answer: Kartik continues to plant trees even today.

7. People hated Kartik for his love of nature.

Answer False.
Correct Answer: People loved Kartik for his love of nature.

1. Kartik was a ............... by profession.

cultivator

tree planter

day labourer

hair dresser

2. His mission is to make the village green by ...............

cultivating paddy in the fields.

growing grass in all the fallow land.

planting fodder for the cattle.

planting many trees.

3. Some of Kartik's trees are big and .....

great.

gigantic.

enormous.

kingly.

4. Some of his trees are ............... years old.

15 - 20

25 - 35

35 - 40

40 - 45

5. Kartik is now ________ years old.

D. Read the text again and answer the following questions.

1. Who is Kartik Poramanik?

Answer Kartik Pramanik is a hair dresser by profession but nature lover at heart.

2. How do you understand that he is a nature lover?

Answer His passion and interest for planting trees make it evident that he is a nature lover.

3. Why did he plant trees?

Answer In Kartik’s village, there were hardly any trees. The scorching heat made them tired and there were hardly any trees where they could seat or rest under a tree. Thinking about the villagers, Kartik started planting trees.

4. What do you understand by the saying, “A man, who can hardly sign his name, is leaving his signature all around in nature"?

Answer By planting trees, Kartik Poramanik who is an illiterate person is leaving his signature all around in nature.

5. What did his father tell him about planting trees?

Answer His father told him that he could earn the blessings of God by planting trees.

6. Why wasn’t Kartik able to look after the trees at day?

Answer Kartik worked hard whole day to earn money for his family. That is why he was not able to look after the trees at day.

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