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A Visit
CHAPTER 5
Question and Answers
Q.1 Why were Mr. Ahmeds pupil excited?
Ans. Mr. Ahmeds pupils were excited because they were given a day off to visit a Model
Agricultural Farm. They were naturally very excited.
Q.2 What surprised the boys when they reached the model farm?
Ans. When the boys reached the farm, they were surprised to see such a vast area of farm.
They were also astonished to see mechanized farm.
Q.3 What is the name of the machine working in the wheat field?
Ans. The name of the machine working in the wheat field is Combine. Its function is toharvest the crop and tied it into sheaves.
Q.4 What does a thresher do?
Ans. A Thresher chaff from the grain. From one side of the machine, a golden rain of sweet
smelling machine comes out while from other end the chaff comes out.
Q.5 How are ploughing, seeding and harvesting done on the model farm?
Ans. On the model farm, ploughing is done by tractors. The sowing machine is used for thepurpose of seeding where as harvesting is done by Combine.
Q.6 How much work can one man do on the machine?
Ans. Machines have made the work easy for the farmer. Thats why a man can do the work
of almost hundred men with the help of machines.
Q.7 What is an average produce from and ordinary farm? What is the produce per
hectare on the model farm?
Ans. The average produce from na ordinary farm is 13 to 20 quintals. Where as average
produce per hectare on the model farm is 60 to 70 quintals.
Q.8 Why is thee is difference in the output of the two?
Ans. There is a difference in the output of the two because of the machines used in modelfarm. The use of modern machinery and chemical, fertilizers in model farm has made work
feasible for farmers. Moreover, spray of pesticides / insecticides and continuous supply of
water has helped to increase the work output.
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Q.9 What do they do to kill germs and insects?
Ans. They spray pesticides and insecticides for the prevention of germs and insects. This
process includes washing of tree trunks with lime water and removal of wild grass andweeds.
Q.10 What do they grow on the model farm?Ans. They grow wheat, maize, cotton, sugarcane and grant. Moreover, they also grow
vegetables and they also have a large orchard, where they grow mangoes and oranges.
Q.11 Why were the boys surprised on the vegetable form?
Ans. The boys were surprised on the vegetable farm to see the vegetable growing out of the
season on the vegetable form. They do it by the usage of chemical fertilizers; plentifulsupply of water and by the help modern machine.
Sentences
1.Planning I am planning to take computer classes in the summer vacations.2.Model The engineer presented a new model of car in the seminar.
3.Irrigate The farmer has dug the canals to irrigate his land.4.Plentiful Ive got plentiful amount of money to spent on you.
5.Harmful Pollution is a very harmful disease for this world.
Complete the following Sentences
1. The Headmasterhad allowedthem a days outing.2. Mr. Haroon received them at the gate and showedthem around.
3. With one sweep it seemed to eat up a large area.
4. The pupils watched the working of the machine with keen interest.5. No, certainly not.6. The sowing machine sows, the seed well.
7. No seedgoes waste.
8. We use chemical fertilizers to enrich the soil.9. The visitors were surprisedto see growing there such vegetables as were out of season.
10. He offeredthe boys fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.
Composition
1. Narrate in your own words how they get so much produce per rectare on the model
farm.The farmers are able to grow an abundant produce on the model farm because of the
modern techniques. They use modern machines, which can perform the work of hundred
men. Along with, fertilizers are being used on a vast scale in the farm, so that better andfiner crops can be grown. Moreover, spray of pesticides/insecticides and non-stop supply of
water has helped to increase the work output.
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2. Write the sentences to show whether modern methods of farming are better nor the
old ones.
Machines and techniques have made the profession farming easy for the farmers. Modernmethods are better than the old ones because they are more easy to operate than the old
methods.
They have increase the feasibility of work, because of mechanized means. In this way, onemachine can do the work of hundred men. The old methods worked very slow and took a
long time of the farmer. But today, the time is also saved and good crops can be grown.
Today chemical fertilizers are being used in crops on vast scale, along with pesticides.These salts provide extra enrichment to the crops and protect them from diseases. In this
manner better crops could be grown.
Dialogues
Instructor: Hello! I m from the department of Agriculture. Ive come here to guide you.
Farmer : How can I increase the production?
Instructor : You can do it by using chemical fertilizers in your crops.Farmer: But how these artificial compounds can increase the growth?
Instructor: Actually these fertilizers are salts, which provide extra nourishment to thecrops. In this manner you can grow better crops.
Farmer: OK! Now tell me any other advantage of these fertilizers.
Instructor: By using these salts you can also grow the crops that are out of season.
Farmer: Well Ive another problem to discuss.
Instructor: What is it?
Farmer: Last year my whole crop was destroyed due to some insects. Tell me any cure
for it?Instructor: Dont worry Look! These are the begs of pesticides or you can call it
insecticides.Farmer: Please make it more clear.
Instructor: Sure, actually these pesticides serve as medicines which will kill the insects
and prevent destruction of crops.
Farmer: Oh its very easy. youve provided me a useful knowledge. Thank You.
Instructor: No matter, its my job.
Grammar
Use Adjectives in your sentences.
1.Pleasant This perfume gives a very pleasant smell.
2.Interesting Physics is an interesting subject.3.Huge- Sun is very huge as compared to our earth.
4. Vast Arrangement have been made on vast scale for the prevention of crimes in the
country.5.Large This exercise is very large.
Convert the following into Direct Speech.
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Mr. Hasan told the visitors that the farm had been doing so well that they had decided to
add a dairy to it. There, Finest cows and buffaloes would be kept. The farm would use an
electric milker to milk the animals Modern Machinery would make cream and butter.
Mr. Hasan said to the visitors The farm has been doing so well that we have decided to
add a dairy to it. Here, finest cows and buffaloes will be kept. The farm, will use an electricmilker to milk the animals. Modern machinery will make cream and butter.
Idioms
1. Get rid of I got rid of problem by my father.2. Get at He get at the point after listening the mystery.