Pangong Tso | Lesson 8 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

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Pangong Tso | Lesson 8 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

 

Lesson 8: Pangong Tso

 

Words to Remember

 

excited: thrilled جوشیلا

monastery: a building in which monks and nuns live and worship خانقاہ

saline: salty نمکین

crustacean: a water animal with a hard shell ایک قسم کا آبی جانور

gull: a bird with black and white or gray and white feathers مرغابی

Kiang: a wild ass جنگلی گدھا

Marmot: a kind of squirrel گلہری قسم کا ایک جانور

brackish: salty کھاری

marsh: wetland دلدل

basin: area from which streams flow into a river or lake چھوٹا تالاب

tributary: river/stream that flows into a larger river/lake ندی

damming: to build a dam باندھ بنانا

pasture: meadow چراگاہ

placid: calm حلیم

conserve: preserve محفوظ رکھنا

 

Thinking about the Text

 

A. Answer these questions:

 

Q1. What does ‘Pangong’ means and where is it situated?

Ans.  ‘Pangong’ means a very long curve. Pangong is the name of a lake. It is situated 160km away from Leh.

Q2. Describe the Pangong lake?

Ans. Pangong lake is 130km long and 6 – 7km wide. It has saline water.

Q3. Which migratory birds and animals are found in the Pangong in summer?

Ans. Migratory birds like the Bar-headed goose, the Brahmini ducks, black-headed Siberian Crane, and the animal-like wild Kiang and Marmot are found in and around the banks of the lake in summer.

Q4. Why are civilians allowed to go only 7 km along the shore of the Pangong?

Ans. Civilians are allowed to go only 7km, the part of the lake which is on India’s side along the shore because the major part of the lake is in the side of China

Q5. Name the village/s situated around the lake.

Ans. Spangmik village is situated around the lake.

Q6. What does Ramsar Convention mean?

Ans. Ramsar Convention means that Pangong will be looked after by an international organization. They will make sure it is not polluted and will also conserve it.

 

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Language Work

 

Framing Questions to fit Answers

Sometimes we are asked to frame questions to fit answers. For instance, look at the following:

 

1. I met Muneer in the morning.

When did you meet Muneer?

2. The children are playing cricket.

What are the children playing?

 

In the above Questions and Answers, we can gather the nature of questions from the underlined word/s.

 

EXERCISE

 

Write Questions to which the following Answers may fit. The questions you frame should be related to the underlined word/s.

 

1. Somebody has turned off the TV.

Q. Who has turned off the TV?

2. We normally get up at 5 a.m.

Q. When do you get up normally?

3. There are hundred students in our class.

Q. How many students are in your class?

4. The boys were playing football.

Q. What were boys playing?

5. The beggar is asking for money.

Q. What is beggar asking for?

6. My school is only 1km from my home.

Q. How far is your school from your home?

7. Her mother is a doctor.

Q. What is her mother?

8. I am buying novels for my sister.

Q. What are buying for your sister?

9. We go every summer to some hill station.

Q. When do you go to some hill station.

10. She goes to her office by her car.

Q. How she goes to her office?

 

Grammar Work

 

Future Simple Tense

 

Look at the following sentences:

1. I shall meet him tomorrow.

2. He will come here next Sunday.

 

The above sentences express some action which will take place or happen at some time in future.

Thus, the Future Simple Tense is used to show or express an action which will happen or take place at a certain time in future and ‘shall/will + the First Form of the Verb’ is used with all the Subjects. However, with the, First Person Pronouns (I & We), we prefer to use ‘Shall’ instead of ‘Will’.

 

Contracted or Short forms:

 

1. will not = won’t

2. shall not = shan’t

3. will/shall = ’ll

 

EXERCISE

 

Use the correct Tense form (Simple Future Tense) in the following sentences:

 

1. She ___________ me on Monday. (meet)

2. She ________________ my invitation. (accept, not)

3. I ________________ this work tonight. (finish)

4. When _________________ your doctor? (you see)

5. I may finish early. Then I ____________ to the library. (go)

6. ________ you ___________ to work on the weekend? (agree)

7. Tomorrow __________ Monday. (be)

8. Who ____________ you to complete the task? (help)

9. She ____________ a doctor when she grows up. (be)

10. I ________________ the doctor tomorrow. (consult)

 

Ans.

1. She will meet me on Monday. (meet)

2. She won’t accept my invitation. (accept, not)

3. I will finish this work tonight. (finish)

4. When shall you see your doctor? (you see)

5. I may finish early. Then I will go to the library. (go)

6. Will you agree to work on the weekend? (agree)

7. Tomorrow will be Monday. (be)

8. Who will help you to complete the task? (help)

9. She shall be a doctor when she grows up. (be)

10. I will consult the doctor tomorrow. (consult)

 

Let’s Talk

 

Have a class discussion on the topic: ‘Importance of Water Bodies’.

 

            Water is the most precious and valuable natural resource on the earth. Living things cannot live without water. About 70% of the earth is covered underwater. There are many fresh and clean water bodies on the earth. Unfortunately, due to human activities water of these freshwater bodies has become dirty and this results in the death of many aquatic animals. As we know water is very important for every living organism therefore the sources from which we get this water is also important for us. If we take care of these water bodies, we will live a happy and healthy life. Water bodies are important for us because they provide us water to live or the water that we use in various household activities. We should protect and preserve our water bodies otherwise we will face droughts which lead to the starvation and ultimately death of all living organisms including humans. Save Water, Save Life.

 

Let’s Write

 

Write a few sentences on any local lake, you have visited.

 

            Dal Lake is situated in the middle of the Srinagar city of Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir (UT). It is 7.44km long and 3.5km wide. It covers an area of 18 square kilometers and is a part of a natural wetland. Lotus flowers are found floating on the water. It has become an attractive place for tourists around the world. Many migratory birds are seen flying over the lake during the summer season.