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SUMMER VACATION TASK
CLASS X
ENGLISH
WRITTEN:
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
a) Urbanization began during the industrial revolution in the 18th century, when agricultural
societies became more industrialized and urban. As a result, workers moved towards
manufacturing hubs in cities to obtain jobs in factories as agricultural jobs became less
common. Industrialization has had most severe Impact on environment. Huge quantities of
pollutants are being let out in the air, water and land by various industries. Industrialization
produces a greater amount of waste, both directly as a result of production of goods and
indirectly through disposal of those goods once their purpose has been served.
Industrialization and urbanization is the major cause of waste production. As the world's
population has grown and become more urban and affluent, waste production has risen many
fold, every year we dump a massive 2.12 billion tons of waste. By 2025 it will become double
of its present production. Rubbish is being generated faster than other environmental
pollutants, including greenhouse gases. Plastic clogs the world's oceans and rivers, causing
flooding in developing-world cities.
I. What does 18th century stand for?
II. Why did agricultural jobs become less common?
III. Translate: “Industrialization has had most severe impact on environment.”
IV. What does “indirect” waste production mean?
V. Use the phrase “many fold” in your own sentence.
VI. What do the underlined words mean? (Clogs, dump)
VII. Mention any two tenses used in the passage.
b) Once there lived at the foot of a mountain a poor farmer and his aged, widow mother. They
owned a bit of land that supplied them with food. They both led a happy, peaceful and
humble life.
Shinano, the town where they lived, was governed by a despotic leader who though a
warrior, had a great and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and
strength. This caused him to send out a cruel proclamation. The entire province was given
strict orders to immediately put to death all the aged people. The days were barbarous, and
the act of abandoning old people to die in isolation was not strange. The poor farmer had
immense respect love and reverence for his aged mother and the order filled his heart with
sorrow. No one could even think to refuse to obey the mandate of the governor. With many a
deep and hopeless sighs, the youth prepared for the kindest mode, he could kill his mother
with.
I. What does the phrase “at the foot of a mountain” mean?
II. What was the order?
III. What do the underlined words mean and write their part of speech. (Shrinking,
barbarous)
IV. Point out the modal verb in the passage.
V. What was the ruler afraid of?
VI. Translate: "The town where they lived was governed by a despotic leader.”
VII. Sieve out the regular verbs from the bank of words.
Live, own, supply, lead, govern, give, send, prepare, put, kill, think
Warsak Road Campus: 091-5200782-83, 0320-5200782-83
Hayatabad Campus: 091-5705333, 0336-9123111
Peshawar Model School (Boys & Girls) G.T Road Campus: 0315-3003565
SUMMER VACATION TASK
CLASS X
ENGLISH
WRITTEN:
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
a) Urbanization began during the industrial revolution in the 18th century, when agricultural
societies became more industrialized and urban. As a result, workers moved towards
manufacturing hubs in cities to obtain jobs in factories as agricultural jobs became less
common. Industrialization has had most severe Impact on environment. Huge quantities of
pollutants are being let out in the air, water and land by various industries. Industrialization
produces a greater amount of waste, both directly as a result of production of goods and
indirectly through disposal of those goods once their purpose has been served.
Industrialization and urbanization is the major cause of waste production. As the world's
population has grown and become more urban and affluent, waste production has risen many
fold, every year we dump a massive 2.12 billion tons of waste. By 2025 it will become double
of its present production. Rubbish is being generated faster than other environmental
pollutants, including greenhouse gases. Plastic clogs the world's oceans and rivers, causing
flooding in developing-world cities.
I. What does 18th century stand for?
II. Why did agricultural jobs become less common?
III. Translate: “Industrialization has had most severe impact on environment.”
IV. What does “indirect” waste production mean?
V. Use the phrase “many fold” in your own sentence.
VI. What do the underlined words mean? (Clogs, dump)
VII. Mention any two tenses used in the passage.
b) Once there lived at the foot of a mountain a poor farmer and his aged, widow mother. They
owned a bit of land that supplied them with food. They both led a happy, peaceful and
humble life.
Shinano, the town where they lived, was governed by a despotic leader who though a
warrior, had a great and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and
strength. This caused him to send out a cruel proclamation. The entire province was given
strict orders to immediately put to death all the aged people. The days were barbarous, and
the act of abandoning old people to die in isolation was not strange. The poor farmer had
immense respect love and reverence for his aged mother and the order filled his heart with
sorrow. No one could even think to refuse to obey the mandate of the governor. With many a
deep and hopeless sighs, the youth prepared for the kindest mode, he could kill his mother
with.
I. What does the phrase “at the foot of a mountain” mean?
II. What was the order?
III. What do the underlined words mean and write their part of speech. (Shrinking,
barbarous)
IV. Point out the modal verb in the passage.
V. What was the ruler afraid of?
VI. Translate: "The town where they lived was governed by a despotic leader.”
VII. Sieve out the regular verbs from the bank of words.
Live, own, supply, lead, govern, give, send, prepare, put, kill, think
