MATRIC ENGLISH SINDH BOARD A VISIT

 

A VISIT

 

Fill in the blanks.

i.                    Mr. Ahmad's class had been planning a picnic for some time.

ii.                  Mr Ahmad arranged the visit to a farm.

iii.               Mr. Hassan was the manager of the Model Agricultural Farm.

iv.                The boys had no idea that an agricultural farm could be so large and interesting.

v.                  It was the wheat harvesting season when Mr Ahmed’s class visited the Farm.

vi.                The party saw a huge machine called the Combine.

vii.              Combine machine cuts the crop and tied it into sheaves.

viii.           Thresher machine separates the grain from the chaff.

ix.                One man working with this machine can do as much work as one hundred men working without it.

x.                  An average farm produces 15 to 20 quintals of wheat for every hectare.

xi.                The Model Agricultural-Farm produces as much as 60 to 70 quintals for every hectare.

xii.             Chemical fertilizers are used to enrich the soil.

xiii.           Insecticides are used on the crops to kill germs and harmful insects.

xiv.            The visitors were surprised to see growing there such vegetables as were out of season.

xv.              One quintal is equal to 100 kilograms.

 

Question and Answers:

 

Q.1    Why were Mr Ahmed’s pupil excited?

 

Ans. Mr Ahmad's class had been planning a picnic for some time. The Headmaster had allowed them a day's outing and they were to go by the school bus. That’s the reason why Mr Ahmad’s students were excited.

 

Q.2    What surprised the boys when they reached the model farm?

Ans. The boys had no idea that an agricultural farm could be so large and interesting due to that the boys were surprised and it was wheat harvesting season due to that lot machinery was also working at the farm which also surprised the boys.

 

 

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 to harvest 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 wheat comes out while from other ends 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 the purpose of seeding whereas 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. That’s why a man can do the work of almost a hundred men with the help of machines.

 

 

 

Q.7    What is average produce from and ordinary farm? What is the produce per hectare on the model farm?

Ans. The average produce from an ordinary farm is 13 to 20 quintals. Whereas average produce per hectare on the model farm is 60 to 70 quintals.

 

 

 

Q.8    Why is there a difference in the output of the two?

Ans. There is a difference in the output of the two because of the machines used in the model farm. The use of modern machinery and chemical, fertilizers in the model farm has made work feasible for farmers. Moreover, a spray of pesticides/insecticides and continuous supply of water has helped to increase the work output.

 

 

 

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 and weeds.

 

 

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; a plentiful supply of water and by the help modern machine.

 

Reference to the context:

 

"The whole process of ploughing, seeding, harvesting and threshing the corn is done with machines on our farm. One man working with this machine can do as much work as one hundred men working without it."

 

i.                   Name the chapter. Who spoke these words to whom?

Ans.     The name of the chapter is “A Visit”. Mr Hassan spoke these words to the students.

ii.                 Where did the students visit with their teacher?

Ans.     The students visited A Model Agriculture Farm with their teacher Mr.Ahemd.

iii.               How much work can a man do in a model farm with machines?

Ans.     In a model farm with machines, one man can do as much work as one hundred men can do without machines.

iv.               Name some of the machines used in a model agriculture farm.

Ans.    Following are the names of the machines used in a model agriculture farm.

            Tractor, sowing machine, Combine machine and Thresher.

 

“No, we grow wheat, maize, cotton, sugar-cane and gram. Moreover, we grow vegetables and we also have a large orchard, where we grow mangoes and oranges.”

 

i.                   Name the chapter. Who spoke these words to whom?

Ans.     The name of the chapter is “A Visit”. Mr Hassan spoke these words to Sarosh a student.

ii.                 What does Mr Hassan grow in the model farm?

Ans.     They grow not only different crops like wheat, maize, cotton, sugar cane but also grow different vegetables and fruits.

iii.               What surprised the students in the vegetable farm?

Ans.     The students were surprised to see such vegetables which were out of season.