Too Much Water Too Little Water
Too Much Water Too Little Water
Too Much Water Too Little Water
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1.How can unclean or dirty water harm our body?
Ans. Our body can get many diseases because of dirty water.
2. Have you ever got dirty or unclean water in your area? What was the reason
for
this?
Ans. Often, dirty water comes in the tap because of leakage in the pipeline.
3.Do you know anyone who has fallen sick because of such water? Talk about
this.
Ans. Yes, I know some of them. One of my friends had fallen sick because of dirty
and
unclean water.
4. When the guest came to Suguna’s house, they offered him a cold drink,
because i they thought he should not drink such water. What do you think
Suguna’s family
must be doing for their own drinking water?
Ans. Suguna’s family must be boiling and filtering the water to make it clean and
potable.
5. The guest said he did not take cold drinks. Why do you think he said this?
Ans. Cold drink may cause trouble in our body. Keeping this in mind the guest
refused to take cold drinks.
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1. Have you ever faced a shortage of water in your house? When?
Ans. We always have to face shortage of water, whenever the water supply is
disrupted.
4. Are there times when you are not allowed to play in water? What are the
reasons for this?
Ans.
(a) In winter season. (b) In rainy season.
(c) When water is deep.(d) When water is dirty.
The restrictions are so that I don’t spoil my health and remain safe.
5. The water park had a lot of water to play in, but the nearby village did not
have water even to drink. Discuss.
Ans. Water parks are usually run by private authorities and run for making profit.
But in the village water is supplied by government. Because of poor
management government often fails to supply water properly.
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1. Why was Raziya worried when she read the newspaper?
Ans. Water got dirty and unclean because water from the gutter was mixed in
water pipe.
2. Raziya asked that all the water that was filled the previous day should be
thrown. Could this water have been used for something else? What kind of
things?
Ans. Yes that water could be used for washing clothes, vehicles and for watering
the plants.