Term 3: Comprehension-2(b)

Water is a precious matter to each and every one of us. We use water every day for washing, cooking and drinking purposes. So, we must make good use of every drop of water and not waste this precious matter. If we do not waste it, then we will not be short of it.

Read the text carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Here are a few ways to save water:

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• ​Check the taps in the house to make sure they are not leaking.

• ​Take showers, not baths, in long tubs as taking baths requires a lot of water.

• When you are soaping yourself during shower, turn off the tap.

• ​When brushing your teeth, use a cup or a mug to rinse your mouth.

• ​Rainwater is clean and free, so collect rainwater to water plants and wash the porch.

• ​Wash the car with buckets of water, not water direct from the hose.

• ​Wash a full load of clothes in the washing machine every time.

Multiple Choice

The text is mainly about

• keeping clean

• washing oneself

• watering plants

• how not to waste water

Multiple Choice

When something is precious, we should

• waste it

• store and not use it

• throw it around

• value and use it properly

Multiple Choice

When we are soaping ourselves during a shower, we should

• turn off the water

• cool the water

• heat up the water

• store the water

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a good way to save water?

• Water plants with a hose

• Wash cars with a pail of water

• Let the tap run while brushing one's teeth

• Wash one or two pieces of clothes in the washing machine

Multiple Choice

Why is water precious?

• I don't know

• We use water to wash only

• We use water every day for washing, cooking and drinking purposes

• We use water to brush teeth only