A newspaper reader in Srinagar wants to write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper about the

increasing awareness of health and diet. The table given below shows some changes from 1999 to 2009.
Using the information together with your own ideas from the unit of “Health and Medicine”, write a
letter in not more than 150 words.

HEALTH IN SRINAGAR 1999 2009

Number of yoga & health clubs

5 10
People using refinded oil
20% 60%
People going for morning walk
5% 25%
People going for regular health checkup
8% 23%
Awareness programmes
10% 40%
Role of advertisements
7% 33%
Death rate
15% 11%

On the occasion of World Health Day, write an article in about 150 words for the school newsletter on
the topic, “Importance of Physical Health in Our Lives”, using clues given below.

Hints:

 Healthy mind lives in a healthy body.

 Lack of time for physical activity because of the demands of modern lives.
 Ignoring the health increases the risk of many diseases.
 Discipline is the key to resolving these concerns…..

8.Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by writing the
options that you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet : 5 marks

The bees and the wasps make a special kind of shelter. It is called the hive where a colony of
bees or wasps live comfortably. A hive made by bees is called a beehive and beehive that stores
honey is called honeycomb.

In a beehive, bees that live, are of three kinds - queens, drones and workers Queen bees lay
thousands of eggs and place one egg in each chamber of the hive. Only one queen bee is allowed
in a beehive at a time. Drones are the male and they are used for mating. Worker bees are
responsible for the welfare and maintenance of the comb They protect the eggs also, till they
hatch into larvae and larvae are fed till they grow into pupae. Pupae transform into adults. The
adults so developed may be queens, drones or workers.

Honeybees visit flowers regularly. It is very much pleasant seeing them sitting on the flowers.
They collect pollens and nectar from the flowers. Nectar collected by honeybees is honey. Honey
has medicinal quality and possesses antibiotic substances.

(a) Honeycomb is a __________.

(i) hive made by wasps (ii) beehive that stores honey
(iii) hive made by bees (iv) hive made by bees and wasps
(b) In a beehive __________ queen(s) can live at a time
(i) four (ii) three (iii) two (iv) one
(c) The work of egg - laying is performed by __________.
(i) queen (ii) drones (iii) workers (iv) drones and workers
(d) A larva changes into a/an __________.
(i) adult (ii) egg (iii) pupa (iv) a wingless bee
(e) Nectar collected by bees is called __________.
(i) wax (ii) pollen (iii) honey (iv) fat

Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful sentences. The
first one has been done as an example.

1. around/it is/96 countries/cultivated in/the world.

2. in Africa/about 5000 years/grown/ago/it was/first.
3. say that/at the/it was grown/some researchers/same time/in India.
4. the watermelon/thirst quenchers/in summers/is/one of the best.
5. the travellers/across a desert/it was/when they/used by/travelled.

Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners.

1. They were bored because there was ____________ to do.

2. We invited ___________ friends over to our house for a barbecue.

3. ______________ of the cakes had been baked the day before.

4. Sally didn't take ____________ photos when she went on holiday.

5. The teacher gave _____________ of the students a piece of paper.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.

1. My family ____________ (watch) TV when it started to rain.

2. Asim _______________ (want) to visit his grandmother yesterday, but she ______ not at
home.

3. The students ______________ (waited) for the results for two hours.

4. Don’t disturb me. I _____________ (study) for my Summative Assessments.

5. He _______________ (work) here for the last five years.