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not mindful of its effect on other organisms. We will lose the diversity of food on
our plate, along with many varieties of plants and flowers.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions.
1. How much do the bees pollinate the crops grown by man?

(a) 88% (b) 84% (c) 87% (d) 83%
2. Which word means same as ‘trouble’ in para 1?
(a) plight (b) ecosystem (c) process (d) pollinate

3. __________________ is the antonym of ‘escalated’.
(a) Shrink (b) Develop (c) Grow (d) Strengthen

4. Which word is used for the poisonous chemical compound found in most of the
pesticides sprayed on the crops? (para 3)
(a) fertiliser (b) neonicotinoid (c) nicotine (d) insecticide
5. What do you consider the biggest threat faced by the bees?

(a) They can be attacked by animals.
(b) Bad weather is the biggest threat.
(c) Insecticides and pesticides.

(d) Bees are caught by humans and killed.
6. Why is it important to buy more land for cultivation?
(a) increase in population (b) increase in number of bees

(c) increase in cattle (d) increase in rainfall
7. What can you infer from the following lines:
“After all, ignorance is bliss.”

(a) Humans ignore threats to the nature that can lead to disaster.
(b) Humans ignore the fact that the threat to the life of bees has effect on human
life as well.
(c) The lack of knowledge leads to ignorance of many things.
(d) It is a philosophical thought by the author, trying to explain his work habits to
the reader.

8. What is the term for ‘flora and fauna’ given in the passage? (para 1)
(a) pollinators (b) ecosystem (c) plight (d) environment

9. Find a word from the passage which means ‘to exist together in the same place peacefully’.
(para 5)

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