Drinking Water

Water is a basic need of life. Without water, it is impossible to survive. Moreover, water is required for cooking, washing, cleaning, etc. This note provides us with the information about the importance of drinking water.

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Water is a basic need of life. Without water, it is impossible to survive. Moreover, water is required for cooking, washing, cleaning, etc. This note provides us with the information about the importance of drinking water.

Things to Remember

  • Water is a basic need of life. Without water, it is impossible to survive. Moreover, water is required for cooking, washing, cleaning, etc. Not only humans, even animals and plant require water. The aquatic ecosystem is impossible without water.
  • Bir Shumsher made tap water available for the first time, in Nepal. He also built several water spouts and a reservoir.
  •  People of the Terai have to depend on the underground water.

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Q1:

From the passage, find the words that are similar in meaning to the following:

i.  attacked ii.   presented oneself iii.  proper iv.  lessen
v.  resisted vi.  foul vii. decree viii. appearance
ix. weak x.  transform xi. worried xii. denied
xiii. help xiv. struggle; fight xv. finally xvi. injured
xvii. participation xviii. a lot; significantly xix. constantly; all the time xx. caring for

Type: Short Difficulty: Easy

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Answer: <table width="370"><tbody><tr><td>i. invaded</td> <td>ii. involvement</td> <td>iii. well</td> <td>iv. reduce</td> </tr><tr><td>v. opposed</td> <td>vi. dirty</td> <td>vii. result</td> <td>viii. arrival</td> </tr><tr><td>ix. poor</td> <td>x. change</td> <td>xi. concerned</td> <td>xii. refused</td> </tr><tr><td>xiii. aid</td> <td>xiv. conflict</td> <td>xv. eventually</td> <td>xvi. wounded</td> </tr><tr><td>xvii. involvement</td> <td>xviii. considerably</td> <td>xix. repeatedly</td> <td>xx. tending</td> </tr></tbody></table>

Q2:

Write the words from the above passage which are opposite to the following words:

i. confessed ii. primitively iii. expert iv. departure
v. harmony vi. valid vii. trained  

Type: Short Difficulty: Easy

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Answer: <table width="355"><tbody><tr><td>i. refused</td> <td>ii. later</td> <td>iii. untrained</td> <td>iv. arrival</td> </tr><tr><td>v. conflict</td> <td>vi. invalid</td> <td>vii. untrained</td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table>

Q3:

From the above story, find the words that are closest to the following definitions:

  1.  a person who has a lot of authority and manages and controls a group of workers, an activity etc.
  2.  enter a country or a territory to attack it
  3. a serious infectious disease that causes fever, headache, purple marks on the body and often death
  4. a private meeting between when questions are answered
  5.  the number of death per 1000 people in a particular group during a year
  6. the act of giving a lot of time and attention to sth you care about

Type: Short Difficulty: Easy

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Answer: <ol><li type="a">superintendent</li> <li type="a">invaded</li> <li type="a">typhus</li> <li type="a">interview</li> <li type="a">death-rate</li> <li type="a">tending</li> </ol>

Q4:

Rewrite the following sentences in the correct order:

  1. The government was not ready to accept Florence's voluntary service.
  2. The Crimean War broke out.
  3.  Florence helped the sick and wounded soldiers.
  4.  Soldiers started being sick.

Type: Short Difficulty: Easy

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Answer: <p>Correct Order:</p> <ol><li type="a">(b)</li> <li type="a">(d)</li> <li type="a">(a)</li> <li type="a">(c)</li> </ol>

Q5:

Read the passage and rearrange the following sentences:

  1. Many English soldiers were injured in the war.
  2. Florence Nightingale wanted to become a nurse.
  3. Two years later she came back to London.
  4. In 1851, she went to Germany to learn about things.
  5. Florence Nightingale, along with a group of nurses, went to Turkey to lessen the pain of the wounded soldiers.
  6. The Crimean War broke out soon after she returned to London.

Type: Short Difficulty: Easy

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Answer: <p>Correct Order:</p> <ol><li type="a">(b)</li> <li type="a">(d)</li> <li type="a">(c)</li> <li type="a">(f)</li> <li type="a">(a)</li> <li type="a">(e)</li> </ol>

Q6:

State whether the following statements are 'True' or 'False':

 

i. Florence refused to marry.
ii. At the time, the nurses were well trained.
iii. Her family continuously opposed her.
iv. In March 1953, Russia invaded Turkey.
v. She was well educated when she was born in Florence.
vi. Later, she was selected as one of the personnel of a hospital.
vii. She was allowed to train as a nurse in 1851.
viii. During the Crimean War, Britain and France went against Turkey.

 


Type: Short Difficulty: Easy

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Answer: <table width="59"><tbody><tr><td>True</td> </tr><tr><td>False</td> </tr><tr><td>True</td> </tr><tr><td>False</td> </tr><tr><td>True</td> </tr><tr><td>True</td> </tr><tr><td>True</td> </tr><tr><td>False</td> </tr></tbody></table>

Q7:

Answer the following questions:

  1.  What is the Crimena War? 
  2. Why didn't the government accept Florence's voluntary service?
  3. How was the condition of the army hospital in Turkey?
  4. Why was Florence called 'the lady with the lamp'?
  5. What about her family was anxious?
  6. What was her curiosity?
  7. Why wasn't she permitted to be a nurse before 1851?
  8. Who did she volunteer her services to?
  9. Where was Florence Nightingale first appointed? And why?
  10. What caused the large number of deaths amongst the wounded soldiers?
  11. What did Florence Nightingale do to help bring down the death-rate?
  12. What was the result of her interview with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert?
  13. Why did Florence Nightingale's parent oppose her decision to be a nurse?
  14. Where and when did Florence Nightingale born?
  15. Why did Florence Nightingale go to Germany?
  16. Name the countries that assisted Turkey in the Crimean War.
  17. Why did the Government at first refuse her permission to go to Turkey? 

Type: Short Difficulty: Easy

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Answer: <ol><li type="a">The war between Russia and Turkey in which Britain and France went to turkey's aid is known as CrimenaWar.</li> <li type="a">The government didn't accept FLorence's voluntary service because women had never been involved in such things before.</li> <li type="a">The condition of the army hospital in Turkey was deeply shocking. The men were kept in dirty rooms without blankets or decent food and clothes.</li> <li type="a">Florence was called 'the lady with the lamp' because of the late hours she worked tending to the sick and the wounded, carrying a lamp in her hand.</li> <li type="a">Her family was anxious about finding her a good husband.</li> <li type="a">Her curiosity was to become a nurse.</li> <li type="a">She wasn't permitted to be a nurse before 1851 because in those days hospitals were often dirty and dark, and the nurses were untrained women.</li> <li type="a">She volunteered her services to the war victims of Turkey.</li> <li type="a">Florence Nightingale was first appointed as a superintendent of a hospital in Harley Street, London because she completed her training to become a nurse.</li> <li type="a">The diseases such as typhus, cholera and dysentery which are caused due to the bad situation of the army hospital caused the large number of deaths amongst the wounded soldiers.</li> <li type="a">Florance Nightingale improved the quality of sanitation to help bring down the death-rate.</li> <li type="a">The result of her interview with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert was formation of the Army Medical College.</li> <li type="a">Florence Nightingale's parents opposed her decision to be a nurse because in those days hospitals were often dirty and dark, and the nurses were untrained women.</li> <li type="a">Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, on 12 May 1820.</li> <li type="a">Florence Nightingale went to Germany for study of nurse.</li> <li type="a">The countries that assisted Turkey in the Crimean War are: Britain and France</li> <li type="a">The Government at first refused her permission to go to Turkey because women had never been involved in such things before.</li> </ol>

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Drinking Water

Drinking Water

Figure: Drinking Water Source: thediplomat.com
Figure: Drinking Water
Source: thediplomat.com

Water is a basic need of life. Without water, it is impossible to survive. Moreover, water is required for cooking, washing, cleaning, etc. Not only humans, even other animals and plants require water. An aquatic ecosystem is impossible without water.

In Nepal, water is also a main source of electricity.But the water we use should be pure to remain healthy and prevent ourselves from water-borne diseases. Many people die because of water-borne diseases, especially in the rural areas. People used to drink the water from river and lakes but sometimes they can be harmful. These problems affect the human resource and development of the country. A country has to pay a huge amount of money to solve these problems instead. But the accessible solution is to provide pure healthy drinking water.In Kathmandu, Bir Shamsher made tap water available for the first time. He also built several water spouts and a reservoir. At present, Drinking Water Corporation is responsible for water supply in the Kathmandu valley. But, the water provided still is not free of impurities.

In Kathmandu, Bir Shamsher made tap water available for the first time. He also built several water spouts and a reservoir. At present, Drinking Water Corporation is responsible for water supply in the Kathmandu valley. But, the water provided still is not free of impurities.

In Nepal, water is also a main source of electricity. But the water we use should be pure to remain healthy and prevent ourselves from water-borne diseases. Many people die because of water-borne diseases, especially in the rural areas. People used to drink the water from river and lakes but sometimes they can be harmful. These problems affect the human resource and development of the country.

The country has to pay a huge amount of money to solve these problems instead but, the accessible solution is to provide pure healthy drinking water.In Kathmandu, Bir Shamsher made tap water available for the first time. He also built several water spouts and a reservoir. At present, Drinking Water Corporation is responsible for water supply in the Kathmandu valley. But, the water provided still is not free of impurities.

Figure: Queuing for water Source: www.navvi.com
Figure: Queuing for water
Source: www.navvi.com

In Kathmandu, Bir Shamsher made tap water available for the first time. He also built several water spouts and a reservoir. At present, Drinking Water Corporation is responsible for water supply in the Kathmandu valley. But, the water provided still is not free of impurities.In Kathmandu, Bir Shamsher made tap water available for the first time. He also built several water spouts and a reservoir.

People in the rural area have to walk a day just to fetch a bucket of water. They are falling sick because of impure drinking water. Not only in the rural area, the people of cities also can't get water from their taps regularly. If they can be provided with pure drinking water then, many time and labour can be saved.People of the Terai have to depend on the underground water. Poisonous chemical named arsenic has been found in the underground drinking water. In water pump and water tap of the arsenic area, a red colour sign can be found.

Lesson

We, Our Community and Nation

Subject

Social Studies and Population Education

Grade

Grade 8

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