Activity Sheet on ' A TALE FOR MANY CITIES'

3.3 A Tale for many cities

                                                 Activity Sheet -01                 (HSC, July-2019, SET-C)

Q.1 (A) Read the first activity, read the extract and then do all the activities:                (12)

A1. Choose-

  Choose two sentences that appropriately mention the main idea of the extract:

1. Lack of planning and inadequate implementation of system in city development is the cause of poor quality of cities.
2. Urban renewal programme is updated frequently depending on changing needs of its people.
3. The citizens are not pro-actively involved when evolving master plans.
4. This extract concerns with protection and conservation of heritage.

Ans:

(Extract -Our urban planners------------------- educational and healthcare facilities too.

Page-63, 64.)

A2. Find out-

 Find out suggestions for good development of a city from the extract :

1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A3. Guess-

Read the following sentence:

          ‘The citizens need to involve pro-actively when evolving master plans.’  

The sentence means--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A4. Vocabulary –

Give opposite meanings of the following words from the extract:

1. decrease          X       ------------------------------
2. functional        X       ------------------------------
3. remember        X       ------------------------------
4. unaffordable    X       ------------------------------

A5. Personal Response–

Suggest your ideas to change your city into a smart city.

Ans:

A6. Grammar-

Rewrite the following sentences in the ways instructed:

1. It needs to preserve and protect its heritage.

(Rewrite the sentences using ‘not only------------- but also’.)

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2. A city must provide equity.

(Rewrite the sentences using another modal auxiliary showing ‘ability’)

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Ref:
HSC Board examination, July 2019 Que.paper, SET-C.