Class 10 English Unit 19 Interpreting Graphs, Charts and Diagrams Exercise
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1. Vocabulary in use
Find the synonyms of the following words from the text.
portrays - reveals/depicts
discloses -
reveals
escalated -
increased
precisely -
exactly
tendency - trend
stable - constant
2. Reading comprehension
i. Choose the best alternative to complete the following sentences.
a. The number of the students in the school was
the same in all years
i. changed rapidly
ii. changed only in few years
iii. was the same in all years
b. The ratio of the boys and the girls in 2015
was 6:5.
i.
6:5
ii. 5:6
iii. 0.83%
c. The number of girls increased more
than the number of boys that decreased.
i. as much as the number of boys that
decreased
ii. less than the decreased number of boys
iii. more than the number of boys that
decreased
d. The data presented in the bar chart
surprises us because the total figure of the students did not change.
i. the number of boys decreased every year
ii. the number of girls increased every year
iii. the total figure of the students did
not change
ii. Study the bar chart, and answer these questions.
a. What kinds of data are presented in the above bar diagram?
Ans: The number of the boys and the girls enrolled to a public school in Ilam each year between the years 2011 and 2015 is presented in the given bar diagram.
b. How many girls were studying in 2015?
Ans: Six hundred girls were studying in the school in the year 2015.
c. What was the number of boys that decreased every year?
Ans: The number of boys that decreased every year was one hundred.
d. What percentage of boys decreased over a period of five years?
Ans: About 17 % of boys decreased over a period of five years.
e. What might be the reason behind the decreased number of boys and increased number of girls?
Ans: The
increasing population of girls and awareness of women education might be the
reason behind the decreased number of boys and increased number of girls.
Reading II
1. Vocabulary in use
Some of the phrases used in the above text to describe the pie chart are given below. Read them carefully, and find out other similar expressions that can be used for describing the pie chart.
The above
pie chart displays - The pie chart clearly shows
According to the pie chart - As seen in the
chart
The pie chart clearly shows that – The pie
chart elucidates
As seen in the chart - According to the pie
chart
2. Reading comprehension
i. Study the table and the pie chart, and indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
a. The pie chart presents the data of all the
subjects of the SLC examinees. False
b. According to the pie chart, the majority of
total examinees scored the grade A in the exam. False
c. The least number of students belonged to
the group that obtained B. False
d. The highest number of students scored D +
grade. False
e. Among the total students appeared in the
exam, only 8.08 per cent scored the grade B. True
ii. Study the table and the pie chart again, and answer these questions.
a. How many students appeared in the SLC
examination in the year 2072-073?
Ans: 436983 students appeared in the SLC examination in the year 2072-073.
b. What is the percentage of students who
scored grade C+?
Ans: 7.31 % of students who scored grade C+.
c. Which grade was scored by the majority of
the students?
Ans: Grade D was scored by the majority of the students.
d. What is the total number of students who
achieved the grade D+?
Ans: 71125 is the total number of students achieved the grade D+.
e. Is the achievement level of the students in
the SLC examination satisfactory? Why? Why not?
Ans: No, it is
not that satisfactory because more than 50% of the students have scored D+ which is partially acceptable, D which is insufficient or E which is very insufficient.
C. Follow–up activities
1. Work in a small group, and fill in the gaps with the word(s) or phrase(s) in the box below to make the instruction of making rice pudding meaningful.
As soon as When Then
Finally First
After that process As
Here is a
process for making rice pudding. First of
all pour a litre of milk in a heavy bottom saucepan and boil it. As
soon as it boils, take out half of the milk from the pan.
Then mix a cup of rice and stir it with
a dipper for 15 minutes on a low flame. As it becomes soft, add the remaining
milk and stir it for sometimes. After that process
add half a cup of sugar and stir it. When it looks very soft, add half a spoon of
cinnamon powder, 20 grams of grated dry coconut, 20 grams of raisins and 20
grams of fresh ghee. Stir it for a minute. Now your rice pudding is ready, finally
serve it on a flat plate and have it
Grammar
A. Engage yourself
Look at the following sentences, and observe
how the connectives are used.
a. Manisha
didn't go to school because of headache. (Reason)
b. She
helped the needy ones in spite of her poverty. (Contrastive)
c. Unless
you work very hard, you cannot achieve the desired success. (Condition)
d.In order
to be an engineer, my sister, practises mathematics more at school. (Purpose)
e. She went
to the beauty parlour so that she could get her hair cut. (Purpose)
f. While I
was walking on the bank of a river, I saw a crocodile floating in the river. (Time)
g. She
grows a lot of rice but my brother doesn't. (Contrastive)
h. I
enjoyed the weekend despite my busy schedule. (Contrastive)
B. Time for grammar
1. Rewrite the following sentences using the appropriate connectives in the box.
in order to so that as
long as before after
although
whenever despite though as soon as
a. Namita didn't get good marks in the exam though
she had studied well.
b. She goes to the river in order to
fetch water.
c. They went to Ilam so that
they could enjoy observing the tea garden.
d. Mallik has topped the list despite
his negligence.
e. Although
my uncle is rich, he never buys expensive clothes.
f. Whenever
you are free, you can come.
g. You can stay with me as long as
you want.
h. They will come as soon as
they listen to the news.
i. He had been to Jhapa after he
passed Master of Business Study.
j. The passengers tied their seat belts before
the plane took off
2. Read the following text, and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.
Overall First in
which Following this which Finally
next
Here is the process that explains the ways in
which bricks are made for the building industry. Overall,
there are seven stages in the process, beginning with the digging up of clay
and culminating in the final product. First, the clay
which is used to make the bricks is dug up from the ground by a large digger.
This clay is then placed onto a metal grid, which is used
to break up the clay into smaller pieces. A roller assists in this process. Following
this, sand and water are added to the clay, and this mixture is
turned into bricks by either placing it into a mould or using a wire cutter.
Next, these bricks are placed in an oven
to dry for 24-48 hours. In the subsequent stage, the bricks go through a heating
and cooling process. They are heated in a kiln at a moderate and then a high
temperature, followed by a cooling process in a chamber for 2-3 days. Finally,
the bricks are packed and delivered to their destinations.
C. Follow-up activity
Make sensible sentences of your own using the following connectives.
however: He has the window open, however it is cold outside.
although :
Although he is rich, he never spends money to buy good clothes for him.
because of:
Because of the Taliban, Afghani citizens are suffering.
despite :
He passed the test with good marks despite his negligence in studies.
while :
While I was cleaning the room, I found a thousand rupee note
until: Let‟s
wait until the rain stops.
so that : People tame domestic animals so that they can make money.