Activity No.2 on 3.3 A Tale for Many Cities

3.3 A Tale for Many Cities 

      Activity No. 2

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

         

A 1. Complex Factual  (2)

Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the sentence.

1)     Shanghai has wonderful cycling facilities / footpaths everywhere.

2)     New York has actively developed horse riding / cycling facilities in larger parts.

3)     CBRI is the research organization for buildings / roads.

4)     MMRDA serves in Delhi / Mumbai.

Extract – We don’t have--------- way of life.

                (Text Page No. 64 and 65)

A2.Interpretation         (2)                                                                     

          Give information of Navdeep Ahuja’s organization.

A3.  Guessing        (2)                                                                         

          Guess the life in the ideal city of  writer’s dream.

A4.Vocabulary.   (2)                                                                               

     Match the words in column ‘A’ with their antonyms in column ‘B’

     Column A.           Column B

  1) Enough                a) dirty
  
  2) Best                       b) busy
  
  3) Free                      c) worst
  
  4) Clean.                  d) insufficient

A5. Personal Response.      (2) 

      Write your ideas about the changing needs of city people.

A6. Grammar     (2)

 Do as directed.

1) There is Tokyo, the world's most populous city, which has a metro system used by 80% of its population.

      (Rewrite as a simple sentence)

                       

2)  It is achievable.

     (Rewrite as negative sentence without changing the meaning)