Activities on "Where Have All The Birds Gone ?"

Choose the appropriate alternative and rewrite the following statements
1. The farmers in Kerala begin agricultural activities in April / June / May .
2. The New Year festival of is related to agricultural / reaping / water sport activities.
3. Four/two/three nests were made in the trunk.
4. The boy requested the wood cutters to plant/to cut/to spare the tree.
5. The fellow parrots would accompany the parrot in the morning/evening/noon.
6. Five years elder daughter/five year-old younger daughter/ five year-old son wants to hear the real story again and again.
Complete the following statements by using the suitable words/expression
1. The narrator’s favourite hobby was…………..
2. The sights the narrator enjoyed are…………..
3. ………….. would captivate the narrator.
4. The parrots would celebrate the reunion of the parrot and writer in the evening by ………….
5. The woodpeckers, parrots and weaverbirds are not seen in the writer’s locality because………..
Prove the following statements with examples from the text.
1. In the past man would support the survival of birds.
2. The narrator tried to save the chicks.
3. The parrot did strike a balance between his family bonds and friendship.
4. The urbanisation affects biodiversity.
5. The narrator is happy though the parrot did not turn up.

Personal response Type
1. We have deprived birds of their natural habitat. Give your opinion.

Ans : We have deprived the birds of their natural habitat. The natural habitat of the birds is forest, trees and fields. In the name of development trees in the city and along the road are being cut. Due to excessive use fertilizer and pesticide to grow crop birds can reside in fields.

     2.  The world around us is turning into a concrete jungle. State your plan about inviting birds like parrots, sparrows etc. into your locality.

Ans: I would manage to put water and grains on the branches of tress in my locality. I would stop people to cut trees. With my family, friends and neighbour I would plant more trees in my locality. 

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