CHAPTER -4
                       MAKING A DIFFERENCE
 
NEW WORDS – (Write three times in EL notebook)
1. vacation
2. grandparents
3. scorching
4. stacked
5. luggage
6. freshening
7. drizzling
8. water logging
9. harvesting
10.proceeded

Word meanings of ‘Making a difference’

1. scorching- burning

2. stacked- orderly piled or heaped

3. freshening-to refresh

4. water logging-when too much water is in plant’s root zone

5 sloping-having a slanting form or direction

 6. harvesting- the gathering of a ripened crop

7. remarked-comment

8. proceeded- move forward

9. technician-a person skilled in the technique of an art or craft.

10.vanished-disappeared

III. Answer the following questions:

a) Why were Rehan and Aanya excited?

A. Rehan and Aanya were excited about visiting their grandparents.

b) Who came to pick them from the airport?

A. Grandpa had come to pick them from the airport.

c) Where did the children play?

A. The children played in the garden.

d) Where had the rain water gone?

A. The water had gone into an underground water tank.

e) What is meant by rain watering harvesting?

A. Water harvesting is the activity of direct collection of rainwater which is

used for cleaning and gardening.

f) What can the stored water be used for?

A. The stored water can be used for cleaning and gardening.

g) What did Aanya suggest to ask her father?

A. Aanya suggested that they should ask their father to have a rain water-
harvesting system in their house in Delhi too.