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VIVEKANANDA VISION SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (CBSE)

READING ASSIGNMENTS - 1 - [ACADAMIC YEAR – 2024 – 25]

Grade – X - A English Language & Literature - 184

I. Read the given passage and answer the following questions:

1. Our planet is getting hotter. Since the Industrial Revolution—an event that spurred the use of fossil fuels in
everything from power plants to transportation—Earth has warmed by 1 degree Celsius, about 2 degrees
Fahrenheit. That may sound insignificant, but 2023 was the hottest year on record, and all 10 of the hottest
years on record have occurred in the past decade.
2. Global warming and climate change are often used interchangeably as synonyms, but scientists prefer to use
“climate change” when describing the complex shifts now affecting our planet’s weather and climate systems.
Climate change encompasses not only rising average temperatures but also natural disasters, shifting wildlife
habitats, rising seas, and a range of other impacts. All of these changes are emerging as humans continue to add
heat-trapping greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, to the atmosphere.
3. When fossil fuel emissions are pumped into the atmosphere, they change the chemistry of our atmosphere,
allowing sunlight to reach the Earth but preventing heat from being released into space. This keeps Earth warm,
like a greenhouse, and this warming is known as the greenhouse effect.
4. Carbon dioxide is the most commonly found greenhouse gas and about 75 percent of all the climate warming
pollution in the atmosphere. This gas is a product of producing and burning oil, gas, and coal. About a quarter
of Carbon dioxide also results from land cleared for timber or agriculture.
5. Methane is another common greenhouse gas. Although it makes up only about 16 percent of emissions, it's
roughly 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide and dissipates more quickly. That means methane can cause
a large spark in warming, but ending methane pollution can also quickly limit the amount of atmospheric
warming. Sources of this gas include agriculture (mostly livestock), leaks from oil and gas production, and waste
from landfills.
6. One of the most concerning impacts of global warming is the effect warmer temperatures will have on Earth's
polar regions and mountain glaciers. The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet. This
warming reduces critical ice habitat and it disrupts the flow of the jet stream, creating more unpredictable
weather patterns around the globe.
7. A warmer planet doesn't just raise temperatures. Precipitation is becoming more extreme as the planet heats.
For every degree your thermometer rises, the air holds about seven percent more moisture. This increase in
moisture in the atmosphere can produce flash floods, more destructive hurricanes, and even paradoxically,
stronger snow storms.
8. The world's leading scientists regularly gather to review the latest research on how the planet is changing.
The result of this review is synthesized in regularly published reports known as the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) reports.
9. A recent report outlines how disruptive a global rise in temperature can be:
• Coral reefs are now a highly endangered ecosystem. When corals face environmental stress, such as high heat,
they expel their colourful algae and turn a ghostly white, an effect known as coral bleaching. In this weakened
state, they more easily die.
• Trees are increasingly dying from drought, and this mass mortality is reshaping forest ecosystems.
• Rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns are making wildfires more common and more
widespread. Research shows they're even moving into the eastern U.S. where fires have historically been less
common.

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• Hurricanes are growing more destructive and dumping more rain, an effect that will result in more damage.
Some scientists say we even need to be preparing for Cat 6 storms.
10. Limiting the rising in global warming is theoretically achievable, but politically, socially, and economically
difficult. Those same sources of greenhouse gas emissions must be limited to reduce warming. For example, oil
and gas used to generate electricity or power industrial manufacturing will need to be replaced by net zero
emission technology like wind and solar power. Transportation, another major source of emissions, will need to
integrate more electric vehicles, public transportation, and innovative urban design, such as safe bike lanes and
walkable cities.
11. One global warming solution that was once considered far-fetched is now being taken more seriously:
geoengineering. This type of technology relies on manipulating the Earth's atmosphere to physically block the
warming rays of the sun or by sucking carbon dioxide straight out of the sky.
12. Restoring nature may also help limit warming. Trees, oceans, wetlands, and other ecosystems help absorb
excess carbon—but when they're lost, so too is their potential to fight climate change. Ultimately, we'll need to
adapt to warming temperatures, building homes to withstand sea level rise for example, or more efficiently
cooling homes during heat waves.

Based on the reading of the paragraphs 1-2 of the above passage answer the following:
1. Find one word
i) to include different types of things
ii) the natural surroundings in which an animal or plant usually lives
iii) starting to exist

2. Which part of this sentence is erroneous? Insert the correction in the box next to the erroneous part.
Indiscriminate human activities have led to Global warming.

3. Find the relationship between the two statements given below. Choose the options from i-iv, that is relevant:
Statement I- Since the Industrial Revolution the Earth has warmed by 1 degree Celsius, about 2 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Statement I- 2023 was the hottest year on record, and all 10 of the hottest years on record have occurred in the
past decade.
i) Statement I and II are independent. ii) Statement II is the effect of Statement I.
iii) Statement I is the effect of Statement II. iv) Statement I is true but Statement II is incorrect.

4. Fill in the gaps by choosing from the bracket the most suitable option:
i) Industrial revolution is ____________________ (a phenomenon/an event/a work of fiction)
ii) The rise in the temperature __________________ (affects/effects) the atmosphere of the earth.
iii) According to Science, human beings were not present on the Earth _______________ (since/from) the
beginning of time.

5. Which of the two sentences are true:

i) Global warming and climate change are synonymous.
ii) Climate change includes global warming and natural disasters.

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Based on the reading of the paragraphs 3-5 of the above passage answer the following:
6. Provide the correct Noun/Verb form for the words chosen from the passage:

7. Say true or false. Write T/F against the statements as your answer:
i) When fossil fuel emissions are pumped into the atmosphere, the chemistry of our atmosphere remains
unchanged.
ii) Carbon dioxide contributes about three quarter of the climate warming pollution in the atmosphere.
iii) Burning of oil, gas, and coal results in the production of Carbon dioxide.
iv) The amount of atmospheric warming is unaffected by methane pollution.

8.

Robin was discussing what he studied in his Science class that day with his elder brother Kevin. He asked Kevin
_____________________ cutting down trees ___________ pollution.

Kevin affirmed that he knew and added that as a result of ____________ all human beings ___________ from
respiratory diseases.

i) that did he know------leads to--------that-----will suffer

ii) if he knew that--------led to---------that---------would suffer
iii) that does he know that------led to-------that-----will be suffering
iv) if he knows that-------leads to---------this-------will suffer

Based on the reading of the paragraphs 6-9 of the above passage answer the following:
9. Match the meaning with the words in the passage:

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10. Mention in column B which paragraphs can be given the 5 titles given in column A:

11. Complete the sentences suitably:

i) ______________________________________ may lead to the death of the coral reef.
ii) As a result of the rising temperatures and changing precipitation wildfires
_______________________________________________.

Based on the reading of the paragraphs 10-12 of the above passage answer the following:
12. Combine the sentences using ‘if/unless’:
i) Limiting the rising in global warming is not achievable. The sources of greenhouse gas emissions must be limited.
ii) Protect trees, oceans, wetlands, and other ecosystems. Restore nature and in turn limit global warming.

13. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:

i) What replacements can lead to the limiting of the Green House gases?
ii) Geoengineering involves manipulating the Earth's atmosphere to achieve what effect?
iii) How can people survive if nature loses its ability to control the greenhouse effect?

 /  Note: - Do it in Your Home Work Notebook.

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