Practice Assignment 33 | Class 7 BBC Compacta Solutions PDF Download

(1)

a. A diet rich in (a) lots of fruit and vegetables is very good for health. Vitamins and minerals present in (b) them may help to keep off disease and slow the natural ageing process. They provide adequate fibre that (d) helps in lowering blood cholesterol level.

(2)

Dear Rohan,

Hope all is well at your end. I want to share (a) some happy news with you. My sister (b) is getting married next month. The prospective groom lives (c) in New York. He is a doctor there. He is coming to India in (d) a fortnight.

I request you to make it convenient and keep your dates free for the wedding. I (e) must be informing you of the programme shortly. I am writing to Anil also. I hope he (f) has time to spare for the wedding.

With love,

Rahul

(3)

Reptiles (a) have been around for 300 million years, even during the dinosaur age. (b) The most noticeable feature of reptiles are the scales that cover (c) their body. Reptiles are often called cold-blooded (d) because they cannot regulate their body temperature. They (e) should lay in sun to heat their body or hide (f) from the ground to cool their body.

(4)

With limbs (a) adapted to suspend the body instead of supporting (b) them, the sloths live on trees. Living in the tropical forest of Central and South America, they (c) spend most of their time on the trees and (d) on average come down only once a week. They are the (e) most lethargic animals.

(5)

There are around 130 species of coral trees (a) found all over the world, including India. They are known for (b) their brilliant red flowers and thorny trunk. A rare species of coral tree grows only (c) in the remote forests of southeastern Tanzania. It (d) was declared extinct twice and rediscovered twice – once in 2001 (e) and again in 2011, in a small patch of forest. There are (f) fewer than 50 wild trees growing in an unprotected area.

(6)

The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia's (a) most important environmental and economic assets. It (b) is estimated to contribute Australian dollars $6 billion per year and (c) supports about 64,000 full-time jobs, according to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. (d) However the reef is under increasing pressure.

(7)

Glass recycling is both simple (a) and beneficial. Glass recycling saves energy, conserves natural resources (b) and is good for the environment. Recycled glass (c) can be used to create new glass containers and a host (d) of consumer, other glass products. A glass bottle (e) is sent to a landfill can take up to million years (f) to break down.

(8)

Knowing well that (a) the Earth is facing a serious threat (b) by the activities of human beings, most (c) of us never really stop wasting precious resources. And yet, all (d) it takes is making a (e) few simple changes in our life to show that (f) we care for environment.

(9)

In Japan, 5 to 8 million tons of safe food (a) are thrown away every year. (b) On the other hand, hundreds of thousands (c) of people live below the poverty line in the same country. Food banking is (d) an activity to collect the food resources that (e) would otherwise go to waste and redistribute them to (f) those in need.

(10)

Like (a) every year, this year also the Ministry (b) of conferring National Awards on outstanding persons (c) with disabilities who (d) have proved their capabilities in achieving exceptional success (e) in their respective fields. On (f) the International Day for Disabled Persons, we wish them (g) the best in (h) their future endeavours.