Solution of Chapter 3. The Desert (NCERT English - An Alien Hand Book)

Chapter Exercises

Comprehension Check I
Comprehension Check II
Exercises

Comprehension Check I

1

From the first paragraph

(i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is;


(ii) Pick out two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it. Which do you think is an apt description, and why?
2

The phrases on the left in the following box occur in the text.

Match each of them with a phrase on the right.


(i) an endless stretch of sand



fertile place with water and plants in a desert



(ii) waterless and without shelter



Not visible because the grass is thick



(iii) an oasis



Nothing but sand as far as one can see



(iv) hidden by a cover of grass



No water and no shade

Comprehension Check II

1

A camel can do without water for days together. What is the reason given in the text?
2

How do the smaller desert animals fulfil their need for water?
3

In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night. Why?

Exercises

1

Describe a desert in your own way. Write a paragraph and read it aloud to your classmates.
2

Go to the library and collect information about the life style of people in desert areas — their food, cloths, work, social customs, etc. Share this information with the group.