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The Guddu Barrage
Words And meanings
S.NO. | Words | Meanings |
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1. | Abundance | Plentiful |
2. | Adopt | Take a person into relationship |
3. | Amount | Quantity |
4. | Ancient | Very old |
5. | Barrage | Dam/Wall |
6. | Block | Stop |
7. | Canal | Watercourse |
8. | Damage | Loss |
9. | Depend | Rely upon |
10. | Design | Construct |
11. | District | Section |
12. | Escape | Dodge |
13. | Flood | Overflow |
14. | Fury | Anger |
15. | Irrigation | Watering (land) |
16. | Limited | Restricted |
17. | Manner | Way |
18. | Million | Ten lakh |
19. | Need | Want |
20. | Operation | Running |
21. | Output | Production |
22. | Property | Characteristic |
23. | Rainfall | Rain |
24. | Season | A special part (of the year) |
25. | Shortage | Scarcity |
Short Note Or Summary On The Guddu Barrage
(KHI* Board Science 2015)
River have played a very important role in human life. They have served as trade routes from the earliest time. Trade was made by boats and ships along rivers. That's why the most towns in ancient times were built near rivers.
Rivers have served man also in another way. For storing water and irrigation man started to construct barrages, dams and canals as it is the best source of water supply even in the out rainy season.
A barrage is a kind of wall which blocks the flow of water. It has gates, through which water is allowed to pass in a limited quantity. Its aim is to control the flow pf water in the flood season and store it in such a manner that the canals can get water through out the year. in this way farmers get water to irrigate their fields.
The Guddu barrage is one of many barrages built in Pakistan. It is built on the river Indus. It is designed to force the water-stored over fourteen kilometers to pass through a narrow barrage of about a kilometer. The barrage is 1355 meters in length. A flood of about 1.2 million cusecs can pass through it.
The 7 meters wide road bridge over it has reduced the road distance between Lahore and Quetta. The distance, between Rahim Yar Khan and Kashmore has almost been halved.
The Guddu barrage is one of the biggest barrages in Pakistan. It has also been the most difficult to complete. More than 5,000 engineers, technicians and laborers worked day and night to complete it.
Exercise
Textual Study:-
1. Study the following words carefully and look up their meaning in the dictionary:S.NO. | Words | Meanings |
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1. | Ancient | Very old |
2. | Depend | Rely upon |
3. | Rainfall | Rain |
4. | Harm | Damage |
5. | Design | Construct |
6. | Narrow | Not wide |
7. | Cusecs | A measure of flow rate |
8. | Million | Ten lakh |
9. | Output | Production |
10. | Operation | Running |
2. Use the following words in your own sentences:
S.NO. | Words | Sentences |
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1. | Ancient | Yoga is an ancient health practice that focuses on the mind-body connection. |
2. | Output | The average output of the factory is 20 cars a day. |
3. | Narrow | The path is too narrow for two people to walk together. |
4. | Rainfall | Heavy rainfall in the mountains caused the floods. |
5. | Harm | The drought did a lot of harm to the crops. |
Comprehension:
1. Tick (✓) the right answer:-a.Where is the Guddu barrage built?
1. It is built on the river Indus. ✔️
2. It is built on river Ravi.
3. It is built on river Chenab.
b. The Guddu barrage -----------------.
1. irrigates an area of 2.7 million acres. ✔️
2. is built on river Chenab.
3. is one of the smallest barrages of Pakistan.
2.Supply the missing word:
(i) The barrage has tamed the river.
(ii) The barrage is 1355 meters in length.
Composition:
What are the benefits of the Guddu barrage. Say it in five sentences.Ans: Benefits of Guddu Barrage are:
(i) A flood of about 1.2 million cusecs can pass through the Guddu Barrage.
(ii) The barrage irrigates an area of 2.7 million acres mostly in Sukkur and Jacobabad district of Sindh.
(iii) It will increase the grain output by half a million tons.
(iv) It has reduced the distance between Lahore and Quetta while the distance between Rahim Yar Khan and Kashmore has almost been halved.
(v) It has a system of three main canals with feeders, two on the right bank and one, on the left. They are among the biggest feeder canals of the world.
Study of Structures:-
1- SomethingExamples:
1. Something had to be done to stop this damage.
2. Please say something. Why are you keeping quiet?
2- Anything
Examples:
1. If anything could be done to get this water, the crops would benefit greatly.
2. Can anything be done to improve my English?
Note: Something and anything are pronouns.
3- Got over
Example:
Man got over this problem by digging canals.
4- Got through
Example:
He got through the examination by working very hard.
5- Got into
Example:
He got into trouble by his foolishness.
6- Get up
Example:
Will you get up early in the morning?
7- Get off
Example:
Did you get off to a good start in the race?
8- Get on
Examples:
1. Does he still get on the roof of his house to make a speech?
2. does he get on well with others?
9- Such
Examples:
1. It was such a big job that even the foreign companies had refused to take it up.
2. They have such a big house.
3. There are such big buildings in London.
Note: In these sentences such means 'very.' Here is another example:
I don't like such men.
In this sentence such means 'this kind of.'
Exercises:
.1. Frame five sentences using anything with the following verbs:S.NO. | Words | Sentences |
---|---|---|
1. | Do | An honest man doesn't do anything underhand. |
2. | Write |
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3. | Buy | Gold will not buy anything. |
4. | Build | You are not allowed to build anything without approval of the local authority. |
5. | Desire | I had no desire to say anything against you. |
.2. Frame five sentences using such with the following nouns:
S.NO. | Words | Sentences |
---|---|---|
1. | Persons | In some months there were employed up to 40 such persons who can work part time. |
2. | Peasants | Peasants are such people who turn land into money with their hard work. |
3. | Clerks | Clerks perform a variety of duties such as answering the calls, typing, filing etc etc. |
4. | Workers |
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5. | Doctors | An increasing number of professionals, such as doctors and engineers are leaving their own poorer countries to work. |
3. Complete the following sentences choosing an appropriate structure from the given list:
anything, something, such, get through, get over.
1. You can take anything you want from this house.
2. It was such a hard job that nobody could do it.
3. He has to get over his difficulties
4. Something will have to be done to finish this work in time.
5. He can never get through the examination.
Non-Textual Exercises :
Join the following pairs of sentences:1. He went to the cobbler. He wanted to get his shoes mended. (because)
Ans: He went to the cobbler because he wanted to get his shoes mended.
2. There is no rain this season. The crops will suffer badly. (therefore)
Ans: There is no rain this season therefore the crops will suffer badly.
3. He left his wife ten years ago. He never returned. (and)
Ans: He left his wife ten years ago and never returned.
4. She covered her face with her hands. It was her way of showing grief (which)
Ans: She covered her face with her hands which was her way of showing grief.
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