English IX - Chapter No. 21 - Words / Meaning, Summary And Text Book Exercise

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The Guddu Barrage

Words And meanings

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
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
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
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- Something
Examples: 
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	Never write anything in an email that you wouldn't say to the person's face.  He can write anything in news to sale his newspaper.
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	As economies move from industrial capitalism into global capitalism, businesses move plants to find such workers. Some workers, such as nurses, firefighters and police officers, have a limited right to refuse work.
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.