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UNIT
- 3 |
AWARENESS
ABOUT HEALTH |
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READING
- A |
INDIA’S
BATTLE TO BAN CHEWING TOBACCO |
Comprehension
1. What difficulties might Mr. Sharma’s family have suffered because of his illness?
Answer – Mr.
Sharma was suffering from cancer and its treatment is expensive and traumatic.
His illness might have broken the family both on monitory and emotional levels.
They might have faced so many difficulties like depression, fear, sadness. They
might have also find it difficult to fulfil their basic needs due to the
expenses on the treatment. The condition would have been even worse if he would
have been the only earning member of the family. His daughter’s career would
have also suffered badly.
2. List the activities carried out under the campaign called
‘Voices of Tobacco Victims’.
Answer – The
activities carried out under the campaign called ‘Voices of Tobacco
Victims’
are –
(i)
Cancer survivors tell their stories to influence policy maker and to raise
awareness among other tobacco users.
(ii)
The campaign also advocated total ban on ‘gutka’ – a form of chewing tobacco.
(iii)
It put pressure on the government to make laws regarding the manufacturing and
selling of the tobacco products.
3. Mr. Chaturvedi filed public interest litigations against the
use of gutka in many states and union territories. Who helped him in this
effort?
Answer – The
other doctors especially cancer specialists and cancer survivors helped Mr.
Chaturvedi in his effort. With their support he succeeded in banning the gutka
all the states and union territories of India.
4. Which state has been most successful in banning tobacco? Give
evidence in support of your answers.
Answer – Maharashtra
state has been the most successful in banning tobacco. In the state apart from
the complete ban on gutka, the manufacture and sale of paan masala has also
been prohibited since July 2012. The state government has seized 16 crores
rupees worth of tobacco products which was more than the combined total of all
the other states.
5. “He’s in a lot of pain. But his children and I are in even
more pain…” Who is ‘he’? Who is ‘I’?
Answer – ‘He’
here refers to Mr. Pradeep Kumar Sharma, a 52-year-old coalfield worker from
Madhya Pradesh. He is a cancer survivor, ‘I’ in the above line is his wife Mrs.
Durga Sharma.
6. Which line in the lesson suggests that a person suffering from
mouth cancer can pass on the disease to his or her children?
Answer – There
is no clear line to show what is suggested in the above lines.
7. How is gutka popularized among the youth?
Answer – Gutka
is popularized among the youth as a mouth freshener. It is a marketing strategy
to sell them this unhealthy and cancer-causing food as harmless mouth freshner.
Vocabulary
Rewrite the following sentences using appropriate forms of the words given in the brackets for the words/phrases in bold. One has been done for you.
Example:
You must start drinking more
water. (consume)
You
must start consuming more water.
1.
Hundreds of vehicles are moving in large number towards the Kisan Mela.
(stream).
Answer – Hundreds
of vehicles are streaming towards the Kisan Mela.
2.
I do not eat gutka because some of the ingredients in it can cause cancer.
(carcinogenic).
Answer – I
do not eat gutka because some of the ingredients in it are carcinogenic.
3.
Duleshwari was the only one who came out safe from the plane crash. (survivor)
Answer – Duleshwari
was the only survivor of the plane crash.
4.
School will begin a campaign against alcoholism in July. (launch)
Answer – School
will launch a campaign against alcoholism in July.
5.
The Principal has announced that severe punishment will be given to
those who do not follow the school rules. (stringent)
Answer – The
Principal has announced that stringent punishment will be given to those
who do not follow the school rules.
6.
The government has given women the right and freedom to work in the most
challenging positions in the military. (empower)
Answer – The
government has empowerd women the right and freedom to work in the most challenging
positions in the military.
7.
The forest department is doing many planned activities for spreading the
awareness
of the need for planting trees. (campaign)
Answer – The
forest department is campaigning for spreading the awareness of the need
for planting trees.
8.
Many a times the only symptom of cancer that a patient reports is a hard
growth of flesh. (lump)
Answer – Many
a times the only symptom of cancer that a patient reports is a lump of flesh.
9.
Full form of
Answer – FSSA
– Food Safety and Standards Act of 2011.
FDA - Food and Drug Administration.
Grammar
Underline the reduced relative clauses. Rewrite them after
expanding them into relative clauses. You may begin the relative clauses with
who/ which.
1.
The progress he has made in the last one year is remarkable.
Answer-
(Reduced Relative Clause)
The
progress he has made in the last one year is remarkable.
(Expanded Relative Clause)
The
progress, which he has made in the last one year, is remarkable.
2.
The boy talking to my daughter is her class fellow.
Answer-
(Reduced Relative Clause)
The
boy talking to my daughter is her class fellow.
(Expanded Relative Clause)
The
boy, who is talking to my daughter, is her class fellow.
3.
The person dragged by the police is the killer.
Answer-
(Reduced Relative Clause)
The
person dragged by the police is the killer.
(Expanded Relative Clause)
The
person, who was dragged by the police, is the killer.
4.
The road closed for the Republic Day Parade is now open to the public.
Answer-
(Reduced Relative Clause)
The
road closed for the Republic Day Parade is now open to the public.
(Expanded Relative Clause)
The
road, which was closed for the Republic Day Parade, is now open to the public.
5.
The cyclist hit by the speeding bus is admitted to the hospital.
Answer-
(Reduced Relative Clause)
The
cyclist hit by the speeding bus is admitted to the hospital.
(Expanded Relative Clause)
The
cyclist, who was hit by the speeding bus, is admitted to the hospital.
6.
The English text book prescribed for ten years has at last been revised.
Answer-
(Reduced Relative Clause)
The
English text book prescribed for ten years has at last been revised.
(Expanded Relative Clause)
The
English text book, which was prescribed for ten years, has at last been
revised.
7.
The desk next to you is broken.
Answer-
(Reduced Relative Clause)
The
desk next to you is broken.
(Expanded Relative Clause)
The
desk, which is next to you, is broken.
8.
The seat reserved for the Chief Guest is lying vacant.
Answer-
(Reduced Relative Clause)
The
seat reserved for the Chief Guest is lying vacant.
The
seat, which was reserved for the Chief Guest, is lying vacant.
Writing
1. Write a slogan against the use of gutka.
Example
: ‘Say no to gutka. Say yes to life.’
Answer- Spread happiness, not
cancer.
If
you want to live, leave gutka.
(It
is suggested to encourage to write their own slogan. The above two are just for
examples.)
2. How does mouth cancer disfigure a patient? Describe in 30
words.
Answer- In many cases of mouth
cancer, the cancer surgeons are forced to remove some parts of the mouth
including jaw, tongue and cheek. There are stitches on face and neck. Even if
surgery has not been performed, the cancer itself causes the various parts to
decay and there are ugly lumps.
Study Skills
Look at the poster and answer the following questions.
1.
In which different forms is tobacco sold in the market?
Answer- Tobacco is sold in the
form of cigarette, bidi, gutka, tobacco pouch and even in paste form.
2.
What makes tobacco dangerous?
Answer- Tobacco has around 4000
poisonous substances that make it dangerous.
3.
What are the after-effects of consuming tobacco?
Answer- The after-effects of
consuming tobacco are hair loss, cataract, tooth decay, lung cancer, heart
disease, stomach ulcers, discoloured fingers, deformed sperm, gangrene.
4.
Which parts of the human body are affected by tobacco?
Answer- The lungs, eyes, teeth,
heart, stomach, throat, gums and other parts of the body are affected by
tobacco.
5. What are the visible and invisible
damages caused by tobacco?
Answer- The
visible damage caused by tobacco are various diseases including cancer,
cataract and heart disease. The invisible damage are the pain and sufferings of
the consumer and everyone related.
©Anupam
Agrawal
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