Notes
Questions:
1. How is neem useful to farmers?
Answer: Neem seed powder sprayed on plants protects crops from locusts and termites, prevents mosquito breeding in rice fields, and increases crop yield.
2. Mention some of the uses of the neem tree.
Answer: Neem twigs are used to clean teeth, leaves protect clothes, various parts of neem make medicines, neem seed powder protects stored grains from insects, neem oil is used in soaps and toothpaste, neem wood resists termites, and neem purifies the air.
Let us think and reflect
I. You just read about the neem tree. Write any two facts that surprised you the most.
Answer:
• Neem is millions of years old and spread to many countries.
• Neem seed powder stops mosquitoes from breeding in stagnant water.
II. Complete the following sentences:
1. Amber played in the shade of the neem tree.
2. Neem seed powder protects crops from locusts and termites.
3. Spraying neem seed powder in stagnant water is a cost-effective method to stop mosquitoes from breeding.
4. One reason why doctors advise us to use neem leaves for someone suffering from measles is because neem leaves destroy germs and prevent them from breeding.
III. Which parts of the neem tree are used to make medicines?
Answer: Leaves, bark, flowers, fruits, and roots.
IV. Why is the story of the neem tree thought-provoking?
Answer: Because neem has many names given by different cultures, a very long history, and many useful properties, making it an important and special tree.
Let us learn
I. Put the following compound words in their trees according to type:
Words: something, neem oil, cleanliness-parting, well known, grandmother, seed powder, childhood, well trained, thought-provoking
Type of Compound Word Words
Open compound words neem oil, well known, seed powder, well trained
Closed compound words something, grandmother, childhood
Hyphenated compound words cleanliness-parting, thought-provoking
II. Match the verbs in present and past tense and make a sentence.
Present Past Sentence
become became I want to become a teacher.
find found She found a lost puppy.
make made He made a beautiful painting.
discover discovered Scientists discovered a new plant.
tell told The teacher told a story.
give gave She gave me a gift.
Let us discuss
III. What is personification? Give examples from the text.
Answer:
Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things.
Examples:
• "The leaves whispered in the wind."
• "The flowers danced merrily in the breeze."
Answer the following questions.
Q.1) How cough can be cured by home medicine made from Neem?
Answer: The bark of the Neem is boiled for a long time in water and then given to the patient to drink to cure cough.
Q.2) Give one example, of how neem flowers can be useful.
Answer: Neem flowers are used to make kajal to reduce itching in the eyes.
Q.3) part of Neem tree is used to clean our teeth?
Answer: The Neem tree twigs are chewed to make a brush to clean one’s teeth.
Q.5.) How is Neem oil used?
Answer: Neem oil is used to make Neem soap and Neem toothpaste.
Q.6.) What do scientists call the Neem tree?
Answer: Scientists call it the ‘bitter grace of God’, nature’s gift to man.
Q.7) Why it called the ‘magic tree’ the tree of the twentieth century?
Answer: They have been of great value in the field of medicine and for purifying quality in the century, therefore it is called by this name.