Gujarat Board | Class 10Th | English (Prose) | Model Question Paper & Solution | Chapter – 3 An Interview with Arun Krishnamurthy

Gujarat Board | Class 10Th | English (Prose) | Model Question Paper & Solution | Chapter – 3 An Interview with Arun Krishnamurthy

COMPREHENSION

1. Make a list of trash/garbage thrown around. Make a list of things and equipment Arun and his team use.

List of trash items	List of things/equipment	List of trash items	List of things/equipment
diaper	rakes	junk food	collection buckets
paper/ tissues	spades	battery	garbage trucks
slippers	nose masks	wrappers	earth movers
dry leaves	sanitary gloves	stow	Poclain

2. Note what you liked the most and what you liked the least in this text related to Arun Krishnamurthy’s statements and Arun Krishnamurthy’s beliefs.

I liked the most	I liked the least
(1) Cleans lakes, beaches and other water bodies (2) Plants trees (3) Makes environment-friendly paper bags (4) Took his parents’ advice and always informed them about everything that he did (5) Simple and humble (6) All life forms are beautiful and we should protect them (7) Water is the basis of life and we should care for all water bodies

3. Tick mark the most appropriate option.

( 1 ) Arun learnt from his teachers …

A. never to stop learning.

B. to do great work to become great.

C. to seek help of other people.

D. to learn from his own deeds.

Ans. A. never to stop learning.

(2) Water is the basis of life means…

A. we find everything in water.

B. all living beings need water to grow and live.

C. birds and animals need water.

D. vegetation grows with the help of water.

Ans. B. all living beings need water to grow and live.

(3) The green cover around Arun’s school inspired him …

A. to plant more and more plants and trees.

B. to think and understand about the importance of life form like birds and animals.

C. to save birds and animals.

D. to launch a movement to protect the greenery.

Ans. B. to think and understand about the importance of life form like birds and animals.

(4) “My school and college had a plenty of green cover.” It means…

A. his school and college had been covered with green net.

B. there were lots of big trees, plants and greenery around his school and college.

C. his school and college garden had green lawn.

D. his school and college had understood the importance of green cover.

Ans. B. there were lots of big trees, plants and greenery around his school and college.

4. Answer these questions.

(1) Which organization did Arun found at the age of 17?

Ans. Arun founded the Environmentalist Foundation of India at the age of 17.

(2) What were Arun’s parents like ?

Ans. Arun’s parents were very supportive and understood that he was interested in environment.

(3) What, according to Arun, should we ensure ?

Ans. According to Arun, we should ensure that lakes and water bodies are free of garbage so that birds and animals (frogs and snakes) I can live in peace.

(4) What do Arun and his team do to protect themselves from dust?

Ans. Arun and his team wear nose masks and sanitary gloves to protect themselves from dust.

(5) How much time should school-going children devote for an environmental cause?

Ans. School-going children should devote two hours on Saturday and two hours on Sunday for an environmental cause.

(6) What hurt Arun badly? What did he decide then?

Ans. A beautiful lake next to his house was heavily polluted, leading to spread of mosquitoes and had turned it into an ugly place. This hurt Arun badly. He decided to clean the lake with a couple of his friends.

(7) How did Arun’s parents and teachers encourage Arun in his drive for environment?

Ans. Arun’s parents always supported him and guided him. They never stopped him from doing what he wanted. Arun’s teachers taught him humility and simplicity. They taught him to keep learning all the time.

(8) Why does Arun believe that he is an environmentalist and not an activist ?

Ans. Arun keeps on learning so much from the environment and his work to protect the environment. So he believes that he is an environmentalist and not an activist.

5. Write short notes.

(1) Arun A Young Environmentalist

(founded an NGO – 17 years of age – work for the cause of environment – left job at Google – working for environment – water bodies – other life forms)

Ans. Arun Krishnamurthy is a young environmentalist. At the age of 17, he founded an NGO called Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI). He works for the cause of environment. Arun and his team of volunteers clean beaches and other water bodies, plant trees and also make environment-friendly paper bags. He first cleaned a lake next to his house with a couple of friends. He got a lot of support from his parents and teachers. Arun feels that it is important to protect birds and animals. He feels that water bodies should be kept clean so that birds and animals can live peacefully. Arun left a good job at Google to devote his full attention to environment. He encourages the students and youth to volunteer with him in helping the environment.

(2) Arun’s NGO : EFI

(founded at the age of 17- cleaned the lake near his house – cleaned the surroundings – remove the trash – garbage-restore water bodies – encourage students – offer fellowship)

Ans. At a young age of 17, Arun founded an NGO called Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI), which works for the cause of environment. Arun first cleaned a lake next to his house, which was heavily polluted, leading to the spread of mosquitoes and making the place ugly. Arun and his couple of friends cleaned the lake. Arun and his team of volunteers clean beaches and other water bodies, plant trees and also make environment-friendly paper bags. The NGO cleans water bodies and uses the garbage for landfill with no or minimal exposure to environment. The NGO encourages students to participate in this work. It also offers fellowship to interested students. It encourages the youth and trains them to make them actively involved in its activities.

LANGUAGE PRACTICE

Function: Describing Actions

1. Read the paragraph and underline the word(s) that tell you how often the person does something (referring to time / frequency).

Example: usually, sometimes

Saina Nehwal is the first Indian to win a medal (2012) in badminton at the Olympics. She always states her winning mantra as ‘hard work’. She never thinks about defeat when she is in the game and always tries to win the match. However, she never keeps a count of titles she wins. She has a pretty busy schedule and she always sticks to that. She rarely skips her practice sessions. She believes that to attain goals one must follow an unvarying and fixed routine every day. She usually follows three sessions in a day including warm up exercises and game practice on court. Although she has many hobbies, she often doesn’t have time to fulfil her other interests. She likes reading short stories and sometimes spends time watching movies.

Answer these questions. Answer can be one word or Yes/No.

(1) Does Saina think about defeat in the game?

Ans. Never

(2) Which winning mantra does she always state?

Ans. Hard Work

(3) Does she skip her practice sessions?

Ans. Rarely

(4) How many sessions does she practice in a day?

Ans. Three

(5) Is Saina able to fulfil her other interests?

Ans. No

(6) What does she do? (always / sometimes / never)

Ans. Read short stories, watch movies sometimes

2. Read about each situation and then answer the questions.

(1) Jaimin usually does his homework. Ravindra always does his homework. Dipak never does his homework. Who is a regular student?

Ans. Ravindra

(2) Shehnaz seldom walks to school. Mahima often walks to school. Rina walks to school sometimes. Who prefers to go to school by bus more than the other two?

Ans. Shehnaz

(3) Shemalbhai usually takes buttermilk during lunch. Kishanbhai sometimes takes buttermilk during lunch. Ramanbhai always takes buttermilk during lunch. Who is fond of buttermilk among them?

Ans. Ramanbhai

(4) Mona’s grandmother sometimes takes a walk after dinner. Her brother always runs five kilometres in the morning. She hardly ever does exercises. Who is more health conscious?

Ans. Mona’s brother

(5) Jatin is seldom late to work. Aarav is usually late to work. Dev is sometimes late to work. Who is likely to be scolded by the boss?

Ans. Aarav

(6) Mohit rarely reads English newspapers. Rishi usually goes through the headlines only. Navin always prefers to read Gujarati newspaper. Who spends more time on reading English newspapers?

Ans. Rishi

3. Now, think of your daily life and answer these questions. Use always, never, often, sometimes, rarely, almost, never, almost always, frequently, occasionally, seldom.

(1) How often do you get up before 6.00 a.m.?

Ans. Sometimes

(2) How often do you arrive on time at school?

Ans. Always

(3) How often do you watch T.V.?

Ans. Almost always

(4) How often do you visit a temple / a mosque/ a church?

Ans. Occasionally

(5) How often do you fail to do your homework?

Ans. Rarely

(6) How often do you go to bed before 9 p.m.?

Ans. Seldom

(7) How often do you leave the book open while going to sleep?

Ans. Never

(8) How often do you use English while talking to your friends?

Ans. Frequently

(9) How often do you dream of becoming famous?

Ans. Often

(10) How often do you read stories about famous people?

Ans. Sometimes

WRITING

1. Observe the pictures. Sense the story. Develop a longer story adding names of people, places and other descriptions.

Ans. Mr Pappuji ate a banana and dropped its skin on the road. There was a dustbin on the footpath, but Mr Pappuji was in a hurry. He did not care to drop the banana skin in the dustbin. “Who cares?” he said to himself, and walked away.

He visited a bookstall across the road. He spent some time in the bookstall. He bought a newspaper because he found some interesting news in it. He paid for the newspaper and left the bookstall.

He returned reading. The news item was so interesting that Mr Pappují never even looked up. He crossed the road safely, but as he reached the footpath, he slipped on the banana skin and fell down. He was hurt badly.

He realized his mistake. It was the same banana skin that he had dropped carelessly. And now he slipped on it and was hurt because of it. Mr Pappuji picked up the banana skin and threw it in the dustbin.

We learn from the story that we should keep our surroundings clean. We should always use a dustbin to throw garbage.

2. Your friend went on a pilgrimage on foot from Danta to Ambaji. The route is explained in the figure below. Now read the  information and write a paragraph describing your friend’s pilgrimage.

You may begin this way: My friend Vishvam is a great devotee of Goddess Ambaji. He often goes there on a pilgrimage. This year, on the full moon day of Bhadrapad month, he went from Danta to Ambaji on foot. As soon as he started from Danta, he crossed the river Ukaanchali. Then after walking for about a kilometre, he reached Sir Bhavanisinh Vidyalaya. After walking for about two and a half kilometres, he reached the entrance to the sanctuary. From there he walked for two kilometres and reached the Seva Camp, which was run by ITI, Palanpur. After taking some rest, he started walking again. After walking for three kilometres, he reached the Piplavali Vaav village. He crossed the village and walked for another one and a half kilometre to reach the Trishuliyo Ghat, a mountain pass. From there he walked for one kilometre and reached the Trishuliyamata Temple. He took some rest there. He again started walking and crossed about one and a half kilometres to reach Dhabavali Vaav village. From there he walked for a kilometre and reached a small hilly pass. He crossed the pass and walked for another kilometre to reach Paansa village. He rested in this village for some time. He left the village soon and walked for about two and a half kilometres and reached Ambaji.

3. Suppose you are a resident of village Magarwada. Describe your planning of cleaning your mohalla under the ‘Clean India Movement’. You can get help from the questions given below.

Clean Magarwada – Green Magarwada

(1) Why did you decide to take up this project of cleanliness?

(2) Who inspired you?

(3) What will you do to explain the importance of cleanliness to the village people?

(4) Who will be your teammates for this purpose?

(5) What tools provided by the Gram Panchayat will you get for your team ?

(6) What help do you expect from the elderly people ?

(7) How much time will it take to clean your mohalla ?

(8) Do you expect any reward? Why?

(9) What do you suggest to keep your mohalla permanently clean?

Ans. I am a student of standard 10. I have been living in Magarwada since my early childhood. I was taught about the importance of cleanliness both at home and in school. But yet many areas of my village, including my own mohalla is quite dirty. I was greatly inspired by our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Swachcha Bharat Abhiyan. So I decided to clean up my own mohalla as well as the whole village. I spoke to my friends in my neighbourhood and they all agreed to work with me in this task.

First of all we spoke to the authorities in the Gram Panchayat and sought their support. They agreed to help us and also give us things like brooms, spades, rakes, dustbins, etc. Some of them also volunteered to educate the people of the village about the importance of cleanliness. We requested the elders of the village to encourage and motivate everyone.

We began by cleaning our mohalla. We first collected all the garbage in big buckets. We then swept the whole mohalla. We requested everyone to use a dustbin at home, and also put a large dustbin in a corner of the mohalla. It took us one day to clean our mohalla.

The Sarpanch was happy. He asked all the people of the village to visit our mohalla and see how beautiful it looked. Everyone was happy. We assured of our help to clean the whole village. The elders also spoke about how a clean village can be a healthy village. We also requested the people of the village to keep the river clean. We told them not to throw any garbage into the river.

Some of us also educated the people about the importance of trees. Many people promised to plant at least one tree around their houses.

We are happy that our village has become beautiful and clean now. We did not do this for any reward. But it was necessary to keep our surroundings clean and take care of the environment. It is for our own bright and healthy future.

4. You are a young leader of your locality. Write a report on what you did to celebrate the ‘World Environment Day’ held in your locality. You may use these clues.

(5th June the World Environment Day -Worried about the worsening condition of environment – collecting people – inspiring slogan competition speech poster and – exhibition – short movie – oath – future planning -founding a club – procession with placards – great satisfaction)

Ans. June 5 is celebrated  as World Environment Day. As a young leader of my locality, I decided to celebrate this day by educating the people about the importance of environment and why we should protect it. Today there is a lot of air, noise and water pollution everywhere. Each of us can contribute by protecting the environment and surroundings in our own locality.

I called a meeting of all the young residents of our locality and sought their support. We spoke about how we are destroying our environment and also how we can reduce pollution of all kinds. We then called a meeting of all the people in our locality and shared our thoughts and ideas with them. Some of the young students gave inspiring speeches.

We also held a poster and slogan-writing competition for students. All the posters and slogans were exhibited in the garden of our locality. We also took out a small procession with placards about pollution and protecting the environment.

In the evening, we showed a short movie on the harmful effects of pollution and what each of us can do to protect our environment. We asked each one present to take an oath to protect and preserve the environment.

We also decided to form a club called the Environment Club, which would work continuously for cleanliness and environment. Anyone could become a member of this club. We urged the people to devote at least two hours a week to keep our surroundings clean. We also decided to plant trees. It was a day of great satisfaction.

EXAM-ORIENTED STUDY MATERIAL

1. Read the extracts and answer the questions.

(1) Arun was just 17 Krishnamurthy years old when he founded the NGO Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI). Beginning with the Turtle Walk – a move to save turtle eggs and young hatchlings in Chennai, today Arun and his team of volunteers have cleaned beaches and various water bodies in Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Coimbatore and Puducherry. The team cleans lakes, beaches and zoos, plants trees, educates people through street plays and also makes environment-friendly paper bags. Arun’s team has students who joined him when they were in Class-7 and continued to work with him even after five years.

1. Which organization did Arun found at the age of 17?

Ans. Arun founded an NGO called Environmentalist Foundation of India at the age of 17.

2. Which was the first activity of EFI?

Ans. The first activity of EFI was Turtle Walk a move to save turtle eggs and young hatchlings in Chennai

3. What have Arun and his team done?

Ans. Arun and his team have cleaned beaches and water bodies in Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Coimbatore and Puducherry.

4. What are the activities of Arun’s team?

Ans. Arun’s team cleans lakes, beaches and zoos, plants trees, educates people through street plays and also makes environment-friendly paper bags.

(2) A beautiful lake next to my house, which once had a lot of birds, frogs and snakes, was heavily polluted. It led to the spread of mosquitoes and turned a lovely place into an ugly neighbourhood. This hurt me badly and I wanted to do something about it. I got together with a couple of my friends and cleaned the pond next to my house. This was the first activity.

1. Why was Arun hurt?

Ans. Arun was hurt because a lake next to his house was so polluted that it spread mosquitoes and turned the place into an ugly neighbourhood.

2. What did Arun do?

Ans. Arun got together with a couple of his friends and cleaned the pond next to his house.

(3) I have supportive parents who understood that my interest was the environment. They have never stopped me from doing what I want. On my part, I also made sure that I did not fail my parents in any way. I always informed them about everything that I did and took their advice before jumping into actions.

1. What does Arun say about his parents?

Ans. Arun says that his parents are supportive and understood his interest in environment and so they never stopped him from doing what he wanted.

2. How did Arun make sure that he never failed his parents?

Ans. Arun always informed his parents about his activities and took their advice before jumping into action.

(4) I have teachers who taught me how to go about things. They also taught me humility – so that I did not become snobbish or arrogant and start thinking I was a superstar because I was doing all this environment work. They taught me to be simple and keep learning all the time. I am not an activist, I am an environmentalist. I have learnt so much by doing this work.

1. What did Arun teachers teach him?

Ans. Arun’s teachers taught him to be humble, simple and keep learning all the time.

2. Arun’s teachers taught him humility so that….

Ans. Arun’s teachers taught him humility so that he did not become arrogant or snobbish and start thinking that he was a superstar because he worked for the environment.

3. What does Arun call himself?

Ans. Arun calls himself an environ- mentalist.

4. Why does Arun believe that he is an environmentalist and not an activist ?

Ans. Arun believes that he is an environ- mentalist and not an activist because he keeps on learning so much from the environment and his work to protect the environment.

(5) Both my school and college had plenty of green cover and both were home to several other life forms. This made me understand their importance, how beautiful they are and why we need to protect them. These animals are on their own, find their own food and are always active, on the move and never lazy. It is so positive; we have a lot to learn from them.

1. What did Arun realize from the green cover in his school and college?

Ans. The green cover in his school and college made Arun understand the importance of other life forms, how beautiful they are and why we need to protect them.

2. Both his school and college were home to ….

Ans. Both his school and college were home to several other life forms.

3. Why does Arun say that we have a lot to learn from animals?

Ans. Arun says that we have a lot to learn from animals because they are on their own, find their own food and are always active, on the move and never lazy.

(6) It is always good to decide in favour of what you really love to do. I quit my job at Google, but I still keep in touch with my friends there. So only my duties at Google have come to an end, not my emotional bond.

I understood that I had to leave the job at that minute in 2010, or else I would never be daring enough to do so. I could not sit back and enjoy life when environmental damage was happening on such a large scale. I wanted to do something and that something needed my full attention. So I left Google for EFI.

1. It is always good to decide ….

Ans. It is always good to decide in favour of what you really love to do.

2. Why does Arun say that only his duties at Google have come to an end?

Ans. Arun quit his job at Google, but he is still in touch with his friends there and so he says that only his duties at Google have come to an end, not his emotional bond.

3. Why did Arun quit his job?

Ans. Arun did not want to sit back and enjoy life when environmental damage was happening on a large scale, so he quit his job to work to Isave the environment.

(7) Everything from a diaper to worn out slippers – we find everything in our lakes. It is so disturbing because it is water and water is the basis of life. How can we not care for these water bodies? We use this garbage for landfill with no or minimal exposure to the outside environment. We ensure that the lake area and water-holding are free of garbage so that birds, frogs and snakes can live in peace.

1. What is thrown in lakes?

Ans. Everything from a diaper to worn out slippers are thrown in lakes.

2. Why should we care for water bodies?

Ans. We should care for water bodies because water is the basis of life.

3. The garbage is used for ….

Ans. The garbage is used for landfill with no or minimal exposure to outside environment.

4. What do Arun and his team ensure ? Why?

Ans. Arun and his team ensure that the lake area and water-holding are free of garbage so that birds, frogs and snakes can live in peace.

(8) Depending on the size of the lake, and the amount of garbage, it can take anywhere between 5 days and 3 months to completely clean a lake. We have our tools like rakes and spades.

1. Which tools do they use?

Ans. They use tools like rakes and spades.

2. How long does it take to clean a lake?

Ans. Depending on the size of the lake, and the amount of garbage, it takes anywhere between 5 days and 3 months to clean a lake.

(9) We wear nose masks, sanitary gloves and carry rakes and spades with which we collect the garbage and dump it into collection buckets which are taken to the garbage truck. We also use heavy machinery like earth movers and Poclain to de-silt the lake and clear the weeds and shrubs that are harmful.

1. What does Arun and his team use while cleaning a lake?

Ans. Arun and his team wear nose masks, sanitary gloves and carry rakes and spades while cleaning a lake.

2. For what are earth movers and Poclain used?

Ans. Earth movers and Poclain are used to de-silt the lake and clear the weeds and harmful shrubs.

(10) Firstly, we should all stop throwing trash outside our homes. Next, we should reduce the amount of trash we generate. Stows, tissues, wrappers, batteries, fast food junk, all these end up in lakes and they come from our homes. If we can reduce the amount of garbage at home and if we can dispose all garbage safely, that itself is a great deal. Every student is welcome to volunteer with us in helping the environment.

1. What advice does Arun give us?

Ans. Arun advises us to stop throwing trash outside our homes and reduce the amount of trash that we generate.

3. If we can reduce the amount of garbage at home, ….

Ans. If we can reduce the amount of garbage at home, we can dispose all garbage safely.

(11) How much time do school-going children need to devote, in say a week, for an environmental cause?

Four hours a weekend – that is two hours on Sundays and two hours on Saturdays. This small beginning is more than enough to ensure larger participation later.

1. How much time should students devote for environment?

Ans. Students should devote four hours a weekend – two hours on Saturdays and two hours on Sundays – for environment.

2. A small beginning.

Ans. A small beginning will ensure larger participation later.

(12) We offer fellowships to interested students. Our programme looks at young animal lovers, young wildlife photographers, film-makers, theatre artists and scientific researchers. We give them training in these areas and get them actively involved in all our work. Our youngest volunteer is in Class 3.

1. Whom does the EFI train?

Ans. The EFI trains young animal lovers, young wild life photographers, film- makers, theatre artists and scientific researchers.

2. How old is the youngest volunteer?

Ans. The youngest volunteer is in Class 3.

3. EFI offers ….. to interested students.

Ans. EFI offers fellowship to interested students.

2. What is found in lakes?

Ans. Stows, tissues, wrappers, batteries and fast food junk are found in lakes.

2. Frame sentences using the given set of words. You may change the forms of the words.

(1) to take up – cause

Our General Secretary has promised to take up the cause of the poor students.

(2) to venture into – quit

Mahesh quit his job and ventured into cloth business.

(3) volunteer – large scale

The company is looking for volunteers on a large scale to advertise their new product.

(4) decide in favour of

The teacher gave his decision in favour of our team.

(5) to deal with – garbage

The municipality cannot deal with the large amount of garbage in the city.

(6) to keep in touch with – friends

Though Mihir is in the US, he still keeps in touch with his school friends.

(7) conflict – arrogant

An honest person will always have conflict with his arrogant boss in the office.

3. Write short notes using the given questions / points.

(1) Arun Krishnamurthy

(Who is Arun Krishnamurthy? – What is the name of his NGO?- How old was he when he founded the NGO?- What are the activities of Arun and his team? Which was his first activity? What are Arun’s views on animals and birds? – Why should we keep the water bodies clean ? – Why did he quit his job? – How does he encourage students ?)

Ans. Arun is a Krishnamurthy young environmentalist. At the age of 17, he founded an NGO called Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI). Arun and his team of volunteers clean beaches and other water bodies, plant trees and also make environment-friendly paper bags. Arun first cleaned a lake next to his house, which was heavily polluted, leading to the spread of mosquitoes and making the place ugly. He got a lot of support from his parents and teachers. Arun feels that it is important to protect birds and animals. He feels that water bodies should be kept clean so that birds and animals can live peacefully. Arun left a good job at Google to devote his full attention to environment. EFI offers fellowships to students who are interested in saving the environment.

(2) Arun’s NGO : EFI

(founded at the age of 17 – activities – remove trash – garbage – restore water bodies encourage students offers – fellowship)

Ans. At a young age of 17, Arun founded an NGO called Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI), which works for the cause of environment. Arun and his team of volunteers clean beaches and other water bodies, plant trees and also make environment-friendly paper bags. The NGO cleans water bodies and use the garbage for landfill with no or minimal exposure to environment. The NGO encourages students to participate in this work. It also offers fellowship to interested students. It encourages the youth and trains them to make them actively involved in its activities.

(3) Role of Arun’s parents and teachers in his activities

(How did his parents support him? – What did he do so that he does not fail his parents? What did his teachers teach him?)

Ans. Arun’s parents were very supportive. They understood that his interest was environment. So they never stopped him from doing what he wanted. At the same time, Arun also made sure that he did not fail his parents in any way. He always informed them about everything that he did. He always took their advice before jumping into actions. Arun’s teachers taught me how to go about things. They taught him humility – so that he did not become snobbish or arrogant and start thinking that he was a superstar because he was working for the environment. They also taught him to be simple and keep learning all the time.

(4) How Arun’s school and college further his interest in environment

(plenty of green cover – home to life forms – understand their importance – beautiful-protect them – animals are on their own find their food – always on the move never lazy-positive – learn from them)

Ans. Arun’s school and college had plenty of green cover. Both these places were home to several other life forms. This made Arun understand their importance. He realized how beautiful they are and why we need to protect them. Arun realized that these animals are on their own, find their own food and are always active, on the move and never lazy. He found all this very positive. According to Arun, we have a lot to learn from these animals.

4. Select the title of the Read related with each sentence.

(Note: Important sentences of this Read are given here.)

(1) The team cleans lakes, beaches and zoos, plants trees, educates people through street plays and also makes environment- friendly paper bags.

(2) A beautiful lake next to my house, which once had a lot of birds, frogs and snakes, was heavily polluted.

(3) I got together with a couple of my friends and cleaned the pond next to my house.

(4) I have supportive parents who understood that my interest was the environment.

(5) I also made sure that I did not fail my parents in any way.

(6) I have teachers who taught me how to go about things.

(7) They taught me to be simple and keep learning all the time.

(8) I am not an activist, I am an environ- mentalist.

(9) They also taught me humility – so that I did not become snobbish or arrogant.

(10) It is always good to decide in favour of what you really love to do.

(11) Only my duties at Google have come to an end, not my emotional bond.

(12) I could not sit back and enjoy life when environmental damage was happening on such a large scale.

(13) Water is the basis of life.

(14) Every student is welcome to volunteer with us in helping the environment.

(15) We offer fellowships to interested students.

(16) Our youngest volunteer is in Class 3.

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