3.4 Eco - Warriors Unite!
Complete textbook exercise solutions — Maharashtra State Board (Balbharati), Grade Six English.
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About the chapter
This lesson is a skit about a group of children who go on a trek. They find the hills full of garbage. They call three superheroes for help, but the superheroes run away. In the end, the children clean the place themselves and become the real eco-warriors.
Key points
- The children found garbage everywhere on the hills.
- The superheroes Bhirbhiri, Dhoomchand and Shaktisen ran away.
- Aarav said, “Let’s help ourselves.”
- The children picked up litter and sorted the waste.
- Reduce, reuse and recycle help to protect the environment.
- Message: we must clean our surroundings ourselves.
Words to remember
- litter – waste thrown carelessly
- reduce – to use less
- reuse – to use again
- recycle – to make something new from used material
- eco-warrior – a person who works to protect nature
| Dry waste | Wet waste |
|---|---|
| broken toys, paper, plastic wrappers | vegetable waste, banana peels, used tea leaves |
Remember: Wet waste is kitchen and garden waste that rots and can be turned into compost. Dry waste does not rot easily and can often be recycled.
(i) Do you think the superheroes should have helped them? Why?
Yes, the superheroes should have helped, because they were called for help. But all three ran away. This teaches us a lesson. Human beings made the garbage, so we must clean it ourselves. That is why the children became the real superheroes.
(ii) Explain the three terms ‘recycle’, ‘reduce’, ‘reuse’.
- Reduce: To use less of things, so that less waste is made. Example: use fewer plastic bags.
- Reuse: To use the same thing again and again. Example: carry a cloth bag to the market.
- Recycle: To turn used material into something new. Example: old newspapers are made into new paper.
(iii) Do you think children will be successful in their mission?
Yes, they will be successful. They do not wait for others. They pick up litter and sort the waste. They will also work with their parents. When everyone works together, even a big problem can be solved.
- (i) Saanvi’s grandma carries a jute bag. Yes. A jute bag can be used again and again. So no plastic bag is needed.
- (ii) Riya uses a metallic water bottle. Yes. She does not buy plastic bottles. So less plastic waste is made.
- (iii) Arjun puts garbage in wet and dry waste bins. Yes. Sorted waste can be easily composted or recycled.
- (iv) Vedang’s father uses a bicycle for nearby places. Yes. A bicycle uses no fuel. So it causes no air pollution. It also keeps him fit.
Imperative sentences (they give an order, request or suggestion):
- “Let’s explore High hills!”
- “Call them then.”
- “Look Aarav, what we’ve got is a treasure of garbage here…”
- “Have some water.”
- “Give me that much or let me search for it.”
- “Let’s help ourselves.”
- “Let’s pick up this litter and make High hills sparkle!”
- “Let’s not throw garbage in water.”
- “Look outside.”
Exclamatory sentences (they show sudden or strong feeling):
- “Oh no! What a hardluck!”
- “What a dirty picture of the environment it is!”
- “Ohh no! I feel like vomiting”
- “What a horrible picture it is!”
- “Oh no! he is also gone!”
- “Oh no! Animals might get hurt by this plastic!”
- “We are the real superheroes!”
- “High hills will shine like a green gem!”
- (i) The kids enter greenpeak doing energetic trek dances. — enter, doing
- (ii) Let’s explore greenpeak! — explore
- (iii) I want to hear so many birds singing. — want, hear, singing
- (iv) Let’s pick up this litter and make greenpeak sparkle. — pick up, make, sparkle
- (i) Aarav talks about nature.
- (ii) The kids explore greenpeak happily.
- (iii) The children feel worried about pollution.
Remember: A singular subject (Aarav) takes the verb with -s. A plural subject (the kids, the children) takes the verb without -s.
This is a writing and performance activity. Students should write and present their own skit.
Ideas for a skit: a river that speaks and complains about plastic · a tree that refuses to be cut · a “Court of the Earth” where air, water and soil give evidence against human beings · two friends who start a cleanliness drive in their colony.
- Tip tap tip,
Off you slip,
Garbage, garbage,
Into the skip! - Chik chik choom,
Sweep the room,
Dust and litter,
Meet your doom! - Hip hip hoo,
Green and new,
Plant a sapling,
Me and you! - Splish splash splee,
Clean the sea,
Fish come back,
Swim free, free!
An Eco-friendly Ganeshotsav
Eco-friendly things we will use: a clay (shadu) idol, decorations of cloth, paper and real flowers, earthen diyas, and leaf or steel plates.
Things we will avoid: plaster-of-Paris idols, thermocol and plastic decorations, plastic plates, loud speakers and fire-crackers.
How we will avoid pollution:
Air — no crackers.
Water — immerse the idol in a tank or bucket at home, not in a river.
Soil — separate wet and dry waste and compost the flowers.
Sound — keep music low and use traditional instruments.
New creative ideas: make our own clay idol, give a seed to each visitor as prasad, and hold a prize for the best eco-friendly decoration.
- (i) He is working on C-Language nowadays.
- (ii) They were watching a movie when the phone rang.
- (iii) She will be doing exercise tomorrow morning.
- (iv) He is studying science for his upcoming test.
- (v) As the direct train is not available, he will be travelling by bus.
This is a school activity. Students should organise it with their teachers and parents.