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In 2015, Jadav was honoured with Padma Shri, the

fourth highest civilian award in India for his endeavour to
protect the environment and his contribution to expand
the green cover.

He has also received several other awards for his

remarkable achievements.

Word Power

humble: low special status (poor) massive: very large submerged: under water
relocated: moved to a new place foster: bring up / take care of saplings: young plants

sandbar: a long, narrow sandbank at the mouth of the river commuted: travelled
fetch: bring consume: eat transforming: changing
inhabited: occupied tribute: respect nickname: a special name
feature: article capturing: attracting conferred: awarded
paddling: swimming replenish: restore / replace civilian: an ordinary citizen
endeavour: try hard remarkable: extraordinary sustained: continued

Comprehension Skills

A. Choose the right option.
1. Anil Borthakur was a _____________.

a. scientist b. court master c. farmer

2. When Jadav was just five years old, there was a massive _____________.

a. earthquake b. flood c. landslide

3. Jadabesh Barua was a _____________.

a. doctor b. engineer c. agricultural scientist

4. When Jadav returned to his village, he saw hundreds of dead ____________.

a. cattle b. snakes c. fish

5. Jadav first planted _____________.

a. bamboo b. fruit trees c. vegetables

B. Write T for true and F for false statements.
1. Jadav was born in a well-to-do family. ( )

2. Jadav commuted to the sandbar in a boat. ( )

3. Jadav is from Odisha. ( )

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