Lesson No. 6 - Transport

TRANSPORT

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People of earlier times prepared bullocks, cart and went on a long, slow journey on bad, rough roads. Bullock carts were common means of transport. Now we only have to buy a ticket for road, railway or air journey and are taken to our destination in hours instead of days. Modern transport is time saving and helps to promote both social and national unity by keeping people in contact with each other.

Transport is a mode of conveyance. It carries people or material from one place to another. People use transport for trade, business or when going on a tour. They visit their relatives, friends and offices, transport has made the life of man mobile, fast and efficient. Nobody can deny the importance of it.

The travel from one place to another is not a problem in the modern age. A man can go miles away in the morning and after doing the job in the day can come back home in the evening.

In the past people mostly walked to other places, they used to ride on animals. Sometimes they even used carts and carriages driven by bullocks and horses. It was a slow speed transport and was used only at the time of absolute necessity. With the invention of internal combustion engine, transport was revolutionized. It became fast and easily available.

There are three types of transport. One is road transport including the railway. Second is the water transport and third the air transport. Railway became the popular mode of travel in the mid of the 20th century. It carries thousands of people and hundred and thousand ton freight with speed and ease. But with the development of modern net work or road the load has shifted mainly to the road transport. Now motor vehicles are carrying the larger proportion of freight than that of railway.
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Bus is a widely used form of public transport in the country inter city transport has made the mobility of the people faster and easier. The working class use bus for transportation for their jobs. Many people now maintain their own vehicles i.e. cars, motorcycles and vans. Auto rickshaws are also available in urban areas. The people hire them to reach the place of job.

The water transport consists of boats, ships and tankers. In the first half of the 20th century people mostly went abroad by ships. But road transport and air transport have provided better, luxurious and fastest mode of travel for the public. Ships are now used to carry the freight and the oil tankers. Inter-continent travel has made air transport popular. It has helped the people to come closer to share their socio cultural heritage. It has made the movement from one part of the world to another easier and desirable. It fulfills the individual, national and international obligations.

Transport is now considered important for the economic life of a country. Hundreds and thousands of people travel daily from one place to another to boost up their economic activity and enhance their income or to get education. They can also visit the far off healthy resorts. It provides aid and relief goods to the calamity stricken people in a short time. So transport is a companion of good and bad time.

Word

Meaning

Mobile

Moving

Efficient

Performing duties well

Freight

Cargo, burden

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EXERCISES

Q:1 Choose the correct answer.

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Transport is a mode of
travel (b) conveyance (c) truck (d) bus
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People use transport to
(a) replace the bullock cart (b) work from morning to dawn (c) carry their material from one place to another (d) attack the enemy
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In the past people used animals to pull their
(a) cars (b) carts (c) huts (d) bags
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Modern transport is

(a) time saving (b) time killing (c) time consuming and (d) time bar

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Transport has shortened
(a) difference (b) distance (c) deference (d) preference
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Q:2 Write true (T) or false (F) against each statement.
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Transport has made life difficult. (F)
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It provides a wider choice of moving from one place to another. (T)
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There are may types of transport. (T)
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Railways carry the larger portion of freight inland. (F)
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Bus is not used for transport. (F)
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Q:3 Write short answers.

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Why do the people move around in the country?
Ans: People move around in the country for trade, business, to get education or when going on a tour. They visit their relatives, friends and offices.
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What is the importance of transport in the country?
Ans: Transport promotes social and national unity by keeping people in contact with each other. It fulfills the individual, national and international obligation. It is very important for the economic life of a country.
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What is auto traffic?
Ans: The word 'auto' means 'automobile' like car, bus, van, motorcycle etc. The word 'traffic' means the 'movement of vehicles along the roads in a particular area'. Therefore, 'auto traffic' means 'the movement of modern transport along the road'.
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Q:4 Fill in the blanks.
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Transport is a mode of conveyance.
It carries people from one place to another.
Transport has made life mobile, fast and efficient.
In the past people used to ride on animals.
Bullock cart is a slow speed transport.
The travel from one place to another is not a problem now.
There are three types of transport.
Water transport consists of boats, ships and tankers.
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Q:5 Punctuate the following lines.

It provides aid and relief goods to the calamity stricken people in a short time so transport is a companion of good and bad time.
Ans: It provides aid and relief goods to the calamity stricken people in a short time. So transport is a companion of good and bad time.

Q:6 Use the proper form of the verb given in the bracket.

In the past people mostly (walk) to other placed.
Ans: In the past people mostly walked to other places.

They (use) carts driven by bullocks.
Ans: They used carts driven by bullocks.

Railway (become) the popular mode of travel.
Ans: Railway has became the popular mode of travel.

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It (provide) aid and relief goods.
Ans: It (provides) aid and relief goods.

Q:7 Use the following words in sentences of your own.

Conveyance, efficient, invention, environment, development

Conveyance
I have no conveyance to come to school.

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Efficient
He is an efficient teacher.

Invention
Modern inventions have brought revolution in every field of life.

Environment
It is our responsibility to keep our environment clean.

Development
People should work hard for development of their country.

Q:8 Adverbs can be formed by adding 'ly' to many adjective e.g.
Certain + ly = certainly

Write five more adverbs.
Ans: happily, swiftly, quickly, efficiently, nicely

Q:9 Ask your class fellows five questions about railways.

When did railways become the popular mode of travel?
Ans: Railways became the popular mode of travel in the mid of the 20th century.

What does Railways carry?

Ans: It carries and freight.

Have you ever travelled by a train?

Ans: Yes, I have traveled by a train many times.

What is your opinion about journey by a train?
Ans: The journey by a train is very comfortable and fast these days.

Q:10 Match the opposites.

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Central (1)
Weakness (5)
Modern (2)
Rural (4)
Cheap (3)

Remote (1)
Urban (4)
Expensive (3)
Strength (5)
Old (2)

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