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1. 1.

   What was the unique way in which the women of the Uttrakhand showed their love and respect for their trees?
2. 2.

   Give instances from the text to show that the Chipko Movement started without much planning.
3. 3.

   In what sense had the women of Reni proved the men of the village wrong?
4. 4.

   On the basis of your reading of te text, select the best option.

   1. The name of the movement, 'Chipko', comes from a word meaning.
      1. 'to embrace'
      2. 'to love'
      3. 'to save'
      4. 'to forgive'
   2. The forests prevent the mountain from coming tumbling down onto villages as
      1. tree hold the soil.
      2. trees don't let rain fall to ground.
      3. people can live under them.
      4. trees stand between people and hills.
   3. The best word to describe Gaura Devi would be
      1. old
      2. brave
      3. poor
      4. widow
5. 5.

   Do you think our future depends on how we look after our times? Why do you think so?

6. 6.

   This is a talking tree. On the basis of the text, fill the bubbles, stating all that the tree would like to say.