11. 1.3 The Call of the Soil

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1.3 The Call of the Soil

Activity 1

State whether the following sentences are true or false :

1. The author is an example of reverse migration.

Ans-True

2. The author who was standing in the field of moong which was not damp. 

Ans- False

The correct sentence is "The author who was standing in the field of moong which was  damp. 

3. The Moong plants grow three feet tall.

Ans- False

The correct sentence is "The Moong plants grow

two feet tall."

4. Watching  the field the author felt exhilarated. 

Ans- True

5. The author took first  rice crop as a farmer.

Ans- False

The correct sentence is "The author took first  Moong crop as a farmer".

6. The author brought moong seeds from Surat. 

Ans- True

7. The author felt exhausted as he examined his moong fields 

Ans- False

The correct sentence is " The author felt exhilarated as he examined his moong fields 

8. The author was well-prepared to plant moong  in his fields.

Ans-False

The correct sentence is " The author was still trying to figure out what he could sow."

9. The author wanted to grow organic moong.

Ans-True

10. Moru Dada did not want to spray som pesticide on the moong crop.

Ans- False 

The correct sentence is "Moru Dada  wanted to spray some pesticide on the moong crop."

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