Let's understand the text:

1. What is the first paragraph about? Answer: The first paragraph is about the importance of road safety, stating that it is paramount as it affects people's lives by preventing roadside injuries and deaths. It highlights that lack of awareness is a leading cause of accidents.

2. What is road safety? What does it involve? Answer: Road safety is the safety of people from roadside injuries and deaths. It involves various methods and measures which must be followed by road users (pedestrians, motorists, cyclists, etc.) to prevent serious injuries and deaths.

3. What is the finding of the World Health Organisation? Answer: According to the WHO, most hospitalisation cases and leading causes of death are due to lack of awareness about road safety.

4. Why is there a greater need of awareness among people about road safety? Answer: There is a greater need for awareness because the number of vehicle users is increasing, leading to a rise in accidents.

5. What does the second paragraph talk about? Answer: The second paragraph talks about "Road Safety Week" as an awareness programme aimed at raising public awareness about traffic rules, reducing accidents, and sensitizing people against drunken driving, high-speed driving, and the importance of wearing helmets/seat-belts.

6. Who observes the Road Safety Week Campaign? Answer: The government observes it, but many charitable organisations, non-government agencies, and private firms also organise and provide logistic support.

7. When is it observed? Answer: It is organised every year in the month of January.

8. What is the main aim of Road Safety Week Campaign? Answer: The main aim is to raise public awareness about traffic rules, reduce road accidents, and help people save their lives and the lives of others. It specifically aims to sensitize people about the dangers of drunken driving, high-speed driving, and the importance of safety gear.

9. What things should people know about road safety by this campaign? Answer: People should know about traffic rules, signs, cautions, the outcome of drunken/high-speed driving, and the importance of wearing helmets and seat-belts. They are also instructed not to use cell phones or listen to music while driving.

10. What does the author say in the third paragraph? Answer: The author describes how Road Safety Week is celebrated with enthusiasm in major cities. Various educational materials (banners, posters, films) are distributed. Schools and colleges participate, and local authorities check drivers for violations like drunken driving. Various activities like competitions, seminars, and medical check-ups are organized.

11. When is the Road Safety Week organised? Answer: In the month of January.

12. Where do people celebrate this week? Who voluntarily take part in the campaign? Answer: It is celebrated in major cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Baroda, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, and Chandigarh. Many schools and colleges voluntarily take part.

13. What do the local authorities do during this campaign? Answer: Local authorities organize a thorough check of drivers and motorcyclists to send a strong message of "Zero Tolerance against Drunken Driving" and other safety violations. They also explain traffic rules and signs to commuters.

14. How do drivers get benefit out of this programme? Answer: Drivers benefit from free medical check-up camps and driving training workshops organized during the week.

15. What activities are organised for school and college children? Answer: Activities include painting and drawing competitions, road safety announcements, exhibitions, tests of road rules, debates on selected themes, workshops, and seminars.

16. Why is the fourth paragraph important for us? Answer: It is important because it lists the various factors/causes that lead to serious accidents and fatalities, helping people understand what behaviors to avoid.

17. How many important causes of accident have been highlighted in this paragraph? Can you add some more causes to this list? Answer: Six causes are highlighted:

1.     Drunken driving/rash driving/overspeeding.

2.     Under-age driving.

3.     Distracted driving (cell phones, texting, talking, loud music).

4.     Not using seat belts/jumping signals/restricted lane driving.

5.     Careless pedestrians.

6.     Unsafe/poorly kept commercial vehicles. Additional causes: Poor road conditions, bad weather, animal crossing, fatigue/drowsiness.

18. Who are eligible to get driving licence from the authorities? Answer:

  • For private vehicles: Minimum age 18 years. (Learner's license at 16).
  • For vehicles up to 50cc (with parental consent): Age 16.
  • For commercial vehicles: Minimum age 20 years.

19. What does 'distracted driving' mean? Answer: Distracted driving includes speaking on cell phones, texting while driving, talking to other passengers, and listening to loud music, which diverts attention from the road.

20. Find out the word, in the fourth paragraph, which means 'traveller on foot'? Answer: Pedestrian.

21. What can you learn from the fifth paragraph? Answer: We learn about the preventive measures and strict actions that should be taken, such as checking for drunken driving, strict licensing procedures, heavy fines for using phones while driving, mandatory helmets/seat-belts, compulsory fitness certificates for vehicles, and zero tolerance for violations.

22. How can the drunken driving be checked? Answer: By local authorities checking drivers of all vehicles and motorcycles, and issuing strict government orders to licensing authorities.

23. What should the government do for issuing driving licence? Answer: The government should issue strict orders to licence-issuing authorities to take strong steps (strict verification/testing) while issuing licences.

24. What can be done for old and unused vehicles? Answer: A fitness certificate should be made compulsory for every vehicle running on the road to ensure they are safe. (Implicitly, unfit vehicles should be removed/banned).

25. Who does 'us' refer to in the last paragraph? Answer: 'Us' refers to the general public/society/citizens.

26. Can you suggest some more ways to prevent road accidents? Answer:

  • Better street lighting.
  • Strict enforcement of speed limits via cameras.
  • Public awareness campaigns in schools from a young age.
  • Improving road signage and markings.
  • Penalties for jaywalking.

 

 

 

 

E. Let's understand the text better:

(a) Match the paragraph numbers under column 'A' with their main ideas given under column 'B'.

A (Paragraph)

B (Main Idea)

1

road safety and its importance

2

aims of Road Safety Week Campaign

3

organisation of road safety week

4

causes of road accidents

5

ways or measures for prevention of road accidents

6

conclusion: theme of the text

(b) Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate words from brackets.

(i) According to the statistics of the World Health Organisation, most of the hospitalisation cases and leading causes of deaths are due to lack of awareness about road safety.

(ii) The aim of Road Safety Week Campaign is to emphasise and educate people about safe road travel by applying just simple rules.

(iii) Pocket guides and leaflets related to road safety are distributed to the on-road travellers.

(iv) Free medical check-up camps are organised for the drivers.

(v) Traffic safety games including card games, puzzles and board games are organised for school children.

(vi) The permissible age in India for having a driving licence is sixteen years for vehicles up to 50 CC engine capacities without gears with the consent of parents.

(vii) Texting on cell phones while driving is a kind of distracted driving.

(viii) Everyone should think about safety first then drive.

F. Let's talk:

(a) Say whether the following statements are True or False.

(i) Most of the accidents take place due to lack of awareness among the people. Answer: True (Para 1)

(ii) The celebration of Road Safety Week is one of the awareness programmes to be safe on the road. Answer: True (Para 2)

(iii) Road Safety campaign discourages people not to drink alcohol, not to use cell phones for talking and texting. Answer: True (Para 2 & 5)

(iv) Road Safety Week is organised every year in the month of November by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway. Answer: False (It is organised in January) (Para 3)

(v) During the Road Safety Week training camps are organised for school and college children. Answer: False (Training workshops are for drivers; schools/colleges do competitions/debates) (Para 3) Note: The text says "driving training workshops... for the drivers". For students, it lists competitions/seminars.

(vi) The young people at the age of 16 can obtain driving licence. Answer: False (They can apply for a learner's licence at 16; full licence for private vehicles is 18). (Para 4)

(vii) The fitness certificates should be made compulsory for only old and unused vehicles. Answer: False (Compulsory for every vehicle running on the road). (Para 5)

(viii) Talking to other persons while driving comes under drunken driving. Answer: False (It comes under distracted driving). (Para 4)

(ix) Road Safety Week creates an opportunity to make people understand what could be done to save our life as well as the life of others. Answer: True (Para 6)

(b) Chain-drill slogans: (This is a speaking activity, no written answer required, but students recite the slogans listed in the text.)

G. Let's learn words:

(a) Solve the cross-word puzzle:

Down:

1.     Coming and going of persons and vehicles: TRAFFIC

2.     We obey them: RULES (or SIGNS) -> Clue 4 is likely RULES based on context, but let's check grid.

3.     A car driver uses it while driving: SEATBELT (Too long?) Or STEERING? Let's look at Clue 5 Across "We wear it while riding bikes" -> HELMET. Clue 6 Down: "A car driver uses it..." -> Maybe GEAR? Or MIRROR? Let's re-evaluate based on standard puzzles.

o    Let's look at the grid structure implied by the clues.

o    1 Down: TRAFFIC (7 letters)

o    4 Down: SIGNS (5 letters) or LAWS? "We obey them".

o    6 Down: SEATBELT is 8 letters. Clue says "A car driver uses it". Maybe BRAKE?

o    9 Down: A colour indicating 'proceed with caution': AMBER (5 letters) or YELLOW.

o    12 Down: People who control the traffic: POLICE (6 letters).

o    13 Down: A person who drives a vehicle: DRIVER (6 letters).

Across: 2. A path on which we travel: ROAD (4 letters). 3. Safeness: SAFETY (6 letters). 5. We wear it while riding bikes: HELMET (6 letters). 7. A colour indicating to 'stop': RED (3 letters). 8. A colour indicating to 'go': GREEN (5 letters). 10. Every driver should have this certificate: LICENCE (7 letters) or FITNESS. 11. A person who goes from one place to another: COMMUTER (8 letters) or TRAVELLER.

(Note: Without the visual grid, exact fits are estimated based on common road safety vocabulary.)

(b) Match the symbols under 'A' with the instructions under 'B'.

(Based on standard traffic signs described in the text/images)

1.     Cycle Prohibited: Symbol showing a bicycle with a red circle/slash. (Likely Symbol 4 or similar in the chart).

2.     No Entry: Red circle with white horizontal bar. (Symbol 2 in the list provided in the table row 2 | [Up Arrow?] | no entry - Wait, the table in the PDF is jumbled. Let's look at the specific matching request.)

The table provided in the prompt is:

A Symbols

B Instructions

1

4 cycle prohibited

2

[Up Arrow]

no entry

3

A

speed limit

4

horn prohibited

5

overtaking prohibited

6

school ahead

7

narrow road

8

50)

parking both sides

9

D

pedestrian crossing

10

one way

Correction: The table in the PDF is a matching exercise where you write the number of the symbol in the box. Since I cannot see the specific images labeled 1-10 clearly in the text extraction, I will provide the standard matches:

  • No Entry: Usually a red circle with a white bar.
  • Speed Limit: A number inside a red circle (e.g., 50).
  • Horn Prohibited: A trumpet/horn with a slash.
  • Overtaking Prohibited: Two cars side-by-side with a slash.
  • School Ahead: Two children walking.
  • Narrow Road: Two lines converging.
  • Parking Both Sides: P with arrows.
  • Pedestrian Crossing: Person walking on stripes.
  • One Way: Arrow pointing in one direction.
  • Cycle Prohibited: Bicycle with a slash.

(Students must match the visual symbols from their book to these descriptions.)

(c) Break the following words and find the verbs.

(i) regulation = regulate + tion (ii) celebration = celebrate + ion (iii) estimation = estimate + ion (iv) promotion = promote + ion (v) transportation = transport + ation (vi) observation = observe + ation (vii) education = educate + ion (viii) competition = compete + ition (ix) distribution = distribute + ion (x) motivation = motivate + ion (xi) commutation = commute + ation (xii) violation = violate + ion (xiii) prevention = prevent + ion (xiv) provision = provide + ion (Note: Provision comes from provide, but spelling changes slightly).

Fill in the blanks with suitable words (verbs/nouns):

(i) The government observes (or organises) the Road Safety Week every year in the month of January. (ii) Many non-government organisations (or agencies) provide support to the Road Safety Week Campaign. (iii) The aim of the Road Safety Week Campaign is to educate (or aware/motivate) the people. (Grammatically: "to educate" fits best. If noun needed: "awareness"). Let's use verb: educate. (iv) We can prevent accidents by making people aware of the road safety rules. (v) Road Safety Quiz competitions are organised for the young people. (vi) Persons caught talking or texting on cell phones should be fined not to repeat such violations. (vii) The act of coming to the working place and going back home every day is called commutation. (viii) We can distribute leaflets to make people aware of the road safety rules.

(d) Match the words under 'A' with the words under 'B' (Collocations).

1.     Seat belt

2.     Traffic rules

3.     Driving licence (Wait, 'licence' isn't in B. Let's look at B: training, driver, pedestrians, belt, rules, area, gap, competition, check-up, place).

o    Driving training? Or Driving driver? No.

o    Let's re-match carefully.

o    A: seat, traffic, driving, medical, parking, prohibited, drunken, careless, distant, drawing.

o    B: training, driver, pedestrians, belt, rules, area, gap, competition, check-up, place.

Matches:

1.     Seat belt

2.     Traffic rules (or Traffic pedestrians? No. Traffic area? No.) -> Traffic rules is standard.

3.     Driving licence is not in B. Maybe Driving training? Yes.

4.     Medical check-up

5.     Parking place (or Parking area)

6.     Prohibited area (or Prohibited place?) -> Usually "Prohibited area".

7.     Drunken driver

8.     Careless pedestrians

9.     Distant gap? (Unlikely). Maybe Distant place?

10.Drawing competition

Let's refine:

o    Seat belt

o    Traffic rules

o    Driving training (Workshops mentioned in text)

o    Medical check-up

o    Parking area (or Place)

o    Prohibited area (Signs often say "Prohibited Area")

o    Drunken driver

o    Careless pedestrians

o    Distant gap? (Maybe "Distant place"?) Let's look at remaining B words: gap, place.

o    Drawing competition

Remaining A: distant. Remaining B: gap, place. "Distant place" makes sense. "Gap" is left? Maybe Parking goes with place? And Prohibited goes with area? What about gap? Distant gap? No. Maybe Traffic goes with gap? No. Maybe Careless goes with driver? And Drunken goes with driver? No, only one driver.

Let's look at the text collocations: "Safety rules", "Educational banners", "Seat belt".

Let's try:

1.     Seat belt

2.     Traffic rules

3.     Driving licence (Not in B). Is driver for Driving? No.

4.     Medical check-up

5.     Parking place / area

6.     Prohibited area / place

7.     Drunken driver

8.     Careless pedestrians

9.     Distant place?

10.Drawing competition

Leftover: gap. Which word goes with gap? Distant gap? No. Traffic gap? No. Perhaps Distant is not in the list? Ah, distant is in A. Maybe Gap goes with Safety? No.

Let's re-read B: training, driver, pedestrians, belt, rules, area, gap, competition, check-up, place.

Possible Match for gap: Generation gap? Not in A. Time gap? Not in A. Maybe Distant is a typo for Distance?

Let's assume standard collocations:

o    Seat belt

o    Traffic rules

o    Driving training (from text "driving training workshops")

o    Medical check-up

o    Parking place (or area)

o    Prohibited area (common sign)

o    Drunken driver

o    Careless pedestrians

o    Drawing competition

o    Distant ... ?

If Parking takes area, then Prohibited takes place? Unlikely. If Parking takes place, Prohibited takes area. Then Distant takes gap? No.

Maybe Traffic takes gap? No.

Let's look at Distant. Is there a word Distant driver? No.

Actually, looking at the list again: A: distant B: gap

Is it possible Distant matches with place and Parking matches with area? Then what matches with gap?

Maybe Safe was in A? No.

Let's leave Distant and Gap as a potential mismatch or specific textbook collocation like "Distant gap" (unlikely). However, Drawing competition is definite. Medical check-up is definite. Seat belt is definite. Traffic rules is definite. Drunken driver is definite. Careless pedestrians is definite. Driving training is definite.

This leaves: Parking, Prohibited, Distant from A. And Area, Place, Gap from B.

Parking area is common. Prohibited place? Or Prohibited area? Distant place?

If Parking -> Area Prohibited -> Place (Weak) Distant -> Gap (Weak)

Alternative: Parking -> Place Prohibited -> Area Distant -> Gap?

Self-Correction: In some contexts, "Gap" might refer to "Knowledge gap" or similar, but none fit. I will provide the most logical standard collocations:

1.     Seat belt

2.     Traffic rules

3.     Driving training

4.     Medical check-up

5.     Parking place (or area)

6.     Prohibited area

7.     Drunken driver

8.     Careless pedestrians

9.     Drawing competition

10.Distant place (Best fit for remaining)

H. Let's learn language:

Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate modals:

1.     This bus can take 45 passengers safely. (Ability/Capacity)

2.     Your driving licence has been approved. You will get it next week from the postman. (Prediction/Future fact)

3.     It is your fault. You should not drive the car so fast. (Obligation/Advice)

4.     You must wear a helmet to save your life. (Compulsion/Obligation)

5.     He will (or shall) be punished if he does not give up his habit of taking alcohol. (Prediction/Consequence). Note: 'Will' is more common for prediction.

6.     Could (or Can) you drop me at the station? (Request). 'Could' is more polite.

7.     My father suggests that we should be careful while crossing the road. (Advice/Suggestion)

I. Let's write:

(a) Read the chart and answer:

(i) What is the punishment for driving by a minor? Answer: Fine of 500 rupees.

(ii) What is the amount of the fine for driving without a helmet? Answer: 100 rupees.

(iii) How much is a person punished for dangerous or hasty driving? Answer: Fine of 1000 rupees or imprisonment for six months.

(iv) How are the drunken drivers punished? Answer: Fine of 2000 rupees.

(v) What happens to a person if he drives a vehicle in unsafe condition? Answer: Court challan.

(vi) What is the fine amount for the vehicles fitted with dark glasses/sun films? Answer: 100 rupees.

(vii) What will happen to you if you park your motorbike on the footpath? Answer: Fine of 100 rupees.

(b) Report Writing:

Accident Report

Date: 20 November 2018 Time: Morning (Approx. 10 AM) Place: Bridge near Jagatpur, outskirts of Cuttack. Persons Present: Bus driver, passengers, buffalo, bystanders. Causes: The driver swerved to avoid hitting a buffalo on the bridge. Results: The bus crashed into the railing and fell 30 feet into the dry riverbed. 12 people were killed and 49 injured. The buffalo also died. Injured were taken to Cuttack Medical College. Govt announced compensation.

 

(c) Letter Writing:

From: Ashutosh Class IX, R N High School Odagoan

To: Asmit Class VII, U G M.E School Adala, Nayagarh

Date: July 1, 2026

Dear Asmit,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to advise you on some important road safety rules, especially since you ride your bicycle to school.

Always remember to follow traffic signals and never jump red lights. Ride on the left side of the road and avoid zig-zagging. Do not listen to music or use your phone while cycling as it distracts you. Always wear bright clothes so that drivers can see you easily. Be cautious at turns and intersections.

Your safety is precious, so please be careful. Give my regards to Uncle and Aunty.

Yours lovingly, Ashutosh