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3. 1A Pinch of Salt

1. Fill in the blanks.

a) Salt is one of the oldest .

b) Salt has been used for thousands of years for

and .
c) is deposited on the earth’s surface.

d) method is used to produce high-purity and fine-grain salt.

e) दू salt pans are different from man-made salt pans.

2. Answer each of the following questions in 30-40 words.

a) Describe natural salt pans.

b) What is vacuum evaporation?

c) Why is iodine important for the growth of our body?

d) Why did the British imprison Gandhiji and his followers?

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3. Write the antonyms of the following words.
a) unfair-
b) expensive -
c) artificial -
d) safest -
e) comfortable -
f) disobeyed -

4. Salty Stuff!
An idiom is a saying which is not taken literally. It has a separate meaning of its own.
Match the salt related idioms to their meaning.

A B
a blotchy mixture of black, grey and
a) above/below the salt i)
white; usually refers to hair
a person who is genuine and has good
b) back to the salt mines ii)
morals
a position of high/low standing, rank,
c) eat salt with someone iii)
regard or repute
a rumour or some information which
d) rub salt into one's wounds iv)
may not be completely true
back to one's daily job, especially one
e) salt of the earth v)
which is difficult or unpleasant
f) salt the books vi) the cost to keep a productive employee
to falsify the information in a transaction
g) salt-and-pepper vii)
to make it seem more valuable
to make something that is already
h) take something with a pinch of salt viii)
difficult, unpleasant
i) throw salt on someone’s game ix) to stay at someone's house
j) worth one's salt x) to mess up someone’s plans
Answers:
a) __________ b) __________ c) __________ d) __________ e) __________
f) __________ g) __________ h) __________ i) __________ j) __________

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