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Grade 8 - Poverty and Inequality - Practice Sheet 3

The document is a practice sheet for Grade 8 students on the topic of poverty, featuring arguments from two individuals, Jyoti and Ajeet. Jyoti emphasizes that poverty is man-made and highlights its negative impacts on families, while Ajeet suggests ways to combat poverty and discusses government measures to alleviate it. Students are tasked with evaluating the strength of both arguments and supporting their views with evidence from the text.

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Grade 8 - Poverty and Inequality - Practice Sheet 3

The document is a practice sheet for Grade 8 students on the topic of poverty, featuring arguments from two individuals, Jyoti and Ajeet. Jyoti emphasizes that poverty is man-made and highlights its negative impacts on families, while Ajeet suggests ways to combat poverty and discusses government measures to alleviate it. Students are tasked with evaluating the strength of both arguments and supporting their views with evidence from the text.

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SVKM J.V.

PAREKH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Grade: 8 Subject: Global Perspective Topic: GP Practice Sheet 3

Name of the Student: _________________ Roll No: ______ Date: 15/1/2025

SOURCE 4
Jyoti
According to the Noble prize winner South African leader, Nelson Mandela –
“Poverty is not natural, it is manmade”. The above statement is true as the causes of
poverty are generally man-made. There are various causes of poverty but the most
important is population. Rising population is putting the burden on the resources &
budget of countries. Governments are finding difficult to provide food, shelter &
employment to the rising population. Poverty affects the life of a poor family.
Reduced capacity to work further reduces his income, making him poorer. Children
from poor family never get proper schooling & proper nutrition. They have to work to
support their family & this destroys their childhood. Some of them may also involve in
crimes like theft, murder, robbery, etc. A poor person remains uneducated & is
forced to live under unhygienic conditions in slums. There are no proper sanitation &
drinking water facility in slums & he falls ill often & his health deteriorates. A poor
person generally dies an early death. So, all social evils are related to poverty.
Ajeet
Poverty is a social evil, we can also contribute to control it. For example- we can
simply donate old clothes to poor people, we can also sponsor the education of a
poor child or we can utilize our free time by teaching poor students. The government
of India also took several measures to eradicate poverty from India. Some of them
are – creating employment opportunities, controlling population, etc. In India, about
60% of the population is still dependent on agriculture for its livelihood. Government
has taken certain measures to promote agriculture in India. The government
constructed certain dams & canals in our country to provide easy availability of water
for irrigation. Government has also taken steps for the cheap availability of seeds
& farming equipment to promote agriculture. Government is also promoting farming
of cash crops like cotton, instead of food crops. In cities, the government is
promoting industrialization to create more jobs. Government has also opened ‘Ration
shops’. Other measures include providing free & compulsory education for children
up to 14 years of age, scholarship to deserving students from a poor background,
providing subsidized houses to poor people, etc.
1. Study Source 3
a. Which argument is more convincing, Jyoti’s or Ajeet’s? [16]

Your answer should consider both arguments and you should support your
point of view with their words.

You should also consider:

 the strength of their reasoning and evidence


 their use of language
 the different types of information used.
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