Q1.
Amber found many facts about the neem tree from Neem Baba. Fill up the fact sheet based on what Neem Baba told her. (LET US KNOW OUR NEEM — Common name / Given by / Period of birth / Born at / Found in / Common names / Names given by scientists / Names given by others)
Answer
Every line of the fact sheet can be filled from Part I of the conversation (pages 76–77).
| LET US KNOW OUR NEEM | |
|---|---|
| Common name | Neem — Given by: the Iranians |
| Period of birth | Millions of years ago |
| Born at | Somewhere in North India or Myanmar |
| Found in | India, many Asian and African countries, and even some parts of America |
| Common names | Nimb (Hindi), Nim, Leemba, Nimori, Nimbamond, Nimbe, Nimo — and the Sanskrit names Arishta, Nimba and Nimbaca |
| Names given by scientists | 1. 'bitter grace of God' 2. 'nature's gift to man' (also 'cleanliness-parting tree') |
| Names given by others | 1. 'magic tree' 2. 'the tree of the twentieth century' |
Where each fact comes from: “I was born millions of years ago somewhere in North India or Myanmar” gives you two rows at once. “The name ‘Neem’ is given by the Iranians” gives the ‘Given by’ box. And the long line beginning “Scientists call us…” gives you both of the last two rows — the scientists' names and the popular ones.
Careful: Arishta, Nimba and Nimbaca are the Sanskrit names given in India, not names given by scientists. Arishta means ‘the one who cures diseases’.