The experiment with water
A short text in Urdu at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. At the natural-science lesson we did an experiment with water. Each group took a sample and examined it well. Our…
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- سائنس کی کلاس میں ہم نے پانی کا تجربہ کیا۔ ہر گروپ نے ایک نمونہ لیا اور اسے اچھی طرح دیکھا۔ ہماری مفروضہ تھی کہ دریا کا پانی سب سے صاف ہے۔ ناپ کچھ اور بتایا اور پہلی بات رد کرنی پڑی۔ استاد نے کہا کہ مشاہدہ اندازے سے بہتر ہے۔ آخر میں حساب کے بنیاد پر نتیجہ لکھا اور ایک قاعدہ نظر آیا۔sains ki klass main hum ne pani ka tadzhurba kiya. har gurop ne ek namuna liya aur use achchhi trah dekha. humari mafruza thi ke darya ka pani sab se saf hai. nap kuchh aur bataya aur pehli bat rad karni pari. ustad ne kha ke mushahida andaze se behtar hai. akhir main hisab ke bunyad per natidzha likhi aur ek qaida nazar aya.At the natural-science lesson we did an experiment with water. Each group took a sample and examined it well. Our hypothesis was that the river water is the cleanest. The measurement showed another thing, and the first assertion had to be refuted. The teacher said that observation is better than guessing. At the end, on the basis of the count, the conclusion was written down, and a pattern was noticed.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- What was the experiment with?
- What was the hypothesis?
- What did the measurement show?
- What was said at the end?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Urdu?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
How to read a text in an unfamiliar language usefully?
First all the way through without peeking at the translation — just to catch the familiar words. Then with the translation. Then all the way through again: the second pass brings noticeably more, and that feeling matters more than any rule.