Part-A: Seen Comprehension (40 Marks)
Unit-Two, Lesson-17 (Honesty is the Best Policy)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.
Once upon a time there lived a poor man called Suruj Ali. He was an honest, hardworking man and looked after a large mango orchard. The owner of the orchard, Hamidur Rahman, was a very rich man.
One day some of Hamidur Rahman’s friends came to visit him. It was during the summer season when the mangoes were ripe. So Hamidur Rahman asked Suruj Ali to pick some of the ripe mangoes and give them to his friends.
Suruj Ali went to the orchard and carefully picked some nice, large mangoes. Then he gave them to his master. When Hamidur Rahman and his friends started eating them, Hamidur Rahman said, “These mangoes don’t taste sweet. They’re sour! How can we eat them?” So he called Suruj Ali back and asked him to take the sour mangoes away and bring some sweet ones from his orchard.
1. True or false. If false, give the correct answer: 1×5=5
a) None but Hamidur Rahman was the owner of the mango orchard.
b) Hamidur Rahman and his friends relished the taste of the mangoes.
c) Hamidur Rahman was hospitable.
d) Suruj Ali wanted to entertain the visitors.
e) The mangoes were neither sweet nor sour.
2. Choose the best answer from the alternatives: 1×5=5 a) Suruj Ali was the ————of the garden. (i) heir (ii) caretaker (iii) owner (iv) proprietor
b) The word ‘rush’ means —————. (i) speaking (ii) walking (iii) running slowly (iv) running quickly
c) Suruj Ali picked the mangoes —————. (i) aimlessly (ii) desperately (iii) carelessly (iv) cautiously
d) Suruj Ali brought some—————mangoes. (i) nice (ii) large (iii) sour (iv) all of them
e) Hamidur Rahman asked Suruj Ali to —————some mangoes. (i) bring (ii) sell (iii) eat (iv) buy
3. Fill in the gaps in the following passage with words from the box. .5×10=5
Once there (a) ———-a man (b) ———-Suruj Ali. Though he was poor, he was very (c) ———-. He (d) ———after the mango orchard of Hamidur Rahman (e) ———-was a very rich man. One day some of Hamidur Rahman’s friends (f) ———him. So he (g) ———— Suruj Ali to (h) ———some ripe mangoes from the garden as it was (i) ———. Suruj Ali did so (j) ————.
4.Give short answers to the following questions. 1×5=5
a) What was Suruj Ali’s occupation?
b) Who was the owner of the mango orchard?
c) When were the mangoes ripe?
d) How did the mangoes taste?
e) Why did Hamidur Rahman call Suruj Ali back?
5. Choose a word from the box and put it in the blank next to its meaning .5×10=5
a) ———————- = possessor
b) ———————- = profession
c) ———————- = try by the touch of the tongue
d) ————————= pleasing to the taste
e) ————————= take care
f) ———————— = an enclosure with fruit trees
g) ———————- = pluck
h) ——————— -= inspect
i) ———————- = acidic
j) ———————- = captain
6. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the text. .5×10=5
Once there lived a poor man Suruj Ali by (a) —————. In spite of his (b) —————, he was honest in life. He was (c) ————— by a rich man named Hamidur Rahman to (d) ——- ——-care of his mango orchard. One day some of Hamidur Rahman’s friends came to visit him in summer season when the mangoes were (e) ————-ripe. He wanted to (f) ————- them with some (g) ————-. (h) ————- he ordered Suruj Ali to (i) ————- some of the (j) ————— mangoes from the orchard.
7. Read the passage in A again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about Suruj Ali. Use the clues in the box below. Write the information in the correct sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph
should not exceed 70 words. 5
8. Suppose, you are Angelina. Your friend is Rock. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend on why Hamidur Rahman and his friends did not relish the mangoes. 5
Unit-Two, Lesson-17
(Honesty is the Best Policy)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.
Once upon a time there lived a poor man called Suruj Ali. He was an honest, hardworking man and looked after a large mango orchard. The owner of the orchard, Hamidur Rahman, was a very rich man.
One day some of Hamidur Rahman’s friends came to visit him. It was during the summer season when the mangoes were ripe. So Hamidur Rahman asked Suruj Ali to pick some of the ripe mangoes and give them to his friends.
Suruj Ali went to the orchard and carefully picked some nice, large mangoes. Then he gave them to his master. When Hamidur Rahman and his friends started eating them, Hamidur Rahman said, “These mangoes don’t taste sweet. They’re sour! How can we eat them?” So he called Suruj Ali back and asked him to take the sour mangoes away and bring some sweet ones from his orchard.
Answer Sheet:
Answer to the Question No.1
a) True
b) False;
Cor. Ans: Hamidur Rahman and his friends didn’t relish the taste of the mangoes.
c) True
d) False;
Cor. Ans: Hamidur Rahman wanted to entertain the visitors.
e) False;
Cor. Ans: The mangoes were sour.
Answer to the Question No.2
a) ii) caretaker
b) iv) running quickly
c) iv) cautiously
d) iv) all of them
e) i) bring
Answer to the Question No.3
a) was
b) named
c) honest
d) looked
e) that
f) visited
g) told
h) pick
i) summer
j) accordingly
Answer to the Question No.4
এ অংশের উত্তরের ভাষা নানা রকমের হতে পারে। নিজেরা চেষ্টা কর। তবে Tense ব্যবহারের ক্ষেত্রে অবশ্যই সতর্ক থাকবে। তাছাড়া তথ্য যেন ভুল না হয়।
Answer to the Question No.5
a) owner = possessor
b) occupation = profession
c) taste = try by the touch of the tongue
d) sweet= pleasing to the taste
e) look after= take care
f) orchard = an enclosure with fruit
trees
g) pick= pluck
h) visit= inspect
i) sour= acidic
j) master= captain
Answer to the Question No.6
a) name b) poverty/poorness
c) appointed d) take
e) completely
f) entertain
g) mangoes
h) So
i) pick/bring j) ripe
Answer to the Question No.7
এ অংশের উত্তরের ভাষা নানা রকমের হতে পারে। বক্সে প্রদত্ত clues গুলো সঠিকভাবে ব্যবহার করে নিজেরা চেষ্টা কর। অবশ্যই নিজের ভাষায় লেখার চেষ্টা করতে হবে। আকৃতির প্রতি লক্ষ্য রেখো যেন বেশি বড় হয়ে না য়ায়। এ অংশে paragraph-এর নাম দেয়ার দরকার নেই।
Answer to the Question No.8
এ অংশের উত্তরের ভাষা নানা রকমের হতে পারে। নিজেরা চেষ্টা কর। Situation-এ যে নাম উল্লেখ থাকবে dialogue লেখার সময় সেই নামই ব্যবহার করতে হবে। পাঁচ নম্বরে জন্য কমপক্ষে পাঁচ জোড়া লিখতে হবে।
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A long time ago in a small village near the jungle, there lived a young man called Ruplal. He lived with his family and worked on a farm, but he didn’t like it there. It was a beautiful place, but there were a lot of problems. The village people were always quarreling. So there was no peace. `I’ll either have to go and live alone in the jungle or I’ll go completely mad!’ Ruplal exclaimed. I do not stay here one more day! So he collected his things and went to live by himself in the jungle. Ruplal made a nice little hut for himself in the jungle with wood, bamboo and reeds. There he lived in peace and quiet all by himself. `Ah, how happy I am now!’ He thought to himself. Then, one day after a few weeks, he discovered something strange. In his blanket there was hole. `Who made this hole?’ Ruplal asked. He looked around him, but nobody replied. `I don’t understand. There’s either somebody here, or the hole just made itself!’ That night, while Ruplal was sleeping, he heard a noise. Either someone or something was eating his blanket. `Who’s that?’ Ruplal shouted. `Go away and leave me alone!’ Outside the moon was shining brightly and Ruplal saw something small. It was a mouse. `Right’, he thought, `I’ll bring my cat here. Then I’ll be able to sleep in peace!
1. Write whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer .
(a) Ruplal lived in a forest. (b) Ruplal went to forest to lead a peaceful life.
(c) In the jungle Ruplal faced no problem.
(d) Ruplal had no sound sleep in the jungle at all.
(e) The first few days of Ruplal in the jungle were very peaceful.
Answer to the question no 01:
(a) False. Correct answer-Ruplal lived in a village. (b) True.
(c) False. Correct answer-In the jungle Ruplal faced many problems. (d) False. Correct answer-At the beginning he had a sound sleep. (e) True.
2. Choose the best answer from the alternative .
(a) Ruplal did not like his village because .......
(i) it wasn’t beautiful. ii) the people there were always quarrelling.
(iii) he was completely mad. iv) it was populous.
b) He went into the jungle to.......
i) live in a nice little hut. ii) make a hut .
iii) find peace and quiet. iv) hunt animals.
(c) He was surprised because.......
i) he saw a hole in his blanket. ii) nobody helped to him.
iii) the jungle was also noisy. iv) the hole just made itself.
(d) ....... ate a hole in Ruplal’s blanket.
i) Nobody ii) Something iii) Somebody iv) An ant
(e) Ruplal could see a mouse because......
i) it made a hole in his blanket. ii) it was not small.
iii) the moon was shining. iv) it was playing with a cat.
Answer to the question no 02:
(a) (ii) the people there were always quarrelling.
(b) (iii) find peace and quiet. (c) (i) he saw a hole in his blanket.
(d) (ii) something (e) ( iii) the moon was shining.
The Man Who Wanted to Live Alone থেকে প্রশ্নোত্তর আলোচনা করা হলো।
3. Give the short answer of these questions.
(a) What was Ruplal’s profession?
(b) Why didn’t he like the village life?
(c) Why wasn’t Ruplal happy in the jungle?
(d) Why did Ruplal decide to bring his cat in the jungle?
(e) Where did Ruplal live in the jungle?
Answer to the question no 03:
(a) Ruplal’s profession was farming.
(b) He did not like the village life because the people in the village were always quarrelling.
(c) He faced more responsibilities in the jungle and there was none to share. So he wasn’t happy in the jungle.
(d) He decided to bring his cat to get rid of the mouse.
(e) In the jungle he lived in a hut made by himself.
4. Choose a word from the list and put it in the blank next to its meaning.
calm, forest, ranch, crisis
unaided, join, diminutive, family
town, school, huge, gathered
nap, timber, abscond, merely
a) ———— = small b) ———— =farm
c) ———— =problem d) ———— =only
e) ————— =jungle f) ———— =collected
g) ————— =quiet h) ————— =wood
i) ————— =sleep j) ————— =leave
Answer to the question no 04:
a) diminutive =small b) ranch =farm
c) crisis =problem d) merely =only
e) forest =jungle f) gathered =collected
g) calm =quiet h) timber =wood
i) nap =sleep j) abscond =leave
Unit-Two, Lesson-17 (Honesty is the Best Policy)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.
Once upon a time there lived a poor man called Suruj Ali. He was an honest, hardworking man and looked after a large mango orchard. The owner of the orchard, Hamidur Rahman, was a very rich man.
One day some of Hamidur Rahman’s friends came to visit him. It was during the summer season when the mangoes were ripe. So Hamidur Rahman asked Suruj Ali to pick some of the ripe mangoes and give them to his friends.
Suruj Ali went to the orchard and carefully picked some nice, large mangoes. Then he gave them to his master. When Hamidur Rahman and his friends started eating them, Hamidur Rahman said, “These mangoes don’t taste sweet. They’re sour! How can we eat them?” So he called Suruj Ali back and asked him to take the sour mangoes away and bring some sweet ones from his orchard.
1. True or false. If false, give the correct answer: 1×5=5
a) None but Hamidur Rahman was the owner of the mango orchard.
b) Hamidur Rahman and his friends relished the taste of the mangoes.
c) Hamidur Rahman was hospitable.
d) Suruj Ali wanted to entertain the visitors.
e) The mangoes were neither sweet nor sour.
2. Choose the best answer from the alternatives: 1×5=5 a) Suruj Ali was the ————of the garden. (i) heir (ii) caretaker (iii) owner (iv) proprietor
b) The word ‘rush’ means —————. (i) speaking (ii) walking (iii) running slowly (iv) running quickly
c) Suruj Ali picked the mangoes —————. (i) aimlessly (ii) desperately (iii) carelessly (iv) cautiously
d) Suruj Ali brought some—————mangoes. (i) nice (ii) large (iii) sour (iv) all of them
e) Hamidur Rahman asked Suruj Ali to —————some mangoes. (i) bring (ii) sell (iii) eat (iv) buy
3. Fill in the gaps in the following passage with words from the box. .5×10=5
Once there (a) ———-a man (b) ———-Suruj Ali. Though he was poor, he was very (c) ———-. He (d) ———after the mango orchard of Hamidur Rahman (e) ———-was a very rich man. One day some of Hamidur Rahman’s friends (f) ———him. So he (g) ———— Suruj Ali to (h) ———some ripe mangoes from the garden as it was (i) ———. Suruj Ali did so (j) ————.
4.Give short answers to the following questions. 1×5=5
a) What was Suruj Ali’s occupation?
b) Who was the owner of the mango orchard?
c) When were the mangoes ripe?
d) How did the mangoes taste?
e) Why did Hamidur Rahman call Suruj Ali back?
5. Choose a word from the box and put it in the blank next to its meaning .5×10=5
a) ———————- = possessor
b) ———————- = profession
c) ———————- = try by the touch of the tongue
d) ————————= pleasing to the taste
e) ————————= take care
f) ———————— = an enclosure with fruit trees
g) ———————- = pluck
h) ——————— -= inspect
i) ———————- = acidic
j) ———————- = captain
6. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the text. .5×10=5
Once there lived a poor man Suruj Ali by (a) —————. In spite of his (b) —————, he was honest in life. He was (c) ————— by a rich man named Hamidur Rahman to (d) ——- ——-care of his mango orchard. One day some of Hamidur Rahman’s friends came to visit him in summer season when the mangoes were (e) ————-ripe. He wanted to (f) ————- them with some (g) ————-. (h) ————- he ordered Suruj Ali to (i) ————- some of the (j) ————— mangoes from the orchard.
7. Read the passage in A again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about Suruj Ali. Use the clues in the box below. Write the information in the correct sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph
should not exceed 70 words. 5
8. Suppose, you are Angelina. Your friend is Rock. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend on why Hamidur Rahman and his friends did not relish the mangoes. 5
Unit-Two, Lesson-17
(Honesty is the Best Policy)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.
Once upon a time there lived a poor man called Suruj Ali. He was an honest, hardworking man and looked after a large mango orchard. The owner of the orchard, Hamidur Rahman, was a very rich man.
One day some of Hamidur Rahman’s friends came to visit him. It was during the summer season when the mangoes were ripe. So Hamidur Rahman asked Suruj Ali to pick some of the ripe mangoes and give them to his friends.
Suruj Ali went to the orchard and carefully picked some nice, large mangoes. Then he gave them to his master. When Hamidur Rahman and his friends started eating them, Hamidur Rahman said, “These mangoes don’t taste sweet. They’re sour! How can we eat them?” So he called Suruj Ali back and asked him to take the sour mangoes away and bring some sweet ones from his orchard.
Answer Sheet:
Answer to the Question No.1
a) True
b) False;
Cor. Ans: Hamidur Rahman and his friends didn’t relish the taste of the mangoes.
c) True
d) False;
Cor. Ans: Hamidur Rahman wanted to entertain the visitors.
e) False;
Cor. Ans: The mangoes were sour.
Answer to the Question No.2
a) ii) caretaker
b) iv) running quickly
c) iv) cautiously
d) iv) all of them
e) i) bring
Answer to the Question No.3
a) was
b) named
c) honest
d) looked
e) that
f) visited
g) told
h) pick
i) summer
j) accordingly
Answer to the Question No.4
এ অংশের উত্তরের ভাষা নানা রকমের হতে পারে। নিজেরা চেষ্টা কর। তবে Tense ব্যবহারের ক্ষেত্রে অবশ্যই সতর্ক থাকবে। তাছাড়া তথ্য যেন ভুল না হয়।
Answer to the Question No.5
a) owner = possessor
b) occupation = profession
c) taste = try by the touch of the tongue
d) sweet= pleasing to the taste
e) look after= take care
f) orchard = an enclosure with fruit
trees
g) pick= pluck
h) visit= inspect
i) sour= acidic
j) master= captain
Answer to the Question No.6
a) name b) poverty/poorness
c) appointed d) take
e) completely
f) entertain
g) mangoes
h) So
i) pick/bring j) ripe
Answer to the Question No.7
এ অংশের উত্তরের ভাষা নানা রকমের হতে পারে। বক্সে প্রদত্ত clues গুলো সঠিকভাবে ব্যবহার করে নিজেরা চেষ্টা কর। অবশ্যই নিজের ভাষায় লেখার চেষ্টা করতে হবে। আকৃতির প্রতি লক্ষ্য রেখো যেন বেশি বড় হয়ে না য়ায়। এ অংশে paragraph-এর নাম দেয়ার দরকার নেই।
Answer to the Question No.8
এ অংশের উত্তরের ভাষা নানা রকমের হতে পারে। নিজেরা চেষ্টা কর। Situation-এ যে নাম উল্লেখ থাকবে dialogue লেখার সময় সেই নামই ব্যবহার করতে হবে। পাঁচ নম্বরে জন্য কমপক্ষে পাঁচ জোড়া লিখতে হবে।
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A long time ago in a small village near the jungle, there lived a young man called Ruplal. He lived with his family and worked on a farm, but he didn’t like it there. It was a beautiful place, but there were a lot of problems. The village people were always quarreling. So there was no peace. `I’ll either have to go and live alone in the jungle or I’ll go completely mad!’ Ruplal exclaimed. I do not stay here one more day! So he collected his things and went to live by himself in the jungle. Ruplal made a nice little hut for himself in the jungle with wood, bamboo and reeds. There he lived in peace and quiet all by himself. `Ah, how happy I am now!’ He thought to himself. Then, one day after a few weeks, he discovered something strange. In his blanket there was hole. `Who made this hole?’ Ruplal asked. He looked around him, but nobody replied. `I don’t understand. There’s either somebody here, or the hole just made itself!’ That night, while Ruplal was sleeping, he heard a noise. Either someone or something was eating his blanket. `Who’s that?’ Ruplal shouted. `Go away and leave me alone!’ Outside the moon was shining brightly and Ruplal saw something small. It was a mouse. `Right’, he thought, `I’ll bring my cat here. Then I’ll be able to sleep in peace!
1. Write whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer .
(a) Ruplal lived in a forest. (b) Ruplal went to forest to lead a peaceful life.
(c) In the jungle Ruplal faced no problem.
(d) Ruplal had no sound sleep in the jungle at all.
(e) The first few days of Ruplal in the jungle were very peaceful.
Answer to the question no 01:
(a) False. Correct answer-Ruplal lived in a village. (b) True.
(c) False. Correct answer-In the jungle Ruplal faced many problems. (d) False. Correct answer-At the beginning he had a sound sleep. (e) True.
2. Choose the best answer from the alternative .
(a) Ruplal did not like his village because .......
(i) it wasn’t beautiful. ii) the people there were always quarrelling.
(iii) he was completely mad. iv) it was populous.
b) He went into the jungle to.......
i) live in a nice little hut. ii) make a hut .
iii) find peace and quiet. iv) hunt animals.
(c) He was surprised because.......
i) he saw a hole in his blanket. ii) nobody helped to him.
iii) the jungle was also noisy. iv) the hole just made itself.
(d) ....... ate a hole in Ruplal’s blanket.
i) Nobody ii) Something iii) Somebody iv) An ant
(e) Ruplal could see a mouse because......
i) it made a hole in his blanket. ii) it was not small.
iii) the moon was shining. iv) it was playing with a cat.
Answer to the question no 02:
(a) (ii) the people there were always quarrelling.
(b) (iii) find peace and quiet. (c) (i) he saw a hole in his blanket.
(d) (ii) something (e) ( iii) the moon was shining.
The Man Who Wanted to Live Alone থেকে প্রশ্নোত্তর আলোচনা করা হলো।
3. Give the short answer of these questions.
(a) What was Ruplal’s profession?
(b) Why didn’t he like the village life?
(c) Why wasn’t Ruplal happy in the jungle?
(d) Why did Ruplal decide to bring his cat in the jungle?
(e) Where did Ruplal live in the jungle?
Answer to the question no 03:
(a) Ruplal’s profession was farming.
(b) He did not like the village life because the people in the village were always quarrelling.
(c) He faced more responsibilities in the jungle and there was none to share. So he wasn’t happy in the jungle.
(d) He decided to bring his cat to get rid of the mouse.
(e) In the jungle he lived in a hut made by himself.
4. Choose a word from the list and put it in the blank next to its meaning.
calm, forest, ranch, crisis
unaided, join, diminutive, family
town, school, huge, gathered
nap, timber, abscond, merely
a) ———— = small b) ———— =farm
c) ———— =problem d) ———— =only
e) ————— =jungle f) ———— =collected
g) ————— =quiet h) ————— =wood
i) ————— =sleep j) ————— =leave
Answer to the question no 04:
a) diminutive =small b) ranch =farm
c) crisis =problem d) merely =only
e) forest =jungle f) gathered =collected
g) calm =quiet h) timber =wood
i) nap =sleep j) abscond =leave
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