Class Seven English Unseen Passage (1-5)
Unseen Passage – 1 Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|) Kamini Roy, poet and social worker, was born in 12 October, 1864 in the village of Basanda in Bakerganj district. She passed the Entrance examination in 1880 from Bethune Female School and FA in 1883 and B.A (Hons.) in Sanskrit in 1886 from Bethune College. The same year she started teaching at Bethune College. Kamini Roy was involved in cultural and social welfare activities, especially women’s welfare. She started composing poems at an early age. Her first book of poems, Alo O Chhaya, was published in 1889. Her other poetical works include Nirmalya. Dharmaputra, Jibenpathey, etc. In recognition of her contribution to Bengali literature, she was awarded the Jagattarini Medal in 1929 by Calcutta University. She passed away on 27 September, 1993 in Hazaribagh, a small town in Bihar and Orissa Province, India. Word Meanings with Synonyms : same (†mBg&)adj.– GKB; alike. involve (Bbfj&f)v.– RwoZ Kiv, RwoZ _vKv/nIqv; engage. especially (B‡¯úkvjx)adv.– we‡klfv‡e, exceptionally. compose (K‡¤úvR)v.– †jLv, iPbv Kiv; write, create. publish (cvewjk)v.– cÖKvk Kiv; expose. include (BbK¬zW)v.– AšÍfz©³ Kiv; involve. recognition (†iKM&wbkb)n.– ¯^xK…wZ; acknowledgement. contribution (KbwUªweDkb)n.– Ae`vb, AskMÖnY; subscription. e½vbyev` : Kvwgbx ivq, Kwe Ges mgvRKg©x, 1864 mv‡ji 12-B A‡±vei ev‡KiMÄ †Rjvi evm›`v MÖv‡g Rb¥MÖnY K‡ib| wZwb 1880 mv‡j †e_yb gwnjv we`¨vjq †_‡K GbUªvÝ cixÿvq cvk K‡ib Ges 1883 mv‡j GdG Ges 1886 mv‡j †e_yb K‡jR †_‡K ms¯‹…wZ‡Z we.G (Abvm©) wWMÖx jvf K‡ib| GKB eQ‡i wZwb †e_yb K‡j‡R wkÿKZv ïiæ K‡ib| Kvwgbx ivq mvs¯‹…wZK Ges mgvR Kj¨vYg~jK Kg©Kv‡Ê RwoZ wQ‡jb, we‡kl K‡i gwnjv‡`i Kj¨vYg~jK Kg©Kv‡Ê| Aí eqm †_‡KB wZwb KweZv iPbv ïiæ K‡ib| Zvi †jLv cÖ_g KweZvi eB ÔAv‡jv I QvqvÕ 1889 mv‡j cÖKvwkZ nq| Zvi Ab¨vb¨ KweZv¸‡jvi g‡a¨ i‡q‡Q Òwbg©vj¨Ó, Òag©cyÎÓ Ges ÒRxebc‡_Ó| evsjv mvwn‡Z¨ Zuvi Ae`v‡bi Rb¨ Zuv‡K KjKvZv wek¦we`¨vjq †_‡K 1929 mv‡j RMËvwiYx c`K cÖ`vb Kiv nq| wZwb 1993 mv‡ji 27†k †m‡Þ¤^i fvi‡Zi wenvi I Dwol¨v iv‡R¨i GKwU †QvU kni nvRvixev‡M g„Zz¨eiY K‡ib| Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. (Aby‡”Q‡` cÖ`Ë Z_¨vbyhvqx wb‡Pi †UwejwU m¤ú~Y© Ki|) 1 × 5 = 5 Year Event Where/What 12 October 1864 was born (i) —— (ii) —— passed the Entrance examination Bethune Female School 1886 (iii) —— Bethune College 1889 published (iv) —— 1893 (v) —— Hazaribagh Read the passage again and write ‘True’ or ‘False’ beside the following statements. Give correct answer for the false statement. (Aby‡”Q`wU cybivq co Ges wb‡gœv³ wee„wZ ¸‡jvi cv‡k ‘True’ A_ev ‘False’ †jL| wg_¨v wee„wZi Rb¨ mwVK DËi `vI|) 1 × 5 = 5 (a) Kamini Roy was a philanthropist. (b) She started her career as a teacher. (c) She started writing poems after joining the college. (d) She died in Dhaka. (e) ‘Alo O Chhaya’ is one of her novels. Ans. (i) Basanda in Bakerganj; (ii) In 1880; (iii) Passed B.A (Hons) in Sanskrit; (iv) Alo O Chhaya; (v) died. (a) False. Correct: Kamini Roy was a poetess. (b) True. (c) False. Correct: She started writing at an early age. (d) False. Correct: She died in Hazaribagh, India. (e) False. Correct: ‘Alo O Chhaya’ is one of her book of peoms. Unseen Passage – 2 Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)People drink a lot of tea, There are many kinds of tea. There is black tea. There is green tea, red tea, yellow tea, etc. People drink a lot of tea in China. Some people drink it because it is good for them. It makes them healthy. Other people drink it because it tastes very good. It tastes delicious. People drink a lot of green tea in Japan and Korea. In Vietnam, some people drink coffee before they drink tea. People drink a lot of tea in England. Every afternoon, English people drink tea. They add milk to their tea. Mostly tea comes from China. Some tea comes from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Kenya, Japan, and Indonesia also grow a lot of tea. Word Meanings with Synonyms: kind (KvBÛ)n.— aib, cÖKvi‡f`; sort, type. make (†gBK)v.— ˆZwi Kiv; build, form. healthy (†njw`)adj.— ¯^v¯’¨evb; strong. taste (†UB÷)v.— ¯^v`hy³ nIqv, ¯^v` cvIqv; try. add(A¨vW)v.— †hvM Kiv, †gkv‡bv; mix. grow (†MÖv)v.— Rš§v‡bv, Drcv`b Kiv; produce. e½vbyev` : mvaviY gvbyl cÖPzi cwigv‡Y Pv cvb K‡i| A‡bK iK‡gi Pv Av‡Q| Kv‡jv Pv Av‡Q| meyR Pv, jvj Pv, njy` Pv, BZ¨vw` Av‡Q| Px‡b †jvKRb cÖPzi cwigv‡Y Pv cvb K‡i| wKQz †jvK GwU cvb K‡i KviY GwU Zv‡`i Rb¨ fv‡jv| GwU Zv‡`i‡K ¯^v¯’¨evb K‡i| Ab¨iv GwU cvb K‡i KviY Gi ¯^v` LyeB fv‡jv| Gi ¯^v` AZ¨šÍ gRv`vi| Rvcv‡b Ges †Kvwiqv‡Z †jvKRb cÖPzi cwigv‡Y meyR Pv cvb K‡i| wf‡qZbv‡g wKQz †jvK Pv cvb Kivi Av‡M Kwd cvb K‡i| Bsj¨v‡Û †jvKRb cªPzi cwigv‡Y Pv cvb K‡i| Bs‡iRiv cÖwZw`b we‡K‡j Pv cvb K‡i| Zviv Zv‡`i Pv‡q `ya †gkvq| †ewkifvM Pv Pxb †_‡K Av‡m| wKQz Pv fviZ, kªxj¼v I evsjv‡`k †_‡K Av‡m| †Kwbqv, Rvcvb Ges B‡›`v‡bwkqvI cÖPzi cwigv‡Y Pv Drcv`b K‡i| Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1 × 5 = 5 What/Where/When Description (i) ——————————— one kind of drink. (ii) Kinds of tea (ii) ——————- (iii) ——————————— drink a lot of green tea. (iv) ——————————— every afternoon people drink tea. (v) ——————————— main supplier of tea. Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answer for the false statements. 1 × 5 = 5 (a) People in Japan drink black tea in plenty. (b) Bangladesh is one of the major tea producers. (c) Tea tastes bitter. (d) The people of England drink tea in the morning on a regular basis. (e) China is the largest supplier of tea. Ans. (i) Tea; (ii) black, green, red, yellow; (iii) people in Japan and Korea; (iv) In England; (v) China. (a) False. People in Japan drink green tea in plenty. (b) True. (c) False. Tea tastes delicious. (d) False. The people of England drink tea in the afternoon on a regular basis. (e) True. Unseen Passage
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