Unseen Passage – 21
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)
The pioneer of Bangladeshi modern art, Zainul Abedin, was born in Kishoreganj on 29 December 1914. He was a great artist of Bangladesh. He is widely acclaimed for his Bengal ‘Famine Sketches’. Through a series of sketches he showed the harsh famine of 1940. He sketched the skeletal figures of the people destined to die from starvation. He depicted these extremely shocking pictures with human compassion. He produced a series of brush and ink drawings which later became iconic images of human sufferings. He graduated from the Government school of Art, Calcutta, with the first position in first class. He is considered the founding father of Bangladeshi art. For his outstanding talent in art, he is referred to as ‘Shilpacharya’ meaning ‘great teacher of art’. He founded the Folk Art Museum in Sonargaon and Zainul Abedin Shangrahasala in Mymensingh.
| Word Meanings with Synonyms : pioneer (cvBIwbqvi)n. – AMÖ`~Z; precursor. acclaim (A¨vK&‡K¬Bg)v. – cÖksmv Kiv; applaud. famine (†dwgb)n. – `ywf©ÿ; dearth, scarcity. sketch (†¯‹P)n. – bKkv; diagram. harsh (nvk©)adj. – Zxeª; severe. starvation (÷vi‡fkb)n. – Abvnvi; fasting, hunger. depict (†Wwc±)v. –eY©bv Kiv; describe. compassion (Kgc¨vkb)n. – mg‡e`bv; sympathy, pity. refer (†idvi)v. – D‡jøL Kiv; mention. |
e½vbyev`: evsjv‡`wk AvaywbK wPÎKjvi cw_K…r, Rqbyj Av‡e`xb 1914 mv‡ji 29 wW‡m¤^i wK‡kviMÄ †Rjvq Rš§MÖnY K‡ib| wZwb evsjv‡`‡ki GKRb eo wPÎwkíx wQ‡jb| wZwb Zuvi Ôevsjvi `ywf©ÿÕ †¯‹P¸‡jvi Rb¨ e¨vcKfv‡e bw›`Z/mycwiwPZ| avivevwnK A‡bK wPÎKjvi gva¨‡g wZwb 1940 Gi KiæY `ywf©ÿ Zz‡j a‡i‡Qb| Abvnv‡i g„Zz¨ hv‡`i fvM¨, wZwb †mme gvby‡li K¼vjmvi †`‡ni Qwe Gu‡K‡Qb| gvbexq mnvbyf‚wZ wb‡q wZwb Gme gg©vwšÍK Qwe wPÎvwqZ K‡i‡Qb| wZwb A‡bK¸‡jv Zzwj I Kvwji AuvKv Qwe m„wó K‡i‡Qb †h¸‡jv cieZx©‡Z gvby‡li `ytL `y`k©vi Av`k© wPÎ n‡q c‡o| wZwb †KvjKvZvi miKvix AvU© ¯‹zj †_‡K cÖ_g †kªwY‡Z cÖ_g n‡q mœvZK wWMÖx jvf K‡ib| wZwb evsjv‡`kx wPÎ wk‡íi cÖwZôvZv wcZv wn‡m‡e we‡ewPZ nb| wPÎwk‡í GB AmvaviY †gavi Rb¨ Zv‡K ÔwkívPvh©Õ wn‡m‡e AwfwnZ Kiv nq hvi A_© ÒwPÎwk‡íi gnvb wkÿKÓ| wZwb †mvbviMuv‡q †jvKwkí Rv`yNi Ges gqgbwms‡n Rqbyj Av‡ew`b msMÖnkvjv ¯’vcb K‡ib|
- Complete the following table with the information given in the passage:1×5 = 5
| Who/What | Event/Information | Where/What | When/How |
| Zainul Abedin | was born | (i) …….. | 1914 |
| His | Zainul Abedin Shangrahasala | Mymensingh | (ii).. …….. |
| The famine | broke out | (iii)…….. | 1940’s |
| (iv)… …….. | was founded | in Sonargaon | in his lifetime |
| His series of sketches | (v) …….. | iconic image | now-a-days |
- Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements. 1 × 5 = 5
(a) Zainul Abedin was born in Kishoreganj on 29 December 1912.
(b) Through a series of Sketches he showed the harsh famine of 1940.
(c) Zainul Abedin graduated from Dhaka University.
(d) He is considered the founding father of Bangladeshi art.
(e) He founded the Folk Art Museum in Mymensingh and Zainul Abedin Shangrahasala in Sonargaon.
Ans.
- (i) Kishoreganj; (ii) in his life time; (iii) Bengal; (iv) Folk Art Museum; (v) became.
- (a) False. Zainul Abedin was bom in Kishoreganj on 29 December 1914.
(b) True.
(c) False. Zainul Abedin graduated from Government School of Art, Calcutta.
(d) True.
(e) False. He founded the Folk Art Museum in Sonargaon and Zainul Abedin Shangrahasala in Mymensingh.
Unseen Passage – 22
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)
More than one hundred ninety years ago, there lived in France one of the greatest soldiers called Napoleon Bonaparte. He was born in 1769 and died in 1821. When he was young, he joined the French army as ordinary soldiers. He rose quickly to a high position in the army by dint of his good work and courage. He grew very powerful and soon became the greatest man in the country. He fought several wars with the neighbouring countries and won victories over them. In 1804 he declared himself Emperor.
France under him was very powerful. He chose the officers who worked with him very carefully. He himself worked hard and made them work hard. He was strict to them when there was need to be so. But he was kind to them when there was no need to be strict. He loved his men and paid them well.
Word Meanings with Synonyms : greatest (†MÖ‡U÷)adj. — gnËg; noblest. soldier (†mvjRvi)n. — ˆmwbK; warrior. ordinary (AiwWbvwi)adj. — mvaviY; common. courage (Kv‡iBR)adj. — mvnm; vigour. several(†mfv‡ij)adj. — wewfbœ; various. victory (wf±wi)n. — weRq; success. declare (wW‡K¬qvi)v. — †NvlYv Kiv; proclaim. strict (w÷ª±)adj. — K‡Vvi; harsh.
e½vbyev`: 190 eQ‡iiI †ewk Av‡M d«v‡Ý †b‡cvwjqb †evbvcvU© bv‡g GK Ab¨Zg †kªô †hv×v evm Ki‡Zb| wZwb 1769 mv‡j Rš§MÖnY K‡ib Ges 1821 mv‡j gviv hvb| hyeK Ae¯’vq wZwb GKRb mvaviY ˆmb¨ wn‡m‡e divmx †mbvevwnbx‡Z †hvM †`b| wZwb Zuvi fv‡jv KvR Ges mvn‡mi gva¨‡g `ªæZ †mbvevwnbxi D”P c‡` AwawôZ nb| wZwb Lye ÿgZvkvjx n‡q I‡Vb Ges kxNÖB †`‡ki †kªô e¨w³‡Z¡ cwiYZ nb| wZwb cÖwZ‡ekx †`k¸‡jvi mv‡_ †ek wKQz hy× K‡ib Ges Rqx nb| 1804 mv‡j wZwb wb‡R‡K mgªvU †NvlYv K‡ib|
Zuvi Aax‡b d«vÝ cÖPÊ ÿgZvai wQj| wZwb Zuvi mv‡_ KvR Kiv Kg©KZ©v‡`i LyeB mZK©Zvi mv‡_ evQvB Ki‡Zb| wZwb wb‡R K‡Vvi cwikªg Ki‡Zb Ges Zv‡`i K‡Vvi cwikªg Ki‡Z eva¨ Ki‡Zb| K‡Vvi nIqvi †Kvb cÖ‡qvRb _vK‡j wZwb Zv‡`i cÖwZ K‡Vvi n‡Zb| wKš‘ wZwb K‡Vvi nIqvi cÖ‡qvRb bv n‡j Zv‡`i cÖwZ m`q n‡Zb| wZwb Zuvi †jvK‡`i fv‡jvevm‡Zb Ges fv‡jv cvwikªwgK w`‡Zb|
- Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1 × 5 = 5
| Who/What/Where | Event | Time |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | was born | in (i) ………… |
| He | declared himself emperor | in (ii) …………… |
| (iii) ………….. | under him was powerful | |
| He | (iv) ………. | in (v) ………… |
- Read the passage again and write True or false beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements. 1 × 5 = 5
(a) Napoleon Bonaparte was the greatest soldier of France.
(b) He died in 1769.
(c) He rose quickly to a high position in the army by dint of his good work and cowardice.
(d) France was very dominant under him.
(e) He was kind to the officers when there was no need to be strict.
Ans.
- (i) 1769; (ii) 1804; (iii) France; (iv) died; (iv) 1821.
- (a) False. Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest soldiers of France. (b) False. He died in 1821. (c) False. He rose quickly to a high position in the army by dint of his good work and courage. (d) True. (e) True.
Unseen Passage – 23
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)
Florence Nightingale did not like easy and pleasant occupations of society. Instead of going out parties, she visited London hospitals and studied how sick people were nursed back to health and strength. In those days, hospital nurses were very ignorant and she was shocked by the roughness and mismanagement that prevailed in those hospitals. So, she went to Germany and studied nursing there and then she went to Paris. At last, when she was quite certain, she had mastered her subject, she returned to England and began her work of improving the nursing in the hospitals. While she was engaged at this work, a war broke out in Crimea between Russia and England. At first, people thought only of the glory of the battle and the courage of the soldiers who went singing to their death. But soon other stories came to England, dreadful stories of the wounded being left to die. England was shocked by these things and everybody cried out that something heroic must be done to stop the sufferings of the brave soldiers. That was done by Florence Nightingale. She went to Crimea with less than forty nurses and in a few months she had succeeded in transforming the nursing of the soldiers.
Word Meanings with Synonyms : pleasant (wcøR¨v›U)adj. – Avb›“vqK; joyful. occupation (AKz‡ckb)n. – †ckv; profession. roughness (ivd‡bm)n. – K‡VviZv; uneven. mismanagement (wgmg¨v‡bR‡g›U)n. – Ae¨e¯’vcbv; disorder. ignorant (BM‡bvi¨v›U)adj. – AÁ; uneducated. prevail (wcÖ‡fBj)v. – cÖPwjZ nIqv; appear. certain(mv‡U©Bb)adj. – wbw`©ó; particular. master (gv÷vi)v. – `ÿZv AR©b Kiv; gain, obtain. improve (BgcÖæf)v. – DbœwZ Kiv; develop. engage (Gb‡MBR)v. – wbhy³ nIqv; enter on. dreadful (†WªWdzj)adj. – fq¼i; fearful. wounded (Db‡WW)adj. –AvnZ; hurt.
e½vbyev` : †d¬v‡iÝ bvBwU‡½j mgv‡Ri mnR Ges g‡bvig †ckv cQ›` Ki‡Zb bv| wZwb cvwU©‡Z hvevi cwie‡Z© jÛ‡bi nvmcvZvj¸‡jv‡Z wM‡q Kxfv‡e Amy¯’ †ivMx‡`i †mev K‡i my¯’ Kiv nq †m m¤ú‡K© wkÿv jvf Ki‡Zb| †m mg‡q nvmcvZv‡ji bvm©iv LyeB AÁ wQj Ges †m mg¯Í nvmcvZv‡j weivRgvb iæÿZv I Ae¨e¯’vcbv Zv‡K gg©vnZ Ki‡Zv| ZvB wZwb †mweKv †ckvq wkÿv jv‡fi Rb¨ Rvg©vwb‡Z hvb Ges Zvi c‡i d«v‡Ý hvb| Ae‡k‡l hLb wZwb wbwðZ n‡jb †h wZwb Zvi wel‡q `ÿZv AR©b K‡i‡Qb, wZwb ZLb Bsj¨v‡Û wd‡i Av‡mb Ges nvmcvZv‡ji bvwm©s †ckvi Dbœq‡bi Rb¨ KvR ïiæ K‡ib| hLb wZwb GB †ckvq m¤ú„³ n‡jb wµwgqv‡Z nVvr K‡i ivwkqv Ges Bsj¨v‡Ûi g‡a¨ hy× ïiæ n‡q hvq| cÖ_‡g gvbyl †Kej hy‡×i †MŠie I mvnmx ˆmwb‡Ki g„Zz¨i RqMvb MvB‡Z MvB‡Z hy‡× †hvM`v‡bi K_vB wPšÍv KiZ| wKš‘ kxNÖB hy× †ÿÎ †_‡K AvnZ ˆmwbK‡`i g„Zz¨i gg©vwšÍK Lei Bsj¨v‡Û Avm‡Z _v‡K| Bsj¨v‡Ûi cÖ‡Z¨‡KB G Le‡i gg©vnZ nj Ges cª‡Z¨‡KB wPšÍv Ki‡Z jvMj GB mKj mvnmx ˆmwbK‡`i `ytL-Kó `~i Kivi Rb¨ Aek¨B exiZ¡c~Y© wKQz Kiv DwPZ| †d¬v‡iÝ bvBwU‡½j †mB KvRwU Ki‡jb| wZwb 40 R‡bi Kg bvm© wb‡q wµwgqv‡Z †M‡jb Ges K‡qK gv‡mi g‡a¨ ˆmwbK‡`i †mev cÖ`vb K‡i mdj n‡jb|
- Complete the table below with information from the above passage. 1 × 5 = 5
| Name/Who | Event/Activity | What/Where |
| Florence Nightingale | disliked | (i) ……………. |
| She | (ii) ……………. | hard tasks |
| She | visited | (iii) ……………. |
| She | (iv) ……………. | to Germany and Paris |
| She | returned | (v) ……………. |
- Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements. 1 × 5 = 5
(a) After completing nursing course, Florence Nightingale went to Germany.
(b) She went to Crimea with less than forty nurses.
(c) She returned to England.
(d) A war broke out in Crimea between Russia and France.
(e) Hospital nurses were very skilled.
Ans.
- (i) easy and pleasant occupation; (ii) liked; (iii) London hospitals; (iv) went; (v) England.
- (a) False. After completing nursing, Florence Nightingale went to Paris. (b) True. (c) True. (d) False. A war broke out in Crimea between Russia and England. (e) False. Hospital nurses were very ignorant.
Unseen Passage – 24
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)
Begum Rokeya was born in 1880 at Pairabond, a village in the district of Rangpur. Her family was very conservative. Yet she received her education in English and Bengali from her elder brother, lbrahim Sabir.
In 1896, at the age of sixteen, Rokeya was married to Sakhawat Hossain. Shakhawat was pleased to see her eagerness for education. In 1911, Sakhawat Hossain died. After the death of her husband Rokeya started the Sakhawat Memorial Girls’ School at Bhagalpur. But the local people opposed it. She, therefore, left Bhagalpur for Calcultta and in 1911, she started the Sakhawat Memorical Girls’ School in Calcutta with only 8 female students. In 1917 lady Chamsford, wife of the then Viceroy of India, visited the school. It was then upgraded to a High English School. In 1913, three girl students appeared at the Entrance Examination under the Calcutta University. The school still stands at the heart of the city of Calcutta. In 1919, Begum Rokeya established the Muslim Mahila Samity. Begum Rokeya was a writer also. Through her pen she tried to awaken the Muslim women of the Indian subcontinent. In 1932, on the 9th December, Begum Rokeya died at the age of 52. At her death the country plunged into a deep grief.
| Word Meanings with Synonyms : conservative (KbRvi‡fwUf)adj. – iÿYkxj; bigoted. pleased (wcøRW)adj. –Avbw›`Z; glad. eagerness (GMvi‡bm)n. – AvMÖn; enthusiasm. oppose (A‡cvR)v. – we‡ivwaZv Kiv; disagree, combat. viceroy (fvBmiq)n. – ivRcÖwZwbwa; governor-general. appear (A¨vwcqvi)v. – nvwRi nIqv; emerge, come up. establish (G÷vewjk)v. – cÖwZôv Kiv; set up. awaken (A¨vIqv‡Kb)v. – m‡PZb Kiv; aware. plunged (cøvsMW)adj. – wbgMœ; submerged, drowned. grief (wMÖd)n. – welv`; sorrow. |
e½vbyev`: †eMg †iv‡Kqv 1880 mv‡j iscyi †Rjvi cvqive›` MÖv‡g Rš§MÖnY K‡ib| Zuvi cwievi wQj LyeB iÿYgxj| Z_vwc wZwb Zuvi eo fvB Beªvnxg mvwe‡ii Kv‡Q Bs‡iwR I evsjv wkÿv MÖnY K‡ib|
1896 mv‡j 16 eQi eq‡m mvLvIqvZ †nv‡m‡bi m‡½ †iv‡Kqv weevn e܇b AveÜ nb| wkÿvi cÖwZ Zuvi AvMÖn †`‡L mvLvIqvZ mš‘ó nb| 1911 mv‡j mvLvIqvZ †nv‡mb gviv hvb| ¯^vgxi g„Zz¨i ci †iv‡Kqv fvMjcy‡i mvLvIqvZ †g‡gvwiqvj evwjKv we`¨vjq ïiæ K‡ib| wKš‘ ¯’vbxq RbMY Gi we‡ivwaZv K‡i| myZivs wZwb fvMjcyi †Q‡o KjKvZv P‡j hvb Ges 1911 mv‡j gvÎ 8 Rb QvÎx wb‡q KjKvZvi mvLvIqvZ †g‡gvwiqvj evwjKv we`¨vjq ïiæ K‡ib| 1917 mv‡j fvi‡Zi ZrKvjxb fvBmi‡qi ¯¿x †jwW †Pgm‡dvW©, we`¨vjqwU †`L‡Z Av‡mb| ZLb GwU Bs‡iwR D”P we`¨vj‡q DbœxZ nq| 1913 mv‡j wZbRb QvÎx KjKvZv wek¦we`¨vj‡qi ZË¡veav‡b cÖ‡ewkKv cixÿvq AeZxY© nq| we`¨vjqwU GL‡bv KjKvZv kn‡ii †K›`ª¯’‡j `uvwo‡q Av‡Q| 1919 mv‡j †eMg †iv‡Kqv gymwjg gwnjv mwgwZ cÖwZôv K‡ib| †eMg †iv‡Kqv GKRb †jwLKvI wQ‡jb| Zuvi Kj‡gi gva¨‡g wZwb fviZxq Dcgnv‡`‡ki bvix‡`i RvMÖZ Kivi †Póv K‡iwQ‡jb| 1932 mv‡ji 9 wW‡m¤^i †eMg †iv‡Kqv 52 eQi eq‡m gviv hvb| Zuvi g„Zz¨‡Z †`k GK Mfxi †kv‡K wbgw¾Z nq|
- Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1 × 5 = 5
| Who/What | Event/Activity | Where/Institute | When |
| Begum Rokeya | (i) …………… | Pairabondh | in 1880 |
| Rokeya and Sakhawat | Married | (ii)…….. | |
| Chamsford | (iii) ………….. | Sakhawat Memorial Girls’ School | in 1917 |
| (iv) …………. | appered Entrance Examination | Calcutta University | in 1913 |
| Muslim Mahila Samity | (v) ……….. | Calcutta | in 1919 |
- Read the passage again and write ‘True’ or ‘False’ beside the following statements. Give correct answer for the false statement. 1 × 5 = 5
(a) Sakhawat was very displeased to see the eagerness of his wife for education.
(b) Rokeya’s husband died in 1909.
(c) With the help of her husband, Rokeya started the Sakhawat Memorial Girls’ School at Bhagalpur.
(d) Local people did not help Rokeya to estabilsh the school.
(e) Sakhawat Memorial Girls’ School still stands at the heart of the city of Dhaka.
Ans.
- (i) was born; (ii) 1896; (iii) visited; (iv) Three girl students; (v) was established by her.
- (a) False. Sakhawat was pleased to see the eagerness of his wife for education.
(b) False. Rokeya’s husband did in 1911.
(c) False. After the death of her husband Rokeya started the Sakhawat Memorial Girls’ School at Bhagalpur.
(d) True.
(e) False. Sakhawat Memorial Girls’ School still stands at the heart of the city of Calcutta.
Unseen Passage – 25
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)
In 1912 an American Shipping Company launched a new ship called the ‘Titanic’. It was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of that time. It weighed 46000 tonnes and could carry about 2,200 passengers. Experts said that nothing could sink it. It was definitely unsinkable. On April 14, 1912, the ship sailed on it’s first voyage across the Atlantic from Southampton in England to New York in the United States with 2,224 passengers men, women and children. On April 15, just before midnight, the ship struck an iceberg. The iceberg tore a great hole in the ship’s side and unsinkable ‘Titanic’ began to sink.
Word Meanings with Synonyms : launch (jÂ)v. — Pvjy Kiv; start. ocean (Ikvb)n. — mgy`ª; sea. liner (jvBbvi)n. — hvÎxevnx RvnvR; a big ship for carrying passengers. luxurious (jv·vwiqvm)adj. — wejvmeûj; ritzy. sink (wmsK)v. — Wz‡e hvIqv; be submerged. expert (G·cvU©)n. — we‡klÁ; specialist. voyage (f‡qR)n. — mgy`ªhvÎv; sail. strike (÷ªvBK)v. — AvNvZ Kiv; hit. tore (†Uvi)n. — wQu‡o †dj‡jv, dvUj aiv‡jv; ripped.
e½vbyev`: 1912 mv‡j Av‡gwiKvi GKwU RvnvR †Kv¤úvwb ÔUvBUvwbKÕ bv‡g GKwU bZzb RvnvR cvwb‡Z bvwg‡qwQj| GwU wQj †mB mg‡qi me©e„nr Ges me‡P‡q wejvmeûj hvÎxevnx mvgyw`ªK RvnvR| GwUi IRb wQj 46,000 Ub Ges cÖvq 2,200 hvÎx enb Ki‡Z cviZ| we‡klÁiv e‡jwQj †h, †Kv‡bv wKQzB GwU‡K †Wvev‡Z cvi‡e bv| GwU Avm‡jB AWzeb‡hvM¨ wQj| 1912 mv‡ji 14 GwcÖj GwU Bsj¨v‡Ûi mvD`¨v¤úUb †_‡K AvUjvw›UK cvwo w`‡q hy³iv‡óªi wbDBqK©-Gi D‡Ï‡k¨ bvix, cyiæl, wkïmn 2,224 Rb hvÎx wb‡q cÖ_gevi hvÎv Kij| 15 GwcÖj ga¨iv‡Zi GKUz Av‡M RvnvRwU GKwU wng‰k‡j AvNvZ Kij| wng‰kjwU RvnvRwUi cv‡k GKwU eo MZ© ˆZwi Kij Ges AWzebxq ÔUvBUvwbKÕ Wze‡Z ïiæ Kij|
- Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1 × 5 = 5
| A | B |
| The launching year of Titanic | (i) ———— |
| (ii) ———— | 46000 tonns |
| The date of the first voyage of the Titanic | (iii) ——— |
| (iv) ———— | 2,224 |
| The titanic sank on | (v) ——— |
- B. Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements. 1 × 5 = 5
(a) According to experts, the ‘Titanic’ was unsinkable.
(b) The ‘Titanic’ was sailing from east to west.
(c) It sailed from New York to Southampton.
(d) The ‘Titanic’ was made by an English Company.
(e) Titanic struck an iceberg.
Ans.
- (i) 1912; (ii) weight; (iii) April 14, 1912; (iv) Passengers’ number; (v) April 15, 1912.
- (a) True.
(b) False. The ‘Titanic’ was sailing from west to east.
(c) False. It sailed from Southampton to New York.
(d) False. The ‘Titanic’ was made by an American Shipping Company.
(e) True.