Unseen Passage – 6
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)
William Wordsworth was born in 1770 at Cocker Mouth Cumberland Hills in England. He was one of the greatest poets of the Romantic Period (1798-1832). He was a great admirer of the French Revolution in his early life. He published in 1798 jointly with his friend Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a volume of verses called ‘Lyrical Ballads’. He is the author of a poetical autobiography- The Prelude.
| Word Meanings with Synonyms : romantic (†ivgvw›UK)adj. – fvewejvmx; visionary. greatest (†MÖ‡U÷)adj. – †kªô; best. poet (†cv‡qU)n. – Kwe; versifier. admirer (A¨vWgvqvivi)n. – ¸YMÖvnx; devotee. revolution (†if&j~kb)n. – we‡`ªvn; revolt. publish (cve&wjk)v. – cÖKvk Kiv; print. verses (fv‡m©m)n. – KweZv; poetry. author (A_i)n. – †jLK; writer. autobiography (A‡UvevBIMÖvwd)n. – AvZ¥Rxebx; memoirs. |
e½vbyev`: DBwjqvg IqvW©mIqv_© 1770 mv‡j Bsj¨v‡Ûi †KvKvi gvD_ Kv¤^viwjb wn‡j Rš§MÖnY K‡ib| wZwb †ivgvw›UK hy‡Mi GKRb cÖavb Kwe (1798-1832)| evj¨Kv‡j wZwb divwm wecø‡ei GKRb f³ wQ‡jb| wZwb 1798 mv‡j Zuvi eÜz m¨vgy‡qj †UBji †KvjwiR Gi mv‡_ hyM¥fv‡e ÔwjwiKvj e¨vjvWÕ cÖKvk K‡ib| wZwb Kve¨ AvZ¥Rxebxg~jK MÖš’ Ô`¨v wcÖwjDWÕ Gi iPwqZv|
- Complete the following table with the information given in the passage : 1 × 5 = 5
| Who | Event/Activity | Where/Institute | When/Time |
| William Wordsworth | born | England | (i) —— |
| He | playing key role | (ii) —— | 1798-1832 |
| He | (iii)… —— | French Revolution | in his early life |
| He | published | a volume of verses | (iv) —— |
| He | (v) —— | Lyrical Ballads | 1798 |
- Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements. 1 × 5 = 5
(a) William Wordsworth was an English poet.
(b) He was born in the seventeenth century.
(c) He loved French Revolution.
(d) He is regarded as the greatest Romantic Poet.
(e) He along with John Keats wrote Lyrical Ballads in 1798.
Ans.
- (i) 1770; (ii) Romantic period; (iii) admired; (iv) 1798; (v) published.
- (a) True.
(b) False. He was born in the eighteenth century.
(c) True.
(d) True.
(e) False. He along with S T Coleridge wrote Lyrical Ballads in 1798.
Unseen Passage – 7
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)
Ferdousi, the great poet, had a very set hand. He informed the Sultan of writing something remarkable. Then he began to write “The Shahnama” in honour of Sultan Mahmud. The Sultan promised to pay him a piece of gold coin for each verse. But when the epic was finished, it was found to contain sixty thousand verses. When the epic was taken to him, the Sultan now offered Ferdousi only sixty thousand piece of silver coins instead of gold coins. The poet refused to accept. The Sultan repenting, sent him sixty thousand pieces of gold coins. But his messengers arrived too late. When they reached the poet’s house, they met the dead body being carried out for burial. The messengers came to the palace. They reported to the Sultan. The Sultan sat grave. He did not tell anything to anybody. Last of all, he called his courtiers and asked them to accompany him. The Sultan went there. He expressed his deep shock for the departed poet.
Word Meanings with Synonyms : inform (Bbdig&)v.– msev` Rvbv‡bv; report. remarkable (wigviKA¨vej)adj.– AmvaviY; extraordinary. honour (Abvi)n. – m¤§vb; respect. promise (cÖwgR)v.– cÖwZÁv Kiv; assure. verse (fvm©)n.– KweZv, KweZvi PiY ev csw³; poetry. epic (GwcK)n.– gnvKve¨; epos. refuse (wiwdDR)v.– A¯^xKvi Kiv; deny. accept (A¨vK‡mÞ)v.– MÖnY Kiv; admit. repent (wi‡c›U)v.– AbyZvc Kiv; be sorry. burial (†ewiqvj)n.– `vdb; lying in the grave. messenger (g¨v‡mÄvi)n.– †h msev` enb K‡i; postman. palace (c¨v‡jm)n.– cÖvmv`; court. grave (†MÖBf)n.– mgvwa; tomb. courtier (†KvwU©qvi)n. – ivRmfvm`; companion. accompany (A¨vKgc¨vwb)v. – m‡½ _vKv; consort. departed (wWcv‡U©W)adj.– MZ; last, dead.
e½vbyev` : gnvb Kwe †di‡`Šwmi wQj †jLvi Lye fvj nvZ| wZwb myjZvb‡K Lye PgrKvi wKQz †jLvi K_v Rvbv‡jb| ZLb myjZv‡bi m¤§v‡b ÔkvnbvgvÕ †jLv ïiæ Ki‡jb| myjZvb cÖwZÁv Ki‡jb cÖ‡Z¨KwU csw³i Rb¨ Zv‡K GKwU K‡i †mvbvi gy`ªv †`qvi Rb¨| wKš‘ hLb gnvKve¨wU †kl n‡jv, †`Lv †Mj GwU lvU nvRvi csw³ wb‡q MwVZ| hLb gnvKve¨wU Zvi Kv‡Q wb‡q hvIqv n‡jv, myjZvb †di‡`Šwm‡K lvU nvRvi †mvbvi gy`ªvi cwie‡Z© lvU nvRvi iƒcvi gy`ªv w`‡Z PvB‡jb| Kwe wb‡Z A¯^xKvi Kij| myjZvb AbyZß n‡q lvU nvRvi †mvbvi gy`ªv Zuvi Kv‡Q cvVv‡jb| wKš‘ Zvi evZ©vevnKiv †ek †`ix K‡i †cŠuQ‡jb| hLb Zviv Kwei evwo‡Z †cuŠQvj, Zviv †`Lj Kwei g„Z‡`n Kei †`qvi Rb¨ wb‡q hvIqv n‡”Q| evZ©vevnK cÖvmv‡` wd‡i Avmj| Zviv myjZvb‡K Rvbvj| myjZvb M¤¢xi n‡q e‡m iB‡jb| wZwb KvD‡K wKQz ej‡jb bv| me‡k‡l wZwb Zuvi mfvm`‡`i †W‡K Zuvi mv‡_ hvIqvi Rb¨ ej‡jb| myjZvb †mLv‡b †M‡jb| wZwb c„w_ex †Q‡o P‡j hvIqv Kwei Rb¨ Mfxi †kvK cÖKvk Ki‡jb|
- Complete the table below with information from the above passage. 1 × 5 = 5
| Name | Event/Activity | What/Why |
| Ferdousi | wanted to write | (i) …………………. |
| (ii) …………………….. | was written | in honour of Sultan Mahmud |
| The Sultan | promised to give | (iii) ……………… |
| (iv) ………………….. | contained | sixty thousand verses |
| The Sultan | (v) ……………… | to express his deep shock |
- Read the passage again and write ‘True’ or ‘False’ beside the following statements. Give correct answer for the false statement. 1 × 5 = 5
(a) Ferdousi himself informed the Sultan of writing something remarkable.
(b) The Sultan did not agree to his proposal.
(c) The epic contained sixteen thousand verses.
(d) Ferdousi rejected to take sixty thousand silver coins.
(e) The Sultan was not repentant at last.
Ans.
- (i) something remarkable; (ii) The Shahnama; (iii) a piece of gold coin for each verse; (iv) The Shahnama; (v) went before the grave of Ferdousi.
- (a) True. (b) False. The Sultan agreed to his proposal. (c) False. The epic contained sixty thousand verses. (d) True. (e) False. The Sultan was repentant at last.
Unseen Passage – 8
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)
Shaheed Minar is the symbol of our love, sincere interest and supreme sacrifice for our language. It is located in front of Dhaka Medical College. Hamidur Rahman, a famous architect, designed this significant monument. The vertical lines and columns suggest the loftiness and grandeur of the people martyred for the cause of language. It stands for the supremacy and sarcifice of life, love of people for their mother tongue. It contains all the aspirations of Bengali identity and nationalism. It is a symbol of freedom, strength and unity. We feel the supreme sacrifice of the language martyrs and we should preserve the highness, supremacy of this mother language at any cost. The Shaheed Minar is the most significant emblem of our national life. It represents our victorious history of fight, sacrifice and gains. It also re-inspires us to maintain our national brotherhood and culture.
| Word Meanings with Synonyms : supreme (mycÖxg)adj. – m‡e©v”P; highest. sacrifice (m¨vwµdvBm)n. – Z¨vM; immolation. architect (AviwK‡UK&U)n. – ¯’cwZ; designer. significant (wmM&wbwdK¨v›U)adj. – ¸iæZ¡c~Y©; important. monument (gbyg¨vb&U)n. – ¯§„wZ‡mŠa; memorial. contain (Kb&‡UBb)v. – aviY Kiv; include. aspiration (A¨vm&wc‡iBkb)n. – AvKv•¶v; ambition. strength (†÷ªs_)n. – kw³; vigour. unity (BDwbwU)n. – HK¨, consistency. freedom (d«xWg&)n. – ¯^vaxbZv; independence. preserve (wcÖRvf©&)v. – iÿv Kiv; protect. emblem (Gg&‡eøg&)n. – cÖZxK; token. victorious (wfK&‡UvwiAvm&)adj. – weRqx; winner. |
e½vbyev`: knx` wgbvi n‡jv, Avgv‡`i fvlvi Rb¨ Avgv‡`i fv‡jvevmv, AvšÍwiK AvMÖn Ges m‡e©v”P Z¨v‡Mi cÖZxK| GwU XvKv †gwW‡Kj K‡j‡Ri mvg‡b Aew¯’Z| weL¨vZ ¯’cwZ nvwg`yi ingvb GB Zvrch©gwÊZ ¯Í¤¢wUi bK&kv K‡i‡Qb| Djø¤^ mvwi I ¯Í¤¢¸‡jv fvlvi Rb¨ cÖvY †`qv gvbyl‡`i †MŠie I gwngv wb‡`©k K‡i| GUv fvlvi Rb¨ gvby‡li †kªôZ¡, Rxeb Z¨vM Ges fv‡jvevmv †evSvq| GwU ev½vjx RvwZi cwiPq I RvZxqZvev‡`i hveZxq Avkv-AvKv•ÿv aviY K‡i| GwU n‡jv ¯^vaxbZv, kw³ Ges GKZvi cÖZxK| Avgiv fvlv knx`‡`i m‡e©v”P `vb‡K Abyfe Kwi Ges †h‡Kv‡bv g~‡j¨ Avgv‡`i gvZ…fvlvi †kªôZ¡ I cÖvavb¨ Avgv‡`i iÿv Ki‡Z n‡e| GB knx` wgbvi Avgv‡`i RvZxq Rxe‡bi me‡P‡q Zvrch©c~Y© cÖZxK| GwU Avgv‡`i hy×, Z¨vM I cÖvwßi weRqc~Y© BwZnv‡mi K_vI Dc¯’vcb K‡i| Avgv‡`i RvZxq åvZ…Z¡ I ms¯‹…wZ‡K jvjb Ki‡Z cybt cybt Aby‡cÖiYvI †`q|
- Complete the following table with the information given in the passage: 1 × 5 = 5
| Who/What | Event/Activity | Where/How/What | How/Why |
| (i) —— | is | the national monument | of nation’s respect. |
| Hamidur Rahman | designed | it | (ii) —— |
| It | located | (iii) —— | to remember the place of occurrence. |
| It | iv) —— | the loftiness of the martyred | standing day and night. |
| It | contains | (v) —— | of us. |
- Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements: 1 × 5 = 5
(a) Hamidur Rahman planned the monument.
(b) Mother land is less important than mother.
(c) We should uphold its highness.
(d) Shaheed Minar has become a part of our religious achievement.
(e) Shaheed Minar inspires us to maintain our national fraternity.
Ans.
- (i) Shaheed Minar; (ii) wonderfully; (iii) Dhaka Medical College; (iv) symbolises; (v) all the national aspirations.
- (a) True.
(b) False. Motherland is no less important than mother.
(c) True.
(d) False. Shaheed Minar has become a part of our cultural achievement.
(e) True.
Unseen Passage – 9
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)
Jibanananda Das was born in a small town of Barisal in 1899. He took his Master’s Degree in English at the age of 22. The next year he started his teaching career as a Professor of English at the Calcutta City College. He lost the job in 1928 on the charge of publishing a poem in the Parichaya Patrika. But two years after he joined the Ramjash College, Delhi but returned to his place of birth the next year. He got an appointment in Brajamahan College, Barisal in 1935. In 1947 when the partition was made, Jibanananda Das left Bangladesh for India. In West Bengal he started editing the Swaraj Patrika. In 1951 he joined the Khargpur College. He was awarded Rabindra Purashkar in 1953. He met with a tram accident on the 14th October, 1954. He was hospitalized. After a few days he passed away on October 22, 1954.
Word Meanings with Synonyms : career (K¨vwiqvi)n.– †ckv; profession. charge (PvR©)n.– Awf‡hvM; complaint. publish (cvewjk)v.– cÖKvk Kiv; reveal. join (R‡qb)v. – †hvM`vb Kiv; enter into. return (wiUvb©)v.– wd‡i Avmv; come back. appointment (A¨vc‡q›U‡g›U)n.– wb‡qvM; employment. partition (cvwU©kb)n.– wef³; division. award (A¨vIqvW©)n.– cyi¯‹vi; reward. tram (Uªvg)n. – Kqjvi Lwb‡Z e¨eüZ Pvi PvKvi Mvwo; street car. hospital (nmwcUvj)n. – nvmcvZvj; clinic.
e½vbyev` : Rxebvb›` `vk 1899 mv‡j †QvU kni ewikv‡j Rš§MÖnY K‡ib| 22 eQi eq‡m wZwb Bs‡iwR‡Z gv÷vm© wWwMÖ cvk K‡ib| c‡ii eQi wZwb KjKvZv wmwU K‡j‡R Bs‡iwRi Aa¨vcK wnmv‡e wkÿKZv Rxeb ïiæ K‡ib| ÔcwiPqÕ cwÎKvq GKwU KweZv Qvcv‡bvi Awf‡hv‡M 1928 mv‡j wZwb PvKzwi nvivb| `yB eQi c‡i wZwb w`wjøi ivg‡Rvk K‡j‡R †hvM`vb K‡ib, wKš‘ wZwb c‡ii eQi Rš§¯’v‡b wd‡i Av‡mb| wZwb 1935 mv‡j ewikv‡ji eªR‡gvnb K‡j‡R wb‡qvM cvb| 1947 mv‡ji †`k wefv‡Mi mgq Rxebvb›` evsjv‡`k †Q‡o fvi‡Z P‡j hvb| wZwb cwðge‡½ Ô¯^ivRÕ cwÎKv m¤úv`bv ïiæ K‡ib| wZwb 1951 mv‡j LoMcyi K‡j‡R †hvM`vb K‡ib| wZwb 1953 mv‡j iex›`ª cyi¯‹vi cvb| wZwb 1954 mv‡ji 14 A‡±vei Uªvg `yN©Ubvq c‡ob Ges Zuv‡K nvmcvZv‡j fwZ© Kiv nq| wZwb 1954 mv‡ji 22 A‡±vei g„Zz¨eiY K‡ib|
- Complete the table below with information from the above passage. 1 × 5 = 5
| Who/What | Event/Activity | Where | When |
| Jibanananda Das | born | (i) …………………. | in 1899 |
| Jibanananda | M. A | English | (ii) ………………. |
| Career | (iii) ……………… | Calcutta City College | in 1922 |
| Migration | (iv) ………………….. | in 1947 | |
| (v) ……………… | award | in 1953 |
- Read the passage again and write ‘True’ or ‘False’ beside the following statements. Give correct answer for the false statement. 1 × 5 = 5
(a) Jibanananda Das got an appointment at Dhaka College, Dhaka in 1951.
(b) Jibanananda Das left Bangladesh before partition in 1947.
(c) He started editing the Swaraj Patrika in New Delhi.
(d) Jibanananda Das joined the Khargpur College in 1951.
(e) Rabindra Purashkar was awarded to Jibanananda Das in 1953.
Ans.
- (i) Barisal; (ii) 1921; (iii) teaching (iv) to India; (v) Rabindra Purashkar.
- (a) False. Jibanananda Das got an appointment in Brajamahan College, Barisal in 1935. (b) False. Jibanananda Das left Bangladesh for India after partition in 1947. (c) False. He started editing the Swaraj Patrika in West Bengal. (d) True. (e) True.
Unseen Passage – 10
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions. (wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM mnKv‡i co Ges cªkœ¸‡jvi DËi `vI|)
Hazrat Omar (R) was a great Caliph of the Muslim world. He was a kind hearted and just ruler. Usually he went round different places at night to see for himself the conditions of his people. He did it in disguise.
One night the Caliph was walking alone as usual. Suddenly he heard some noise while he was passing by a hut. He went near the hut and found that some children were sitting around a big pot. Their mother was cooking something in the pot. The children were hungry and they were crying for food. “What are you cooking?” the Caliph asked. The woman looked at his face helplessly and did not say anything. Then the Chaliph found out that there was no food inside the pot. She was just boiling water. He was very sorry. He quickly came back to the “National Store”, took a bag of flour and carried it himself to the woman. “Thank you, stranger,” said the woman. “Thank you for your help. The Caliph should be as kind as you.”
In fact, the woman did not know that the stranger was the Caliph himself.
| Word Meanings with Synonyms : ruler (iæjvi)n. – kvmbKZ©v, monarch. disguise (wWm&MvBR&)n. – QÙ‡ek; mask. suddenly (mvW&b&jx)adv. – nVvr; all at once. hungry (nvswMÖ)adj. – ¶zavZ©; famished. stranger (†÷ªBbRvi)n. – AcwiwPZ; unknown person. noise (b‡qR&)n. – †kvi‡Mvj; riot. condition (Kb&wWkb)n. – Ae¯’v; situation. helplessly (†ní‡jm&wj)adv. – Amnvqfv‡e; powerlessly. |
e½vbyev`: nhiZ Igi (iv.) gymwjg we‡k¦i GKRb gnvb Lwjdv wQ‡jb| wZwb GKRb `qvjy Ges b¨vqcivqY kvmK wQ‡jb|
wZwb mvaviYZ iv‡Zi †ejvq RbM‡Yi Ae¯’v wb‡R wb‡R ch©‡eÿ‡Yi R‡b¨ wewfbœ RvqMv Ny‡i †`L‡Zb| wZwb QÙ‡e‡k G KvRwU Ki‡Zb|
GKiv‡Z Lwjdv Ab¨ w`‡bi gZB GKvKx nuvUwQ‡jb| nVvr GKwU Kzu‡oN‡ii cvk w`‡q hvIqvi mgq wZwb wKQz †Mvjgvj ïb‡Z †c‡jb| wZwb Kzu‡oN‡ii wbK‡U †M‡jb Ges †`L‡jb †h wKQz wkï GKwU eo cv·K wN‡i e‡m Av‡Q|
Zv‡`i gv cv‡Î wKQz GKUv ivbœv KiwQ‡jb| wkïiv ÿzavZ© wQj Ges Lvev‡ii Rb¨ Kuv`wQj| ÒAvcwb Kx ivbœv Ki‡Qb?Ó Lwjdv wR‡Ám Ki‡jb| gwnjvwU Zuvi w`‡K Amnv‡qi gZ ZvKv‡jb Ges wKQzB ej‡jb bv| ZLb Lwjdv †`L‡jb †h cv‡Îi g‡a¨ †Kv‡bv Lvevi wQj bv| wZwb (gwnjv) ïay cvwb dzUvw”Q‡jb| wZwb (Igi iv.) Lye `ytL †c‡jb| wZwb `ªæZ ÒRvZxq fvÊv‡iÓ Avm‡jb, GK e¯Ív gq`v wb‡jb Ges wb‡RB gwnjvi Kv‡Q e‡q wb‡q †M‡jb| ÒAvcbv‡K ab¨ev`, AvMš‘K,Ó gwnjv ej‡jb| ÒAvcbvi mvnv‡h¨i Rb¨ ab¨ev`| Lwjdvi DwPZ Avcbvi g‡Zv `qvevb nIqv|Ó
cÖK…Zc‡ÿ, gwnjvwU Rvb‡Zb bv †h, GB AvMš‘KB wQ‡jb ¯^qs Lwjdv|
- Complete the following table with the information given in the passage: 1 × 5 = 5
| Who | Activity | What/Where | Event/time |
| i) —— | was | great Caliph | Muslim world |
| Hazrat Omar(R) | was | ruler | (ii) —— |
| Hazrat Omar(R) | observed | conditions of people | (iii) —— |
| The stranger | was | (iv). —— | himself |
| The Caliph | entered | a poor woman’s house | (v) —— |
- Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements. 1×5= 5
(a) Hazrat Omar (R) was walking in disguise.
(b) The children were crying for their father.
(c) The woman was cooking food for her children.
(d) Hazrat Omar (R) gave the woman some flour from the national store.
(e) Hazrat Omar (R) was not sorry for the woman.
Ans.
- (i) Hazrat Omar; (ii) of kind heart; (iii) in disguise; (iv) caliph; (v) one night.
- (a) True.
(b) False. The children were crying for food.
(c) False. The woman was pretending to cook food for her children.
(d) True.
(e) False. Hazrat Omar (R) was very sorry for the woman.