He, there.
I’m Paul and you can see me in this picture feeding a rabbit
in a park. I’m going to tell you about what my family and I like and don’t
like doing.
My family and I love going to park at the weekends. We like having
picnics. My sister and I love watching animals. My mother likes making
sandwiches for us but my father hates cooking. My sister and I love
playing around in the park and feeding the animals. My mother loves
watching us while we play. We can relax in a park listening in to the
birds’ singing. We also like watching the little rabbits running around.
We all like the park because we love being outdoors and feeling free.
But sometimes my father gets angry with us and does not allow us to
go near the bush. He doesn’t like his children going to far, out of his
sight. I don’t like setting on the grass and doing nothing for hours. My
sister is afraid of spiders. She hates them. Sometimes when we go too
far away, my mother call us back. She tells my sister that she has seen
some spiders near the bush. I’m not afraid of spiders. I just can’t bear
with this little insects.
1. Now, choose the correct answer to each question from the
alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the
answer in your answer script.
i. I’m Paul and you can see me in this picture feeding a
rabbit in a park. Here ‘feeding’ means ------ .
a) taking food b) teaching children C) giving food d)
grazing animal
ii. Which one of the following words has a similar meaning
of ‘like'?
a) Same b) choose c) glossy. d) prefer
iii. My sister and I love watching animals. What does
watching mean?
a) Observing b) visiting c) discerning d) sighting
iv. But sometimes my father gets angry with us and does not
allow us to go near the bush. What does ‘allow' mean?
a) Invite b) permit c) fascinate d) assure
v. She hates them. Here ‘hate' mean?
a) Discourage b) dislike c) avoid d) angry
vi. I’m not afraid of spiders. The meaning of the word ‘afraid'
is --------- .
a) Freight b) fearless c) frightened d) courageous
vii. Paul and his family love -------.
a) Swimming in the pond for physical exercise
b) Going to park at the weekends
c) Gossiping sitting down in the drawing room
d) Watching television together
viii. Paul and his sister ------- .
a) Love drawing animals b. love making sandwiches c)
love watching animals d) like reading books
ix. Sometimes Paul's father becomes angry ------ .
a) When Paul and his sister go near the bush
b) When Paul’s mother does not make sandwiches
c) When Paul’s mother asks Paul’s father to cook
d) When his children don’t go far from them
x. How can all the members of Paul’s family relax in park?
a) Enjoying the vagabond singers' singing
b) Enjoying the lecture of a monutebank
c) Hearing to the birds singing
d) Enjoying the jokes
2. Now, write answer to the following questions in your scripts.
a) Where is Paul in the picture?
b) What is the main idea of the passage?
c) What do Paul and his family love at the weekends?
d) What does Paul’s mother like to make?
e) “We can relax in a park listening to the birds' singing.
“ Is this special? Why/Why not?
3. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Socrates was born of poor working class parents probably in the year 470 B. C. He
had the usual education of the boys in those days, learning, music, science,
philosophy and gymnastics. He also studied the art of public speaking and
argument. As a young man he served the army and fought in several battles with
great courage. When he left the army, some of his friends wanted to go to polities
but this he reused to do, for he felt that he had another mission in life. This
mission was to unmask ignorance and encourage truth. Up and down the streets
of Athens, in the market places, in the houses of the rich and in the workshops of
the poor. Socrates carried on his search for truth, His method was to stop
someone and begin to question him, By his questions he would show the other
man how vague and incomplete his ideas were. Then he would help him to build
up his ideas on a surer foundation.
A.Complete the following table with the information given in the passage.
Socrates
His birth (a)
date is
thought to
be
In his youth, (b)
he worked
in the
He didn’t ( c)
like to go to
His mission (d)
was to
spread
He used to ( e)
stop people
to
B. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was a linguist, lingual scientist and
educationist. He was born in Chabbish Pargana, West Bengal on July 10,
1885. He had interest in various languages. On completion of his
education in subcontinent, he wanted to go to Germany to receive
higher education, obtaining the scholarship of Indian government. But,
he could not go because of his failure in obtaining health certificate. He
worked in various universities. Later, he studied on various languages
and received PhD degree. After the year of 1919, almost all through his
life, he taught languages in universities and continued research on this.
His research works are Bangla Sahityer Katha (1st and 2nd parts), Bhasha
o Sahitya, Bangla Byakaram, Bangla Bhaser Etibritta etc. He played a
great role in protecting our Bengali language in 1952 when the
Pakistani government declared ‘Urdu' as the only state language of
Pakistan. He breathed his last on July 13, 1969.
Now, read the following statements and identify true and false
statement. If false, write the correct answer.
a.Dr Muhammad Shahidullah was a poet.
b.He went to Germany for higher education.
c.He worked in various universities.
d.He carried on research on many languages throughout his life.
e.He was inactive during our language movement in 1952.
4.Read the text below and complete it with suitable words given in the
box.
befor start work in he cannot
e
they the riser good for with
Those who get up early in the morning, can enjoy a sound health.
People think it (a) ------- habit. It helps us (b) ------- various ways. An
early (c) ------- gets enough time to (d) ---------- his day's work nicely. ( e)
-------- can finish his work (f) -------- others get up. On (g) -------- other
hand, late risers (h) -------- finish their works properly, (i) ---------- fail to
do their (j) --------- in time. So, everybody should get up early in the
morning.
4. Match the text given in column ‘A' and column ‘B' to write five
complete sentences.
Education is Distinguish
between
right and
wrong.
It helps The
business of
education
to train the
individuals.
It is also Often
compared
to light
which
removes
the
darkness of
ignorance.
Education is Prosper in
life without
education.
Nobody can The process
of
developing
our mind.
5. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order in your answer
script.
a.Once he heard the news of his mother’s illness.
b.There was no boat at that time.
c.He loved his mother so deeply and could not control emotion.
d.At dead night he reached the river bank of their village.
e.So, he decide to swim to cross the river.
f.After swimming, for one hour, he went home.
g. He started for home without delay.
h.Sitting near the riverbank, he thought how to cross the river.
i.Instantly he started swimming alone.
j.Vidyazagar waa in Kalkata to have education.
Section -B : Writing part
6. Read the beginning of the story. Now, complete it in 150 words.
