Part A : Reading Test
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.
A responsibility is a duty or an obligation TO DO something. For example, you have the responsibility to take care of your parents in their old age, to attend school and pursue your studies properly and so on. You have also the responsibility to society and the government, e.g. to help a neighbour in trouble or to cast your vote if you are 18 or over.
A responsibility is also an obligation or a duty NOT TO DO something. For example, you have the responsibility not to steal a book from a public library or not to put your building materials on the footpath. These are your responsibilities as citizens. But there are responsibilities of the government as well. Our government has the responsibilities to provide for its citizens “the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, education and medical care”. The government also has the responsibilities to protect the fundamental rights of its citizens to freedom of speech and expression, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, equality of all before law2 etc.
The knowledge, skills and attitudes you have gained at home, at school and in society will help you to accept your responsibilities and to carry them out effectively. Remember, discharging your responsibilities will be good for you, good for your family and friends, and good for your society and country as a whole.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
a) A ― is an obligation to do and not to do things.
(i) punctuality (ii) responsibility (iii) honesty (iv) sincerity
b) We should ― school regularly.
(i) be absent in (ii) be present from (iii) be inattentive in (iv) attend
c) It is our duty to ― neighbour in problems.
(i) do harm to (ii) help (iii) exploit (iv) praise
d) The govt has the responsibility to protect the ― rights of its citizens.
(i) birth (ii) fundame`ntal (iii) educate (iv) medicare
e) One can cast his vote if he is ― or over.
(i) 16 (ii) 12 (iii) 20 (iv) 18
f) What part of speech is ‘Responsibility’?
(i) verb (ii) adverb (iii) adjective (iv) noun
g) What does the word ‘Responsibility’ mean?
(i) something that it is your job or duty to deal with
(ii) a tough job
(iii) something which should not be done
(iv) something which must be done
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
a) What do you mean by responsibility?
b) When can you cast your vote?
c) What should you do when a neighbour faces problems?
d) What are the responsibilities of the government?
e) What are your responsibilities?
Answer:
1. a. (ii) responsibility; b. (iv) attend; c. (ii) help; d. (ii) fundamental; e. (i) 18; f. (iv) noun; g. (i) something that it is your job or duty to deal with;
2. Responsibility is a duty or obligation to do things and not to do things.
a. We can cast our vote when we are 18 years or above.
b. We should help a neighbour when he faces problems.
c. The responsibilities of the government are to provide for its citizens the basic necessities of life as well as to protect the fundamental rights of its citizens.
d. Our responsibilities are to take care of our parents, to attend school and pursue our studies properly, to cast our vote, to help a neighbour in problems. It is also our responsibilities not to steal a book from a library, not to keep building wastes on the footpath.
e. We have the responsibility to the society and to the government.
Bangla Translation
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