Read the following passage and answer the questions no. 4-5.
Abraham Lincoln 'was born in Kentucky, the USA in 1809. He worked on the farm of his father. He attended school for less than a year but taught himself to read and write. He did different types of jobs before he settled as a highly successful lawyer. He was gradually drawn to politics. The country was having problems regarding the practice of slavery. The white men owned large farms in the southern states. Blacks were brought from Africa to work on these farms and they were kept as slaves. At this difficult time, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the USA in 1860. He wanted to solve the problem of slavery. He faced many problems. He wanted to preserve the unity of the country at any cost. Finally a civil war broke out between the northern and the southern states. He fought the war bravely and declared, "A nation cannot exist half free and half slave". He won the war and kept the country united. Lincoln was elected president for the second time. He was not against anybody and wanted everybody to live in peace. He made sincere efforts to heal the people's wounds caused by the war. In 1862 Lincoln declared that from then onwards all slaves would be free. This made him very popular among the people. Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1 x 5 = 5
Who /What | Event/Activity | Where/Place | Year |
Abraham Lincoln | born | (i) ..... | 1809 |
(ii)…… | possessed the large farms
| the southern states
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Lincoln | was elected president
| (iii)….. | 1860 |
He | (iv)….. |
| 1862 |
He | Was killed |
| (v)….. |
Extra Question:
Biography of Abraham Lincoln
Popular declaration | All slave would be free |
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Worked as | Successful lawyer and gradually drawn to (i) ..... |
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Who | What/why | Event/Activity | Where/Place | when | Achieve ment/ specialty
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Abraham Lincoln |
| Born | Kentucky, the USA | In 1809 |
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He | President | Was elected | The use | (ii)… | At a difficult time |
He |
| (iii)…. |
| in 1862 | Made him very popular among the people |
He |
| Was Assassin acted |
| (iv)…. |
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(v)…. | To work on farms and do keep them as slaves | Were brought | From Africa |
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Answer: (i) Kentucky, the USA (ii) The white men (iii) the USA (iv) declared the slaves free (v) 1865
Extra Solution Answer:
(i) politics (ii) in 1860 (iii) declared that all the slaves would be free (iv) in 1865 (v) The Blacks
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আব্রাহাম লিঙ্কন ১৮০৯ সালে কেন্টাকি, ইউএসএ-তে জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। তিনি তার পিতার খামারে কাজ করতেন। তিনি এক বছরেরও কম সময় স্কুলে পড়াশোনা করেছিলেন, তবে নিজের ইচ্ছায় পড়া ও লেখা শিখেছিলেন। তিনি বিভিন্ন ধরনের কাজ করতেন, তারপর একটি সফল আইনজীবী হিসেবে স্থায়ী হন। ধীরে ধীরে তিনি রাজনীতির দিকে আকৃষ্ট হন। সেই সময়ে দেশের মধ্যে দাসত্বের ব্যাপারে সমস্যা ছিল। দক্ষিণী রাজ্যগুলিতে সাদা মানুষরা বড় বড় খামারী ছিল। আফ্রিকা থেকে কালো মানুষদের আনা হতো এই খামারে কাজ করার জন্য এবং তাদের দাস হিসেবে রাখা হতো। এই কঠিন সময়ে আব্রাহাম লিঙ্কন ১৮৬০ সালে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচিত হন। তিনি দাসত্বের সমস্যা সমাধান করতে চেয়েছিলেন। তিনি অনেক সমস্যার মুখোমুখি হন। তিনি দেশের একতা যে কোনও মূল্যে রক্ষা করতে চেয়েছিলেন। অবশেষে, উত্তরের এবং দক্ষিণের রাজ্যগুলির মধ্যে একটি গৃহযুদ্ধ শুরু হয়। তিনি সাহসের সঙ্গে যুদ্ধে অংশগ্রহণ করেন এবং ঘোষণা করেন, "একটি জাতি অর্ধেক স্বাধীন এবং অর্ধেক দাস থাকতে পারে না"। তিনি যুদ্ধ জিতেন এবং দেশটিকে একতাবদ্ধ রাখেন। লিঙ্কন দ্বিতীয়বার প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচিত হন। তিনি কারো বিরুদ্ধে ছিলেন না এবং সকলকে শান্তিপূর্ণভাবে জীবনযাপন করতে চান। যুদ্ধের কারণে মানুষের আঘাতগুলি নিরাময় করতে তিনি আন্তরিক চেষ্টা করেন। ১৮৬২ সালে লিঙ্কন ঘোষণা করেন যে, এরপর থেকে সকল দাসকে মুক্ত করা হবে। এর ফলে তিনি মানুষের মধ্যে অত্যন্ত জনপ্রিয় হন। ১৮৬৫ সালে লিঙ্কনকে হত্যা করা হয়।
Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text:
Abraham Lincoln was born in (a) __________ in 1809. He worked on his father's (b) __________. Though he attended school for less than a year, he taught himself to (c) __________ and (d) __________. He became a successful (e) __________ before entering politics.
Answers:(a) Kentucky(b) farm(c) read(d) write(e) lawyer
Summary
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Kentucky. He worked on his father's farm and attended school for less than a year. He taught himself to read and write and became a successful lawyer. In 1860, he was elected President of the USA and worked to solve the problem of slavery. He fought the Civil War to keep the country united and won. In 1862, he declared all slaves free, which made him very popular. He was assassinated in 1865.
Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)
Read the following text and make a flowchart showing the life events of Abraham Lincoln. (One is done for you.)
1. Born in Kentucky, USA in 1809 →
2. Worked on his father's farm →
3. Attended school for less than a year →
4. Taught himself to read and write →
5. Worked in different jobs before becoming a lawyer →
6. Drew closer to politics →
7. Elected President of the USA in 1860 →
8. Wanted to solve the issue of slavery →
9. Civil war broke out between northern and southern states →
10. Won the war and kept the country united →
11. Elected President for the second time →
12. Declared that all slaves would be free in 1862 →
13. Became very popular among the people →
14. Assassinated in 1865
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