Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it
“Is there anybody here who has ever crossed a river by a boat?”
“I have, teacher,” said Jamil. “And I clearly remember what happened in that journey.”
“Would you please tell us what happened,” the teacher asked.
“Okay, teacher. It happened while I was in class 6. On a weekly bazar day, people were coming back with their shopping bags and baskets in hands, on shoulders and heads. They had to cross the river. It was not a big river. There was a ferry boat plying on the river. The boat could cross it in 8-10 minutes. It was just after sunset. The weather was getting worse. The wind started blowing from the north-west. Black clouds were fast-moving in the sky.
Everybody was trying to get into the boat. ‘No more, no more, please wait,’ shouted the boatman. But nobody listened to him.”
“What happened then, Jamil?” asked Rumi.
“With too many people on board, the boat sank in the middle of the river,” replied Jamil.
“Oh no! What happened then?” asked the teacher. “Thank God. It was not a fatal accident. All the passengers swam to the other side. But some of them lost their things such as oil, salt and milk,” said Jamil.
“Were you on the boat?” asked the teacher. “No, teacher. Seeing the boat overcrowded, I waited for the next time,” replied Jamil.
“You’ve done the right thing, Jamil.”
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
a) The boatman requested the people to wait, because _.
(i) the boat had already too many people (ii) his boat was very small.
(iii) there were other boats they could go (iv) he would not ferry people with bags and baskts
b) A ferry boat was plyig on the river. Here ‘plying’ means _.
(i) plying with other boats (ii) travellig along a route
(iii) waiting for passengers (iv) sinking in the river
c) It was not a fatal accident. The statement tells us that _.
(i) nobody died (ii) nobody was wounded
(iii) everybody accepted their fate (iv) nobody lost anything
d) With too money people on board, the boat sank. Here the phrase ‘on board’ means _.
(i) on the boat (ii) on the platform (iii) outside the boat (iv) on the notice board
e) The boat was overcrowded. Here ‘overcrowded’ means _.
(i) people were quarrelling on the boat (ii) the capacity of the boat was over
(iii) the boatman did not like a crowd (iv) people were sitting on the boat’s bamboo hood
f) The boatman tried to stop everyone to get into the boat because _.
(i) the weather was hot (ii) the weather was gloomy
(iii) the weather was stormy (iv) it was the time of sunset
g) At that time Jamil was a student while he _.
(i) was reading in class six (ii) read in class six
(iii) reads in class six (iv) was reading in class nine.
Extra Practices
1. The maximum time for the boat to cross the river was _.
(i) 8 minutes (ii) 12 minutes (iii) 8-10 minutes (iv) 10 miutes
2. The north was the _ side of the storm.
(i) falling (ii) starting (iii) ending (iv) target
3. Everyone was avoiding the advice of _.
(i) Jamil (ii) the teacher (iii) the boatman (iv) the passengers
4. A ferry boat was plying on the river. Here “plying” means ——.
(i) plying with other boats (ii) sinking in the river
(iii) travelling along a route (iv) waiting for passengers
5. The boatman requested the people to wait, because——.
(i) His boat was very small (ii) the boat had already too many people
(iii) there were other boats they could go (iv) he would not ferry people with bags
6. With too many people on board and baskets the boat sank. Here the phrase “on board” means ——
(i) on the boat (ii) on the wooden board
(iii) outside the boat (iv) on the notice board
7. It was not a fatal accident. The statement tells us that ——.
(i) nobody died (ii) nobody was wounded
(iii) everybody accepted their fate (iv) nobody lost anything
8. The boat was overcrowded. Here “overcrowded” means ——.
(i) people were quarrelling on the boat
(ii) the boat was unable to carry any more people
(iii) the boatman did not like a crowd
(iv) people were sitting on the boat’s bamboo hood
9. What class did Jamil read when he had taken a journey?
(i) class 5 (ii) class 6 (iii) class 8 (iv) class 9
10. What was the day of that day?
(i) Eid day (ii) Friday (iii) holiday (iv) bazaar day
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
a) Why didn’t Jamil get into the boat?
b) Why did the boatman request the passengers to wait?
c) How long does the boat take to cross the river?
d) How was the weather?
e) What happened to the passengers?
Extra Practices
a) How was the river?
b) What do the passengers lose in the accident?
c) Where were the people going?
d) Where did the boat sink?
e) What were the people coming back with?
f) Why did the boatman request the people to wait?
g) How long does the boat take to cross the river?
h) Why didn’t Jamil get into the boat?
i) What happened to the passengers?
j) How was the weather?
Answer:
1. a. (i) the boat had already too many people; b. (ii) traveling along a route; c. (ii) nobody was wounded; d. (i) on the boat; e. (ii) the capacity of the boat was over; f. (iii) the weather was stormy; g. (i) was reading in class six;
2. a. Jamil did not get into the boat as it was overcrowded.
b.The boatman requested the passengers to wait, because the boat had already too many passengers.
c.The boat takes 8-10 minutes to cross the river.
d.The weather was not fair. The wind started blowing from the north-west.
e.The passengers lost their things but swam to the other side.
Extra
The river was small, there was a ferry boat plying on the river.
The passengers lost many things such as oil, salt and milk in the accident.
The people were going home from the weekly bazaar.
The boat sank in the middle of the river.
The people were coming back with their shopping bags and baskets in hands, on shoulders and heads.
Bangla Translation
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