Part A : Reading Test
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it
Long ago, a young man found life in the family in his village full of problems and sufferings. Quarrels, ill-feelings, jealously, enmity – all were parts of everyday life there.
So he left his house and went to a jungle to live by himself. There he made a nice little hut with wood, bamboo and reeds. “Ah, how happy I am here!” said the man to himself.
But one day he found some mice in his hut. The little creatures soon made holes in his blanket. So he brought a cat to kill the mice. The cat needed milk. So he brought a cow. The cow needed grass and hay. So he brought a cowboy.
The cowboy needed food. So he took a wife to cook meals. Then children were born to them, and the man found himself again in a family.
So nobody can live alone, unless they are either angels or devils. People need food, shelter, companions and cooperation. They need to help each other. And if they live in a family or community, their need can be fulfilled. Hence living in society can make people good and happy citizens.
1. Choose the best answer. 1×7=7
a) The man made a nice little___ in the jungle.
(i) hut (ii) cottage (iii) building (iv) house
b) ― required grass and hay.
(i) The cat (ii) The cow (iii) A cow boy (iv) The rat
c) The young man had to bring ― in order to kill mice.
(i) a cow (ii) a cat (iii) a cow boy (iv) a wife
d) The hut was made with ―.
(i) wood, bamboo and brick (ii) wood, bamboo and reeds
(iii) brick, reeds and bamboo (iv) bamboo, reeds and iron rod
e) The man chose ― to live.
(i) a locality (ii) a jungle (iii) a family (iv) a community
f) The young man was beset with― in his life.
(i) problems (ii) hut (iii) jungle (iv) mice
g) The man thought to be ― in the jungle alone.
(i) unhappy (ii) happy (iii) sad (iv) needy
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5=10
a) Where did the young man go?
b) What did he make a nice little hut with?
c) What did the mice do?
d) Why did he bring a cat?
e) How can need of men be fulfilled?
Answer:
1. (i) hut; b. (ii) The cow; c. (ii) a cat; d. (ii) wood, bamboo and reeds; e. (ii) a jungle; f. (i) problems; g. (ii) happy;
2.
a) The young man went to a jungle.
b) He made a nice little hut with wood, bamboo and reeds.
c) The mice made holes in his blanket.
d) He brought a cat to kill the mice.
e) The needs of men can be fulfilled if they live in a family or community.
Bangla Translation
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