English : Lesson-12

প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থীরা, আজ লেসন-১২ থেকে প্যাসেজ ও নমুনা প্রশ্নোত্তর আলোচনা করব। এ ধরনের অন্য প্রশ্নোত্তরের জন্য বিষয়বস্তুটি ভালোভাবে পড়বে।

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions (1-3).
20 Ranipukur Lane
Mymensingh
15 May, 2005

Dear Kiron,
How are you? I’m doing fine in my new school here. I don’t feel lonely any more.
I’ve made a new friend. His name is Altaf. He’s a nice boy. He is always friendly and helpful. Everybody likes him. On my first day at school he sat beside me. We talked and spent a lot of time together. The other day, he took me to a book store in the town. We also visited the public library.
He’s also a witty person. He often tells jokes and riddles. Here is a riddle that he told us yesterday.
Q. What goes up and never comes down?
Ans. Age.
Anyway, I miss you all very much. Write to me soon. Tell me about you and other friends.
Love, Murad
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives and fill in the gaps.
(a) I don’t feel — any more. (lone / captivated/ shocked)
(b) Altaf is — and kind. (benevolent/ happy/ jolly).
(c) Kiron is not — Murad now. (with /away/ separate)
(d) Age goes up —. (forever /for never /forgo)
(e) The book store is in — area. (rural/ urban/ nearby)
(f) Murad lives in — (Mymensingh/ Dhaka/ Chittagong)
(g) Murad is in his — school. (New/ former/ previous)
(h) Altaf is a — boy. (witty/ weighty/ lonely)
(i) Altaf and Murad visited the — library. (district/ national/ public)
(j) Altaf is a — person. (nice/ sad/ happy)
Answer to the question no-01 :
(a) lone (b) benevolent (c) with (d) forever
(e) urban (f) Mymensingh (g) new (h) witty
(i) public (j) nice

2. Write true or false. If false, give the correct answer.
(a) Kiron is a nice boy.
(b) Altaf is seldom friendly.
(c) Murad no longer feels lone.
(d) Murad has made a new friend named Kiron.
(e) Kiron also has other friends.
(f) Ranipukur Lane is in Mymensingh.
(g) Age only goes up.
(h) Murad is the receiver of the letter.
(i) Altaf is a nice boy.
(j) Murad misses Altaf very much.
Answer to the question no-02 :
(a) True
(b) False. Correct answer: Altaf is always friendly.
(c) True
(d) False. Correct answer: Murad had made a new friend named Altaf,
(e) True
(f) True (g) True
(h) False. Correct answer: Murad is the write of the letter.
(i) True
(j) False. Correct answer: He misses Kiron very much.

3. Answer the following questions.
(a) When did Altaf become close with Murad?
(b) What is a riddle?
(c) Is Murad in a happy mood in his new school?
(d) Who is Kiron?
(e) Why does Murad call Altaf a witty person?
(f) Who is the writer of the letter?
(g) Who is the recipient of the letter?
(h) Who is Altaf? (i) Where did Murad went with Altaf?
(j) Who is Murad’s new and ex-friend?
Answer to the question no-03:
(a) After going to his new school, Murad became intimate with Altaf.
(b) Riddle is a confusing question with a clever answer.
(c) Yes, he is so.
(d) Kiron is Murad’s friend.
(e) He can tell jokes and riddles. So Murad calls him a witty person.
(f) Murad is the writer of the letter.
(g) Kiron is the recipient of the letter.
(h) Altaf is Murad’s new friend.
(i) They went to a book store in the town. They also visited the public library.
(j) Murad’s new friend in Altaf. His ex-friend is Kiron.
4. Match the opposite words.
A B A B
Before Remember Darkness After
Lazy Light Forget Above
Nervous Bold Soon Active
Under Late Curious Faintly
Sad Reluctant Brightly Fall
Rise Glad
Answer to the question no-04:
Sad — Glad, Curious — Reluctant, Before — After, Under — Above, Brightly — Faintly, Forger — Remember, Nervous — Bold, Rise — Fall, Darkness — Light, Soon — Late, Lazy — Active
5. Use the correct form of the verb.
This is Shihab’s first visit to Dhaka. So one day, Mr. Hafizuddin — (take) him to Dhanmondi. Shihab — (surprise) to see so many tall buildings. He starts — (count) the floors of a building. The building has twenty floors. He asks his uncle, ‘Who live on so many floors, uncle?’ ‘There — (be) shops and offices and some apartments on different floors,’ says Mr. Hafizuddin. There is a grocery on the first floor. Bookshops are on the second and third floors. There are banks on the fourth, fifth and sixth floors. There — (be) libraries on the sevenths, eighths and ninths floors.
Answer to the question no-05:
This is Shihab’s first visit to Dhaka. So one day, Mr Hafizuddin takes him to Dhanmondi. Shihab is surprised to see so many tall buildings. He starts counting the floors of a building. The building has twenty floors. He asks his uncle, ‘Who live on so many floors, uncle?’ ‘There are shops and offices and some apartments on different floors,’ says Mr. Hafizuddin. There is a grocery on the first floor. Bookshops are on the second and third floors. There are banks on the fourth, fifth and sixth floors. There are libraries on the sevenths, eighths and ninths floors.

6. Use capital letter and punctuation marks where necessary.
today is friday the students of class five will go to the book fair their class teacher ms fatema begum will go with them the bus is waiting at the school gate the students are getting on the bus parents are waiting to see them off its a fine day the sun is shining brightly the students are very happy they are carrying bread butter bananas eggs etc for their breakfast ms fatema is taking some chocolates too rubina is also carrying a camera its already 9 oclock the students leave the school for the fair they reach the fair at 10 they reach the fair at 10 they get down go round and enjoy themselves the buy books of rhymes jokes stories dictionaries with pictures novels etc the students return home in the evening
Answer to the question no-06:
Today is Friday. The students of class five will go to the book fair. Their class teacher, Ms Fatema Begum will go with them. The bus is waiting at the school gate. The students are getting on the bus. Parents are waiting to see them off. It’s a fine day. The sun is shining brightly. The students are very happy. They are carrying bread, butter, bananas, eggs, etc. for their breakfast. Ms. Fatema is taking some chocolates too. Rubina is also carrying a camera. It’s already 9 o’clock. The students leave the school for the fair. They reach the fair at 10. They reach the fair at 10. They get down, go round and enjoy themselves. The buy books of rhymes, jokes, stories, dictionaries with pictures, novels etc. The students return home in the evening.
7. Match the similar words.
A B A B
Little Unhealthy Interesting Generosity
Tired Important Kindness Amusing
Realized Worship Photograph Sure
Prayer Understood Weak Petty
Serious Weary sanguine Picture
Answer to the question no-07:
Sure — sanguine, Little — petty, Interesting — amusing, Tired — weary, Kindness — generosity, Realized — understood, Photograph — picture, Prayer — worship
Weak — unhealthy, Serious — important
8. Re-arrange the following sentences to make questions and answer them.
1. Name/of/what/is/English/book/text/ the/your?
2. Are/ what/ in/ class/ you?
3. When/ birthday/ is/ your?
4. Who/ your/ father/ is? 5. Is/ what/ father/ your?
6. What/ you/ do/ you? 07. Do/ where/ you/ study?
8. Do/ where/ you/ in/ live?
9. Like/ why/ your/ school/ why?
10. Do/ go/ how/ you/ school/ to/ and/ home/ return?
Answer to the question no-08:
1. Question: What is the name of your English text book?
Answer: The name of our English text book is ‘English For Today’.
2. Question: What class are you in?
Answer: I am in class five.
3. Question: When is your birthday?
Answer: My birthday is on 25 December.
4. Question: Who is your father?
Answer: Mr. Rahman is my father.
5. Question: What is your father?
Answer: My father is a teacher.
6. Question: What do you do?
Answer: I am a student.
7. Question: Where do you study?
Answer: I study at a Govt. primary school.
8. Question: Where do you live in?
Answer: I live at Dhaka in Bangladesh.
9. Question: Why do you like your school?
Answer: I like our school because it has good teachers.
10. Question: How do you go to school and return home?
Answer: I go to school and return home on foot.