Class Five: English | Unseen passage

Class Five: English | Unseen passage

Read the text and answer the following questions 7 and 8.

7. Answer the following questions in a sentence or sentences.

a. Why does Rahmat Mia take the oxen?

b. What does he take for lunch?

c. When does he stop working?

d. Why does he go to bed early?

e. Write three sentences about Rahmat Mia from where you can know that he is hard working.

Answer to the question no. 7

a. Rahmat Mia takes the oxen to the field to plough the land.

b. He takes rice and green leafy vegetables for lunch.

c. He stops working when the sun sets.

d. Because he needs rest and sleep.

e. He wakes up before sunrise. He works the whole day. He continues to work in sun and rain.

8. Suppose you are Rahima. Now, Write a letter to your friend about the life of a farmer. [Remember to include these things in your letter: date, address, salutation, main points for the letter, closing.]

Answer to the question no. 8

Kalihati, Tangail

12 May, 202

Dear Monowara,

Hope you are hale and hearty. You requested to write about the life of a farmer. I describe as follows: A farmer grows crops. Usually he wakes up before sunrise. Then he takes oxen to the field. He works there all day long to ensure a good crop. He knows that producing food and feeding the whole nation are his responsibilities. To perform his duties, he works hard.

No more today. More another day.

Yours ever

Rahima.

Bangladesh is a country of South Asia. It is developing gradually.

Bangladesh is a country of South Asia. It is developing gradually. Its full name is ``The People’s Republic of Bangladesh.”  Dhaka its capital city. Bangladesh is crisscrossed by numerous rivers. Most of the land of the country is fertile and plain. Nearly 67% land area is cultivable. Its total area is 1,47,570 square kilometers. It has nearly 160 million people. The Sundarbans is the   largest forest in the country and Chittagong is the largest sea port. Other big cities are Rajshahi, Khulna and Sylhet. Most of the people of our country are Muslims. Agriculture is the occupation of nearly 70% people of the country. In 2010 the per capita income was about 784 US dollars.

Saikat lives with his parents in an apartment in Bogra.

Saikat lives with his parents in an apartment in Bogra. His father, Mr. Rashedul Islam is a banker. In his free time, Mr. Islam writes stories. He loves listening to music of old times too. Saikat’s mother, Monwara Islamis a housewife. She loves sewing in her free time. She makes dresses. She often gets orders from her friends and neighbours. Saikat reads in class five. He is a good student. He wants to improve his English. So he watches cartoons on TV and reads English story books every day. He also reads English books. He likes books about animals, especially tigers and lions.

Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2, 3 & 4

Saikat lives with his parents in an apartment in Bogra. His father, Mr. Rashedul Islam is a banker. In his free time, Mr. Islam writes stories. He loves listening to music of old times too. Saikat’s mother, Monwara Islamis a housewife. She loves sewing in her free time. She makes dresses. She often gets orders from her friends and neighbours. Saikat reads in class five. He is a good student. He wants to improve his English. So he watches cartoons on TV and reads English story books every day. He also reads English books. He likes books about animals, especially tigers and lions.

1.       Write down the correct answer on your answer paper.                                                                                     1×10=10

a.       Mr. Islam spends his free time in –

           i. writing stories                          ii. doing  banking work                       iii. making dresses                iv. singing

b.       What is Saikat’s mother?

           i. a female singer                       ii. a housewife                                       iii. a dressmaker                 iv. a teacher

c.        Listening to music of old times is Mr. Islam’s –

           i. hobby                                      ii. profession                                         iii. extra work                         iv. main work

d.       Saikat wants to – his English.

           i. develop                                    ii. correct                                                iii. teach                                  iv. learn

e.        Saikat lives in_______.

i. Dhaka                                     ii. Comilla                                              iii. Bogra                                iv. Khulna

f.        Who loves sewing?

i. Saikat                                     ii. Saikat`s father                                 iii. His mother                       iv. his friend

g.        What is the text about?

i. Saikat`s father                      ii. Saikat`s mother                               iii. Saikat`s school                iv. Saikat`s life

h.       Saikat`s father works in a ________.

i. firm                                         ii. bank                                                   iii. school                               iv. college

i.         Saikat lives with his____.

i. friends                                     ii. parents                                               iii. cousins                              iv. relatives

j.         As a student Saikat is –

           i.  dull                                           ii. weak                                                 iii. lazy                                   iv. brilliant

2.       Write one of words that completes each sentence. There are three extra words which you do not need to use. 1×5 =5

family

banker

bright

dwells

dull

music

bank

sewing

a)    Saikat ……. in an apartment.

b)   Saikat’s father works in a …….

c)    Mr. Islam is fond of ……..

d)    Maleka Begum looks after her ……

e)    Saikat is a ……. student.

3.       Answer the following questions in sentences.                                                                                                      5×2= 10

a)       Whom does Saikat live with?

b)       What does Mr. Islam do in his free time?

c)       What does Saikat do to improve his English?

d)       What is Saikat mother?

e)       Where does Saikat live?

4.       Write at least five sentences about Saikat`s family. (Remember to use capital letters, full stops and correct spellings)                                                                                                                                                                10      Read the text and answer the questions 5, 6, and 7.

Bangladesh is a country of South Asia. It is developing gradually. Its full name is ``The People’s Republic of Bangladesh.”  Dhaka its capital city. Bangladesh is crisscrossed by numerous rivers. Most of the land of the country is fertile and plain. Nearly 67% land area is cultivable. Its total area is 1,47,570 square kilometers. It has nearly 160 million people. The Sundarbans is the   largest forest in the country and Chittagong is the largest sea port. Other big cities are Rajshahi, Khulna and Sylhet. Most of the people of our country are Muslims. Agriculture is the occupation of nearly 70% people of the country. In 2010 the per capita income was about 784 US dollars.

5.       Write only question number and the answer letter on the answer paper.                                                        1×5=5                                                                                                 

       (i) Bangladesh is a country of-.

          (a) Africa                                 (b) America              (c) South Asia                       (d) North Africa

       (ii) In 2010, the per capita income was-.

           (a) 784 taka                               (b) 784 rupees      (c) 784 US dollars                (d) 478 taka

       (iii) Most of the citizens of Bangladesh are -.

             (a) Hindus                                (b) Christians        (c) Muslims                           (d) Buddhists

       (iv) 70% people depend on -.

             (a) cultivation                          (b) fishing              (c) agriculture                       (d) hatchery

        (v) Total area of Bangladesh is -.

             (a) 1,74,570 sq. km             (b) 1,47,570 sq. km (c) 2,47,570 sq. km        (d) 1,27,570 sq. km

6.       Answer the flowing questions.                                                                                                               5×2 = 10

a)       Where is Bangladesh situated?

b)       How is the land of Bangladesh?

c)       What is the total population of Bangladesh?

d)       How is Bangladesh bordered?

e)       What are the main cities in Bangladesh?

7.       Write at least five sentences about Bangladesh. (Remember to use capital letters, full stops and correct spellings)                                                                                                                                                                                                 10                                                                                                                                            

It’s a beautiful spring day. Maria wakes up early feeling happy.

It’s a beautiful spring day. Maria wakes up early feeling happy. She knows that it is a nice day because she can smell the flowers. She can feel the soft warmth of the sun can hear the birds singing. Maria cannot see the spring day. She can’t see the new green leaves on the trees. She cannot see the colours because she is visually impaired. She has been visually impaired since birth. But Maria is happy. She goes to school where she is learning to read using the Braille. Braille is a kind of script in which the words are written in raised dots. Maria is learning to read by touching the raised dots with her fingers. She loves to go to school. Maria’s teacher says that she is a quick learner.

STORY : THE HONEST WOODCUTTER

STORY : THE HONEST WOODCUTTER

Once there lived a poor woodcutter in a village. But he was very honest. He earned his livelihood by selling wood in the market. One day while he was cutting wood in the jungle near a river. Suddenly his axe slipped out of his hand and fell into the river. The river was very deep. The woodcutter did not know how to swim or dive. So he was sitting there sadly. Then a wonderful thing happened. A beautiful fairy appeared before the woodcutter. The fairy asked him why he was sad. He told her everything. The fairy felt pity on him. She went into the river and came back with a golden axe. She asked the woodcutter if it was his axe. The woodcutter replied in the negative. She again went into the river and returned with a silver one. This time the woodcutter refused to take it. Finally she brought the axe of the woodcutter from the water. The woodcutter was delighted to get back his iron axe. The fairy became pleased with the woodcutter at his honesty and gave him the two other valuable axes as reward. Honesty is thus always rewarded.

Babul and his family live on the island of Dublar Char. Life is good for the family now, but that wasn’t true after cyclone Aila.

Babul and his family live on the island of Dublar Char. Life is good for the family now, but that wasn’t true after cyclone Aila. Babul doesn’t remember cyclone Aila, but his parents often talk about the terrible night in 2009.

Babul’s father had a grocery shop and his mother worked in a fish farm. They had a small house that they shared with Babul’s grandparents. Babul was just a baby, but his sister Nipa was six years old.

Babul’s father told him what happened that day. There was little rain in the morning on 25 May. In the afternoon the wind started to blow and people began to run for their homes. Babul’s father closed his shop and his mother came home. His grandparents checked the family’s emergency kit. Their torch was working and they had extra batteries. They put the torch, batteries and first aid kit in plastic box.

By the evening, the river was rising. The winds of cyclone Aila shook the walls of the house as if there was an earthquake. Everyone was afraid. Nipa began to cry. Suddenly, there was an awful noise and the family’s roof blew away! The sky was dark, but the family could see trees flying over their heads. Grandmother still says she saw fish flying through the sky.