Unseen
Passage (1)
Class : Five,
Subject-English
Read the text and answer the questions 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5:
Bangladesh
is a riverine country. Most of the rivers of this country rise from the
Himalayas and fall into the Bay of Bengal. All rivers of Bangladesh flow from
the north to the south.
The
Padma, the Meghna, the Jamuna are the biggest and widest rivers. There are
other important rivers too. The Teesta, the Madhumati, the Arial Khan, the
Karatoa, the Atrai, the Buriganga, the Kushiara, the Gumoti, the Karnaphuli and
the Matamohuri are some of the other rivers. Some of the smaller rivers are the
branches of the big rivers.
The
rivers of Bangladesh bear a great utility. They have made the soil fertile.
During the rainy season, they leave silt deposits every year. Fishes abound in
the rivers. Besides, rivers are the waterways of country for trade, commerce
and general transport. Again some river are the source of energy. They help us
produce electricity. Sometimes the rivers cause great damage to our life and
property. In the rainy season, the rivers overflow their banks and cause flood.
People suffer untold sufferings then.
Word Meaning with Synonyms
Words
|
Pronunciation
|
Bengali Meaning
|
Synonyms/Meaning
|
Riverine
(adj)
|
wifvivBb
|
b`xgvZ…K
|
related
to rivers
|
Most
(pron)
|
‡gv÷
|
AwaKvsk
|
exceeding
in number
|
Flow
(v)
|
‡d¬v
|
cÖevwnZ nIqv
|
move
in a stream
|
Wide
(adj)
|
IqvBW
|
cÖk¯Í
|
broad
|
Important
(adj)
|
Bgc(i)U¨v›U
|
¸iæZ¡c~Y©
|
significant
|
Branches
(n)
|
eªv‡Âm
|
kvLvmg~n
|
overflowing
out of other rivers
|
Utility
(n)
|
BDwUwjwU
|
e¨envi
|
use
|
Fertile
(adj)
|
dviUvBj
|
De©i
|
fruitful,
rich
|
Silt
(n)
|
wmë
|
cwj
|
sediment
|
Abound
in (v)
|
A¨evDÛ Bb
|
cÖPzi cwigv‡Y _vKv
|
be
plentiful in
|
Besides
(adv)
|
wemvBWm&
|
ZvQvov
|
apart
from this, moreover
|
Waterways
(n)
|
IqvUviI‡qm&
|
Rjc_mg~n
|
ways
along river, canal etc.
|
Trade
(n)
|
‡UªBW
|
e¨emvq
|
commerce
|
Transport
(n)
|
Uªv݇cvU©
|
cwienb
|
conveyance
|
Source
(n)
|
‡mvim&
|
Drm
|
the
place of origin
|
Produce
(v)
|
cÖwWDm
|
Drcv`b Kiv
|
bring
forth, grow
|
Electricity
(n)
|
B‡jKwUªwmwU
|
we`y¨r
|
the
electrical energy
|
Damage
(n)
|
W¨v‡gR
|
ÿwZ
|
harm,
destruction
|
Property
(n)
|
cÖcviwU
|
m¤ú`
|
wealth
|
Overflow
(v)
|
Ifvi‡d¬v
|
Qvwc‡q hvIqv, cøvweZ Kiv
|
run
over, flood, submerge
|
Cause
(v)
|
KR
|
NUv‡bv
|
occur
|
Suffer
(v)
|
mvdvi
|
†fvMv
|
undergo,
endure
|
Untold
(adj)
|
Avb‡Uvì
|
AeY©bxq
|
indescribable
|
Sufferings
(n)
|
mvdvwism
|
Kó
|
pains
|
Then
(adv)
|
†`b
|
ZLb
|
at
that time
|
1.
Write
only the answer on the answer paper. 10
(a)
Bangladesh is a riverine
country. The underlined word is a/an _____.
(i)
noun (ii) pronoun (iii) adjective (iv) adverb
(b)
Most of the rivers of this
country rise from the Himalayas. The singular form of the underlined word is
____.
(i)
riverine (ii) river (iii) river-bed (iv) rivery
(c)
The phrase ‘rise from’ means
____.
(i)
originate (ii) produce (iii) go up (iv) get up
(d)
Most of the rivers ____ into the
Bay of Bengal.
(i)
go (ii) running (iii) flow (iv) come
(e)
All rivers ____ from the north to
the south.
(i)
blow (ii) grow (iii) run (iv)
follow
(f)
The _____ rivers of Bangladesh
are the Padma, the Meghna and the Jamuna.
(i)
deep (ii) strong (iii) main (iv) swift
(i)
slow (ii) broad (iii) narrow (iv) not important
(g)
The Padma, the Meghna, the Jamuna
are ____ rivers.
(i) slow (ii) broad (iii) narrow (iv) not important
(h)
Some small rivers ____ out of the
big rivers.
(i)
flow (ii) come (iii) go (iv) create
(i)
The rivers of Bangladesh are very
____.
(i)
friendly (ii) useful (iii) destruction (iv) big
(j)
The rivers have made the soil
_____.
(i)
alluvial (ii) flowing (iii) poor (iv) barren
2.
Fill
in the gaps with the correct word from the box below. There are three extra
words which you need not use. 1´5=5
a
lot of
|
go
|
some
|
originate
|
useful
|
are
|
alluvial
|
beautiful
|
( (a)
There ____ many rivers in
Bangladesh.
(b)
Most of the rivers ____ from the
Himalays.
(c)
The rivers are very _____ to us.
(d)
We get ____ fish from our rivers.
(e)
The rivers make our land ______.
3.
Answer
the following questions in a sentence or sentences. 2´5=10
(a)
What kind of country is
Bangladesh?
(b)
Where do most of the rivers rise
from?
(c)
From which direction do all
rivers of Bangladesh flow?
(d)
Which rivers are big and wide?
(e)
How are the rivers of Bangladesh
useful to her?
4.
Write
five sentences on the rivers of Bangladesh by answering the given set of questions
related to the text. 10
5.
Suppose,
your younger sister wants to know about the importance of the rivers of our
country. Now, write a letter to her about it. 10
Here
are some words to help you : address, date, salutation, main points of the
letter, closing.
