Unit-4, Lesson-5
আজ তোমাদের ইংরেজি প্রথম পত্রের Unit-4, Lesson-5 থেকে Question No. 1-এর ‘B’ থেকে ৫টি Comprehension Questions ও উত্তর আলোচনা করা হলো।
1. Read the passage and answer question B.
In a traditional society like ours, little boys and girls are given separate sets of toys. While toys for boys include cars, guns or footballs, girls have to be satisfied with dolls (often Barbie dolls) and doll houses or miniature cooking utensils. The underlying assumption is that boys are active and full of vigour but girls are naive and lack the intelligence or energy to match their male counterparts.
This false assumption has been shattered plenty of times in the recent decades as girls began to show their power and women began competing with men in almost all areas in life. It has been conclusively proved wrong most recently by the girls of Kalsindur, a village in a remote area in Dhubaura upazila in Mymensingh district. The villagers are mostly low-income but hardworking people. Even a few years ago, there was no electricity in the village. But some girls have illuminated the village both literally and metaphorically with their belief in themselves and their skill in the game of football. The village has emerged now as footballer factory and a symbol of girl power. And in recognition of their success, the village was provided with electricity by the government.
B. Answer the following questions.
(a) How are little boys and girls treated in respect of their playthings in our traditional society?
Ans: In our traditional society, little boys and girls are treated with discrimination. They are given separate sets of toys. While toys for boys include cars, guns or footballs, girls have to be satisfied with dolls and doll houses or miniature cooking utensils.
(b) Why do people treat them differently?
Ans: People treat them differently because they have a wrong assumption that boys are active and full of vigour but girls are naive and lack the intelligence or energy to match their male counterparts.
(c) Who have shattered the false assumption? How?
Ans: Girls and women have shattered the false assumption many times in recent decades as girls have begun to show their power and women have begun competing with men in almost all areas in life.
(d) Mention two examples of the girls illuminating their village.
Ans: The first example of the girls illuminating their village is that through their extraordinary performance in football, they have attracted the attention of the government to the lack of electricity in their village. The second example of the girls illuminating their village is that they have established the identity of their village as a place of the best football players.
(e) What is the present image of their village?
Ans: The present image of their village is very bright. Their village has emerged now as a footballer factory and a symbol of girl power. And in recognition of their success, the village has already been provided with electricity by the government.
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