Unit-6, Lesson-9 (C & F)
Read the text and answer questions no- 1.
The Tha Kha floating market is more traditional with a few tourists visiting than other floating markets. Originally, the Tha Kha floating market used to sit only six or seven days a month depending on the phrase of the moon. Nowadays, the trade takes place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays too. The main buyers here are the Tha Kha natives. People seem to know each other very well. Everyone was seen smiling and calling each other by name. The locals did not notice Mita and others much. They were all busy buying and selling. They spent an hour and a half at the market and enjoyed the business. Then all of them were hungry. They rowed near the boat of an elderly woman, who was selling food. She welcomed them with a smile and showed them the foods. They bought the traditional and very popular food called ‘Pad Thai’, a kind of noodles with shrimps, tomato and some vegetables, with freshly roasted crushed peanuts. The food was served in a bowl made from banana leaf. After Pad Thai, they ate ‘Kanom Krok’. It is a coconut pancake which is very sweet.
The Tha Kha people are simple and easy going. They are very friendly and polite. They do not understand English or any other language. Yet they have a way to communicate with Mita and others. Mita was delighted to see a traditional Thai floating market. She took a lot of pictures with the elderly sellers.
1. Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script. 1x7=7
(i) The word ‘Traditional’ in line 1 of the text means —-.
(a) conventional (b) current
(c) fashionable (d) modern
আরো পড়ুন : Unit-6, Lesson-6 (C)-এর Unseen Passage থেকে ২টি প্রশ্নোত্তর নিয়ে আলোচনা ৪র্থ পর্ব
(ii) The word ‘communicate’ in the 3rd para of the text means—-.
(a) utter (b) talk
(c) convey (d) tell
(iii) What does the word ‘originally’ mean in line 2 of the text?
(a) presently (b) initially
(c)hardly (d) rarely
(iv) Pad Thai is very popular—-.
(a) bread (b) drink
(c) fading (d) food
(v) What does the word ‘natives’ refer to?
(a) locals (b) foreigners
(c) strangers (d) villagers
(vi) On which day does the trade take place nowadays?
(a) on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
(b) on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays
(c) only Fridays and Saturdays
(d) Only Saturdays and Sundays
(vii) Who didn’t notice Mita and others much?
(a) Zara’s parents (b) the Tha Kha locals
(c) the Tha Kha businesswomen d) the Tha Kha buyers
Answer: 1. (i) a, (ii) c, (iii) b, (iv) d, (v) a, (vi) a, (vii) b.
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