Unit-10 : Dreams
Lesson-3: They Had Dreams (Part-1)
Part A: Reading Test (70 Marks)
Read the passage. Then answer the questions no-1.
Pritilata Waddedar was born in Chittagong on 5 May 1911. She was a meritorious student at Dr. Khastagir Government Girls School in Chittagong and Eden College, Dhaka. She graduated in philosophy with distinction from Bethune College in Kolkata. In her college days, Pritilata was an activist in the anti-British movement. All through her life, she dreamt of two things: a society without gender discrimination and her motherland free from British colonial rule.
So, she decided to fight against the British rule. Soon after, Pritilata became the head teacher of Nandankanon Aparna Charan School in Chittagong. Gradually she involved herself in Surja Sen’s armed resistance movement. Surja Sen was a famous anti-British movement organizer and revolutionary activist in Chittagong area at that time. In 1932, Surja Sen planned an attack on the Pahartali European Club. The club was well known for its notorious sign at its entrance; dogs and Indians not allowed. Surja Sen assigned Pritilata to lead a team of 10-12 men to attack the Club. The raid was successful but Pritilata, dressed as a man, failed to get out of the Club. She committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide to avoid arrest. She proved that women can work like men. She also proved that women too needed to be prepared to sacrifice their lives for freedom from the British colonial rule. Her dream finally came true. The British rule came to an end in 1947 though she couldn’t see it during her lifetime.
1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives.1x7=7
(a) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word ‘distinction’ used in the third line?
(i) difference (ii) solitude
(iii) reverence (iv) imparity
(b) What does the expression ‘Dogs and Indians not allowed’ mean?
(i) The Indians are prohibited to enter.
(ii) Indians are not allowed with their dogs.
(iii) The Indians are restricted from entering with their dogs.
(iv) Only Indian people are allowed to enter.
আরো পড়ুন : Unit-10: Dreams, Lesson-4(B): They Had Dreams (Part-2)-এর ২টি প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর, ৩য় পর্ব, নবম শ্রেণির ইংরেজি ১ম পত্র
(c) What does the phrase ‘come to an end’ mean?
(i) to break (ii) to resume
(iii) to finish (iv) to rotate
(d) Here the word ‘notorious’ means -----.
(i) famous (ii) renowned
(iii) noted (iv) infamous
(e) Which of the following statements is right /true about Pritilata’s death?
(i) She died a natural death in the camp.
(ii) The British soldiers attacked her and killed her.
(iii) She was beaten to death by the British soldiers.
(iv) She committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide.
(f) ‘Women can work like men.’ What is meant by the statement?
(i) Women look like men.
(ii) Both men and women can work in the same role.
(iii) Women are always subservient to men.
(iv) The appearance of both men and women is the same.
(g) What is the main purpose of the author/writer of this passage?
(i) introducing us to a dreamer of a motherland without British colonial rule
(ii) narrating us the bravery of a woman
(iii) informing us about the atrocity of the British colonial rule
(iv) introducing us to anti-British movement
Answer: 1. (a) iii; (b) i; (c) iii; (d) iv; (e) iv; (f) ii; (g) i.
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