Unit-12 : Roots
Lesson-2: My Roots-2
Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.
Mainul Islam is a qualified farmer in Naogaon. Mr Islam was very brilliant as a student. He took his higher education from Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh. He then came back home and started advanced farming. He has two other brothers who are graduates in different disciplines. The specialty of the Islam family is that they all are living in their village and all are renowned in their own fields. Mr. Islam’s younger brother, who is Rajshahi University graduate, is a science teacher in a local school. His youngest brother is a social science graduate who likes to start a local NGO to work for this area. When asked ‘What makes you decide to stay here in this village?’ Mr Islam smiled and said, ‘Look, it’s true that we could leave this village for city life. I could be banker or my brothers could be bureaucrats. But it did not attract us. We are sons of this soil. Yes, we have education but does education prepare a person only to be an officer? Don’t we have any obligation to the soil that has made us what we are?’ He also added that not every educated individual should be a job seeker. He added that since his discipline was agriculture, after his education he took the occupation of a farmer. In response to a question whether they had any frustration living in a village, he confirmed that they were indeed very pleased with their life. He said, ‘I work in my own farm, stay with my family members, pass time with my old friends and sleep at my own home. All these count a lot.’
Mr Islam is right. Many people go to cities and forget or loosen their roots knowingly or unknowingly. Mr Islam and his brothers are great- they haven’t forgotten their roots. They not only stuck to their own roots, they have been torching bearers for others to be respectful of their roots.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.1x7=7
a) Mainul and his brothers are ------with their present life.
(i) frustrated (ii) dissatisfied
(iii) satisfied (iv) annoyed
b) Which quality of Mainul describes him best in the passage?
(i) He is a graduate
(ii) He is an educated farmer
(iii) He does not like conventional job
(iv) He shows responsibility to his root
c) Where did Mainul Islam take his higher education from?
(i) BUET (ii) BAUM
(iii) DU (iv) RU
d) Which of the following words is the closest meaning of the word ‘qualified’ used in line 1?
(i) potential (ii) powerful
(iii) proficient (iv) palatial
e) Which of the following best describes Islam family?
(i) agriculturist
(ii) uneducated
(iii) grateful
(iv) qualified
f) ‘People forget their roots.’ What does ‘root’ mean here in the text?
(i) place of birth and its surroundings
(ii) countryside
(iii) lower portions of trees
(iv) world heritage
g) ‘We are sons of the soil’ means here in the text --------.
(i) they belong to the land
(ii) they don’t want to be rootless
(iii) their root closely lies in the soil
(iv) they are closely attached to their soil
Answer: 1. a) (iii) satisfied, b) (iv) He shows responsibility to his root, c) (ii)BAUM, d) (iii) proficient, e) (iii) grateful, f) (i) place of birth and its surroundings, g) (iv) they are closely attached to their soil.
লেখক : সিনিয়র শিক্ষক, ইংরেজি
লেক সার্কাস গার্লস হাই স্কুল, কলাবাগান, ঢাকা
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