Unit-4: Events and Festivals
Lesson-5: Independence Day
Part A: Reading Test (70 Marks)
Read the passage. Then answer the questions no. 1.
26 March, our Independence Day, is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. It is a national holiday. All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories remain closed on this day. The day begins with a 31 gun salute.
Early in the morning the President and the Prime Minister on behalf of the nation place floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then other leaders, political parties, diplomats, social and cultural organisations, educational institutions and freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs. People from all walks of life also go there in rallies and processions. There are many cultural programmes throughout the day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971.
In Bangabandhu National Stadium, school children, scouts and girl guides take part in various displays to entertain thousands of spectators. Educational institutions also organize their individual programmes. Sports meets and tournaments are also organised on the day, including the exciting boat race in the river Buriganga. In the evening, all major public buildings are illuminated with colourful lights. Bangla Academy, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and other socio-cultural organisations hold cultural functions. Similar functions are also arranged in other places in the country.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1x7=7
(a) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word ‘homage’?
(i) Significance (ii) Arrogance
(iii) Importance (iv) Respect
(b) The synonymous word of ‘celebrate’ is ----.
(i) present (ii) attend
(iii) participate (iv) observe
(c) Which of the following best describes the celebration of our Independence Day?
(i) It is ignored to observe the day by people from all walks of life
(ii) It is observed every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour
(iii) It is hardly celebrated by the people of Bangladesh
(iv) It is turned down always in our country in order to be observed
(d) Various types of ----- are the main attractions of the day.
(i) social rituals
(ii) superstitious beliefs
(iii) parties
(iv) cultural programmmes
(e) Different organizations----different programmes.
(i) chalk out (ii) deform
(iii) spread out (iv) devise
(f) The day is celebrated ----- in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour.
(i) every decade
(ii) every year after
(iii) every century
(iv) every year
(g) In paragraph 1, it is said, ‘It is a national holiday’. What do you mean by this sentence?
(i) Only government offices remain closed on the occasion of our Independence Day.
(ii) All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories remain closed on our Independence Day.
(iii) Private organizations, and non-government educational institutions don’t remain open on this day.
(iv) People don’t enjoy public holiday on the occasion of our Independence Day.
Answer: 1. (a) (iv) Respect, (b) (iv) observe, (c) (ii) It is observed every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervor, (d) (iv) cultural programmmes, e) (i) chalk out, (f) (iv) every year, (g) (ii) All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories remain closed on our Independence Day.
লেখক : সিনিয়র শিক্ষক, ইংরেজি
লেক সার্কাস গার্লস হাই স্কুল, কলাবাগান, ঢাকা
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