Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment. Her polythene
roofed shelter looks like a cage. She is nearly 45 but looks more than her age. In front of
her shelter, she is bying to make a fire to cook the day's only meal. Her weak hands
tremble as she adds some fallen leaves and straw to the fire. The whispering wind from
the river Jamuna makes the fire unsteady. The dancing of the flames reminds Meherjan of
the turmoil in her life.Not long ago Meherjan had everything a family, cultivable land and
cattle. The erosion of the Jamuna consumed gradually all her landed property. It finally
claimed her last shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river only a day to demolish
Meher's house, trees, vegetable garden and the bamboo bush. She had a happy family
once. Over the years, she lost her husband and her family to diseases that cruel hunger
and poverty brought to the family. Now, she is the only one left to live on with the loss
and the pain. The greedy Jamuna has shattered her dreams and happiness.There are
thousand others waiting to share the same fate with Meherjan, Bangladesh is a land of
rivers that affect its people. Erosion is a harsh reality for the people living along the river
banks. During each monsoon many more villages are threatened by the roaring of rivers
like the Jamuna, the Padma and the Meghna. It is estimated that river erosion makes at
least 100.000 people homeless every year in Bangladesh. In fact, river erosion is one of
the main dangers caused by climate change. If we can't take prompt actions to adapt to
climate change, there will be thousands of more Meherjans in our towns and villages
every year.
1. Choose the best answer from the altematives.
(a) Before the erosion of the river, Meherjan was
i) insolvent ii) well off iii) indigent iv) penurious
(b) Dancing of the flame means
i) a traditional form of folk dance ii) a flame that makes people dance around it
iii) instability of flame iv) a flame made by people to remember
their past
c) Greedy Jamuna is used here to describe the
i)claim of a consumer ii)demand of a consumer iii)Supply of a consumer iv)Help of a
consumer
(d) What is the contextual meaning of the word consumed?
i) decreased ii) decayed iii) Destroyed iv) To use something
(e) Whispering wind is the_
i) wind that blows from across the river ii) Wind that helps someone make a fire
iii) wind that blows with a hissing sound iv) Wind that blows in summer
(f) Which one is the true cause of river erosion?
i. monsoon ii. Temperature rise iii. Climate change iv. River pollution
(g)River erosion has__
i) cruel impact on people ii) Benefits iii) natural beauty iv) adverse effects on wildlife
2. Answer the following questions in your own words.
(a) "The dancing of the flames reminds Meherjan of the turmoil in her life". What does
the writer mean here?
(b) What sufferings did Meherjan get in her past life?
(c) What message do you get from the passage? Describe it in 2/3 sentences.
(d) What is the main cause of river erosion and how can we control it?
(e) Why is the phrase "greedy Jamuna' used to describe the river? What greed do you
notice in the description?
3. Read the text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the
information of the text.
Fish population is in serious danger from global warming. Climate change is increasing
the water temperature in rivers, lakes and seas. This means there is less food and
oxygen available for fish. It also means the fish may not grow fully and may have fewer
offspring, Some fishes will become extinct if temperatures rise even by one or two
degree Celsius.Climate change increases the pressure on fish population. Fishes are one
of the world's most valuable biological assets. Forty percent of people in the world eat
fish as their main source of protein. If we fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we
will increase the pressures on fish. As a result, people who depend on fish will suffer from
hunger and poverty.

The temperature rise of water in rivers, lakes and seas has (a)__ in the scarcity of food
and oxygen for fish. As a result, the (b)__ and reproduction of fishes is being hampered. If
temperature rise goes on in this rate, it will cause the (c)__ of some fIshes. If this
happens, people (d)__ on fish as the main source of protein will suffer a lot. A possible
solution to this problem is the (e)__ of greenhouse gas emission.
Read the following text carefully and answer the question no 4 and 5.
Jasimuddin was a famous Bengali poet. He was also a song writer, prose writer, folklore
collector and radio personality. He is known as pollikobl because through his poems, he
depicted the Bengali rural life. He was bom in village of Tambulkhana In Faridpur District
on 1 January, 1903. He received his early education at Faridpur welfare School. He
obtained BA degree in Bangla from the University of Kolkata in 1929 and MA in 1931.
Jasimuddin joined the University of Dhaka in 1938 as a lecturer. He left the University in
1944 and joined the Department of Information and Broadcasting. He worked there until
his retirement in 1962 as Deputy Director. Jasimuddin collected more than 10.000 folk
songs. He wrote many poems, dramas, novels memoirs, music etc. His major works are
Rakhall, Nakshi Kanthar Maath, Sojan Badiyar Ghat Bedder Meye, Madhumala. The major
honours and awards that received are President Award for Pride Performance, Pakistan
(1958), D. Lit by Rabindra Bharati University, India (1969), Ekushy Padak, Bangladesh
(1976), He died on 14 March 1976 and was burned near his ancestral home at
Gobindapur
4. Complete the table below with the information from the above passage.
Who/What Event/Activity Year/When Place/Where
Jashimuddin i)__ ii)__ In Faridpur
He Passed BA iii)
He joined in 1938 iv)__
Died in v)__
5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.
6. Match the parts of the sentences in column A, B & C to write five complete
sentences.
Column A Column B Column C
A mass uprising is a Widespread dissatisfaction Injustices or demand
collective movement where and can lead to significant social, political
and economic changes
These uprisings are often And sometimes even acts French Revolution and Arab
sparked by of Spring
Historically, mass uprisings A large number of people Civil disobedience or
have been crucial comes together to protest violence
against
They typically Involve in Positive change, they also Major transformations
demonstrations, strikes, carry the risk of within a society.
While such uprisings can In overthrowing regimes, as Leading to instability and
bring about seen in the events like conflict
oppressive

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story.
Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.
a) He made his first appearance in literature by writing “Liza of Lambeth”, a realistic
study on the life of low neighbourhood in London.
b) Some of his well-known plays are Mrs. Cardilac, Lady Frederic and so on.
c) He was born in Paris in 1874.
d) This brought for him a good name.
e) He wrote a few other novels too.
f) William Somerset Maugham was one of the greatest short story writers of modem
time.
g) Despite being a doctor, he gave up medicine for literature because of having no
charm.
h) Then he took to writing plays.