B. Answer the following questions :
- What kind of extraordinary power did Gazi Pir have?
- What was Gazi Pir famous for?
- Why did people seek help from Gazi Pir?
- What was the belief of the people about Gazi Pir?
- What are the different art forms in which the myth of Gazi Pir is kept alive?
(b) Gazi Pir was famous for miracles. With his miraculous power, he supposedly appeased dangerous animals, fought crocodiles, kept predatory animals within bounds and enabled villagers to live close to forests and plough their lands.
c) People sought help from Gazi Pir because he was credited with extraordinary and miraculous power with which he helped the people to live close to forests and jungles.
(d) People believed that Gazi Pir protected them from dangers and enabled them to live close to forests and jungles, and cultivate their lands.
(e) The story of Gazi Pir has been a part of our folk literature, a theme of theatrical performance and an object of scroll-painting, some of which are part of the collection of the British Museum. Gazi Pir is kept alive in Bangladesh and even outside the country by means of these art forms..
- What is the synonym of ' Companion'?
- The phrase "Bring down" means...........
- The authoress felt passionate ---
- Answer the following questions :(a) How does education influence human life?(b) Why does education seem to be incomplete?(c) In which way knowledge incorporates in daily life?(d) What makes learning praiseworthy?(e) When are people counted as concerned citizens?
- '...it is still common for a bridge's family to pay dowry,...' The word 'common' can be best replaced by--
- The Aryans came to the Indian Sub-continent from-
- Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.Kuakata, locally known as Sagar Kannya (Daughter of the Sea) is a rare scenic spot located on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh. Kuakata in Latachapli union under Kalapara Police Station of Patuakhali district is about 30 km in length and 6 km in breadth. It is 70 km from Patuakhali district headquarters and 320 km from Dhaka. An excellent combination of the picturesque natural beauty, sandy beaches, blue sky and the shimmering expanse of water of the Bay of Bengal and the evergreen forest makes Kuakata a much sought after tourist destination. The name Kuakata takes its origin from the story of a 'Kua' or well dug on the sea shore by the early Rakhaine settlers for collecting drinking water. The Rakhaines had landed on Kuakata coast after being expelled from Arakan by the Mughals. Following the first well, it became a tradition to dig wells in the neighborhood of Rakhaine homesteads for fresh water supply. Kuakata is one of the unique spots which allows a visitor to watch both the sunrise and the sunset from the beach. That perhaps makes Kuakata one of the world's most attractive beaches. The long and wide beach at Kuakata has a typical natural setting. This sandy beach slopes gently into the Bay and bathing there is as pleasant as is swimming or diving. Kuakata is truly a virgin beach and a sanctuary for migratory winter birds. Fishing boats plying in the Bay of Bengal with colourful sails, surfing waves and the lines of coconut trees add to the vibrant colours of Kuakata. The indigenous culture of the Rakhaine community and hundred year old Buddhist temples indicate the age - old tradition and cultural heritage of this area. Kuakata is also a holy land for the Hindus and Buddhists. Each year thousands of devotees come here to attend the festivals Rash Purnima and Maghi Purnima. On these two days, pilgrims take holy bath and enjoy going to the traditional fairs.
- A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives :The word 'tributary' refers to-
- Where was Tereshkova sealed?
- The word 'arithmetic' relates to-
- “It burns the prettiest of any wood.” Who said this?
- What is the meaning of the word ‘vague’ in the passage?
- 'Livelihood' could be best replaced by-
- The best synonym of 'predatory' is-
- When do the mother fisheries produce fries?
- The 'neonatal' is closely related to-
- The best synonym of "beholder" is-
- Man's relationships give meaning to his existencE- The word 'existence' can be replaced by
- “There was a place where the grass was high and I lay down in it.” What does the word ‘it’ refer to?
- Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.The orphanage is high in the Carolina mountains. I was there in the autumn. I wanted quiet, isolation, to do some troublesome writing. I wanted mountain air to blow out the malaria from too long a time in the subtropics. I was homesick too, for the flaming of maples in October, and for corn shocks and pumpkins and black-walnut trees.... I found them all living in a cabin that belonged to the orphanage, half a mile beyond the orphanage farm. When I took the cabin, I asked for a boy or man to come and chop wood for the fireplacE-... I looked up from my typewriter one late afternoon, a little startled. A boy stood at the door and my pointer dog, my companion, was at his side and had not barked to warn mE- The boy was probably twelve years old, but undersized. He wore overalls and a torn shirt, and was barefooted. He said, "I can chop some wood today."....."You? But you're small." "Size don't matter, chopping wood," he said. "Some of the big boys don't chop good. I've been chopping wood at the orphanage a long timE-" "Very well. There's the axE- Go ahead and see what you can do." I went back to work, closing the door.... He began to chop. The blows were rhythmic and steady, and shortly I had forgotten him, the sound no more of an interruption than a consistent rain. I suppose an hour and a half passed and I heard the boy's steps on the cabin stoop... The boy said, "I have to go to supper now," he said. "I can come again tomorrow. " I said, "I'll pay you now for what you've done," thinking I should probably have to insist on an older boy.... We went together back of the cabin. An astonishing amount of solid wood had been cut.... "But you've done as much as a man," I said. "This is a splendid pilE-" I looked at him, actually, for the first timE- His hair was the color of the corn shocks and his eyes, very direct, were like the mountain sky when rain is pending - gray, with a shadowing of that miraculous bluE-... I gave him a quarter. "You may come tomorrow afternoon," I said, "and thank you very much." He looked at me, and at the coin, and seemed to want to speak, but could not, and turned away.... At daylight I was half wakened by the sound of chopping. Again it was so even in texture that I went back to sleep. When I left my bed in the cool morning, the- boy had come and gone, and a stack of kindling was neat against the cabin wall. He came after school in the afternoon and worked until time to return to the orphanagE-