Class HSC// English 1st paper// Unit 7, lesson 1 // Sheikh Kamal

 

                                             

                                         

Sheikh Kamal

When I first met Sheikh Kamal at the end of 1969, he was already known everywhere in the country as the eldest son of Bangladesh sheikh Rahman, the undisputed leader of Bengalis, the man we love to think of as friend of Bengal. I, on the other hand was the son of middle-class parents and not exceptional in any since. And yet when I was introduce to him in front of the entry to Kala Bhabhan or the arts building of the University of Dhaka by a mutual friend, he greeted me with the friendliest of smiles and a warm handshake. He made me fell instantly that I would be his friend! He was hugely popular I his own right by then. I already knew a lot about him from my Dhanmondi friends. For example, I knew that he was quite good at basketball and cricket, actively interested in music, always lively and full of good spirits. These qualities never deserted him. He was also known to be a tireless organizer__ in student politics, of course, but also in the sports and cultural arenas. Although we never met regularly after 1971, he continued to be warm and friendly whenever we met, inside or outside the university. Even now I remember vividly a number of occasions when I met him up close. One day for example a mutual friend invited a few of us to go to a place 30 miles or so outside Dhaka for a day out. This was also the site of a charitable foundation a fully-funded school and a medical clinic for the people of the region. In addition, it had a pond and a playing field. On our way to the place and back everywhere in it and all day long Kamal was the life of our group. I remember him singing spontaneously every now and then joking and bursting into laugher often playing cricket with us full-spiritedly and showing keen interest in the activities of the foundation. I was reinforced in the belief I had at the end of our first meeting ___ he had the gift of friendship and I was one of his friends. And I could see by the end of the trip that he was good at everything ___ plying cricket cracking jocks, music, making friends and having a good time.

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.

a.      (a) The word undisputed mentioned in the passage means-------------

      (i) Unquestionable        (iii) inconclusive

 

      (ii) Indefinite           (iv) unsettledঅস্থির

b. The phrase ”Full of good spirits” implies--------

         (i) Participated                      (ii) cheerfulness

     (iii) Took away            (iv) got out

C. The world vividly mentioned in the passage means----------

       (i)    brilliantly            

      (ii)     richly

     (iii)   colorfully

     (iv)   clearly

D. Sheikh Kamal became the center of---------------

    (i)  playing

     (ii)  attraction

     (iii)  laughter

    (iv)   clearly

e. The word reinforced  mentioned in the passage means----------

     (i) Taken                         (ii) adjusted

   (iii) Society         (iv) undermined 

 f. The writer comes of a middle-class---------------

     (i) Family                        (ii) education

     (iii) Society                      (iv) village

g. The world eldest mentioned in the passage means------------

    (i) Youngest                        (ii) elder

    (iii) First-born                    (iv) previous

h. Sheikh Kamal actively interested in--------------

     (i) Drama                            (ii) recording

     (iii) Singing                         (iv) music

i. The word everywhere mentioned in the passage means----------------

     (i) Over all                         (ii) over and wide

    (iii) All over                        (iv) altogether

j. People consider Bangabandhu sheikh Mujibur Rahman as-----------------of bangle.

    (i) Leader                            (ii) fighter

     (iii) lover                             (iv) friend

(k) The word warm mentioned in the passage.

       i. Temperate                        ii. Artist

       ii. Cordial                            iv. Humid

(l)    The word leader in the passage 

         i. Successor                       ii. Celebrity

         iii. Leading light              iv. Super star

(m)  The word greeted in the passage..

         i. Welcomed                       ii. Ignored

         ii. Twisted                          iii. Wondered

(n). The word instant means-

         i. Immediately                   ii. Rightly

        iii. Uniquely                       iv. Graduate

(m). He word keen mentioned in the passage-

i.            i. Mild                              ii. Moderate

iii.         iii. slight                          iv. Profound

b.        (o). The word spontaneously means-

i.            i. Artfully                         ii. Impulsively

iii.          iii. deliberately                iv. Cravingly

c.       (p) The word arenas means-

                i Regions                       ii. Field

iii.            iii. roads                       iv. Targets

d.       (q). The word deserted means-

              i Empty                            ii. Delayed

 iii                iii. settled                         iv. Abandoned

e.      (r0. Spirits means in the passage-

i.             i. Habits                       ii. Forces

iii.          iii. moods                    iv. Steals

C   The correct answer are  in bold

      

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2.Answer the following questions:

a. When did author meet with Sheikh Kamal?

b. What happen to Sheikh Kamal when the writer first met him at the end of 1969?

c. What were  the activities of Sheikh Kamal during the day out he had with his friends?

d. Name the qualities that never deserted Sheikh Kamal?

e. Who know about Dhanmondi's friend?

f. What were the sectors in which Sheikh Kamal was known to be a tireless organization?

g. Sheikh Kamal had the gift of friendship. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.

h. By whom was the writer introduced to Sheikh Kamal? What was the feeling of the writer after the introduction?

i. Describe contrasting features of Sheikh Kamal and the writer as mentioned in the first passage.

j. How many distance between Dhaka and School?

k. What was organization mentioned in the passage?

m. What is the main theme of this passage?

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