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Meherjan |
Unit :5, lesson: 1,A
Read the passage and answer the questions 1 and 2.
Meherjan
lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment. Her
polythene-roofed shelter looks like a case. She is nearly 45 but more than her
age. In front of her shelter, she is trying 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 all her landed property gradually. It finally claimed
her only shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river only a day to devour Maher'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 hanger 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 like Meherjan. Bangladesh is
a land of rivers, some of whose banks overflow or erode during monsoon. Erosion
is the harsh reality for the people who living along the river banks. During
each monsoon may more villagers are threatened by mighty rivers like the
Jamuna, the Padma and the Megna. It is estimated that river erosion makes at
least 100,000 people homeless every year in Bangladesh. It fact, river erosion
is one of the main dangers caused by climate change. If we can’t take prompt
actions to adopt climate change, there will be thousands of more Meherjan s in
our towns and villages every year.
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Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
a) The expression
‘dancing of the flames’ suggests that-
i. A flame that
makes people dance around it.
ii. A flame that is
made unstable by the blast
iii. A
traditional form of folk dance.
iv. A
flame reminding people of their past.
b)
The word ‘harsh’
could be replaced by –
i. Grim
ii. Hazy
Iii. indulgent iv. Soft
c)
Meherjan is a/an- woman.
i) Auspicious ii. Well off
iii. Wretched iv. Solvent
d)
The author’s
purpose behind writing the passage is-
i.
To
portray the life and living of flood-affected people.
ii.
To
focus on the misery of the people living close to the big rivers.
iii.
To
depict the misery of people living near roaring rivers.
iv.
To
show the consequence of climate change.
e)
Which of the
following has the closest meaning of the word ‘tremble’?
i. Stick ii. Soften
Iii. harden iv. Quiver
f)
What is the main
theme of the passage?
i. What
do you know about Maherjan’s family?
ii. What
does Meherjan use to make fire for cooking here meals?
iii. When
does river erosion usually occur?
iv. How
does river erosion usually occur?
g) Which of the following statements is true about Meherjan?
i. is
a prey to the anger of nature?
ii. Is
a victim of river erosion?
iii. Has
lost everything for her own fault
iv. Is
a victim of season?
h)
Now, Meherjan is
living on-
i. Embankment ii. Street
Iii. tin
made houses iv. Brick built
houses
i)
What do you mean
by ‘Whispering wind’? wind that-
i. Blow
across the river. Ii. Blow with a
hissing sound
iii. Helps
someone to make a fire.
iv. blows
in winter
j)
What does the
expression ‘Maherjan’s trembling hands mean?
i. she
is hard-working ii. She is strong
iii.
she is very weak iv. She is
active
k. Meherjan is homeless because
of-
i. flood ii. Selling of her house.
iii. destruction of the house. Iv. The erosion of the Jamuna
l) What does the expression ‘The turmoil in her life’ in the 1st paragraph means?
i. the dreams of her life. Ii. The thunderstorm in her life.
iii. The pleasure of life. Iv. The pangs and pains of her life
m) She is living – in her
makeshift house now.
i. with her relatives. Ii. with her husband
iii. alone iv. With her family
n) Meherjan is now –
i. city dweller ii. A destitute woman
iii. a happy woman iv. a well off woman
o) Which of the following best
describes the similarity between the Jamuna and the Padma in the light of the
passage?
i. Protein diet ii. Extinction of fish
iii. largeness iv. Erosion
p) Which
of the following statements the erosion for the people living along the river
banks?
i. Full of peace ii. Full of turmoil
iii. full of happiness iv. Mixture of happiness and sadness.
q)
What does the word ‘roar’ in the passage refer to?
i. smile ii. Cry
iii. Moan iv. To make a loud deep harsh sound
r)
Which of the following is true about the victims of river erosion?
i. The greedy Jamuna has nurtured the
dreams of Meherjan.
ii. About I million people render rootless.
iii. Erosion is hardly a reality for the people living on the river banks.
iv. The roaring rivers leave the role of
making people homeless.
s.
What does the expression ‘It took the river only a day to demolish Maher's
house, trees, vegetable garden and the bamboo bush’ mean?
i. The generosity of the river. ii. The productivity of the river.
iii. The peculiarity of the river. iv. The severity of the river.
t.
Meherjan is still alive and faces-
i. dancing flames of her life. Ii. Existences
iii. never erosion iv. Loss and pain
u.
once Meherjan had- condition.
i. steady ii. Improved
iii. improvised iv. well-off
v. The
‘’shattered’’ stands for-
i. Rebuked
ii. Broke down
iii. slogan iv.
destruction
w.
‘The turmoil of her life’ means-
i. anguish and agony of her life. Ii. The
causes of Maherjan’s distress.
iii. the impact of climate change iv .the
suffering of natural disaster affected people.
x.
‘Over the year’ means-
i. eventually ii. Consequently
iii. Slowly iv. Utilized
y.
‘Riverbank erodes’ means-
i. in one season ii. In two seasons
iii. Through the year iv. In the three seasons
z.
‘Consumed’ means-
i. spoiled ii. Utilized
iii. devoured iv. Ravaged
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