| মাধ্যম | অসমীয়া (Assamese) |
|---|---|
| বিষয় | English |
| পাঠৰ নাম | The Bond of Love |
| শ্ৰেণী | IX |
| পাঠ্যক্ৰম | ছেবা (SEBA) |
The Bond of Love
I. Given in the Box are some headings. Find the relevant paragraphs in the text to match the headings.
(তলৰ তালিকাত কিছুমান শিৰোনাম দিয়া আছে। প্ৰতিটো শিৰোনামৰ বিপৰীতে কোনটো স্তৱক হ’ব বাছি উলিওৱা।)
(i) An orphaned cub – Paragraph 1
(অনাথ শিশু ভালুক) – ১ম স্তৱক
(ii) Bruno’s food chart – Paragraph 6
(ব্ৰনোৰ খাদ্য তালিকা) – ষষ্ঠ স্তৱক
(iii) An accidental case of poisoning – Paragraph 8
(আকস্মিকভাৱে হোৱা বিহপান) – অষ্টম স্তৱক
(iv) Playful Baba – Paragraph 12
(খেলি ভাল পোৱা বাবা) – দ্বাদশ স্তৱক
(v) Pain of separation – Paragraph 14
(বিচ্ছেদৰ বেদনা) – চতুৰ্দশ স্তৱক
(vi) Joy of reunion – Paragraph 17
(পুনঃ মিলনৰ আনন্দ) – সপ্তদশ স্তৱক
(vii) A request to the zoo – Paragraph 18
(চিৰিয়াখানা কৰ্তৃপক্ষৰ ওচৰত প্ৰাৰ্থনা) – অষ্টাদশ স্তৱক
(viii) An island in the courtyard – Paragraph 21
(চোতালত নিৰ্মাণৰত দ্বীপ) – একবিংশ স্তৱক
II. Answer the following questions.
(তলৰ প্ৰশ্নবোৰৰ উত্তৰ দিয়া।)
1. “I got him for her by accident.”
(মই তাক আকস্মিকভাৱে তাইৰ কাৰণে লৈ আহিলোঁ।)
i) Who says this?
(কোনে এই কথাষাৰ কৈছিল?)
The author, Kenneth Anderson, says this.
(লিখক কেনেথ এণ্ডাৰছনে এই কথাষাৰ কৈছিল।)
ii) Who do ‘him’ and ‘her’ refer to?
(‘সি’ আৰু ‘তাই’ শব্দ চুটিয়ে কাক সূচাইছে?)
‘Him’ refers to the baby bear (Bruno), and ‘her’ refers to the author’s wife.
(‘সি’ শব্দটোৱে পোৱালী ভালুক ব্ৰনোক আৰু ‘তাই’ শব্দটোৱে লিখকৰ পত্নীক বুজাইছে।)
iii) What is the incident referred to here?
(ইয়াত কোনটো ঘটনাৰ কথা কৈছে?)
The incident refers to the author accidentally acquiring the orphaned bear cub after his companions shot its mother.
(ঘটনাটোৱে লিখকৰ সংগীসকলে ভালুকৰ মাকক গুলীয়াই মাৰি পেলোৱাৰ পাছত অনাথ পোৱালীটোক আকস্মিকভাৱে লাভ কৰাৰ কথা বুজায়।)
2. “He stood on his head in delight.”
(তেওঁ নিজৰ ভৰিত নিজে আনন্দমনে থিয় দিছে।)
i) Who does ‘he’ refer to?
(‘He’ এ কাক সূচাইছে?)
‘He’ refers to Bruno, the baby bear (later called Baba).
(‘He’ এ পোৱালী ভালুক ব্ৰনোক, পাছত বাবা নামেৰে জনাজাত, সূচাইছে।)
ii) Why was he delighted?
(তেওঁ কিয় আনন্দমনে আছিল?)
He was delighted because he reunited with the author’s wife after a long separation when she visited him at the zoo.
(তেওঁ আনন্দিত আছিল কাৰণ দীৰ্ঘ বিচ্ছেদৰ পাছত লিখকৰ পত্নীয়ে চিৰিয়াখানাত তাক লগ কৰিবলৈ আহিছিল।)
3. “We all missed him greatly: but in a sense we were relieved.”
(আমি সকলোৱে তাক বৰকৈ মনত পেলাইছিলোঁ তথাপিও আমি কিছু সকাহ অনুভৱ কৰিছিলোঁ।)
i) Who does “we all” stand for?
(‘We all’ শব্দটোৱে কাক বুজাইছে?)
‘We all’ stands for the author, his wife, and their son.
(‘We all’ শব্দটোৱে লিখক, তেওঁৰ পত্নী আৰু তেওঁলোকৰ পুত্ৰক বুজাইছে।)
ii) Who did they miss?
(তেওঁলোকৰ কাকলৈ মনত পৰিছিল?)
They missed Bruno, the bear.
(তেওঁলোকৰ ভালুক ব্ৰনোলৈ মনত পৰিছিল।)
iii) Why did they nevertheless feel relieved?
(তেওঁলোকে কিয় সকাহ অনুভৱ কৰিছিল?)
They felt relieved because Bruno’s growing size made it difficult to keep him at home safely and manageably.
(তেওঁলোকে সকাহ অনুভৱ কৰিছিল কাৰণ ব্ৰনোৰ বৃদ্ধি পোৱা আকাৰৰ বাবে তাক ঘৰত নিৰাপদে আৰু সহজে ৰখাটো কঠিন হৈ পৰিছিল।)
III. Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.
(প্ৰশ্নসমূহৰ উত্তৰ ৩০ৰ পৰা ৪০টা শব্দৰ ভিতৰত দিয়া।)
1. On two occasions Bruno ate/drank something that should not be eaten/drunk. What happened to him on these occasions?
(দুটা ঘটনাত ব্ৰনোৱে কিবা নাখাবলগীয়া বস্তু মুখত দিছিল। ইয়াৰ ফলত সি কি পৰিস্থিতিৰ সন্মুখীন হ’ব লগীয়া হৈছিল?)
Bruno drank barium carbonate, meant for rats, and became paralyzed, needing urgent treatment. Later, he consumed old engine oil but suffered no ill effects.
(ব্ৰনোৱে নিগনিৰ বাবে থোৱা বেৰিয়াম কাৰ্বনেট খাই পক্ষাঘাতগ্ৰস্ত হৈছিল, জৰুৰী চিকিৎসাৰ প্ৰয়োজন হৈছিল। পাছত পুৰণি ইঞ্জিন তেল খাইছিল কিন্তু কোনো ক্ষতি হোৱা নাছিল।)
2. Was Bruno a loving and playful pet? Why, then, did he have to be sent away?
(ব্ৰনো এটা মৰমীয়াল আৰু ধেমেলীয়া ভালুক নেকি? যদি হয় তেনেহ’লে তাক কিয় ঘৰৰ পৰা আঁতৰত পঠিয়াই দিয়া হৈছিল?)
Yes, Bruno was loving and playful, adored by all. He was sent away because his large size made him hard to manage safely at home.
(হয়, ব্ৰনো মৰমীয়াল আৰু ধেমেলীয়া আছিল, সকলোৱে ভাল পাইছিল। তাৰ ডাঙৰ আকাৰৰ বাবে ঘৰত নিৰাপদে ৰখাটো কঠিন হোৱাত তাক পঠিয়াই দিয়া হৈছিল।)
3. How was the problem of what to do with Bruno finally solved?
(ব্ৰনোৰ লগত সৃষ্টি হোৱা সমস্যাটোৰ সমাধান কেনেকৈ হ’ল?)
Bruno was sent to a zoo, but his sadness and the author’s wife’s distress led her to reclaim him. They built an island at home and brought him back.
(ব্ৰনোক চিৰিয়াখানালৈ পঠোৱা হৈছিল, কিন্তু তাৰ দুখ আৰু লিখকৰ পত্নীৰ কষ্টত তেওঁ তাক ঘূৰাই আনিলে। ঘৰত এটা দ্বীপ বনাই তাক আনিলে।)
Thinking About the Language
I.1. Find these words in the lesson. They all have ‘ie’ or ‘ei’ in them.
(শব্দবোৰ পাঠটিত বিচাৰি উলিওৱা, ‘ie’ অথবা ‘ei’ ৰে খালি ঠাই পূৰ কৰা।)
- Field (খেলপথাৰ)
- Ingredients (সামগ্ৰী)
- Height (উচ্চতা)
- Mischievous (দুষ্টামি)
- Friends (বন্ধু)
- Eighty-seven (সাতাশী)
- Relieved (সকাহ)
- Piece (টুকুৰা)
2. Now here are some more words. Complete them with ‘ie’ or ‘ei’. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
(তলত আৰু কিছুমান শব্দ দিয়া আছে, সেই শব্দবোৰ ‘ie’ অথবা ‘ei’ ৰে পূৰ কৰা।)
- Believe (ভৰসা)
- Receive (গ্ৰহণ কৰা)
- Weird (অদ্ভুত)
- Leisure (ছুটি)
- Seize (আয়ত্ত কৰা)
- Weight (ভৰ)
- Reign (শাসন কৰা)
- Feign (অজুহাত)
- Grief (শোক প্ৰকাশ)
- Pierce (প্ৰৱেশ কৰা)
3. Here are some words with silent letters. Learn their spelling. Your teacher will dictate these words to you. Write them down and underline the silent letters.
(ইয়াত কিছুমান শব্দ দিয়া হৈছে য’ত কিছুমান আখৰ শব্দহীন। গতিকে সেই আখৰবোৰ বাছি উলিয়াই চিহ্নিত কৰা।)
- Knock (টকটকোৱা) – Silent: K
- Wrestle (মল্লযুঁজ) – Silent: W
- Walk (খোজ কঢ়া) – Silent: K
- Wrong (ভুল) – Silent: W
- Knee (আঠু) – Silent: K
- Half (আধা) – Silent: L
- Honest (সৎ) – Silent: H
- Daughter (ছোৱালী) – Silent: GH
- Hours (ঘণ্টা) – Silent: H
- Return (ঘূৰাই দিয়া) – Silent: N (in some pronunciations)
- Hornet (পোক-পতংগ) – Silent: H
- Calm (শান্ত) – Silent: L
- Could (সামৰ্থ্য) – Silent: L
- Sign (স্বাক্ষৰ) – Silent: G
- Island (দ্বীপ) – Silent: S
- Button (বুটাম) – Silent: N (in some pronunciations)
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
Section I: Matching Headings
- In which paragraph is the orphaned cub introduced?
a) Paragraph 6
b) Paragraph 1
c) Paragraph 8
d) Paragraph 12
Answer: b) Paragraph 1
Explanation: The story begins with the orphaned cub in Paragraph 1. - Where is Bruno’s food chart described?
a) Paragraph 1
b) Paragraph 6
c) Paragraph 14
d) Paragraph 21
Answer: b) Paragraph 6
Explanation: Paragraph 6 details Bruno’s diet. - Which paragraph discusses an accidental case of poisoning?
a) Paragraph 8
b) Paragraph 12
c) Paragraph 17
d) Paragraph 18
Answer: a) Paragraph 8
Explanation: Paragraph 8 describes Bruno’s poisoning incident. - Where is Playful Baba mentioned?
a) Paragraph 6
b) Paragraph 12
c) Paragraph 14
d) Paragraph 21
Answer: b) Paragraph 12
Explanation: Paragraph 12 highlights Bruno’s playful behavior. - Which paragraph shows the pain of separation?
a) Paragraph 1
b) Paragraph 8
c) Paragraph 14
d) Paragraph 17
Answer: c) Paragraph 14
Explanation: Paragraph 14 depicts the emotional distress of separation.
Section II: Quotation-Based Questions
- Who says, “I got him for her by accident”?
a) The author’s wife
b) Kenneth Anderson
c) Bruno
d) A friend
Answer: b) Kenneth Anderson
Explanation: The author narrates this about getting Bruno. - In the quote “I got him for her by accident,” who is ‘him’?
a) The author’s son
b) Bruno, the bear
c) A dog
d) A friend
Answer: b) Bruno, the bear
Explanation: ‘Him’ refers to the bear cub, Bruno. - Who is ‘her’ in “I got him for her by accident”?
a) Bruno’s mother
b) The author’s wife
c) A zoo keeper
d) The author’s daughter
Answer: b) The author’s wife
Explanation: ‘Her’ is the author’s wife, who received Bruno. - What incident is referred to in “I got him for her by accident”?
a) Buying a pet
b) Shooting Bruno’s mother
c) Finding Bruno in a zoo
d) Bruno running away
Answer: b) Shooting Bruno’s mother
Explanation: The cub was orphaned after its mother was shot. - Who stood on his head in delight?
a) The author
b) Bruno
c) The author’s wife
d) The zoo keeper
Answer: b) Bruno
Explanation: Bruno expressed joy this way upon reunion. - Why did Bruno stand on his head in delight?
a) He got new food
b) He reunited with the author’s wife
c) He escaped the zoo
d) He played with the author
Answer: b) He reunited with the author’s wife
Explanation: The reunion at the zoo caused his delight. - Who does “we all” refer to in “We all missed him greatly”?
a) The zoo staff
b) The author, his wife, and son
c) Bruno’s friends
d) The neighbors
Answer: b) The author, his wife, and son
Explanation: The family missed Bruno. - Why did the family feel relieved despite missing Bruno?
a) He was too playful
b) His size made him hard to manage
c) He ate too much
d) He was sick
Answer: b) His size made him hard to manage
Explanation: Bruno’s large size posed safety issues.
Section III: Short Answer-Based Questions
- What did Bruno drink that caused paralysis?
a) Engine oil
b) Barium carbonate
c) Poisoned water
d) Milk
Answer: b) Barium carbonate
Explanation: This rat poison paralyzed him temporarily. - What happened when Bruno drank engine oil?
a) He got sick
b) He was unaffected
c) He died
d) He became playful
Answer: b) He was unaffected
Explanation: The oil had no ill effect on him. - Why was Bruno sent away from the author’s home?
a) He was too noisy
b) His size became unmanageable
c) He didn’t like the family
d) The zoo demanded him
Answer: b) His size became unmanageable
Explanation: His growth made home care difficult. - How was Bruno’s situation finally resolved?
a) He stayed at the zoo
b) He was sold
c) An island was built for him at home
d) He was set free
Answer: c) An island was built for him at home
Explanation: The family brought him back with a dedicated space.
Language-Based Questions
- Which word from the text means “playful troublemaking”?
a) Relieved
b) Mischievous
c) Ingredients
d) Field
Answer: b) Mischievous
Explanation: It fits Bruno’s playful antics. - Which word with ‘ei’ means “to get something”?
a) Believe
b) Receive
c) Weird
d) Leisure
Answer: b) Receive
Explanation: “Receive” means to get, with ‘ei.’ - Which word has a silent ‘k’?
a) Knee
b) Wrong
c) Half
d) Sign
Answer: a) Knee
Explanation: The ‘k’ in “knee” is silent.
