| মাধ্যম | অসমীয়া (Assamese) |
|---|---|
| বিষয় | English |
| পাঠৰ নাম | Reach for the Top |
| শ্ৰেণী | IX |
| পাঠ্যক্ৰম | ছেবা (SEBA) |
Reach for the Top
I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. (The paragraph numbers within brackets provide clues to the answer)
(এটা বা দুটা বাক্যত তলৰ প্ৰশ্নসমূহৰ উত্তৰ দিয়া। বন্ধনীৰ ভিতৰত দফাবিলাকৰ নম্বৰ দিয়া গৈছে।)
1. Why was the ‘holy man’ who gave Santosh’s mother his blessing surprised? (1)
(জ্ঞানী পুৰুষজনে সন্তোষৰ মাকক আশীৰ্বাদ দিওঁতে কিয় আচৰিত হৈছিল?)
The holy man was surprised because, in Santosh’s society, people typically prayed for a son, but her grandmother requested a blessing for a girl child instead.
(জ্ঞানী পুৰুষজন আচৰিত হৈছিল কাৰণ সন্তোষৰ সমাজত মানুহে সাধাৰণতে পুত্ৰৰ বাবে প্ৰাৰ্থনা কৰে, কিন্তু তাইৰ আইতাই কন্যাৰ বাবে আশীৰ্বাদ বিচাৰিছিল।)
2. Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable. (2)
(উদাহৰণ দিয়া যে সন্তোষে সৰু ছোৱালী হৈ থাকোঁতেও অযুক্তিকৰ কথা মানি লোৱা নাছিল।)
Santosh refused to wear traditional Indian dresses like other girls and chose shorts instead, showing her rejection of unreasonable societal norms.
(সন্তোষে আন ছোৱালীৰ দৰে পৰম্পৰাগত ভাৰতীয় পোছাক পিন্ধা নাছিল, তাৰ পৰিৱৰ্তে ছুটি কাপোৰ পিন্ধিছিল, যিয়ে অযুক্তিকৰ সমাজৰ নিয়মৰ প্ৰতি তাইৰ অস্বীকৃতি দেখুৱায়।)
3. Why was Santosh sent to the local school? (3)
(সন্তোষক কিয় স্থানীয় স্কুললৈ পঠিয়াইছিল?)
Santosh was sent to the local school because it was the prevailing custom in her family and village to educate children locally.
(সন্তোষক স্থানীয় স্কুললৈ পঠিয়াইছিল কাৰণ তাইৰ পৰিয়াল আৰু গাঁৱত প্ৰচলিত নিয়ম অনুসৰি সন্তানক স্থানীয়ভাৱে শিক্ষা দিয়া হৈছিল।)
4. When did she leave home for Delhi, and why? (4)
(তাই দিল্লীলৈ কেতিয়া আৰু কিয় গুচি গৈছিল?)
Santosh left home for Delhi at sixteen to pursue higher education, unwilling to marry early like others in her village.
(তাই ষোল্ল বছৰ বয়সত উচ্চ শিক্ষাৰ বাবে দিল্লীলৈ গুচি গৈছিল, গাঁৱৰ আনৰ দৰে সোনকালে বিয়া হ’বলৈ অস্বীকাৰ কৰি।)
5. Why did Santosh’s parents agree to pay for her schooling in Delhi? What mental qualities of Santosh are brought into light by this incident? (4)
(সন্তোষৰ অভিভাৱকে কিয় মান্তি হৈছিল তাইক দিল্লীৰ স্কুলত পঢ়াৰ বাবে পইচা দিবলৈ? এই ঘটনাই সন্তোষৰ মানসিক গুণ কেনেকৈ প্ৰকাশ কৰে?)
Her parents agreed because Santosh threatened to work part-time to fund her education, showing her determination and independence in pursuing her goals despite opposition.
(তাইৰ মাক-দেউতাকে মান্তি হৈছিল কাৰণ সন্তোষে পঢ়াৰ খৰচৰ বাবে পাৰ্ট-টাইম কাম কৰাৰ ভাবুকি দিছিল, যিয়ে তাইৰ দৃঢ়তা আৰু স্বাধীনতাৰ গুণ প্ৰকাশ কৰে।)
II. Answer each of these questions in a short paragraph (about 30 words)
(চমু পৰিচ্ছেদত তলৰ প্ৰশ্নসমূহৰ উত্তৰ দিয়া, প্ৰায় ৩০ শব্দ।)
1. How did Santosh begin to climb mountains?
(সন্তোষে পাহাৰ বগাবলৈ কেনেকৈ আৰম্ভ কৰিছিল?)
From her hostel room in Jaipur, Santosh watched villagers climb the Aravalli Hills; curious, she joined mountaineers she met there, starting her climbing journey.
(জয়পুৰৰ হোষ্টেলৰ পৰা সন্তোষে গাঁৱলীয়াক আৰাৱলী পাহাৰত উঠা দেখিছিল; কৌতুহলত তাই তাত লগ পোৱা পৰ্বতাৰোহীৰ সৈতে যোগ দি আৰম্ভ কৰিছিল।)
2. What incidents during the Everest expedition show Santosh’s concern for teammates?
(এভাৰেষ্ট অভিযানৰ সময়ত কোনবোৰ ঘটনাই সহকৰ্মীৰ প্ৰতি সন্তোষৰ দায়িত্ববোধ প্ৰকাশ কৰে?)
In 1992, Santosh cared for a dying climber at South Col and saved Mohan Singh by sharing her oxygen, proving her selflessness and team spirit.
(১৯৯২ত সন্তোষে দক্ষিণ কলত মৃতপ্ৰায় আৰোহীৰ যত্ন লৈছিল আৰু মোহন সিঙক অক্সিজেন ভগাই জীৱন ৰক্ষা কৰিছিল, তাইৰ নিঃস্বাৰ্থতা দেখুৱাই।)
3. What shows her concern for the environment?
(পৰিৱেশৰ প্ৰতি তাইৰ চিন্তা কিহে দেখুৱায়?)
Santosh collected and brought down 500 kilograms of garbage from the Himalayas during her expeditions, reflecting her commitment to preserving the environment.
(সন্তোষে অভিযানৰ সময়ত হিমালয়ৰ পৰা ৫০০ কিলোগ্ৰাম জাবৰ সংগ্ৰহ কৰি নমাই আনিছিল, পৰিৱেশ ৰক্ষাৰ প্ৰতি তাইৰ দায়বদ্ধতা দেখুৱাই।)
4. How does she describe her feeling at the summit of Everest?
(এভাৰেষ্ট শৃংগত গৈ পাই তাই মনৰ ভাৱ কেনেকৈ প্ৰকাশ কৰিছিল?)
Santosh said it took time to grasp the moment’s enormity, feeling indescribable joy as she unfurled the Indian tricolor on Everest’s peak.
(সন্তোষে কৈছিল সেই মুহূৰ্তৰ গুৰুত্ব বুজিবলৈ সময় লাগিছিল, অবৰ্ণনীয় আনন্দত তাই ভাৰতীয় ত্ৰিৰংগ উৰুৱাইছিল।)
5. Santosh Yadav got into the record books both times she scaled Mt. Everest. What were the reasons for this?
(সন্তোষ যাদৱে এভাৰেষ্ট আৰোহণ কৰি দুবাৰকৈ ৰেকৰ্ড বুকত স্থান পাইছিল। ইয়াৰ কাৰণ কি আছিল?)
She was the youngest woman to climb Everest in 1992 and the first woman to climb it twice by 1993, earning her dual record status.
(১৯৯২ত তাই আছিল এভাৰেষ্ট জয় কৰা সৰ্বকনিষ্ঠ মহিলা আৰু ১৯৯৩লৈকে দুবাৰ জয় কৰা প্ৰথম মহিলা, দুয়োটা ৰেকৰ্ড লাভ কৰি।)
III. Complete the following statements:
(বাক্যবোৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ কৰা।)
1. From her room in Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to…
(কস্তুৰবা হোষ্টেলৰ ৰুমৰ পৰা সন্তোষে…)
From her room in Kasturba Hostel, Santosh used to watch villagers climb up the hill and suddenly vanish after a while.
(কস্তুৰবা হোষ্টেলৰ ৰুমৰ পৰা সন্তোষে গাঁৱৰ মানুহবোৰক চাইছিল যিয়ে পাহাৰ বগাই গৈ থাকে আৰু কিছু দূৰ গৈ নাইকিয়া হৈ যায়।)
2. When she finished college, Santosh had…
(কলেজ শেষ কৰাৰ পাছত, সন্তোষে…)
When she finished college, Santosh had written a letter of apology to her father because she went for training directly instead of going home.
(কলেজ শেষ কৰাৰ পাছত, সন্তোষে দেউতাকলৈ ক্ষমা বিচাৰি চিঠি লিখিছিল কাৰণ তাই ঘৰলৈ যোৱাৰ পৰিৱৰ্তে প্ৰশিক্ষণৰ বাবে গৈছিল।)
3. During the Everest expedition, her seniors in the team admired her…
(এভাৰেষ্ট অভিযানৰ সময়ত, দলৰ জ্যেষ্ঠসকলে তাইৰ…)
During the Everest expedition, her seniors in the team admired her climbing skills, physical fitness, and mental strength while her teamwork endeared her to fellow climbers.
(এভাৰেষ্ট অভিযানৰ সময়ত, দলৰ জ্যেষ্ঠসকলে তাইৰ আৰোহণ দক্ষতা, শাৰীৰিক সক্ষমতা আৰু মানসিক শক্তিক প্ৰশংসা কৰিছিল, আৰু তাইৰ দলীয় কামে সহযোগী আৰোহীৰ মৰম জিকিছিল।)
IV. Pick out words from the text that mean the same as the following expressions. (Look in the paragraphs indicated)
(পাঠটোৰ পৰা শব্দবোৰ বাছি উলিওৱা যাৰ অৰ্থ তলৰ শব্দবোৰৰ লগত মিলে।)
1) Took to be true without proof (1)
Blessing (আশীৰ্বাদ)
2) Based on reason; sensible; reasonable (2)
Rational (বিবেক)
3) The usual way of doing things (3)
Custom (সামাজিক প্ৰথা)
4) A strong desire arising from within (5)
Urge (উৎকণ্ঠা)
5) The power to endure, without falling ill (7)
Endurance (ধৈৰ্য্য ৰখা)
Part II
I. Identify the two parts in the sentences below by underlining the part that gives us the information in brackets, as shown above.
(তলৰ বাক্যবোৰত দুটা অংশ চিনাক্ত কৰা, বন্ধনীত দিয়া তথ্য প্ৰকাশ কৰা অংশটোৰ তলত ৰেখা টানি।)
- Where other girls wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts.
(Contrasts her dress with that of others)
(য’ত আন ছোৱালীয়ে পৰম্পৰাগত ভাৰতীয় পোছাক পিন্ধিছিল, সন্তোষে ছুটি পছন্দ কৰিছিল।) - She left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi.
(Tells us what happened after the first action)
(তাই ঘৰ এৰিলে আৰু দিল্লীৰ এখন স্কুলত নাম ভৰ্তি কৰিলে।) - She decided to fight the system when the right moment arrived.
(Tells us when she was going to fight the system)
(তাই ব্যৱস্থাৰ বিৰুদ্ধে যুঁজিবলৈ স্থিৰ কৰিলে যেতিয়া সঠিক সময় আহিল।) - Little Maria had not yet celebrated her tenth birthday when she was packed off to train in the United States.
(Tells us when Maria was sent to the U.S.)
(সৰু মাৰিয়াই এতিয়াও দশম জন্মদিন উদযাপন কৰা নাছিল যেতিয়া তাক আমেৰিকাত প্ৰশিক্ষণৰ বাবে পঠিওৱা হৈছিল।)
II. Now rewrite the pairs of sentences given below as one sentence.
(তলৰ বাক্যৰ জোৰাবোৰ এটা বাক্য হিচাপে পুনৰ লিখা।)
- Grandfather told me about the old days. All books were printed on paper then.
Grandfather told me about the old days when all books were printed on paper.
(দাদাই মোক পুৰণি দিনৰ কথা কৈছিল যেতিয়া সকলো কিতাপ কাগজত ছপা হৈছিল।) - What do you do after you finish the book? Perhaps you just throw it away.
After finishing the book, perhaps you just throw it away.
(কিতাপখন শেষ কৰাৰ পাছত, হয়তো তুমি কেৱল সেয়া পেলাই দিয়া।) - He gave the little girl an apple. He took the computer apart.
He gave the little girl an apple and took the computer apart.
(তেওঁ সৰু ছোৱালীজনীক এটা আপেল দিলে আৰু কম্পিউটাৰখন খুলি পেলালে।) - You have nothing. That makes you very determined.
Having nothing makes you very determined.
(কিবা নথকাটোৱেই তোমাক অতি দৃঢ়প্ৰতিজ্ঞ কৰে।) - I never thought of quitting. I knew what I wanted.
I never thought of quitting because I knew what I wanted.
(মই কেতিয়াও এৰি দিয়াৰ কথা নাভাৱিলোঁ কাৰণ মই জানিছিলোঁ মই কি বিচাৰোঁ।)
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
Section I: Early Life and Decisions
- Why was the holy man surprised when blessing Santosh’s mother?
a) She asked for wealth
b) The grandmother asked for a girl instead of a boy
c) The family rejected his blessing
d) Santosh was already born
Answer: b) The grandmother asked for a girl instead of a boy
Explanation: In a society expecting sons, the request for a girl was unusual. - What did Santosh refuse to wear as a young girl?
a) Shorts
b) Traditional Indian dresses
c) School uniform
d) Western clothes
Answer: b) Traditional Indian dresses
Explanation: She chose shorts, rejecting societal norms. - Why was Santosh sent to the local school?
a) It was her choice
b) It was the family custom
c) There were no other schools
d) Her parents couldn’t afford better
Answer: b) It was the family custom
Explanation: Local schooling was the norm in her village. - At what age did Santosh leave home for Delhi?
a) Fourteen
b) Fifteen
c) Sixteen
d) Seventeen
Answer: c) Sixteen
Explanation: She left at sixteen for higher education. - Why did Santosh’s parents agree to fund her Delhi education?
a) They wanted her to marry early
b) She threatened to work part-time
c) They had extra money
d) The holy man advised it
Answer: b) She threatened to work part-time
Explanation: Her determination forced their agreement.
Section II: Mountaineering Journey
- How did Santosh first get interested in climbing mountains?
a) She read about it in books
b) She watched villagers climb the Aravalli Hills
c) Her parents encouraged her
d) She saw a movie about Everest
Answer: b) She watched villagers climb the Aravalli Hills
Explanation: This sparked her curiosity from her hostel room. - What did Santosh do to help a teammate during the 1992 Everest expedition?
a) Carried their gear
b) Shared her oxygen with Mohan Singh
c) Guided them to the top
d) Cooked food for them
Answer: b) Shared her oxygen with Mohan Singh
Explanation: She saved his life by sharing oxygen. - How much garbage did Santosh bring down from the Himalayas?
a) 200 kilograms
b) 300 kilograms
c) 400 kilograms
d) 500 kilograms
Answer: d) 500 kilograms
Explanation: This showed her environmental concern. - How did Santosh feel when she reached Everest’s summit?
a) Scared and tired
b) Indescribably joyful
c) Disappointed
d) Relieved only
Answer: b) Indescribably joyful
Explanation: She felt immense joy unfurling the Indian flag. - Why did Santosh enter the record books in 1992?
a) She climbed Everest twice
b) She was the youngest woman to climb Everest
c) She climbed without oxygen
d) She led the expedition
Answer: b) She was the youngest woman to climb Everest
Explanation: This was her first record-breaking feat.
Section III and IV: Achievements and Qualities
- What did Santosh do after finishing college instead of going home?
a) Started a job
b) Went for mountaineering training
c) Visited her friends
d) Took a vacation
Answer: b) Went for mountaineering training
Explanation: She wrote an apology to her father for this choice. - What quality of Santosh did her seniors admire during the Everest climb?
a) Her cooking skills
b) Her climbing skills and mental strength
c) Her storytelling
d) Her leadership only
Answer: b) Her climbing skills and mental strength
Explanation: They praised her fitness and resilience. - What made Santosh the first woman to climb Everest twice by 1993?
a) Her speed
b) Her second successful climb
c) Her use of new equipment
d) Her solo climb
Answer: b) Her second successful climb
Explanation: This added to her record status. - What word in paragraph 2 means “sensible” or “reasonable”?
a) Urge
b) Rational
c) Custom
d) Blessing
Answer: b) Rational
Explanation: It aligns with being based on reason. - What word in paragraph 5 means “a strong inner desire”?
a) Endurance
b) Custom
c) Urge
d) Rational
Answer: c) Urge
Explanation: It reflects her internal drive.
General Understanding
- What did Santosh do to show concern for a dying climber?
a) Left them behind
b) Took care of them at South Col
c) Called for help
d) Gave them food
Answer: b) Took care of them at South Col
Explanation: She showed compassion during the expedition. - What did Santosh unfurl at the top of Everest?
a) A personal flag
b) The Indian tricolor
c) A team banner
d) A prayer flag
Answer: b) The Indian tricolor
Explanation: It symbolized her national pride. - What does “endurance” refer to in paragraph 7?
a) Physical strength
b) Power to endure without falling ill
c) Mental toughness
d) Climbing speed
Answer: b) Power to endure without falling ill
Explanation: It highlights her stamina. - What societal norm did Santosh reject by leaving for Delhi?
a) Early marriage
b) Local schooling
c) Traditional jobs
d) Family business
Answer: a) Early marriage
Explanation: She chose education over early marriage. - What quality is highlighted when Santosh funded her own education?
a) Patience
b) Determination
c) Generosity
d) Humility
Answer: b) Determination
Explanation: Her threat to work part-time showed her resolve.
