Class 8 | English Model Question with Answer 7

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7. Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2 and 3. (Unit–5, Lesson–01)

There is a small village called Bhabanipur in Jhenaidah. It is a typical Bangladeshi village. People here spend their day-to-day life mostly working in the fields and doing household work. In this ordinary village, there lives an extraordinary woman named Shamima Akhter Maya.

Shamima’s willpower and determination have made her extraordinary. She has seen the most cruel aspect of life. But the cruelty could not defeat her spirit. She has come out as a winner, defying all the odds of life.

Shamima is now 32 years old. She has only one son named Ashikur Rahman Kanok. She runs a small boutique called ‘Oikko Nari Kollayan Shangstha’ in her village. Let’s hear from Shamima, how she succeeded in setting up her boutique.

Set 1

1. Guess the meaning of the following words choose the correct meaning closest to the text.
(a)typical
i. unusual
ii. usualiii. famous
iv. infamous

(b)aspect
i. appearance
ii. position
iii. characteristics
iv. piece

(c)odd
i. old
ii. queer
iii. add
iv. double

(d)cruel
i. gentle
ii. generous
iii. simple
iv. unkind

(e)spirit
i. ghost
ii. soul
iii. strength
iv. wisdom

2. Answer the following questions.
(a)Who is Shamima? What made her extraordinary?
(b)Where is Bhabanipur situated? What type of village is it?
(c)What is Oikko Nari Kollayan Shangstha? Who runs it?
(d)What do the people of Bhabanipur usually do?
(e)How does she come out as a winner?

3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (ii) usual;
(b) (iii) characteristics;
(c) (ii) queer;
(d) (iv) unkind;
(e) (iii) strength.

2. (a) Shamima is an extraordinary woman. Her willpower and determination have made her extraordinary.
(b)Bhabanipur is situated in Jhenaidah. It is a typical Bangladeshi village.
(c)’Oikko Nari Kollyan Shangstha’ is a small boutique and Shamima runs it.
(d)The people of Bhabanipur usually do their day-to-day works in the fields and do small jobs.
(e)She comes out as a winner defying all the odds of life by her willpower and determination.

3. Shamima Akhter, an extraordinary woman lives in a typical Bangladeshi village called Bhabanipur in Jenaidah. She had to undergo a lot of suffering in her life. However, she overcame all the obstacles by her extraordinary willpower and determination. She has come out victorious. Now she runs a boutique successfully.

Set 2

1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text :
(a)defy
i. to beat
ii. to repeat
iii. to refuse
iv. to confuse

(b)cruelty
i. human
ii. benevolent
iii. barbarity
iv. bereft

(c)typical
i. general
ii. common
iii. distinguish
iv. distractive

(d)aspect
i. direction
ii. related
iii. special side
iv. besides

(e)spend
i. waste
ii. utilize
iii. pass by
iv. pass over

2. Answer the following questions.

(a)In what sense is the village, Bhabanipur a typical village?
(b)What might be the cruel aspect of Shamima’s life?
(c)How has Shamima become victorious?
(d)What did help Shamima to defeat all the odds?
(e)Is Shamima a model for the poverty-stricken women? How? Explain it.

3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.

Answer

1. (a) (iii) to refuse;
(b) (iii) barbarity;
(c) (ii) common;
(d) (iii) special side;
(e) (ii) utilize.

2. (a) Bhabanipur is a typical village in the sense that people there spend their time working in the fields and doing small jobs.
(b)Deprivation and all the odds of life might be the cruel aspect of shamima’s life.
(c)Shamima has become victorious defying all the odds of life.
(d)Shamima’s willpower and determination helped her defeat all the odds.
(e)Yes, Shamima is a model for the poverty-stricken women. Because she has defeated all her miseries through strong will power. She has become self-reliant.

3. Same as Set 1

Set 3

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.

(a)The word ‘typical’ means ——-.
i. usual
ii. unusual
iii. famous
iv. special

(b)She has seen the most cruel aspect of life. Here Ôcruel’ is a/an ——-.
i. noun
ii. verb
iii. adjective
iv. pronoun

(c)The ——- of Shamima makes her successful.
i. weakness
ii. willpower
iii. wish
iv. desire

(d)Now Shamima is ——-.
i. child
ii. middle-aged
iii. teenager
iv. old

(e)Shamima is a/an ——- person.
i. common
ii. simple
iii. normal
iv. amazing

2. Answer the following questions.

(a)What type of village does Shamima live in?
(b)What do the people in Bhabanipur usually do?
(c)What does Shamima run?
(d)What is Oikko Nari Kollayan Shangstha?
(e)What made Shamima extraordinary?

3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.

Answer
1. (a) (i) usual;
(b) (iii) adjective;
(c) (ii) willpower;
(d) (ii) middle-aged;
(e) (iv) amazing.

2. (a) Shamima lives in a typical village of Bangladesh.
(b)The people in Bhabanipur spend their day-to-day life mostly working in the fields and doing small jobs.
(c)Shamima runs a small boutique called ‘Oikko Nari Kollayan Shangstha’ in her village.
(d)’Oikko Nari kollayan Shangstha’ is a small boutique.
(e)Shamima’s willpower and determination made her extraordinary.

3. Same as Set 1

Set 4

1. Write the correct meaning of the following words.
(a)ordinary
i. unordinary
ii. extraordinary
iii. simple
iv. rare

(b)willpower
i. diligence
ii. labourious
iii. firmness
iv. painstaking

(c)determination
i. sluggish
ii. resoluteness
iii. stubborn
iv. obstinate

(d)aspect
i. subject
ii. theme
iii. object
iv. direction

(e)defy
i. disobey
ii. observe
iii. abide
iv. follow

2. Answers the following questions.

(a)In which district is the village Bhabanipur situated?
(b)What type of woman is Shamima?
(c)How old is Shamima now?
(d)What does Shamima run?
(e)What made Shamima extraordinary?

3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.

Answer

1. (i) (c) simple;
(ii) (c) firmness;
(iii) (b) resoluteness;
(iv) (b) theme;
(v) (a) disobey.

2. (a) The village of Bhabanipur is situated in the district of Jhenaidah.
(b)Shamima is an extraordinary woman.
(c)Shamima is now 32 years old.
(d)Shamima runs a small boutique called Oikko Nari kollayan Shangstha.
(e)Shamima’s willpower and determination made her extraordinary.

3. Same as Set 1

Set 5

1. Guess the meaning of the following words.
(a)typical
i. unusual
ii. uncommon
iii. abnormal
iv. representative

(b)mostly
i. particularly
ii. certainlyi
ii. mainly
iv. hardly

(d)ordinary
i. common
ii. different
iii. the same
iv. unusual

(e)extraordinary
i. common
ii. simple
iii. charming
iv. incredible

2. Answer the following questions.
(a)What could not defeat Shamima’s spirit?
(b)How does Shamima make her extraordinary?
(c)What does she run?
(d)What type of village does Shamima live in?
(e)Why couldn’t the cruelty defeat her?

3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.

Answer
1. (a) (iv) representative;
(b) (iii) mainly;
(c) (i) a piece of work;
(d) (i) common; (e)
(iv) incredible.

2. (a) The cruelty of life could not defeat Shamima’s spirit.
(b)Shamima makes herself extraordinary by her willpower and determinaton. With these qualities, she has defted all the odds of life and come out as a winner.
(c)She runs a small boutique called ‘Oikko Nari Kollayan Shangstha in her village.
(d)Shamima lives in a typical Bangladeshi village.
(e)The cruelty could not defeat her because she had great willpower and determination.

3. Same as Set 1

Set 6

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives :

(a)Shamima’s story ——- everyone.
i. fascinated
ii. astonished
iii. shocked
iv. worried

(b)Shamima did not want to get married because she wanted to complete her education but nobody ——- her.
i. talked to
ii. listened to
iii. took care of
iv. looked after

(c)What does it mean by ‘adolescent’.
i. a youngman
ii. a young person aged between 13 and 18
iii. a boy
iv. a girl

(d)”Bring about” means.
i. cause to happen
ii. fetch
iii. get
iv. procure

(e)Shamima had to face many ——- of life.
i. features
ii. odds
iii. aspectsiv. worries

2. Give short answer to the following questions.
(a)What do the people of “Bhabanipur” village usually do?
(b)Why was Shamima extraordinary?
(c)What did Shamima dream of?
(d)Why couldn’t the cruelty defeat her?
(e)How did Shamima want to fulfill her dream?

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3. Summarized the passage in around 85 words.

Answer
1. (a) (ii) astonished;
(b) (ii) listened to;
(c) (ii) a young person aged between 13 and 18;
(d) (i) cause to happen;
(e) (ii) odds.

2. (a) The people of Bhabanipur village usually stand their day-to-day life mainly in the field and do small jobs.
(b)Shamima was extraordinary because she with her willpower and determination overcame the most cruel aspects of life.
(c)Shamima dreamt of completing her education and getting a good job to bring about a change in her life.
(d)The cruelty could not defeat her because she had strong willpower and determination.
(e)Shamima wanted to fulfil her dream by completing her education.

3. Same as Set 1