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8. Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2 and 3. (Unit–5, Lesson–02)
Shamima started to tell us her story. Listening to her, we were stunnned and at the same time our hearts were filled with admiration for her. It was 1995. Shamima was 15 years old. She got promoted to class 8. Shamima had all the dreams of an adolescent. She wanted to bring about a change in her life. She wanted to see happiness in her family too. She knew she could fulfill her dream by completing her education and getting a good job. Fifteen-year old Shamima’s dreams were nipped in the bud. Her father wanted to marry her off against her will. Marrying off a girl under 18 is against the law in Bangladesh. Shamima did not want to get married. But nobody paid any heed to her. They arranged her marriage with a man much older than her. All her tears and protests went in vain. Shamima was married off to Kamal Uddin Joarder.
Set 1
1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text.
(a)stunned
i. shocked
ii. charmed
iii. overwhelmed
iv. amused
(b)admiration
i. love
ii. wonder
iii. hatred
iv. abhorrence
(c)bring out
i. fetch
ii. get
iii. cause to happen
iv. procure
(d)fulfill
i. realize
ii. pay
iii. do partially
iv. produce
(e)arranged
i. put
ii. kept
iii. preserved
iv. put in order
2. Give short answer to the following questions.
(a)What was the reaction of the reporters to Shamima’s story?
(b)Did Shamima have any dream? If yes, what was it?
(c)What is the prevailing law in respect of marriage of a girl in our country?
(d)How were Shamima’s dreams nipped in the bud?
(e)Who was Shamima married off to?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iii) overwhelmed;
(b) (i) love;
(c) (iii) cause to happen;
(d) (i) realize;
(e) (iv) put in order.
2. (a) The reporters were stunned and at the same time their hearts were filled with admiration for shamima. And this to hear her story.
(b)Yes, she had. She wanted to bring about a change both in her life and in her family.
(c)The prevailing law in respect of marriage of a girl in our country is a girl’s age must be 18 and below 18 is punishable.
(d)Shamima’s dreams were nipped in the bud when her father married her off against her will.
(e)Shamima was married off to Kamal Uddin Joarder who was much older than her.
3. In 1995, Shamima was 15 years old. She got promoted to class 8. She had all the dreams of an adolescent. She wanted to bring about a change in her life. But all her dreams were nipped in the bud when she was married off to a man much older than she.
Set 2
1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text.
(i)admiration
(a) satire
(b) ridicule
(c) criticize
(d) praise
(ii)promote
(a) elemote
(b) lower
(c) upgrade
(d) come down
(iii)adolescent
(a) youth
(b) aged
(c) old
(d) middle aged
(iv)stunned
(a) perplexed
(b) glad
(c) cheerful
(d) jovial
(v)arrange
(a) form
(b) organize
(c) involve
(d) engage
2. Answer the following questions.
(a)Why was the writer’s heart filled with admiration?
(b)How were Shamima’s dreams nipped in the bud?
(c)What is against the law in Bangladesh?
(d)Did Shamima have any dream? If yes, what was it?
(e)What made the writer stunned?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (i) (d) praise;
(ii) (c) upgrade;
(iii) (a) youth;
(iv) (a) perplexed;
(v) (b) organize.
2. (a) The writer’s heart was filled with admiration for Shamima.
(b)Shamima’s dreams were nipped in the bud when her father wanted to marry her off against her will at the age of fifteen.
(c)Marrying off a girl under 18 is against the law in Bangladesh.
(d)Yes, she had all the dreams of an adolescent.
(e)Shamima’s story made the writer stunned.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 3
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)Shamima’s story ——- everyone.
i. fascinated
ii. astonished
iii. shocked
iv. worried
(b)Shamima thought about the welfare of her ——-.
i. family
ii. friends
iii. cousins
iv. neighbours
(c)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
(d)What does ‘heed’ mean?
i. Pay attention to
ii. Attention
iii. Interest
iv. Patient
(e)Which is the correct meaning of the word “promoted” closest to the text?
i. Developed
ii. Upgraded
iii. Overthrown
iv. Predicted
2. Answer the following questions in your own words.
(a)When did Shamima get married off?
(b)Did Shamima’s dream come true? What happened?
(c)Why did she fail to fulfil her dream?
(d)How old is Shamima now?
(e)As an adolescent what are your dreams?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (ii) astonished;
(b) (i) family;
(c) (ii) listened to;
(c) (ii) Attention;
(e) (ii) Upgraded.
2. (a) Shamima got married at the age of 15.
(b)No, Shamima’s dream did not come true. She got married and her dreams were nipped in the bud.
(c)She failed to fulfil her dream because of her untimely marriage.
(d)Shamima is now 32 years old.
(e)As an adolescent my dreams are to be highly educated, get a good job, be respectable in society and above all bring about a great change in my family.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 4
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)stunned
i. shocked
ii. charmed
iii. amused
iv. overwhelmed
(b) admiration
i. appreciation
ii. love
iii. wonder
iv. approval
(c)adolescent
i. a young boy
ii. those of 13 to 18 years old
iii. those of 19 to 25 years old
iv. a girl
(d)nipped in the bud
i. started to bloom
ii. started to dream
iii. lost at the beginning
iv. spoiled at first
(e)will
i. an auxiliary verb
ii. determination
iii. wish
iv. gut
2. Answer the following questions in your own words.
(a)Why were the reporters stunned?
(b)What was Shamima’s dream?
(c)How were her dreams nipped in the bud?
(d)At what age did she get married?
(e)Shamima did not want to get married. Why?
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3. Summarize the passage in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (i) shocked;
(b) (i) appreciation;
(c) (ii) those of 13 to 18 years old;
(d) (iii) lost at the beginning;
(e) (iii) wish.
2. (a) The reporters were stunned hearing the sad stories of Shamima’s life.
(b)Her dream was to bring about a change in her life.
(c)Her dreams were nipped in the bud when her father married her off against her will.
(d)She got married at fifteen.
(e)Shamima did not want to get married because she wanted to bring about a change in her life. She also wanted to see happiness in her family.
3. Same as Set 1
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