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9. Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2 and 3. (Unit–5, Lesson–03)
Shamima’s misery started the day she was married. Her husband was a greedy person and he used to abuse her verbally and physically. Within a few months into her marriage she had to leave her husband Kamal Uddin Joardar. Now Shamima vows to work with women, who are ill-fated like her.
She has 43 female members in her organisation working for her. She herself trains the members and then provides them with work. She designs fabrics, makes block-print, brush-paint and hand-embroidered saris. She also makes three-piece dresses for women, and fatuas for men.
She sells these products in her shop and supplies them outside. Shamima has a dream now, a dream to do something for the helpless people. She wants them to feel useful. They can live with self-respect and dignity. With this in view, she goes out looking for such people.
Shamima finished her story with a smile. Shamima has no complaints, no regrets, no grudges. Her husband could destroy her outward beauty but not the beauty of her mind. All she wants to do is to bring a smile on the faces of those women who are unfortunate. Shamima wants to become a famous designer.
Set 1
1. Choose the best answer from the following alternatives :
a)The word ‘Vow’ means ——-.
i.adamant
ii.stubbornness
iii.obstinacy
iv.promise
b)Shamima’s misery started ——-.
i.from childhood
ii.after marriage
iii.from the day of her marriage
iv.from infancy
c)Her husband use to abuse her ——-.
i.orally
ii.physically and mentally
iii.mentally
iv.orally and mentally
d)Shamima left her husband ——-.
i.within a few months
ii.within few days
iii.within few weeks
iv.within few years
e)Shamima vows to work with ——- women.
i.rich
ii.dishonest
iii.helpless
iv.restless
2. Answer the following questions :
a)What does Shamima want to be?
b)Why did Shamima leave her husband?
c)Who does Shamima work with?
d)Where does she sell her products?
e)How did Shamima finish her story?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iv) promise;
(b) (iii) from the day of her marriage;
(c) (ii) physically and mentally;
(d) (i) within a few months;
(e) (iii) helpless.
2. (a) Shamima wants to be a famous designer.
(b)Shamima left her husband because he used to abuse her verbally and physically.
(c)Shamima works with ill-fated women.
(d)She sells her products in her shop and supplies them outside.
(e)Shamima finished her story smilingly by telling that she wanted to be a famous designer.
3. Shamima was abused verbally and physically by her husband from the day of her marriage. So, she left her husband. Then she has established an organization. Now she has 43 women workers many as 43 women worked who are ill-fated like her. She makes various kinds of fabrics and dresses. She dreams to do something for the helpless. She wants to be a famous designer.
Set 2
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives :
(a)Shamima vows to work with women, who are ill-fated like her. Here the underlined word means ——-.
i. desires
ii. pledges
iii. expects
iv. wants
(b)The closest meaning of the word ‘dignity’ is ——-.
i. passivity
ii. submissiveness
iii. design
iv. status
(c)Shamima’s misery started ——-.
i. from childhood
ii. after marriage
iii. from the day of her marriage
iv. when she left her husband
(d)Amirul Islam was ——-.
i. an unemployed person
ii. an avaricious person
iii. a dishonest person
iv. a sympathetic man
(e)Shamima’s husband used to torture her ——-.
i. physically
ii. psychologically
iii. verbally
iv. all of these
2. Give short answers to the following questions.
(a)Why did Shamima take decision to leave her husband?
(b)What did she do after leaving her husband?
(c)Why is she working for the helpless women?
(d)How does she help the unfortunate women?
(e)What do you understand by, “Her husband could destroy her outward beauty but not the beauty of her mind?”
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (ii) pledges;
(b) (iv) status;
(c) (iii) from the day of her marriage;
(d) (ii) an avaricious person;
(e) (iv) all of these.
2. (a) Shamima took decision to leave her husband because her husband used to abuse her verbally and physically.
(b)After leaving her husband, she started to work with ill-fated women.
(c)She is working for the hepless women so that they can live with self-respect and dignity.
(d)She helps the unfortunate women by giving training and providing them with work.
(e)By the line “Her husband could destroy her outward beauty but not the beauty of her mind.” I understand that Shamima’s husband destroyed her physical beauty but failed to destroy her will- power and inner beauty.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 3
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)Shamima’s husband’s ——- made him abuse her.
i. grudge
ii. malice
iii. avarice
iv. despite
(b)Shamima is a woman of ——- attitude.
i. egoistic
ii. malignant
iii. conceited
iv. benevolent
(c)The trainees are trained by ——-.
i. Shamima
ii. herself
iii. themselves
iv them
(d)Shamima wants to make the ill-fated women feel ——-.
i. merciful
ii. loathsome
iii. helpful
iv. wealthy
(e)Shamima is a ——- woman now.
i. self-centred
ii. self-conscious
iii. self-reliant
iv. none
2. Give short answers to the following questions.
(a)What made shamima leave her husband?
(b)Why does she vow to help the ill-fated women?
(c)How does she help the women to become useful?
(d)Why does she go out looking for the helpless people?
(e)Why doesn’t Shamima have any complaints, regrets or grudges?
Answer
1. (a) (iii) avarice;
(b) (iv) benevolent;
(c) (i) Shamima;
(d) (iii) helpful;
(e) (iii) self-reliant.
2. (a) The greediness and torture of her husband made Shamima him leave.
(b)She vows to help the ill-fated women so that they can live with self-respect and dignity.
(c)She helps the women to become useful by giving them training and providing them with work.
(d)She goes out looking for the helpless people because she has a dream to do something for the helpless people.
(e)Shamima doesn’t have any complaints, regrets or grudges because she is satisfied to work with women who are ill-fated like her.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 4
1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text.
(a)ill-fated
i. unfavoured
ii. unlucky
iii. unpleasant
iv. unfortunate
(b)verbally
i. spoken
ii. orally
iii. written
iv. unwritten
(c)vow
i. determine
ii. commit
iii. compliment
iv. promise
(d)self-respect
i. dignity
ii. respectful
iii. confidence
iv. desirous
(e)grudge
i. complaint
ii. hated
iii. hatred
iv. graduate
2. Give short answers to the following questions.
(a)Why did Shamima separate herself from her husband?
(b)Who are the members of her organization?
(c)What does she do to make herself self-reliant?
(d)What are the things that she produces in her organization?
(e)What is the motto of Shamima’s life?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (i) (d) unfortunate;
(ii) (b) orally;
(iii) (d) promise;
(iv) (a) dignity;
(v) (c) hatred.
2. (a) Shamima separated herself from her husband because of physically and verbally.
(b)43 ill-fated women are the members of her organiztion.
(c)The designs fabrics, makes block-print, brush-paint and hand-embroidered sarees so make herself self-reliant.
(d)In her organization she makes three-piece dresses for women and fatuas for men.
(e)The motto of Shamima’s life is to become a famous designer and to help ill-fated women.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 5
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives :
(a)Shamima’s husband was a ——- person.
i. hard-working
ii. cruel
iii. covetous
iv. indolent
(b)The word ‘ill-fated’ refers to ——-.
i. fortunate
ii. unfortunate
iii. well-off
iv. popular
(c)The word ‘vow’ means ——-.
i. promise
ii. adamant
iii. obstinacy
iv. cultured
(d)Shamima wants to be a famous ——-.
i. deviser
ii. plotter
iii. innovator
iv. pattern maker
(e)Shamima’s dream is to do something for the ——- people.
i. helpless
ii. mediocre
iii. rich
iv. aristocrat
2. Give short answers to the following questions.
(a)Why did Shamima leave her husband?
(b)What did Shamima do after leaving her husband?
(c)What does she make and where does she sell products?
(d)How did Shamima finish her story?
(e)Why does she go out?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iii) covetous;
(b) (ii) unfortunate;
(c) (i) promise;
(d) (iv) pattern maker;
(e) (i) helpless.
2. (a) Shamima left her husband because her husband used to abuse her both verbally and physically.
(b)After leaving her husband Shamima started to work with other helpless women.
(c)She makes block-print. She also makes three-piece dresses for women, and fatuas for men. She sells these products in her shop and supplies them outside.
(d)Shamima finished her story by telling that she wanted to become a famous designer.
(e)She goes out looking for the helpless people.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 6
1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text.
(a)misery
i. happiness
ii. accumulator
iii. suffering
iv. sad
(b)greedy
i. generous
ii. ambitions
iii. eageriv. avarcious
(c)vow
i. promise
ii. pretend
iii. feign
iv. imagine
(d)dignity
i. capability
ii. magnificence
iii. ability
iv. formality
(e)grudge
i. anger
ii. objection
iii. complaint
iv. hatred
2. Answer to the following questions.
(a)Why did Shamima leave her husband?
(b)What did she do after leaving her husband?
(c)What does Shamima want to do?
(d)Why is Shamima working for the helpless women?
(e)What is Shamima’s present dream?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iii) suffering;
(b) (iv) avaricious;
(c) (i) promise;
(d) (ii) magnificence;
(e) (iv) hatred.
2. (a) Shamima left her husband because her husband used to abuse her both verbally and physically.
(b)After leaving her husband she started to work with other helpless women.
(c)Shamima wants to be a famous designer.
(d)Shamima is working for the helpless women so that they can live with self-respect and dignity.
(e)Shamima’s present dream is to do something for the helpless people.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 7
1. Choose the best answer :
(a)Shamima’s husband abused her ——-.
i. verbally
ii. physically
iii. verbally and physically
iv. mentally
(b)Shamima changed her condition by making and selling ——- products.
i. garment
ii. saree
iii. block print
iv. block-print, brush-paint and hand-embroidered sarees
(c)The word ‘grudge’ means ——-.
i. feeling
ii. liking
iii. jealousy
iv. hatred
(d)Shamima wants to become a ——-.
i. famous doctor
ii. famous designer
iii. famous teacher
iv. rich lady
(e)She inspires the helpless women ——-.
i. to feel themselves independent
ii. to sit idle and cry
iii. to blame others for their misfortune
iv. to be obedient to their fates
2. Give short answers to the following questions.
(a)Why did Shamima separate herself from her husband?
(b)Who are the members of her organization?
(c)What does Shamima want to do with the other ill-fated women?
(d)How does Shamima sell her product?
(e)What is the motto of Shamima’s life?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iii) verbally and physically; (b) (iv) block-print, brush-paint and hand-embroidered sarees; (c) (iv) hatred; (d) (ii) famous designer; (e) (i) to feel themselves independent.
2. (a) Shamima separated herself from her husband because her husband abused her verbally and physically.
(b)43 ill-fated females are the members of her organization.
(c)Shamima wants to train the ill-fated women herself and then provide them with work.
(d)Shamima sells her products in her shop and supplies them outside.
(e)The motto of Shamima’s life is to do something for the helpless people.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 8
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)greedy
i. ambitious
ii. desirous
iii. covetous
iv. eager
(b)abuse
i. mistreat
ii. curse
iii. chile
iv. rebuke
(c)verbally
i. like a verb
ii. of verbs
iii. orally
iv. adverbially
(d)dignity
i. capacity
ii. ability
iii. respect
iv. suitable
(e)grudge
i. objection
ii. anger
iii. hatred
iv. complaint
2. Answer the following questions in your own words.
(a)Why did Shamima leave her husband?
(b)What did she do after leaving her husband?
(c)Why is Shamima working for the helpless women?
(d)Has Shamima any dream now? If yes, what is it?
(e)Is Shamima now a successful woman in society? If yes, how?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iii) covetous;
(b) (i) mistreat;
(c) (iii) orally;
(d) (iii) respect;
(e) (iii) hatred.
2. (a) Shamima left her husband because he used to abuse her both verbally and physically.
(b)After leaving her husband, she started to work with other helpless women.
(c)Shamima is working for the helpless women so that they can live with self-respect and dignity.
(d)Yes, she has. She now dreams to do something for the helpless people. She wants them to feel useful so that they can live with self-respect and dignity.
(e)Yes, She is. She herself is not only a self-reliant woman but also she has 43 female members in her organization who work for her and whom she herself trains.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 9
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)vow
i. suggest
ii. forbid
iii. swear
iv. hope
(b)ill-fated
i. unfortunate
ii. fortunate
iii. lucky
iv. rich
(c)grudge
i. happiness
ii. ill will
iii. pleasure
iv. hope
(d)abuse
i. love
ii. torture
iii. misuse
iv. help
(e)famous
i. notorious
ii. renowned
iii. unpopular
iv. unknown
2. Answer the following questions in your own words.
(a)How was Shamima’s marriage life?
(b)How long did her marriage last?
(c)Why does Shamima want to work for the ill-fated?
(d)What is Shamima’s aim?
(e)What indicates that Shamima is now happy?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iii) swear;
(b) (i) unfortunate;
(c) (ii) ill will;
(d) (iii) misuse;
(e) (ii) renowned.
2. (a) Shamima’s marriage life was full of miseries and anxieties from the very beginning.
(b)Her marriage lasted for a few months.
(c)Shamima wants to work for the ill-fated women like her because she wants to train them by herself and provide them with a job.
(d)Shamima’s aim is to do something for the helpless people.
(e)Shamima finished her story with a smile. She has no complaints, no regrets, no grudge. All these indicate that Shamima is now happy.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 10
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)misery
i. curse
ii. covetous
iii. ambitions
iv. depression
(b)dignity
i. veneration
ii. respect
iii. honour
iv. honesty
(c)dresses
i. accessories
ii. bankiii. cap
iv. garments
(d)marriage
i. connection
ii. matrimony
iii. relation
iv. function
(e)grudge
i. complaint
ii. hatred
iii. anger
iv. graduate
2. Answer the following questions in your own words.
(a)What does Shamima want to be?
(b)Who does Shamima work with?
(c)What is Shamima’s role in developing her products?
(d)What type of man was her husband?
(e)What did she do after leaving her husband?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iv) depression;
(b) (ii) respect;
(c) (iv) garments;
(d) (ii) matrimony;
(e) (ii) hatred.
2. (a) Shamima wants to be a famous designer.
(b)Shamima works with other ill-fated women.
(c)She designs fabrics, makes block-print, brush-paint and hand-embroidered sarees.
(d)Her husband was a greedy person.
(e)After leaving her husband, she started to work with other helpless women.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 11
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)Shamima wants to do something for people.
i. wealthy
ii. fortunate
iii. ill-fated
iv. foreign
(b)”Misery” refers to .
i. happiness
ii. hardship
iii. comfort
iv. memory
(c) female members work for her organization.
i. Thirty-four
ii. Forty-three
iii. Thirty-three
iv. Forty-four
(d)What does the word “greedy” mean?
i. Kind
ii. Untidy
iii. Covetouus
iv. Gracious
(e)Shamima trains .
i. herself
ii. her family
iii. her students
iv. the members of the organization
2. Answer the following questions in your own words.
(a)What kind of man was Shamima’s husband?
(b)How many members are there in her organization?
(c)What does Shamima do with the product readied in her organization?
(d)What does Shamima dream now?
(e)What does Shamima want to become?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iii) ill-fated;
(b) (ii) hardship;
(c) (ii) Forty-three;
(d) (iii) Covetous;
(e) (iv) the members of the organization.
2. (a) Shamima’s husband was a greedy man.
(b)In her organization there are 43 female members.
(c)She sells them in her shop and supplies them outside.
(d)Now Shamima dreams to do something for the helpless people.
(e)Shamima wants to become a famous designer.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 12
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)vow
i. oath
ii. constitute
iii. covetous
iv. adamant
(b)unfortunate
i. ambitious
ii. wretched
iii. stringed
iv. supernal
(c)famous
i. notorious
ii. tannery
iii. known
iv. eminent
(d)outside
i. exterior
ii. ground
iii. extol
iv. puncture
(e)abuse
i. quaver
ii. cultured
iii. maltreat
iv. avaricious
2. Answer the following questions in your own words.
(a)Why is Shamima working for the helpless people?
(b)What did she do after leaving her husband?
(c)How did Shamima finish her story?
(d)What does she do for her members?
(e)Do you support Shamima’s decision of leaving her husband? If yes, Why?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (i) oath;
(b) (ii) wretched;
(c) (iv) eminent;
(d) (i) exterior;
(e) (iii) maltreat.
2. (a) Shamima is working for the helpless people so that they can live with self respect and dignity.
(b)After leaving her husband, Shamima began to work with women who were ill-fated like her. She designed fabrics, made block-prints, brush-paint and hand embroidered sarees.
(c)Shamima finished her story with a smile and self-satisfaction and with the aims of working for the unfortunate being a famous designer.
(d)She trains the members herself and then provides them with work.
(e)Yes, I support Shamim’s decision of leaving her husband, because he was a greedy person and greed made him cruel. So he used to abuse her verbally and physically. And this might have led to her critical state. So, Shamima was right in her decision.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 13
1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text.
(a)dignity
i. digress
ii. diligence
iii. diminish
iv. respectability
(b)abuse
i. assault
ii. insult
iii. default
iv. defy
(c)organization
i. ostentation
ii. mitigation
iii. occasion
iv. institution
(d)vow
i. voyage
ii. voluntary
iii. promise
iv. guarantee
(e)regret
i. grieve
ii. rejoice
iii. celebrate
iv. regard
2. Read the passage ‘A’ again. Now, answer the following questions.
(a)Why did Shamima organize the distressed women?
(b)How many female members were in her organization?
(c)How does Shamima sell her products?
(d)How did Shamima’s husband behave towards Shamima?
(e)What is the noble dream that now Shamima dreams?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iv) respectability;
(b) (ii) insult;
(c) (iv) institution;
(d) (iii) promise;
(e) (i) grieve.
2. (a) Shamima organized the distressed women because she wants to do something for the helpless people so that they can live with self-respect and dignity.
(b)She has 43 female members in her organization.
(c)Shamima sells her products in her shop and supplies them outside.
(d)Being a greedy person, Shamima’s husband used to abuse her verbally and physically.
(e)Shamima has a noble dream to do something for the helpless people.
3. Same as Set 1
Set 14
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)Shamima vows to work with ——- women.
i. ill
ii. fated
iii. unlucky
iv. luckiless
(b)Shamima wants to make the unfortunate women ——-.
i. happy
ii. smile
iii. fortune
iv. pitiable
(c)The word ‘grudge’ means ——-.
i. grumpy
ii. bitterness
iii. glimpse
iv. witness
(d)Shamima’s conjugal life ——- for a few months.
i. lasted
ii. left
iii. married
iv. continue
(e)The products are sold in her ——-.
i. dresses
ii. designs
iii. supplies
iv. shops
2. Answer the following questions.
(a)What does Shamima design?
(b)Why did she leave her husband?
(c)What does she want about the unfortunate women?
(d)What does Shamima promise?
(e)Why doesn’t she have any complaints?
3. Summarize the above text in around 85 words.
Answer
1. (a) (iii) unlucky;
(b) (i) happy;
(c) (ii) bitterness;
(d) (i) lasted;
(e) (iv) shops.
2. (a) Shamima designs fabrice.
(b)She left her husband for his greediness and his verbal as well as physical abuses on her.
(c)She wants to change the luck of the unfortunate women.
(d)Shamima promises to work with women who are ill-fated like her.
(e)She doesn’t have any complaints because she is self-reliant now.
3. Same as Set 1
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Set 15
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)Shamima’s misery started ——-.
i. from the childhood
ii. after marriage
iii. from the day of her marriage
iv from infancy
(b)Her husband was ——-.
i. honest
ii. greedy
iii. dishonest
iv. kind
(c)He used to abuse her ——-.
i. orally
ii. physically and mentally
iii. mentally
iv. orally and physically
(d)Shamima left her husband ——-.
i. within a few months
ii. within few days
iii. within few weeks
iv. within few years
(e)Shamima vows to work with ——- women.
i. rich
ii. dishonest
iii. helpless
iv. restless
2. Answer the following questions.
(a)When did the misery of Shamima start?
(b)How was her husband?
(c)How long did her marriage last?
(d)When did she leave her husband?
(e)What does she vow?
3. Summarize the above text in around in your own words (85 words).
Answer
1. (a) (iii) from the day of her marriage;
(b) (ii) greedy;
(c) (iv) orally and physically;
(d) (i) within a few months;
(e) (iii) helpless.
2. (a) The misery of Shamima started from the day of her marriage.
(b)Her husband was a greedy person.
(c)Her marriage lasted a few months.
(d)When her husband abused her verbally and physically, she left her husband.
(e)Shamima vows to work with ill-fated women.
3. Same as Set 1
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