English | Unseen Passage for Class 8 with Answers 11-15 | PDF

English | Unseen Passage for Class 8 with Answers 11-15 | PDF: This an important discussion on unseen passage with an answer sheet for class eight English subject so read the post carefully.

11. Viquarunnisa Noon School & College, Dhaka 

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions 4 and 5 :

John Donne was born in 1573 in London. His father was a rich merchant. He had a name and fame in his circle. But he died in 1576. John was at first educated as Catholic. He entered Oxford in 1584 and left it in 1587. Then he studied at Cambridge for three years.

He was removed to London in 1591. He then entered Lincoln’s Inn to study law in 1592.When Donne came of age, he had a considereable fortune. Donne travelled Itally, Spain and on the continent between 1594 and 1596. He joined Essed Expedition to Cabiz in 1590.

During this time he wrote several poems. His lyrical poetry was mainly the outcome of these years. In 1609 he began to compose his great prose work ‘Pseudo Martyz’. It was printed in 1610. In 1611 he wrote a satirical prose piece.

4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage :

5. Read the passage again and find out the true and false statements. Give answers for the false statements :
6. a) John Donne had studied for four years.
7. b) He was born in Oxford.
8. c) He was a son of a rich merchant.
9. d) John Donne’s father was famous in his circle.
10. e) His father died in 1573.

 12. Rajshahi Collegiate School, Rajshai 

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions (4-5):

Hazrat Mohammad (Sm) is the last prophet of Allah and the leader of all prophets. He is the greatest of all men and teachers even born on earth. He was born in the famous Quraish tribe of Mecca in 570 A.D. In his early life he passed through many sufferings.

From his boyhood he was thoughtful, honest and truthful. So he was called Al Amin. Then the Arabs were very fierce and had fallen on the evil ways of life. In 595 A.D. he married a widow named Khadija (Rz). The Arabs were very furious when they heard about the new religion named Islam.

So for the sake of religion he sent many of his followers to Madina and then in 622 A.D. he himself went there. But the Arabs attacked Madina several times to kill him and to wipe out Islam. At last the Prophet (Sm) conquered Mecca in 630 A.D. But the Prophet (Sm) did not punish the Arabs. He passed away in 632 A.D. at the age of 63. But his teachings will remain as long as the world lasts.

4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage :

5. Read the passage again and write true or false beside the following statements. Give correct answer for the false statements :
6. a) The boyhood of the prophet (Sm) was vey enjoyable.
7. b) Nobody can be compared with Hazrat Mohammad (Sm).
8. c) The Arabs eagerly accepted Islam.
9. d) He sent his followers to Madina for their personal reason.
10. e) Hazrat Mohammad (Sm) was called Al-Amin for his truthfulness.

13. Dinajpur Zilla School, Dinajpur 

 Read the text and answer the questions 4 and 5 :

Kazi Nazrul Islam is our national poet. He was also a musician and revolutionary. He was always against fascism and oppession. He came of a poor family in 1899, West Bengal, India. At his six, Nazrul was admitted at a local maktab to receive religious education. He lost his fathe at the age of five.

After his father’s death, he worked as a Muazzin at a local mosque. At the age of eleven, Nazrul showed his poetic genius. At the age of twelve, he fled from home to Asansol, Bihar and became a baker’s boy. A Muslim sub-inspector of police took this extraordinary boy to his village home in Mymensingh.

From there, Nazrul went back to Asansol and joined Darirampur High School. When Nazrul was a boy of class X, the First World War borke out and he joined the army at the age of nineteen. After the war, he returned from the battle field and the began to write poems. He composed nearly 4000 songs too.

His famous poem ‘Bidrohi’ was published in 1920. He was put into jail for writing a poem called ‘Agnibina’. But he did not stop writing. He wrote short stories, novels and essay. At the age of twentytwo, he edited the bi-weekly paper ‘Dhumketu’. At the age of 43, he began suffering from an unknown disease, losing his voice and memory. He died in 1976.

4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage :

5. Read the passage again and write true or false beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements :
6. a) Kazi Nazrul Islam was very talented.
7. b) Nazrul received his first education from a primary school.
8. c) His father died in 1907.
9. d) ‘Bidrohi’ is a renowned poem.
10. e) Nazrul was the editor of ‘Dhumketu.’

 14. Govt. Girls’ High School, Jessore 

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions 4 and 5 :

Henry Wordsworth Longfellow was born in 1807 at Portland. He began publishing poetry when he was thirteen years old. After studying at Bowdoin College he travelled abroad to equip himself for the work of professor of Modern Language at his college, a post which he accepted in 1829. In 1836 he was appointed to a similar position at Harvard and more travelling followed. He resigned his professorship in 1854 to devote himself entirely to poetry of which he had already produced a large amount. The most notable of his works are The pilgrimage, Beyond The See (1834-4835). Voices of the Night (1839), Evangeline (1847), The Song of Hiawatha (1855), The Countership of Miles Standish (1858), The Tales of Wayside (1863). H.W. Longfellow was a cheerful poet and composed over a variety of subjects. His lyrics are numerou, melodious and often marked by the feeling. He died in 1882.

4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage :

5. Read the passage again and write true or false beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements :
6. a) W. Longfellow was a novelist.
7. b) His prominent work is the song of Hiawatha.
8. c) He died at the age of sixty-five.
9. d) The Tales of Wayside was published at the age of 58.
10. e) He was a professor before his death.

15. Comilla Zilla School, Comilla 

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions 4 and 5 :

George Washington was the first president of the USA. He was born in 1732 in Virginia. His family used to cultivate tobacco in their estate in Virginia.

When he was twenty years old, he took over these estates and lived a comfortable life. In 1752, France and Britain started war. Then he left his estates and joined the English forces. He soon made a good name for himself as a brilliant officer. In 1773, the unpleasant incident known as Boston Tea Party took place between the Americans and British.

Thirteen colonies joined into a congress in 1774. In 1775, some English troops were attacked and a war broke. In 1776, the colonies formally declared themselves independent, peace treaty was signed between America and the Britain in 1783. When England and France made peace, he went to his home of Virginia to live happily. In 1789, Washington became the first president of the United States.

4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage :

5. Read the passage again and write true or false beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements :
6. a) In his early life, Washington was a politician.
7. b) He led a comfortable life before the war broke.
8. c) When a war was started between France and Britain, he joined the American force.
9. d) He was acknowledged as an obedient officer.
10. e) He was the pioneer president of the USA.

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