English | Unseen Passage for Class 8 with Answers 46-50 | PDF

English | Unseen Passage for Class 8 with Answers 46-50 | PDF: This an important discussion on unseen passage with an answer sheet for class eight English subject so read the post carefully.

46. Adamjee Cantonment Public School, Dhaka 

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions 4 & 5.

The pastime habits of students of classes 9-10 and classes 5-6 vary in a great extent. From a survey report. we can notice that 30% of students in classes 9-10 like games and sports as their most favourite pastime which is the 4th option chosen by classes 5-6 students.

Watching television is the second choice (27%) by the first group in contrast to 34% of the second group. It should be noted that watching television is the first choice of the second group. It is interesting that both groups like reading books or magazines.

23% students for classes 9-10 take it as their favourite pastime, the number is 21% for classes 5-6 students. Young kids have greater fascination  for playing games on the computer.

It is chosen by 28% students of classes 5-6 in contrast to 20% of students of classes 9-10. Finally, it can be said that the influence of television has impact on both the groups but  the more they grow up, the more they prefer outdoor games and sports.

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 statement.

(a)  Reading books is liked by all the students of classes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.
(b)  Pastime is similar to hobby.
(c)  Watching television is the 2nd favourite pastime of the students of classes 5 & 6.
(d) According to the survey 30% students of 9 & 10 like games and sports as their most favourite pastimes.
(e)  With the growth of age, students like indoor games and sports.

47. Govt. Laboratory High School, Dhaka 

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

The world is full of great men. They have come to different places of this world. Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah was one of those who contributed a lot towards the Bengali language and literature.

He was the greatest scholar of Bengal. The greatest scholar was born at 24 Parganas in West Bengal on 10th July, 1885. He passed the Entrance Examination in 1904. He obtained his B.A. degree in 1910. M.A. in 1912 and B.L. in 1914.

He joined the University of Dhaka in 1921 as a professor of Sanskrit and Bengali. He was awarded the Doctorate Degree from Sorborne University of Paris in 1928. His ‘Bangla Shahitter Katha’ published in 1953 was the first well-arranged history of Bengali literature.

In 1966 he was seriously ill and wash in sick bed for about two and a half years. The great scholar breathed his last on 13 July, 1969 in Dhaka. We all remember him with gratitude and respect.

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.

(a)  Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah contributed a lot to Urdu literature.
(b)  He was born on the 10th July 1875.
(c)  He received his M.A. in 1912.
(d) He was the greatest scholar of England.
(e)  We consider Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah one of the greatest men of the world.

48. Mirpur Bangla School & College, Dhaka 

Read the passage and answer the questions 4 & 5.

Alexander Fleming was born in Dyrshire on August 6, 1881 in Scotland. He was the 3rd of the four children. He attended a medical college in London and graduated in medicine in 1906. Fleming assisted in battle field hospitals during the World War I from 1911 to 1918.

There he observed many people dying of infection. Once the war was over, Fleming looked for medicine that would heal infection.

Then he came back to his laboratory and carried out a lot of experiment to get a cure for infection. At last he was successful in his mission. At last he invented Penicillin in 1928. He died in 1955 in London.

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

5. Write true or false. If false, give the correct information.

(a)  Alexander Fleming was born in England.
(b)  He was graduated in medical science.
(c)  Penicillin is a cure for infection.
(d) Penicillin is used for killing virus.
(e)  He worked in battle field during the First World War.

 49. Shaheed Police Smrity College, Mirpur, Dhaka 

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it 4 and 5.

Jonathan Swift was born of English parents in Dublin in 1667. He was educated at Kilkenny School and Trinity College, Dublin. Between 1689 and 1699 he was more or less continuously a member of the household of his kinsman Sir William Temple, a civilized man.

During these years Swift read widely. About 1696-97 he wrote his powerful satire on corruptions in religion and learning which were published in 1704 and reached their final form only in the fifth edition of 1710. Temple’s death in 1699 left Swift without resources.

In 1701 he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Dublin University. In March 1726 he paid his first visit to England since 1714, bringing with him the manuscript which he began in 1721. Swift, who is one of the greatest writers of prose, died in 1745.

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

5. True/False? If false, give the correct answer.

(a)  Temple’s death was a great shock to Jonathan Swift.
(b)  Sir William Temple died in 1699.
(c)  Jonathan Swift paid his first visit to England in 1720 since 1701.
(d) Jonathan Swift expired in 1721.
(e)  Jonathan Swift is one of the greatest dramatists in English literature.

50. Uttara High School & College, Dhaka 

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

Ferdousi, the great poet had a very set hand. He informed the Sultan of writing something remarkable. Then he began to write “The Shahnama” in honour of Sultan Mahmud. The Sultan promised to pay him a piece of gold coin for each verse, but when the epic was finished, it was found to contain sixty thousand verses.

When the epic was taken to him the Sultan now offered Ferdousi only sixty thousand pieces of silver coins instead of gold coins. The poet refused to accept. The Sultan repenting sent him sixty thousand pieces of gold coins but his messengers arrived too late.

When they reached the poet’s house, they met the dead body being carried out for burial. Then, the messengers came back to the palace. They reported to the Sultan. The Sultan sat grave.

He did not tell anything to anybody. Last of all he called his courtiers and asked them to accompany him. The Sultan went there. He expressed his deep shock for the departed poet.

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 :

(a)  Ferdousi could not finish “The Shahnama” before his death.
(b)  The Sultan at last kept his word.
(c)  Ferdousi received the gold coins at last.
(d) The messengers could not give the gold coins to Ferdousi.
(e)  The Sultan took Ferdousi’s death very easily.

• অষ্টম শ্রেণি-JSC এর অনুধাবনমূলক প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর
• JSC : শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়‘র জীবনী ও জ্ঞানমূলক প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর
• JSC : শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়‘র জীবনী ও সৃজনশীল প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর
• JSC : শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়‘র জীবনী ও সৃজনশীল প্রশ্নোত্তর
• অষ্টম শ্রেণি: শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়‘র জীবনী ও সৃজনশীল প্রশ্নোত্তর

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