English | Unseen Passage for Class 8 with Answers 91-95 | PDF

English | Unseen Passage for Class 8 with Answers 91-95 | PDF: This an important discussion on unseen passage with an answer sheet for class eight English subject so read the post carefully.

91. Satkhira Govt. Girls’ High School, Satkhira 

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

Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientists of modern age, was born of Jewish parents in Germany in 1879 A.D. At the age of twenty-one he graduated from the Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. Two years later he joined a service in Berne.

He obtained his Doctorate in 1905 A.D. Four years after his Doctorate, he took the post of Associate Professor at the University of Zurich. He resigned the next year to become a full Professor at a German University. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.

When Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Einstein was in America as a Visiting Professor. For Hitler’s cruelty to the Jews, he did not return to his homeland. Einstein became famous for his Theory of Relativity. At the request of a group of scientists he wrote to the American President Roosevelt to use atomic energy in bombs.

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

5. Read the passage again and write true or false. Give answer for the false statements.
6. a) Albert Einstein is the greatest scientist of the last century.
7. b) He resigned the post of Associate Professor to become the Chancellor.
8. c) He took the Noble Prize at the age of 40.
9. d) Theory of Relativity brought popularity for him.
10. e) At the age of 25 he obtained his Doctorate.

 92. Nawab Faizunnessa Govt. Girls’ High School, Comilla 

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions 4 & 5.

Bangladesh is an independent country. It came into being in 1971. It did not come automatically. In 1947 Pakistan became independent consisting of East and West Pakistan. Bangladesh was then East Pakistan. From the very beginning West Pakistan tried to exploit us.

They tried to deprive us of the mother language. In 1952 we established our right through Language Movement. Later the election of 1954, the Education Movement of 1962, Mass Movement of 1969 and the Election of 1970 were our glorious achievements. In 1971 the military govt. did not transfer the power to the majority party.

Rather on 25th March 1971 the Pak Army started killing Bangalees brutally. As a result, our War of Freedom began. On 17 April, Acting Govt. of Bangladesh was formed at Meherpur.

The members of Army, Navy, Police, E.P.R. of East Pakistan and young people joined the freedom fight. After nine months of struggle we were able to achieve complete independence defeating the Pakistan Army on 16 December, 1971. The 16th December is our Victory Day.

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)  Mother Language Day is observed only in Bangladesh.
(b)  The Language Movement took place in 1969.
(c)  Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan till 1970.
(d) Pakistan authority tried to use force in order to establish Urdu in our country.
(e)  Pakistan defeated us in the war.

 93. Comilla Modern High School, Comilla 

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

      Our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was born of a poor parents in 1899. He used to lead a bohemain life. He completed his primary education in 1909 and joined a local ‘Maktab’ as a teacher in the same year. Nazrul again got himself admitted in Mathrun School of Bardwan in class six.

But he could not prosecute his studies for financial crisis and left for Asansole. He had to work there for his livelihood in a bread factory. In Asansole Nazrul came in contact with a police Sub-inspector, Kazi Rafizullah. Nazrul requested him to make arrangements for his education. In 1914 Kazi Rafizullah sent Nazrul to his village home at Kazirshimla in Mymensingh.

There he got admitted in Darirampur High School in class seven. Nazrul read in that school only for one year and left kazirshimla. On returning home Nazrul got himself admitted in Raniganj Siarsole High School in class eight in 1915 and continued his studies till 1917.

While he was a student of class ten in 1917, he joined the Army putting an end to his formal education. After the Second World War Nazrul came back to Calcutta in 1920.

At the age of 22 he edited the biweekly paper “Dhumketu”, He was sent to Jail for writing “Agnibina.” But he did not stop writing. His contribution to Bengali literature is unfathomable. But it was a pity that our beloved poet had an attack of a strange disease in 1942 which made him silent and self-forgetful.

He was sent to England in 1952 for treatment but of no use. One year after the independence he was brought to Bangladesh and since then until his demise in August 26. 1976 he lived in Bangladesh.

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 answer for the false statements.

(a)  Nazrul was eleven years when his father died.
(b)  He had to struggle hard after his father’s death.
(c)  He joined the Army after completing study.
(d) Nazrul joined a local Maktab as a student.
(e)  He studied up to class eight.

 94. Our Lady of Fatema Girls’ High School, Comilla 

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

Kazi Nazrul Islam (24 May, 1899-29 August, 1976) known popularly as Nazrul, was a Bengali poet, musician and revolutionary who pioneered poetic works exposing intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression.

His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the popular title of Bidrohi Kobi” Accomplishing a large body of acclaimed works through his life, Nazrul is officially recognized as the national poet of Bangladesh. Born into a Bengali Muslim family, Nazrul received religious education and worked as a muazzin at a local mosque.

He learned of poetry, drama, and literature while working with theatrical groups. After serving in the British Indian Army, Nazrul established himself as a journalist in Kolkata. He assailed the British Raj in India and preached revolution through his poetic works, such as “Bidrohi” and “Bhangar Gaan,” as well as his publication “Dhumketu.”

His impassioned activism in the Indian independence movement often led to his imprisonment by British authorities. While in prison, Nazrul wrote the “Rajbandir Jabanbandi”, exploring the life of the downtrodden masses of India, Nazrul worked for their emancipation. Nazrul’s writings explore them such as love, freedom, and revolution. He opposed all bigotry, including religious and gender.

Throughout his career, Nazrul wrote short stories, novels, and essays but he is best known for his poems, in which he pioneered new forms such as Bengali ghazals. Nazrul, wrote and composed music for his nearly 4000 songs, collectively known as Nazrul Geeti.

At the age of 43, he began suffering from an unknown disease, losing his voice and memory. It caused Nazrul’s health to decline steadily and forced him to live in isolation for many years. Invited by the government of Bangladesh, Nazrul and his family moved to Dhaka in 1972 where he died in 1976.

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

5. Read the passage again and write whether the statements are true or false. If false, wtite the correct answer.

(a)  Many people rebelled against fascism and oppression before Nazrul.
(b)  ‘Bidrohi’ is a poetry.
(c)  Nazrul could not write anything in prison.
(d) The number of music written by Nazrul is more than 3,000.
(e)  Nazrul could not speak after he was 43.

 95. Ispahani Public School & College, Comilla 

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

      The Chinese usually pass their free time visiting the parks. In China there are a lot of nice, clean parks for people to spend their time in. The Japanese love to spend their free time in games and sports. Baseball, golf and martial arts such as judo and karate are favourite sports to men.

In Canada, skiing is a popular sport in which people spend their free time during the winter. In summer they love to go fishing, boating or swimming in places where there are large lakes or sea beaches. The Germans like to pass their leisure by traveling.

They want to have a trip outside the country just for pleasure and relaxation. However, whatever the country is one leisure activity is common to people of all the countries i.e. watching television.

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 answer for the false statements.

(a)  The Chinese love visiting parks in their pastime.
(b)  There are a few parks in China to spend free time.
(c)  Men are fond of playing baseball, golf, judo, karate etc. in China.
(d) In summer, Canadian people love to go fishing in their pastime.
(e)  Watching television is a common leisure actvity in Germany.

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