Class 9: English, lesson: 1 ‘Tales of Bhola Grandpa’
Tales of Bhola Grandpa
(Part 1: The Grandson Incident – Complete Q&A)
đ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (Text & Translation)
Text: Bhola Grandpa and his wife lived at the western end of our village. A large bokal tree overshadowed their hut.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āϏā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāϤā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāĻ āϤāĻžāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻā§ā§āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāύā§āύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžā§āĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϰāĻžāĻāϤāĨ¤
Text: One moonlit night, we were returning from a festival. The road was long and foggy.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻāĻ āĻā§āϝā§ā§āϏā§āύāĻž āϰāĻžāϤā§, āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϏāĻŦ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§ā§āĻžāĻļāĻžāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāĨ¤
Text: Suddenly, Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail… He remembered his grandson and let out a loud wail.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§, āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāϏā§āĻŦāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻĻā§ āĻāĻ āϞā§āύ… āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞā§āύ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āύāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻ āϞā§āύāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ (Word Nest)
| Word | Meaning (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| Overshadowed | āĻāĻžā§āĻžāĻā§āĻāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž / āĻĸā§āĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž |
| Troop | āĻĻāϞ (Group) |
| Foggy | āĻā§ā§āĻžāĻļāĻžāĻā§āĻāύā§āύ |
| Wail | āĻāĻā§āĻāϏā§āĻŦāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāύā§āύāĻž / āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻĒ |
| Cozy shelter | āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ āĻāĻļā§āϰ⧠|
A. āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (MCQ)
1. Bhola Grandpa and his wife lived at the â end of the village.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) western
2. In the bokal tree there lived a small troop of â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) monkeys
3. The road from the festival was â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (d) long and foggy
4. Bhola Grandpa was tightly holding on to the â of his grandson.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: two fingers
5. The narrator was riding on the village â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: chowkidarâs shoulders
6. The large tree that overshadowed Bhola Grandpaâs hut was a â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: bokal tree
7. The incident of losing the grandson happened on a â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: moonlit night
8. Bhola Grandpaâs grandson was found â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: before long (āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻ)
B. āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠(Complete the Sentences)
9. Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail when __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: he remembered his grandson and realized that he had lost him.
10. The grandson was found sheltered __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: under a cowâs belly.
11. Everyone in the party was surprised when __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Bhola Grandpa suddenly let out a loud wail.
12. The narratorâs father chose two sharp-eyed men to __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: go back with Bhola Grandpa to the festival to find his lost grandson.
C. āϏāϤā§āϝ/āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ (True/False with Supporting Statement)
13. Bhola Grandpa was returning alone from the festival.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “Everyone in our party was surprised.” / “We were returning from a festival.”
14. The grandson had taken shelter under a tree.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “He had taken a cozy shelter under a cowâs belly.”
15. The monkeys lived in a banyan tree.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “In the bokal tree lived a small troop of monkeys.”
16. The narrator was walking beside Bhola Grandpa.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “I was riding on the village chowkidarâs shoulders.”
D. āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (Short Answer Questions)
17. When did Bhola Grandpa realize he had lost his grandson?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Bhola Grandpa realized that he had lost his grandson when someone asked him what he was gripping, and he found his hand empty.
18. What did enquiry reveal about Bhola Grandpa’s wail?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Enquiry revealed that Bhola Grandpa had taken his grandson to the festival and had lost him as his fingers slipped out of his grip unnoticed.
19. Why did the narrator’s father choose ‘sharp-eyed’ men?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The father chose sharp-eyed men so that they could easily spot and locate the lost grandson in the crowded festival or on the foggy road.
20. How was the road when they were returning?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The road was long and foggy.
Tales of Bhola Grandpa
(Part 2: The Royal Bengal Tiger Incident)
đ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (Text & Translation)
Text: A few days later, a group of men from our village went to the Sunderbans jungle. People took care to move about only in groups, particularly after sundown. Royal Bengal tigers freely roamed the dense jungles of the Sunderbans.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻĻāϞ āϞā§āĻ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰāĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϞā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻĻāϞāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĢā§āϰāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĨ¤ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰāĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻāύ āĻāĻā§āĻāϞ⧠āϰā§ā§āϞ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāϞ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§ā§āĻžāϤāĨ¤
Text: One morning, Bhola Grandpa was wandering far from the others. Suddenly, at a distance of about five yards behind him, he heard the growl of a Royal Bengal tiger. Bhola Grandpa turned and found the bright gaze of the tiger on his face.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻāĻžāϞā§, āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§ā§āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§, āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϰā§ā§āϞ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāϞ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāύ āĻļā§āύāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻā§āϰāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϞā§āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤
[Image of Royal Bengal Tiger]
Text: Bhola Grandpa instantly climbed up a nearby banyan tree. The tiger roared and circled the tree about a hundred times. Then it settled down under a bush without taking its eyes off him. With nightfall, the forest grew dark and silent. Bhola Grandpa could hear the tiger beating its tail on the dry leaves.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āϤā§āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻĒā§āϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§ āĻāĻāĻļāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻāϰāϞ (āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāϞ)āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻ āύāĻž āϏāϰāĻŋā§ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϞāĨ¤ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāϞ āĻ āύā§āϧāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ āύāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻŦā§āϧ āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻļā§āύāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻāύ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āϞā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Text: Hours passed. Dawn broke with the cooing of doves. Bhola Grandpa came down. There was a group of men on a mound a little away. Bhola Grandpa climbed the mound and requested the first man he saw for some water to drink. The man had seen the tiger waiting. He was much bewildered. âWhat is your secret that you simply walked past the hungry beast and it did nothing?â he asked Bhola Grandpa.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻā§ā§āĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āϰ āĻšāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āύā§āĻŽā§ āĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĸāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻĻāϞ āϞā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻĸāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻ āϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϞā§āύ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻāϞ āĻāĻžāĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āϞā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻšāϤāĻāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āϏ āĻāϰāϞ, “āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϰāĻšāϏā§āϝāĻāĻž āĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻā§āώā§āϧāĻžāϰā§āϤ āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšā§āĻāĻā§ āĻāϞ⧠āĻāϞā§āύ āĻāϰ āϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāϞ āύāĻž?”
Text: The tiger was stretching its limbs and yawning. Then, Bhola Grandpa remembered the tiger and looked at it. Bhola Grandpa almost lost his senses in fear. He ran back home.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻāύ āĻā§āĻŽā§ā§āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ āϤā§āϞāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻāύ, āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŽāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻšāϞā§āĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āύāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ (Word Nest)
| Word | Meaning (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| Dense | āĻāύ / āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋā§ |
| Growl | āĻāϰā§āĻāύ (āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ) |
| Instantly | āϤā§āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžā§ / āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ |
| Circled | āĻāĻā§āĻāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ / āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻāϰāϞ |
| Mound | āĻĸāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋ / āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āϏā§āϤā§āĻĒ |
| Bewildered | āĻšāϤāĻāĻŽā§āĻŦ / āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāϰā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĸāĻŧ |
| Limbs | āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻā§āĻ (āĻšāĻžāϤ-āĻĒāĻž) |
A. āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (MCQ)
1. In the Sunderbans, men moved about in groups particularly after â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) sundown (āϏā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϤ)
2. Bhola Grandpa climbed up a â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) banyan tree (āĻŦāĻāĻāĻžāĻ)
3. The tiger was at a distance of about â behind Bhola Grandpa.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (d) five yards
4. The tiger beat its tail on the â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (a) dry leaves
5. Dawn broke with the cooing of â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) doves (āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ)
B. āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠(Complete the Sentences)
6. The tiger circled the tree about __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: a hundred times.
7. Bhola Grandpa climbed the mound and requested __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: the first man he saw for some water to drink.
8. Bhola Grandpa almost lost his senses in fear when __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: he remembered the tiger and looked at it.
C. āϏāϤā§āϝ/āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ (True/False with Supporting Statement)
9. Bhola Grandpa saw the tiger in the evening.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “One morning, Bhola Grandpa was wandering far from the others.”
10. The tiger settled down under a bush.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: True (T)
S.S: “Then it settled down under a bush without taking its eyes off him.”
11. The man on the mound was very happy to see Bhola Grandpa.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “He was much bewildered.”
D. āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (Short Answer Questions)
12. Why did people move in groups in the Sunderbans?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: People moved in groups because Royal Bengal tigers freely roamed the dense jungles of the Sunderbans.
13. What did the tiger do after Bhola Grandpa climbed the tree?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The tiger roared, circled the tree about a hundred times, and then settled down under a bush to wait for him.
14. Why did Bhola Grandpa almost lose his senses?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Bhola Grandpa almost lost his senses in fear when he remembered the tiger and looked at it stretching its limbs and yawning.
Tales of Bhola Grandpa
(Part 3: The Funny Ending)
đ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (Text & Translation)
Text: Half a century later, Bhola Grandpa left us forever one morning at the age of ninety-five.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻ āϰā§āϧāĻļāϤāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ (ā§Ģā§Ļ āĻŦāĻāϰ) āĻĒāϰā§, āĻāĻ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻāĻāĻžāύāĻŦā§āĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻŦā§āϏ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āύ (āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āϞā§āύ)āĨ¤
Text: His eighty-year-old wife lamented much. She said with a sigh, âThe old man must have forgotten to breathe.â
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻŦā§āϏ⧠āϏā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ (āĻāĻžāύā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϞā§āύ)āĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύ, “āĻŦā§ā§ā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ (Word Nest)
| Word | Meaning (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| Half a century | āĻ āϰā§āϧāĻļāϤāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ (ā§Ģā§Ļ āĻŦāĻāϰ) |
| Ninety-five | āĻĒāĻāĻāĻžāύāĻŦā§āĻŦāĻ (95) |
| Lamented | āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻāϰāϞ / āĻļā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāϞ |
| Sigh | āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ |
| Breathe | āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύā§āĻā§āĻž |
A. āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (MCQ)
1. Bhola Grandpa died at the age of â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) ninety-five (⧝ā§Ģ)
2. Bhola Grandpaâs wife was â years old when he died.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) eighty (ā§Žā§Ļ)
3. According to his wife, Bhola Grandpa must have forgotten to â.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (a) breathe
B. āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠(Complete the Sentences)
4. Bhola Grandpa left the narrator’s family forever one morning at __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: the age of ninety-five.
5. The eighty-year-old wife lamented much because __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Bhola Grandpa had died / left them forever.
C. āϏāϤā§āϝ/āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ (True/False with Supporting Statement)
6. Bhola Grandpa died a century later.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: “Half a century later, Bhola Grandpa left us forever…”
7. Bhola Grandpa’s wife was older than him.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: False (F)
S.S: Bhola Grandpa was 95 and his wife was 80. (Text implies he was older).
D. āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ (Short Answer Questions)
8. Why did Bhola Grandpaâs wife think that he had forgotten to breathe?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Bhola Grandpa was a very forgetful person by nature. So, when he died, his wife humorously commented that he must have forgotten to perform the basic act of breathing.
Textual Exercises
(Exercise 1, 2 & 3)
Exercise 1: MCQ (Tick the correct answer)
1. In the bokal tree there lived â
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) monkeys
2. On the way back from the festival, Bhola Grandpa tightly held on to the two fingers of his â
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) grandson
3. A gang of pirates were burying a large box under â
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (d) the sand dunes
4. Bhola Grandpa was returning from the â
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (b) weekly market
(Note: āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤)
5. Bhola Grandpa died at the age of â
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: (c) ninety-five
Exercise 2: Short Answer Questions (within 15 words)
1. When did Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail when he realized that his grandson had slipped out from his grip.
2. Where had the grandson found a cozy shelter?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The grandson had found a cozy shelter under a cowâs belly.
3. What request did Bhola Grandpa make to the first man he saw on the mound?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Bhola Grandpa requested the first man he saw on the mound for some water to drink.
4. How old was Bhola Grandpaâs wife when he died?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Bhola Grandpaâs wife was eighty years old when he died.
Exercise 3: Answer within 25 words
1. Why was no real treasure found under the sand dunes?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: No real treasure was found because the story of the pirates burying the treasure was just a midday dream that Bhola Grandpa had seen during his nap.
2. What did the tiger do after Bhola Grandpa had climbed up the banyan tree?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The tiger roared and circled the tree about a hundred times. Then it settled down under a bush without taking its eyes off him.
3. What was the reason of Bhola Grandpaâs death according to his wife?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: According to Bhola Grandpa’s wife, the reason for his death was his forgetfulness. She believed that he must have forgotten to breathe.
Grammar in Use
(Textual Grammar & Extra Practice)
A. Narration Change (Exercise 4)
Instruction: Change the mode of narration of the following sentences.
1. Bulbul said to his friend, “Will you come tomorrow?”
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Bulbul asked his friend if he would go the next day.
(Note: Interrogative sentence āϤāĻžāĻ ‘asked’ āĻŦāϏā§āĻā§āĨ¤ ‘come’ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠‘go’ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ ‘tomorrow’ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠‘the next day’ āĻšā§āĨ¤)
2. Pauli says, “I am fine.”
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: Pauli says that she is fine.
(Note: Reporting verb ‘says’ (Present Tense)-āĻ āĻāĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāϤāϰā§āϰ Tense-āĻāϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻšā§āύāĻŋāĨ¤)
3. The teacher said to the students, “Keep quiet.”
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The teacher ordered the students to keep quiet.
(Note: āĻāĻāĻŋ Imperative Sentence āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻļāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ, āϤāĻžāĻ ‘ordered’ āĻŦāϏā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
4. My mother said to me, “May your dreams come true.”
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: My mother wished that my dreams might come true.
(Note: āĻāĻāĻŋ Optative Sentence āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĨ¤ ‘May’ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠‘Might’ āĻšā§āĨ¤)
5. The students said, “Sir, please allow us to play in the field.”
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The students requested their teacher to allow them to play in the field.
(Note: ‘Please’ āĻāĻŦāĻ ‘Sir’ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āϤ āĻ āύā§āϰā§āϧ, āϤāĻžāĻ ‘requested’ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
B. Voice Change (Exercise 5)
Instruction: Change the voice of the following sentences.
6. Nila has bought a book.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: A book has been bought by Nila.
(Note: Present Perfect Tense. Structure: Obj + have/has + been + V3 + by + Sub)
7. They will have seen the cricket match.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: The cricket match will have been seen by them.
(Note: Future Perfect Tense. ‘Will have’ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠‘Will have been’ āĻšā§āĨ¤)
8. Bhola Grandpa saw a tiger.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: A tiger was seen by Bhola Grandpa.
(Note: Past Indefinite Tense. ‘Was/Were’ āĻŦāϏā§āĨ¤)
C. Articles and Prepositions (Textual Practice)
Instruction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions.
9. He lived ___ the western end ___ our village.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: at, of
(He lived at the western end of our village.)
10. He climbed ___ the banyan tree.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: up
(He climbed up the banyan tree.)
11. It was ___ moonlit night.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Ans: a
(It was a moonlit night.)
Writing Activities
(Exercise 6 & 7)
A. Dialogue Writing (Exercise 6)
Question: Write a dialogue within 100 words between two friends on the feelings of a student who has just appeared for the Madhyamik Examination.
(āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻšāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϰ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāύ āϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§ (Click to Reveal Answer)
Samir: Hello Rahul! How are you?
Rahul: I am fine, and to be honest, I feel so relieved now!
Samir: Same here. The pressure of the Madhyamik Examination was too much. How was your last paper?
Rahul: It was good, but Physical Science was a bit tough. How about you?
Samir: I did well in all subjects, but Math was quite lengthy. Anyway, exams are over. What are your plans for the vacation?
Rahul: I will go to my grandmotherâs house in Darjeeling. I just want to relax and sleep.
Samir: That sounds great! I plan to learn drawing and read storybooks.
Rahul: Nice idea. Letâs enjoy our freedom before the results come out!
Samir: Absolutely! See you later.
B. Story Writing (Exercise 7)
Question: Write a story within 100 words using the given hints. Give a title to the story.
Hints: returning from fair â forest â dark night â sudden storm â took shelter under a tree â tree struck by lightning â one friend climbed a tree â the other could not climb â lay down on the ground â bear came â smelt him â thought him to be dead â left â moral.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§ (Click to Reveal Answer)
A False Friend / Two Friends and a Bear
Once upon a time, two friends were passing through a dense forest. They promised to help each other in danger. Suddenly, a large bear appeared in front of them.
One of the friends, who knew how to climb, quickly climbed up a nearby tall tree. He did not think about his friend. The other friend did not know how to climb a tree. He was helpless. But he knew that bears do not touch dead bodies. So, he lay flat on the ground and held his breath.
The bear came near him, sniffed his face and ears, and thought he was dead. So, it went away. After some time, the first friend came down and asked jokingly, “What did the bear whisper in your ear?” The other friend replied, “The bear told me not to trust a friend who leaves you in danger.”
Moral: A friend in need is a friend indeed.