Class 9: English, lesson – 12 Hunting Snake’ Judith Wright

Hunting Snake
(Poem by Judith Wright)

📖 পাঠ ও বঙ্গানুবাদ (Text & Translation)

Stanza 1:
Sun-warmed in this late season’s grace
Under the autumn’s gentlest sky
We walked, and froze half-through a pace.
The great black snake went reeling by.
বঙ্গানুবাদ: এই শেষ ঋতুর (শরত্কালের) স্নিগ্ধতায় রোদ-পোহানো অবস্থায়, শরতের সবচেয়ে শান্ত আকাশের নিচে, আমরা হাঁটছিলাম, এবং একটি পদক্ষেপের মাঝপথেই জমে গেলাম (স্তম্ভিত হয়ে গেলাম)। বিশাল কালো সাপটি এঁকেবেঁকে চলে গেল।


Stanza 2:
Head down, tongue flickering on the trail
He quested through the parting grass,
Sun glazed his curves of diamond scale
And we lost breath to see him pass.
বঙ্গানুবাদ: মাথা নিচু করে, চলার পথে জিহ্বা লকলক করতে করতে, সে সরে যাওয়া ঘাসের মধ্য দিয়ে শিকার খুঁজছিল; সূর্যের আলোয় তার হীরের মতো আঁশের বাঁকগুলো চকচক করছিল, এবং তাকে যেতে দেখে আমাদের শ্বাস বন্ধ হয়ে আসার উপক্রম হলো।


Stanza 3:
What track he followed, what small food
Fled living from his fierce intent,
We scarcely thought; still as we stood
Our eyes went with him as he went.
বঙ্গানুবাদ: সে কোন পথ অনুসরণ করছিল, কোন ছোট প্রাণী (খাবার) তার হিংস্র অভিপ্রায় থেকে জীবন নিয়ে পালাচ্ছিল, তা আমরা খুব কমই ভাবলাম; আমরা স্থির হয়ে দাঁড়িয়ে রইলাম এবং সে যেতেই আমাদের চোখ তাকে অনুসরণ করল।


Stanza 4:
Cold, dark and splendid he was gone
Into the grass that hid his prey.
We took a deeper breath of day,
Looked at each other, and went on.
বঙ্গানুবাদ: ঠান্ডা, কালো এবং চমৎকার (দর্শন) সে চলে গেল, সেই ঘাসের মধ্যে যা তার শিকারকে লুকিয়ে রেখেছিল। আমরা দিনের আলোয় একটি গভীর শ্বাস নিলাম, একে অপরের দিকে তাকালাম, এবং আবার চলতে শুরু করলাম।

শব্দার্থ (Word Nest)

Word Meaning (Bengali)
Reeling এঁকেবেঁকে চলা / গড়িয়ে চলা
Flickering লকলক করা / দ্রুত নড়াচড়া করা
Quested অনুসন্ধান করছিল / খোঁজ করছিল
Glazed চকচক করছিল / মসৃণ দেখাচ্ছিল
Intent উদ্দেশ্য / অভিপ্রায়
Splendid চমৎকার / জাঁকজমকপূর্ণ
Prey শিকার

A. বহুবিকল্পভিত্তিক প্রশ্ন (MCQ)

i. The poet was walking under the sky of —

  • (a) summer
  • (b) winter
  • (c) autumn
  • (d) spring
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (c) autumn

ii. The color of the snake was —

  • (a) green
  • (b) black
  • (c) golden
  • (d) yellow
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (b) black

iii. The tongue of the snake was —

  • (a) still
  • (b) flickering
  • (c) hanging
  • (d) rolling
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (b) flickering

iv. The shape of the snake’s scale was like —

  • (a) star
  • (b) kite
  • (c) diamond
  • (d) pyramid
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (c) diamond

v. According to the poet, the intent of the snake was —

  • (a) malicious
  • (b) fierce
  • (c) gentle
  • (d) humble
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (b) fierce

vi. The snake finally disappeared into the —

  • (a) sand
  • (b) grass
  • (c) rock
  • (d) water
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (b) grass

B. বাক্য সম্পূর্ণ করো (Complete the Sentences)

i. The poet and her companion froze __________.

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: half-through a pace.

ii. The sun glazed the snake’s __________.

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: curves of diamond scale.

iii. The poet and her companion lost breath to __________.

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: see him (the snake) pass.

C. সংক্ষিপ্ত প্রশ্ন (Short Answer Questions)

i. How did the snake go by the poet and her companion?

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: The great black snake went reeling by the poet and her companion with his head down and tongue flickering.

ii. What were the eyes of the poet and her companion doing?

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: Their eyes were following the snake as it went on its path.

iii. How is the snake described at the end of the poem?

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: At the end of the poem, the snake is described as cold, dark, and splendid.


Textual Exercises
(Exercise 1, 2 & 3)

Exercise 1: Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives

i. The poet was sun-warmed under the gentlest sky of —

  • (a) summer
  • (b) winter
  • (c) autumn
  • (d) spring
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (c) autumn

ii. The colour of the snake was —

  • (a) black
  • (b) grey
  • (c) green
  • (d) yellow
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (a) black

iii. The tongue of the snake was —

  • (a) still
  • (b) flickering
  • (c) dangling
  • (d) hanging
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (b) flickering

iv. The shape of the snake’s scale was like —

  • (a) star
  • (b) kite
  • (c) diamond
  • (d) pyramid
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (c) diamond

v. According to the poet the intent of the snake was —

  • (a) malicious
  • (b) fierce
  • (c) gentle
  • (d) tame
উত্তর দেখো
Ans: (b) fierce

Exercise 2: Answer the following questions within 25 words

i. Where were the poet and her companion walking?

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: The poet and her companion were walking in the late season’s grace under the gentlest sky of autumn.

ii. How did the poet and her companion react when they saw the snake?

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: When they saw the snake, the poet and her companion froze half-through a pace and lost their breath in awe and fear.

Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences using Participles

i. He saw a snake. He ran away.

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: Seeing a snake, he ran away.

ii. He learns music. He listens to the chords.

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: Listening to the chords, he learns music.

iii. Gold is a precious metal. It is used to make ornaments.

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: Being a precious metal, gold is used to make ornaments.


Grammar & Writing
(Exercise 4 & 5)

Exercise 4: Join the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence

i. The child is short. He cannot reach the shelf.

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: The child is too short to reach the shelf.

ii. The sun set. The boys returned home.

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: The sun having set, the boys returned home.

iii. The cat is a domestic animal. It likes fish.

উত্তর দেখো
Ans: The cat, (which is) a domestic animal, likes fish.
OR
Being a domestic animal, the cat likes fish.

Exercise 5: Notice Writing

Question: Suppose you are the Secretary of the Eco Club of your school. Write a notice (within 100 words) for the students informing them about a ‘Tree Plantation Programme’ to be held in your school.

উত্তর দেখো (Click to Reveal Answer)

ABC High School

NOTICE

Sub: Tree Plantation Programme

Date: 20th June, 2024

All the students are hereby informed that the Eco Club of our school is going to organize a ‘Tree Plantation Programme’ on 5th June, 2024, to celebrate World Environment Day. The programme will start at 10:00 AM in our school playground. The local B.D.O. has kindly consented to inaugurate the function.

About 500 saplings will be planted in and around the school premises. Students are requested to participate actively in this noble cause to make our environment green and clean. Interested students may enlist their names to the undersigned on or before 2nd June.

Countersigned by:

…………………………..
Headmaster

Sd/-
Secretary
Eco Club

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