As a child you must have been told to greet your elders and visitors to your home according to your culture and tradition. You must also have been taught to be polite in company and keep quiet while others, especially your elders, spoke. Possibly, you at times grudged such schooling. Possibly, at times you even protested such disciplining. Now, certainly you know that you can't always behave the way you want specially in the presence of others. There are rules of behavior you have to follow in a company. We are social beings and have to consider the effect of our behaviour on others, even if we are at home and dealing with our family members. We have two terms to describe our social behaviour- 'etiquette' and 'manners'. 'Etiquette' is a French word and it means the rules of correct behaviour in society. The word 'manners' means the behaviour that is considered to be polite in a particular society or culture. Manners can be good or bad. For example, it is a bad manner to speak with food in one's mouth. No one likes a bad-mannered person. Remember that etiquette and manners vary from culture to culture and from society to society. We learn etiquette and manners from our parents, families and various institutions, such as schools, colleges or professional bodies. There are rules of behaviour for all kinds of social occasions and it is important to learn them and practise them in everyday life. The manners that are correct in a wedding reception will not do in a debating club. Therefore, we have to be careful about etiquette and manners. We know how important it is to say 'please' and 'thank you' in everyday life. A few more polite expressions such as 'pardon me,' 'excuse me', 'may I', are bound to make your day smooth and pleasant.

১.

Choose the best answer from alternatives.

(a) What is the closest meaning of the word ‘Greet’?
(i) Congratulate (ii) Welcome (iii) Consider (iv) See off

(b) The phrase ‘keep quiet’ in the passage stands for -
(i) noisy (ii) stand (iii) silent (iv) chaos

(c) The synonym of 'schooling’ is -
(i) knowledge (ii) experience (iii) sensibility (iv) education

(d) What should be the antonym of ‘certainly’?
(i) Discertainly (ii) Miscertainly (iii) Uncertainly (iv) Non-certainly

(e) Our social behaviour is described by ______ terms.
(i) three (ii) four (iii) one (iv) two

(f) The word ‘polite’ can be replaced by -
(i) gentle (ii) calm (iii) wise (iv) silent

(g) Manners are of ______ kinds.
(i) five (ii) six (iii) two (iv) four

(h) A bad mannered person is disliked by -
(i) nobody (ii) everybody (iii) somebody (iv) someone

(i) 'Please' is a kind of -
(i) order (ii) proposal (iii) request (iv) offerings

(j) The word ‘occasions’ can be replaced by -
(i) meetings (ii) programmes (iii) entertainments (iv) feasts

উত্তর

(a) (ii) Welcome
(b) (iii) silent
(c) (iv) education
(d) (iii) Uncertainly
(e) (iv) two
(f) (i) gentle
(g) (iii) two
(h) (ii) everybody
(i) (iii) request
(j) (ii) programmes

Kuakata, locally known as Sagar Kannya (Daughter of the Sea) is a rare scenic spot located on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh. Kuakata in Latachapli union under Kalapara Police Station of Patuakhali district is about 30 km in length and 6 km in breadth. It is 70 km from Patuakhali district headquarters and 320 km from Dhaka. An excellent combination of the picturesque natural beauty, sandy beaches, blue sky and the shimmering expanse of water of the Bay of Bengal and the evergreen forest makes Kuakata a much sought after tourist destination. The name Kuakata takes its origin from the story of a 'Kua' or well dug on the sea shore by the early Rakhaine settlers for collecting drinking water. The Rakhaines had landed on Kuakata coast after being expelled from Arakan by the Mughals. Following the first well, it became a tradition to dig wells in the neighborhood of Rakhaine homesteads for fresh water supply.

২. Answer the following questions
(a) What is the distance of Kuakata from Patuakhali and Dhaka?
(b) What makes Kuakata an attractive tourist spot?
(c) How did the name Kuakata originate?
(d) Why did the Rakhaines come to Kuakata?

উত্তর

(a) Kuakata is 70 km from Patuakhali district headquarters and 320 km from Dhaka.

(b) An excellent combination of picturesque natural beauty, sandy beaches, blue sky, the shimmering water of the Bay of Bengal and evergreen forest makes Kuakata an attractive tourist spot.

(c) The name Kuakata originated from the story of a 'Kua' or well dug on the sea shore by the early Rakhaine settlers for collecting drinking water.

(d) The Rakhaines came to Kuakata after being expelled from Arakan by the Mughals.

Kuakata, locally known as Sagar Kannya (Daughter of the Sea) is a rare scenic spot located on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh. Kuakata in Latachapli union under Kalapara Police Station of Patuakhali district is about 30 km in length and 6 km in breadth. It is 70 km from Patuakhali district headquarters and 320 km from Dhaka. An excellent combination of the picturesque natural beauty, sandy beaches, blue sky and the shimmering expanse of water of the Bay of Bengal and the evergreen forest makes Kuakata a much sought after tourist destination. The name Kuakata takes its origin from the story of a 'Kua' or well dug on the sea shore by the early Rakhaine settlers for collecting drinking water. The Rakhaines had landed on Kuakata coast after being expelled from Arakan by the Mughals. Following the first well, it became a tradition to dig wells in the neighborhood of Rakhaine homesteads for fresh water supply.

৩. Write the synonyms or antonyms of the words as directed below.
(a) Rare (Synonym) (b) Natural (Antonym) (c) Excellent (Synonym) (d) Follow (Antonym) (e) Forest (Synonym) (f) Early (Antonym) (g) Destination (Synonym) (h) Expel (Antonym) (i) Tradition (Synonym) (j) Fresh (Antonym)

উত্তর

(a) uncommon
(b) artificial
(c) outstanding
(d) precede
(e) woodland
(f) late
(g) target
(h) admit
(i) custom
(j) stale

Gender (a) ______ is a deeply rooted social and cultural problem of our country. From the very (b) ______ of a girl child the disparity begins. Day by day she grows up and faces the (c) ______ attitude of the (d) ______ members to her. She begins to understand that she is deprived of the basic (e) ______ necessary to build up her career. But she does not get (f) ______ way to overcome the burdens of the (g) ______ of social oppression. In this way, she ends up her life keeping her dreams in her (h) ______.

৪. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word in each gap.

উত্তর

(a) discrimination
(b) birth
(c) negative
(d) male
(e) rights
(f) any
(g) curse
(h) heart

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