Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self-confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to communicate with others and manage our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the deviations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred or conflict that follows. The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality. As we begin school, we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. We then expand our sense of belonging to include the school at large, our community and finally our country. Education thus
prepares every child to become an active member of the community and work for its welfare.
Education, is believed, releases our potentials and our inner strengths. It sharpens our intellect and develops our creativity. As we are taught to reason well and find solutions to the problems of life we become productive members of society. Education by definition is progressive and liberal, teaching us to respect human diversity and cultural and religious differences. If all of us practise these values in life, the world becomes a much happier place.
Education also fosters critical thinking and provides us a set of competencies including life skills that enable us to become competitive even in the most challenging of circumstances. Education also teaches us to appreciate beauty and the bounties of nature.
School, however, is not the only place where a child gets education. A Bangla poem tells us that nature can be our best teacher. Here are a couple of lines from the poem in English translation : The sky has taught me to be liberal.
The wind has given me the motto to be industrious.
If we can make nature our friend, philosopher and guide, we can learn lessons about life that, combined with what our schools teach us, will prepare us for the future.

১.

Choose the best answer from alternatives.

(a) What does the idiom* 'at large'* mean?
(i) briefly (ii) as a whole (iii) largely (iv) dependently

(b) The word 'arithmetic' relates to ______.
(i) physics (ii) mathematics (iii) biology (iv) chemistry

(c) The sky teaches us to be ______.
(i) honest (ii) sincere (iii) liberal (iv) courageous

(d) Imparting education to the common mass leads a community to ______.
(i) meanness (ii) backward (iii) prosperity (iv) humanity

(e) The term 'self confidence' is an outcome of ______.
(i) education (ii) earning and success (iii) establishment (iv) wealth

(f) The wind inspires us to be ______.
(i) punctual (ii) industrious (iii) virtuous (iv) disciplined

(g) The word 'function' refers to ______.
(i) to work (ii) to know (iii) to think (iv) to analyze

(h) The passage describes ______.
(i) the expense of education (ii) the purpose of education (iii) the scholars of education (iv) the institution of education

(i) What does the word 'competencies' refers to ______.
(i) energies (ii) powers (iii) capabilities (iv) vitalities

(j) Education supports us to choose ______.
(i) profit from loss (ii) wrong from right (iii) right from wrong (iv) vice from virtue

উত্তর

(a) (ii) as a whole

(b) (ii) mathematics

(c) (iii) liberal

(d) (iii) prosperity

(e) (i) education

(f) (ii) industrious

(g) (i) to work

(h) (ii) the purpose of education

(i) (iii) capabilities

(j) (iii) right from wrong

Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self-confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to communicate with others and manage our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the deviations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred or conflict that follows. The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality. As we begin school, we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. We then expand our sense of belonging to include the school at large, our community and finally our country. Education thus
prepares every child to become an active member of the community and work for its welfare.
Education, is believed, releases our potentials and our inner strengths. It sharpens our intellect and develops our creativity. As we are taught to reason well and find solutions to the problems of life we become productive members of society. Education by definition is progressive and liberal, teaching us to respect human diversity and cultural and religious differences. If all of us practise these values in life, the world becomes a much happier place.
Education also fosters critical thinking and provides us a set of competencies including life skills that enable us to become competitive even in the most challenging of circumstances. Education also teaches us to appreciate beauty and the bounties of nature.
School, however, is not the only place where a child gets education. A Bangla poem tells us that nature can be our best teacher. Here are a couple of lines from the poem in English translation : The sky has taught me to be liberal.
The wind has given me the motto to be industrious.
If we can make nature our friend, philosopher and guide, we can learn lessons about life that, combined with what our schools teach us, will prepare us for the future.

২.

Answer the following questions.

(a) What does education provide us?
(b) Does education influence us in thinking? How?
(c) Do you believe that education leads the path to socialization? How?
(d) How do we obtain the ability to manage our affairs well?
(e) Elucidate the role of nature as our “friend, philosopher and guide.”

উত্তর

(a) Education provides knowledge, abilities, skills and values that help us act meaningfully and make sensible choices.

(b) Yes. Education encourages independent and critical thinking, rational judgement and the expression of our own opinions.

(c) Yes. It helps us form friendships, develop a sense of belonging and respect cultural and religious differences. It also prepares us to work for the community.

(d) Learning to reason, communicate and make decisions develops the abilities we need to manage our affairs.

(e) Nature can teach us lessons that complement school education. For example, the sky symbolises openness and the wind inspires industriousness. By observing and appreciating nature, we can learn about life and prepare for the future.

Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangamata Fazilatunnesa Mujib, was born at Tungipara in Gopalganj district. He spent his childhood there. Kamal received his secondary education at Dhaka's BAF Shaheen School from where he passed his SSC examination. He was then admitted to Dhaka College, and after his HSC examination he became a student at the department of Sociology of Dhaka University. Kamal had a colourful life marked by liveliness and creativity. Besides his academic studies, he also pursued his passion for sports and cultural activities. He was a first division basketball and cricket player as well as a sports organizer. He was also interested in classical music, and became a student of Chhayanaut to learn Sitar under the tutelage of Ustad Ful Mohammad. Apart from Sitar, Kamal had a passion for Piano. He had a good collection of musical instruments on the second floor of their house at Dhanmondi, Road no. 32.
It is well known to his friends that Sheikh Kamal used to begin his day practising the Sitar and during the day played basketball or football or cricket. In the evening he was often seen on stage rehearsing a play. He took part in stage performance of Kabar written by prominent playwright Shaheed Munir Chowdhury. Kamal was one of the founders of Dhaka Theatre. He was also a founder of Spondon Shilpi Gosthi — a cultural organization. And who doesn't know that Sheikh Kamal was the founder of Abahoni Krira Chokro that introduced modern football in our country?

৩.

Based on your reading of the passage, make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow chart showing the information about Sheikh Kamal's passion for sports and cultural activities:

Box	Content
1	lover of classic music
2	______
3	______
4	______
5	______
6	______

উত্তর

lover of classic music,
player of basketball and cricket,
founder of Dhaka theatre.
learning of sitar,
lover of piano
performer of "kabar" play,

Dreams

-Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

৪. Write a summary of the following poem.

উত্তর

The poem encourages us to hold on tightly to our dreams because they give life meaning and purpose. Without dreams, life becomes empty, broken, or cold, like a bird with a broken wing or a frozen field.

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