Eid is the main religious festival of the Muslims in Bangladesh. Eid means happiness. Everyone wants to share this happiness with near and dear ones. So most of the people, who are living outside their homes for different reasons have a strong desire to get back home during the Eid vacation. As a result, there is a mad rush to board buses, trains, or launches for going home. This often causes transport accidents that take away many lives. However, these cannot stop people from going home to meet their family, in-laws, or friends. What makes people rush for their homes in spite of serious hazards? This is nothing but people's desire to return to the roots. Do human beings have roots like the trees? The answer is 'yes' but unlike the roots of the trees they are invisible, they lie in our minds. It's these roots that make a bond between us and family members, in-laws, friends, neighbours or even between us and the land where we were born and grew up. In that sense our families, our land of birth, relatives, our culture, traditions, or surroundings are our roots. And wherever we stay, we feel the power of our roots. It's our roots that develop our identity making us what we are. When we lose that bond, we become rootless. Human beings who do not have any roots are a non-entity. In other words, they do not have an identity. They do not know where they are from, and / or where they are heading to. This often makes them feel empty and lost.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives : 1 x 10 = 10
(a) People go home on Eid in order to ----- happiness with their near and dear ones.
(i) observe (ii) distribute (iii) share (iv) sharing
(b) Human roots grow in our -----.
(i) minds (ii) family (iii) society (iv) relation
(c) We get united to our relatives -----.
(i) as a traditional rule of our society (ii) for our strong invisible bond
(iii) as a social being (iv) for financial interest
(d) A man who has no family bond can be compared with a -----.
(i) vagabond (ii) easy-going (iii) traveller (iv) nomad
(e) Where we were born and grown up is our -----.
(i) neighbours (ii) origin (iii) living place (iv) local place
(f) The phrase near and dear ones means -----.
(i) known persons (ii) kith and kin (iii) close friends (iv) neighbours
(g) What does the phrase 'a mad rush' refer to in the passage?
(i) A violent forward motion (ii) A sudden feeling of intense pleasure.
(iii) A wild hurry to go somewhere (iv) A burst of activity
(h) What is the main purpose of the author of this text?
(i) To criticize the home bound people.
(ii) To describe the mad rush of people.
(iii) To highlight the return to entity.
(iv) To focus on the transport accidents occurred during the Eid.
(i) We should have ------ between us and our dearest ones.
(i) bondage (ii) bond
(iii) knack (iv) communication
(j) What should be the most suitable title of the passage?
(i) Eid means happiness. (ii) The pull of the roots.
(iii) Eid is the biggest festival for us. (iv) Developing our identity.

উত্তর

(a) (iii) share
(b) (i) minds
(c) (ii) for our strong invisible bond
(d) (i) vagabond
(e) (ii) origin
(f) (ii) kith and kin
(g) (iii) A wild hurry to go somewhere
(h) (iii) To highlight the return to entity.
(i) (ii) bond
(j) (ii) The pull of the roots.

Eid is the main religious festival of the Muslims in Bangladesh. Eid means happiness. Everyone wants to share this happiness with near and dear ones. So most of the people, who are living outside their homes for different reasons have a strong desire to get back home during the Eid vacation. As a result, there is a mad rush to board buses, trains, or launches for going home. This often causes transport accidents that take away many lives. However, these cannot stop people from going home to meet their family, in-laws, or friends. What makes people rush for their homes in spite of serious hazards? This is nothing but people's desire to return to the roots. Do human beings have roots like the trees? The answer is 'yes' but unlike the roots of the trees they are invisible, they lie in our minds. It's these roots that make a bond between us and family members, in-laws, friends, neighbours or even between us and the land where we were born and grew up. In that sense our families, our land of birth, relatives, our culture, traditions, or surroundings are our roots. And wherever we stay, we feel the power of our roots. It's our roots that develop our identity making us what we are. When we lose that bond, we become rootless. Human beings who do not have any roots are a non-entity. In other words, they do not have an identity. They do not know where they are from, and / or where they are heading to. This often makes them feel empty and lost.

2. Answer the following questions : 2 x 6 = 12
(a) Why do people rush for homes during Eid vacation?
(b) Do you think human beings have roots like trees? - Explain.
(c) What happens to transport during Eid vacation?
(d) What is your idea about the significance of family and society in human life?
(e) What are the characteristics of the people having no roots?
(f) Wherever we stay, we feel the power of our roots-explain in your words.

উত্তর

(a) People rush for homes during Eid vacation to share the happiness of Eid with their near and dear ones.

(b) Yes, human beings have roots like trees, but their roots are invisible. These roots lie in our minds and connect us with our family, relatives, birthplace, culture and surroundings.

(c) During Eid vacation, there is a mad rush to board buses, trains or launches. This often causes transport accidents that take away many lives.

(d) Family and society are very significant in human life because they give us identity, love, support and a sense of belonging.

(e) People having no roots are rootless and become a non-entity. They do not know where they are from or where they are heading to, so they often feel empty and lost.

(f) Wherever we stay, we feel the power of our roots because our family, birthplace, relatives, culture and traditions remain connected with our minds. These roots shape our identity and draw us back to our own people.

Air pollution comes from a wide variety of sources. In Bangladesh poisonous exhaust from industrial plants, brick-kilns, old or poorly-serviced vehicles and dust from roads and construction sites are some of the major sources of air pollution. We can minimise this type of pollution by making less use of motor vehicles and avoiding the use of vehicles older than 20 years. We may also use proper lubricants to lessen the level of emission and pollutants. We can encourage people to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) for fuelling their cars. The government may relocate hazardous industries like brick kilns to areas away from human habitations.

3.

Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the passage: 1 x 5 = 5

Among all the elements of the environment air is the most important one. We cannot (a) ----- a single moment without it. Unfortunately, this vital element is continuously (b) ----- polluted in many ways. Our (c) ----- activities are mainly responsible for it. So, the (d) ----- of air pollution is a must for our own existence. We should also (e) ----- environment friendly activities for decreasing air pollution.

উত্তর

(a) live (b) being (c) human (d) prevention (e) encourage

Air pollution comes from a wide variety of sources. In Bangladesh poisonous exhaust from industrial plants, brick-kilns, old or poorly-serviced vehicles and dust from roads and construction sites are some of the major sources of air pollution. We can minimise this type of pollution by making less use of motor vehicles and avoiding the use of vehicles older than 20 years. We may also use proper lubricants to lessen the level of emission and pollutants. We can encourage people to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) for fuelling their cars. The government may relocate hazardous industries like brick kilns to areas away from human habitations.

4.

Match the parts of sentences given in column 'A', 'B' and 'C' to write seven complete sentences : 1 x 7 = 7

Column A	Column B	Column C
(a) Environment pollution	(i) used with a view to	(i) the environment problem here has become more acute.
(b) Owing to setting up mills and factories	(ii) suffer most owing to	(ii) in our country.
(c) Air is constantly	(iii) brick-kilns in busy areas	(iii) from industrial plants, brick-kilns and motor vehicles.
(d) However, people living in urban areas	(iv) has become a serious problem	(iv) these pollutions.
(e) We have to be	(v) being polluted by smoke	(v) for setting up mills and factories.
(f) Suitable lubricants should be	(vi) indiscriminately over the past decades,	(vi) decreasing the level of emission and pollutants.
(g) Dangerous mills and factories	(vii) careful using vehicles and	(vii) should be relocated to lessen pollution.

উত্তর

(a) Environment pollution has become a serious problem in our country.

(b) Owing to setting up mills and factories indiscriminately over the past decades, the environment problem here has become more acute.

(c) Air is constantly being polluted by smoke from industrial plants, brick-kilns and motor vehicles.

(d) However, people living in urban areas suffer most owing to these pollutions.

(e) We have to be careful using vehicles and brick-kilns in busy areas.

(f) Suitable lubricants should be used with a view to decreasing the level of emission and pollutants.

(g) Dangerous mills and factories should be relocated to lessen pollution.

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