নবম শ্রেণির পড়াশোনা:ইংরেজি

মো. শহিদুল ইসলাম

সিনিয়র শিক্ষক

পারুলিয়া তফশিলী হাইস্কুল এন্ড কলেজ

লালমনিরহাট

Bangabandhu

at the UN

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.          

English For Today Class Nine & Ten. Unit: One, Lesson: Three, Section B, Page No: 10,11&12.

Bangabandhu's speech at the United Nations' General Assembly is a matter of great pride for us. ---------------------------He expected the UN would take substantial roles in solving the prevailing human crises in the subcontinent as well as in other countries.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.

(a) Bangladesh is a member of -

(i) UN Security Council    (ii) UN General Assembl        (iii) Arab League             (iv) NATO

(b)The word 'discrimination' means -

(i) distinction                                  (ii) disparity     

(iii) deconstruction                  (iv) disturbance

(c) The word 'influential' means -

(i) powerful(ii) inspirer(iii) rich(iv) intellectual

(d)The closest meaning of 'imperialism' is ?.

(i) fascism                                     (ii) autocracy     (iii) aristocracy                          (iv) colonialism

(e) 'Justified' is synonymous with -

(i) just     (ii) vindicated       (iii) unjust    (iv) exact

(f) The word 'plight' means -

(i) rightfulness         (ii) an unfortunate situation  (iii) brightness             (iv) natural calamities

(g) Bangabandhu had a great ability of -

(i) leadership                             (ii) singing             (iii) oration                              (iv) both (i) & (iii)

Extra Questions :

(h)The meaning of the word 'oration' is -

(i) orientation     (ii) the power of delivering speech

(iii) oriental poetry                   (iv) origin of a nation

(i) The meaning of 'charismatic' is -

(i) cultured     (ii) casual    (iii) callous     (iv) skillful

(j) Bangabandhu compared the UN to the parliament for the -

(i) mankind                       (ii) westerners

(iii) exploited                    (iv)Asians

(k) 'Destitute' means -

(i) impoverished                                 (ii) dying      

(iii) wealthy                             (iv) destined

(l) A synonym of 'self-rule' -

(i) independence                                      (ii) sovereignty       

(iii) autonomy                                (iv) liberty

(m) Here the meaning of 'integrity' is -

(i) honesty                                               (ii) interference        (iii) wholeness                               (iv) division

(n) The best meaning of 'ideology' is -

(i) idea    (ii) idyllic     (iii) icon   (iv) policy

(o) The word 'pledge' means -

(i) payment (ii) promise (iii) policy (iv) debt

(p) A synonym of the word 'internal' is -

(i) domestic                             (ii) international       (iii) interdepartmental                   (iv) outsider

(q) Bangladesh, as its national policy, wants to see a world -

(i) tormented                            (ii) war-inflicted       (iii) peaceful                                 (iv) anarchical

(r) The word 'gratitude' is synonymous with -

(i) greatness                                   (ii) gravity          (iii) grandness                          (iv) gratefulness

(s) 'Reconstruction' is synonymous with -

(i) restart                         (ii) rebuilding                    (iii) deconstruction         (iv) destruction

(t) The word 'relocation' means -

(i) rehabilitation                       (ii) moving to a new place        (iii) return                                     (iv) removal

(u) The word 'concerted' can be defined as -

(i) related to a musical concert                

(ii) something jointly arranged or planned

(iii) having full concentration                  

(iv) centered on some concrete topics

(v)The word 'substantial' means -

(i) substandard               

(ii) subterranean     

(iii) something of real importance

(iv) providing support

(w) The word 'solidarity' means -

(i) unity of feeling                    (ii) reconciliation     (iii) unity of action                   (iv) both (i) & (iii)

(x) 'Denounce' has the meaning of -

(i) announce      (ii) accuse publicly        

(iii) renounce    (iv) refuse

(y) 'Racism' is synonymous with -

(i) malice                           (ii) competition             

(iii) disparity                      (iv) apartheid

(z) What do you mean by 'miseries'-

(i) mysteries                            (ii) miserly attitude  (iii) misfortune                        (iv) misconduct

(aa) 'Luxuries' is synonymous with -

(i) extravagance                (ii) wealth

(iii) caprices                     (iv) economy

(bb) The meaning of 'unprecedented' is -

(i) not present                          (ii) not happened before          (iii) predestined                (iv) unprepared

(cc) The word 'concern' means -

(i) contract                               (ii) consciousness    (iii) worry                                                   (iv) comment

(dd) The meaning of 'recession' is -

(i) retreat                  (ii) economic downfall            

(iii) revival                          (iv) rebirth

(ee) 'Inflation' means -

(i) an increase in available currency             

(ii) fluctuation in economy

(iii) increase of poverty             

(iv) growth in bankruptcy

1.Answer: (a) (ii) UN General Assembly (b) (ii) disparity (c) (i) powerful (d) (iv) colonialism (e) (ii) vindicated (f) (ii) an unfortunate situation (g) (iv) both (i) & (iii) (h) (ii) the power of delivering speech (i) (iv) skillful (j) (i) mankind (k) (i) impoverished (l) (iii) autonomy (m) (iii) wholeness (n) (iv) policy (o) (ii) promise (p) (i) domestic (q) (iii) peaceful (r) (iv) gratefulness (s) (ii) rebuilding (t) (ii) moving to a new place (u) (ii) something jointly arranged or planned (v) (iii) something of real importance (w) (iv) both (i) & (iii) (x) (ii) accuse publicly (y) (iv) apartheid (z) (iii) misfortune (aa) (i) extravagances (bb) (ii) not happened before (cc) (iii) worry (dd) (ii) economic downfall (ee) (i) an increase in available currency