পুনর্বিন্যাসকৃত সিলেবাসের আলোকে ইংরেজি

মো. শহিদুল ইসলাম, সিনিয়র শিক্ষক

পারুলিয়া তপশিলী উচ্চবিদ্যালয় ও কলেজ, লালমনিরহাট

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.          

May 1st, International Workers Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in most of the countries. --------------------------------

The events of May Day 1886 is a reminder that workers will continue to be exploited until they stand up and speak out to gain Letter working conditions better pay and better lives.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.

k. A new movement calling for eight –hour workday started in the ---

i. 1880s    ii. 1890s    iii. 1980s               iv. 1990s

l. When the police fired on May 3, 1886—workers were seriously wounded.

i. one                       ii. five or six 

iii. Hundreds of       iv. an undetermined number of

m. Unless the workers stand united in realizing their demands, they will still be---

i. oppressed                             ii. neglected  

iii. Harassed                              iv. exploited

n. May Day is a --- that the workers themselves have to fight for their rights.

i. denouncement                      ii.  reminder 

iii.  demand                             iv. memory

o. ---- was one of the most important demands the workers.

i. Residential facilities              ii. High salary  

iii. pay scale                             iv. eight hours work day

p. The labour leaders urged the workers to ---

i. to have more patience before going on strike      ii. stand together and continue their struggle 

iii. to negotiate with the authority of the company    

iv. Continue their struggle

q. ‘The rally was addressed by the labour leaders.’ What does the line mean in paragraph-3

i. the labour leaders encouraged the workers 

ii. the labour leaders delivered speech in the gathering  iii. the procession was directed by the labour leaders  iv. The labour leaders helped workers to arrange the assemble

r. The day reminds the historic ---- of working people.

i. war    ii. struggle                    iii. fight    iv. clash

s. Which of the following best describes the workers during industrial revolution?

i. deprive                                 ii. hardworking  

iii. privileged                               iv. honorary

t. What is the purpose of the author of this passage?

i. to state the short history of May day and the significance of it                            

ii.to highlight the violent roles of about 200 policemen                                                           

iii. to portray the brutality and atrocity of the owners of mills and factories             

iv. to heighten the kind and sympathetic roles of some of the strikebreakers

u. What significant event occurred in the 18th and 19th centuries?

i. industrial revolution              ii. liberation war   iii. green revolution                   iv. romanticism

Answer

k. i. 1880s l. ii. five or six       m.  iv. exploited.      n. ii.  reminder   o. iv. eight hours work day.     p. ii. stand together and continue their struggle q. ii. the labour leaders delivered speech in the gathering  r. ii. struggle                 s. i. deprive   t..i. to state the short history of May day and the significance of it  

u. i. industrial revolution