An Old People’s Home – একটি বৃদ্ধাশ্রম
প্রশ্ন A1. Read the text carefully (যত্নসহকারে) again and match the words on the left with the words on the right that have similar meanings.
Words on the left:
bored - বিরক্ত
miserable - শোচনীয়
colleague - সহকর্মী
window - বিধবা
support –সহায়তা করা
Words on the right:
woman whose husband has died and who hasn’t married again – এমন একজন মহিলা যার স্বামী মারা গেছেন এবং যিনি আর বিয়ে করেননি
a person with whom one works in a profession – এমন একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি একই পেশায় কাজ করেন
feeling tired because one does not find interest in something – ক্রান্ত বোধ করা কারন তুমি কোন কিছু করতে আগ্রহ পাও না
help – সাহায্য করা
very unhappy – খুবই অসুখী
Answer:
bored 🠊 🠊 feeling tired because one does not find interest in something.
miserable 🠊 🠊 very unhappy
colleague 🠊 🠊 a person with whom one works in a profession
widow 🠊 🠊 woman whose husband has died and who hasn’t married again
support 🠊 🠊 help
প্রশ্ন A2. Read the following (নিন্মে বর্নিত) sentences and say if they are true or false. If false, then give right (সঠিক) answers.
a. Suraiya Begum spends most her time taking care (যত্ন নেয়া) of her family.
b. She wants to set up a school for adults (প্রাপ্ত-বয়স্ক) who cannot read or write.
c. There is already (ইতোমধ্যে) an old people’s home in the town.
d. Mariam enjoys spending (ব্যয়) time with her aunt.
e. The old people Mariam visits (দেখতে যাওয়া) do not like children’s presence (উপস্থিতি).
Answer:
a. False.
Right Answer:
Suraiya Begum spends most of her time (বেশিরভাগ সময়) reading books, watching TV, visiting friends and relatives.
b. False.
Right Answer:
She wants to set up a home for the old who have nobody to take care.
c. False.
Right Answer:
There is no old people’s home in the town.
d. True.
e. False.
Right Answer:
The old people Mariam visits like (পছন্দ) children’s presence.
প্রশ্ন B1. Answers the following questions.
a. Who is the writer (লেখক) of the letter?
b. Who is she writing to (তিনি কার কাছে লিখছেন)? What is the relationship (সম্পর্ক) between the two?
c. Does the writer have any particular reason (নির্দিষ্ট কারন) for writing this letter?
d. Do you think what Suraiya Begum wants to do is her profession (পেশা), or is it a community work (জনকল্যানমূলক কাজ)? Why do you think so?
Answer:
a. Suraiya Begum is the writer of the letter.
b. She is writing to Sharmila. Sharmila is her friend and ex-colleague.
c. Yes, the writer has a particular reason for writing this letter. She wants to set up an old people’s home.
d. I think what Suraiya Begum wants to do is a community work. I think so because by doing so she will not get financial gain; she will help the other old people to remove their loneliness and sickness.
প্রশ্ন B2. Work in groups (দল). Think of some good work that you can do for someone around you. What are they? Now write (লেখ) two or three sentences about what you can do for them.
Cues (সংকেতসমূহ): teach, help in doing something, clean, etc.
Answer:
Babla: Friends, what can we do for others?
Miraz: We can teach the poor children without money.
Robiul: Well, good idea.
Shamim: Whai is your suggestion, Robiul?
Robiul: We help each other in understanding our lessons.
Rinki: What else can be done?
Miraz: What is your suggestion, Rinki?
Rinki: I think, the two opinions are very good. We can also clean our classroom and school campus.
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