Class Five: Unseen Passage (PEC-2016)

Read the text and answer the questions 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.          
The name of our country is Bangladesh. It became independent in 1971. Dhaka is its  capital. Bangladesh is a small country. Its land area is 1,47,570 square kilometers. But it has a large population. About 140 million people live here. Bangladesh is mainly an agricultural country. Its main crops are rice, jute, sugar-cane and tea. Many kinds of fruits also grow here. Jackfruits, mangoes, bananas, pine-apples, guavas and watermelons are the common. My country has many rivers. The main rivers are the Padma, the Meghna, the Jamuna and the Karnaphuli. There are many varieties of fishes in these rivers. We have many interesting places. The Sundarbans, Rangamati, and Cox's Bazar are very attractive. The Royal Bengal Tiger lives in the Sundarbans. Cox's Bazar is the longest sea beach in the world. It is about 120 kilometres long. Many people visit these places every year. Bangladesh is a peaceful country. People from different communities live here in peace. I love my country very much.

5. Write only the question number and the answer letter on the answer paper
(i) What type of country is Bangladesh? It is an-----country.
      (a) big                             (b) independent                    (c) peaceful                         (d) beautiful
(ii) What is the capital of Bangladesh?
      (a) Mymensingh             (b) Chittagong                      (c) Dhaka                            (d) Rajshahi
(iii) Bangladesh is a-----populated country.
      (a) normally                    (b) densely                           (c) usually                           (d) generally
(iv) What is our national fruit?
      (a) Mango                       (b) Banana                            (c) Jackfruit                        (d) Apple
(v) The Royal Bengal Tiger lives in the-----.
      (a) Modhupur Ghar       (b) Sundarbans                      (c) National Park              (d) Chittagong Hills
(vi) Which is the biggest river in Bangladesh?
      (a) The Padma                (b) The Karotoa                    (c) The Gumti                     (d) The Buriganga
(vii)    We have many-----places.
      (a) beautiful                    (b) noisy                               (c) dangerous                      (d) interesting
(viii) Where is the longest sea beach of the world?
      (a) St. Martin's Island    (b) Rangamati                       (c) Chittagong                  (d) Cox's Bazar
(ix) Bangladesh is a peaceful country. Here what type of parts of speech is the word peaceful'?
      (a) Noun                         (b) Adjective                        (c) Adverb                          (d) Preposition
(x) What is the main occupation of the people of Bangladesh?
      (a) Teaching                   (b) Fishing                            (c) Business                        (d) Agriculture

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Extra Questions
(xi) Bangladesh became independent in
      (a) 1993                          (b) 1952                                (c) 1971                              (d) 1947
(xii) Bangladesh is a-----country.
      (a) Small                         (b) large                                (c) big                                 (d) isolated
(xiii) The land area of Bangladesh is-----
      (a) 1,37,570                    (b) 1,47,570                          (c) 2,47,570                        (d) 1,57,470
(xiv) The population of Bangladesh is –
      (a) 100 million                (b) 200 million                      (c) 240 million                    (d) 140 million
(xv) Bangladesh is mainly a/an------country.
      (a) agricultural                (b) industrial                         (c) developed                      (d) undeveloped
(xvi) The main crops of Bangladesh are----
      (a) rice, pine-apples, jute and tea                                (c) rice, jute, guavas and tea
      (b) jute, banana, rice and tea                                       (d) rice, jute, sugar-cane and tea

(xvii) The main fruits of Bangladesh are----
      (a) jackfruits, mangoes, apple, grapes                         (b)  pine-apples, guavas, watermelon
      (c) jackfruits, mangoes, pine-apples, guavas, watermelon
      (d) dates, grapes and oranges
      (c) big square kilometres.
(xviii) The main rivers of Bangladesh are - --- .
      (a)  the Padma, the Meghna, the Jamuna and the Karnaphuli
      (b) the Ganga, the Meghna, the Narasunda and the Brahmaputra
      (c) the Nile, the Meghna, the Surma and the Jamuna
      (d)  the Jamuna, the Meghna, the Ariyalkha and the Karnaphuli

(xix)   The attractive places of Bangladesh are - .
      (a)  Mymensingh, Chunarughat and.Moulvibazar
      (b)  the Sundarbans, Rangamati and Cox's Bazar
      (c)  Rangamati, Bandarban and Moynamoti
      (d)  Sherpur, Dinajpur and Cox's Bazar
(xx) The length of Cox's Bazar sea beach is - .
      (a) 100 km                      (b) 120 km                            (c) 140 km                          (d) 200 km
6.Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box below. There are three extra words which you need not use.                                                                                                
Large
visit
peace
rivers
fishes
world
main
here
(a) Many people------- these places every year.
(b) The-----sea beach of the world is in Bangladesh.
(c)  There are many-----in Bangladesh.
(d) There are many varieties of------in the rivers.
(e)  People from different communities live here in --------.

Extra Questions
Large
big
country
there       independent
noisy
here
small

(a)  In 1971 Bangladesh became-------.
(b)  The area of Bangladesh is-----.
(c)  The population of this country is------
(d) About 140 million people live ------
(e)  Bangladesh is mainly an agricultural -------.
(ii)
stories
place
many
uncommon
crops
a few
common
grow
(a)  Rice, jute, sugar-cane and tea are its main------.
(b)  Here many kinds of fruits also------.
(c)        Jackfruits mangoes, bananas, pine-apples, guavas and watermelons are the-------
(d) My country has------rivers.
(e)  We have many interesting------.

7.   Answer the following questions in a sentence or sentences.
(a)  How many people live in Bangladesh?
(b)  What is the land area of Bangladesh?
(c)  What are the main crops of our country?
(d) Name some common fruits that grow in plenty in Bangladesh.
(e)  What do we get from our rivers?

Extra Questions
(f)  Why do people visit Cox's Bazar?
(g)  Write three sentences about your homeland,
(h)  What is the name of your country?
(i)   When did Bangladesh become independent?
(j)   What is the capital of Bangladesh?
(k)  How many people live here?
(l)   What kind of country is Bangladesh?
(m) What are the main rivers of Bangladesh?
(n)  What are our attractive places?
(o)  Where do the Royal Bengal Tigers live?
8.   Write five sentences on Bangladesh by answering the given set of questions related to the text.                                                                                                                   
Or,  Write five sentences on Bangladesh.
·         Description on its independence, area, population
·         What are the main crops of it?
·         Name on common fruits of Bangladesh.
·         What are the main rivers of it?
·         Introduce the historical places Bangladesh has
9.   Suppose, you are Rejwan. Write a letter to your friend, Nur who lives  about your country.

      Here are some words to help you : address, date, salutation, main points of the letter, closing.


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