জুনিয়র স্কুল সার্টিফিকেট পরীক্ষার প্রস্তুতি

Jhum Cultivation

Part A : Seen part

1. Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given.   

a. The ethinic people in Bangladesh play a significant role in the culture of the country. Here the word ‘ethinic’ means-
i) rural         ii) aboriginal
iii) urban     iv)  folk
ans : ii) aboriginal

b. The word ‘clear’ in the text means-
i) to be easy to perceive
ii) to remove something
iii) to be obvious
iv) to cause people to leave
ans : ii) to remove something

c. What does ‘Christians’ refer to in the context?
i) a religion
ii) the group of ethnic people
iii) the followers of Christianity   
iv) the follower of any religion
ans : iii) the followers of Christianity   

d. The word ‘speak’ means-.
i) to say something
ii) to talk to someone
iii) to communicate
iv) to make a speech
ans : iii) to communicate

e. The ethnic people use _ language.
i) foreign     ii) global
iii) native     iv)  international
ans : iii) native

f) The ethnic people are mainly_.
i) tillers         ii) teachers
iii) potters     iv) carpenters
ans : i) tillers

g) What does the word ‘Jhum Cultivation’ refer to in the text-.
i) clearing of the hills
ii) a method of growing crops
iii) a custom of the ethnic people
iv) a social system of the aboriginal
ans : ii) a method of growing crops
 
2. Answer the following question from your reading of the above text.

a. How do the ethnic people hold a significant place in our culture?
ans : The ethnic people hold a significant place in our culture because they have a culture of their own, which is totally different from ours. They speak their own languages, and follow their own lifestyles. These are the ornaments of our culture.
b. Why do you think the ethnic people are mainly farmers?
ans : The ethnic people are mostly farmers because they live in forest, hills and rural areas where farming is the convenient occupation to earn money.
c. What is Jhum cultivation?
ans : Jhum cultivation is a special kind of farming which is done by clearing a piece of land in the forest, prepare it and sowing seeds in it.
d. Name the areas where the ethnic people live.
ans : The areas where the ethnic people live in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, Mymensingh, Rajshahi and Sylhet.