আজকের যায়যায়দিন

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.