My Native Land | Class 8 | SCERT English
Lesson : 2
My Native Land
Page No : 21
Word meaning. (শব্দাৰ্থ):
Breathe ( ব্ৰীথ) - নিঃশ্বাস।
Street (স্ট্রীট) - রাস্তা।
Lonely (লোনলী) - একাকী / নিঃসঙ্গ।
Blonde (ব্লান্ড) - স্বর্ণকেশী / পিঙ্গল-কেশী।
Poor (পুওর) - দরিদ্র / গরিব।
Childhood (চাইল্ডহোড) - শৈশবকাল
Breeze (ব্ৰীজ) - মৃদুমন্দ বাতাস
Mourn (মোর্ন) - দুঃখপ্রকাশ করা
Peaceful ( পিসফুল) - শান্তিপূর্ণ
Thunder (থান্ডার) - বজ্রপাত।
Cuckoo (কুক্কু) - কোকিল / বসন্তদূত।
Native (নেটিভ)- স্থানীয়
Aroma (অ্যারোমা)- সুগন্ধ
Chant (চান্ট)- সঙ্গীত
Soul ( সোল্) - আত্মা
Unity (ইউনিটি) - একতা
Diversity (ডাইভারসিটী) - বৈচিত্র্য
Spirit (স্পিরিট্) - সাহস।
Gurgling ( গাৰ্গলিং) - কুলু কুলু শব্দ করা।
Island (ইসল্যাণ্ড) - দ্বীপ
Strained (স্ট্রেইনড) - ছাকনি
Sesame seeds (সেসমী সীড) - তিল বীজ
Fragrance (ফ্ৰেগরেন্স) - সুগন্ধ / সৌরভ
Jaggery (জাগেরী) - গুড়
Roast (রোস্ট) - ভাজা
Tourist (টুরিষ্ট) - পর্যটক / ভ্রমণকারী।
1. Read the poem and answer the following question: ( কবিতাটো পড়ো এবং নীচের প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর দাও)
(a) What does the old man ask the poet?
( বৃদ্ধ মানুষটি কবিকে কি জিজ্ঞাসা করেছিল? )
Ans:- The old man asks the poet what his land is like.
(b) Why does the old man ask the question to the poet?
( বৃদ্ধ মানুষটি কেন কবিকে প্ৰশ্ন জিজ্ঞাসা করেছিল? )
Ans:- The old man asks the question to the poet because he is blind.
(c) How does the past address the old man? What does that form of address mean?
( কবি বৃদ্ধ মানুটিকে কি বলে সম্বোধন করেছিল? এই সম্বন্ধটিকে কি বলে জানা যায়? )
Ans:- The poet addresses the old man as ‘Koka’. It means grandfather.
(d) Why does the poet ask the old man to breathe deep?
( কবি বৃদ্ধ মানুষটিকে কেন দীর্ঘশ্বাস নিতে বলেছিলেন? )
Ans:- The poet asks the old man to breathe deep to feel the environment because he is blind.
Or, / অথবা,
The poet asks the old man to breathe deep so as to feel the warm air that will remind him of his childhood friends. That warm breeze will flash his old village down the memory.
(e) With what does the poet compare the cool breeze on the old man's face?
( কবি বৃদ্ধ মানুষটির চারিদিকে থাকা শীতল বাতাসকে কিসের সাথে তুলনা করেছেন? )
Ans:- The poet compares the cool breeze on the old man's face with the peaceful breath of his land.
(f) With what does the poet compare the contended gurgling of the little baby?
( কবি ছোট শিশুটির গার্গলকে কিসের সাথে তুলনা করেছেন? )
Ans:- The poet compares the contented gurgling of the little baby with the soil of his land.
(g) What does the chorus of the cuckoo and the sparrow do?
( কোকিল এবং চড়ুই পাখির সমবেত সঙ্গীত কি করে? )
Ans:- The chorus of the cuckoo and the Sparrow shapes the native land.
Or, / অথবা,
The cuckoo and the sparrows chirrup in chorus while playing near the treetops and give shapes of the old man’s native land.
(h) What are the things that create the soul of the poet's beloved country?
( কোন জিনিস কবির প্রিয় দেশটির আত্মা প্ৰদান করে ? )
Ans:- The distant roll of the bihu dhol, the pepa and gogona and the heady aroma of the pitha and laroo, the chant of the evening prayer in the namghar, masjid, church are the things that create the soul of the poet's beloved country.
2. A brief summary of each of the stanzas of the poem has been given below. Match the stanzas with the given summaries. Mention the stanza number alongside the correct summary.
( নীচে কবিতাটির স্তবক অনুযায়ী মূলভাব দেওয়া হয়েছে। এখন মূলভাব অনুযায়ী কবিতাটির সঠিক স্তবক চিহ্নিত কর। )
(a. My native land makes me feel as safe and secure as a baby carried on a mothers back.
Ans:- Stanza 4.
(b) The spirit of my native land can be understood in terms of its unity in diversity. Like different family members, who have similarities and differences.
Ans:- Stanza 6.
(c) The lonely blind old man in the street asked me to describe our native land.
Ans:- Stanza 1.
(d) Our native land is rich in its gift of nature and is brought to life by the birds and animals that playfully room its rich green forests.
Ans:- Stanza 5.
(e) The touch of our native land is as peaceful as the coal. fresh blowing after a night of thunder and rain.
Ans:- Stanza 3.
3. Note that the poem is a series of information to a blind man on what his land is like. The girl provides the information by making use of the senses that are very strong in blind persons. These senses are:
Ans:- (a) Touch ( স্পৰ্শ ) (b) hearing ( শুনা ) (c) smell ( গন্ধ )
(i) Find out the examples that the poet uses to make the old man feel what his land is like.
Answer: The warm air.
(ii) Find out the examples that the poet uses to make the old man hear the sounds to understand what his land is like.
Answer: The chorus of the cuckoo and sparrows, sounds of Bihu dhol, Pepa and gogona .
(iii) Find out the examples that the poet uses to make the old man smell what his land is like.
Answer: Aroma of Pitha and laroo.
(iv) Was the old man able to guess the season when the poet described what his land was like?
Answer: The old man was able to guess the season as described by the poet, the old man was able to guess the spring and rainy season.
4. Here are some words from the poem. Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B.
( কবিতাটি থেকে কিছু শব্দ নেওয়া হয়েছে। এখন ‘ক অংশের’ সাথে ‘খ অংশ’ মিলিয়ে লিখ। )
(A) | (B) |
thunder | satisfied |
morn | the happy sound made by babies |
contented | strong pleasant smell |
gurgling | the loud explosive sound that follows lightning in the clouds |
chorus | strong and firm |
aroma | singing or speaking at the same time |
sturdy | morning |
Answer:-
1. Thunder ( বিজলী ) : the loud explosive sound that follows lightning in the cloud.
2. morn ( প্রভাত ) : morning.
3. Contented ( সন্তুষ্ট ) : satisfied.
4. gurgling ( মুখরিত ধ্বনি ) : the happy sound made by babies.
5. chorus ( সমবেত সংগীত ) : singing or speaking at the same time.
6. aroma ( সুগন্ধ ) : strong pleasant smell.
7. sturdy ( বলিষ্ঠ ) : strong and firm.
Now make sentences of your own using the words. ( এখন এই শব্দগুলো ব্যবহার করে তুমি নিজে বাক্য তৈরি কর। )
(i) Thunder ( থাণ্ডার ) : It is thundering outside. / The thunder became louder.
(ii) Morn (মোর্ন) : We should wake up early at the morn. / I wake up early in the morn.
(iii) Contented (কন্টেনটেড) : I contended against falsehood.
(iv) Gurgling (গাৰ্গলিং) : She is playing with her mother by gurgling. / I can hear baby gurgling.
(v) Chorus (কোরাস্ ) : The last night chorus performance was so pleasant. / They sang in Chorus.
(vi) Aroma (এরোমা) : A strong aroma come from our kitchen. / The tea has a nice aroma.
(vii) Sturdy ( ষ্টার্ডি) : She was a short, sturdy woman in her early sixties. / That chair looks very sturdy.
N.B. : বাক্য রচনা দুটি করে দেওয়া রয়েছে, যেকোন একটি শিখলেই হবে।
6. In the poem you will find the poet referring to three musical instruments that are used in the husori programmes of Bihu. They're as below:
7. Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to your house during the Rongali Bihu holiday. Include in your letter what special food items will be made, what rituals will be followed and so on.
Answer:-
Sornali Gupta
Karimganj (Assam)
788806
Date: 25/10/2020
My dear Sonia,
How are you? I hope you are all well there. We are also all well by the grace of God. You know Rongali Bihu is going to celebrate here from the 13th of April this year. So, I would like to invite you to come to our house and let's enjoy the celebrations together. You know my mother is already busy preparing special Bihu foods like Tilpitha, Narikol Pitha, Narikal Ladu, Tekeli Pitha, and many more special and delicious recipes for those days. We will also perform the rites and rituals of the “Bapoti Sahon” Bihu. We all will eat and dance together.
I hope you will join us with this Bihu along with your family and double our joy of Rongali Bihu. Please convey my regards to your parents and family members. We're eagerly waiting for you.
Your loving friend
Sornali
To,
Miss Sunita Sharma
Vill. : Kamrup - IV
PO : Kamrup
Dist. : Kamrup (Assam)
786181
8. (a) (i) Read the passage at page 112 and fill in the gaps in the passage below:
Answer:- The Jonbeel Mela is a three day community fair held by the Tiwa community in Dayang Belguri at Jonbeel in Morigaon district over the weekend of the Magh Bihu. It is a fair in Morigaon, Assam organized by the Tiwa community. The American tourist Jim Gordon was delighted to know about Assam. He had heard of Kaziranga and the rhinoceros. He wanted to visit the river island Majuli. He was in time to celebrate Magh Bihu.
(ii) Answer the questions below by recalling the information from the passage read out by your teacher:
What was the name of the American tourist?
Ans: The name of the American tourist was Jim Gordon.
Where did the author meet him?
Ans: The author met him at the Park Hotel in Kolkata.
What was the name of the author's travel agency?
Ans: The name of the author’s travel agency was Garuda Travels.
Which places in Assam was the tourist keen to visit?
Ans: The tourist visited Kaziranga and Majuli in Assam.
In which month was the tourist in Kolkata?
Ans: The tourist came to Kolkata in January.
9. The poem 'My Native Land’ refers to the “chorus of cuckoos and sparrows”. The English language has a variety of words to denote the sounds made by birds and animals. For example cuckoos 'coo’ and sparrows 'chirp’. These words are called onomatopoeic words (ধ্বন্যাত্মক শব্দ) because they sound similar to the actual sounds. Look at the onomatopoeic words in the box given below. Match them correctly with the pictures of the birds and animals given here.
cluck caw hiss bleat hoot screech coo moo |
Answer:-
Cow - moo
Owl - hoot
Hen - click
Lamb - bleat
Parrot - screech
Pigeon - coo
Crow - caw
Snake - hiss
10. Let's learn some grammar:
(Imperative sentences express orders, commands requests, instructions, etc.) When we change imperative sentences to indirect narration we use 'to’.
Here are a few examples:
The teacher said to me, “Show me your homework.”
The teacher said to us, “Don't make a noise.”
I said to the boy, “Please come tomorrow.”
Ans:- (a) The teacher asked me to show her my homework.
(b) The teacher told us not to make a noise.
(c) I requested the boy to come the next day.
Rewrite the sentences below in indirect speech. (নীচে দেওয়া বাক্যগুলোকে পরোক্ষভাবে লিখ। )
(a) The poet said to the old man, "Feel the cool breeze on your face."
Ans:- The poet told the old man to feel the cold breeze on his face.
(b) The man said to me, "Listen to the gurgling of that little baby.
Ans:- The man requested me to listen to the gurgling of that little baby.
(c) The teacher said to us, "Enjoy your holidays."
Ans:- The teacher advised us to enjoy our holidays.
(d) She said to me, “Tell me your mobile phone number.”
Ans:- She requested me to tell her my mobile phone number.
(e) My mother tells me, " Always obey yours teacher.”
Ans:- My mother advises me to obey our teachers always.
(f) I said to him, " Come to our house tomorrow."
Ans:- I told him to come to our house the next day.
(g) She said to me, "Get me a glass of water, please.”
Ans:- She requested me to get her a glass of water.
(h) The man said to me, "Please close the gate."
Ans:- The man requested me to close the gate.
👉 Notes: 'Koka’ means grandfather, dhol, pepa and gogona are musical instruments, pitha and laroo are items of food, etc.
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