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  Chapter - 7

A Visit to Cambridge

( কেমব্ৰিজভ্ৰমণ )

Working with the text :

( পাঠৰ সৈতে কাম কৰা: )

Answer the following question.

( নিম্নলিখিত প্ৰশ্নটোৰ উত্তৰ দিয়ক। )

1. (i), Did the prospect of meeting Stephen Hawking make the writer nervous? If so, why?

( ষ্টিফেন হকিংক লগ পোৱাৰ সম্ভাৱনাই লেখকজনক উদ্বিগ্ন কৰি তুলিছিল নেকি? যদি হয়, কিয়? )

Ans. Yes, the prospect of meeting Stephen Hawking made the writer nervous. He was to meet a great personality and that too one who had achieved greatness despite his disabilities. Clearly, it was a big moment, a great honour for the writer.

(ii) Did he at the same time feel very excited? If so, why?

( তেওঁ একে সময়তে বৰ উত্তেজিত অনুভৱ কৰিছিল নেকি? যদি হয়, কিয়? )

Ans. Yes, he felt excited at the same time because it made him stronger to see somebody like him achieving something huge. This made him aware of the many possibilities present before him, thereby helping him to reach out further than he ever thought he could.

2. Guess the first question put to the scientist by the writer.

( লেখকে বিজ্ঞানীক দিয়া প্ৰথম প্ৰশ্নটো অনুমান কৰক। )

Ans.  The writer's first question to Hawking might have been about his disability, how he had accepted it and how he had been so brave to reach where he had. 

3. Stephen Hawking said, "I've had no choice." Does the writer think there was a choice? What was it?

( ষ্টিফেন হকিংয়ে কৈছিল, "মোৰ কোনো বিকল্প নাই।" লেখকে ভাবে নেকি যে তাত এটা বিকল্প আছিল? এইটো কি আছিল? )

Ans. The writer thought that there was a choice. Stephen Hawking could have chosen to leave everything and be sad and depressed. He could have sulked. However he chose to live creatively knowing the reality of his disintegrating body.

4. "I could feel his anguish." What could be the anguish?

( "মই তেওঁৰ দুখ অনুভৱ কৰিব পাৰিলোঁ।" বেদনা কি হ'ব পাৰে? )

Ans. The anguish in that sentence could refer to many things, depending on the context. Here are some possibilities:

• Grief or sadness: Maybe the person is feeling the pain of loss, like the death of a loved one or the end of a relationship.
• Fear or worry: There could be a situation causing a lot of anxiety, like an illness or a dangerous situation.
• Shame or guilt: The person might be feeling remorseful about something they did or said.
• Physical pain: While anguish is often used for emotional pain, it can also describe severe physical discomfort.
• Existential despair: In some cases, anguish can refer to a more philosophical kind of suffering, like questioning the meaning of life.

To understand the specific anguish, you'd need more information about the situation and the characters involved.

5. What endeared the scientist to the writer so that he said he was looking at one of the most beautiful men in the world?

( কিহে বিজ্ঞানীজনক লেখকজনৰ প্ৰিয় কৰি তুলিছিল যাতে তেওঁ কৈছিল যে তেওঁ পৃথিৱীৰ আটাইতকৈ ধুনীয়া পুৰুষসকলৰ মাজৰ এজনলৈ চাই আছে? )

Ans.  The scientist's one-way smile endeared him to writer. So the writer said he was looking at one of the most beautiful men in world.

6. Read aloud the description of the beautiful man Which is the most beautiful sentence in the description?

( ধুনীয়া মানুহজনৰ বৰ্ণনা ডাঙৰকৈ পঢ়ক বৰ্ণনাৰ আটাইতকৈ ধুনীয়া বাক্য টো কোনটো? )

Ans. The most beautiful sentence in the description of 'the beautiful' man is : Before you, like a lantern whose walls are worn, so thin that you glimpse only the light inside, is the incandescent of a man.

7. (i) If 'the lantern' is the man, what would its 'walls' be?

( যদি 'লণ্ঠন' মানুহ হয়, তেন্তে ইয়াৰ 'দেৱাল' কি হ'ব?)

Ans. If 'the lantern' is the man, its 'walls' would be the man's body. (ii) The incandescence or the inner glow of the man is housed within the thin walls. (iii) The conclusion that the writer drew from this comparison was that the body exists only like a case made of shadows.

(ii) What is housed within the thin walls?

( পাতল দেৱালৰ ভিতৰত কি ৰখা হৈছে? )

Ans.  The incandescence or the inner glow of the man is housed within the thin walls.

(iii) What general conclusion does the writer draw from this comparison?

( এই তুলনাৰ পৰা লেখকে কেনে সাধাৰণ সিদ্ধান্ত লয়? )

Ans.  The writer realized that the soul of a man is what matters the most. The body is just an accessory.

8. What is the scientist message for the disabled?

( বিকলাঙ্গসকলৰ বাবে বিজ্ঞানীৰ বাৰ্তা কি?)

Ans. The scientists Stephen Hawking's message for the disabled is that they should concentrate on what they are good at. They should make the best use of them and thanks God. They should avoid to achieve such thing which is impossible for them.

9. Why does the writer refer to the guitar incident? Which idea does it support?

(লেখকে গীটাৰৰ ঘটনাৰ বিষয়ে কিয় উল্লেখ কৰে? ই কোনটো ধাৰণা সমৰ্থন কৰে? )

Ans. The writer spent many years trying to play a big Spanish guitar. One night he loosened the strings joyfully. This incident supports the idea that the disabled people should practise only what they are good at.

10. The writer expresses his great gratitude to Stephen Hawking. What is the Gratitude for?

( লেখকজনে ষ্টিফেন হকিংৰ প্ৰতি তেওঁৰ মহান কৃতজ্ঞতা জ্ঞাপন কৰিছে। কৃতজ্ঞতা কিহৰ বাবে? )

Ans. The writer expressed his gratitude to Stephen Hawking because he had been an inspiration for him. He saw him as the embodiment of his bravest self. He felt that if he had been as brave as Stephen, he would have achieved a lot.

11. Complete the following sentences taking their appropriate parts from both the boxes below.

( তলৰ দুয়োটা বাকচৰ পৰা তেওঁলোকৰ উপযুক্ত অংশবোৰ লোৱা নিম্নলিখিত বাক্যবোৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ কৰক। )

(i) There was his assistant on the line...

( লাইনত তেওঁৰ সহায়ক আছিল... )

Ans. There was his assistant on the line, sounding flustered.

(ii) You get fed up with people asking you to be brave, ...

( আপুনি আপোনাক সাহসী হ'বলৈ কোৱা লোকসকলৰ সৈতে অতিষ্ঠ হৈ পৰে, ... )

Ans. You get fed up with people asking you to be brave, when all you really want is a hug.

(iii) There he was, ...

( তাত তেওঁ আছিল, ... )

Ans. There he was, standing tall despite the storm raging around him.

(iv) You look at his eyes which can speak, ...

( আপুনি তেওঁৰ চকুলৈ চালে যিয়ে ক'ব পাৰে, ... )

Ans. You look at his eyes which can speak, volumes about the battles he's fought.

(v) It doesn't do much good to know ...

( এইটো জানিবলৈ বেছি ভাল নহয়... )

Ans. It doesn't do much good to know the future, if you can't change it.

Question Type By - Kishor Nath

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