Chapter - 8
A Short Monsoon Diary
( এটা চমু মৌচুমী ডায়েৰী )
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( পাঠৰ সৈতে কাম কৰা: ) 1. Look carefully at the diary entries for June 24-25, August 2 and March 23. Now write down the changes that happen as the rains progress from June to March.
( 24-25 জুন, 2 আগষ্ট আৰু 23 মাৰ্চৰ বাবে ডায়েৰী প্ৰবিষ্টিবোৰ সাৱধানে চাওক। এতিয়া জুনৰ পৰা মাৰ্চলৈ বৰষুণ আগবাঢ়ি অহাৰ লগে লগে হোৱা পৰিৱৰ্তনবোৰ লিখি ৰাখক। )
Ans. On June 24, the monsoon mist covers the hills and blankets them in silence. June 25 brings genuine early monsoon rain. On August 2, the rain is in full swing. March 23 sees the end of winter and a rainbow appears in the sky after a heavy hailstorm.
2. Why did the grandmother ask the children not to kill the Chuchundar?
( আইতাই শিশুসকলক চুচুন্দাৰক হত্যা নকৰিবলৈ কিয় কৈছিল? )
Ans. The grandmother asked the children not to kill the Chuchundar because it was considered lucky. She said that it brought money.
3. What signs do we find in Nature which show that the monsoons are about to end?
( আমি প্ৰকৃতিত কি চিহ্ন বিচাৰি পাওঁ যিয়ে দেখুৱায় যে বাৰিষা শেষ হ'বলৈ ওলাইছে?)
Ans. The seeds of cobra lily turn red as monsoon departures. Flowers like wild balsam, begonias and ground orchids also appear.
4. Complete the following sentences.
( নিম্নলিখিত বাক্যবোৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ কৰক। ) (1) Bijju is not seen but his voice is heard because .
( বিজুক দেখা নাযায় কিন্তু তেওঁৰ কণ্ঠস্বৰ শুনা যায় কাৰণ ।)
Ans. he is hiding.
(ii) The writer describes the hill station and valley as .
( লেখকে পাহাৰীয়া আস্থান আৰু উপত্যকাক এনেদৰে বৰ্ণনা কৰিছে । )
Ans. picturesque or breathtaking.
(iii) The leopard was successful in . but had to flee when .
( নাহৰফুটুকী বাঘটো সফল হৈছিল কিন্তু যেতিয়া পলাই যাব লগা হৈছিল । )
Ans. stalking its prey, but, had to flee when the villagers arrived .
(iv) The minivets are easily noticed because .
( মিনিভেটবোৰ সহজে লক্ষ্য কৰা হয় কাৰণ । )
Ans. of their bright plumage.
(v) During the monsoon season, snakes and rodents are found in roofs and attics because .
( মিনিভেটবোৰ সহজে লক্ষ্য কৰা হয় কাৰণ । )
Ans. they seek shelter from the heavy rain.
5. Although tin roofs are given to springing unaccountable leaks, there is a feeling of being untouched by, and yet in touch with, the rain.'
( যদিও টিনৰ চালবোৰ হিচাপ বিহীন লিক বোৰ ৰখাৰ বাবে দিয়া হয়, তথাপিও বৰষুণৰ দ্বাৰা অস্পৃশ্য আৰু তথাপিও সম্পৰ্ক থকাৰ অনুভূতি আছে।' ) (i) Why has the writer used the word, 'springing'?
( লেখকে 'স্প্ৰিং' শব্দটো কিয় ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিছে? )
Ans. The word 'springing' means to develop suddenly. The roof of the housewas corrugated tin and hole/leaks were uneven and thus the writer has used the word springing
(ii) How is the writer untouched by the rain?
( বৰষুণৰ দ্বাৰা লেখক কেনেকৈ অস্পৃশ্য? )
Ans. The writer was not getting completely wet by the rain as he was in the house. Thus, he was untouched by the rain.
(iii) How is the writer in touch with the rain at the same time?
( একে সময়তে বৰষুণৰ সৈতে লেখককেনেকৈ সম্পৰ্ক তআছে? )
Ans. The writer was in touch with the rain at the same time because he could feel the rain by listening to its drumming sound on the corrugated tin roof.
6. Mention a few things that can happen when there is endless rain for days together.
( একেলগে কেইবাদিনো বৰষুণ হ'লে ঘটিব পৰা কেইটামান কথা উল্লেখ কৰক। )
Ans. When there is endless rain for days together, everything becomes damp and soggy. There is no place for anybody to go to. The hillsides are lush as late monsoon flowers such as wild balsam, dahlias, begonias and ground orchids begin to appear.
7. What is the significance of cobra lily in relation to the monsoon season, its beginning and end?
( বাৰিষা ঋতু, ইয়াৰ আৰম্ভণি আৰু সমাপ্তিৰ সন্দৰ্ভত কোবৰা লিলিৰ তাৎপৰ্য কি? )
Ans. The cobra lily signifies both the beginning and end of the monsoon. At the beginning of the monsoon season, it is the cobra lilies that rear first and it is in late June. During the end of the monsoon season, its seeds start to turn red.
Question Type By - Kishor Nath
