Lesson 8.
His First Flight
[1] Read the text and answer to the questions:
a. Fill in the cause-effect chart: 1x3=3
b. Answer in in a sentence or two: 1x3=3
Qus. How many brothers and sister does the little seagull has?
Qus. What fish did the older seagull catch?
Qus. What was the nest of seagull made of ?
[2] Read the text and answer to the questions:
c. Tick(√) the correct alternatives: 1x3=3
1. "Ge, ga, ga" means - a) Bring some food./( ) b) don't come to me. ()/c) Go to the hell.()
2. "Gaw-ool-ah" means - a) Eat the food. ()/b) come to me. ()/c) Sleep no more. ()
3. The word "preening" means - a) Hunting. ( b) catching fish. (/c) cleansing feathers.( )
[3] Read the passage and answer to the questions:
Answer in a sentence or two: 1×4=4
Qus. Why did the baby seagull was afraid ?
Qus. What did his family members do when the baby seagull flew first?
Qus. What was the reaction of the baby seagull when learnt first flight?
Qus. What did baby seagull feel in his first flight?
Textual questions
EXERCISE - 1
Tick (✔) the correct alternative from given below: 1x5=5
Qus. The two brothers and sister of the seagull were lying of the-(a) plain [], (b) plateau [ ], (c) valley [ ], (d) hill [ ].
Qus. The mother seagull had picked up a piece of - (a) meat [], (b) insect [ ], (c) fish [ ], (d) straw [].
Qus. At night seagull slept in a little - (a) nest [ ], (b) hole [ ], (c) turret [], (d) burrow [].
Qus. The ledge faced the - (a) north [ ], (b) south [ ], (c) east [], (d) west [].
Qus. The colour of the seagull's body was - (a) red [] (b) black [ ], (c) blue [ ], (d) grey [ ].
EXERCISE - 2
Answer the following questions within 15 words: 1x4=4
Qus. Why did the seagull dire at the fish ?
Qus. What happened when the seagull soared upwards?
Qus. What was the first catch of the seagull's older brother ?
Qus. Why did the seagull feel the heat?
EXERCISE - 3
Answer the following questions within 25 words: 2×3=6
Qus. Why was the seagull afraid when he ran forward to the brink of the ledge ?
Qus. What were the seagull's two brothers and sister doing on the plateau ?
Qus. What happened after the seagull's feet sank into the sea?
Grammar in use
EXERCISE - 4
Change the parts of speech of the given words in the chart-1×4=4
EXERCISE - 5
Rewrite the sentences changing the form of the underlined words 1×4=4
EXERCISE - 5
Rewrite the sentences changing the form of the underlined words 1×4=4
Qus. The sun show brightly. (Noun form)
Qus. She gave a wise judgement. (Adverb form)
Qus. He is known for his honesty. (Adjective form)
Qus. She spoke with kindness. (Adverb form)
Composition
EXERCISE - 6
Write a paragraph within 100 words on the water cycle, using the following flow-chart: [10]
EXERCISE - 7
Write a summary of the following passage within 100 words: [10]
1. উত্তরহীন প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর সেখানে দেখা যাবে
2 বিনামূল্যে উত্তর পান থেকে এটি প্রয়োগ করুন
