NATURE AROUND US
Chapter-1
Close your eyes for a moment and visualise a gentle breeze blowing away the leaves of a tree into the air.
Now, answer the following questions:
(āĻāĻ āĻŽুāĻšূā§°্āϤ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻāĻু āĻĻুāĻা āĻŽুāĻĻা āĻā§°ু āĻāϞ্āĻĒāύা āĻā§°া āϝে āĻāĻাāĻ āĻŽৃāĻĻু āĻŦāϤাāĻšে āĻāĻোāĻĒা āĻāĻā§° āĻĒাāϤāĻŦিāϞাāĻ āĻŦাāϝ়ুāϞৈ āĻā§°ুā§ąাāĻ āύিāĻে।
(āĻāϤিā§া āϤāϞ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻļ্āύāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻāϤ্āϤ⧰ āĻā§°াঃ)
1.(a) How do you feel? (āϤুāĻŽি āĻেāύেāĻুā§ąা āĻ
āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°িāĻা?)
Ans. I feel very happy and relaxed. (āĻŽāĻ āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āϏুāĻী āĻā§°ু āĻļাāύ্āϤ āĻ
āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°িāĻোঁ।)
(b) Where do you think the leaves go? (āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§° āĻ'āϞৈ āϝাā§ āĻŦুāϞি āϤুāĻŽি āĻাāĻŦা?)
Ans. I think the leaves fly in the air and then fall on the ground. (āĻŽāĻ āĻাāĻŦো āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§° āĻŦāϤাāĻšāϤ āĻā§°ি āĻĒিāĻāϤ āĻŽাāĻিāϤ āĻĒā§°ে।)
(c) Do you hear any sound? (āϤুāĻŽি āĻোāύো āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻļুāύিāĻাāύে?)
Ans. Yes, I hear the soft sound of the wind. (āĻšā§, āĻŽāĻ āĻŦāϤাāĻšā§° āĻোāĻŽāϞ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻļুāύিāĻোঁ।)
(d) Do you think the wind and the leaves are whispering to each other? What might they have been whispering about? (āϤুāĻŽি āĻাāĻŦাāύে āĻŦāϤাāĻšāĻাāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°ে āĻĒā§°āϏ্āĻĒā§°ā§° āϞāĻāϤ āĻĢুāĻāĻĢুāĻাāĻ āĻāĻĨা āĻĒাāϤিāĻে? āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āĻিāĻšā§° āĻŦিāώā§ে āĻĢুāĻāĻĢুāĻাāĻ āĻāĻĨা āĻĒাāϤিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে?)
Ans. Yes, I think so. Perhaps the wind and the leaves were softly whispering to each other about going on a beautiful journey together.
(āĻšā§, āĻŽāĻ āϤেāύেāĻুā§ąাāĻ āĻাāĻŦো। āĻšā§āϤো āĻŦāϤাāĻšāĻাāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°ে āĻāĻেāϞāĻে āĻāĻāύ āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻ্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖāϞৈ āϝোā§ąাā§° āĻŦিāώā§ে āĻŽৃāĻĻুāĻাā§ąে āĻĢুāĻāĻĢুāĻাāĻ āĻāĻĨা āĻĒাāϤিāĻিāϞ।)
Q.2.(a) Choose the correct answer: (āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻāϤ্āϤ⧰āĻো āĻŦাāĻি āĻāϞিāĻā§ąাঃ)
(i) Which one of the following means 'moving lightly and quickly"
(āϤāϞ⧰ āĻোāύāĻোā§ąে 'āĻোāĻŽāϞāĻৈ āĻā§°ু āĻā§°āĻৈ āĻāϤি āĻā§°া' āĻŦুāĻাā§?)
(a) dancing
(b) playing
(c) fluttering
(d) singing
Ans. (c)
(ii) What dress does the wind ask the leaves to put on? (āĻŦāϤাāĻšāĻাāĻে āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°āĻ āĻি āĻĒোāĻাāĻ āĻĒিāύ্āϧিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻৈāĻে?)
(a) dress of brown
(b) dress of red and gold
(c) dress of brown and red
(d) dress of green
Ans. (b)
(iii) How did the leaves respond to the loud call of the wind? (āĻŦāϤাāĻšāĻাāĻā§° āĻāĻ্āĻ āϏ্āĻŦā§°āϤ āĻā§°া āĻāĻš্āĻŦাāύāĻ āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°ে āĻেāύেāĻĻā§°ে āϏঁāĻšাā§°ি āĻāύাāĻāĻিāϞ?)
(a) by fluttering down one by one
(b) by wearing a dress of red and gold
(c) by singing a farewell song
(d) by bidding goodbye to all
Ans. (a)
(iv) Who heard the wind's loud call? (āĻŦāϤাāĻšā§° āĻāĻ্āĻ āϏ্āĻŦā§°ā§° āĻāĻš্āĻŦাāύ āĻোāύে āĻļুāύিāĻিāϞ?)
(a) the meadows
(b) the brook
(c) the leaves
(d) the cricket
Ans. (c)
Q.3.(b) Answer the following questions: (āϤāϞ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻļ্āύāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻāϤ্āϤ⧰ āĻĻিā§াঃ)
(i) What does the wind ask the leaves to do?
(āĻŦāϤাāĻšāĻাāĻে āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°āĻ āĻি āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻৈāĻে?)
Ans. The wind asks the leaves to come along with it over the meadows and enjoy playing together. It also tells them to put on their beautiful dresses of red and gold. (āĻŦāϤাāĻšāĻাāĻে āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°āĻ āϤাā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻাঁāĻšāύিā§° āĻāĻĒā§°েā§°ে āĻāĻšি āĻেāϞিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻৈāĻে। āϞāĻāϤে āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ ā§°āĻা āĻā§°ু āϏোāĻŖোā§ąাāϞী āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻĒোāĻাāĻ āĻĒিāύ্āϧিāĻŦāϞৈāĻ āĻৈāĻে।)
(ii) Why did the wind ask the leaves to wear dress of red and gold?
(āĻŦāϤাāĻšāĻাāĻে āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°āĻ ā§°āĻা āĻā§°ু āϏোāĻŖোā§ąাāϞী āĻĒোāĻাāĻ āĻিā§ āĻĒিāύ্āϧিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻৈāĻিāϞ?)
Ans. The wind asked the leaves to wear dresses of red and gold because summer had ended and the autumn season had arrived. (āĻŦāϤাāĻšāĻাāĻে āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°āĻ ā§°āĻা āĻā§°ু āϏোāĻŖোā§ąাāϞী āĻĒোāĻাāĻ āĻĒিāύ্āϧিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻৈāĻিāϞ, āĻাā§°āĻŖ āĻ্āϰীāώ্āĻŽāĻাāϞ āĻļেāώ āĻšৈ āĻļā§°ā§ āĻāϤুā§° āĻāĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻিāĻিāϞ।)
(iii) Give the 'movement words' used for the leaves in the poem.
(āĻāĻŦিāϤাāĻোāϤ āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻšোā§ąা 'āĻāϞāύ' āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āϞিāĻা।)
Ans. The movement words used for the leaves in the poem are “fluttering” and “flew”. (āĻāĻŦিāϤাāĻোāϤ āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻšোā§ąা āĻāϞāύ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻĻুāĻা āĻš’āϞ “fluttering” āĻā§°ু “flew”।)
(iv) What did the leaves do after hearing the 'wind's loud call'?
(āĻŦāϤাāĻšā§° āĻāĻ্āĻ āϏ্āĻŦā§°āϤ āĻā§°া āĻāĻš্āĻŦাāύ āĻļুāύি āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°ে āĻি āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ?)
Ans. After hearing the loud call of the wind, the leaves came down fluttering. They flew and danced over the brown fields while singing their soft little songs. (āĻŦāϤাāĻšā§° āĻোā§°েā§°ে āĻā§°া āĻāĻš্āĻŦাāύ āĻļুāύি āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§° āĻĢুā§°āĻĢুā§°াāĻ āϤāϞāϞৈ āύাāĻŽি āĻāĻšিāĻিāϞ। āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āĻŦাāĻĻাāĻŽী āĻĒāĻĨাā§°āĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°েā§°ে āĻā§°ি āĻā§°ি āύাāĻিāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻোāĻŽāϞ āϏ⧰ু āϏ⧰ু āĻীāϤ āĻাāĻāĻিāϞ।)
(v) What season is mentioned in the poem?
(āĻāĻŦিāϤাāĻোāϤ āĻোāύāĻো āĻāϤুā§° āĻāĻĨা āĻāϞ্āϞেāĻ āĻā§°া āĻšৈāĻে?)
Ans. The season mentioned in the poem is the autumn season. (āĻāĻŦিāϤাāĻোāϤ āĻāϞ্āϞেāĻ āĻā§°া āĻāϤুāĻো āĻšৈāĻে āĻļā§°ā§ āĻāϤু।)
(vi) Which line in the poem indicates the passing of summer?
(āĻāĻŦিāϤাāĻোā§° āĻোāύāĻো āĻļাā§°ীā§ে āĻ্āϰীāώ্āĻŽ āĻĒাā§° āĻšৈ āϝোā§ąাāĻো āϏূāĻাāĻāĻে?)
Ans. The line that shows the passing of summer is — “Summer is gone, and the days grow old.” (āĻ্āϰীāώ্āĻŽ āĻĒাā§° āĻšৈ āϝোā§ąাāĻো āϏূāĻোā§ąা āĻļাā§°ীāĻো āĻš’āϞ — “Summer is gone, and the days grow old.”)
Q.4. (a) Read the following line from the poem: (āĻāĻŦিāϤাāĻোā§° āĻĒā§°া āϤāϞ⧰ āĻļাā§°ীāĻো āĻĒā§াঃ)
"Come, little leaves," said the wind one day.
Here, the poet has given human qualities to the wind and the leaves and has made them human like. This is known as personification. (āĻā§াāϤ āĻāĻŦিā§ে āĻŦāϤাāĻš āĻā§°ু āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°āĻ āĻŽাāĻ¨ā§ąীā§ āĻুāĻŖ āĻĻিāĻে āĻā§°ু āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻĻেāĻাāĻāĻে। āĻā§াāĻ āĻĒাā§°āĻ 'āύিāĻĢিāĻেāĻļāύ āĻŦোāϞা āĻšā§।)
Now, read the poem again and write down the lines where the activities of the wind and the leaves resemble human actions:
(āĻāϤিā§া, āĻāĻŦিāϤাāĻো āĻĒুāύ⧰ āĻĒā§া āĻā§°ু āϏেāĻ āĻļাā§°ীāĻŦোā§° āϞিāĻা āϝ'āϤ āĻŦāϤাāĻš āĻā§°ু āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻ্āϰিā§াāĻāϞাāĻĒāĻŦোā§° āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āĻ্ā§°িā§াā§° āϞāĻāϤ āĻŽিāϞে।)
Ans. Come o'er the meadows with me, and play.
Put on your dress of red and gold.
Over the brown fields they danced and flew.
Singing the soft little songs they knew.
Q.4.(b) You have already learnt about alliteration in your previous class. There are some alliterations in the poem 'The Wind and the Leaves'. Find them and write below: (āϤোāĻŽাāϞোāĻে āϤোāĻŽাāϞোāĻā§° āĻāĻā§° āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϤ āĻ
āύুāĻĒ্āϰাāϏ (āĻāϞিāĻাā§°েāĻļ্āĻŦāύ)-ā§° āĻŦিāώā§ে āĻļিāĻিāĻা। 'āĻŦāϤাāĻš āĻā§°ু āĻĒাāϤāĻŦোā§°' āĻāĻŦিāϤাāĻোāϤ āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āĻ
āύুāĻĒ্āϰাāϏ (āĻāϞিāĻাā§°েāĻļ্āĻŦāύ) āĻāĻে। āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻāϞিā§াāĻ āϤāϞāϤ āϞিāĻাঃ)
(i) ________.
(ii) ________.
Ans. (i) Singing the soft little songs.
(ii) Say you are sorry to see.
Q.6. Read the poem and write down the explanation of each stanza. The first stanza is done for you : (āĻāĻŦিāϤাāĻো āĻĒā§া āĻā§°ু āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻো āϏ্āĻ¤ā§ąāĻā§° āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ্āϝা āϞিāĻা। āĻĒ্āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϏ্āĻ¤ā§ąāĻāĻো āϤোāĻŽাāϞোāĻā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻā§°ি āĻĻিā§া āĻšৈāĻে।)
Ans: 2. In the second stanza of the poem, all the leaves come down fluttering after hearing the loud call from the wind. They flow and dance over the brown fields, singing their soft little songs.
3. In the third stanza of the poem, the leaves bid farewell to their longtime friend cricket. They also ask the brook to sing its farewell song. They know that the brook is sad to part with them and it will miss them badly.
Q.7.The student visited the library and found an interesting book on the Greater Adjutant Stork.
(āĻাāϤ্ā§°āĻā§°াāĻীā§ে āĻĒুāĻĨিāĻঁā§°াāϞāϞৈ āĻ'āϞ āĻā§°ু āĻ্ā§°েāĻাā§° āĻāĻĄāĻুāĻেāύ্āĻ āώ্āĻ'ā§°্āĻā§° āĻŦিāώā§ে āĻāĻāύ āĻŽāύোāĻ্āϰাāĻšী āĻিāϤাāĻĒ āĻĒাāϞে।)
Here is a page from the book that the student read. Read it aloud and share what you have learnt: (āĻাāϤ্ā§°āĻā§°াāĻীā§ে āĻĒā§া āĻিāϤাāĻĒāĻāύ⧰ āĻĒৃāώ্āĻ া āĻāĻা āĻā§াāϤ āĻĻিā§া āĻšৈāĻে। āĻā§াāĻ āĻĄাāĻā§°āĻৈ āĻĒā§া āĻā§°ু āϤুāĻŽি āĻি āĻļিāĻিāϞা āϤাā§° āĻাāĻ-āĻŦাāĻোā§ąাā§°া āĻā§°া।)
Ans. I have learnt that the Greater Adjutant Stork is a rare and endangered bird because its number is decreasing rapidly due to many reasons. It is a large bird that is now mainly found only in Cambodia and Assam. This bird lives in wetland areas and feeds on fish, frogs, snakes and other small creatures. (āĻŽāĻ āĻļিāĻিāϞোঁ āϝে āĻ্āϰেāĻাā§° āĻāĻĄāĻুāĻেāύ্āĻ āώ্āĻ’ā§°্āĻ āĻāĻŦিāϧ āĻĻুā§°্āϞāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻŦিāĻĒāĻĻাāĻĒāύ্āύ āĻā§°াāĻ, āĻাā§°āĻŖ āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āĻাā§°āĻŖāϤ āĻā§াā§° āϏংāĻ্āϝা āĻĻ্ā§°ুāϤāĻāϤিāϤ āĻš্ā§°াāϏ āĻĒাāĻāĻে। āĻŦāϰ্āϤāĻŽাāύে āĻāĻ āĻĄাāĻā§° āĻā§°াāĻāĻŦিāϧ āĻŽূāϞāϤঃ āĻেā§ąāϞ āĻāĻŽ্āĻŦোāĻĄিā§া āĻā§°ু āĻ
āϏāĻŽāϤ āĻĒোā§ąা āϝাā§। āĻ āĻāϰ্āĻĻ্ā§°āĻূāĻŽি āĻ
āĻ্āĻāϞāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āĻā§°ে āĻā§°ু āĻŽাāĻ, āĻেāĻুāϞী, āϏাāĻĒ āĻāĻĻি āĻাāĻ āĻীā§ąāύāϧাā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ে।)
Q.8. Sit in pairs. Choose any one of the following topics and discuss with your partner. Share your opinions with others. (āϤোāĻŽাāϞোāĻ āϝোā§° āĻšৈ āĻŦāĻšা। āϤāϞ⧰ āϝিāĻোāύো āĻāĻা āĻŦিāώ⧠āĻŦাāĻি āϞৈ āϤোāĻŽাā§° āϏংāĻীā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻāϞোāĻāύা āĻā§°া। āϤোāĻŽাāϞোāĻā§° āĻŽāύ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ āĻāύ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āĻাāĻ-āĻŦাāĻোā§ąাā§°া āĻā§°া।)
Topic 1: Ways to protect the Greater Adjutant Stork from extinction. (āĻŦিāώ⧠1: āĻŦিāϞুāĻĒ্āϤিā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻ্ā§°েāĻাā§° āĻāĻĄāĻুāĻেāύ্āĻ āώ্āĻ'ā§°্āĻāĻ ā§°āĻ্āώা āĻā§°াā§° āĻāĻĒাā§।)
Topic 2: Ways to preserve nature (āĻŦিāώ⧠2: āĻĒ্āϰāĻৃāϤিāĻ āϏংā§°āĻ্āώāĻŖ āĻā§°াā§° āĻāĻĒাā§।)
Here are some cues to present your opinions: (āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŽāύ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻĸ়োā§ąাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻā§াāϤ āĻেāĻāĻাāĻŽাāύ āĻংāĻিāϤ āĻĻিā§া āĻšৈāĻে।)
Q.12. Read these words aloud : (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āĻĄাāĻā§°āĻৈ āĻĒā§া)
Cinema clever city cat
Came coat ice pace
Face care experience clay |
Now, in Box 'A', write down the words in which the letter 'c' is pronounced as in 'cat'. In Box 'B', write down the words in which the letter 'c' is pronounced as in 'Ice', One is done for you:
(āĻāϤিā§া, āĻŦাāĻāĻ AāϤ āϏেāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϞিāĻা, āϝ'āϤ āĻŦāϰ্āĻŖ c, 'cat', āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻোāϤ āĻšোā§ąাā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻāĻ্āĻাā§°িāϤ āĻšā§। āĻŦাāĻāĻ BāϤ āϏেāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϞিāĻা, āϝ'āϤ āĻŦāϰ্āĻŖ c, 'ice' āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻোāϤ āĻšোā§ąাā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻāĻ্āĻাā§°িāϤ āĻšৈāĻে। āĻāĻা āϤোāĻŽাāϞোāĻā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻā§°ি āĻĻিā§া āĻšৈāĻে।)
BoxA | BoxB |
Care,--- | experience,--- |
Ans:
BoxA | BoxB |
Care,clever,cat came,coat,clay | Experience,cinema,city,ice pace,face |
Q.14. There are some alliterations in the poem 'A Clever Cat in the City'. Find them out and write in your notebook. ('āĻāĻšā§° āĻāĻāύāϤ āĻāĻা āĻŦুāϧিā§āĻ āĻŽেāĻুā§°ী' āύাāĻŽā§° āĻāĻŦিāϤাāĻোāϤ āĻেāĻāĻাāĻŽাāύ āĻ
āύুāĻĒ্āϰাāϏ (āĻāϞিāĻাā§°েāĻļ্āĻŦāύ) āĻāĻে। āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻāϞিā§াāĻ āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦāĻšীāϤ āϞিāĻা।)
Ans. A clever cat came, she sniffed, she stirred, delish-cious delight, the city cheered.
Q.17.(c) Read the sentences given below. Identify and write the type of adverb used in each sentence:
(āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻিā§া āĻŦাāĻ্āϝāĻŦোā§° āĻĒāĻĸ়া। āĻĒ্āϰāϤ্āϝেāĻ āĻŦাāĻ্āϝāϤে āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āĻšোā§ąা āĻ্ā§°িā§া āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻŖā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§°āĻŦোā§° āĻিāύাāĻ্āϤ āĻā§°ি āϞিāĻাঃ)
(i) The boy practised his speech regularly.
(ii) The phone kept ringing constantly.
(iii) I have heard this story before.
(iv) I was quite sure.
(v) The people have gone out.
(vi) He responded quickly.
Ans. (i) Adverb of frequency, (ii) Adverb of frequency, (iii) Adverb of time, (iv) Adverb of degree, (v) Adverb of place, (vi) Adverb of manner
Q.18.(b) Read the following sentences and underline the adverbial phrases: (āϤāϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻ্āϝāĻŦোā§° āĻĒā§া āĻā§°ু āĻ্āϰিā§া āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻŖীā§ āĻŦাāĻ্āϝাংāĻļāĻŦোā§°ā§° āϤāϞāϤ āĻঁāĻ āĻাāύা:)
(i) The flowers bloomed at the break of dawn.
(ii) The cat sat under the old wooden table.
(iii) She crossed the road in a very careful manner.
(iv) We ran down the hill as fast as we could.
(v) The children are playing in the park.
(vi) I will see you in the morning.
Ans. (i) The flowers bloomed at the break of dawn.
(ii) The cat sat under the old wooden table.
(iii) She crossed the road in a very careful manner.
(iv) We ran down the hill as fast as we could.
(v) The children are playing in the park.
(vi) I will see you in the morning.