A MEMORABLE SEMESTER BREAK

Chapter-2

1.(i) Name the state these pictures are from. (āĻāχ āĻ›āĻŦিāĻŦোā§° āϝিāĻ–āύ ā§°াāϜ্āϝ⧰, āϏেāχ ā§°াāϜ্āϝ⧰ āύাāĻŽ āϞিāĻ–া।)

Ans. Assam. (āĻ…āϏāĻŽ)

(ii) Are you familiar with any of the places shown in the picture? Name them. (āĻ›āĻŦিāϤ āĻĻেāĻ–ুāĻ“ā§ąা āĻ•োāύো āĻ াāχ⧰ āϞāĻ—āϤ āϤুāĻŽি āĻĒā§°িāϚিāϤāύে? āϏেāχāĻŦোā§°ā§° āύাāĻŽ āϞিāĻ–া।) Ans. I am familiar with the Rong Ghar and the Kamakhya Temple that are shown in the picture. These are two well-known places of Assam. (āĻ›āĻŦিāĻ–āύāϤ āĻĻেāĻ–ুāĻ“ā§ąা ā§°ংāϘ⧰ āφ⧰ু āĻ•াāĻŽাāĻ–্āϝা āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিā§°ā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻŽāχ āĻĒā§°িāϚিāϤ। āĻāχ āĻĻু⧟োāϟা āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āϏুāĻĒā§°িāϚিāϤ āĻ াāχ।)


(iii) Name a few dances of the state. (ā§°াāϜ্āϝāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āύৃāϤ্āϝ⧰ āύাāĻŽ āϞিāĻ–া।) Ans. A few famous dances of the state are Sattriya dance and Bihu dance. (ā§°াāϜ্āϝāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āϜāύāĻĒ্ā§°ি⧟ āύৃāϤ্āϝ āĻš’āϞ āϏāϤ্āϰী⧟া āύৃāϤ্āϝ āφ⧰ু āĻŦিāĻšুāύাāϚ।)


ACTIVITIES

 

Q.1. Read the following words. The letters 't', 'l', and 's' in the words are silent. (āϤāϞ⧰ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āĻĒā§া। āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻŦā§°্āĻŖ 't', 'I' āφ⧰ু 's' āωāĻš্āϝ āĻšৈ āφāĻ›ে।)



bouquet                          folk                                          Island


Now, find more silent letter words in the lesson and write them down in your notebook. (āĻāϤি⧟া, āĻĒাāĻ āϟোā§° āĻĒā§°া āφ⧰ু āĻ…āϧিāĻ• āωāĻš্āϝ āφāĻ–ā§°āϝুāĻ•্āϤ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āωāϞি⧟াāχ āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦāĻšীāϤ āϞিāĻ–া।)

Ans. calmness, cruise, lodge, walked


Q.2 (a). Let's check how much we have understood: (āφāĻŽি āĻ•িāĻŽাāύ āĻŦুāϜিāϞো āϚাāĻ“ঁ āφāĻšা)

Choose the correct option: (āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦিāĻ•āϞ্āĻĒāϟো āĻŦাāĻ›ি āωāϞিāĻ“ā§ąা)


(i) Where are Diya and Shruti studying? (āĻĻি⧟া āφ⧰ু āĻļ্āϰুāϤি⧟ে āĻ•'āϤ āĻ…āϧ্āϝ⧟āύ āϕ⧰ি āφāĻ›ে?)

(a) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kerala

(b) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur 

(c) Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Guwahati

(d) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi

Ans. (d)


(ii) What attracted Diya the most when she visited the famous Kamakhya Temple? (āĻŦিāĻ–্āϝাāϤ āĻ•াāĻŽাāĻ–্āϝা āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিā§° āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āϕ⧰োঁāϤে āĻĻি⧟াāĻ• āĻ•িāĻšে āφāϟাāχāϤāĻ•ৈ āĻŦেāĻ›ি āφāϕ⧰্āώিāϤ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ?)

(a) the soft breeze in the hilltop

(b) the sunset view from the hilltop

(c) the calmness of the sacred hilltop

(d) the live folk dance in the hilltop

Ans. (c)


(iii) What did they learn in Jorhat? (āϝোā§°āĻšাāϟāϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ•ি āĻļিāĻ•িāĻ›িāϞ?)

(a) cooking

(b) tea cultivation

(c) driving

(d) singing folk music

Ans. (b)


(iv) Who said "This land has so much memory," and what does 'this land' refer to? ("āĻāχ āĻ াāχ āϟুāĻ•ুā§°াā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āχāĻŽাāύ āĻŦেāĻ›ি āϏ্āĻŽৃāϤি āϜ⧜িāϤ āĻšৈ āφāĻ›ে।” āĻāχ āĻ•āĻĨাāώাā§° āĻ•োāύে āĻ•ৈāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু "āĻāχ āĻ াāχ āϟুāĻ•ুā§°া"āχ āĻ•াāĻ• āϏূāϚাāχāĻ›ে?)

(a) Shruti's father said so, and the term refers to Jorhat.

(b) Shruti said so, and the term refers to Charaideo.

(c) Diya said so, and the term refers to the Charaideo Maidams.

(d) Shruti said so, and the term refers to Kaziranga.

Ans. (c) 


Q.2 (b). Write down the answers to the following questions: (āϤāϞ⧰ āĻĒ্āϰāĻļ্āύāĻŦোā§°ā§° āωāϤ্āϤ⧰ āϞিāĻ–া)

(i) When and why did Diya plan to visit Assam?
(āĻ•েāϤি⧟া āφ⧰ু āĻ•ি⧟ āĻĻি⧟াāχ āĻ…āϏāĻŽ āĻ­্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϕ⧰াā§° āĻĒā§°িāĻ•āϞ্āĻĒāύা āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ?)
Ans.
Diya planned to visit Assam during her semester break because she had never visited the Northeast before and wanted to explore the beauty and culture of Assam. (āĻĻি⧟াāχ āώাāĻŖ্āĻŽাāϏিāĻ• āĻŦিā§°āϤিā§° āϏāĻŽā§ŸāϤ āĻ…āϏāĻŽ āĻ­্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϕ⧰াā§° āĻĒā§°িāĻ•āϞ্āĻĒāύা āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ, āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ āϤেāĻ“ঁ āφāĻ—āϤে āĻ•েāϤি⧟াāĻ“ āωāϤ্āϤ⧰-āĻĒূāĻŦ āĻ­াā§°āϤāϞৈ āĻ…āĻšা āύাāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ āφ⧰ু āϏংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤি āĻ…āύ্āĻŦেāώāĻŖ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻŦিāϚাā§°িāĻ›িāϞ।)

(ii) How did Shruti's family make Diya feel at home? (āĻļ্āϰুāϤিā§° āĻĒā§°ি⧟াāϞে āĻĻি⧟াāĻ• āĻ•েāύেāĻĻā§°ে āύিāϜ⧰ āϘ⧰āϤ āĻĨāĻ•াā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰াāχāĻ›িāϞ?)
Ans.
Shruti’s parents made Diya feel at home by warmly welcoming her with hugs and a bouquet of flowers. They took great care of her and also showed her many beautiful places of Assam. (āĻļ্āϰুāϤিā§° āĻŽাāĻ•-āĻĻেāωāϤাāĻ•ে āĻĻি⧟াāĻ• āφঁāĻ•োā§ąাāϞি āϧ⧰ি āφ⧰ু āĻĢুāϞ⧰ āĻĨোāĻĒাā§°ে āφāύ্āϤ⧰িāĻ• āφāĻĻā§°āĻŖি āϜāύাāχ āύিāϜ⧰ āϘ⧰āϤ āĻĨāĻ•াā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰াāχāĻ›িāϞ। āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻĻি⧟াā§° āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āϝāϤ্āύ āϞৈāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āĻŦāĻšু āϧুāύী⧟া āĻ াāχāĻ“ āĻĻেāĻ–ুā§ąাāχāĻ›িāϞ।)

(iii) What made Diya say, “This doesn't feel like a real city”? (āĻ•িāĻšে āĻĻি⧟াāĻ• āĻāύেāĻĻā§°ে āĻ•োā§ąাāχāĻ›িāϞ, “āĻāχāĻ–āύ āĻāĻ–āύ āϏঁāϚা āϚāĻšā§°ā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āύāĻšā§Ÿ”?)
Ans.
The breathtaking beauty and peaceful environment of Guwahati made Diya say that it did not feel like a real city. (āĻ—ুā§ąাāĻšাāϟীā§° āĻŽāύোāĻŽোāĻšা āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ āφ⧰ু āĻļাāύ্āϤ āĻĒā§°িā§ąেāĻļে āĻĻি⧟াāĻ• āĻāύেāĻĻā§°ে āĻ•’āĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦাāϧ্āϝ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āĻāχāĻ–āύ āĻāĻ–āύ āϏঁāϚা āϚāĻšā§°ā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āύāĻšā§Ÿ।)

(iv) What animals did they see during the jeep safari? (āϜীāĻĒ āϚাāĻĢাā§°িā§° āϏāĻŽā§ŸāϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ•ি āĻ•ি āĻĒ্āϰাāĻŖী āĻĻেāĻ–িāĻ›িāϞ?)
Ans
. During the jeep safari, they saw animals like rhinos, wild boars, swamp deer and elephants. (āϜীāĻĒ āϚাāĻĢাā§°িā§° āϏāĻŽā§ŸāϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ—ā§œ, āĻŦāύ⧰ী⧟া āĻ—াāĻšā§°ি, āĻĻāϞ āĻšā§°িāĻŖা āφ⧰ু āĻšাāϤী āφāĻĻি āĻĒ্āϰাāĻŖী āĻĻেāĻ–িāĻ›িāϞ।)

(v) What does the sentence “Assam had shifted from a place on a map to a place in her heart” mean?
(“āĻ…āϏāĻŽে āĻŽাāύāϚিāϤ্ā§°ā§° āĻāĻ াāχ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻšৃāĻĻ⧟⧰ āĻāĻ াāχāϞৈ āϏ্āĻĨাāύাāύ্āϤ⧰িāϤ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ” āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāώাā§°ি⧟ে āĻ•ি āĻŦুāϜা⧟?)
Ans.
This sentence means that at first Assam was just a place on the map for Diya. But after visiting and exploring the beautiful places of Assam, she developed a deep love for the state and Assam became very special to her. (āĻāχ āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāώাā§°ি⧟ে āĻŦুāϜাāχāĻ›ে āϝে āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­āĻŖিāϤে āĻ…āϏāĻŽ āĻĻি⧟াā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āĻŽাāύāϚিāϤ্ā§°ā§° āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ াāχāĻšে āφāĻ›িāϞ। āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻ াāχāϏāĻŽূāĻš āĻ­্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āφ⧰ু āĻ…āύ্āĻŦেāώāĻŖ āϕ⧰াā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ, āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻŽāύāϤ ā§°াāϜ্āϝāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻ—āĻ­ীā§° āĻ­াāϞāĻĒোā§ąা āϜāύ্āĻŽিāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻ…āϏāĻŽ āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ…āϤি āĻŦিāĻļেāώ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻ›িāϞ।)

Q.2 (c) . Discuss and write: (āφāϞোāϚāύা āϕ⧰া āφ⧰ু āϞিāĻ–া)

(i) What does the lesson tell us about the cultural heritage of Assam? (āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āϏাংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤিāĻ• āϐāϤিāĻš্āϝ⧰ āĻŦিāώ⧟ে āĻĒাāĻ āϟোā§ąে āφāĻŽাāĻ• āĻ•ি āĻ•ā§Ÿ?)
Ans.
The lesson tells us about the rich and colourful cultural heritage of Assam. It highlights different aspects of Assamese culture such as folk music, the Jhumur dance of the tea tribes, traditional ethnic foods and the famous maidams of Charaideo. (āĻĒাāĻ āϟোā§ąে āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āϏāĻŽৃāĻĻ্āϧিāĻļাāϞী āφ⧰ু āĻŦā§°্āĻŖাāĻĸ্āϝ āϏাংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤিāĻ• āϐāϤিāĻš্āϝ⧰ āĻŦিāώ⧟ে āφāĻŽাāĻ• āϜāύা⧟। āĻ‡ā§ŸাāϤ āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āϞোāĻ• āϏংāĻ—ীāϤ, āϚাāĻš āϜāύāĻ—োāώ্āĻ ীā§° āĻুāĻŽুā§° āύৃāϤ্āϝ, āĻĒā§°āĻŽ্āĻĒā§°াāĻ—āϤ āϜāύāĻ—োāώ্āĻ ী⧟ āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ āϏāĻŽ্āĻ­াā§° āφ⧰ু āϚ⧰াāχāĻĻেāω⧰ āĻŦিāĻ–্āϝাāϤ āĻŽৈāĻĻাāĻŽāϏāĻŽূāĻšā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻ…āϏāĻŽী⧟া āϏংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤিā§° āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āĻĻিāĻļā§° āĻ•āĻĨা āωāϞ্āϞেāĻ– āϕ⧰া āĻšৈāĻ›ে।)

(ii) Diya had experienced the tea gardens, the river Brahmaputra, the Kamakhya temple, the Kaziranga, Jhumur dance, and Charaideo. If Diya were to visit Assam again, what new experience or place would you suggest her to explore? (āĻĻি⧟াāχ āϚাāĻš āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚা, āĻŦ্āϰāĻš্āĻŽāĻĒুāϤ্āϰ āύāĻĻী, āĻ•াāĻŽাāĻ–্āϝা āĻŽāύ্āĻĻিā§°, āĻ•াāϜিā§°āĻ™া, āĻুāĻŽুā§° āύৃāϤ্āϝ āφ⧰ু āϚ⧰াāχāĻĻেāω⧰ āĻ…āĻ­িāϜ্āĻžāϤা āϞৈāĻ›িāϞ। āϝāĻĻি āĻĻি⧟াāχ āĻĒুāύ⧰ āĻ…āϏāĻŽ āĻ­্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϕ⧰ে, āϤেāύ্āϤে āφ⧰ু āĻ•ি āύāϤুāύ āĻ…āĻ­িāϜ্āĻžāϤা āĻŦা āĻ াāχ āĻ…āύ্āĻŦেāώāĻŖ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āϤুāĻŽি āϤেāĻ“ঁāĻ• āĻĒā§°াāĻŽā§°্āĻļ āφāĻ—āĻŦāĻĸ়াāĻŦা?)
Ans.
I would suggest Diya to visit places like Rong Ghar, Talatal Ghar and Shiva Dol in Sivasagar, as well as Kareng Ghar in Garhgaon. I would also advise her to explore Majuli, the famous river island, so that she can experience the unique Vaishnavite culture of Assam. (āĻŽāχ āĻĻি⧟াāĻ• āĻļিā§ąāϏাāĻ—ā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻ•া ā§°ংāϘ⧰, āϤāϞাāϤāϞ āϘ⧰ āφ⧰ু āĻļিā§ą āĻĻ’āϞ⧰ āϞāĻ—āϤে āĻ—ā§œāĻ—াঁā§ąā§° āĻ•াā§°েং āϘ⧰ āĻ­্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϕ⧰াā§° āĻĒā§°াāĻŽā§°্āĻļ āĻĻিāĻŽ। āϞāĻ—āϤে āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āĻŦিāĻ–্āϝাāϤ āύāĻĻীāĻĻ্āĻŦীāĻĒ āĻŽাāϜুāϞী āĻ­্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈāĻ“ āĻ•’āĻŽ, āϝাāϤে āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϤাāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϚāϞিāϤ āĻŦৈāώ্āĻŖā§ą āϏংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤিā§° āĻŦিāĻļেāώ āĻ…āĻ­িāϜ্āĻžāϤা āϞাāĻ­ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে।)

(iii) Which part of the trip did you find most exciting? Why? (āĻ­্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖā§° āĻ•োāύāϟো āĻ…ংāĻļ āϤুāĻŽি āφāϟাāχāϤāĻ•ৈ ā§°োāĻŽাāĻž্āϚāϕ⧰ āĻĒাāχāĻ›া? āĻ•ি⧟?)
Ans.
I found the journey to Kaziranga National Park the most exciting because the scenery gradually changed from the busy city to peaceful countryside and finally to the dense green forest. This beautiful change in the landscape made the trip very enjoyable and thrilling. (āĻŽোā§° āĻŽāϤে, āĻ•াāϜিā§°āĻ™া ā§°াāώ্āϟ্ā§°ী⧟ āωāĻĻ্āϝাāύāϞৈ āϝোā§ąা āϝাāϤ্ā§°াāĻ–িāύি āφāϟাāχāϤāĻ•ৈ āĻŦেāĻ›ি ā§°োāĻŽাāĻž্āϚāϕ⧰ āφāĻ›িāϞ, āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ āύৈāϏāϰ্āĻ—িāĻ• āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāĻŦোā§° āϧীā§°ে āϧীā§°ে āĻŦ্āϝāϏ্āϤ āϚāĻšā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻļাāύ্āϤ āĻ—্ā§°াāĻŽাāĻž্āϚāϞāϞৈ āφ⧰ু āĻļেāώāϤ āϘāύ āϏেāωāϜী⧟া āĻ…ā§°āĻŖ্āϝāϞৈ āĻĒā§°িā§ąā§°্āϤিāϤ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ। āĻāχ āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāĻĒāϟ⧰ āĻĒā§°িā§ąā§°্āϤāύে āĻ­্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖāϟোāĻ• āĻ…āϧিāĻ• āφāύāύ্āĻĻāĻĻা⧟āĻ• āφ⧰ু ā§°োāĻŽাāĻž্āϚāϕ⧰ āϕ⧰ি āϤুāϞিāĻ›িāϞ।)

(iv) After listening to the stories of Siu-ka-pha at Charaideo, what might Diya be interested to know more about? (āϚ⧰াāχāĻĻেāωāϤ āϚ্āϝুāĻ•াāĻĢাā§° āĻ•াāĻšিāύী āĻļুāύাā§° āĻĒাāĻ›āϤ, āĻĻি⧟াāχ āĻ•িāĻšā§° āĻŦিāώ⧟ে āφ⧰ু āĻ…āϧিāĻ• āϜাāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āφāĻ—্āϰāĻšী āĻš'āĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে?)
Ans.
After listening to the stories of Siu-ka-pha at Charaideo, Diya might become interested in learning more about the history and achievements of the other Ahom kings who ruled Assam after him.
(āϚ⧰াāχāĻĻেāωāϤ āϚ্āϝুāĻ•াāĻĢাā§° āĻ•াāĻšিāύী āĻļুāύাā§° āĻĒাāĻ›āϤ, āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ āĻ…āϏāĻŽ āĻļাāϏāύ āϕ⧰া āφāύ āφāύ āφāĻšোāĻŽ ā§°āϜাāϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āχāϤিāĻšাāϏ āφ⧰ু āĻ•ৃāϤিāϤ্āĻŦā§° āĻŦিāώ⧟ে āφ⧰ু āĻ…āϧিāĻ• āϜাāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĻি⧟া āφāĻ—্āϰāĻšী āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে।)

Q.4. Read the following extracts from the lesson and answer the questions: (āĻĒাāĻ āϟোā§° āĻĒā§°া āωāĻĻ্āϧৃāϤ āϕ⧰া āϤāϞ⧰ āĻ…ংāĻļāĻŦোā§° āĻĒāĻĸ়া āφ⧰ু āĻĒ্ā§°āĻļ্āύāĻŦোā§°ā§° āωāϤ্āϤ⧰ āϕ⧰াঃ)

(a) "Leaving behind the Brahmaputra glittering in the distance, their flight landed in Guwahati." ("āĻĻূā§°āϤ āϜিāϞিāĻ•ি āĻĨāĻ•া āĻŦ্āϰāĻš্āĻŽāĻĒুāϤ্āϰāĻ–āύ āĻĒিāĻ›āĻĢাāϞে āĻā§°ি āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻŦিāĻŽাāύāĻ–āύে āĻ—ুā§ąাāĻšাāϟীāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāϤ⧰āĻŖ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ”।)

(i) After her flight landed in Guwahati, what did Diya expect? (āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻŦিāĻŽাāύāĻ–āύে āĻ—ুā§ąাāĻšাāϟীāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāϤ⧰āĻŖ āϕ⧰াā§° āĻĒাāĻ›āϤ, āĻĻি⧟াāχ āĻ•ি āφāĻļা āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ?) Ans. After landing in Guwahati, Diya expected to experience warm and humid weather along with greenery all around her. (āĻ—ুā§ąাāĻšাāϟীāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāϤ⧰āĻŖ āϕ⧰াā§° āĻĒাāĻ›āϤ, āĻĻি⧟াāχ āϚাā§°িāĻ“āĻĢাāϞে āϏেāωāϜী⧟াā§°ে āĻ­ā§°া āĻāĻ• āωāώ্āĻŖ āφ⧰ু āφ⧰্āĻĻ্ā§° āĻŦāϤ⧰ āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰াā§° āφāĻļা āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।)

(ii) What was Diya's first impression after meeting Shruti's parents at the airport? (āĻŦিāĻŽাāύāĻŦāύ্āĻĻā§°āϤ āĻļ্āϰুāϤিā§° āĻŽাāĻ•-āĻĻেāωāϤাāĻ•āĻ• āϞāĻ— āĻĒোā§ąাā§° āĻĒাāĻ›āϤ āĻĻি⧟াā§° āĻĒ্āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϧাā§°āĻŖা āĻ•েāύেāĻ•ুā§ąা āφāĻ›িāϞ?)
Ans.
After meeting Shruti’s parents at the airport, Diya felt that they were very kind, humble and caring people. (āĻŦিāĻŽাāύāĻŦāύ্āĻĻā§°āϤ āĻļ্āϰুāϤিā§° āĻŽাāĻ•-āĻĻেāωāϤাāĻ•āĻ• āϞāĻ— āĻĒোā§ąাā§° āĻĒাāĻ›āϤ, āĻĻি⧟াā§° āĻāύে āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ• āĻĻু⧟োāĻ—ā§°াāĻ•ী āĻ…āϤি āύāĻŽ্ā§°, āĻŽā§°āĻŽি⧟াāϞ āφ⧰ু āϝāϤ্āύāĻļীāϞ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤি āφāĻ›িāϞ।)

(b) “Next day, at dawn, they set off on an elephant safari. The forest was quiet and covered with mist. The silence of the forest was magical.” (“āĻĒিāĻ›āĻĻিāύা āύিāϚেāχ āĻĒুā§ąাāϤে, āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻšাāϤী āϚাāĻĢাā§°ি āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ। āĻ…ā§°āĻŖ্āϝāĻ–āύ āύিāϰ্āϜāύ āφāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻĒাāϤāϞ āĻ•ুঁā§ąāϞীā§°ে āĻ†ā§ąā§°া āφāĻ›িāϞ। āĻ…ā§°āĻŖ্āϝāĻ–āύ⧰ āύিā§°্āϜāύāϤা āϝাāĻĻুāϕ⧰ী āφāĻ›িāϞ।”)

(i) What did they expect during the elephant safari? (āĻšাāϤী āϚাāĻĢাā§°িā§° āϏāĻŽā§ŸāϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ•ি āφāĻļা āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ?)
Ans.
During the elephant safari, they expected to spot and observe different kinds of wild animals in the forest. (āĻšাāϤী āϚাāĻĢাā§°িā§° āϏāĻŽā§ŸāϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ…ā§°āĻŖ্āϝāϤ āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻŦāύ্āϝāĻĒ্āϰাāĻŖী āĻĻেāĻ–া āφ⧰ু āĻĒā§°্āϝāĻŦেāĻ•্āώāĻŖ āϕ⧰াā§° āφāĻļা āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।)

(ii) In what way do you think the elephant safari differs from the jeep safari? (āϜীāĻĒ āϚাāĻĢাā§°িā§° āϤুāϞāύাāϤ āĻšাāϤী āϚাāĻĢাā§°ি āĻ•ি āĻ•্āώেāϤ্ā§°āϤ āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ• āĻŦুāϞি āϤুāĻŽি āĻ­াāĻŦা?)
Ans.
Elephant safari gives visitors a chance to see wild animals from a closer distance because animals usually do not attack elephants. Moreover, elephants can move easily through dense grasslands and marshy areas where jeeps cannot go. (āĻšাāϤী āϚাāĻĢাā§°ি⧟ে āĻŦāύ্āϝāĻĒ্āϰাāĻŖীāϏāĻŽূāĻšāĻ• āĻ…āϧিāĻ• āĻ“āϚ⧰⧰ āĻĒā§°া āϚাāĻŦāϞৈ āϏুāĻŦিāϧা āĻĻি⧟ে, āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ āĻ…āϧিāĻ•াংāĻļ āĻĒ্āϰাāĻŖী⧟ে āĻšাāϤীāĻ• āφāĻ•্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āύāϕ⧰ে। āϤāĻĻুāĻĒā§°ি, āĻšাāϤী⧟ে āĻĄাāĻ  āϘাঁāĻšāύি āφ⧰ু āφ⧰্āĻĻ্ā§°āĻ­ূāĻŽিā§° āĻŽাāϜেā§°েāĻ“ āϏāĻšāϜে āϚāϞাāϚāϞ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে, āϝ’āϤ āϜীāĻĒ āϝাāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ে।)


Q.5. Read each pair of statements given below. The first is an Assertion(A) and the second is a Reason(R). Decide if they are true or false. If the reason explains the assertionm correctly, then choose the correct option from the choices given below: (āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻি⧟া āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāϟো āωāĻ•্āϤিā§° āϝোā§° āĻĒā§া। āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽāϟো āĻš'āϞ āĻāĻ• āύিāĻļ্āϚ⧟োāĻ•্āϤি (A) āφ⧰ু āĻĻ্āĻŦিāϤী⧟āϟো āĻš'āϞ āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ (R)। āϏিāĻšঁāϤ āϏāϤ্āϝ āύে āĻ…āϏāϤ্āϝ āύিā§°্āϪ⧟ āϕ⧰া। āĻ•াā§°āĻŖāϟোā§ąে āϝāĻĻি āύিāĻļ্āϚ⧟োāĻ•্āϤিāĻ• āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧāĻ­াā§ąে āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ–্āϝা āϕ⧰ে, āϤেāύ্āϤে āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻি⧟া āĻĒāĻ›āύ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦিāĻ•āϞ্āĻĒāϟো āĻŦাāĻ›ি āωāϞিāĻ“ā§ąা)

(a) Assertion (A): The travelogue mentions local food items of the region. āύিāĻļ্āϚ⧟োāĻ•্āϤি (A): āĻ­্āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻŦৃāϤ্āϤাāύ্āϤāϤ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ াāχ⧰ āĻĨāϞুā§ąা āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ āϏাāĻŽāĻ—্ā§°ীā§° āĻ•āĻĨা āωāϞ্āϞেāĻ– āĻĨাāĻ•ে। 

Reason (R): Knowing about local food is important for understanding

the culture of a place. 

āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ (R): āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ াāχ⧰ āϏংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤিāĻ• āĻŦুāϜিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĨāϞুā§ąা āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ⧰ āĻŦিāώ⧟ে āϜāύাāϟো āĻĒ্āϰ⧟োāϜāύীāϝ়।

  • A and R are both true, R is the correct explanation of A (A āφ⧰ু R āĻĻু⧟োāϟাāχ āϏāϤ্āϝ, R, Aā§° āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ–্āϝা)

  • A and R are both true, R is not the correct explanation of A (A āφ⧰ু R āĻĻু⧟োāϟাāχ āϏāϤ্āϝ, R, Aā§° āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ–্āϝা āύāĻšā§Ÿ)

  • A is true, R is false (A āϏāϤ্āϝ, R āĻ…āϏāϤ্āϝ)

  • A is false, R is true (A āĻ…āϏāϤ্āϝ, R āϏāϤ্āϝ)

Ans. A and R are both true, R is the correct explanation of A (A āφ⧰ু R āĻĻু⧟োāϟাāχ āϏāϤ্āϝ, R, Aā§° āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ–্āϝা) 

(b) Assertion (A): They heartily relished a lunch with masor tenga, aloo pitika and sticky black rice pudding.

āύিāĻļ্āϚ⧟োāĻ•্āϤি (A): āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻŽাāϛ⧰ āϟেāĻ™া, āφāϞু āĻĒিāϟিāĻ•া āφ⧰ু āφāĻ াāϞāϤী⧟া āĻ•'āϞা āϚাāωāϞ⧰ āĻĒা⧟āϏেā§°ে āĻĻিāύ⧰ āφāĻšাā§°āϏাঁāϜ āĻ…āύ্āϤ⧰েā§°ে āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।


Reason (R): They didn't find the food items very tasty.

āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ (R): āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ āϏাāĻŽāĻ—্ā§°ীāĻŦোā§° āĻ…āϤিāĻ•ৈ āϏুāϏ্āĻŦাāĻĻু āĻĒোā§ąা āύাāĻ›িāϞ।

  • A and R are both true, R is the correct explanation of A (A āφ⧰ু R āĻĻু⧟োāϟাāχ āϏāϤ্āϝ, R, Aā§° āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ–্āϝা)

  • A is true and R is false, R is not the correct explanation of A (A āϏāϤ্āϝ āφ⧰ু R āĻ…āϏāϤ্āϝ, R, Aā§° āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ–্āϝা āύāĻšā§Ÿ)

  • A is true, R is false (A āϏāϤ্āϝ, R āĻ…āϏāϤ্āϝ)

  • A is false, R is true (A āĻ…āϏāϤ্āϝ, R āϏāϤ্āϝ)

Ans. A is true, R is false (A āϏāϤ্āϝ, R āĻ…āϏāϤ্āϝ) 

(c) Assertion (A): They drove to Jorhat through roads surrounded by endless tea gardens.

āύিāĻļ্āϚ⧟োāĻ•্āϤি (A): āϏীāĻŽাāĻšীāύ āϚাāĻš āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাā§°ে āĻ†ā§ąā§°া āĻĒāĻĨেā§°ে āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ—া⧜ীā§°ে āϝোā§°āĻšাāϟāϞৈ āĻ—ৈāĻ›িāϞ।

Reason (R): Jorhat is famous for tea cultivation.

āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ (R): āϝোā§°āĻšাāϟ āϚাāĻš āĻ–েāϤিā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŦিāĻ–্āϝাāϤ 

  • A and R are both true, R is the correct explanation of A

        (A āφ⧰ু R āĻĻু⧟োāϟাāχ āϏāϤ্āϝ, R, Aā§° āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ–্āϝা)

  • A is true and R is false, R is not the correct explanation of A

        (A āϏāϤ্āϝ āφ⧰ু R āĻ…āϏāϤ্āϝ, R, Aā§° āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ–্āϝা āύāĻšā§Ÿ)

  • A is true, R is false (A āϏāϤ্āϝ, R āĻ…āϏāϤ্āϝ)

  • A is false, R is true (A āĻ…āϏāϤ্āϝ, R āϏāϤ্āϝ)

Ans. A and R are both true, R is the correct explanation of A (A āφ⧰ু R āĻĻু⧟োāϟাāχ āϏāϤ্āϝ, R, Aā§° āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ–্āϝা) 


Q.8(b). Read the sentences given below. Match them and write meaningful sentences using 'although'. Don't forget to make the necessary changes. (āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻি⧟া āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāĻŦোেā§° āĻĒā§া। āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ• āĻŽিāϞোā§ąা āφ⧰ু 'although' āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰ি āĻ…ā§°্āĻĨāĻĒূāϰ্āĻŖ āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝ āϞিāĻ–া। āĻĒ্āϰ⧟োāϜāύী⧟ āϏāϞāύি āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āύাāĻĒাāĻšā§°িāĻŦা।) 



I don’t like him

She finished her work on time

Although

It was raining

I went to play outside


She was tired

He is honest


Ans. (i) Although I don't like him, he is honest.


(ii) Although it was raining, I went to play outside.


(iii) Although she was tired, she finished her work on time.


Now, read the sentences given below. Match them and write three meaningf sentences using 'however'. Don't forget to make the necessary changes. (āĻāϤি⧟া, āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻি⧟া āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāĻŦোā§° āĻĒā§া। āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ• āĻŽিāϞোā§ąা āφ⧰ু 'however’ āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰ি āĻ…ā§°্āĻĨāĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝ āϞিāĻ–া। āĻĒ্āϰ⧟োāϜāύী⧟ āϏāϞāύি āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āύাāĻĒাāĻšā§°িāĻŦা।) 


The movie was nice


I made some mistakes

The question paper was easy

However

I didn’t like it.

She wasn’t feeling well


She performed well in the dance competition



Ans. (i) The movie was nice, however, I didn't like it.


(ii) The question paper was easy, however, I made some mistakes.


(iii) She wasn't feeling well, however, she performed well in the dance competition. 


Q.9.(a).Choose the correct prepositions of place given in the box to complete each sentence (āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāϟো āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŖ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦাāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻĻি⧟া āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āϏ্āĻĨাāύ āϏāĻŽ্āĻŦāύ্āϧীāϝ় āĻ…āĻŦ্āϝāϝ়āĻŦোā§° āĻŦাāĻ›ি āωāϞিāĻ“ā§ąা)


Under       in          above           on


(i) The keys are ____ the drawer.

(ii) The fan is ____ our heads.

(iii) The pencil is ____ the table.

(iv) The ball is ____ the sofa.

Ans. (i) in, (ii) above, (iii) on, (iv) under 


Q.9.(b).Choose the correct preposition of time given in the box to complete each sentence: (āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāϟো āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦাāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻĻি⧟া āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āϏāĻŽā§ŸāϏāĻŽ্āĻŦāύ্āϧী⧟ āĻ…āĻŦ্āϝ⧟āĻŦোā§° āĻŦাāĻ›ি āωāϞিāĻ“ā§ąা). 


On     at     before     during


(i) I will meet you ______ 6 o'clock.

(ii) I read books ______ the holidays.

(iii) The movie was released ______ Friday.

(iv) She always prays _____ going to school.

Ans. (i) at, (ii) during, (iii) on, (iv) before


Q.9.(c) Now, fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. (āĻāϤি⧟া, āωāĻĒāϝুāĻ•্āϤ āϏāĻŽ্āĻŦāύ্āϧāĻŦাāϚāĻ• āĻ…āĻŦ্āϝ⧟⧰ে āĻ–াāϞী āĻ াāχ āĻĒূā§°োā§ąা।)।


(i) The elephant safari started ______ dawn. (at/on/in)

(ii) We visited Charaideo _______ the afternoon. (at/on/in)

(iii) The flight landed ________ Monday morning (at/on/in)

(iv) The rhino was hiding ______ the tall grass. (in/behind/over)

(v) The guide stood ______ the Maidams while telling stories. (beside/over/at)

(vi) The hotel is situated ____ the airport. (on/in/near)

(vii) The storks were nesting _____ the trees. (at/on/by)

Ans. (i) at, (ii) in, (iii) on, (iv) behind, (v) beside, (vi) near, (vii) on 


Q.10.(b) Now, use the words given in the box to complete each of the hyperbolic statements: (āĻāϤি⧟া, āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāϟো āĻ…āϤিāĻļ⧟োāĻ•্āϤি āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŖ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦাāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻĻি⧟া āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰া)


  Fly      world          wind             million            blink


(i) I'm so happy, I may___.

(ii) Chinmoy is the nicest person in the____.

(iii) He'll be back, before you_____.

(iv) My horse runs faster than the____.

(v) I have a question to ask you_____.

Ans. (i) fly, (ii) world, (iii) blink, (iv) wind, (v) million