Class Six: Lesson 3 Seen Passage English 1st Paper

1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives1 × 7 = 7

Read the passage and answer questions 1 & 2 · Lesson 3(A): At a Railway Station

My friend Sajjad and I were sitting at the railway station. I came to see him off. Sajjad was going to Dhaka to his elder sister's house. It was very crowded in the station. There was a long line of people at the ticket counter. A woman was standing in the queue. She was holding her child's hand tightly. A group of young people was talking loudly and drinking tea in front of a tea stall. An old couple was trying to find a quiet place to sit down and rest. The waiting room was crowded, too. I saw one man who was trying to carry three heavy suitcases. A young lady was sitting on a bench with her luggage at one corner. She was reading a magazine. My friend and I stood near a newspaper stall talking and watching the crowd around. Soon my friend's train started to leave. As the train whistled, he picked up his suitcase and we said goodbye to each other.

1. (i) I came to see him off. Here the term 'see off' is similar to
   (a) welcome (b) receive (c) say good-bye (d) perceive
2. (ii) It was very crowded in the station. Here 'crowded' means
   (a) empty (b) vacant (c) congested (d) desolate
3. (iii) She was holding her child's hand tightly. Which of the following words is not a synonym of the word 'tightly'?
   (a) firmly (b) strongly (c) closely (d) lightly
4. (iv) An old couple was trying to find a quiet place to sit down and rest. The term 'quiet place' means
   (a) noiseless place (b) noisy place (c) place full of hue and cry (d) crowded place
5. (v) A group of young people was talking loudly and drinking tea in front of a tea stall. What does 'group' mean?
   (a) single (b) lone (c) team (d) isolated
6. (vi) My friend and I stood near a newspaper stall talking and watching the crowd around. Which of the following words has opposite meaning to 'near'?
   (a) close (b) nearby (c) far (d) adjacent
7. (vii) The woman was holding the child tightly
   (a) by the neck (b) by the leg (c) by the arm (d) by the hand

2. Answer the following questions2 × 5 = 10

Answer from the passage about the railway station. Write 1–2 short sentences for each.

1. (a) Where was Sajjad going?
2. (b) How was the station?
3. (c) Where was a long line of people?
4. (d) Where was a woman standing?
5. (e) What was the woman doing?

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text1 × 5 = 5

Read the passage and answer questions 3 & 4 · Tarun's First Day at New School

My first day at the new school was interesting. I was going to school with my father in a rickshaw. We reached school after fifteen minutes. My father said good bye and left me at the school gate. I went in and found that everyone had gone to class. I walked into my classroom and found a seat. After sometime a teacher came and warmly greeted us. I found the students very friendly in my new class.

Type one word in each gap.

Everyone remembers their first day at school. Tarun's first day was (a) ____ . He went to school with his (b) ____ in a rickshaw. It took them (c) ____ minutes to reach school. His father left him at the (d) ____ and said goodbye. After entering the class, he found the students to be (e) ____ .

4. Write the antonyms or synonyms of the words as directed1 × 5 = 5

Many correct answers are accepted.

(a) Found (synonym): ____ (b) Nervously (antonym): ____ (c) Left (synonym): ____ (d) Walked (antonym): ____ (e) Came (synonym): ____