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JSC English First Paper | Unit: Five, Lesson: 1 | Making a difference | The beginning

JSC English 1st Paper - Class 8 - Class eight
Key words : typical extraordinary will-power determination aspect spirit defying

A. Read the text and tick the best answers to the following questions.
There is a small village called Bhabanipur in Jhenaidah. It is a typical Bangladeshi village. People here spend their day-to-day life mostly working in the fields and doing household work. In this ordinary village, there lives an extraordinary woman named Shamima Akhter Maya. Shamima's willpower and determination have made her extraordinary. She has seen the most cruel aspect of life. But the cruelty could not defeat her spirit. She has come out as a winner, defying all the odds of life.

Shamima is now 32 years old. She has only one son named Ashikur Rahman Kanok. She runs a small boutique called 'Oikko Nari Kollayan Shangstha' in her village. Let's hear from Shamima, how she succeeded in setting up her boutique.
(adapted from Prothom Ado, June 17, 2005)

1. Bhabanipur is a typical Bangladeshi village. The underlined word means
a. unusual
b. usual
c. famous
d. infamous

2. Shamima is an extraordinary person. Here the underlined word means
a. common
b. simple
c. amazing
d. normal

3. The people of determination succeed in the long run.
Here the underlined word means

a. willpower
b. weakness
c. strong desire S    
d. wish

4. Shamima has faced the darkest aspect of life. Here the underlined word means
a. appearance
b. position
c. characteristics
d. piece

5. The tragedy in Shamima's life could not defeat her spirit. Here the underlined word means
a. ghost   
b. soul   
c. strength   
d. wisdom
   
B. Read the text again. Now match the phrases with the meanings.

1
day-to-day life
unkind happenings in life
2
household work
become victorious
3
cruel aspects of life
everyday life
4
come out as a winner
difficulties of life
5
all the odds of life
having all the regular features
of a Bangladeshi village.
6
typical Bangladeshi village
domestic chores

C. Read the text again and answer the following questions.
1. What type of village does Shamima live in?
2. What do the people of 'Bhabanipur' village usually do?
3. What has Shamima done to make herself extraordinary?

D. Write a paragraph about Shamima from your imagination. In your paragraph write what Shamima should do for the good of her own family as well as the other families in the village.

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