<p><span style="color:#008080"><span style="font-size:18px"><strong>Unit-1 এর  Lesson-1</strong></span></span></p> <p>               </p> <p><strong>                Read the text and answer the following questions</strong></p> <p>                Folk songs are sung in the traditional style of a community 0r country. Here the traditional style includes the themes, words and tunes of the songs that have existed for a long time among the common people. We have a rich history and collection of folk songs in Bangladesh. Of them, Palligiti, Bhatiali, bhawaiya, Jari Sari, Gambira, Lalongiti, Palagaan and songs of Hason Raja are very popular.Traditional musical instruments are usually played with these songs.</p> <p><strong>1.            Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script:                                                                                              </strong></p> <p>a)            Folk songs are sung —</p> <p>                (i) in everybody’s own way</p> <p>                (ii) traditionally </p> <p>                (iii) in different manner  (iv) with modern instrument</p> <p>b)           What does the word ‘rich’ mean in the passage?</p> <p>                (i) abounding                         (ii) well-off                  (iii) costly                        (iv) well-to-do</p> <p>c)            Which of the following is the name of a folk song composer?</p> <p>                (i) Palagaan                        (ii) Bhatiali                       (iii) Hason Raja                  (iv) Gambhira</p> <p>d)           Traditional means —</p> <p>                (i) Assisted by tradition                                                                     (ii) an outdated society</p> <p>                (iii) following and belonging to the customs or ways                        (iv) conventional style</p> <p>e)            The themes, words and tunes of the long existing song or part of —</p> <p>                (i) traditional style    (ii) the folk songs    (ii) a community                 (iv) traditional instruments</p> <p>f)            What part of speech is the words ‘musical’ in the passage?</p> <p>                (i) Noun                 (ii) Adjective                 (iii) Verb                        (iv) Adverb</p> <p>g)            Folks song of Hason Raja is —</p> <p>                (i) famous                         (ii) unspecified              (iii) mysterious                      (iv) unidentified</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>                Answer :   </strong></p> <p>                a) (ii) traditionally   </p> <p>                b) (i) abounding </p> <p>                c) (iii) Hason Raja     d) (iii) following and belonging to the customs or ways</p> <p>                e) (i) traditional style</p> <p>                f) (ii) Adjective</p> <p>                g) (i) famous </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>2.            Answer the following questions :                                                                                   </strong></p> <p>a)            Who usually likes our folk songs?</p> <p>b)           What are folk songs?</p> <p>c)            What does the traditional style include?</p> <p>d)           How are folk songs played?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>                Answer :</strong></p> <p>a)            Common people usually like our folk songs.</p> <p>b)           Folk songs are songs which are sung in the traditional style of a community or country.</p> <p>c)            The traditional style includes the themes, words and tunes of the songs that have existed for a long time among the common people .</p> <p>d)           Folk songs are usually played with the traditional musical instruments.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>3.            Read the following text and fill in the gaps with appropriate words to make it a meaningful one;</strong></p> <p>                Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was one of the few student (a) — who played a significant (b) — in turning the language movement into a(c) — movement. As a student leader, he was the (d) — figure in organizing mass gathering, rallies and strikes for raising(c) —  against the discriminatory language policy of Pakistan.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>                Answer :</strong></p> <p>                (a) leaders     (b) role</p> <p>                (c) mass        (d) central</p> <p>                (e) awareness.</p>