Read the text and answer the following questions :
My home district is Kishoreganj. It is about 145 kilometres from Dhaka. It is a district headquarters. The district has 8 municipalities, 13 upazilas, 108 union and 1745 villages .The name Kishoreganj comes from the name of an old landlord known as Brojakishore Pramanik or Nanda Kishore Pramanik. The area of Kishoreganj municipality is about 10 square kilometres. The river Narasunda flows through the town.
Kishoreganj is a small town but, there are many important places in and around it. The largest Eid fair grounds, called Solakia Eid ground and the well known Government Gurudayal College are in the town. People from many districts come to this place to celebrate Eid. The Pagla Mosque is also in my home district. Outside the town you can visit the fort of Isha Khan at Jangal Bari. You can also see the Shah Muhammad Mosque at Egaroshindhur. Near the Fuleshwari River, you can see the Shiva temple of Chandrabati.
Kishoreganj is also the home district of some famous people. Chandrabati, the first woman poet of Bangla literature was born here. Two writers of children’s literature, Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury and Sukumar Roy are also from here. The great painter Zainul Abedin comes from Kishoreganj, too. Syed Nazrul Islam the first acting President of Bangladesh, is also from here. I love my home district.
1. Match the words in Column A with their meaning in Column B. Two extra meanings are given in Column B. 1x5=5
2. Write ‘True’ for correct statement and ‘False’ for incorrect statement. 1x6=6
a) Solakia is the largest Eid fair ground.
b) Zainul Abedin was a famous writer.
c) Kishoreganj is the capital city of Bangladesh.
d) Government Gurudayal College is situated in Kishoreganj.
e) Syed Nazrul Islam who was the first acting President of Bangladesh, was born in Dhaka.
f) Fort of Isha Khan is at Jungle area.
3. Write the answer of the following questions: 2x6=12
a) How does the name Kishoreganj come?
b) Who are the famous people of Kishoreganj?
c) How many villages are there in Kishoreganj district?
d) What flows through the town?
e) Who was Chandrabati?
f) Where is Gurudayal College situated?
4. Write a short composition about ‘Your Home District’. (Write at least five sentences about the topic. Remember to use capital letters, punctuation, correct spelling and sentence structure).
10 Answer
1.
(a+vii) Poet – a person who writes poems.
(b+v) Famous – well known to most of the people.
(c+iii) Ground – solid surface of the world.
(d+iv) Mosque – where Muslim say their prayer.
(e+i) Kilometer – unit of distance.
2.
a) True b) False
c) False d) True
e) False f) False
3.
a) The name Kishoreganj comes from the name of an old landlord known as Brojakishore Pramanik or Nanda Kishore Pramanik.
b) Chandrabati, Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury, Sukumar Roy, the great painter Zainul Abedin and Syed Nazrul Islam are the famous people of Kishoreganj.
c) There are 1745 villages in Kishoreganj district.
d) The river Narasunda flows through the town.
e) Chandrabati was the first woman poet of Bangla literature.
f) Gurudayal College is situated in Kishoreganj town.
My Home District
The name of my home district is Kishoreganj which is about 145 kilometres from Dhaka. The name Kishoreganj comes from the name of an old landlord known as Brojakishore Pramanik or Nanda Kishore Pramanik. The area of Kishoreganj municipality is about 10 square kilometres and the river Narasunda flows through the town. The largest Eid fair grounds, called Solakia Eid ground, the well known Government Gurudayal College and the Pagla Mosque are also in my home district. Chandrabati, Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury, Sukumar Roy, the great painter Zainul Abedin and Syed Nazrul Islam are the famous people of Kishoreganj. I love my home district.
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