Unit-6, Lesson-6 (C)
(গত ১০ সেপ্টেম্বর প্রকাশের পর)
Unseen Passage (Marks: 20)
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions no. 5, 6 and 7.
Marconi was an Italian inventor. He is best known for inventing radio. He was born at Bologna, Italy on 25 April 1874. His father was an Italian landowner and his mother was from Ireland. Marconi was educated at the Technical Institute of Livomo and attended the University of Bologna. In 1890, he began experimenting with wireless telegraph. In1896 he founded Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Company in London. In 1898, Marconi successfully transmitted signals across the English Channel. This was the journey of radio and in 1901, he established communication with Newfoundland, America from England. Marconi’s system was adopted by the Royal Navy. During the First World War, his wireless telegraph was widely used. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1909. He died in 1937.
5. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1x5=5
6. Read the passage again and write, whether the statements are true or false. Give correct answers, if the statement is false. 1x5=5
(a) Marconi got the Nobel Prize for inventing the radio.
(b) Marconi’s father was a businessman.
(c) Marconi was a scientist.
(d) Marconi died in 1837.
(e) Marconi’s mother was from Iceland.
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7. Summarize the above text with your own words. 10
Answer: 5. (i) on 25 April 1874, (ii) began experimenting with wireless telegraph, (iii) London, (iv) 1901, (v) Won the Nobel Prize for physics.
6. (a) True, (b) False. Cor. Ans. Marconi’s father was a landowner, (c) True, (d) False. Cor. Ans. Marconi died in 1937. (e) False. Cor. Ans. Marconi’s mother was from Ireland.
7. Summary: The passage is about Marconi who was born at Bologna, Italy on 25 April 1874, an Italian inventor, is best known for inventing radio. Marconi was educated at the Technical Institute of Livomo and attended the University of Bologna. In 1890, he began experimenting with wireless telegraph and in 1896 he founded Marconi’s Wireless Telegraph Company in London. In 1898, Marconi successfully transmitted signals across the English Channel which was the journey of radio and in 1901, he established communication with Newfoundland, America from England. During the First World War, his wireless telegraph was widely used and he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1909. He breathed his last in 1937.
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