Section-B
Writing Test : Complete the Story
(গত ২৯ সেপ্টেম্বর প্রকাশের পর)
Complete the Story
12. Read the beginning of the story. Now, complete it in about 150 words. 10
There was a poor boatman in a village. He was illiterate. He used to row boats from morning till evening only to make his both ends meet. It was the beginning of the summer season......
The Scholar and the Boatman
There was a poor boatman in a village. He was illiterate. He used to row boats from morning till evening only to make his both ends meet. It was the beginning of the summer season. There was only one passenger in the boat who seemed to be a scholar.
The boatman set sail and the boat was advancing smoothly. The scholar said to the boatman, ‘Did you read history?’ The boatman said, ‘No’. The scholar told him that without any knowledge of history one-fourth of his life was spoiled. He looked at the beautiful scenery and asked again whether he had read geography. As usual the reply of the boatman was negative. This time the scholar said that one half of the boatman’s life was spoiled. Then they were silent for some time. It was afternoon. The scholar broke the silence and said to the
আরো পড়ুন : Unit-6, Lesson-9 (C & F)-এর Seen Passage থেকে ৩টি প্রশ্নোত্তর নিয়ে আলোচনা, ২য় পর্ব
boatman. Do you know anything about science?’ He replied in the negative. The scholar said to him that his life was of no use. Three-fourths of his life was spoiled. Hearing this boatman remained silent. All of a sudden, the sky became covered with dark clouds. The ‘Norwester’ began to blow in the form of a storm. The scholar was very much frightened. This time the boatman said to him. ‘Sir, do you know how to swim?’ The scholar replied in the negative in a pitiful voice. The boatman said, ‘The boat is going to sink’. Now I see, the whole of your life is spoiled. We can learn from the story that ‘Your bookish knowledge is of no use.
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