Unit-12: Roots
Lesson-2: My Roots-2
(গত ১০ নভেম্বর প্রকাশের পর)
7. Rearrange the following sentences into correct order. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written. 1x8=8
a) Returning home from England in 1913, he took over his father’s enterprise after his father’s death.
b) He did his BSc in Chemistry from Presidency College in 1911.
c) Sukumar Roy, a famous children’s writer was born in Kolkata in 1887.
d) He then went to England to study photography and printing technology.
e) Sukumar Roy passed away in 1923 in Kolkata, India.
f) His family was originally from Masua in Mymensingh.
g) He passed the Entrance examination from City School, Kolkata.
h) His prominent writings are Abol-Tabol,
Ha-Ya-Ba–Ra-La, Pagla Dashu and Bahurupi.
8. Answer the following questions from the poems of your textbook. (any 5 out of 8) 2x5=10
a) What is the main theme of the poem ‘Oh Me! Oh Life’?
b) What does the line ‘The powerful play goes on’ highlight about life?
c) What does the speaker mean by the expression ‘we sail along the page’?
d) Why does the speaker compare a book to a magic box?
e) What emotion does the poem ‘Two Mothers Remembered’ create?
f) How are the two mothers different from each other?
g) How does the poem ‘The Sands of Dee’ create a sense of tragedy?
h) Why does the poet call time an old gipsy man?
Answer: 7. c), f), g), b), d), a), h), e).
8. a. The main theme of the poem is the purpose of life in spite of despair and struggles. It reflects on the meaning of life, and how everyone can play their role in it.
b. The line ‘The powerful play goes on’ highlights that life is continuous and ever-changing. Besides, it emphasizes that each person has the ability to contribute to that play.
c. Reading books is like a journey. It transports us into the age and land of the story just like sailing smoothly on water. This is what the speaker means by the expression.
d. A magic box is believed to contain exciting things. Like a magic box, books contain amazing ages, characters and worlds. This is why, the speaker makes the comparison.
e. The poem creates love, nostalgia, sadness and acceptance of life’s change.
f. The two mothers are the same person, But they are different from each other regarding age and psychophysical changes. The first mother is young and physically independent. But the second one is old and dependent on her child.
g. The poem “The Sands of Dee” creates a sense of tragedy through its events. The descriptions of the cruel and hungry river, the rough weather and Mary’s sad death- all these together make the poem a tragic one.
h. A gipsy man is always on the move. He never stays in one place. Like a gipsy man time also travels from one place to another. Besides, time started its journey from the origin of the earth. So, time is called an old gipsy man.
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