Unseen comprehension
প্রিয় ৯ম ও ১০ম শ্রেণির শিক্ষার্থী, আজ ইংরেজি ১ম পত্রের Unseen comprehension চর্চা করব এবং পরে এর উত্তর মিলিয়ে নেব।
Read the text and answer the questions following it [1-3].
The building is called Buckingham Palace in London. It is completely different from the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building. The last two are tall structures. But Buckingham Palace is a two-storey building. The Tower was constructed to mark a World's Fair.
The Empire State Building was built to house, offices and shops. But Buckingham Palace is a home. It was originally built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 and was called Buckingham House. King George III bought it in 1761. It was remodeled and enlarged by a famous architect named John Nash (1752-1835) between 1825 and 1835. Then it came to be known as Buckingham Palace.
Further additions have been made from time to time. The building has been the home of the British sovereigns since 1837. The important parts of the Palace are the Marble Hall, the Sculpture Gallery, the Picture Gallery, the Throne Room, the Drawing Room, the Library, the Grand Staircase and Vestibule (entrance hall). Buckingham Palace is really a large and splendid building.
An American, a Frenchman and an Englishwoman had been to Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. They went sight-seeing in a taxi. The three tourists were admiring the tall buildings in the city. The American was very proud of tall buildings in New York. He boasted to his friends, ‘Do you know that the Empire State Building was Built in three months?’ ‘Really?’ replied the Frenchman. ‘The Eiffel Tower in Paris was built in only one month.’ ‘How interesting!’ said the Englishwoman. ‘Buckingham Palace in London was built in only two weeks.’
At that moment the taxi passed a tall building, ‘What's that?’ The Englishwoman asked the driver who was a Mexican. ‘I Don't know,’ answered the driver. ‘It wasn't there yesterday.’
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
a. The expression ‘from time to time’ in the passage means ╛.
i. In different periods ii. From dawn to dusk
iii. In the same time iv. From time immemorial
b. Buckingham Palace has been the home of British sovereigns since╛.
i. 1802 ii. 1835 iii. 1837 iv. 1825
c. A splendid building means nearly the same as ╛.
i. a large building ii. a tall building
iii. a magnificent building iv. a fine building
d. Buckingham Palace was remodeled by ╛.
i. John Nash ii. King George III
iii. F. R. Khan iv. The Duke of Buckingham
e. Buckingham Palace was originally built in ╛.
i. 1509 ii. 1703 iii. 1837 iv. 1825
f. Who told the greatest lie?
i. the Mexican driver ii. the Englishwoman
iii. the American tourist iv. the Indian author
g. The driver was ╛.
i. an American ii. an Italian iii. a Mexican iv. an Indian
h. What were the three people doing in Mexico City?
i. sight-seeing ii. visiting the important places of the city
iii. admiring tall buildings
iv. boasting about tall building of their countries.
Answer to the question no-1.
(a) (i) In different periods (b) (iii) 1837 (c) (iii) a magnificent building
(d) (i) John Nash (e) (ii) 1703 (f) (i) the Mexican driver
(g) (iii) a Mexican (h) (i) sight-seeing.
2. Answer the following question.
a. In what way is Buckingham Palace different from the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building?
b. What was the original name of Buckingham Palace
c. Who remodeled and enlarged Buckingham Palace and how long did he take to do so?
d. What is vestibule?
e. Why was the Empire State Building built?
f. What nationalities are the three tourists?
g. Who told the greatest lie?
h. How many characters are there in the story?
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