আজকের আর্টিকেলে আমরা মাধ্যমিক ইংরেজির পঞ্চম অধ্যায় “Our Runaway Kite” এর কিছু অতিসংক্ষিপ্ত প্রশ্ন-উত্তর নিয়ে আলোচনা করবো। এই প্রশ্নগুলো মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষার প্রস্তুতির জন্য অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ। কারণ, এই প্রশ্নগুলো মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষায় প্রায়ই দেখা যায়। আশা করি, এই আর্টিকেলটি আপনাদের জন্য উপকারী হবে।
Our Runaway Kite – Unit 1 – Activities
Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentence
(a) The keeper of the Big Half Moon Lighthouse is
- Aunt Esther
- Father
- Claude
- Dick
Answer – 2. Father
(b) The family moved over to the mainland in
- summer
- spring
- monsoon
- winter
Answer – 4. winter
(c) When asked about relations, Father looked
- happy
- angry
- sorrowful
- irritated
Answer – 3. sorrowful
Fill in the chart with information from the text
| (a) name of the island | |
| (b) age of Claude | |
| (c) the game played by Claude and the narrator |
Answer –
| (a) name of the island | Big Half Moon |
| (b) age of Claude | Twelve years old |
| (c) the game played by Claude and the narrator | Pirate caves |
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide phrases/words in support of your answer –
(i) People felt that Claude and the narrator were lonesome in the island.
Supporting statement________
Answer – True
Supporting statement – “They said we must be lonesome over there, with no other children near us.”
(ii) Claude and the narrator quarrelled.
Supporting statement________
Answer – False
Supporting statement – “Claude and I never quarreled.”
(iii) Nobody on the mainland had relations.
Supporting statement________
Answer – False
Supporting statement – “Everybody on the mainland had relations”.
Our Runaway Kite – Unit 2 – Activities
Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences
(a) In summer the Big Half Moon is always
- lovely
- unpleasant
- boring
- dull
Answer – 1. lovely
(b) Back on the island, Claude and the narrator made plenty of
- puppets
- masks
- kites
- envelopes
Answer – 3. kites.
(c) The kite was patched with a
- newspaper
- letter
- envelope
- card
Answer – 2. letter
Complete the following sentences with information from the text
(i) A boy on the mainland showed _________
Answer – A boy on the mainland showed how to make kites.
(ii) On the kite Claude and the narrator pasted _____________
Answer – On the kite Claude and the narrator pasted tinsel stars all over it and had written their names on it.
(iii) Claude was standing with _____________
Answer – Claude was standing with a bit of cord of the sailed away kite in his hand, looking foolish.
Fill in the chart with information from the text
| Statement | Reason |
| (a) The narrator’s elbow went through the kite. | |
| (b) Claude and the narrator hurried to fix the kite. | |
| (c) The kite soared. |
Answer –
| Statement | Reason |
| (a) The narrator’s elbow went through the kite. | When the narrator was bringing the kite from the house, she tripped and fell over the rocks. |
| (b) Claude and the narrator hurried to fix the kite. | They wanted to send the kite up before the wind fell. |
| (c) The kite soared. | The wind was glorious. |
Our Runaway Kite – Unit 3 – Activities
Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences
(a) A letter came for father after a
- day
- week
- fortnight
- month
Answer – 4. month
(b) Father left home after quarrelling with his
- brother
- sister
- aunt
- uncle
Answer – 1. brother
(c) Dick and Mimi discovered the kite on the top of a
- roof
- tree
- lighthouse
- light post
Answer – 2. tree
Fill in the chart with information from the text
| (a) person who sent the letter | |
| (b) name of Aunt Esther’s mother | |
| (c) total number of family members in the narrator’s family at present |
Answer –
| (a) person who sent the letter | Narrator’s aunt Esther, mother of Dick and Mimi |
| (b) name of Aunt Esther’s mother | Philippa |
| (c) total number of family members in the narrator’s family at present | Five |
Answer the following questions
What did Father find when he went back home years afterward?
When father went back home years afterwards he found his brother had died and he could not find his sister.
Where did Aunt Esther live?
Aunt Esther lived hundreds of miles inland.
Why did Aunt Esther turn pale?
When Aunt Esther found the kite patched with the same letter she had written to her brother earlier, she turned pale.
Our Runaway Kite – Grammar in Use
Change the following sentences into questions, as directed
(a) Shankha lives in Alipurduar. (Information question using ‘where’)
Answer – Where does Sankha live?
(b) They have gone to a picnic. (Interrogative sentence using ‘where’)
Answer – Where have they gone?
(c) I went to school yesterday. (Simple question using ‘did’)
Answer – When did you go to school?
(d) Tia studies in class X. (Information question using ‘which’)
Answer – Which class does Tia study?
Our Runaway Kite – Writing activities
Suppose your bicycle has a sudden tyre puncture on your way to school. You have taken the cycle to a repair shop. Write an imaginary dialogue (within 100 words) between the shopkeeper and you.
Me – Hello, uncle. Can you please repair my cycle?
Shopkeeper – What happened to it?
Me – I was on my way to school. Suddenly I found that my bicycle’s tyre got punctured.
Shopkeeper – That’s not a big issue. I can repair it. Just give me five minutes.
Me – Ok. Please repair the tyre quickly or I will be late for the school.
Shopkeeper – Here it is.
Me – Thanks a lot. How much should I pay for it?
Shopkeeper – ₹10 only.
Me – Here it is. Thank you.
Shopkeeper – You are welcome. Take care while cycling.
Me – Sure! Good bye uncle.
Write a story (within 100 words) using the given hints. Give a title to the story.
crow sitting on a tree – piece of meat in its beak – fox passing under the tree wants the meat – asks the crow to sing – crow keeps meat under its feet and sings – fooled, fox leaves
Once a crow was very hungry. He began to search for food here and there. He found a piece of meat on the ground. He took the meat and sat on the branch of a tree. The piece of meat was in its beak. At that time a fox was passing under the tree. The fox noticed the piece of meat in the crow’s beak. The fox was greedy. He wanted to get the piece. So the sly fox requested the crow to sing a song. The fox expected that as the crow would start singing the piece of meat would fall from its beak. But the crow had enough wit. It understood the fox’s cunning. So keeping the meat under its feet, the crow started to sing. The crow was able to fool the fox successfully. The desire of the fox was not fulfilled. The fox was fooled by the tricky crow. At last, the disappointed fox left the place.
Moral – Do not believe a flatterer. Keep away from flattery.
আজকের আর্টিকেলে আমরা মাধ্যমিক ইংরেজির পঞ্চম অধ্যায় “Our Runaway Kite” এর কিছু অতিসংক্ষিপ্ত প্রশ্ন-উত্তর নিয়ে আলোচনা করেছি। এই প্রশ্নগুলো মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষার জন্য অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ, কারণ এগুলো মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষায় প্রায়ই দেখা যায়। আশা করি, এই আর্টিকেলটি আপনাদের জন্য উপকারী হয়েছে। আপনারা যদি কোনো প্রশ্ন বা অসুবিধার সম্মুখীন হন, তাহলে টেলিগ্রামে আমার সঙ্গে যোগাযোগ করতে পারেন, আমি উত্তর দেওয়ার চেষ্টা করবো। এছাড়া, নিচে এই পোস্টটি আপনার প্রিয়জনদের সঙ্গে শেয়ার করুন, যাদের এটির প্রয়োজন হতে পারে। ধন্যবাদ।
