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A Great Social Reformer
A Great Social Reformer Class 5 Questions And Answers
A Great Social Reformer Class 5
WB Class 5 English
পঞ্চম শ্রেণীর ইংরেজি
Lesson - 10
A Great Social Reformer
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👉Let's begin...
Look at these pictures and answer the question below:
- Who are these people?
Ans- They are Raja Rammohan Roy, Swami Vivekananda, Derozio
and Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar.
- Why are they famous?
Ans- They are famous for their social reformation movement.
👉Let's match Column A
with Column B:
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A |
B |
|
Vidyasagar |
started Young Bengal Movement |
|
Vivekananda |
stopped the evil custom of 'Sati' |
|
Raja Rammohan Roy |
spread the message of brotherhood |
|
Derozio |
started widow remarriage |
Ans-
|
A |
B |
|
Vidyasagar |
started widow remarriage |
|
Vivekananda |
spread the message of brotherhood |
|
Raja Rammohan Roy |
stopped the evil custom of 'Sati' |
|
Derozio |
started Young Bengal Movement |
The persons in column A were all great social reformers. Now
let us read about a great woman, a noted social reformer from Bengal.
Let's read...
She is Begum Rokeya, a remarkable woman whose efforts
considerably changed the state of female education in Bengal. Her full name was
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. She was kind and generous to the disadvantaged
women of Bengal, and extended her helping hand to the poor and the helpless.
She was the pioneer in setting up a school for the poor Muslim girls of Bengal.
She strongly believed in the need of modern education for woman.
Begum Rokeya was born in an affluent Muslim family. Though
she never went to school, Rokeya educated herself through her own interest and
efforts. She learnt Arabic and Persian at home and also received lessons in
Bengali and English. Some great books written by her, both in Bengali and
English, will be remembered forever.
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Word Trove
generous- giving freely
disadvantaged- in an unfavourable position
pioneer-path-breaker
affluent - having money
Let's do...
ACTIVITY 1
👉Complete the
following sentences with information from the text:
1. Begum Rokeya was born…………………………………..
Ans- Begum Rokeya was born
2. At home she learnt..............................................
Ans- At home she learnt
3. She never went...................................................
Ans- She never went
4. She wrote………………………………………………………..
Ans- She wrote
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ACTIVITY 2
👉Table A and Table B
have words with opposite meanings.
Let's match Table A with Table B:
|
A |
B |
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(a) kind |
rich |
|
(b) poor |
forget |
|
(c) advantaged |
cruel |
|
(d) remember |
disadvantaged |
Ans-
|
A |
B |
|
(a) kind |
cruel |
|
(b) poor |
rich |
|
(c) advantaged |
disadvantaged |
|
(d) remember |
forget |
Let's continue...
Begum Rokeya wrote extensively on the need for social
reforms. Some of her famous books include Sultana's Dream, Motichur and
Padmarag. She wrote against social injustice and the restrictions suffered by
women. Rokeya had immense faith in women's power and proclaimed that without
the help of
women a family can never stand. She questioned the gendered
division of labour and felt that there should be no gender inequality. Begum
Rokeya was a strong humanist. She gave lessons to women on various subjects.
She was the founder of Anjuman-e-Khawateen-e-Islam (a Muslim Women's
Association). Rokeya had a deep belief in the inherent unity of our nation.
Word Trove
extensively - widely
reforms- positive changes
injustice- unfairness restrictions-bindings
proclaimed -announced
humanist - a person who believes in mankind
inherent-underlying
Let's do...
ACTIVITY 3
👉Let's write T for
true and F for false statements in the given boxes:
Ans-
(1) Begum Rokeya never thought about others. [F]
(2) Begum Rokeya demanded education for women. [T]
(3) She wrote against social injustice. [T]
(4) She never felt the importance of women in a family. [F]
ACTIVITY 4
Find out the
word-clusters (describing word + naming word) from the above text:
Example:
Ans-
(i) Social reforms
(ii) healthy Children
iii) Muslim
women
(iv) first Indian
(v) strong
humanist
(vi) famous books
(vii) ideal woman
(viii) famous
books
Let's learn...
Let's learn...
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👉Let's find out the meaning
of the following signs:
(i) ? tells us that
it is a question. It is a question mark
Ans- (?) চিহ্নটি আমাদিগকে
বলে যে এটি একটি প্রশ্ন। এটি হল প্রশ্নবোধক চিহ্ন।
(ii) . tells us that we stop here. It is a full stop.
Ans- (.)
চিহ্নটি আমাদিগকে বলে যে আমরা এখানে থামি।
এটি হল দাঁড়ি।
(ii) , tells us that we stop here for a short while. It is a
comma.
Ans- (,)
চিহ্নটি আমদিগকে বলে যে আমরা এখানে অল্প
সময় থামি। এটি হল কমা।
(iv) : tells us that a list or a topic follows from here. It
is a colon.
Ans- (:)
চিহ্নটি আমাদিগকে বলে যে সীমানা অথবা এখান থেকে
একটি বিষয় অনুসরণ করো। এটি হল কোলন চিহ্ন।
(v) ; indicates the break of a sentence. It is a semicolon.
Ans- (;) চিহ্নটি বাক্যটি
থেমে যাওয়া ইঙ্গিত করে। এটি হল সেমিকলন চিহ্ন।
(vi) ‘ indicates possessiveness. It is an apostrophe.
Ans- (‘)
চিহ্নটি ঊর্ধ কমাটি অধিকার সূচিত করে।
এটি হল অ্যাপসট্রফি চিহ্ন।
(vii) ! indicates surprise, joy or anger. It is an
exclamation mark.
Ans- (!) চিহ্নটি বিস্ময়,
আনন্দ অথবা ক্রোধের ইঙ্গিত করে। এটি হল বিস্ময় সূচক চিহ্ন।
(viii) - indicates a compound word. It is a hyphen.
Ans- (-) চিহ্নটি সংযুক্ত
শব্দের ইঙ্গিত করে। এটি হল হাইফেন চিহ্ন।
(ix) “---” indicates direct speech. It is a quotation mark
All these signs are called Punctuation marks.
Ans- (“--”) চিহ্নটি প্রত্যক্ষ
উক্তি নির্দেশ করে। এটি হল উদ্ধৃত চিহ্ন।
Let's do...
ACTIVITY 5
👉Put the punctuation marks in the following sentences. The
first one is done for you:
(i) Vivekananda said, 'All Indians are my brothers.
(ii) i am rokeyas friend said the lady (ii) who are you oh
you are wounded
Ans-“ I am Rokeya’s friend,” said the lady.
(iii) who are you oh you are wounded
Ans- Who are you ? Oh ! You are wounded.
(iv) i know there are many birds like crow parrot mynah
Ans- I know there are many birds like crow, parrot mynah
(v) netaji founded ajad hind fauj
Ans- Netaji founded ‘Ajad Hind Fauj ’
(vi) vidyasagar was a social reformer
Ans- Vidyasagar was a social reformer.
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ACTIVITY 6
👉Let's fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
Ans-
Swami Vivekananda was born in 1863. He was born in
Calcutta. He belonged to a
rich family. In those days
our country was under the
British rule. Vivekananda felt for the misery of the Indians.
ACTIVITY 7 (a)
Let's classify the personal pronouns and possessive pronouns
from the passage:
Ans-
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a great social reformer. He lived in the 19th century
Bengal. He worked hard for
the betterment of our country. His
fight was for abolishing the evil system of sati, and his contribution to the improvement of Indian education will
be remembed forever. We are
all proud of him.
ACTIVITY 7 (b)
Change the personal pronouns used in Activity 8(a) into
possessive pronouns. One is done for you:
|
Personal
Pronouns |
Possessive
Pronouns |
|
he |
his |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ans-
|
Personal
Pronouns |
Possessive
Pronouns |
|
he |
his |
|
we |
ours |
ACTIVITY 8
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👉Use the following hints and write ten sentences about Henry
Louis Vivian Derozio:
Name Henry Louis
Vivian Derozio.
Date of Birth 18.04.180
Parents' names Francis
Derozio; Sophie Johnson
Place of Birth Entally,
Kolkata.
School David
Drummond's 'Dhurramtallah Academy.
Service Teacher of
English Literature
and History, Hindu College.
Achievements Assistant
editor of 'The India Gazette',
editor of 'The Calcutta Gazette',
"The East Indian' and 'The Bengal Annual' etc.
Notable works To
India, My Native Land',
"The Harp of India', 'The Fakir of Jungheera' etc.
Death 26
December,1831
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•
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•
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