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The Bird's Eye
The Bird's Eye Class 5 Questions And Answers
The Bird's Eye Class 5 Lesson 9
WB Class 5 English
পঞ্চম শ্রেণীর ইংরেজি
Lesson - 9
The Bird's Eye
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👉Let's begin...
Here are some statements. If you agree tick (✔)in
'YES'; if you disagree tick (✔) in 'NO'.
Ans-
YES NO
i) I like to read story books. [ ✔
] [
]
ii) I like to write a story on my own. [ ✔] [ ]
iii) I don't like to tell a story to others. [ ] [✔ ]
iv) I don't like to listen to stories. [ ] [✔]
v) I like Thakurmar Jhuli. [✔ ] [ ]
vi) I like the comics on Nonte Fonte. [✔ ] [ ]
vii) I have heard about Ramayana. [✔ ] [ ]
viii) I have heard about Mahabharata. [✔ ] [ ]
👉Let's read...
It was a bright and sunny morning.
এটা ছিল চকচকে রৌদ্রবহুল প্রভাত।
A large group of young boys gathered in the woodland with their bows and arrows.
যুবকদের এক বিরাট দল তাদের তির ধনুক নিয়ে বনের পাশে জড় হল।
But they were not just ordinary boys.
কিন্তু তারা প্রকৃতপক্ষে সাধারণ বালক ছিল না।
They were the five Pandavas and the hundred Kauravas!
তারা হলো পাঁচজন পান্ডব এবং শত কৌরব ।
The five Pandava brothers and hundred Kaurava brothers were cousins.
পাঁচজনপান্ডব ভাই এবং কৌরবগণ ছিল খুড়তুতো ভাই।
But a fierce
rivalry between them began to grow even when they were only children.
তাদের মধ্যে একটা ভয়ংকর প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা গড়ে উঠতে শুরু হয়েছিল এমনকি যখন তারা শিশু ছিল ।
The royal children learnt the skills of using weapons from Dronacharya.
রাজবংশের ছেলেরা দ্রোণাচার্যের কাছ থেকে অস্ত্র ব্যবহারের দক্ষতা শিখেছিল।
He was one of the greatest warriors of his time.
তিনি তাঁর সময়ের অন্যতম শ্রেষ্ঠ ব্রাহ্মণ যোদ্ধা ছিলেন।
He had learnt the secret of powerful weapons from Parasurama.
তিনি পরশুরামের কাছ থেকে শক্তিশালী অস্ত্রসমূহের গুপ্ত বিষয় শিখিয়েছিলেন।
The Pandavas and the Kauravas were quick to learn.
পাণ্ডব এবং কৌরবরা তাড়াতাড়ি শিখে নিত।
They soon picked up various skills.
তারা শীঘ্র বিভিন্ন রকম দক্ষতা অর্জন করল।
All the princes learnt the
use of all the weapons.
সমস্ত রাজকুমার সমস্ত রকম
অস্ত্রের ব্যবহার শিখে ফেলল।
Each of them had their own favourite weapons.
তাদের প্রত্যেকের নিজ নিজ প্রিয় অস্ত্র ছিল।
Duryodhana and Bhima favoured the mace,Yudhisthira's choice of weapon was the spear.
দুর্যোধন ও ভীমের গদা,যুধিষ্ঠির বর্শা ছিল পছন্দের।
Arjuna was fascinated by bows and arrows.
অর্জুন তির ধনুকে আগ্রহী ছিলেন।
The twins Nakula and Sahadeva were most
comfortable with swords.
যমজ নকুল ও সহদেব তরবারি নিয়ে সবচেয়ে স্বাচ্ছন্দ পেতেন।
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The Guru treated all his disciples equally.
গুরু সমস্ত শিষ্যদের সমানভাবে দেখতেন।
But he liked Arjuna the most because Arjuna practised this art with great concentration.
কিন্তু তিনি সবচেয়ে বেশি ভালোবাসতেন অর্জুনকে কারণ অর্জুন প্রচন্ড একাগ্রতার সঙ্গে এই বিদ্যা অভ্যাস করতেন।
Soon he became the best archer among all.
শীঘ্র তিনি সকলের মধ্যে সবচেয়ে ভালো ধনুর্বিদ হলেন।
Duryodhana and his brother Dushasana did not like this at all.
দুর্যোধন ও তাঁর ভাই দুঃশাসন এটা
আদৌ পছন্দ করতেন না।
Silently, a feeling of dislike grew in their hearts towards the Pandavas.
পান্ডবদের প্রতি একটা ঘৃণার মনোবৃত্তি নীরবে তাঁদের হৃদয়ে জন্মেছিল।
One day they openly criticized their Guru for showing favour towards Arjuna.
একদিন সমালোচনা করলেন।
They told him that they were not any less skillful in archery.
তাঁরা তাকে বললেন যে তারা অর্জুনের চেয়ে কোনোক্রমে কম-দক্ষ নয়।
As a reply to their criticism, Dronacharya arranged for a test to pick out the best archer among them.
তাদের সমালোচনায় প্রত্যুত্তরে দ্রোণাচার্য তাদের মধ্য থেকে শ্রেষ্ঠ ধনুর্বিদ বাছাই করার জন্য একটা পরীক্ষার আয়োজন করলেন।
On that particular day, Guru Dronacharya asked the students to gather by the woodland near his ashram.
ওই নির্দিষ্ট দিনে গুরু দ্রোণাচার্য তাঁর আশ্রমের কাছে বনের ধারে শিষ্যদের জড়ো হতে বললেন।
He had placed a wooden bird with a
prominently painted eye on one of the trees.
তিনি একটা গাছের উপর একটা কাঠের তৈরি পাখি রেখে দিয়েছিলেন তার একটি চোখ বিশেষ ভাবে রঞ্জিত ছিল।
The teacher called all his disciples and said, "Look my children, a wooden bird is sitting on that far-off tree.
গুরুসমস্ত শিষ্যদের ডাকলেন এবং বললেন "বৎস্যগণ!দেখ একটা পাখি ওই দূরে গাছের উপরে বসে আছে।
You have to hit the arrow exactly in its eye.
তোমাদের ঠিক এর চক্ষুতে বাণ বিদ্ধ করতে হবে।
Are you ready?" Everyone nodded. First the eldest Yudhisthira was invited to try his skill.
তোমরা কি প্রস্তুত ?"প্রত্যেকে মাথা নাড়ল প্রথম জ্যেষ্ঠ "যুধিষ্ঠিরকে তার দক্ষতা পরীক্ষা করার জন্য ডাকা হল।
When Yudhisthira was ready, Dronacharya asked, "Yudhisthira, please tell me what you can see."
যখন যুধিষ্ঠির প্রস্তুত হলেন তখন দ্রোণাচার্য বললেন "যুধিষ্ঠির তুমি কি দেখতে পাচ্ছ ,আমাকে বল।
Yudhisthira replied innocently, "Gurudev, can see you, the tree, people around me and the bird!" Dronacharya replied, "All right. Leave your bow and arrow and go."
" যুধিষ্ঠির উত্তর করলেন গুরুদেব আমি আপনাকে, গাছটিকে, আমার চারিদিকে লোকেদের এবং পাখিটিকে দেখতে পাচ্ছি ।"
Dronacharya replied, "All right. Leave your bow and arrow and go."Yudhisthira was surprised, but he obeyed his guru.
দ্রোণাচার্য উত্তরে বললেন ঠিক আছে, তোমার তীর ধনুক রেখে চলে যাও।"
"Yudhisthira was surprised, but he obeyed his guru.
যুধিষ্ঠির বিস্মিত হলেন কিন্তু তিনি গুরুদেবকে মান্য করলেন।
He silently walked back to his brothers without a question.
তিনি কোন প্রশ্ন না করে নীরবে
তাঁর ভাইদের কাছে ফিরে গেলেন।
Next was the turn of Duryodhana.
তারপর দূর্যোধনের পালা এল,।
Dronacharya asked, "Oh! The eldest brother of Kaurava, may I know what is visible to you at this movement?" Duryodhana replied, "Gurudev, I can see the bird, the tree, the leaves, the fruits, another bird..."
দ্রোণাচার্য জিজ্ঞেস করলেন 'ওহে কৌরব ভ্রাতা, আমি কি জানতে পারি এই স্থানে তোমার কি দৃষ্টিগোচর হচ্ছে?" দূর্যোধন উত্তর করল, "গুরুদেব আমি গাছ, পাতা, ফল আর একটা পাখি দেখতে পাচ্ছি ।
But before he could complete, Dronacharya said, "You can go!"
" কিন্তু সে শেষ করার আগে দ্রোণাচার্য বললেন, তুমি যেতে পার।
Duryodhana was angry.
দূর্যোধন ক্ষিপ্ত হল।
He
threw the bow and arrow to the ground and stood aside.
সে তির ধনুক মাটিতে ছুঁড়ে দিয়ে পাশে দাঁড়াল।
Similar questions were put to Bhima, Nakul, Sahadeva and others.
ভিম, নকুল সহদেব এবং অন্যান্যদের অনুরূপ প্রশ্ন করা হল।
From them too, Dronacharya got answers similar to those given by Yudhisthira and Duryodhana.
তাদের কাছ থেকে দ্রোণাচার্য যুধিষ্ঠির ও দুর্যোধন যেমন উত্তর দিয়েছিলেন সেইরূপ উত্তর পেলেন।
Lastly, it was the turn of Arjuna.
অবশেষে অর্জুনের পালা এল।
He was ready with his bow and arrow.
তিনি তির ধনুক নিয়ে প্রস্তুত ।
The Guru asked him, "O Arjuna, will you tell me
what is being observed by you?"
"I can see only the eye of the bird," replied
Arjuna without breaking eye contact with his target.
গুরুতাকে জিজ্ঞেস করলেন,
"ওহে অর্জুন তুমি কি দেখছ আমাকে কি বলবে?" তাঁর লক্ষ্যে চোখ নিবন্ধ রেখেই
অর্জুন উত্তর করলেন, আমি পাখিটার কেবল চোখ দেখতে পাচ্ছি।"
"Can't you see the trees and the sky, or, perhaps the branch, where the bird is sitting?" his teacher asked.
“ তুমি কি গাছ এবং আকাশ দেখতে পাচ্ছ না, অথবা, সম্ভবত সেই ডালটিও দেখতে পাচ্ছ না, যেখানে পাখিটি বসে আছে?” তার শিক্ষক জিঞ্জাসা করলেন।
ধনুক স্থির ভাবে ধরে অর্জুন বললেন,"গুরুদেব না, আমি যা কিছু দেখতে পাই সেটা হচ্ছে পাখির চোখ, আর কিছুই নয়।"
"No Gurudev, all I can see is the eye of the bird, and nothing else," said Arjuna, holding his bow steadily.
ধনুক স্থির ভাবে ধরে অর্জুন বললেন,"গুরুদেব না, আমি যা কিছু দেখতে পাই সেটা হচ্ছে পাখির চোখ, আর কিছুই নয়।
Now Dronacharya was very glad.
এখন দ্রোণাচার্য খুব আনন্দিত হলেন।
He praised Arjuna for his immense concentration."
With a smile on his face, Dronacharya said, "Shoot!" With a loud twang, the arrow sprang from the bow and struck the bird's eye. Dronacharya turned to other princes.
He said, "Did you all understand the reson of this test? Always remember, when you aim for something, you must look at the target and nothing else.
Only with intense concentration can one strike the target.
All of you saw other things like the trees, the fruits, the leaves and the people because you were not concentrating on the task given to you.
It was only Arjuna who had actually concentrated. So now all of you know why Arjuna is the best student!"
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Dronacharya's test silenced the Kauravas, and all understood
that Arjuna was,
indeed, the best archer.
Word Trove
Woodland- forest
Secret- something
that is kept hidden
rivalry - opposition
warriors- persons
who fight in a battle or war
fascinated- greatly
attracted
mace- a
heavy weapon with a spiked metal head
disciples- students
concentration- ability to direct attention on a single thing
immense- great
twang- sound
of a tightly stretched string being plucked
criticism- expression
of disapproval
obeyed- did
what was told
observed- noticed
archer- a
person who shoots arrows with a bow
twins- two
children born at the same time to the same mother
Let's do...
ACTIVITY 1
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👉Let's tick (✔) the correct answer:
Ans-
1. Dronacharya arranged a test to
(a) decide the best archer among all. (✔)
(b) decide who is the most intelligent boy amongst all.
(c) decide the most disobedient boy amongst all.
2. The Kauravas were
(a) five brothers.
(b) fifty one brothers.
(c) a hundred brothers.
(✔)
3. Nakul and Sahadeva were most comfortable with
(a) bows and arrows.
(b) swords. (✔)
(c) spears.
4. "I can see only the eye of the bird," said-
(a) Dronacharya.
(b) Dushasana.
(c) Arjuna. (✔)
5. All the children gathered in the woodland near
(a) a small hut where Guru Dronacharya lived(✔)
(b) a pond where a crane lived.
(c) a palace where their parents lived.
6. Duryodhana was
(a) the eldest brother of the Pandavas.
(b) the eldest brother of the Kauravas. (✔)
(c) the youngest brother of the Kauravas.
7. Ultimately the test revealed that
(a) Arjuna was the best archer. (✔)
(b) Arjuna was the most clever student.
(c) Arjuna was not at all a good archer.
ACTIVITY 2
👉Write 'T' for true
and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes:
Ans-
(a) Dronacharya was one of the greatest poets of his time. [F]
(b) The bird was made of paper. [F]
(c) Dronacharya was a disciple of Parasurama. [T]
(d) Dronacharya was not pleased with Arjuna's concentration.
[F]
(e) Yudhisthira was very obedient to his Guru. [T]
(f) All the children were learning various skills happily. [F]
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ACTIVITY 3
👉Fill in the chart
with information from the text. One is done for you:
|
Name
of the prince |
His
favourite weapon |
|
Yudhisthira |
spear |
|
1. 2. |
mace |
|
1. 2. |
sword |
|
Arjuna |
|
Ans-
|
Name of the prince |
His favourite weapon |
|
Yudhisthira |
spear |
|
1. Duryodhana 2. Bhima |
mace |
|
1. Nakula 2. Sahadeva |
sword |
|
Arjuna |
Bows and arrows |
ACTIVITY 4
👉Let's answer the
following questions:
(1) Who was the Guru of Dronacharya?
Ans-The great Parashurama was the Guru of Dronacharya.
(2) Where was the bird placed?
Ans- He had placed a wooden bird with a prominently painted
eye. The bird was placed on one of a tree.
(3) What did Yudhisthira see?
Ans- Yudhisthira saw his Guru, Dronacharya, the tree people
around him and the bird.
(4) Why did Dronacharya like Arjuna the most?
Ans- Dronacharya liked Arjuna the most for his immense
concentration in learning.
(5) What is most important in hitting a target?
Ans- Intense concentration is most important in hitting a
target.
ACTIVITY 5
👉Write the opposite of
the following words. You will find the words in the above story. The first
letter of each word is given in the box:
Ans-
(1) dark bright
(2) sad glad
(3) never always
(4) worst best
(5) everything nothing
(6) invisible Visible
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ACTIVITY 6
👉Match the words in
Column A with their meanings in Column 8:
|
A |
B |
|
disciples |
Goal |
|
royal |
Kept quiet |
|
immense |
noticed |
|
silenced |
students |
|
target |
huge |
|
prominently |
majestic |
|
observed |
distinctly |
Ans-
|
A |
B |
|
disciples |
students |
|
royal |
majestic |
|
immense |
huge |
|
silenced |
Kept quiet |
|
target |
Goal |
|
prominently |
distinctly |
|
observed |
noticed |
ACTIVITY 7
👉Let's fill in the
gaps with words given in the box:
(1) We were _________ to hear the sad news.
Ans- We were surprised
to hear the sad news.
(2) The players are ____________for the game.
Ans- The players are ready
for the game.
(3) Always try to keep yourself away from _______________animals.
Ans- Always try to keep yourself away from fierce animals.
(4)_________ give me a glass of water.
Ans- Please
give me a glass of water.
(5) Renuka __________ all her friends on her 10th birthday.
Ans- Renuka invited
all her friends on her 10th birthday.
|
Ready,
surprised, fierce, invited, please |
ACTIVITY 8
👉Let's write 'a' or
'an' or 'the' in the boxes below:
Ans-
(1) He always speaks [the]
truth.
(2) Nila has seen [the]
Tajmahal.
(3) Mr. Sen is [an]
honest man.
(4) Amal is drawing [a]
map of India.
(5) [The] Ganga is a holy river.
(6) Have you seen [an]
owl?
(7) Grandfather gave me [a]
doll.
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ACTIVITY 9
👉Let's look at the picture below :
 |
| The Birds Eye |
👉Let's fill in the
blanks with words from the box and describe the room:
(1) There is a table______ the centre of the room.
Ans- There is a table at
the centre of the room.
(2) There is a vase______ the table.
Ans- There is a vase on
the table
(3) Some flowers are____ the vase.
Ans- Some flowers are in
the vase.
(4) A dog is lying ____the table.
Ans- A dog is lying under
the table.
(5) A fan is hanging_____ the ceiling.
Ans- A fan is hanging from
the ceiling.
(6) A book shelf is______ the door.
Ans- A book shelf is beside
the door.
(7) A cat is walking____ the room.
Ans- A cat is walking into
the room.
|
from,
in, under, into, beside, on, at |
Let's learn...
Look at the words below. You will find them in the text.
'equally', 'exactly', 'steadily', 'openly', 'innocently', 'silently' Such a
word qualifies a verb.
Examples:
Yudhisthira replied innocently.
Here the word 'innocently' qualifies the verb 'replied"
The Guru treated all his disciples equally.
Similarly, here the word 'equally qualifies the verb
'treated".
Such words are called Adverbs.
Let us also remember that an adverb also qualifies an
adjective.
Example:
Dronacharya was very
glad. Here the word 'very' qualifies the
adjective 'glad
Let's do...
ACTIVITY 10
👉Some words are given
below. Let's put a tick (✔)
beside those words which are adverbs:
(1) silently (✔)
(2) now (✔)
(3) remember ( )
(4) soon (✔)
(5) aim ( )
(6) only (✔)
(7) loud ( )
(8) near (✔)
(9) try ( )
(10) exactly (✔)
ACTIVITY 11
👉Let's fill in the
blanks with the adverbs given below:
(1) We opened the lid of the box_________.
Ans- We opened the lid of the box cerefully.
(2) The man was____ poor. But he lived______.
Ans- The man was very
poor. But he lived honestly.
(3) We should________ try to help others.
Ans- We should always
try to help others.
(4) Yesterday there was an accident__________ Renu's house.
Ans- Yesterday there was an accident near Renu's house.
(5) Soldiers fight________ for their country.
Ans- Soldiers fight bravely
for their country.
(6) I_______ went to a zoo.
Ans- I never went to a zoo.
|
very,
never, always, carefully, bravely, honestly, near |
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👉Let's work together...
Let's look at the set of pictures below. The pictures are
telling us a story. It is a story from 'Betal Panchabingshati.
 |
| The Birds Eye |
Look at the sentences below. They are not in order. Arrange
them serially according to the order of the pictures in page 103. One is done
for you:
Ans-
·
A woman called Leelavati married a thief and the
thief decided to give up stealing. [2]
• Betal put forward a puzzle to
Vikram. [1]
·
The businessman loved his family and reared the
child well. The child grew up and took charge of the business. [7]
·
The thief died. [5]
·
Leelavati married a businessman. [6]
·
After a son is born the thief found that he had
no money to support his family. [3]
·
He went
back to stealing. [4]
·
Leelavati and the businessman died. [8]
·
The young boy came to a river-side to perform
the last rites. Three pair of hands came out claiming the offering. The boy
recognised his mother's hands. [9]
·
But the young boy could not make out which pair
of hand was his father's. He recalled his mother once mentioning his real
father. [10]
·
Bikram replied, "The businessman, as he
loved and brought up the child. "Betal flew away. [12]
·
Betal stopped the story and asked Bikram,
"Now tell me which father was finally given the offering?" [11]