The farmer and the mango tree

 

Lesson 13

The farmer and the mango tree

 

1. Answer the following questions (নিম্নলিখিত প্রশ্নগুলির উত্তর দাও):-

(i) Why did the farmer decide to cut down the tree?

Ans:- The farmer decided to cut down the tree because it stopped bearing fruits .

(ii) What did the farmer see in the hollow of the tree?

Ans:- The farmer saw a beehive in the hollow of the tree .

(iii) What did he do with the honey?

Ans:- He tasted the honey .

(iv) What did the farmer finally realize?

Ans:- The farmer finally realized that no tree can be useless .

(v) Why did the sparrows, butterflies and squirrels become happy?

Ans:- The farmer decided not to cut the tree anymore so all the creatures were happy .

 

2. Tick ✓ the right answer (সঠিক উত্তরে ✓ চিহ্ন দাও):-

Ans:-

(i) The mango tree in the farmer's garden (a) bore many fruits (b) bore only a few fruits (c) bore no fruit at all ✓

(ii) The farmer struck (a) at a branch (b) at the root (c) at the trunk ✓

(iii) The honey was (a) bitter (b) tasteless (c) sweet ✓

(iv) The sparrows, butterflies and squirrels were happy because

(a) the farmer did not take away the honey

(b) the farmer planted another young mango tree

(c) the farmer went away without cutting down the old tree ✓

 

3. Fill in the blanks with words from the help box (নীচে বাক্সে দেওয়া শব্দগুলির সাহায্য নিয়ে শূণ্যস্থান পূরণ করো):-

[ Help box: suddenly, happy, sweets, farmer, listen, live, sharp ]

Ans:-

(i) A farmer grows vegetables for us.

(ii) Squirrels live in the trees.

(iii) Suddenly, our Principal came into the class.

(iv) I like sweets.

(v) Always listen to your teacher.

(vi) Ram met his friend Shyam after a long time. He was very happy.

(vii) This knife is very sharp. Be careful.

 

4. Here are some doing words. Add 'ed' to these words (এখানে কিছু ক্রিয়াপদ আছে। এগুলির শেষে ‘ed' যোগ করো):-

Ans:-

start - Started,

work - Worked,

match - Matched,

jump - Jumped,

listen - Listened .

 

5. Match the following words with their opposites (বিপরীত শব্দ মেলাও):-

Ans:-

A	B
Old	Young
Sharp	Blunt
Finish	Start
Sweet	Bitter
Happy	Sad

 

6. Who made these statements? (এই কথাগুলি কে বলেছিল ?):-

Ans:-

Statements	Who said
(i) "Don't cut down this tree"	All the creatures
(ii) "A beehive! full of honey!"	The farmer
(iii) "How sweet!"	The farmer
(iv) "How foolish I was!"	The farmer
(v) "No tree can be useless”.	The farmer

 

7. Make words from the jumbled letter. The first letter and the last letter of each word are given (এলোমেলো বর্ণগুলি সাজিয়ে শব্দ গঠন করে। প্রত্যেক শব্দের প্রথম ও শেষ বর্ণ দেওয়া আছে):-

Ans:-

(i) fttreblyu - Butterfly,

(ii) leuqrsri - Squirrel,

(iii) trceareus - Creatures,

(iv) atrefthree - Thereafter,

(v) dernusotod - Understood .

 

8. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the help box (নীচে দেওয়া শব্দের সাহায্যে শূণ্যস্থান পূরণ করো):-

[ Help Box: my, your, our, its, his, her, their ]

Ans:-

(i) We love our school.

(ii) He does his work himself.

(iii) Rinky plays with her brother.

(iv) The sparrows, squirrels and butterflies left their tree.

(v) I do my class work daily.

(vi) A tree can make its own food.

 

9. Write the missing letters in the empty boxes to make words (হারিয়ে যাওয়া বর্ণগুলি লেখো ও খালি বাক্সগুলি সঠিক শব্দ দিয়ে সম্পূর্ণ করো):-

Ans:-

Honey,

Hurry,

Sweet,

Sparrow,

Squirrel,

Sharp,

Home .