Class 7 English - Lesson 4: Revision Test 1

Did You Know? (কিবা জানানে?)

Arjuna's dedication to archery is legendary. The story of him practicing in the dark is a powerful example of how focus and determination can help you overcome any obstacle, just like you can overcome exam challenges with good revision!

India was the home of the guru-shishya tradition where the pupils stayed in the house of the guru in ancient times.
(প্ৰাচীন কালত ভাৰত গুৰু-শিষ্য পৰম্পৰাৰ ঘৰ আছিল য'ত শিষ্যসকলে গুৰুৰ ঘৰত বাস কৰিছিল।)

The guru was like the pupils' own father and he also treated them as his own sons.
(গুৰু শিষ্যসকলৰ নিজৰ পিতৃৰ দৰে আছিল আৰু তেৱোঁ তেওঁলোকক নিজৰ পুত্ৰৰ দৰে ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিছিল।)

The 'Kauravas' and the 'Pandavas' were the disciples of guru Drona. Drona taught them different skills of warfare.
('কৌৰৱ' আৰু 'পাণ্ডৱ'সকল গুৰু দ্ৰোণৰ শিষ্য আছিল। দ্ৰোণে তেওঁলোকক যুদ্ধৰ বিভিন্ন কৌশল শিকাইছিল।)

One day while the guru was taking a bath in a river suddenly a crocodile caught hold of Drona's foot.
(এদিন গুৰুৱে নদীত গা ধুই থাকোঁতে হঠাৎ এটা ঘঁৰিয়ালে দ্ৰোণৰ ভৰিখনত ধৰিলে।)

Seeing his 'guru' in trouble Arjuna immediately raised his bow and released an arrow.
(নিজৰ 'গুৰু'ক বিপদত পৰা দেখি অৰ্জুনে লগে লগে ধনু তুলি লৈ কাঁড় মাৰিলে।)

The arrow hit the crocodile and Arjuna was able to rescue his guru.
(কাঁড়ডাল ঘঁৰিয়ালটোৰ গাত লাগিল আৰু অৰ্জুনে নিজৰ গুৰুক উদ্ধাৰ কৰিবলৈ সক্ষম হ'ল।)

After this incident Arjuna became Drona's favourite disciple.
(এই ঘটনাৰ পিছত অৰ্জুন দ্ৰোণৰ প্ৰিয় শিষ্য হৈ পৰিল।)

One night, in Drona's academy, where the 'Kauravas' and the 'Pandavas' were taking their lessons, the wind blew and put out all the lamps.
(এদিন ৰাতি, দ্ৰোণৰ আশ্ৰমত, য'ত 'কৌৰৱ' আৰু 'পাণ্ডৱ'সকলে পাঠ গ্ৰহণ কৰি আছিল, বতাহে কোবাই সকলো চাকি নুমুৱাই পেলালে।)

In the darkness Arjuna found that his fingers could take food from his plate to his mouth without any difficulty.
(অন্ধকাৰত অৰ্জুনে দেখিলে যে তেওঁৰ আঙুলিবোৰে কোনো অসুবিধা নোহোৱাকৈ কাঁহীৰ পৰা মুখলৈ খাদ্য নিব পাৰিছে।)

Suddenly he realized that if he could take food in such a way, surely in the darkness his arrow could find its way to the target.
(হঠাৎ তেওঁ উপলব্ধি কৰিলে যে যদি তেওঁ এনেদৰে খাদ্য গ্ৰহণ কৰিব পাৰে, তেন্তে নিশ্চয় অন্ধকাৰত তেওঁৰ কাঁড়েও লক্ষ্যস্থান বিচাৰি পাব।)

So from the very next day he started practising archery at night, blindfolded.
(গতিকে তাৰ পিছদিনাৰ পৰাই তেওঁ চকু বান্ধি ৰাতি ধনুৰ্বিদ্যা অভ্যাস কৰিবলৈ ধৰিলে।)

His guru was amazed at his new skill of shooting arrows at the target without depending on his sight.
(দৃষ্টিশক্তিৰ ওপৰত নিৰ্ভৰ নকৰাকৈ লক্ষ্যত কাঁড় মৰাৰ তেওঁৰ নতুন কৌশল দেখি গুৰুৱে আচৰিত হৈছিল।)

Thus, Arjuna became the greatest archer in the world because of his possession of all the qualities of a good disciple like persistence, determination, hard work and focus.
(এইদৰেই, অধ্যৱসায়, দৃঢ়তা, কঠোৰ পৰিশ্ৰম আৰু একাগ্ৰতাৰ দৰে এজন ভাল শিষ্যৰ সকলো গুণ থকাৰ বাবে অৰ্জুন বিশ্বৰ শ্ৰেষ্ঠ ধনুৰ্ধৰ হৈ পৰিছিল।)

• a) Q: Who was the guru of the 'Kauravas' and the 'Pandavas'?
  Ans: Drona was the guru of the 'Kauravas' and the 'Pandavas'.
• b) Q: What is 'guru-shishya' tradition?
  Ans: The 'guru-shishya' tradition is an ancient Indian system where the pupils stayed in the house of the guru, and the guru treated them as his own sons.
• c) Q: What did Drona teach the 'Kauravas' and the 'Pandavas'?
  Ans: Drona taught the 'Kauravas' and the 'Pandavas' different skills of warfare.
• d) Q: How did Arjuna become the favourite disciple of guru Drona?
  Ans: Arjuna became Drona's favourite disciple by quickly shooting an arrow to rescue him when a crocodile caught Drona's foot.
• e) Q: What were the qualities possessed by Arjuna which made him the greatest archer of the world?
  Ans: Arjuna possessed all the qualities of a good disciple like persistence, determination, hard work, and focus.

Pigeons are one of the many species that belong to the Columbidae bird family.
(পাৰ চৰাই হৈছে কলম্বিডাই (Columbidae) চৰাইৰ পৰিয়ালৰ অন্তৰ্গত বহুতো প্ৰজাতিৰ ভিতৰত অন্যতম।)

In this family larger birds are called pigeons and the smaller birds are called doves.
(এই পৰিয়ালত ডাঙৰ চৰাইবোৰক পাৰ আৰু সৰু চৰাইবোৰক কপৌ বুলি কোৱা হয়।)

The species most commonly seen all around us is the Feral Rock Pigeon, often referred to as the domestic pigeon.
(আমাৰ চাৰিওফালে সচৰাচৰ দেখা পোৱা প্ৰজাতিটো হ'ল ফেৰেল ৰক পিজন, যাক প্ৰায়ে ঘৰচীয়া পাৰ চৰাই বুলি কোৱা হয়।)

Pigeons are found almost everywhere in the world except Sahara desert, Antarctica and its surrounding islands, and the high Arctic.
(চাহাৰা মৰুভূমি, এন্টাৰ্কটিকা আৰু ইয়াৰ আশে-পাশে থকা দ্বীপসমূহ আৰু উচ্চ আৰ্কটিক অঞ্চলৰ বাহিৰে পৃথিৱীৰ প্ৰায় সকলো ঠাইতে পাৰ চৰাই পোৱা যায়।)

Pigeons are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills.
(পাৰ চৰাই হৈছে চুটি ডিঙি আৰু চুটি লাহী ঠোঁটৰ শক্তিশালী শৰীৰৰ চৰাই।)

They have strong wing muscles which comprise around 45 percent of their body weight. They are amongst the strongest fliers.
(সিহঁতৰ ডেউকাৰ পেশী শক্তিশালী যি সিহঁতৰ শৰীৰৰ ওজনৰ প্ৰায় ৪৫ শতাংশ। সিহঁত অন্যতম শক্তিশালী উৰণীয়া চৰাই।)

The entire species of pigeons can be divided into birds that eat fruits (frugivorous) and birds that eat seeds (granivorous).
(পাৰ চৰাইৰ সমগ্ৰ প্ৰজাতিক ফল খোৱা চৰাই আৰু গুটি খোৱা চৰাই হিচাপে ভগাব পাৰি।)

The granivorous pigeons have duller plumage, so it is difficult to spot them against the backdrop of soil when pecking seeds.
(গুটি খোৱা পাৰবোৰৰ পাখিৰ ৰং শেঁতা হয়, সেয়েহে গুটি খুঁটিয়াই খাই থকাৰ সময়ত মাটিৰ পটভূমিত সিহঁতক দেখা পোৱাটো কঠিন।)

The frugivorous birds, on the other hand, tend to have very bright coloured plumage.
(আনহাতে, ফল খোৱা চৰাইবোৰৰ পাখিৰ ৰং অতি উজ্জ্বল হোৱা দেখা যায়।)

The homing pigeon or homer is a variety derived from the Rock Pigeon.
(হোমিং পাৰ বা হোমাৰ হৈছে ৰক পাৰৰ পৰা উদ্ভৱ হোৱা এটা প্ৰজাতি।)

It is specially bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances.
(অতি দীঘলীয়া দূৰত্বৰ পৰা নিজৰ ঘৰ বিচাৰি পোৱাৰ ক্ষমতাৰ বাবে ইয়াক বিশেষভাৱে প্ৰতিপালন কৰা হয়।)

This made these birds great messenger pigeons and so we actually had a 'pigeon post' service during wartime.
(ইয়াৰ ফলত এই চৰাইবোৰ একো একোটা মহান বাৰ্তাবাহক পাৰ চৰাই হৈ পৰিছিল আৰু সেয়েহে যুদ্ধৰ সময়ত আমাৰ প্ৰকৃততে এক 'পাৰ ডাক' সেৱা আছিল।)

Pigeons are believed to have originated somewhere in Asia.
(বিশ্বাস কৰা হয় যে পাৰ চৰাইৰ উৎপত্তি এছিয়াৰ কোনোবা ঠাইত হৈছিল।)

The first images of pigeons were found in Mesopotamia dating back to 3000 BC.
(খ্ৰীষ্টপূৰ্ব ৩০০০ চনৰ মেছপটেমিয়াত পাৰ চৰাইৰ প্ৰথম ছবি পোৱা গৈছিল।)

It was in Mesopotamia that the wild pigeons began to be domesticated and bred.
(মেছপটেমিয়াতেই বনৰীয়া পাৰ চৰাইবোৰক পোহনীয়া কৰি প্ৰজনন কৰা আৰম্ভ হৈছিল।)

• a) Q: To which bird family does the pigeon belong to?
  Ans: The pigeon belongs to the Columbidae bird family.
• b) Q: What are the smaller birds called in this family?
  Ans: In this family, the smaller birds are called doves.
• c) Q: In which places are pigeons not found?
  Ans: Pigeons are not found in the Sahara desert, Antarctica and its surrounding islands, and the high Arctic.
• d) Q: How do pigeons look like?
  Ans: Pigeons are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills.
• e) Q: What do you mean by frugivorous and granivorous?
  Ans: Frugivorous means birds that eat fruits, and granivorous means birds that eat seeds.
• f) Q: Where have the pigeons originated from?
  Ans: Pigeons are believed to have originated somewhere in Asia.
• g) Q: Where do we find the first images of pigeons?
  Ans: The first images of pigeons were found in Mesopotamia dating back to 3000 BC.
• h) Q: Where did the wild pigeons begin to be domesticated?
  Ans: The wild pigeons began to be domesticated and bred in Mesopotamia.

• • Sarita: Noun
• • today: Adverb
• • She: Pronoun
• • walks: Verb
• • nervously: Adverb
• • smilingly: Adverb
• • lady: Noun
• • properly: Adverb
• • among: Preposition
• • really: Adverb
• • easy: Adjective
• • quickly: Adverb
• • them: Pronoun
• • wrong: Adjective
• • happily: Adverb
• • many: Pronoun
• • quietly: Adverb

Ans: Sanjay is a 12-year-old boy. He is in class VII. His parents are doctors. They are very busy in their hospital. Sanjukta is his elder sister. She is a student of the Assam Engineering College. Her friends admire her for her helpful nature and her love for nature and wildlife. She has formed a group engaging her friends and she gave them the responsibility to feed the street dogs. The responsibility of taking care of the other stray animals of their locality is also of hers and her friends. Her pet dog is very cute. Its name is Julia.

• i) Q: The poor man received help from my father. (many/much/more)
  Ans: The poor man received much help from my father.
• ii) Q: A busy person has time to waste. (little / a little / the little)
  Ans: A busy person has little time to waste.
• iii) Q: I met European lady yesterday. (a/an/the)
  Ans: I met a European lady yesterday.
• iv) Q: The man donated money he had to the fund. (little / a little / the little)
  Ans: The man donated the little money he had to the fund.
• v) Q: I don't get time for the practice of singing. (more / many / much)
  Ans: I don't get much time for the practice of singing.
• vi) Q: The story is interesting. (much / more / very)
  Ans: The story is very interesting.
• vii) Q: I can depend on friends I have. (few/a few/the few)
  Ans: I can depend on the few friends I have.
• viii) Q: He is older than my father. (more/much/many)
  Ans: He is much older than my father.
• ix) Q: There is water in the glass. (any/some/many)
  Ans: There is some water in the glass.
• x) Q: of the apples were rotten. (many / much / more)
  Ans: Many of the apples were rotten.

• i) Q: The old man lives begging. (with/from/by)
  Ans: The old man lives by begging.
• ii) Q: I bought this pen ten rupees. (by / for / with)
  Ans: I bought this pen for ten rupees.
• iii) Q: Virtue consists speaking the truth. (in/of/on)
  Ans: Virtue consists in speaking the truth.
• iv) Q: My brother sent the letter hand. (by/with/in)
  Ans: My brother sent the letter by hand.
• v) Q: Do not boast your wealth. (for/in/of)
  Ans: Do not boast of your wealth.
• vi) Q: I cannot agree his proposal. (at/to/with)
  Ans: I cannot agree to his proposal.
• vii) Q: Always beware false friends. (from /of/with)
  Ans: Always beware of false friends.
• viii) Q: Shoes are made leather. (of/from/with)
  Ans: Shoes are made of leather.
• ix) Q: The tiger lives flesh. (by/on/with)
  Ans: The tiger lives on flesh.
• x) Q: My sister was sure success. (to/in/of)
  Ans: My sister was sure of success.

• i) Q: He came to school yesterday. (Turn into interrogative)
  Ans: Did he come to school yesterday?
• ii) Q: I have never seen a crocodile. (Turn into interrogative)
  Ans: Have I ever seen a crocodile?
• iii) Q: She came to give the news. (Put a question using 'Why')
  Ans: Why did she come?
• iv) Q: She likes to read stories. (Turn into interrogative)
  Ans: Does she like to read stories?
• v) Q: It is a very dangerous animal. (Turn into interrogative)
  Ans: Is it a very dangerous animal?
• vi) Q: Raju is an engineer. (Turn into interrogative)
  Ans: Is Raju an engineer?