My Home District - Unit 10 for Class 5

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Unit 10 - My Home District

Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2, 3 and 4.

My home district is Kishoreganj. It is about 145 kilometres from Dhaka. It is a district headquarters. The district has 8 municipalities, 13 upazilas, 108 unions and 1745 villages. The name Kishoreganj comes from the name of an old landlord known as Brojakishore Pramanik or Nandakishore Pramanik. The area of Kishoreganj municipality is about 10 square kilometres. The river Narasunda flows through the town. 

Kishoreganj is a small town, but there are many important places in and around it. The largest Eid fairgrounds, called Solakia Eid Ground and the well-known Government Gurudayal College are in the town. People from many districts come to this place to celebrate Eid. The Pagla Mosque is also in my home district. Outside the town, you can visit the fort of Isah Khan at Jangal Bari. You can also see the Shah Muhammad Mosque at Egaroshindhur. Near the Fuleshwari River, you can see the Shiva Temple of Chandrabati. 

01. Choose the best answer from the following alternatives and write them in your answer script. 

a. Which is the biggest Eid ground of Bangladesh? 

(i) National Eid Ground (ii) Chattogram Central Eid Ground

(iii) Solakia Eid Ground (iv) Khulna Central Eid Ground 

b. Brojakishore Pramanik was a - 

(i) landlord (ii) businessman

(iii) storywriter (iv) artist 

c. How far is Kishoreganj from Dhaka? 

(i) About 145 Kilometers (ii) About 155 Kilometers

(iii) About 255 Kilometers (iv) About 265 Kilometers 

d. Who was Joynul Abedin? 

(i) A great poet (ii) A great painter

(iii) A great singer (iv) A great dramatist 

e. How many Upazilas are there in Kishoreganj? 

(i) 13 (ii) 14

(iii) 15 (iv) 16 

f. Which river flows through Kishoreganj? 

(i) The Padma (ii) The Jamuna

(iii) The Fuleshwari (iv) The Narasunda 

g. What is the past form of the verb 'see'? 

(i) Seen (ii) Saw

(iii) See (iv) Sew 

h. The opposite word of 'come' is - 

(i) go (ii) arrive

(iii) appear (iv) reach 

i. Where is the fort of Isah Khan? 

(i) Sonargaon (ii) Paharpur

(iii) Rajbari (iv) Jangal Bari 

j. Who made the Shiva Temple? 

(i) Fulmoti (ii) Chandrabati

(iii) Alomoti (iv) Moynamoti 

Or, 

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word from the box. Find the information in the text. There are extra words which you need not use.

district

visit

stands

near

largest

local

upazila

a. It ___ on the river Narasunda. 

b. Solakia is the ___ Eid-ground in Bangladesh. 

c. Besides this, there are many important places to ___. 

d. Kishoreganj is a ___ headquarters. 

e. The Shiva temple is located ___ the Fuleshwari river. 

Answer: a. stands b. largest c. visit d. district e. near 

02. Write 'True' for correct statement or 'False' for incorrect statement:

a. Brojakishore Pramanik was a great artist. 

b. The fort of Isha Khan is at Jangal Bari. 

c. Solakia is the largest Eid fairground. 

d. The Shiva Temple was built by Nandakishore Pramanik. 

e. Kishoreganj is about 108 kilometres from Dhaka. 

f. Sukumar Roy wrote for the children. 

g. Narasunda is the name of a river. 

h. Zainul Abedin was a famous writer. 

i. There are 8 upazilas in Kishoreganj district. 

j. Chandrabati was the first woman poet of Bangla literature. 

k. There are eight municipalities in Kishoreganj district. 

l. Kishoreganj is a mega city. 

Answer: a. False b. True c. True d. False e. False f. True g. True h. False i. False j. True k. True l. False 

03. Answer the following questions in a sentence or sentences: 

a. What can you see outside the Kishoreganj town? Write two names. 

b. What is the area of Kishoreganj town? 

c. Why do people come to Solakia Eid Ground? 

d. Write the names of two famous persons of Kishoreganj district. 

e. Who is the master of painting? 

f. How does the name "Kishoreganj" come from? 

g. Write the names of two writers of children literature of Kishoreganj. 

h. How many villages are there in Kishoreganj district? 

i. What is the name of the first acting President of Bangladesh? 

j. Why does Mamun love his home district? 

k. Who is Chandrabati? 

l. What is Kishoreganj famous for? 

m. Make a list of two notable things in Kishoreganj. 

Answer: 

a) Outside the Kishoreganj town, I/we can see the fort of Isah Khan at Jangal Bari and the Shah Muhammad Mosque of Egarushindhur. 

b) The area of Kishoreganj town is 10 square kilometres. 

c) People come to Solakia Eid Ground for saying their Eid prayers. 

d) Two famous persons of Kishoreganj district are Upendrakishore Roy Chowdhury and Zainul Abedin, the great painter. 

e) Zainul Abedin is the master of painting. 

f) The name 'Kishoreganj' comes from the name of an old landlord known as Brojakishore Pramanik or Nandakishore Pramanik. 

g) The names of two writers of children literature of Kishoreganj are Upendrokishore Roy Chowdhury and Sukumar Roy. 

h) In Kishoreganj district, there are 1745 villages. 

i) Syed Nazrul Islam was the first acting president of Bangladesh. 

j) Mamun loves his home district because he was born here and many famous people were born in his district. 

k) Chandrabati is the first woman poet of Bangla literature. 

l) Kishoreganj is famous for some important places and personalities. 

m) Two notable things in Kishoreganj are: 1. Solakia Eid Ground 2. Pagla Mosque. 

05. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. 

Column A	Column B
a. Landlord	i. a hindu prayer house
b. Celebrate	ii. Very familiar to the people
c. Temple	iii. to show that a day or an event is important by doing something special on it
d. Important	iv. A building where Muslims say their prayers
e. Fort	v. a building built to defend the attack of enemy
f. Important	vi. a person who owns vast property including lands
g. Kilometre	vii. A unit of distance
h. Mosque	viii. having value or significance
i. Poet	ix. Having a great value
j. Well-known	x. Who writes poems

 Answer:

a. Landlord - a person who owns vast property including lands 

b. Celebrate - to show that a day or an event is important by doing something special on it 

c. Temple - a hindu prayer house 

d. Important - having value or significance 

e. Fort - a building built to defend the attack of enemy 

f. Important - Having a great value 

g. Kilometre - A unit of distance 

h. Mosque - A building where Muslims say their prayers 

i. Poet - Who writes poems 

j. Well-known - Very familiar to the people 

06. Match the information in Column A with the information in Column B.

Column A	Column B
a. Sima didn't go to school because of	i. illness
b. Sima feels very warm because of	ii. fever
c. Doctor visited Sima	iii. last night
d. Sima needs some	iv. medicine
e. Today Sima	v. at home

Answer:

a. Sima didn't go to school because of illness 

b. Sima feels very warm because of fever 

c. Doctor visited Sima last night 

d. Sima needs some medicine 

e. Today Sima at home 

07. Rearrange the given words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

a. was/old/Nipa/years/six 

b. grains/not/potatoes/are 

c. home/love/I/district/my 

d. island/the/is/where 

e. for/hour/he/an/slept 

Answer: 

a) Nipa was six years old. 

b) Potatoes are not grains. 

c) I love my home district. 

d) Where is the island? 

e) He slept for an hour. 

08. Make WH questions from the given sentences with Who, What, When, Where, Why, Which and How using the underlined word/words: 

a. People from many districts come to Solakia Eid Ground to celebrate Eid. 

b. Solakia Eid Ground is in Kishoreganj. 

c. Government Gurudayal College is in Kishoreganj. 

d. The Narasunda flows through Kishoreganj. 

e. Solakia Eid Ground is the largest Eid fairground. 

Answer: 

a) Why do people from many districts come to Solakia Eid Ground? 

b) Where is Solakia Eid Ground? 

c) Where is the Government Gurudayal College? 

d) Through which town does the Narasunda flow? 

e) What is the largest Eid fairground? 

09. Rewrite using capital letters and punctuation marks. 

a. Tamal : oh cox's bazar is the most popular tourist spot. 

Andy : And it's beautiful i loved the sea and the beach but I'd like to see some new places this time. 

Tamal : right There are many places to see in our country. 

Answer: Tamal: Oh, Cox's Bazar is the most popular tourist spot. 

Andy: And it's beautiful! I loved the sea and the beach! But I'd like to see some new places this time. 

Tamal: Right! There are many places to see in our country. 

10. Rewrite the correct form of verbs in the brackets.

a. We ______ (travel) from Dhaka to Sreemangal then. 

b. People ______ (sing) a song for the person. 

c. Andy ____ (go) to the Saint Martin's Island. 

d. Jessica is ____ (go) to Chattogram. 

e. Maria ____ (be) a good learner. 

f. Sima ____ (go) to school for a while. 

g. A guide was ____ (wait) for us. 

h. Have you ____ (hear) about the earthquake in Nepal? 

i. The birds are ____ (sing). 

j. Saikat's father was ____ (write) at 11 p.m. yesterday. 

Answer:a. travelled b. sing c. will go d. going e. is f. did not go g. waiting h. heard i. singing j. writing 

11. Fill in the gaps by writing the related information so that the story makes sense.

I am Sonia. In the evening at (a) ____ I sit and study. I study for an hour. Then at (b) ____ I take a short break for 15 minutes. I sit and study again at (c) ____ . After completing my studies I watch TV for 30 minutes from (d) ____ to. Then I take my dinner at (e) ____ . 

Ans: (a) 6.00pm (b) 8.00pm (c) 8.15pm (d) 9.00pm to 9.30pm (e) 9.45pm