Occupations Unit:9 For Class Five
English for Today
Unit 09 - Occupations
Read the text and answer
the questions 1, 2, 3 and 4.
A long time ago, when
Raju was in Class 5, there was a fire in his school. Everyone was very afraid,
but no one panicked. The teachers helped the students to leave the building
quietly and safely. Soon the firefighters came and put out the fire. Raju watched
the firefighters from the school yard, He thought about the fire and the
firefighters for a long time. After college, Raju joined a volunteer fire
department. As a volunteer, he didn't get any money for his work. But Raju
didn't mind. Now Raju is a full-time firefighter. It is his job, so he earns
money for it. Most of the time his work is putting out fires, but he also
teaches new firefighters about safety. He likes teaching very much. In his free
time, Raju visits schools. He talks to students about fire safety. He tells
them what to do if there is a fire. They shouldn't panic. They should listen to
their teachers and leave the building quietly
01. Choose the best answer from the following alternatives and write them in your answer script.
(a) As a volunteer in
fire department, you will ___
(i) get a full-time job (ii) get
money for your work
(iii) not get the chance
to put out a fire (iv) not get
any money for your work
Answer: (iv) not get any money for your work
(b) 'But Raju didn't
mind.' Here 'mind' is a/an ___.
(i) noun (ii) verb
(iii) adverb (iv)
adjective
Answer: (ii) verb
(c) Raju is a full-time
Firefighter. How many punctuation marks and capital letters are there?
(i) 4 (ii) 3 (iii) 2 (iv)
5
Answer: (i) 4
(d) His main job is
putting out fires. What kind of tense is it?
(i) Present Indefinite (ii) Present Continuous
(iii) Present Perfect (iv) Present Perfect
Continuous
Answer: (ii) Present Continuous
(e) Raju trains ___ .
(i) the young (ii) the old
(iii) the weak (iv) the poor
Answer: (i) the young
(f) Raju likes ___ to
school.
(i) visiting (ii) visit
(iii) visited (iv) to visit
Answer: (i) visiting
(g) Everyone got
panicked. What kind of part of speech is 'everyone'?
(i) Noun (ii)
Pronoun
(iii) Adjective (iv) Verb
Answer: (ii) Pronoun
(h) Who came to put out
the fire?
(i) A Police team (ii) An army team
(iii) A fire team (iv) A Rab team
Answer: (iii) A fire team
(i) The similar word of
'Student' is ___.
(i) people (ii) pupil
(iii) teacher (iv) helper
Answer: (ii) pupil
(j) Long time ago, what
class was Raju in?
(i) Class-4 (ii) Class-5
(iii) Class-3 (iv) Class-2
Answer: (ii) Class-5
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.
| fire | safely | during
| red | did | become | HSC | put | part | became | Extra 1 | Extra 2 |
a. A fire-fighter puts
out ______.
b. Raju ______ a
fire-fighter after college.
c. The teachers helped
the students ______ the fire.
d. The students could
leave the school building ______.
e. Talking to the
students is not a ______ of Raju's job.
f. After finishing
______, Raju joined a volunteer fire department.
g. To ______ out fires is
Raju's main job.
h. He trains young people
to ______ firefighters.
i. When ______ Raju join
a volunteer fire department?
j. The colour of fire is
______.
Answer:
a. fire
b. became
c. during
d. safely
e. part
f. HSC
g. put
h. become
i. did
j. red
02. Write 'True' for correct statement or 'False' for incorrect statement:
(a) Everyone was
panicked.
(b) The students left the
building quietly.
(c) Raju joined a
volunteer fire department after school.
(d) The students were
afraid to see the firefighters.
(e) Now Raju earns money
as a full-time firefighter.
(f) Raju loves teaching
very much.
(g) The story is about a
doctor.
(h) Raju trains the old
people.
(i) Raju likes to visit
schools.
(j) A police team came to
put out the fire.
(k) Raju is now a
full-time fire fighter.
(l) Raju visits schools
at anytime.
(m) A firefighter must be
brave.
(n) Putting out fire is
Raju's optional job.
(o) Raju speaks about
preventing fires.
Answer:
a. False
b. True
c. False
d. False
e. True
f. False
g. False
h. False
i. True
j. False
k. True
l. False
m. True
n. False
o. True
03. Answer the following questions in a sentence or sentences:
(a) Why were the students
very afraid?
(b) Why did Raju want to
be a firefighter?
(c) What is the main work
of Raju as a full-time firefighter?
(d) What does Raju do in
his free time?
(e) What does Raju say to
the students about fire safety? Write in two sentences.
(f) What does a full-time
firefighter do?
(g) What is Raju?
(h) What happened when
Raju was in class-5?
(i) What did Raju take a
promise?
(j) What does he speak
about with the students?
(k) Who is a firefighter?
Where does he work?
(l) Why does he train
young people?
(m) Write two qualities
of a firefighter.
(n) What memory couldn't
Raju forget for many days?
(o) If there is a fire in
your house what should you do at first?
Answer:
a) The students were very
afraid because there was a fire accident in the school.
b) Raju wanted to be a
firefighter because he was encouraged to see the responsible activities of the
firefighters in putting out the fire in his school.
c) As a full-time
firefighter the main work of Raju is to put out fires.
d) In his free time he
visits schools and talks to students about fire safety.
e) About fire safety Raju
tells the students that they should not panic. He advises them
to listen to their
teachers.
f) A full-time
firefighter mainly puts out fire whenever it is necessary. He also teaches others
about the doings during a fire accident.
g) Raju is a firefighter.
h) When Raju was in class
5, there was a fire in their school building.
i) Raju took a promise to
be a firefighter.
j) He speaks with the
students about preventing fires.
k) Raju is a firefighter.
He works under the Fire Department.
l) He trains young people
to become firefighter.
m) Two qualities of a
firefighter are- the fitness of the body and bravery.
n) Raju couldn't forget
the memory of a fire in his school building for many days.
o) If there is a fire in
my house, at first I should phone fire brigade and ask for their help.
04. Write a short composition about a job you like. [Write at least five sentences to the topic. Remember to use capital letters, punctuation, correct spelling and sentence structure.]
A Job I Like
The job I like the most
is teaching. A teacher helps students learn new things every day.
Teachers are kind, patient, and very smart. They explain lessons, solve
problems, and encourage students to do their best. I want to be a teacher when
I grow up because I love helping others and sharing knowledge. Teaching is a
noble and rewarding job.
05. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
|
Column
A |
Column
B |
|
a.
Afraid |
i.
a person who does a job without being paid for it |
|
b.
Firefighter |
ii.
the state of being protected from danger or harm |
|
c.
Quietly |
iii.
a fearless person |
|
d.
Volunteer |
iv.
to perform an act peacefully without making noise |
|
e.
Safety |
v.
a person whose job is to train young people to do a work |
|
f.
Panicked |
vi.
affected with fear |
|
g.
Prevent |
vii.
stop from happening something |
|
h.
Brave |
viii.
feeling fear and frightened |
|
i.
Firefighter |
ix.
go or come to see anything |
|
j.
Visit |
x.
a person whose job is to put out fire |
Answer:
a. Afraid - viii. feeling
fear and frightened
b. Firefighter - x. a
person whose job is to put out fire
c. Quietly - iv. to
perform an act peacefully without making noise
d. Volunteer - i. a
person who does a job without being paid for it
e. Safety - ii. the state
of being protected from danger or harm
f. Panicked - vi.
affected with fear
g. Prevent - vii. stop
from happening something
h. Brave - iii. a
fearless person
i. Firefighter - v. a
person whose job is to train young people to do a work
j. Visit - ix. go or come
to see anything
06. Match the information in Column A with the information in Column B.
|
Column
A |
Column
B |
|
a.
Putting chocolate on ice-cream |
i.
hot weather |
|
b.
Ice-cream is delicious with |
ii.
carrots and tomatoes |
|
c.
Nasreen loves |
iii.
pineapples and bananas |
|
d.
Sima's favourite |
iv.
chocolate |
|
e.
Ice-cream will melt soon |
v.
Nasreen |
Answer:
a. Putting chocolate on ice-cream - v. Nasreen
b. Ice-cream is delicious
with - iv. Chocolate
c. Nasreen loves - iii.
pineapples and bananas
d. Sima's favourite - ii.
carrots and tomatoes
e. Ice-cream will melt
soon - i. hot weather
07. Rearrange the given words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
(a)
home/love/l/district/my
(b)
grains/not/potatoes/are
(c)
school/is/she/for/ready
(d)
English/reads/Saikat/books
(e) for/hour/he/an/slept
Answer:
a) I love my home
district.
b) Potatoes are not
grains.
c) She is ready for
school.
d) Saikat reads English
books.
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) My home district is
Kishoreganj.
(b) Kishoreganj is about
145 kilometers from Dhaka.
(c) Kishoreganj is a
district headquarters.
(d) There are 8
municipalities in Kishoreganj.
(e) There are 13 upazilas
in Kishoreganj.
Answer:
a) What is your home
district?
b) How far is Kishoreganj
from Dhaka?
c) What is a district
headquarters?
d) How many
municipalities are there in Kishoreganj?
e) How many upazilas are
there in Kishoreganj?
09. Rewrite using capital
letters and punctuation marks.
(a) Salman : excuse me is
there a library nearby?
Dev : yes the library is
on College Road next to the College go straight and then turn left on college
road. the library will be on your left.
Ans: Salman
: Excuse me, is there a library nearby?
Dev : Yes, the library is
on College Road, next to the College. Go straight and then turn left on College
Road. The library will be on your left.
10. Rewrite the correct form of verbs in the brackets.
(a) Nasreen is ___ (put)
some chocolates on her ice-cream.
(b) She ___ (think) it is
delicious.
(c) Even Sima thinks it
___ (look) good but we should not eat a lot of those.
(d) Nasreen ___ (eat)
them regularly.
(e) She ___ (take) fruits
and vegetables more.
(f) Sima also ___ (like)
them.
(g) Nasreen asks Sima to
___ (try) some.
(h) Otherwise it ___
(melt) in the hot weather.
(i) Then Sima ___ (have)
some and ___ (thank) Nasreen.
Answer:
a. putting
b. thinks
c. looks
d. does not eat
e. takes
f. likes
g. try
h. will melt
i. has, thanks
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