শ্রেণি নবম,বিষয় ইংরেজী প্রথম (Unit-7, Lesson-6)

 শ্রেণি নবম,বিষয় ইংরেজী 1ম

 Unit-7, Lesson-6

Read the text and answer the questions following it [1-7].
Mother Teresa was moved by the presence of the sick and dying on the streets of Kolkata. She founded the home for the dying destitute and named it ‘Nirmal Hridoy’ meaning ‘Pure Heart’. She and her fellow nuns gathered the dying people off the streets of Kolkata and brought them to this home. They were lovingly looked after and cared for. Since then men, women and children have been taken from the streets and carried to Nirmal Hridoy. These unloved and uncared for people get an opportunity to die in an environment of kindness and love. In their last hours they get human and Divine love and can feel they are also children of God. Those who survive, the Missionaries of Charity try to find jobs for them or send them to homes where they can live happily for some more years in a caring environment. Regarding commitment to family, Mother Teresa said, ‘May be in our own family, we have somebody, who is feeling lonely, who is feeling sick, who is feeling worried. Are we there? Are we willing to give until it hurts in order to be with our families, or do we put our interest first? We must remember that love begins at home and we must also remember that future of humanity passes through the family.’
Mother Teresa’s work has been recogniged throughout the world and she has received a number of awards. These include the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), the Nehru Prize for Promition of International Peace & Understanding (1972), the Balzan Prize (1978), the Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and the Bharat Ratna (1980). Mother Teresa died at the age of 87, on 5 September, 1997. The world salutes her for her love and compassion for humanity. She has taught us how to extend our hand towards those who need our love and support irrespective of creed, caste and religion. Draped in a white and blue bordered sari, wrinkled face, ever soft eyes and a saintly smile, is the picture of Mother Teresa in our mind.
1. Choose the best answer:
(a) Mother Teresa — home for the dying destitute.
(i) named (ii) rented (iii) kept (iv) established
(b) The dying — moved Mother Teresa.
(i) unless (ii) aimless
(iii) helpless (iv) hopeless
(c) Teresa took the sick and dying to the home to — for.
(i) care (ii) look (iii) settle (iv) set
(d) Mother Teresa used to have a — smile.
(i) wicked (ii) holy (iii) false (iv) habitual
(e) She taught us how to — our hand to the destitute.
(i) spread (ii) contract (iii) limit (iv) show
(f) Teresa received the Noble Prize in —.
(i) 1980 (ii) 1979 (iii) 1971 (iv) 1978
(g) Mother Teresa showed — to the unloved and uncared for people.
(i) great love (ii) little love
(iii) hatred (iv) no sympathy
(h) Teresa — the survivors suitably.
(i) did not release (ii) did not provide jobs for
(iii) exploited (iv) rehabilitated
(i) Teresa served the ill-fated people with —.
(i) no love (ii) human and divine love
(iii) hartred (iv) self-interest
(j) Mother Teresa was recognised — for her humanitarian activities.
(i) nationally (ii) by India
(iii) internationally (iv) by none
1. Multiple Choice
(a) => (iv) established (b) => (iii) helpless
(c) => (i) care (d) => (ii) holy (e) => (i) spread
(f) => (ii) 1979 (g) => (i) great love
(h) => (iv) rehabilitated
(i) => (ii) human and divine love
(j) => (iii) internationally.

2. Answer the following questions.
a) Why was Mother Teresa moved?
b) What was ‘Nirmal Hridoy’?
c) Why did Mother Teresa and her fellow nuns gather the dying people off the streets and bring them to ‘Nirmal Hridoy’.
d) When did she get the Balzan prize?
e) What does the world salute her for?
f) Why do you think Mother Teresa won so many awards?
g) What does ‘Nirmal Hridoy’ stand for?
h) Is ‘Nirmal Hridoy’ a place of purity and peace?
i) Why did Mother Teresa want the dying people to feel that they deserve care and love too?
j) What have you learnt from Mother Teresa?
Answer-2 :
a) Mother Teresa was moved because she saw the presence of the sick and dying on the streets of Kolkata.
b) ‘Nirmal Hridoy’ was the home for the dying destitute which was founded by Mother Teresa.
c) Mother Teresa and her fellow nuns gathered the dying people off the streets and brought them to Nirmal Hridoy so that they could get special care before their death.
d) She got the Balzan Prize in 1978.
e) The world salutes her for her love and compassion for humanity.
f) Mother Teresa won so many awards because of her work for humanity.
g) ‘Nirmal Hridoy’ stands for pure heart.
h) Yes, ‘Nirmal Hridoy’ is a place of purity and peace.
i) Mother Teresa wanted the dying people to feel that they deserved care and love too because she believed that all are equal to God.
j) We have learnt from Mother Teresa to love humanity and to serve the needy.

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own based on the information in the text.
The (a)—works of Mother Teresa will (b)—be remembered. She was a lover of (c)—. Her service to the poor (d)—earned reputation and (e)—throughout the world. A number of awards (f)—been received by her. Among the awards, the Nobel Prize for peace is (g)—. She died at the (h)—of 87. The world cannot help (i)—her for the humanity she (j)— to the distressed.
or,
Mother Teresa was shocked to see the sick and dying people (a)—on the street. She then (b)—to do something for these (c)—people. So she established ‘Nirmal Hridoy’ a (d)—for the dying people. She brought these sick people to the home to (e)—care and give (f)—The whole world has (g)—her work. She has worked to (h)—peace in society and (i)—this she has been (j)—the Nobel Prize for peace.
Answer-3 :
(a) humanitarian (b) always (c) mankind (d) people (e) people (e) recognition
(f) had (g) remarkable (h) age (h) age
(i) saluting (j) showed
or,
(a) lying (b) decided (c) helpless
(d) home (e) take (f) shelter
(g) recognized (h) promote (i) awarded.