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Unseen Passage
(Literary – Bengali Literature in English)
Adapted from
Rabindranath Tagore's "Kabuliwala"
In the busy
streets of Calcutta, a little girl named Mini chattered endlessly. Her father,
a writer, enjoyed her lively talk. One day, a tall Afghan man, wrapped in a
loose robe and turban, appeared at their doorstep selling dry fruits. His name
was Rahmat, the Kabuliwala. Mini was at first afraid, but soon they became
friends.
Rahmat would
bring almonds and raisins for Mini and listen to her innocent stories. He
missed his own daughter back in Kabul. Years passed. One day, Rahmat returned
after a long time, but Mini had grown up and no longer remembered him. The bond
was lost in time—but not in memory.
Questions (Each carries 1 mark):
Comprehension (6 marks)
- Where does the story take place?
a) Mumbai
b) Dhaka
c) Calcutta
d) Delhi - Who is Mini?
a) Rahmat’s daughter
b) The narrator’s servant
c) A little girl who befriends Rahmat
d) A dry fruit seller - What was Rahmat’s profession?
a) Poet
b) Guard
c) Kabuliwala – dry fruit seller
d) Cook - How did Mini react to Rahmat at
first?
a) She laughed at him
b) She ignored him
c) She was scared
d) She gave him money - What did Rahmat bring for Mini?
a) Toys
b) Money
c) Dry fruits
d) Books - Why did Rahmat feel close to Mini?
a) She looked like his sister
b) She reminded him of his daughter
c) She helped him earn
d) She gave him a home
Grammar (5 marks)
- Identify the tense: Mini
chattered endlessly.
a) Present perfect
b) Past continuous
c) Past simple
d) Future - Choose the passive form: Rahmat
brought almonds and raisins.
a) Almonds and raisins were brought by Rahmat.
b) Rahmat was bringing almonds and raisins.
c) Almonds and raisins are brought by Rahmat.
d) Rahmat had brought almonds and raisins. - Identify the pronoun: He missed
his daughter.
a) missed
b) daughter
c) his
d) Rahmat - Choose the correct article: ___
Afghan man appeared at the doorstep.
a) An
b) A
c) The
d) No article - Choose the correct preposition: He
returned ___ a long time.
a) at
b) by
c) for
d) after
Vocabulary (4 marks)
- What does “innocent” mean?
a) Angry
b) Honest and harmless
c) Loud
d) Clever - What is the synonym of “bond”?
a) Link
b) Fight
c) Doubt
d) Law - What is the opposite of “friend”?
a) Relative
b) Stranger
c) Enemy
d) Guest - What does “memory” mean?
a) A forgotten moment
b) A future hope
c) A past experience remembered
d) A prediction
Answer Key:
- c) Calcutta
- c) A little girl who befriends
Rahmat
- c) Kabuliwala – dry fruit seller
- c) She was scared
- c) Dry fruits
- b) She reminded him of his
daughter
- c) Past simple
- a) Almonds and raisins were
brought by Rahmat.
- c) his
- c) The
- d) after
- b) Honest and harmless
- a) Link
- c) Enemy
- c) A past experience remembered
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