English first paper for j.s.c exam
Unit 1 :lesson 2
Key word : Quilt ,artistic, commercially,traditionally, demand,pattern,
Ans the following question:
1.What do you see in the picture?
Ans: In the picture , I see a piece of cloth.
2. What is it called?
Ans: It is called Nakshi Kantha.
3. Have you seen it before ? Where?
Ans: Yes, I have seen it before at my friend’s house.
4. What do we do with it ?
Ans: We use nakshi kantha as our bed covers, table cloth and quilt
Lesson 3: Our ethnic friends
Answer the following question:
1.Have you heard the word ‘ethnic people’? Can you tell what it means?
Ans:Yes, I have heard. It means a minor community or society that has specific ethnic characteristics.
2.Do you know where the ethnic people live in Bangladesh?
Ans: The majority ethnic people live in Chittagong Hill Tracts. The rest live in the region of Mymensingh , Rajshahi, and Sylhet.
3.What are they called?
Ans: They are called “The ethnic people”
Lesson 4: our ethnic friends
Answer the following question:
Where do you find the Marmas?
Ans: We find The Marmas in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
What language do they speak at home?
Ans: They speak their own mother tongue at home
Where and how do they do the Jhum Cultivation?
Ans: They clear a piece of forest land. Then they prepare it and sow seeds in it.
Where do the ethnic people build their houses?
= On the woden or bamboo platforms
What are their favourite pastimes?
=fishing and hunting
What do the women wear?
=Thamis or sarongs and angis
What are their kitchen utensils made of?
=clay, bamboo and wood
What is their staple food?
=Rice