<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1.       Read the text about similarities and dissimilarities between urban and rural pas times and answer the ques tions that follow. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          Pas times means the things which we do for pleasure in our leisure hours. Pas times have a varying nature that necessarily differs from man to man, place to place and culture to culture. As a nation, we have very little time for pleasure and relaxation as mos t of our people have to remain busy for earning their bread. But s till people relax when they get any opportunity. Urban people usually pass their free time by going to parks, zoos, res taurants or amusement centers. They also take part in various kinds of games and sports like football, cricket, tennis, etc. Sometimes they find pleasure in visiting their friends and relatives’ house. Sometimes they go to different touris t spots in the country along with their friends and family members. Watching television in the evening is a common pas time to all city dwellers. Our rural people have little for passing their free time by going to parks or amusement centers. But they enough scopes for natural pas times. They can walk in the country sides or river banks, play Hadu-du or Kabadi, fish or swim in the river, sing vawaiya, vatiali, palligeete, Kabigan etc. or take part in boat race competition. In fact, village people have plenty of free time except the month of cultivation and they use their free time in different attractive ways. Nowadays television and satellite telecas ting </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          have reached at almos t every suburbs of our country. So, like city dwellers they also enjoy their free time by watching television. </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A.      Choose the bes t answer from the alternatives.                        1×5=5</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(a)      Pas times are done for          .</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (i) generation of income      (ii) deriving pleasure</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(iii) enduring boredom</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(iv) utilizing time in the bes t way </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(b)     When do we enjoy pas times?</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (i) during weekdays        (ii) during school hours</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(iii) during leisure hours       (iv) during weekends </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(c)      Mos t Bangladeshis remain busy for          .</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (i) earning their bread</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(ii) going overseas country</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(iii) visiting their relatives (iv) all of the above </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(d)     Bangladeshis have           for pleasure. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (i) much time                  (ii) a little time </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(iii) a great time               (iv) huge time</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(e)      To the city dwellers, watching television is           pas time.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (i) a special            (ii) an uncommon</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (iii) a common                (iv) a traditional </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Answer</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (a) (ii) deriving pleasure</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(b) (iii) during leisure hours</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(c) (i) earning their bread</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(d) (ii) a little time (e) (iii) a common</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">B.      Write short answer to the following    ques tions.                 2×5=10</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (a) What is pas time?</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (b) How much time do Bangladeshis have for pas time?</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (c) What do Bangladeshis remain busy for?</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (d) When do Bangladeshis relax?</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (e) How do urban people pass their free time?</span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          Answer </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (a) Pas time is an activity that we do in our  free time for pleasure.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (b) Bangladeshis have very little time for pas time.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (c) Bangladeshis remain busy for earning their livelihood.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (d) Bangladeshis relax when they get any opportunity.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">          (e) Urban people pass their free time by going to parks, zoos, res taurants or amusement centers.</span></span></span></span></p>