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Someone by Walter John de la Mare Bengali Meaning
Someone
Walter John de la Mare
Let's read:
Someone came knocking
কেউ এসে টোকা মারছিল
At my wee, small door;
আমার খুবই ছোটো দরজায়;
Someone came knocking;
কেউ এসে টোকা মারছিল;
I'm sure-sure-sure;
আমি নিশ্চিত-নিশ্চিত-নিশ্চিত;
I listened, I opened,
আমি শুনেছিলাম, আমি খুলেছিলাম,
I looked to left and right,
আমি বামদিকে এবং ডানদিকে তাকিয়েছিলাম,
But nought there was a stirring
কিন্তু সেখানে কোনো নড়াচড়া ছিল না
In the still, dark night;
নিশ্চুপ, অন্ধকার রাতে;
Only the busy beetle
শুধুমাত্র ব্যস্ত গুবরে পোকা
Tap-tapping in the wall,
দেওয়ালে ট্যাপ-ট্যাপ করে আওয়াজ করছিল,
Only from the forest
শুধুমাত্র জঙ্গল থেকে
The screech-owl's call,
ভেসে আসছিল পেঁচার কর্কশ চিৎকার,
Only the cricket whistling
শুধুমাত্র ঝিঁঝিঁপোকা শিস দিচ্ছিল
While the dewdrops fall,
যখন শিশির বিন্দু পড়ছিল,
So I know not who came knocking,
তাই আমি জানি না কে এসে টোকা মারছিল,
At all, at all, at all.
আদৌ, আদৌ, আদৌ।
Someone by Walter John de la Mare Question Answer
Let's do:
Activity 1
Tick the correct alternative:
i) The door was (a) big (b) small ✅ (c) wide.
ii) The poet looked (a) backward and forward (b) up and down (c) to left and right✅.
iii) The busy beetle was tap-tapping in the (a) wall ✅ (b) door (c) window.
iv) The cricket was (a) singing (b) whistling ✅ (c) chirping.
Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with information fromt the text:
a) Someone came knocking at the poet's small door.
b) There was no stirring in the still, dark night.
c) The poet heard the screech-owl's call from the forest.
d) The poet did not know who came knocking at all.
Activity 3
Answer the following question:
Who do you think came knocking at the poet's small door?
Ans: Someone came knocking at the poet's small door. But the poet did not who knocked at his door. I think nature came knocking at the poet's small door.
Activity 4
Fill in the following chart with information from the text:
|
Who |
Did What |
|
(i)
Someone |
(i)
knocking at the door. |
|
(ii) Beetle |
(ii) tap-tapping in the wall. |
|
(iii)
Owl |
(iii)
screeching from the forest. |
|
(iv) Cricket |
(iv) whistling. |
Activity 5
Answer the following questions:
(a) What did the poet do after he heard the knocking on the door?
Ans: After the poet heard the knocking on the door, he opened the door and looked to left and right.
(b) What was the night like?
Ans: The night was still and dark.
(c) Name the insect mentioned in the poem.
Ans: Beetle and cricket are the insects mentioned in the poem.
(d) Why does the poet use the expression 'at all' thrice in the last line of the poem?
Ans: The poet heard the knocking at the door. But he did not know who came knocking. To emphasize his unknown state about who came knocking he uses the expression 'at all' thrice in the last line of the poem.
Activity 6(a)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs in brackets:
i) The Mayor ___________ to Pune next week. (go)
Ans: will go
বাক্যটিতে লেখা আছে next week মানে পরের সপ্তাহ। Verb হিসাবে বসাতে হবে go। তাই বাক্যটির মানে করলে দাড়ায় - মেয়র পরের সপ্তাহে পুনে যাবেন। তাই আমরা এখানে আমরা Future Indefinite Tense ব্যবহার করেছি।
Tips: বাক্যে যখন ‘next’ শব্দটির সাথে কোনো সময় সম্পর্কিত শব্দ যেমন - week, month, day, year ইত্যাদি থাকবে তখন বুঝে নিতে হবে Future Indefinite Tense হবে।
ii) By next December, we ___________ here for three years. (stay)
Ans: will have stayed
ভবিষ্যতে কোনো নির্দিষ্ট সময়ে কোনো কাজ সম্পূর্ণ হয়ে যাবে এরূপ বোঝালে আমরা Future Perfect Tense ব্যবহার করি। বাক্যটিতে বলা হয়েছে By next December মানে আগামী ডিসেম্বর মাসের মধ্যে। তাই বাক্য হতে চাচ্ছে - আগামী ডিসেম্বর মাসে আমাদের এখানে তিনবছর থাকা সম্পূর্ন হবে। এখানে ভবিষ্যতে কোনো নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের মধ্যে কোনো কাজ সম্পূর্ন হবে তাই আমরা এখানে Future Perfect Tense ব্যবহার করেছি।
iii) Perhaps they _____________ Dooars later. (visit)
Ans: will visit
এখানে বাক্যে ‘later’ শব্দটি ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে যার অর্থ ‘পরে’। তাই এখানে ভবিষ্যতের কথা বলা হচ্ছে। সেজন্য এখানে Future Indefinite Tense ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে।
iv) The boy ___________ television since morning. (watch)
Ans: has been watching
অতীতে কোনো কাজ বা ঘটনা শুরু হয়ে তা বর্তমানে যদি চলতে থাকে সেক্ষেত্রে Present Perfect Continuous Tense ব্যবহার করা হয়। বাক্যটিতে 'since morning' কথাটি ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে যার অর্থ ‘সকাল থেকে’। অর্থাৎ সকাল থেকে কোনো কাজ বা ঘটনা ঘটে চলেছে। তাই এই বাক্যটিতে Present Perfect Continuous Tense ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে।
Activity 6(b)
In the following sentences underline the phrases and state what kind of phrases they are:
i) He wanted to speak to his teacher.
Ans: He wanted to speak to his teacher. - Noun Phrase.
ii) At this moment it's raining hard.
Ans: At this moment it's raining hard. - Adverbial Phrase.
iii) To do well in the competition is my aim.
Ans: To do well in the competition is my aim. - Noun Phrase.
iv) They live in a house made of wood.
Ans: They live in a house made of wood. - Adjective Phrase.
Activity 6(c)
In the following sentences underline the clauses and state what kind of clauses they are:
i) The child ran away as soon as she saw the strange man.
Ans: The child ran away as soon as she saw the strange man. - Adverbial Clause.
ii) I saw an old woman who was carrying a child.
Ans: I saw an old woman who was carrying a child. - Adjective Clause.
iii) The dog follows his master wherever he goes.
Ans: The dog follows his master wherever he goes. - Adverbial Clause.
iv) We all thought that it would not rain today.
Ans: We all thought that it would not rain today. - Noun Clause.
Activity 6(d)
Change the following sentences from Active to Passive Voice:
i) India won the World Cup in cricket recently.
Ans: The World Cup was won in cricket recently by India.
ii) The teacher was teaching English.
Ans: English was being taught by the teacher.
iii) Rani is singing a beautiful song.
Ans: A beautiful song is being sung by Rani.
iv) The wind blew away the rooftops of the houses.
Ans: The rooftops of the houses were blown away by the wind.
Activity 7
Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:
(i) wee - The germs are too wee to be seen.
(ii) stirring - There was no stirring in the deserted house.
(iii) busy - Mumbai is a very busy city.
(iv) dewdrops - Dewdrops tell us the arrival of winter.
Activity 8(a)
Suppose you spent a moonlit night in a forest guest house. Write a paragraph of about eighty words on your experience. Mention the sounds that you heard there.
Spending A Moonlit Night In A Forest Guest House
Last month, I with my family went to Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh. We stayed two days and two nights in a forest guest house. It was a beautiful guest house with all facilities. On the second day, we spent a moonlit night in the lawn of the guest house. It was seemed that everything around us was bathed in moonlight. We heard amazing sounds of many animals. It filled me with excitement and fear. The first sound we heard was the roar of a tiger. We also heared monkey's chattering, the laughing of hyenas, the distant hoots of an owl and many more eerie sounds. First time I heard such kinds of sounds. All those sounds made us feel scared and panicky but it was altogether a different experience.
Activity 8(b)
In about eighty words write an autobiography of an owl enjoying the night.
Hallo, I am an owl, a nocturnal animal. At night when most of animals sleep and take rest, I awake. I fly here and there to prey and to enjoy the beautiful night view of the nature. When the moon is full, it seemed that everything is bathed in moonlight. Being amused by the moonlit night I hoot. I am very lucky to experience the scenic beauty of the world that is so different at night. I enjoy the night very much.
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