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23. Unseen Passage Practice 23 - Gulliver's Travels

Published by: TET Sampan Editorial Team Reviewed by: English Content Review Team

এই অনুশীলনীতে 10টি প্রশ্ন এবং 15 মিনিট সময়সীমা রয়েছে। Language (English) (ইংরেজি ভাষা)-এর গুরুত্বপূর্ণ তথ্য, ধারণা ও প্রয়োগ যাচাই করে প্রতিটি উত্তর জমা দেওয়ার পরে ব্যাখ্যাসহ ফলাফল দেখুন।

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1. READ THE TEXT

My father had a small estate in Nottinghamshire: I was the third of five sons. He sent me to Emanuel College in Cambridge at fourteen years old, where I resided three years, and applied myself close to my studies; but the charge of maintaining me, although I had a very scanty allowance, being too great for a narrow fortune, I was bound apprentice to Mr. James Bates, an eminent surgeon in London, with whom I continued four years. My father now and then sending me small sums of money, I laid them out in learning navigation, and other parts of the mathematics, useful to those who intend to travel, as I always believed it would be, some time or other, my fortune to do.

What does the narrator mainly explain? A. Life at sea during a storm B. His education and preparation for travel C. A voyage already completed D. His father’s political career

2. Why did he leave Cambridge? A. The college expelled him. B. He disliked studying. C. His family could not afford the cost. D. Mr. Bates summoned him.

3. To whom was he apprenticed? A. a ship captain B. a Cambridge professor C. his father D. Mr. James Bates, a surgeon

4. “Scanty” most nearly means: A. small and insufficient B. generous C. secret D. regular

5. Why did he spend money on navigation and mathematics? A. His father ordered him to teach. B. He expected that he would travel someday. C. He wanted to become a farmer. D. He wished to avoid London.

6. “Applied myself close to my studies” means: A. taught other students B. submitted an application C. stood physically near books D. studied with serious attention

7. What does the passage imply about the narrator? A. He wastes his father’s money. B. He has no interest in learning. C. He fears travel. D. He is purposeful and forward-looking.

8. The account is written in: A. first person B. second person C. dramatic dialogue D. third-person omniscient narration

9. In “with whom I continued”, “whom” refers to: A. a traveller B. the narrator’s father C. Mr. James Bates D. one of the brothers

10. Which theme is suggested? A. Limited means need not prevent determined preparation. B. Family size decides occupation completely. C. Travel requires no education. D. Only wealthy people can study.