Lesson 3 : Kanaklata Barua - A Brave Young Woman
Class 3 English | SCERT Assam (Beginners' English - III)
Lesson Summary (পাঠৰ মূল কথা):
কনকলতা বৰুৱা অসমৰ এগৰাকী মহান আৰু সাহসী স্বাধীনতা সংগ্ৰামী আছিল। তেওঁ ১৯২৬ চনৰ ২২ ডিচেম্বৰত গহপুৰৰ বৰঙাবাৰীত জন্মগ্ৰহণ কৰিছিল। মাত্ৰ ১৭ বছৰ বয়সতে তেওঁ ভাৰত ত্যাগ আন্দোলনত (Quit India Movement) অংশ লয়। ১৯৪২ চনৰ ২০ ছেপ্টেম্বৰত গহপুৰ থানাত ত্ৰিৰংগা পতাকা উত্তোলন কৰিবলৈ যোৱা সমদলত পুলিচৰ গুলীত তেওঁ শ্বহীদ হয়। দেশৰ প্ৰতি থকা অপৰিসীম দেশপ্ৰেম আৰু আত্মবলিদানৰ বাবে তেওঁক চিৰকাল শ্ৰদ্ধাৰে সোঁৱৰা হয়।
Word Meanings (শব্দাৰ্থ)
WordMeaning in Englishঅসমীয়া অৰ্থ
BraveCourageous / fearlessসাহসী / নিৰ্ভীক
MotherlandOne's native countryমাতৃভূমি / স্বদেশ
MovementA campaign for a causeআন্দোলন
FreedomIndependence / libertyস্বাধীনতা
ProcessionA parade / march of peopleশোভাযাত্ৰা / সমদল
HoistTo raise or lift a flag highউত্তোলন কৰা
SelflessCaring more for others than selfনিঃস্বাৰ্থ
SacrificedGave up something preciousউৎসৰ্গা কৰিলে / বলিদান দিলে
Comprehension Questions & Answers (প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ)
Activity 2 (a). Answer the following questions:

i) Where was Kanaklata Barua born?
Answer: Kanaklata Barua was born at Borangabari, Gohpur in Assam.


ii) How old was Kanaklata Barua when she joined the Quit India Movement?
Answer: Kanaklata Barua was just 17 years old when she joined the Quit India Movement.


iii) What was Kanaklata Barua carrying during the procession?
Answer: Kanaklata Barua was carrying the tricolour national flag during the procession.


iv) Where did Kanaklata Barua want to hoist the flag?
Answer: She wanted to hoist the flag at the local police station (Gohpur police station).


v) "She was a brave young woman." Who is 'she' referred to here?
Answer: 'She' refers to Kanaklata Barua.


vi) "She wanted to free it from British rule." Who is 'it' referred to here?
Answer: 'It' refers to her motherland (India).

Activity 2 (b). Fill in the blanks with words from the box:

a) Kanaklata Barua was a brave young woman.

b) Kanaklata Barua loved her motherland.

c) Kanaklata Barua wanted to hoist the flag.

d) The police tried to stop her.

e) Kanaklata Barua sacrificed her life for her motherland.

Activity 6. Join sentences using 'because'

i) Kanaklata Barua was a brave young woman because she sacrificed her life for her motherland.

ii) Assam was her motherland because she was born in Assam.

iii) She wanted to free her motherland from British rule because she loved her motherland.

Activity 7. Lachit Borphukan (মহাবীৰ লাচিত বৰফুকন)
Say 'Yes' or 'No':

i) The poster is about the birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan. ➔ Yes

ii) Lachit Borphukan's birth anniversary is on November 24. ➔ Yes (Lachit Divas)

iii) Lachit Borphukan was a brave British hero. ➔ No (He was an Ahom General)


Three sentences about Lachit Borphukan:

  1. Lachit Borphukan was a legendary and brave Ahom General of Assam.
  2. He was born on November 24, 1622.
  3. He defeated the mighty Mughal army in the famous Battle of Saraighat in 1671.
Activity 9. Our National Flag (আমাৰ জাতীয় পতাকা)

Three sentences on our National Flag:

  1. Our national flag is called the Tricolour (Tiranga).
  2. It has three horizontal bands: Saffron at the top, White in the middle, and Green at the bottom.
  3. In the centre of the white band, there is a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra with 24 spokes.
Activity 10. Famous Personalities (মহান ব্যক্তিসকল)

Mahatma Gandhi : Father of the Nation (জাতিৰ পিতা)

Sarojini Naidu : Nightingale of India (ভাৰত কোকিলা)

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose : Great freedom fighter

Jyoti Prasad Agarwala : Rupkonwar of Assam (ৰূপকোঁৱৰ)

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam : Missile Man and former President of India

Bishnu Prasad Rabha : Kalaguru of Assam (কলাগুৰু)

Activity 11. Florence Nightingale ("The Lady with the Lamp")
Answer the questions:

i) Where was Florence Nightingale born?
Answer: Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy on 12th May, 1820.


ii) Where did Florence Nightingale establish the nursing school?
Answer: She established the nursing school in London.


iii) Why was she called 'The Lady with the Lamp'?
Answer: She was called 'The Lady with the Lamp' because she carried a lamp at night through the hospital wards to treat and comfort wounded soldiers.


iv) True or False:
• We celebrate her birthday (May 12) as International Nurses' Day. ➔ True
• International Nurses' Day is celebrated on June 12. ➔ False (It is May 12)

Activity 15. Community Helpers / Professions (সহায়ক ব্যক্তিসকল)
DescriptionProfession (ব্যক্তি)অসমীয়া অৰ্থ
i) A person who protects our countrySoldierসৈনিক
ii) A person who grows crops and vegetablesFarmerকৃষক
iii) A person who takes care of our teethDentistদাঁতৰ চিকিৎসক
iv) A person who makes furnitureCarpenterবাঢ়ৈ / কাঠমিস্ত্ৰী
v) A person who treats us when we are sickDoctorচিকিৎসক / ডাক্তৰ
Language & Grammar (শব্দ গঠন আৰু ব্যাকৰণ)
Activity 12 (a). Make words ending in '-ness':

• sweet + ness = sweetness

• sad + ness = sadness

• kind + ness = kindness

• weak + ness = weakness

• bright + ness = brightness

• ill + ness = illness

Activity 13. Choose the correct homophones (উচ্চাৰণ একে কিন্তু বানান বেলেগ):

i) I want two chocolates. (two / too)

ii) I saw a deer in the jungle. (deer / dear)

iii) Florence Nightingale always carried a lamp at night. (night / knight)

iv) I want to be a nurse when I grow up. (be / bee)

Activity 14. Make words with 'oi':

• j + oi + n = join

• f + oi + l = foil

• b + oi + l = boil

• c + oi + l = coil

• s + oi + l = soil

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