The Joy of Helping
১. গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ শব্দ আৰু অৰ্থ (Important Vocabulary & Meanings)
English Word | Meaning (Assamese) | Context / Definition |
|---|---|---|
Assembly | প্ৰাতঃসভা / সমাৱেশ | A regular gathering of teachers and students. |
Occur | সংঘটিত হোৱা / ঘটা | Happen or take place. |
Earthquake | ভূমিকম্প | Violent shaking of the ground. |
Victim | ক্ষতিগ্ৰস্ত ব্যক্তি / দুৰ্গত লোক | A person harmed or having lost property. |
Belongings | সা-সম্পত্তি | One’s personal movable possessions. |
Contribute | বৰঙণি যোগোৱা / দান | Give money, food, or goods to help. |
Goods van | মালবাহী গাড়ী | A vehicle used for transporting goods. |
Plight | দুৰৱস্থা | A dangerous or difficult situation. |
Misery | যন্ত্ৰণা / কষ্ট | A state of great suffering. |
Volunteers | স্বেচ্ছাসেৱকসকল | People who freely offer to help others. |
Grateful | কৃতজ্ঞ / ধন্যবাদী | Feeling or showing appreciation. |
Distress | চৰম বিপদ / দুৰ্যোগ | Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or difficulty. |
Collective Noun | সমষ্টিবাচক বিশেষ্য | A noun denoting a group or collection. |
Polite expressions | নম্ৰ বা ভদ্ৰ উক্তি | Courteous words used in conversation. |
২. পাঠৰ সাৰাংশ (Lesson Summary)
English: Raju, Nita, and Gita rush to school and join the morning assembly. At the end of the assembly, the Headmaster announces that a devastating earthquake in the neighbouring districts has destroyed homes, injured many, and left families homeless. He appeals to all students and teachers to contribute relief materials such as food, bottled water, clothes, money, and storage containers. During the lunch break, Raju plans to contribute bread, biscuits, and fruits; Gita arranges drinking water and money; while Nita collects clothes and containers from her neighbourhood. The next day, the school team travels by a goods van to the earthquake-hit area and distributes the relief supplies. Seeing the miserable condition of the victims and receiving their heartfelt gratitude, the volunteers feel immense happiness. Raju realizes that helping people in distress brings true joy. In another touching incident, Rohit, Nikhil, and Anjuma demonstrate empathy by politely offering to accompany their friend Abhi, who uses a wheelchair, to school together.
অসমীয়া: ৰাজু, নীতা আৰু গীতাই খৰখেদাকৈ গৈ বিদ্যালয়ৰ প্ৰাতঃসভাত উপস্থিত হয়। সভাৰ অন্তত প্ৰধান শিক্ষকে জনায় যে কাষৰীয়া জিলাসমূহত এক প্ৰচণ্ড ভূমিকম্পই বহুতো ঘৰ-দুৱাৰ ধ্বংস কৰাৰ লগতে মানুহৰ প্ৰাণহানি আৰু ক্ষতিসাধন কৰিছে। তেওঁ দুৰ্গত লোকসকলৰ সাহায্যৰ বাবে ছাত্ৰ-ছাত্ৰী আৰু শিক্ষকসকলক খাদ্য, খোৱাপানী, কাপোৰ আৰু ধন দান কৰিবলৈ আহ্বান জনায়। দুপৰীয়া টিফিনৰ সময়ত ৰাজুৱে ফল-মূল আৰু বিস্কুট, গীতাই খোৱাপানী আৰু ধন, আৰু নীতাই চুবুৰীয়াৰ পৰা কাপোৰ আৰু খাদ্য সংৰক্ষণৰ বাচন সংগ্ৰহ কৰিবলৈ সিদ্ধান্ত লয়। পিছদিনাখন সংগৃহীত সকলো সামগ্ৰী এখন মালবাহী গাড়ীত তুলি শিক্ষক আৰু ছাত্ৰ-ছাত্ৰীৰ স্বেচ্ছাসেৱক দলটো দুৰ্গত অঞ্চললৈ যায় আৰু মানুহবোৰৰ মাজত বিতৰণ কৰে। মানুহখিনিয়ে সকাহ পাই আন্তৰিক ধন্যবাদ জনায় আৰু দলটোৱে আৰ্তজনক সহায় কৰি গভীৰ আত্মতৃপ্তি অনুভৱ কৰে। ৰাজুৱে উপলব্ধি কৰে যে বিপদত পৰা লোকক সহায় কৰাতকৈ ডাঙৰ আনন্দ আন একোতেই নাই। আন এটা ঘটনাত ৰোহিত, নিখিল আৰু অঞ্জুমাই তেওঁলোকৰ হুইলচেয়াৰ ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা সহপাঠী অভিক মৰমেৰে লগ ধৰি স্কুললৈ লৈ গৈ প্ৰকৃত বন্ধু আৰু মানৱীয় সহমৰ্মিতাৰ নিদৰ্শন দাঙি ধৰে।
৩. পাঠভিত্তিক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ আৰু কাৰ্যাৱলী (Textbook Activities & Solutions)
Activity 1: Multiple Choice Questions (সঠিক বিকল্প বাছনি কৰা)
(a) The headmaster was talking about —
Answer: iii) earthquake disasters
(b) The headmaster sought contributions from teachers and students —
Answer: iii) to help earthquake hit people
(c) Raju thought of contributing —
Answer: ii) bread, biscuits and fruits
(d) The contributions were carried to the earthquake affected area in —
Answer: ii) a goods van
(e) The team members of the school felt very —
Answer: i) happy to help the people in misery
(f) When we help someone we always feel —
Answer: ii) happy
Activity 2: Arrange the Sentences in Chronological Order
(iii) People have lost their homes and belongings.
(i) Tomorrow, after morning assembly we will collect your contributions.
(iv) During the lunch break, Nita, Gita and Raju were discussing their contribution.
(v) The goods van and a team of volunteers including Raju and Rita then left for their destination.
(ii) The team members felt very happy to have helped the people in distress.
Activity 3: Real Life Situations — Helping Others
(a) A puppy fallen into a muddy ditch:
I will immediately stop and carefully reach down to pull the struggling puppy out of the muddy ditch.
I will gently clean the mud off the puppy with some water and a dry cloth.
I will feed the puppy some warm milk or food and place it in a safe, warm spot.
(b) A friend injured in a school football match:
I will quickly run to my friend, help him sit down comfortably, and calm him down.
I will bring the first-aid box from the school and apply an antiseptic bandage or ice pack to his injury.
I will immediately inform our class teacher and help my friend reach home or the local health centre safely.
Activity 4: Contextual Word Meanings
(a) destroyed → iv) damaged
(b) destination → iv) earthquake affected place
(c) plight and misery → ii) difficult and sad situation
(d) grateful → iii) thankful
Activity 5: Abstract Nouns / Human Qualities
Kindness (দয়ালুতা)
Happiness (আনন্দ / সুখ)
Sincerity (আন্তৰিকতা / নিষ্ঠা)
Bravery (সাহসিকতা / বীৰত্ব)
Honesty (সততা)
Sentence Completion:
A kind man shows kindness.
A happy man shows happiness.
A sincere person shows sincerity.
A brave soldier shows bravery.
An honest man shows honesty.
Activity 6 & 7: Collective Nouns
a) A team of players
b) A flock of birds / sheep
c) A bunch of keys / flowers
d) A bundle of sticks / books
e) A herd of cattle / elephants
f) A delegation of teachers
Activity 8: Dictionary Word Meanings
Occur: to happen or take place
Belonging: things that belong to someone; personal possessions
Injure: to hurt or cause physical harm to someone
Victim: a person who suffers from a disaster, illness, or crime
Contribution: something that you give or do in order to help
Activity 10(a): Grammar — Past Continuous Tense
Passage Completion:
Rohit, Nikhil and Anjuma were walking to school. Abhi was sitting in his wheelchair. His father was walking behind him. He was taking Abhi to school.
Activity 10(b): Sentences using Past Continuous Tense:
At 8 o’clock in the morning yesterday, I was getting ready and walking to school with my friends.
At 4 o’clock in the evening yesterday, I was playing outdoor games with my classmates in the field.
Activity 11 & 12: Good Manners
Showing respect to teachers and elders.
Helping the poor, elderly, and the needy.
Talking politely and listening patiently to others.
Sharing food and belongings with friends.
Keeping oneself and the classroom neat and tidy.
Activity 13: Polite Expressions
I’m very sorry, I broke your pencil.
Excuse me, can I borrow your pen?
Please, write a letter for me.
Would you mind bringing a glass of water for me?
Activity 14: Spelling Rules for ‘-ing’ Verbs
Rule 1: Verbs ending in silent ‘-e’ drop the ‘e’:
love → loving
care → caring
share → sharing
make → making
Rule 2: Short verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant double the final consonant:
run → running
swim → swimming
cut → cutting
clip → clipping
clap → clapping
hop → hopping
sit → sitting
tap → tapping
Activity 15: Forming Adverbs by adding ‘-ly’
obedient + ly = obediently
neat + ly = neatly
honest + ly = honestly
kind + ly = kindly
intelligent + ly = intelligently
Activity 16: Summer Camp Rules — Do’s and Don’ts
I should (মই কৰা উচিত):
I should obey my teachers.
I should share my things with friends.
I should talk softly and politely.
I should not (মই কৰা অনুচিত):
I should not tell lies.
I should not quarrel with anyone.
I should not make a noise in the camp.
Activity 17: Good Habits & Sentences using ‘I must…’
I must respect my teachers and elders.
I must work hard in my daily studies.
I must help the poor, sick, and people in distress.
I must use a clean handkerchief while coughing or sneezing.