পাঠভিত্তিক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ আৰু কাৰ্যাৱলী (Textbook Activities & Solutions)

Activity 1: Multiple Choice Questions (শুদ্ধ উত্তৰ বাছনি কৰা) 

1. (a) The poet was in deep sorrow. A proud man came and helped him by:
   → (iii) giving him gold
   (কবি গভীৰ দুখত থাকোঁতে অহংকাৰী মানুহজনে তেওঁক সোণ/টকা দি সহায় কৰিছিল।)

2. (b) When the poet lay in want and grief, the one who helped him was:
   → (ii) a poor man
   (যেতিয়া কবি অভাৱ আৰু যন্ত্ৰণাত পৰিছিল, এগৰাকী দুখীয়া মানুহে তেওঁক সহায় কৰিছিল।)

3. (c) The poor man gave the poet:
   → (ii) sympathy (and bread, care)
   (দুখীয়া মানুহজনে কবিক প্ৰকৃত সহানুভূতি আৰু আপডাল আগবঢ়াইছিল।)

4. (d) When the poet’s sorrow passed, he went to the proud man and:
   → (i) gave him back the gold
   (দুখ পাৰ হোৱাৰ পিছত কবিয়ে অহংকাৰী মানুহজনক তেওঁৰ সোণখিনি ওভতাই দিছিল।)

5. (e) The poet refers to sympathy as ‘heavenly’ because sympathy:
   → (iv) is a blessing from God / a divine virtue
   (কবিয়ে সহানুভূতিক ‘স্বৰ্গীয়’ বুলিছে কাৰণ ই ঈশ্বৰপ্ৰদত্ত এক অমূল্য মানৱীয় গুণ।)

Activity 2: Comprehension Questions (বোধমূলক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ)

2(a)(i)

Question: How did the proud person help the poet when the poet was unhappy?
(কবি অসুখী হৈ থকা অৱস্থাত অহংকাৰী মানুহজনে তেওঁক কেনেকৈ সহায় কৰিছিল?)
Answer: The proud man helped the poet by giving him gold (money), but he looked at him coldly and did not utter a single kind or comforting word.
(অহংকাৰী মানুহজনে কবিক সোণ বা টকা দি সহায় কৰিছিল যদিও তেওঁ অনুভূতিহীন চাৱনি দিছিল আৰু এটাও মৰমৰ বা সান্ত্বনাৰ কথা কোৱা নাছিল।)

2(a)(ii)

Question: What did the poor man do when he found the poet lying in pain and sadness?
(দুখীয়া মানুহজনে কবিক দুখ আৰু যন্ত্ৰণাত পৰি থকা দেখি কি কৰিছিল?)
Answer: The poor man bound the poet’s aching head, gave him bread to eat, and took care of him constantly day and night until he recovered.
(দুখীয়া মানুহজনে কবিৰ মূৰত পটি বান্ধি দিলে, খাবলৈ ৰুটি দিলে আৰু সুস্থ নোহোৱালৈকে অহৰহ দিন-ৰাতি তেওঁৰ শুশ্ৰূষা কৰিলে।)

2(a)(iii)

Question: Why does the poet think that he cannot help the poor man back in the same way?
(কবিয়ে দুখীয়া মানুহজনক সেই একেদৰে প্ৰতিদান দিব নোৱাৰিব বুলি কিয় ভাবিছে?)
Answer: The poet thinks so because material wealth like gold can be repaid, but the selfless love, care, and heavenly sympathy given by the poor man are priceless and cannot be repaid with money.
(কবিয়ে এনেদৰে ভাবিছে কাৰণ সোণ বা ধনৰ ঋণ ওভতাই দিয়াটো সহজ, কিন্তু দুখীয়া মানুহজনে আগবঢ়োৱা নিঃস্বাৰ্থ মৰম, সেৱা আৰু স্বৰ্গীয় সহানুভূতিৰ কোনো আৰ্থিক মূল্য হ’ব নোৱাৰে।)

2(a)(iv)

Question: Why is the poor man’s help greater than gold?
(দুখীয়া মানুহজনৰ সহায় সোণতকৈ কিয় মহান?)
Answer: The poor man’s help is greater than gold because gold only satisfies material needs, whereas genuine sympathy touches the soul, heals pain, and comes straight from a loving, compassionate heart.
(দুখীয়া মানুহজনৰ সহায় সোণতকৈ মহান কাৰণ সোণে কেৱল আৰ্থিক নাটনি পূৰণ কৰিব পাৰে, কিন্তু আন্তৰিক সহানুভূতিয়ে মানুহৰ আত্মাক স্পৰ্শ কৰে আৰু যন্ত্ৰণা নিৰাময় কৰে।)

2(a)(v)

Question: “Oh, gold is great, but greater far is heavenly sympathy.” — Why does the poet think so?
(“সোণ মহান, কিন্তু স্বৰ্গীয় সহানুভূতি তাতোকৈ বহু গুণে শ্ৰেষ্ঠ।” — কবিয়ে এনেদৰে কিয় ভাবিছে?)
Answer: The poet thinks so because gold is an earthly, material possession that anyone with money can give and receive back. In contrast, selfless sympathy is a divine, priceless human quality that money can neither buy nor repay.
(কবিয়ে এনেদৰে ভাবিছে কাৰণ সোণ হৈছে পাৰ্থিৱ বস্তু যাৰ হিচাপ আৰু পৰিশোধ সম্ভৱ; কিন্তু নিঃস্বাৰ্থ সহানুভূতি ঈশ্বৰীয় গুণ যাৰ কোনো মূল্য নিৰ্ধাৰণ কৰিব নোৱাৰি আৰু ধনেৰে তাৰ ঋণ শুজিব নোৱাৰি।)

2(b) Matching Lines from the Poem:

1. I was sad and very unhappy.
   → “I lay in sorrow, deep distressed;”

2. I was in need and was sad and hurt.
   → “I lay in want, and grief, and pain.”

3. He fed me and took care of me.
   → “He bound my head, he gave me bread, / He watched me night and day.”

4. Gold is valuable but sympathy and love are far more valuable.
   → “Oh, gold is great, but greater far / Is heavenly sympathy.”

2(c) Sentence Making with Phrases (বাক্য ৰচনা):

• Looks were cold: The officer’s looks were cold when the poor applicant requested assistance.

• Night and day: The dedicated doctors worked night and day to save the injured patients.

• Pay him back: I will always remember his kindness and hope to pay him back someday.

Activity 3: Contextual Meanings (শব্দৰ প্ৰসংগভিত্তিক অৰ্থ)

• (a) I lay in sorrow, deep distressed → unhappy (অসুখী / পীড়িত)

• (b) He gave me gold → money (ধন / টকা-পইচা)

• (c) And blessed his charity → kind help / gift (দয়া / দান)

• (d) A poor man passed my way → to move past (কাষেৰে পাৰ হৈ যোৱা)

• (e) Is heavenly sympathy → godly goodness (ঈশ্বৰীয় মহত্ব)

• (f) Greater far is heavenly sympathy → the feeling of care and pain for another’s sadness (আনৰ দুখত সমভাগী হোৱাৰ অনুভৱ)

Activity 4: Jumbled Words, Antonyms & Parts of Speech (শব্দ, বিপৰীত শব্দ আৰু পদ)

Activity 5: Sentence Rearrangement (বাক্য সজোৱা)

1. He was deeply distressed.

2. A proud man heard of his grief.

3. His looks were cold.

4. He didn’t offer a kindly word.

5. He paid back the gold to him.

6. I even thanked him.

7. The poor man gave him bread and looked after him.

8. The poor man’s sympathy is greater than gold.

Activity 6: Matching Stanzas with Summaries (স্তৱক আৰু সাৰাংশ)

• Summary 1: The poet was lying in sorrow and in pain. A poor man saw him and took care of him…
  → Stanza 3

• Summary 2: When the poet recovered, he went back to the man and repaid all the gold. He also stood straight, offered the man thanks…
  → Stanza 2

• Summary 3: Once the poet was full of grief and was very depressed. A rich and proud man heard about the poet’s problems and came to help him…
  → Stanza 1

• Summary 4: The poet wonders how to repay an act of selfless kindness. He realises that having money to repay a debt is a great thing, but kindness is a heavenly act…
  → Stanza 4

Activity 7: Human Values Table (মানৱীয় মূল্যবোধৰ তালিকা)

Activity 8: Story Writing on the Theme of ‘Sympathy’ (সহানুভূতি বিষয়ক চুটি গল্প)

Title: The Gift of Compassion

In a small village lived four neighbours: Ramen, a wealthy landlord; Madhav, a daily wage labourer; and two middle-class farmers, Biren and Jatin.

One unfortunate year, heavy floods destroyed Biren’s crops, plunging him into deep financial distress. Unable to feed his family, Biren approached the wealthy Ramen for assistance. Ramen lent him money with a cold and arrogant attitude, without speaking a single comforting word. Months later, when Biren harvested a good winter crop, he promptly repaid every single rupee to Ramen with formal thanks.

A few months later, Biren fell severely ill with high fever and was bedridden with no one to care for him. Seeing his helpless condition, the poor labourer Madhav visited his home every day, cooked nourishing porridge for him, brought herbal medicines, and stayed awake by his bedside until Biren regained full strength.

Biren was overwhelmed by Madhav’s selfless service. He realized that while borrowed money could easily be returned, the priceless gift of love and heavenly sympathy given by poor Madhav could never be repaid with gold.

Activity 9: Grammar — Polite Requests (ভদ্ৰতা আৰু বিনম্ৰ অনুৰোধ)

Direct Sentences & Their Polite Equivalents:

1. Give me some bread.

   • Could you give me some bread, please?

   • Would you mind giving me some bread?

   • I wonder if you could give me some bread.

2. Take me to the doctor.

   • Could you please take me to the doctor?

   • Would you mind taking me to the doctor?

   • I wonder if you could take me to the doctor.

3. Close the window.

   • Could you please close the window?

   • Would you mind closing the window?

4. Lend me your bicycle.

   • Could you lend me your bicycle for an hour? 

   • Would you mind lending me your bicycle?