H.S.C Passage with Synonyms 5

                                                               Unit-3, Lesson-3 

 Two friends, Raghib and Adeeb, wanted(required, sought, hunted) to learn how to ride(trip, jaunt, gallop, jokey, trot) a bicycle, Adeeb bought a book called "How to Ride a Bicycle" and started reading it. On the other hand, Raghib took out his bicycle on the street (highway, boulevard, path, lane, avenue, track) and started trying to ride it. He fell off several times and Adeeb laughed (giggled, chuckled,hooted) at him. However, by the time Adeeb finished(kaput, over) the first chapter of his book, Raghib was riding his bicycle fairly well. Adeeb knew how the bicycle worked (toiled, functioned) but did not know how to use it from first-hand experience. Learning a language is like riding a bicycle. The most important (vital, main, ) thing about any language is communication. You learn to communicate effectively by using a language, by doing things with it and by experiencing it. You can learn English in the same way that Raghib learnt to ride a bicycle. Don't worry if people laugh at you when you make mistakes. You can certainly learn through mistakes(errors,faults,blunders).

  1. Choose the right word to complete each sentence: 1 × 5 = 5

(a) Adeeb (purchased/collected/procured) a book on cycle.

 (b) Ragib(dropped/drifted/dripped)several times.

 (c) Learning a language is (like/similar/resemblance) to cycling.

 (d) Everybody should show (liberal/literal/lingual) attitude to mistakes.

(e) Adeeb (ignored/valued/evaluated) Ragib’s remark.

 Extra (1) Learning English (similarises /resembles/look like) riding a bicycle.

(2) Ragib learnt bicycle  riding swiftly as he was (constant/ theoretical/practical).

 (3) At the time of learning a language we should (ignore/insure/impure) other’s fault.

 (4) Adeeb was (practical/restless/theoretical) in learning language. 

(5) One should be (careful/careless/anxious) of his own mistakes.

 2. True/False? If false, give the correct information: 1 × 5 = 5

(a) Ragib practised riding bicycle practically.

(b) There is no relation between riding a bicycle and learning English.

(c) One can learn through mistakes.

(d) Communication is an important side of learning a language.

(e) Ragib learnt bicycle riding without facing any problem. 

Extra (1) One can make blunder while learning anything.

(2) One can communicate effectively by using it.

(3) One may become concerned if he makes mistakes.

 (4) Adeeb learnt how a bicycle works.

 (5) There is relation between riding a bicycle and learning  English.

(6) We should overlook mistakes of others.

 (7) One may be anxious if anybody laughs at him.

(8) One can correspond with others through language.

 (9) People cut a joke at other’s fault.