The North Ship | Philip Larkin | Textual Question and Answer | Grammar | প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর
The North Ship by Philip Larkin
Textual Questions:
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
(1) The number of ships sailing by were
(a) three √
(b) two
(c) five
(d) four
(2) The wind carried the first ship to a
(a) big country
(b) small country
(c) rich country √
(d) distant country
(3) The second ship turned towards the
(a) west
(b) north
(c) south
(d) east √
(4) The decks of the third ship shone
(a) brightly
(b) frostily √
(c) clearly
(d) dimly
(5) The northern sky rose over the
(a) unfruitful sea √
(b) kind sea
(c) stormy sea
(d) calm sea
(6) The third ship was rigged for a
(a) long journey √
(b) short journey
(c) slow journey
(d) quick journey
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(a) What did the wind do to the second ship?
Ans: The wind haunted the second ship like a beast.
(b) Give any two points of difference between the journey of the third ship and the other two ships.
Two Points | Of Differences | ||
1st Ship | 2nd Ship | 3rd Ship | |
1st Point | turned towards the West | turned towards the East | turned towards the North |
2nd Point | towards the running sea | towards the quaking sea | towards the darkening sea |
Grammar in Use:
Exercise 3
Replace the underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs given in the list below. Change the form if necessary. There are two extra phrasal verbs:
(a) The child resembles his grandfather.
Ans.> The child takes after his grandfather.
(b) They published a magazine recently.
Ans.> They brought out a magazine recently.
(c) My mother taught me not to disrespect anyone.
Ans.> My mother taught me not to look down upon anyone.
(d) We should abolish bad habits.
Ans.> We should give up bad habits.
(e) A new university was built at Coochbehar.
Ans.> A new university was set up at Coochbehar.
[Phrasal verbs: bring out, set up, put up, run after, give up, look down upon, take after]
Exercise 4
Do as directed:
(a) The man was so weak that he could not walk. (rewrite using 'too')
Ans.> The man was too weak to walk.
(b) Titir is one of the most intelligent girls in the class. (rewrite using the positive degree of the underlined adjective)
Ans.> Very few girls are as intelligent as Titir in the class.
(c) As soon as he reached home, it started raining heavily. (change into a negative sentence)
Ans.> No sooner had he reached home than it started raining heavily.
(d) Why cry over spilt milk? (change into an assertive sentence)
Ans.> Don’t cry over spilt milk.
(e) Blood is thicker than water. (change into an interrogative sentence)
Ans.> Is blood not thicker than water?
(f) He told a lie intentionally. (rewrite using the noun form of intentionally')
Ans.> It was his intention to tell a lie.
(g) Run fast or you will be late. ( change into a complex sentence)
Ans.> If you don’t run fast, you will be late.
(h) The reporter made the news public. (rewrite using the verb form of public')
Ans.> The reporter publicized the news.
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