Abraham Lincoln / Unseen Passage / Information Transfer / Table Completion /Flow Chart / Summary Writing / Gap Filling Based on Passage / Unseen Comprehension for Exams- HSC, SSC & JSC

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the USA. He is famous for his Gettysburg Address. It was delivered by him during the American Civil War, on November 19, 1863. Lincoln was born on February hit 1809 in Kentucky, the USA. His parents were from Virginia. In 1819, his mother died. Then his father moved to Indiana State. He grew up there. He was a captain in the Black Hawk War. He got the nomination for President in 1860. Then he became the President of the USA in 1861. Lincoln declared a ban on slavery in America on January 1, 1863. He was re-elected President in 1864. On Good Friday, April 15, 1865, he was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington. 

Complete the table below with information from the passage.   1 x 5 = 5

Name of Events	Place	Year/Time
Born		(i)…..
(ii)…		November 19, 1863
Became the President		(iii).....
(iv).....		January 1, 1863
Died	(v)…………

(i)

Name of Events	Place	Year/Time
Born		(i)…..
Delivered Gettysburg Address		November 19, 1863
Grew up		(iii).....
(iv).....		January 1, 1863
Passed away		(v)……….

(ii)

About Abraham Lincoln
Aim	To introduce his activities to the readers
Tragic  ending	The victim of (i).....	other information about him
Who	Events	Time	place	Duration/Day	Contribution
Abraham Lincoln	Born	(ii)……	Kentucky, USA		Gettysburg Address
(iii)…	President	1861	USA	(iv)…….	Ban on slavery
Abraham Lincoln	was assess  innate	(v)……	Ford's Theatre	Friday

(iii)

Name of Events	Place	Year/Time
Born	(i)…..	February 12; 1809
Delivered		(ii)…..
(iii)…..		1961
(iv) .....		January 1, 1863
Died	At Ford's Theatre in Washington	(v)……….

 Answer:

Answer:   (i) February 12, 1809 (ii) Delivered his famous Gettysburg Address (iii) 1861 (iv) Declared ban on Slavery in America (v) April 14, 1865

Extra Solutions Answer:

(i) (i) February 12, 1809 (ii) November 19, 1863 (iii) Indiana State (iv) Declared ban on slavery in America (v) April 14, 1865

(ii) (i) assassination (ii) 1809 (iii) Abraham Lincoln (iv) 1st time (v) 1865

(iii) (i) Kentucky, the USA (ii) November 19, 1863 (iii) Became the President of the USA (iv) Declared a ban on slavery (v) April 14, 1865

Cumilla Board-2020

1.    Read the following text carefully and answer questions 4

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the USA He is famous for his Gettysburg Address. It was delivered by him during the American Civil War on November 19. 1803. Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky, the USA His parents were from Virginia. In 1819, his mother died. Then his father moved to Indiana State. He grew up there. He was a captain in the Black Hawk War He got the nomination for president in 1600. Then he became the President of the USA in 1861. Lincoln declared a ban on slavery in America on January 1. 1803. He was reelected President in 1804. On Good Friday, April 16. 1665. he was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington

Complete the table below with information from the passage.

Name of Events	Place	Time/Year
Born	(i) —
(ii) —		November 19, 1863
Became the President	the USA	(iii) —
Ban slavery	(iv)  —	January 1, 1863
Died	(v)    —

ANSWER: information transfer

(i) Kentucky, the USA; (ii) Delivered Gettysburg Address; (iii) 1861; (iv) in America/the USA; (v) At Ford's Theatre in Washington.

বাংলা অনুবাদ:

আব্রাহাম লিঙ্কন ছিলেন মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ১৬তম প্রেসিডেন্ট। তিনি তার গেটিসবার্গ ভাষণের জন্য বিখ্যাত। এটি তিনি ১৯ নভেম্বর, ১৮৬৩ সালে আমেরিকার গৃহযুদ্ধ চলাকালে প্রদান করেন।

লিঙ্কন ১২ ফেব্রুয়ারি, ১৮০৯ সালে কেনটাকিতে জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। তার বাবা-মা ভার্জিনিয়া থেকে এসেছিলেন। ১৮১৯ সালে তার মা মারা যান। এরপর তার বাবা ইন্ডিয়ানা রাজ্যে চলে যান, এবং সেখানেই লিঙ্কন বড় হন।

তিনি ব্ল্যাক হক যুদ্ধে একজন ক্যাপ্টেন ছিলেন। ১৮৬০ সালে, তিনি প্রেসিডেন্ট পদে মনোনয়ন পান এবং ১৮৬১ সালে মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের প্রেসিডেন্ট হন। ১৮৬৩ সালের ১ জানুয়ারি, তিনি আমেরিকায় দাসপ্রথা নিষিদ্ধ করেন।

তিনি ১৮৬৪ সালে পুনরায় প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচিত হন। কিন্তু ১৫ এপ্রিল, ১৮৬৫ (গুড ফ্রাইডে), ওয়াশিংটনের ফোর্ড থিয়েটারে তাকে হত্যা করা হয়।

Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text:

Abraham Lincoln was the (a) __________ President of the USA. He delivered his famous (b) __________ Address on November 19, 1863. He was born in (c) __________ in 1809. His mother died in 1819, and then his father moved to (d) __________. Lincoln became President in 1861 and declared a ban on (e) __________ in 1863.

Answers:(a) 16th(b) Gettysburg(c) Kentucky(d) Indiana(e) slavery

Summary

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the USA, famous for his Gettysburg Address. He was born in 1809 in Kentucky. His mother died in 1819, and his family moved to Indiana. He served as a captain in the Black Hawk War. In 1860, he was nominated for President and became President in 1861. He banned slavery on January 1, 1863 and was re-elected in 1864. Sadly, he was assassinated on April 15, 1865, at Ford’s Theatre.

Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)

Read the following text and make a flowchart showing the major events in Abraham Lincoln’s life. (One is done for you.)

1. Born on February 12, 1809, in Kentucky →

2. His mother died in 1819 →

3. Family moved to Indiana, where he grew up →

4. Served as a captain in the Black Hawk War →

5. Got nominated for President in 1860 →

6. Became the 16th President of the USA in 1861 →

7. Declared the ban on slavery on January 1, 1863 →

8. Re-elected as President in 1864 →

9. Assassinated at Ford’s Theatre on April 15, 1865