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

Bangladesh is a developing country of Asia. It is in South Asia. Average literacy rate of Bangladesh is 56.8%. But there is a difference between male and female literacy rate. Here male literacy rate is 61.3% and female literacy rate is 52. 2%. The Republic of India is a vast state located in South Asia. The literacy rate of India is 74%. Male literacy rate is 82.1% and female literacy rate is 65.5%. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is another country of South Asia. Like India, Pakistan adopted the British pattern of education after independence. The literacy rate of Pakistan is 54.9%. But there is a long gap between male and female literacy rate. Here male literacy rate is 68.6% and female literacy rate is 40.3%. Among the three countries, we find that female literacy rate in Pakistan is the lowest.

Country	Average Literacy Rate	Male Literacy Rate	Female Literacy Rate
Bangladesh	(a) ------	61.3%	52.2%
(b) ------	74%	(c) ------	65.5%
Pakistan	(d) ------	68.6%	(e) ------

5.      Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10

Answer:

4.      (a) 56.8%, (b) India, (c) 82.1%, (d) 54.9%, (e) 40.3%.

5.      Bangladesh is a developing country of Asia. Average literacy rate of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are respectively 56. 8%, 74% and 54.9%. Male and female literacy rate in Bangladesh respectively 61.3% and 522%, in India 82.1% and 5% and in Pakistan 68.6% and 40.3%. Among the three countries the female literacy rate in Pakistan is the lowest.

বাংলা অনুবাদ:

বাংলাদেশ একটি উন্নয়নশীল দেশ, যা এশিয়ার দক্ষিণ অংশে অবস্থিত। বাংলাদেশের গড় সাক্ষরতার হার ৫৬.৮%। তবে পুরুষ এবং মহিলাদের সাক্ষরতার মধ্যে একটি পার্থক্য রয়েছে। এখানে পুরুষদের সাক্ষরতার হার ৬১.৩% এবং মহিলাদের সাক্ষরতার হার ৫২.২%। ভারত, দক্ষিণ এশিয়ায় অবস্থিত একটি বৃহৎ রাষ্ট্র। ভারতের সাক্ষরতার হার ৭৪%। পুরুষদের সাক্ষরতার হার ৮২.১% এবং মহিলাদের সাক্ষরতার হার ৬৫.৫%। পাকিস্তান, দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার আরেকটি দেশ। স্বাধীনতার পর ভারতের মতো পাকিস্তানও ব্রিটিশ শিক্ষা ব্যবস্থা গ্রহণ করেছিল। পাকিস্তানের সাক্ষরতার হার ৫৪.৯%। তবে এখানে পুরুষ এবং মহিলাদের মধ্যে একটি বড় ব্যবধান রয়েছে। পুরুষদের সাক্ষরতার হার ৬৮.৬% এবং মহিলাদের সাক্ষরতার হার ৪০.৩%। তিনটি দেশের মধ্যে, পাকিস্তানে মহিলাদের সাক্ষরতার হার সবচেয়ে কম।

Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)

Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text):

Fill in the blanks:

1. Bangladesh is located in (a) __________ Asia and its average literacy rate is (b) __________%.

2. In India, the literacy rate is (c) __________%, with male literacy at (d) __________% and female literacy at (e) __________%.

3. Pakistan has a literacy rate of (f) __________%, where the male literacy rate is (g) __________%, and female literacy is the lowest at (h) __________%.

Answers:(a) South(b) 56.8(c) 74(d) 82.1(e) 65.5(f) 54.9(g) 68.6(h) 40.3

Summary

Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan are all countries in South Asia with varying literacy rates. Bangladesh has an average literacy rate of 56.8%, with male literacy at 61.3% and female literacy at 52.2%. India has a higher literacy rate of 74%, with a notable difference between male (82.1%) and female (65.5%) literacy rates. Pakistan has the lowest literacy rate at 54.9%, with a large gap between male (68.6%) and female (40.3%) literacy rates. Among these three countries, Pakistan has the lowest female literacy rate.

Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)

Read the following text and complete the flowchart with major events. (One is done for you.)

1. Muhammad Yunus was born in Chittagong in 1940 →

2. Studied Economics at Dhaka University →

3. Received a Fulbright scholarship and studied at Vanderbilt University →

4. Completed PhD in Economics in 1969 →

5. Became an Assistant Professor at Middle Tennessee State University in 1970 →

6. Returned to Bangladesh and became Chairman of the Economics Department at Chittagong University →

7. Established Grameen Bank in 1983 →

8. Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006