Children's right to education also implies that the school - Multiple Choice & Short Question for HSC English First Paper - English for Today for Class 11 and 12 / Seen Passage for HSC

1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.

Children's right to education also implies that the school they go to will have a pleasant and learning-friendly environment where everyone will have an enjoyable time. Teachers will be kind, caring and supportive and children will feel relaxed. No harsh words will be spoken to them and special care will be taken of children with learning disabilities. 

That, unfortunately is not the general picture in our schools. The system of education in our part of the world does not allow children much freedom, and classrooms look more like cages where they are pent up for hours. Rabindranath Tagore (read his "An Eastern University" in Unit Six) found it unacceptable; so did William Blake (1757-1857), an English poet and painter, whose favourite subjects included children. In his poem "The School Boy" Blake writes about a young boy who is unhappy with his school where dour-faced teachers give joyless lessons. He would rather like to be outdoors and enjoy the summer day. He pleads with his parents to rescue him from the drudgery of school. 

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1☓5 = 5

(a) Children should have a — environment at school.

 (i) strict (ii) serious (iii) challenging (iv) friendly

(b) Teachers should be —.

 (i) strict (ii) harsh (iii) supportive (iv) joking

(c) — words should be spoken to children.

 (i) Harsh (ii) Study-related (iii) Mild (iv) Funny

(d) Blake's "school-boy" is — with his school.

 (i) angry (ii) happy (iii) unhappy (iv) excited

(e) Teachers usually give — lectures in class.

 (i) inspiring (ii) joyless (iii) ridiculous (iv) terrifying

(f) Education is a/an — for children.

 (i) obligation (ii) right (iii) burden (iv) game

(g) Children need to be — in class.

 (i) relaxed (ii) disobedient (iii) pressurized (iv) captive

(h) The word 'enjoyable' best means —.

 (i) happy (ii) mocking (iii) irritating (iv) encouraging

(i) The meaning of 'supportive' is —.

 (i) fan (ii) helpful (iii) disturber (iv) voter

(j) What is the synonym of 'harsh'?

 (i) handsome (ii) hard (iii) cruel (iv) pleasing

(k) What does the word 'disability' mean?

 (i) inability (ii) difficulty (iii) laziness (iv) i & ii

(l) 'Dour-faced' means —.

 (i) friendly (ii) amicable (iii) caring (iv) harsh

(m) The word 'plead' best means —.

 (i) interrogate (ii) plot (iii) ask (iv) please

(n) What is a synonym of 'drudgery'?

 (i) toil (ii) hard work (iii) dreadful work (iv) monotonous work

Answer (A):

(a) (iv) friendly (b) (iii) supportive (c) (iii) Mild (d) (iii) unhappy (e) (ii) joyless (f) (ii) right (g) (i) relaxed (h) (i) happy (i) (ii) helpful (j) (iii) cruel (k) (iv) i & ii (l) (iv) harsh (m) (iii) ask (n) (iv) monotonous work

B. Answer the following questions. 2☓5 = 10

(a) What does children's right to education imply?

(b) What did Rabindranath find our education system to be?

(c) Who was William Blake?

(d) What do you know about his poem "The School Boy"?

(e) What should the teachers be?

Answer (B):

(a) What does children's right to education imply?

Children's right to education means that schools should have a pleasant and learning-friendly environment where students enjoy their time. Teachers should be kind, caring, and supportive, making sure that children feel relaxed. There should be no harsh words, and special attention should be given to children with learning disabilities.

(b) What did Rabindranath find our education system to be?

Rabindranath Tagore found the education system in our part of the world to be too strict and limiting. He believed that children were not given much freedom, and classrooms felt like cages where they were forced to sit for hours.

(c) Who was William Blake?

William Blake (1757-1857) was an English poet and painter. He often wrote about children and their struggles in society.

(d) What do you know about his poem "The School Boy"?

In his poem "The School Boy," Blake describes a young boy who feels unhappy at school. The strict and joyless lessons make him feel trapped, and he would rather be outdoors enjoying nature. He pleads with his parents to free him from school so that he can be happy.

(e) What should the teachers be?

Teachers should be kind, caring, and supportive. They should create a positive and relaxed environment for children and avoid using harsh words. They should also give special care to children who have learning difficulties.

Bangla Translation

বাংলা অনুবাদঃ 

শিশুদের শিক্ষার অধিকার এও ইঙ্গিত করে যে তাদের স্কুলে আনন্দময় ও শিক্ষা বান্ধব পরিবেশ থাকবে যেখানে প্রত্যেকে উপভোগ্য সময় কাটাবে। শিক্ষকরা হবেন সদয়, যত্নশীল ও সহায়তাপূর্ণ এবং শিশুরা স্বাচ্ছন্দ্য বোধ করবে। তাদেরকে কোনো রূঢ় বাক্য বলা হবে না আর দুর্বল শিক্ষার্থীদের বিশেষ যত্ন নেয়া হবে।

দুর্ভাগ্যজনকভাবে এটি আমাদের স্কুলের সাধারণ চিত্র নয়। বিশ্বের এ প্রান্তের শিক্ষা-ব্যবস্থায় শিশুরা যথেষ্ট স্বাধীনতা পায় না, আর শ্রেণিকক্ষগুলোকে মনে হয় খাঁচার মত যেখানে তারা ঘণ্টার পর ঘণ্টা দীর্ঘশ্বাস ফেলে। রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর (ইউনিট ছয়-এ তাঁর “প্রাচ্যীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়” নামের প্রবন্ধ পড়) একে অগ্রহণযোগ্য বলে ধরে নিয়েছিলেন; অনুরূপ চিন্তা করেছিলেন ইংরেজ কবি ও চিত্রশিল্পী উইলিয়াম ব্লেইক (১৭৫৭-১৮৫৭), যাঁর প্রিয় বিষয়গুলোর অন্তর্ভুক্ত ছিল শিশুরা। ব্লেইক তাঁর “The School Boy” কবিতায় একজন কিশোরের কথা লিখেছেন যে তার স্কুল নিয়ে অসুখী, যেখানে কঠোর চেহারা ধারণ করা শিক্ষকরা আনন্দহীন পাঠদান করেন। সে বরং ঘরের বাইরে গ্রীষ্মের দিন উপভোগ করতে চাইবে। স্কুলের একঘেয়েমি থেকে মুক্তি দিতে সে তার মা-বাবাকে অনুরোধ জানাচ্ছে।

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