Unseen Comprehension - English 1st Paper প্র্যাকটিস | ব্রিলিয়ান্ট টেস্ট পেপার

William Wordsworth was born on 7 April in 1770 at Cockermouth in England. He was sent to St. John's College, Cambridge in 1789. Upon taking his Cambridge degree in 1791, he moved to France where he formed a passionate attachment to a Frenchwoman, Annette Vallon and stayed with her till 1792. Subsequently, he settled down with his sister Dorothy and Coleridge at Alfoxden house near Bristol in 1792. He published Lyrical Ballads in 1798 in collaboration with S. T. Coleridge. He married in 1802. He was appointed to a sinecure office in 1817. In 1814, he published his largest poem The Excursion. For the last fifty years of his life, he lived first at Dove cottage, Grasmere and finally at Rydal Mount. Many of his sonnets were written during the years of 1820-1835. He died there on 23 April 1850.

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Complete the table below with the information from the passage.

Who/What	Event/Activity	Place/Where	Time/When
William Wordsworth	(i)	at Cockermouth	in 1770
He	went	(ii)	in 1789
He	lived	in France	(iii)
(iv)	were written	at Grasmere and Rydal Mount	from 1820-1835
William Wordsworth	breathed his last	(v)	in 1850

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The great men were born in different places of this world but their activities make them familiar and closer to us. Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was one of those who contributed a lot to Bangla language and literature. He was the greatest scholar of Bengal. This great scholar was born on July, 1885 at 24 Pargonas in West Bengal, India. He passed his Entrance Examination in 1904 and obtained his BA degree six years later. It took his two years to complete his MA and another two years for his Bachelor of Law degree. He later joined the University of Dhaka in 1921 as a Professor of Sanskrit and Bengali. He was awarded the Doctorate Degree from Sorborne University, Paris in 1928. "Bangla Shahitter Katha", the first well arranged history of Bengali literature was composed by him that was published in 1953. This great scholar remained busy with his work till he became seriously ill in 1967 and was confined to bed for about two and a half years. Dr. Shahidulla breathed his last on 13 July 1969 in Dhaka. We remember him with great respect and gratitude.

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Complete the table below with information from the passage.

Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah
Speciality	Great contribution to Bengali literature
Time	Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was born in (i) _____.

Who/What	Event/Activity	When	Where
(ii) ____	passed Entrance Examination	1904
Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah	joined as Professor	1921	(iii) _____
He	(iv) ______	1928	Sorborne University, Paris
"Bangla Shahitter Katha"	was published	(v) _____

The great men were born in different places of this world but their activities make them familiar and closer to us. Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was one of those who contributed a lot to Bangla language and literature. He was the greatest scholar of Bengal. This great scholar was born on July, 1885 at 24 Pargonas in West Bengal, India. He passed his Entrance Examination in 1904 and obtained his BA degree six years later. It took his two years to complete his MA and another two years for his Bachelor of Law degree. He later joined the University of Dhaka in 1921 as a Professor of Sanskrit and Bengali. He was awarded the Doctorate Degree from Sorborne University, Paris in 1928. "Bangla Shahitter Katha", the first well arranged history of Bengali literature was composed by him that was published in 1953. This great scholar remained busy with his work till he became seriously ill in 1967 and was confined to bed for about two and a half years. Dr. Shahidulla breathed his last on 13 July 1969 in Dhaka. We remember him with great respect and gratitude.

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