Short Composition

1. What was the primary motivation for the narrator of Gulliver's Travels to study Navigation and Mathematics?

• A) His father insisted on it.
• B) It was a requirement for his apprenticeship with Mr. Bates.
• C) He wanted a promotion on the ship.
• D) He always believed it would be his fortune to travel.

2. In Rashed's narrative, who was the first dearest person he lost in his life?

• A) His grandmother
• B) His father
• C) His grandfather
• D) His uncle

3. In the description of the Pabna village, what do the villagers do in the evenings at the bazars?

• A) They organize cultural activities.
• B) They play indoor sports.
• C) They watch various satellite channels.
• D) They stage dramas.

4. According to the text, how is a short composition structurally related to a paragraph?

• A) It is completely different in structure.
• B) It is much shorter in length and structure.
• C) It is different in length but quite similar in structure.
• D) It is identical in both length and structure.

5. In Rashed's narrative, what feeling resulting from his grandfather's death did he find could only be felt and not described in language?

• A) The joylessness of going to school.
• B) The misery of his father.
• C) The feeling of being emotionally paralyzed.
• D) The fear of the doctor looking serious.

6. What was the name of the motel where the family stayed during their trip to Cox's Bazar?

• A) Suborna
• B) Silk City
• C) Probal
• D) Seagull

7. From which railway station did the family in the narrative begin their journey?

• A) Kamalapur Railway Station
• B) Chattogram Station
• C) Pabna Station
• D) Rajshahi Railway Station