Read the following passage and answer the questions B. IT IS RAINING. The asphalt road looks cold and wet.. It glitters with reflections of green, yellow, and red lights. We are taking shelter under the balcony. The green mailbox stands alone across the street. Inside the big pocket of my white windbreaker is a letter for my mother in the South. Yingzi says she can mail the letter for me with the umbrella. I nod quietly and hand her the letter. "Who told us [গণিত] bring only one small umbrella?" She smiles, opens up the umbrella, and is ready [গণিত] walk across the road [গণিত] mail the letter for me. A few tiny raindrops from an umbrella rib fall onto my glasses. With the piercing sound of a vehicle screeching [গণিত] a halt, Yingzi's life flies in the air gently, and then slowly falls back on the cold and wet road, like a butterfly at night. Although it is spring, it feels like deep autumn. All she did was cross the road [গণিত] mail a letter for me. A very simple act, yet I will never forget it as long as I live. I open my eyes and remain standing under the balcony, blankly, my eyes filled with hot tears. All the cars in the entire world have stopped. People rush [গণিত] the middle of the road. Nobody knows the one that lies on the road there is mine, my butterfly. At this moment she is only five meters away from me, yet it is so far away. Bigger raindrops fall onto my glasses, splashing into my life. Why? Why did we bring only one umbrella? Then I see Yingzi again, in her white windbreaker, the umbrella above her head, crossing the road quietly. She is mailing the letter for me. The letter I wrote [গণিত] my mother in the South. I stand blankly under the balcony and see, once again, Yingzi walking toward the middle of the road. The rain wasn't that big, yet it was the biggest rain in my entire life. Below is the content of the letter. Did Yingzi know? "Ma, I am going [গণিত] marry Yingzi next month." B. Answer the following questions. (a) What is the setting of the scene described in the passage? (b) How does the protagonist feel when Yingzi hit by the vehicle? (c) How does the imagery of the rain contribute [গণিত] the mood and tone of the story? (d) Where does the narrator remain standing after Yingzi's accident? (e) Why do you think the narrator refers [গণিত] the rain as 'the biggest rain in my entire life [গণিত] ?
উত্তর: (a) The setting is a rainy day with the asphalt road that is wet from the rain and reflecting the lights of passing vehicles. There is a balcony under which the narrator and Yingzi are taking shelter. Across the street, there is a green mailbox. The atmosphere is cold and gloomy. This reflects the sudden tragic event that occurs. (b) When Yingzi was hit by the vehicle, the protagonist feels devastated as she was like a butterfly to him. The accidental death of Yingzi has a profound impact. It makes the narrator/protagonist feel as if he were in deep autumn, despite being in the spring season. (c) The imagery of the rain largely contributes to the melancholy and somber mood of the story. Rain is often associated with sadness and grief as emotional heaviness, and in this story, It reflects the narrator's inner turmoil and sorrow. (d) After Yingzi's accident, the narrator remains standing under the balcony and his eyes were filled with hot tears. (e) The narrator refers to the rain as the biggest rain in his entire life because it symbolizes the deepest sorrow and emotional pain he has ever experienced.
HSC English 1st Paper CQ — Prosthuti প্রশ্নব্যাংক

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Read the following passage and answer the questions B. IT IS RAINING. The asphalt road looks cold and wet.. It glitters with reflections of green, yellow, and red lights. We are taking shelter under the balcony. The green mailbox stands alone across the street. Inside the big pocket of my white windbreaker is a letter for my mother in the South. Yingzi says she can mail the letter for me with the umbrella. I nod quietly and hand her the letter. "Who told us [গণিত] bring only one small umbrella?" She smiles, opens up the umbrella, and is ready [গণিত] walk across the road [গণিত] mail the letter for me. A few tiny raindrops from an umbrella rib fall onto my glasses. With the piercing sound of a vehicle screeching [গণিত] a halt, Yingzi's life flies in the air gently, and then slowly falls back on the cold and wet road, like a butterfly at night. Although it is spring, it feels like deep autumn. All she did was cross the road [গণিত] mail a letter for me. A very simple act, yet I will never forget it as long as I live. I open my eyes and remain standing under the balcony, blankly, my eyes filled with hot tears. All the cars in the entire world have stopped. People rush [গণিত] the middle of the road. Nobody knows the one that lies on the road there is mine, my butterfly. At this moment she is only five meters away from me, yet it is so far away. Bigger raindrops fall onto my glasses, splashing into my life. Why? Why did we bring only one umbrella? Then I see Yingzi again, in her white windbreaker, the umbrella above her head, crossing the road quietly. She is mailing the letter for me. The letter I wrote [গণিত] my mother in the South. I stand blankly under the balcony and see, once again, Yingzi walking toward the middle of the road. The rain wasn't that big, yet it was the biggest rain in my entire life. Below is the content of the letter. Did Yingzi know? "Ma, I am going [গণিত] marry Yingzi next month." B. Answer the following questions. (a) What is the setting of the scene described in the passage? (b) How does the protagonist feel when Yingzi hit by the vehicle? (c) How does the imagery of the rain contribute [গণিত] the mood and tone of the story? (d) Where does the narrator remain standing after Yingzi's accident? (e) Why do you think the narrator refers [গণিত] the rain as 'the biggest rain in my entire life [গণিত] ?

উত্তর: (a) The setting is a rainy day with the asphalt road that is wet from the rain and reflecting the lights of passing vehicles. There is a balcony under which the narrator and Yingzi are taking shelter. Across the street, there is a green mailbox. The atmosphere is cold and gloomy. This reflects the sudden tragic event that occurs. (b) When Yingzi was hit by the vehicle, the protagonist feels devastated as she was like a butterfly to him. The accidental death of Yingzi has a profound impact. It makes the narrator/protagonist feel as if he were in deep autumn, despite being in the spring season. (c) The imagery of the rain largely contributes to the melancholy and somber mood of the story. Rain is often associated with sadness and grief as emotional heaviness, and in this story, It reflects the narrator's inner turmoil and sorrow. (d) After Yingzi's accident, the narrator remains standing under the balcony and his eyes were filled with hot tears. (e) The narrator refers to the rain as the biggest rain in his entire life because it symbolizes the deepest sorrow and emotional pain he has ever experienced.

HSC English 1st Paper CQ — Prosthuti প্রশ্নব্যাংক

Prosthuti · Accepted Answer

(a) The setting is a rainy day with the asphalt road that is wet from the rain and reflecting the lights of passing vehicles. There is a balcony under which the narrator and Yingzi are taking shelter. Across the street, there is a green mailbox. The atmosphere is cold and gloomy. This reflects the sudden tragic event that occurs. (b) When Yingzi was hit by the vehicle, the protagonist feels devastated as she was like a butterfly to him. The accidental death of Yingzi has a profound impact. It makes the narrator/protagonist feel as if he were in deep autumn, despite being in the spring season. (c) The imagery of the rain largely contributes to the melancholy and somber mood of the story. Rain is often associated with sadness and grief as emotional heaviness, and in this story, It reflects the narrator's inner turmoil and sorrow. (d) After Yingzi's accident, the narrator remains standing under the balcony and his eyes were filled with hot tears. (e) The narrator refers to the rain as the biggest rain in his entire life because it symbolizes the deepest sorrow and emotional pain he has ever experienced.

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