Read the following text and answer the questions that follow.
My friend Sajjad and I were sitting at the railway station. I came to see him off. Sajjad was going to Dhaka to his elder sister's house. It was very crowded in the station. There was a long line of people at the ticket counter. A woman was standing in the queue. She was holding her child's hand tightly. A group of young people was talking loudly and drinking tea in front of a tea stall. An old couple was trying to find a quiet place to sit down and rest. The waiting room was crowded, too. I saw a man who was trying to carry three heavy suitcases. A young lady was sitting on a bench with her luggage at one corner. She was reading a magazine.
My friend and I stood near a newspaper stall talking and watching the crowd around. Soon my friend's train started to leave. As the train whistled, he picked up his suitcase and we said goodbye to each other.

• (a) Read the above text again and answer the following questions.

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• (i)

  Why did the writer go to the railway station?

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• (ii)

  Discuss the activities of the woman mentioned in the passage.

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• (iii)

  What does the term 'see off mean?

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• (iv)

  Identify the similarity between the railway station and the waiting room.

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• (v)

  Sketch the view of the tea stall in the light of the passage.

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• (b) Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

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• (i)

  The railway station was very (a) ______ at that time. A large group of people were standing in front of the (b)______  counter. A woman was also waiting in the (c) _______  with others. On the other hand, some people were standing in front of a tea stall and speaking loudly. An elderly couple was looking for a calm place for (d)______ . The waiting room wasn't empty as well. When the time came, a passenger named Sajjad got on the (e) ______ and left.

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• (ii)

  Two friends were at a (a) ______  railway station. The station was busy with people standing in a long line for (b) ______ . Besides, some young people (c) ________  talking loudly and drinking tea while an old couple was (d) ______ for a noiseless spot to rest. The waiting room was also crowded, with a man struggling with carrying heavy (e) ______and a young woman reading a magazine.

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• (c) Read the passage again and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed.

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• (i)

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• (a) quiet (synonym)

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• (b) elder (antonym)

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• (c) tightly (antonym);

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• (d) goodbye (synonym)

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• (e)

  heavy (antonym)

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• (ii)

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• (a)

  luggage (synonym)

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• (b)

  loudly (antonym)

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• (c)

  queue (synonym)

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• (d)

  crowded (antonym)

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• (e)

  start (synonym).

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