Read the following passage carefully. Then answer questions 1, 2 and 3:
Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment. The whispering wind from the river Jamuna makes the fire unsteady. The dancing flames remind Meherjan of the turmoil in her life.

Not long ago Meherjan had everything a family, arable land and cattle. The erosion of Jamuna gradually consumed all her land property. It finally claimed her only shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river only a day to devour Meher's house, trees, vegetable garden and the bamboo bush. She had a happy family once. Over the years, she lost her husband and her family to diseases that cruel hunger and poverty brought to her family. Now, she is the only one left to live on with her loss and the pain. The greedy Jamuna has shattered her dreams and happiness.

There are thousand others waiting to share the same fate like Meherjan. Bangladesh is a land of rivers, some of whose banks overflow or erode during monsoon. Erosion is a harsh reality for the people living along the river banks. During each monsoon many more villages are threatened by the mighty rivers like the Jamuna, the Padma and the Meghna. It is estimated that river erosion makes at least 1,00,000 people homeless every year in Bangladesh. In fact, river erosion is one of the main dangers caused by climate change. If we can't take prompt action to adapt to climate change, there will be thousands of more Meherjans in our towns and villages every year.

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Meherjan is a woman who lives in a slum near the Jamuna River. She became homeless due to river erosion, losing her house and all her property to the river. Her early life was spent struggling with the constant threat of natural disasters, specifically river erosion.


Meherjan is a climate refugee, a victim of the devastating effects of river erosion in Bangladesh. She lost her home, land, and family members, including her husband, to the powerful Jamuna River. This tragic event forced her to relocate to a slum, where she now lives in a makeshift shelter with her only daughter, struggling to survive daily. Her early life was thus characterized by poverty, displacement, and immense personal loss caused by environmental factors.

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উত্তরঃ Dried leaves and straw

Meherjan, a climate refugee, uses dried leaves and straw to make fire for cooking her food. Living in a slum, she lacks access to conventional cooking fuels like gas or proper firewood. Therefore, she collects these readily available natural materials, which are her only means to light a fire and prepare her meals amidst her impoverished circumstances.

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This academic exercise is a reading comprehension task specifically tailored for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) level English students. It requires careful reading and understanding of a given prose passage.

The passage narrates the story of Meherjan, who has lost everything due to river erosion, a recurring natural disaster in Bangladesh caused by rivers like the Jamuna. It highlights the devastating impact of such events on human lives, families, and livelihoods, linking it to the broader issue of climate change and its consequences, such as displacement and poverty.

Students are instructed to read the passage thoroughly to grasp its central theme, identify specific details, and understand the vocabulary in context. Following this, they are expected to answer a series of multiple-choice questions (questions 1, 2, and 3) by selecting the most appropriate alternative from the options provided. This task primarily assesses a student's ability to comprehend written text, infer meanings, and recall factual information accurately from the passage.

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(a) threat/danger ; (b) residing/living ; (c) likely/often ; (d) become ; (e) example

 River erosion is still posing (a) threat/danger to the lives and properties of thousands of people (b) residing/living close to the rivers. They are most (c) likely/often the worst victims of river erosion. Each year about one lac people (d) become homeless for river erosion in Bangladesh. Meherjan's life is just one (e) example .

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