Read the following text carefully and answer the questions 5, 6 and 7.

Begum Rokeya was born in 1880 at Pairabondh, a village in the district of Rangpur. Her family was very conservative. Yet she received her education in English and Bengali from her elder brother, Ibrahim Sabir. In 1896, at the age of 16, Rokeya was married to Sakhawat Hossain. He was pleased to see the eagerness of his wife for education. In 1909, Sakhawat. Hossain died. After the death of her husband, Rokeya started the Sakhawat Memorial Girls' School at Bhagalpur. But the local people opposed it. She, therefore, left Bhagalpur for Calcutta and in 1911, she started the Sakhawat Memorial Girls' School in Calcutta with only 8 female students. In 1917, Lady Chamsford, wife of the then Viceroy of India, visited the school. It was then upgraded to a High English School. In 1931, three girl students appeared at the Entrance Examination under the Calcutta University. The school still stands at the heart of the city of Calcutta. In 1916, Begum Rokeya established the Muslim Mahila Samity in Calcutta. Begum Rokeya was a writer also. Through her pen, she tried to awaken the Muslim women of the Indian subcontinent. In 1932, on the 9th December she died at the age of 52. At her death, the country plunged into a deep grief.

Ashish Biswash is a player of a local football team. He plays as a striker.

Ashish can go to his village home only on Fridays. His mother lives there. She waits for him, and that is why going home is so wonderful for him.

In the afternoon on Friday, Ashish goes cycling with his friends. Sometimes he goes for a long walk.

The team manager watches the performance of the players during their practice session and selects the team based on the record of their performance.

Regular practice keeps a player physically and mentally fit. He can learn from his mistakes and correct them. Repetition helps to be an expert in sports. Therefore, I think regular practice is undoubtedly essential for playing well.

From Sunday to Saturday, 7 am is the regular practice time for Ashish.

The players watch videos of important matches so that they can understand the game better.

From Sunday to Thursday, the players practice each morning. During the practice time, the team manager keeps a record of their performances. Then, the team of the day is selected based on this record.

Going home is a wonderful experience for Ashish for a number of reasons. First, he can meet his family and friends. Secondly, he can do many entertaining activities there including cycling, long walks and kabadi.

Ashish plays in the position of striker.

Friday and Saturday are the weekends for Ashish.

On Fridays, Ashish goes home. In the afternoon, he goes cycling or sometimes for a walk.

On Saturdays, he gets up later than usual. In the afternoon, he plays kabadi.

(a) visits; (b) friends; (c) regular; (d) watch; (e) Thursday;

On weekends; Ashish Biswash usually (a) visits his mother and spends time with his (b) friends doing different activities. From Sunday to Thursday, he goes to club for (c) regular practice. Every Monday, the team doctor sees the players. The players (d) watch videos of important matches on Tuesday. Watching their practice on (e) Thursday , the team manager selects the team for the day.

(a) as; (b) says; (c) weekends; (d) where; (e) going.

Every Thursday afternoon, Ashish Biswash plays football (a) as a striker for the Friends Club. He (b) says that Friday and Saturday are his (c) weekends . On Fridays, he visits his village home (d) where his mother waits for him. He loves (e) going home.

Kobita's favourite singer is Farida Parvin.

Kobita's father thinks that pop music does not appeal to our emotions.

Kobita doesn't like classical music because she doesn't understand it.

Kobita is very fond of her garden and she feels happy when the flowers are in bloom.

Kobita loves gardening very much and she planted many flower plants in her garden. When the flowers are in full bloom, she loves to watch them. She is very happy about the flowers she grows and she just loves them.

Kobita studies in Sundarpur High School.

Kobita likes listening to music and gardening when she is free.

Kobita's father likes classical music but dislikes pop music.

Kobita's father doesn't find pop music appealing. So, he programmes.

Kobita likes to watch flowers when they fully bloom.

Kobita's father hates pop music, because they don't appeal to his emotions.

(a) gardening; (b) folk; (c) understand; (d) bloom; (e) flowers.

Kobita is a student of class 7. In her free time, she likes listening to music and (a) gardening . She loves (b) folk songs, and Farida Parvin is her favourite singer. But she doesn't like classical music as she doesn't (c) understand it. Again, she plants different types of flowers in her garden. She loves to watch her garden in full (d) bloom . She adores the (e) flowers

(a) especially; (b) but; (c) never; (d) voice; (e) when.

I am Kobita, a class 7 student at Sundarpur High School. I enjoy listening to music, (a) especially folk songs. My father loves classical music (b) but he doesn't like pop music. He (c) never watches pop music programs. My favorite singer is Farida Parvin, and I love her songs and (d) voice . I also enjoy gardening and have planted many flowers in my garden. I am very happy (e) when my flowers bloom in the garden and I adore them!