Unseen Passage – II (Theng-bab) MCQs Quiz | Class 9
This quiz is for Class 9 students studying Bhutia (Code 095), focusing on Unit – Part A: Reading & Comprehension. It features multiple-choice questions based on a second unseen passage (Theng-bab) to test your comprehension skills. Attempt all questions and click ‘Submit Quiz’ to see your score and download a PDF of your answers.
Unseen Passage (Theng-bab) Comprehension
Reading comprehension is a fundamental skill in learning any language, including Bhutia. This section helps you understand how to approach unseen passages, known as ‘Theng-bab’ in Bhutia, and extract information effectively to answer questions.
The Passage and its Meaning
The quiz was based on a short story about a student named Tashi who was struggling with a school project. His mother encourages him with a Bhutia proverb (Theng-bab): “འགོ་བཟང་པོ་བརྩམས་ན་ཕྱེད་ཀ་ཚར་པ་དང་འདྲ།” which translates to “A good start is half the work done.” This proverb emphasizes that overcoming the initial hesitation and starting a task properly is the biggest and most important step towards completing it. Tashi takes this advice, makes a plan, and successfully finishes his essay, earning praise from his teacher.
Key Concepts in Comprehension
- Identifying the Main Idea: The first step is to understand the central theme of the passage. In this case, it was the importance of initiating a task.
- Finding Specific Information: Questions often ask for specific details like names (Tashi), places (Lhasa, library), or actions (making a plan, writing an essay).
- Understanding Vocabulary in Context: You might be asked the meaning of a word like “སེམས་འཚབ།” (sems ‘tshab – worried). You can often infer the meaning from the surrounding sentences.
- Making Inferences: Some questions require you to read between the lines. For example, inferring Tashi’s feelings of relief and accomplishment after finishing the project.
Key Vocabulary from the Passage
| Bhutia Word (Tibetan Script) | Roman Transliteration | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| སློབ་ཕྲུག | lob-thrug | Student |
| ལས་བྱ། | las-bya | Work / Project / Task |
| ཁག་པོ། | khag-po | Difficult |
| ཐེངས་པ། | theng-pa | Proverb / Saying |
| སེམས་ཤུགས། | sems-shugs | Encouragement / Morale |
| བསྟོད་བསྔགས། | stod-sngags | Praise |
Quick Revision Points
- Always read the unseen passage at least twice before attempting the questions.
- The first reading should be to get a general idea, and the second for details.
- Underline or note key phrases, names, and numbers as you read.
- For MCQs, use the process of elimination to remove obviously incorrect options.
- The lesson from the story is universal: the hardest part of any task is often just getting started.
Practice Questions
To further improve your skills, think about these questions:
- How can making a plan help in completing a difficult task?
- Why do you think proverbs are an important part of a language and culture?
- Describe a time when you felt like Tashi and how you overcame the challenge.
- What other advice would you give a friend who is procrastinating on a project?
- Can you think of a similar proverb in English or another language you know?
