Chapter: The Liberation War Museum
📚 Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
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📃 Word Formation Rules
► Add -ly to many adjectives to form adverbs: warm → warmly, quick → quickly, careful → carefully.
► Add -ness to some adjectives to form nouns: silent → silence, sad → sadness.
► Add -tion to some verbs to form nouns: liberate → liberation.
► Add -ence to independent to form the noun independence.
► Add -al to history to form the adjective historical.
► Add -ful to value to form valuable, meaning মূল্যবান.
► Use the past form of regular verbs with -ed: visit → visited, welcome → welcomed, watch → watched.
► Irregular verbs change form: take → took, fall → fell, go → went, see → saw.
1. The Liberation War Museum: Places and People (8 words)
museum[/mjuˈziːəm/]nouneasy
Meaning: জাদুঘর
Alt: A place where historical or valuable objects are kept and displayed
Example: Our class visited the Liberation War Museum.
Syn: exhibition centreAnt: nowhere
💡 Exam tip: Remember the spelling: museum, not museam.
field trip[/fiːld trɪp/]nouneasy
Meaning: শিক্ষাসফর
Alt: A journey made by students for learning
Example: Our class went on a field trip to the museum.
Syn: educational tourAnt: classroom lesson
💡 Exam tip: Use went on a field trip, not went to a field trip.
guide[/ɡaɪd/]nouneasy
Meaning: পথপ্রদর্শক; গাইড
Alt: A person who shows visitors around a place
Example: A guide was waiting for the students.
Syn: leaderAnt: follower
💡 Exam tip: Guide can also be a verb meaning পথ দেখানো.
visitor[/ˈvɪzɪtər/]nouneasy
Meaning: দর্শনার্থী
Alt: A person who visits a place
Example: Many visitors come to the museum every day.
Syn: guestAnt: host
💡 Exam tip: The plural form is visitors.
gallery[/ˈɡæləri/]nounmedium
Meaning: প্রদর্শনী কক্ষ
Alt: A room or area where works or historical objects are displayed
Example: There are four permanent galleries in the museum.
Syn: display roomAnt: store room
💡 Exam tip: The plural of gallery is galleries.
exhibit[/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/]nounmedium
Meaning: প্রদর্শিত বস্তু
Alt: An object shown to the public
Example: The museum has many important exhibits.
Syn: displayAnt: concealment
💡 Exam tip: As a verb, exhibit means প্রদর্শন করা.
student[/ˈstjuːdənt/]nouneasy
Meaning: শিক্ষার্থী
Alt: A person who studies at a school or educational institution
Example: The students listened to the guide carefully.
Syn: learnerAnt: teacher
💡 Exam tip: Student takes the plural ending -s.
class[/klɑːs/]nouneasy
Meaning: শ্রেণি; শ্রেণির শিক্ষার্থীরা
Alt: A group of students taught together
Example: Our class visited the museum on 14 December.
Syn: groupAnt: individual
💡 Exam tip: In the passage, class refers to the students as a group.
2. History and Liberation War (8 words)
liberation[/ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: মুক্তি
Alt: The act of becoming free
Example: The museum tells the story of our liberation war.
Syn: freedomAnt: captivity
💡 Exam tip: Liberation comes from liberate, meaning মুক্ত করা.
independence[/ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/]nounmedium
Meaning: স্বাধীনতা
Alt: Freedom from control by another country or person
Example: We celebrate our Independence Day on 26 March.
Syn: freedomAnt: dependence
💡 Exam tip: The adjective is independent.
war[/wɔːr/]nouneasy
Meaning: যুদ্ধ
Alt: An armed struggle between countries or groups
Example: The Liberation War began the struggle for independence.
Syn: conflictAnt: peace
💡 Exam tip: The phrase Liberation War should begin with capital letters.
victory[/ˈvɪktəri/]nouneasy
Meaning: বিজয়
Alt: Success in a war, contest, or struggle
Example: We celebrate our Victory Day on 16 December.
Syn: triumphAnt: defeat
💡 Exam tip: The adjective form is victorious.
freedom fighter[/ˈfriːdəm ˌfaɪtər/]nounmedium
Meaning: মুক্তিযোদ্ধা
Alt: A person who fought for the freedom of Bangladesh
Example: The museum displays objects used by freedom fighters.
Syn: liberation fighterAnt: oppressor
💡 Exam tip: The plural is freedom fighters.
martyr[/ˈmɑːrtər/]nounhard
Meaning: শহীদ
Alt: A person who dies for a noble cause or country
Example: We remember the martyrs of our Liberation War.
Syn: heroAnt: coward
💡 Exam tip: A martyr gives his or her life for a cause.
martyred[/ˈmɑːrtərd/]adjhard
Meaning: শহীদ হওয়া
Alt: Having died for a noble cause
Example: We saw the belongings of some martyred intellectuals.
Syn: sacrificedAnt: living
💡 Exam tip: Martyred is the past participle of martyr.
intellectual[/ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/]nounhard
Meaning: বুদ্ধিজীবী
Alt: A highly educated person who contributes ideas to society
Example: Many martyred intellectuals are remembered in Bangladesh.
Syn: scholarAnt: ignoramus
💡 Exam tip: The plural is intellectuals.
3. Museum Objects and Information (8 words)
photograph[/ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf/]nouneasy
Meaning: আলোকচিত্র; ছবি
Alt: A picture made by using a camera
Example: The gallery displayed rare photographs.
Syn: photoAnt: blankness
💡 Exam tip: The plural form is photographs.
rare[/reər/]adjeasy
Meaning: দুর্লভ
Alt: Not common or difficult to find
Example: The museum preserves rare photographs.
Syn: uncommonAnt: common
💡 Exam tip: Rare can also mean not fully cooked, but that meaning is not used here.
document[/ˈdɒkjʊmənt/]nounmedium
Meaning: নথি; দলিল
Alt: An official or written record
Example: The museum contains important historical documents.
Syn: recordAnt: rumour
💡 Exam tip: Document can be a noun or a verb.
newspaper clipping[/ˈnjuːzpeɪpər ˌklɪpɪŋ/]nounmedium
Meaning: সংবাদপত্রের কাটা অংশ
Alt: A piece cut from a newspaper
Example: We read newspaper clippings about the Liberation War.
Syn: press cuttingAnt: full newspaper
💡 Exam tip: Use the plural clippings when there is more than one.
object[/ˈɒbdʒɪkt/]nouneasy
Meaning: বস্তু
Alt: A material thing that can be seen or touched
Example: The gallery displayed objects used by freedom fighters.
Syn: thingAnt: idea
💡 Exam tip: Objects is often used in the plural in museum descriptions.
belongings[/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋz/]nounmedium
Meaning: ব্যক্তিগত জিনিসপত্র
Alt: Personal possessions
Example: The students saw the personal belongings of the martyrs.
Syn: possessionsAnt: property of others
💡 Exam tip: Belongings is usually used as a plural noun.
video clip[/ˈvɪdiəʊ klɪp/]nouneasy
Meaning: ভিডিওর সংক্ষিপ্ত অংশ
Alt: A short part of a video
Example: We watched a video clip on the Liberation War.
Syn: short filmAnt: live event
💡 Exam tip: The plural is video clips.
permanent[/ˈpɜːrmənənt/]adjmedium
Meaning: স্থায়ী
Alt: Continuing for a long time without change
Example: There are four permanent galleries in the museum.
Syn: lastingAnt: temporary
💡 Exam tip: Permanent is the opposite of temporary.
4. Actions in the Passage (8 words)
visit[/ˈvɪzɪt/]verbeasy
Meaning: পরিদর্শন করা
Alt: To go to a place for a short time
Example: The students visited the Liberation War Museum.
Syn: go toAnt: avoid
💡 Exam tip: The past form of visit is visited.
reach[/riːtʃ/]verbeasy
Meaning: পৌঁছানো
Alt: To arrive at a place
Example: Our bus reached the museum at 10 a.m.
Syn: arrive atAnt: leave
💡 Exam tip: Reach does not usually take to before a place: reached the museum.
welcome[/ˈwelkəm/]verbeasy
Meaning: স্বাগত জানানো
Alt: To greet someone gladly
Example: The guide welcomed us warmly.
Syn: greetAnt: reject
💡 Exam tip: The past form is welcomed.
take[/teɪk/]verbeasy
Meaning: নিয়ে যাওয়া
Alt: To lead or carry someone to a place
Example: The guide took us on a quick tour.
Syn: leadAnt: bring back
💡 Exam tip: The past form of take is took.
watch[/wɒtʃ/]verbeasy
Meaning: দেখা
Alt: To look at something attentively
Example: We watched a video clip.
Syn: observeAnt: ignore
💡 Exam tip: The past form is watched.
exhibit[/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/]verbmedium
Meaning: প্রদর্শন করা
Alt: To show something publicly
Example: The galleries exhibited rare documents.
Syn: displayAnt: hide
💡 Exam tip: Exhibited is the past form; do not write exhibitied.
look[/lʊk/]verbeasy
Meaning: তাকানো
Alt: To direct the eyes toward something
Example: We looked at the personal belongings carefully.
Syn: seeAnt: overlook
💡 Exam tip: Use look at before an object.
fall silent[/fɔːl ˈsaɪlənt/]verbmedium
Meaning: নীরব হয়ে যাওয়া
Alt: To become quiet
Example: We fell silent inside Gallery 4.
Syn: become quietAnt: make noise
💡 Exam tip: The past form of fall is fell.
5. Describing Feelings and Manner (8 words)
warmly[/ˈwɔːrmli/]adveasy
Meaning: আন্তরিকভাবে
Alt: In a friendly and kind way
Example: The guide welcomed us warmly.
Syn: kindlyAnt: coldly
💡 Exam tip: Warmly is an adverb formed from warm by adding -ly.
quick[/kwɪk/]adjeasy
Meaning: দ্রুত; সংক্ষিপ্ত
Alt: Done in a short time
Example: The guide gave us a quick tour.
Syn: fastAnt: slow
💡 Exam tip: The adverb is quickly.
sad[/sæd/]adjeasy
Meaning: দুঃখিত
Alt: Feeling unhappy
Example: We were sad when we saw the belongings of the martyrs.
Syn: unhappyAnt: happy
💡 Exam tip: The noun form is sadness.
silent[/ˈsaɪlənt/]adjeasy
Meaning: নীরব
Alt: Making no sound
Example: The students became silent in Gallery 4.
Syn: quietAnt: noisy
💡 Exam tip: The noun is silence and the adverb is silently.
personal[/ˈpɜːrsənəl/]adjmedium
Meaning: ব্যক্তিগত
Alt: Belonging to a particular person
Example: We saw personal belongings in the gallery.
Syn: privateAnt: public
💡 Exam tip: Personal belongings means ব্যক্তিগত জিনিসপত্র.
different[/ˈdɪfrənt/]adjeasy
Meaning: ভিন্ন; বিভিন্ন
Alt: Not the same
Example: The guide showed us different galleries.
Syn: variousAnt: same
💡 Exam tip: Different is followed by from in standard usage.
historical[/hɪˈstɒrɪkəl/]adjmedium
Meaning: ঐতিহাসিক
Alt: Related to past events
Example: The museum is an important historical place.
Syn: historicAnt: modern
💡 Exam tip: Historical means related to history; historic means important in history.
important[/ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/]adjeasy
Meaning: গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
Alt: Having great value or significance
Example: The museum preserves important documents.
Syn: significantAnt: unimportant
💡 Exam tip: The noun form is importance.
6. Time, Questions, and Field Trip Expressions (8 words)
on 14 December[/ɒn fɔːrˈtiːnθ dɪˈsembər/]adveasy
Meaning: ১৪ ডিসেম্বর
Alt: A specific date
Example: Our class went on a field trip on 14 December.
Syn: on the fourteenth of December
💡 Exam tip: Use on before a particular date.
at 10 a.m.[/æt ten eɪ ˈem/]adveasy
Meaning: সকাল ১০টায়
Alt: At ten o'clock in the morning
Example: The bus reached the museum at 10 a.m.
Syn: at ten in the morning
💡 Exam tip: Use at before a specific clock time.
where[/weər/]adveasy
Meaning: কোথায়
Alt: Used to ask about a place
Example: Where is the Liberation War Museum?
Syn: in what place
💡 Exam tip: Where asks about place.
when[/wen/]adveasy
Meaning: কখন
Alt: Used to ask about time
Example: When did the class visit the museum?
Syn: at what time
💡 Exam tip: When asks about time or date.
why[/waɪ/]adveasy
Meaning: কেন
Alt: Used to ask about a reason
Example: Why did the class go to the museum?
Syn: for what reason
💡 Exam tip: Answers to why questions often begin with because.
how[/haʊ/]adveasy
Meaning: কীভাবে
Alt: Used to ask about manner or method
Example: How did the students travel to the museum?
Syn: in what way
💡 Exam tip: How asks about method, manner, or condition.
go with[/ɡəʊ wɪð/]verbeasy
Meaning: সঙ্গে যাওয়া
Alt: To travel together with someone
Example: I would go with my classmates.
Syn: accompanyAnt: go alone
💡 Exam tip: After would, use the base form: would go.
get there[/ɡet ðeər/]verbeasy
Meaning: সেখানে পৌঁছানো
Alt: To arrive at that place
Example: We would get there by bus.
Syn: arrive thereAnt: leave there
💡 Exam tip: Use by before a means of transport: by bus.
💡 Exam Tips
• For a date, use on: The class went on a field trip on 14 December.
• For a specific time, use at: The bus reached the museum at 10 a.m.
• Use went on a field trip, not went to a field trip.
• Use reached the museum, not reached to the museum.
• Remember the sequence: the students met their guide, watched a video clip, and saw the personal belongings of martyred intellectuals.
• In a why question, answer with because: They went there because it was part of their Bangladesh and Global Studies course.
• Gallery 4 is called Our Victory, Our Values.
• There were four permanent galleries in the museum.
• Independence Day is 26 March and Victory Day is 16 December.
• The word belongings is generally used as a plural noun.
• Read the passage carefully before answering Wh-questions; locate the exact time, place, person, and reason.