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1
UNSEEN COMPREHENSION
The word “BEE” has three meanings, according to the Collins English Dictionary.
Besides it being the name of the insect family called “Apoidea” and, marine equipment
used for revving outhauls, it is also deemed as a social gathering for a specific purpose.
The origin of the term “Spelling Bee” has never been satisfactorily accounted for, says
the Scripps National Spelling Bee, also known as “The Bee”. “Spelling Bee” is apparently
an American term that first appeared in print in 1875. However, they are certain the
term was used orally years before that. The Bee also points out that some scholars have
rejected the social gathering explanation and have suggested this “Bee” is different
word. One possibility is that it either came from the Middle English word “bene”, which
means prayer or favor, or a dialectic variation of “been” or “bean”, which refers to
voluntary help given by neighbors towards the accomplishment of a particular task. No
one is entirely certain, The “Bee” concludes. (163 Words)

i) What are the three meanings of the word “Bee”, according to Collins English
Dictionary?
According to Collins Dictionary, the word “Bee” means an insect from the family
“Apoidea”, a marine equipment used for revving outhauls and also a social
gathering for specific purpose.
ii) When and where did term “Spelling Bee” appear first time?
The term “Spelling Bee” is apparently an American term that appeared first
time in print in 1875.
iii) What refers to voluntarily help by neighbors for accomplishing the particular
task?
One probability defined is that “Spelling Bee” possibly came from a dialectic
variation of the word “been” or “bean” which refers to the voluntary help given
by neighbors towards completion of specific task.
iv) Give a suitable title to the passage?
Origin of “Bee”

Question No. 2
SUMMARY OF PASSAGE GIVEN IN QUESTION 1.
According to the Collins Dictionary, the word “Bee” has three meanings: an insect, a
marine equipment and a social gathering for special purpose. Scripps National Spelling
Bee says that this word is also known as the “The Bee” which has not satisfactorily been
accounted yet. Perhaps an American term, “Spelling Bee” first appeared in print in 1875.
But it sure thing that this word had been used verbally since years. Also, the scholars
have rejected the definition of social gathering and have suggested that “Bee” is a
different word. One possibility is that it either came from Middle English word meaning
prayer or favor, or it can be a dialectic variation of “been” or “bean” which means
voluntarily help received from neighbors after completion of a particular task. There no
certain definition. (132 Words)