Junior School Certificate Examination 2015.

Subject : English 1st Paper.

Marks : 60 Time: 1.00 hours.

Section – A (Reading Test, Seen Passage)

Read the text and answer the questions 1,2,3:

The word ‘hygiene’ means the practice of keeping ourselves clean. It also means to keep our home and work places clean. It is important for our good health. Hygiene is thought to be next to godliness. It is because we cannot achieve anything physically, mentally or spiritually if we are unclean in our body, mind and soul.

Nobody likes an unclean person either. So we must follow the rules of hygiene. First, we must keep our body clean. We should have a bath every day and wash our hair regularly. This will keep the body and hair free from dirt and bacteria. Secondly, we should wash our clothes regularly. Dirty clothes give off bad smell and invite germs. We should wear socks and shoes when we go out to protect our feet from dust and germs. It is also important to wash our hands before meals and after using the toilet. We should brush our teeth twice a day, after breakfast and supper. We must also cut our nails regularly. Our drinking water must be pure. We can get pure water by boiling and filtering. Finally, we should keep our surroundings and environment clean. If we do and follow all the above things properly, we will be able to lead a healthy and happy life.

1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text. 1×5=05

(i) Achieve

(a) loose (b) attain (c) lose (d) obtain

(ii) Mentally

(a) bodily (b) organic (c) generally (d) psychologically

(iii) Hygiene

(a) untidy (b) smartness (c) cleanliness (d) freshness

(iv) Protect

(a) ruin (b) devastate (c) preserve (d) destroy

(v) Surrounding

(a) accommodation (b) atmosphere (c) housing (d) lodging

2. Answer the following questions. 2×5=10

(a) What do you mean about ‘hygiene’?

(b) Why should we wash our clothes regularly?

(d) Why should we wear shocks and shoes?

(e) What should we do to keep our body fit?

3. Summarize the text in section A in your own words (around 85 words) 10

Read the text carefully and answer the following questions 4 and 5.

Begum Rokeya was born in 1880, 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 sixteen, Rokeya was married to Shakhwat Hossain. Shakhawat was pleased to see the eagerness of his wife for education. In 1909, Shakhawat Hossain died. After the death of her husband Rokey established the Shakhawat Memorial Girl’s School at Bhagalpur. But the local people opposed it. She, therefore, left Bhagalpur for Calcutta and in 1911, she started the Shakhawat Memorial Girl’s School in Calcutta with only 8 female students. In 1917 lady Chamsford, wife of then Victory 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. 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, Begum Rokeya died at the age of 52. At her death the country plunged into deep grief.

4. Complete the following table with the information given in the text. 1×5=5

Who/What	Event/Activity	Where/Institute	When
Begum Rokeya	(i)………	Pairabondin	1880
Rokeya & Shakhawat	married	(ii)……..	(iii) ..............
(iv) ………..	Entrance Examination	Calcutta Universityin	1931
Muslim Mahila Samity	(v)…………	Calcutta	1916

5. Read the passage again and write true or false beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements. 1×5=5

(a) Shakhawat was very pleased to see the eagerness of his wife for education.

(b) Rokeya’s husband died in 1909.

(d) Local people supported Rokeya to establish the school.

(e) Shakhawat Memorial Girl’s school still stands at the heart of the city of Dhaka.

6. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words:- 5X1 =05 An honest man is true to (a)_______ words. He does not deviate from the (b)_______ of hone3sty. He knows that (c)_______ consist in honesty. So he does not (d)_______ victim to any greed. He has no ambition for (e)________ things.

7. Re-arrange the following sentences in correct order:- 10

(a) He had not much education. (b) He ascended the throne of Delhi at the age of 13.

(c) His full name was Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar. (d) He was skilled in war fare. (e) Akbar was born in 1542 at Amorkot in Sindh.

(f) He won the Second Panipath battle in 1556.

(g) His father was Humayan. (h) It was the greatest victory in his life.

(i) He ruled 50 years in India. (j) He was the grandson of Babur.

8. Fill in the gaps using clues from the boxes. There are more words than necessary:- .5X10 = 5

unique	patriot	affection	and	of	civilization
human	progress	loves	the	it	older

Patriotism is an inherent quality of (a)_________ being. It creates in man a (b)_________ love for his motherland, the land (c)_________ his birth. Patriotism is older than (d)_________. A man who (e)_________ his country and does his own duty for (f)_________ progress of his country is called a (g)_________. Even the ancient tribes had a great (h)_________ for the land where they lived (i)________ sacrificed their lives to preserve (j)_________.

9. The phrases in column A are the beginning of some sentences. The phrases in column B are the endings. Match the phrases in column A with the phrases in column b to make complete sentences. 5X1 =05

Column A	Column B
(a) The secret of success lies	(i) every moment is valuable.
(b) Many of us often forget that	(ii) when we will die.
(c) Life is short	(ii) we have to do a lot of work.
(d) We don’t know	(iv) but art is long.
(e) In this short period	(v) in the proper use of time.

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Junior School Certificate Examination 2015.