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Comilla Board-2017
English First Paper
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Part A : Reading
Read the passage. Now, answer the
questions below.
Newspaper is the storehouse of
knowledge. It is not only the people's parliament but also an integral part of
modern civilization. It is just like the mirror of the world and it plays a
vital role to form public opinion. We must have the habit of reading the
newspaper daily. It helps us in acquiring general knowledge which is essential
for our education. Nobody can keep contact with the outside world without
reading the newspaper. Mere bookish knowledge is not sufficient in the struggle
of life.
A man who does not read the newspaper
daily is like a frog in a narrow well. Being ignorant of current topics, he cannot
take part in the talks and discussions in an enlightened society and it seems
like a fish out of water in it. The newspaper is a dainty in a dish of
varieties, such as the news of current affairs, trade and commerce, films and
games, etc. Moreover, the views of scholars on different subjects are
discussed. All these have some educative values and we must have the habit of
reading the newspaper regularly as it is a blessing of modern civilization. But
one should bear in mind that sometimes newspaper bears comments of diverse
nature and interests by the reporters and critics from various angles. We
should not be blindly influenced by these comments but should keep an open mind
to the facts and problems.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) Which of the
following has the closest meaning of the word 'vital' used in the passage?
(i) unimportant (ii) large
(iii) big (iv) important
(b) The phrase 'fish out of water' indicates-
(i)
comfortable (ii) uncomfortable
(iii)
unsustainable (iv) out of order
(c) In this passage 'acquire' means-
(i) learn (ii) understand
(iii)
obtain (iv) make out
(d) The
word 'current' refers to-
(i) at
once (ii) established
(iii)
contemporary (iv) recent
(e) What
does the world 'enlightened' mean?
(i) educated (ii) ignorant
(iii)
oblivious (iv) bookish
(f) Newspaper
helps us to acquire-
(i)
bookish knowledge
(ii)
religious knowledge
(iii)
general knowledge
(iv)
scientific knowledge
(g) What is the motto of the author of this passage?
(i) To
show the role of the parliament
(ii) To
show the blessing of modern science
(iii) To show the importance of
reading newspaper
(iv) To
show the demerits of newspaper
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) Why should one read newspaper daily?
(b) Why is newspaper called the mirror of the world?
(c) What does newspaper often contain?
(d) What is your idea of a man who does not read
newspaper?
(e) How can newspaper influence us in a wrong way?
3. Write a summary of the above passage in not
more than 90 -100 words. 10
4. Read the
following passage and complete the table below with information from the
passage. 5
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. He was
an American astronaut. He was also an aerospace engineer. Armstrong was born on
5 August, 1930 in Wapakoneta , Ohio USA Purdue University USA University
of South California 1970. In 1958 he was
selected for the U.S Airforce's Man in space programme. Neil Armstrong, along
with his group, launched the mission to the moon with Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969 . He was the
commander of Apollo 11 and four days later they landed on the moon. They
explored the surface and gathered moon rocks for over two hours. The next day
they fired off the surface of the moon.
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Name of the event
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Year/Date
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Place
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Birth of Neil Armstrong
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5 August
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(i) ......
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Received B.Sc. Degree
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in 1955
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(ii) .......
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(iii) .......
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in 1970
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They landed on the moon
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(iv) ......
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Started their return journey
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(v) ......
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from the moon
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5. From your reading of the above passage,
fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word only in each blank. 1´5=5
Neil
Armstrong was the first man (a) ¾ landed on the moon in 1969. He
was very (b) ¾ in flying in the sky. So, he (c)
¾ Aeronautical Engineering. He was (d) ¾ by the U.S.A Airforce to make a voyage to the moon. He
(e) ¾ returned to the earth after landing on the moon.
6. Match the parts of sentences given in
column 'A' and column 'B' to write five complete sentences. There are more
parts of sentences in column 'B' than required. 1´5=5
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Column A
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Column B
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a. ICT means
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i. to take multimedia classes.
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b. In education sectors
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ii. to
decorate the classroom.
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c. In health science
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iii. ICT
works as a means of class presentation.
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d. Teachers use ICT
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iv. through
telemedicine which runs with the help of ICT.
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e. Patients can get treatment
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v. Information
and Communication Technology.
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vi. Informative and Communicative Technology.
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vii. ICT is
used to diagnose disease and giving good treatment.
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7. Put the following parts of the story in
correct order to rewrite the whole story. Write the sequence only. 1´8=8
(a) Penicillin is the life saving medicine.
(b) He passed his boyhood with his parents.
(c) It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming.
(d) He was the seventh of the eight brothers and
sisters.
(e) He was never absent from school up to the age
of twelve.
(f) He was sent to London
(g) Fleming was born in a poor family in Scotland
(h) Fleming was a very regular and attentive
student.
Part B : Writing Test (50
Marks)
8. Answer the following questions to write a
paragraph on 'A Street Hawker'. 10
(a) Who is a
street hawker?
(b) Where does
he usually live?
(c) How does he
earn his livelihood?
(d) How does he
attract his customers?
(e) How is his
lifestyle?
9. Read the beginning of the story. Write ten
new sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it. 10
An old
farmer had four sons. They used to quarrel with one another. One day the farmer
told his sons to bring ............
10. Look at the following graph. It shows 'The
Internet Users' from 2000 to 2009. Now, describe the graph in 150 words. 10
11. Imagine, you are Shamim/Shamima living at
Kalitola Road, Bogra. You have a pen-friend Vicky who lives at 22 Park Street, U.S.A. Bangladesh
12. Suppose, you are Rana. The name of your friend
is Ripon. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the problem
of illiteracy and how to eradicate it from the country. 10
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