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Dinajpur
Board-2015
English
First Paper
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Part A : Reading
Read the passage and answer the questions below :
Long ago, there lived a young man named Abdul Karim in a village.
Various problems and sufferings were the constant companions of the villagers.
Quarrels, ill-feelings, jealousy and enmity were the major traits of the social
life of the village. He found all these unbearable and so he left the village.
He went to a jungle to live in isolation. There he built a nice small house
with wood, bamboo and reeds. "Ah, what a happy life I have got now! Now I
am far away from the enmity and ill-feelings of the people," said Abdul
Karim to himself. But one day he noticed some holes in his blanket. He wondered
who might make these. However, after a few days, he discovered some mice in his
hut. So, he brought a cat so that he might get the mice killed. As the cat
needed milk, he had to bring a cow. The cowboy was to be provided with food. It
made him take a wife to cook food. Then the couple had children and thus he was in a family again.
So it is impossible to live alone. It is only possible if a person is either an
angel or a devil. Man cannot live without food, shelter, companions and cooperation.
They have to assist each other. As human beings, they cannot avoid all these.
Only by living in a family or community, they can fulfill their needs. So, we
should live in a society to be good people and happy citizens.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives : 1´7=7
(a) Which of the following has the closest meaning of
the word 'constant' in sentence 2?
(i) alone (ii) forever
(iii)
desolated (iv) isolated
(b) What does
the expression 'he found all these unbearable' mean in sentence 4?
(i) He
found the rats unbearable
(ii) He found cat, cow and cowboy unsustainable
(iii) He found quarrels, ill-feelings, jealousy etc. unbearable
(iv) He found the atmosphere of the
jungle unsustainable
(c) Which of
the following describes 'the disappointment' of Abdul Karim best?
(i) He brought
a cat to kill the mice
(ii) He had to bring a cowboy to tend the cow
(iii) He
discovered some mice in the hut
(iv) He went to a jungle to live in total isolation
(d) Which of
the following words describes ‘men's ill-feeling’ best?
(i)
Friendship (ii) Love
(iii)
Enmity (iv)
Benevolence
(e) What is the
main purpose of the author of this passage?
(i) To
draw the picture of social evils
(ii) To
highlight that man cannot live alone
(iii) To show the importance of the life of a cowboy
(iv) To assert that it is not possible to live in a
forest
(f) Which of
the following statement is true about men's impossibility to live alone?
(i) He
went to the jungle to live alone
(ii) He
brought a cat to kill the mice
(iii) He
wanted to make a family again
(iv) He
had to bring a cowboy
(g) "But
one day, he noticed some holes in his blanket"¾ What does the sentence mean?
(i) Holes
are done by rats
(ii)
Holes are done by cats
(iii)
Holes are done by cows
(iv)
Holes looked beautiful in blanket
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) From your
reading of sentences 1, 2, 3 and 4, write down the reasons why Abdul Karim left
the village?
(b) "Ah,
what a happy life I have got now!" Who says this and why?
(c) What did
Abdul Karim discover in his hut?
(d) How did Abdul Karim make a family again?
(e) Why should
we live in a society?
3. Write a
summary of the passage in not more than 80-90 words. 10
4. Read the following passage and complete the table
below with information from the passage : 1´5=5
Stephen Hawking
is considered the greatest physicist after Einstein. He was born in England Cambridge
University Cambridge University
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Name of events
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Year/time
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Place
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Achievement
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Born
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(i) ...
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(ii) .....
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in 1988
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Became Lucasian Professor of mathematics
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(iii) ...
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Received Ph.D.
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(iv) .....
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in 1974
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(v) ... ... ...
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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
(a) ¾ Stephen Hawking cannot move
and speak. He (b) ¾ at Cambridge University
6. Match the parts of sentences 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. Garments
industries are
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i. are
very high.
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b. The remunerations paid to the garments workers
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ii. in
the lives of a upper class of women.
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c. Garments
industries have brought a great change
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iii. the
women working in garments industries are happy.
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d. In spite
of getting poor salary
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iv. are
very poor.
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e. A job in
a garment industry helps a woman
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v. a
major source of earning foreign currency.
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vi. in the
lives of poor women.
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vii. to be
self-reliant.
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7. Put the following parts of the story in
correct order to rewrite the whole story : 1´8=8
(a) He took
part in the revolt against King Edward I of England
(b) But his army was defeated again and again.
(c) Robert Bruce was the King of Scotland.
(d) He led an expedition against England Scotland
(e) It fell down again and again but it did not
give up its attempts. At its seventh attempt it succeeded in reaching the top.
(f) He noticed a spider trying to reach the top
of the steep wall of the cave.
(g) Being defeated for six times, he lost all
hopes and fled away to save his life. One day he was lying in a cave in the
forest.
8. Answer the following questions to write a
paragraph on "A Winter
Morning". You should write about 250 words. 10
(a) How is a winter morning?
(b) How do animals feel?
(c) How do people feel in a winter morning?
(d) When do people get up?
(e) What do children and people do in a winter
morning?
(f) What kinds of food do people eat?
9. Read the beginning of a story. Write ten
new sentences to complete the story. 10
Bayazid was a small boy.
His mother was ill. One night he was studying by the side of the bed of his
ailing mother. All on a sudden, his mother woke up, raised her head and told
her son to give her a glass of water. Bayazid went to the kitchen to bring
water. But he found the pitcher empty. He searched for water here and there,
but in vain. Then, he decided to fetch water from the nearby fountain .......
10. Look at the chart below. It shows some
information about some activities including Bangladesh
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Land area
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1,44,000 sq. km
(approx)
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65,600 sq. km
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3,287,590 sq. km
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9,600,000 sq. km
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Population
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150m
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20m
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1.15b
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1.33b
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Density of population
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1000
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332
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382
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143
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Birth rate (per 1000)
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20.1
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17.42
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22.22
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12.29
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Death rate (per 1000)
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6.1
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5.92
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7.48
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7.03
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Growth rate
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1.40%
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0.7%
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1.41%
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0.5%
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11. Suppose you are Raihan/ Raihana. You are an
SSC candidate. Your exam is very near. Now, write an e-mail to your father
informing him how you have been prepared for the examination. 10
12. Munir is your friend who went
to Dhaka to visit many interesting places.
Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about some interesting
places. 10
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