English First Paper, Sylhet Board-2017

Sylhet Board-2017                                               English First Paper

Part A : Reading Test (50 Marks)

Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.   

Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Macedonia on 26 August, 1910. From her early age, she was an extraordinary child. At the age of 12, she heard a voice from within her that urged her to spread the love of Christ. She decided that she would be a missionary. She left her father’s home at the age of 18. Then she joined the Irish Community of nuns called the Sisters of Loretto, which had missions in India. There she was moved by the prevailing poverty and left the convent having permission to serve the humanity.

Mother Teresa was moved to see the sick and dying people on the streets of Kolkata. She opened a home for the dying destitute and named it 'Nirmol Hridoy', meaning 'Pure Heart'. She ensured an environment of love and kindness for them. She emphasizes the commitment to family.

All her work has been recognized throughout the world and she was properly rewarded. These include the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), the Nehru Prize (1972), the Balzan Prize (1978), the Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and the Bharat Ratna (1980). She died on 5 September 1997. Till now people salute her love and compassion for humanity.

1.     Choose the best answer from the alternatives.       1´7=7

(a)   Why did Mother Teresa want to become a missionary? Because she heard ¾

        (i) the voice of her parents

        (ii) a voice in her dream

        (iii) a voice within herself

        (iv) the voice of her teachers

(b)   When did Mother Teresa join the missionary of the Sisters of Loretto?

        (i) in 1925      (ii) in 1926     (iii) in 1927    (iv) in 1928

(c)   Where was her father’s home?

        (i) America                            (ii) London

        (iii) Japan                              (iv) Macedonia

(d)   What does 'Nirmol Hridoy' stand for?

        (i) Soft Heart                        (ii) Pure Heart

        (iii) Kind Heart                     (iv) Cruel Heart

(e)   In the passage the word 'destitute' has been used as a/an ¾

        (i) adjective   (ii) noun         (iii) verb         (iv) adverb

(f)    What is the passage about?

        (i) About Mother Teresa’s education

        (ii) About Mother Teresa’s childhood  

        (iii) About Mother Teresa’s love for humanity

        (iv) About all these things

(g)   Which of the following describes Mother Teresa best?

        (i) Common                          (ii) Simple

        (iii) Extraordinary                (iv) Ordinary

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

(a)   Where and when was Mother Teresa born?

(b)   Why did she decide to be a missionary?

(c)   Why was Mother Teresa moved and what did she do for the dying people?

(d)   How did Mother Teresa become famous?

(e)   What are the things that we have learnt from Mother Teresa?

3.     Write a summary of the passage in not more than 90 words.        10

4.     Read the following passage carefully and complete the table below with information from the passage.         1 ´ 5 = 5

        Jibanananda Das was born in a small town of Barisal in 1899. He took his masters degree in English at the age of 22. The next year he started his teaching career as a lecturer in English at Calcutta City College. He lost the job in 1928 on the charge of publishing a poem. Later he joined the Ramjash College, Delhi in 1929 but returned to his motherland next year. He got appointed in B.M. College, Barisal in 1935. In 1947 when India was divided, he left Bangladesh for India.
In 1951 he joined the Kharagpur College.
He got Rabindra award in 1953. He died on October 22, 1954.

Who/ What	Activities	Place	When/ Time
Jibanananda Das	born	(i) .....	in 1899
He	M.A.	English	(ii) .....
Career	(iii) ....	Calcutta City College	(iv) .....
Jibanananda	migration	(v) .....	in 1947

5.     From the reading of the above passage, fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word only in each blank.           1´5=5

        Jibanananda Das (a) ¾ was born in a small town of Barisal, (b) ¾ his masters degree in English. He was (c) ¾ because of (d) ¾ a poem. He joined the Ramjash College in (e) ¾ but returned to the place of his birth in the next year.

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

Column A	Column B
a.  Water is so vital of all natural resources	i.    need proper solutions.
b.  It is water	ii.   depends largely on it does not get it timely.
c.  If the rainfall is timely	iii.  unsafe drains are responsible for this.
d.  Though Bangladesh is blessed with rivers	iv.  we get various crops.
e.  Our agriculture which	v.   we cannot use them for irrigation.
	vi. which is next to air.
	vii.  that it is called life.

7.     Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story.      1´8=8

(a)   In the evening a lion entered the cave.

(b)   One day he fled from his master’s house and took shelter in a cave.

(c)   Once upon a time there lived a young man named Androcles.

(d)   He came near Androcles and lifted his paw.

(e)   He was caught by a slave merchant who sold him to a rich man in another country.

(f)    The lion seemed wounded as he was groaning.

(g)   His master was very bad and inflicted heavy torture on him. Androcles was very home sick.

(h)   He took the lion’s paw in his hand and removed a big thorn from it. The lion was relieved of his pain.

Part B : Writing Test (50 Marks)

8.     Write a paragraph on 'A Winter Morning' by answering the following questions:                 10

(a)   How is a winter morning?

(b)   Why do people cannot see things from distance in a winter morning?

(c)   What do the old people and children do to make themselves warm?

(d)   What are the interesting food of people in a winter morning?

(e)   Do you like winter morning? Why?

9.     Read the beginning of a story. Write ten sentences to complete the story. 10

        One day a crow became very thirsty. He flew from place to place in search of water. But he found no water. He continued his search for water............

10.  The graph below shows the result of JSC examination of DBC Secondary School from 2004-2008. Describe the graph in 150 words. You should highlight and summarise the information given in the graph.  10

       

11.  Suppose, you are Shahin/Shahina living at Green Road, Dhaka-1205. Recently you have made friendship with Alin/Alina, a non-Bangladeshi friend, who lives at Park Street, Tokyo, Japan. He/She is eager to know about Bangladesh and her people. Now, write a letter telling him/her about Bangladesh and her people.   10

12.  Suppose, you are Tamim and your friend is Shishir. You met your friend in the tiffin period. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the good and bad sides of mobile phone.   10