MODEL
: 4
English First Paper
Time
: 3 hours Full Marks : 100
[Figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]
Section A : Reading
Read the text and answer questions 1, 2 and 3.
There
is a small village called Bhabanipur in Jhenaidah. It is a typical Bangladeshi
village. People here spend their day-to-day life mostly working in the fields
and doing household work. In this ordinary village, there lives an
extraordinary woman named Shamima Akhter Maya. Shamima’s willpower and
determination have made her extraordinary. She has seen the most cruel aspect
of life. But the cruelty could not defeat her spirit. She has come out as a
winner, defying all the odds of life.
Shamima
is now 32 years old. She has only one son named Ashikur Rahman Kanok. She runs
a small boutique called ‘Oikko Nari Kollayan Shangstha’ in her village. Let’s
hear from Shamima, how she succeeded in setting up her boutique. [Unit-5,
Lesson-1(A)]
1. Choose the best answer from the
alternatives. 1 ´ 5 = 5
(a) The
word 'typical' means ¾.
(i)
unusual (ii) usual
(iii)
famous (iv) infamous
(b) The
people of Bhabanipur mostly work in the field and ¾ household work.
(i)
do (ii) doing
(iii)
will doing (iv) did
(c) The
word 'extraordinary' means ¾.
(i)
common (ii) simple
(iii)
amazing (iv) normal
(d) Shamima's
willpower and determination have made her ¾.
(i)
ordinary (ii) simple
(iii) unsuccessful (iv)
successful
(e) 'Shamima
has seen the most cruel aspect of life'. Here, the word 'aspect' means ¾.
(i)
appearance (ii) position
(iii)
characteristics (iv) piece
2. Give short answers to the
following questions. 2 ´ 5 = 10
(a) What type
of village does Shamima live in?
(b) How do the
people of 'Bhabanipur' village usually spend their day-to-day life?
(c) What lies
beneath Shamima's success?
(d) How old is
Shamima now?
(e) What does
Shamima run?
3. Read the
text in A again. Now, write the summary of it in around 50 words. 10
Read the following text carefully and answer question
4 and 5.
Ishwar
Chandra Vidyasagar was born on 26
September, 1820 at the village
of Birsingha Sanskrit College 29 July, 1891 . [Open source]
4. Complete the following table with the information
given in the passage. 1 ´ 5 = 5
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Who/What
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Information
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Time/When
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Place/Where
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Vidyasagar
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was born
|
(i) .......
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(ii) .......
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Awarded
|
(iii) ....
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(iv) ......
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Vidyasagar
|
(v) .....
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|
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5. Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following
statements. Give answers for the false statements. 1 ´ 5 = 5
(a) Vidyasagar
got dual citizenship.
(b) Vidyasagar
was born in West Bengal .
(c) Vidyasagar
passed a lifespan of 71 years.
(d) Vidyasagar
encouraged racial disparity.
(e) Bengali alphabet owes to Vidyasagar.
6. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words. 1 ´ 5 = 5
In this
life there are no gains without (a) ¾. Life, indeed, would be (b) ¾ if there are no difficulties. Games (c) ¾ their zest if there is no (d) ¾ and if the result is a fixed conclusion. Both the
winner and the (e) ¾ enjoy a game most if it is closely contested to the last.
7. Rearrange
the following sentences in correct order. 1´10 = 10
(a) He fought
bravely but lost the battle.
(b) Once he was lying in the cave
with a gloomy mood.
(c) The enemies
were defeated and Robert Bruce regained his kingdom.
(d) This
dauntless spider inspired Bruce to shake off the darkness of the despair.
(e) Robert
Bruce was a famous king.
(f) Then he
saw a spider trying hard to reach the ceiling of the cave.
(g) He gathered
an army of strong men and attacked his enemies.
(h) Enemies
invaded his kingdom.
(i) The spider
failed again and again but it did not stop until getting the success.
(j) Then he
fled from his kingdom and took shelter in a remote cave.
8. Fill in
the gaps using clues from the boxes. There are more words than necessary. 0.5 ´
10 = 5
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breathe
|
need
|
wood
|
for
|
melt
|
grown
|
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washed
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give
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protect
|
the
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produce
|
take
|
Trees are very useful to human beings.
They prevent (a) ¾ rich top soil from being (b) ¾ away by rain water and floods. You can see trees being
(c) ¾ along mountain slopes, on roadsides, in parks and
gardens. Trees give us shade. They (d) ¾ life to a place with their
colourful flowers, beautiful leaves, fruits and thick trunks. They provide shelters
(e) ¾ birds and animals. They give us timber,
medicines, paper, gum and many other useful things. They (f) ¾ in carbon dioxide and (g) ¾ oxygen. As you know, by now man
(h) ¾ oxygen to (i) ¾ and live. Trees are our best
friends. We should (j) ¾ them and plant more trees around
us.
9. The phrases
in Column A are the beginnings 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. 1 ´ 5 = 5
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Column A
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Column B
|
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(i) The role
of women
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(a) the
participation of women.
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(ii) No
nation can prosper without
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(b) with the
progress of civilisation.
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(iii) There
was a time when women
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(c) to serve
the family affairs.
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(iv) They were
the only instrument
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(d) were looked upon without any dignity.
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(v) But
things are changing
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(e) in
nation-building cannot be denied.
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Section B :
Writing Test
10. Suppose, you are Rana/Rani and
your friend is Rakib/Rakiba. Make a dialogue in about 100 words between you and
your friend about early rising. 10
11. Write a paragraph on 'A Street
Accident' by answering the following questions. Your paragraph should not
exceed 100 words. 10
(a) How did the
accident take place?
(b) Who
was/were the victim/victims?
(c) What are
the main causes of street accident?
(d) What is
your feeling?
(e) What should
we do to protect it?
12. Read the
beginning of a story. Now, complete it in 150 words. 10
Once a lion was sleeping in a forest. Suddenly a mouse came
there. It was running to and fro and playing happily. By chance
it...............
13. Suppose,
you are Sujan/Sujana. Your friend is Ruman/Rumana. Your friend is not
interested in learning English. Now, write a letter to your friend telling
about the importance of learning English. 10
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