MODEL : 6 English First Paper

MODEL : 6

English First Paper

                                                                      Time : 3 hours             Full Marks : 100

[Figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]

Section A : Reading Test (Seen Passage)

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

Zara lives with her parents in London. They have come to Bangladesh to visit Zara’s aunt and uncle. She is very close to her cousin Mita. Both the families have visited many interesting places together in Bangladesh. It was a great fun. Then they decided that they would visit some places outside Bangladesh too. They decided to go to Thailand. But Mita’s parents were too busy with their work, so they could not go. However, Mita was going with them. Mita, Zara and her parents are at Hajrat Shahjalal International Airport. They are waiting in the lounge. Mita is very excited. This is her first time to board a plane. They are flying by Bangladesh Biman. Mita is hoping to have a great time in Thailand. As they wait, the two cousins start planning what they would do once they reach Bangkok. Mita’s uncle brings forms for all of them to fill in before going through the immigration. He gives one to Mita and says, “You have to give some information about yourself in the form. The immigration officer will check your passport and stamp it. And then you are ready to travel.” Mita, Zara and her parents start filling in the forms.                                             [Unit-6, Lesson-1(B)]

1.     Choose the best answer from the alternatives.   1 ´ 5 = 5

(a)   ‘Close’ refers to ¾.

        (i) near                           (ii) distant

        (iii) open                        (iv) intimate

(b)   ‘Planning’ stands for the act of ¾.

        (i) deciding                    (ii) happening

        (iii) organising               (iv) implementing

(c)   Mita has not travelled by ¾ before.

        (i) space craft               (ii) plane

        (iii) parachute               (iv) rocket

(d)   Mita is hoping to have a great time in Thailand. Here the term ‘have’ refers to ¾.

        (i) expand                      (ii) get

        (iii) spend                       (iv) spare

(e)   The immigration officer stamps passport ¾.

        (i) after checking it      (ii) before checking it

        (iii) while checking it    (iv) without checking it

2.     Give short answers to the following questions. 2 ´ 5 = 10

(a)   Who are Zara and Mita?

(b)   Why does Zara come to Bangladesh?

(c)   Who were very busy with their work?

(d)   Why is Mita excited?

(e)   What does Mita's uncle bring?

3.     Read the text in A again. Now, write the summary of it in around 50 words.             10

Reading Test (Unseen Passage)

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

Albert Einstein was born on 14 March, 1879 in Ulm, Wurttemberg of Germany. His father was Hermann Einstein, a salesman and engineer. His mother was Pauline Einstein. In 1880, the family moved to Munich. He was a theoretical physicist and violinist. He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics). He is best known for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc². He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. Einstein is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He published more than 300 scientific papers along with over 150 non-scientific works. His great intellectual achievements and originality have made the word ‘Einstein’ synonymous with genius. He died on April 18, 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey.    [Open Source]

4.    Complete the following table with the information given in the passage.   1 ´ 5 = 5

Name/Who	Information	Time/When	Place/Where
Albert Einstein	was born	(i) .....	Ulm, Wurttemberg
(ii) .....	moved	(iii) .....	to Munich
Albert Einstein	(iv) .....	on April 18, 1955	(v) .....

5.    Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements.            1 ´ 5 = 5

(a)   Munich is a town of Switzerland.

(b)   The formula E=mc² belongs to Atomic Physics.

(c)   Einstein could play on violin.

(d)   Albert Einstein got a lifespan of 67 years.

(e)   Both the dates of Einstein's birth and death are of odd number.

6.     Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.            1 ´ 5 = 5

        Tagore was a poet, a musician, a novelist, a dramatist, (a) ¾ essayist, a founder, a reformer and (b) ¾ not. He was (c) ¾ talented. That he spent all the money he got (d) ¾ the Nobel authority in founding Shantiniketan bears (e) ¾ to a superhuman benevolence.

7.     Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.        1´10 = 10

(a)   At this, the tortoise got angry and challenged the hare to a race.

(b)   Then he decided to take a rest and soon fell asleep.

(c)   A tortoise also lived nearby.

(d)   After waking up, he found the tortoise had already reached the finishing line.

(e)   The next day the hare and the tortoise reached the venue and started the race.

(f)    The hare was always proud of his speed and teased the tortoise.

(g)   He understood that, 'slow and steady always wins any race'.

(h)   The hare ran very swiftly and found the tortoise nowhere around him.

(i)    Long ago there lived a hare in a forest.

(j)    The hare accepted the challenge laughingly.

8.     Fill in the gaps using clues from the boxes. There are more words than necessary.                0.5 ´ 10 = 5

the	also	think	appear	of	invited
to	rich	why	gorgeously	got	shabby

        Einstein was very simple in his way (a) ¾ life. He was indifferent (b) ¾ his fame. Once the Queen of Belgium (c) ¾ him to Brussels. When he (d) ¾ down from the train, could not (e) ¾ that there were actually many (f) ¾ dressed officials to receive him at (g) ¾ station. The officials also expected somebody who would (h) ¾ to be (i) ¾ and aristocratic to them. They never imagined that this (j) ¾ man would be Einstein.

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

Column A	Column B
(i)    Environment pollution	(a) is also polluted in various ways in our country.
(ii)   In cities air	(b) walk on both in urban and rural areas is polluted by garbage.
(iii)  Even the ground we	(c) is constantly being polluted by smoke of factories and vehicles.
(iv)  Water	(d) remain idle in the face of alarming pollution.
(v)   But we should not	(e) has become one of the greatest problems in this modern age.

Section B : Writing Test

10.  Suppose, Sunit is weak in English. He wants some suggestions from Gulib for improving his skill in English. Now, write a dialogue between Sunit and Gulib about how to improve English.               10

11. Write a paragraph on 'Traffic Jam' by answering the following questions. Your paragraph should not exceed 100 words.          10

(a)   What is traffic jam?           

(b)   What are the causes of traffic jam?

(c)   How can these problems be solved?               

(d)   What does traffic jam create?

(e)   Where does it usually happen?        

(f)    What problems do the people face for it?

12. Read the beginning of a story. Now, complete it in 150 words.      10

        Once there was a cowboy. He was very wicked. He used to befool others by telling lies with people........

13.  Suppose, you are Anik/Anika. You have a friend named Joy/Joya. Recently you have visited your friend's house and stayed for a few days with their family. Now, write a letter to your friend thanking him for their hospitality.      10