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Part A : Reading Test (Marks 50)

Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.

May Day or International Workers Day is observed on May 1 all over the world today to commemorate the historical struggle and sacrifices of the working people to establish an eight-hour workday. It is a public holiday in almost all the countries of the world.

Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18^th and 19^th centuries in Europe and the US, the workers in mills and factories had been working a long shift, fourteen or even more hours a day.

On May 1^st in 1886, inspired by the trade unions, half of the workers at the McCormic Harvester Company in Chicago went on strike demanding an eight-hour workday. Two days later, a workers’ rally was held near the McCormic Harvester Company and about 6000 workers joined it. The rally was addressed by the labour leaders. They urged the workers to stand together, to go on with their struggle and not to give in to their bosses. Just at this moment some strikebreakers started leaving the meeting place. The strikers went down the street to bring them back. Suddenly about 200 policemen attacked them with clubs and revolvers. One striker was killed instantly, five or six others were seriously wounded and many of them were badly injured.

The events of May 1, 1886 is a reminder that workers will continue to be exploited until they stand up and speak out to gain better working conditions, better pay and better lives.

1.     Choose the correct answers from the alternatives.    1´7=7

(a)   The word 'commemorate' means¾

        (i) chew                                 (ii) remember

        (iii) ruminate                        (iv) reminisce

(b)   May day signifies¾

        (i) the rights of working class people

        (ii) the assurance of a day's holiday

        (iii) the inspiration of hardworking people

        (iv) none of them

(c)   What is the synonym of 'inspire'?

        (i) fight                                  (ii) struggle

        (iii) motivate                        (iv) strike

(d)   The day reminds the historic ¾ of working people.

        (i) war                                    (ii) struggle

        (iii) fight                                (iv) clash

(e)   The objective of May Day was to establish ¾ work day.

        (i) a six-hour                         (ii) an eight-hour

        (iii) an eighteen-hour          (iv) a seven-hour

(f)    What do you understand by trade union?

        (i) an organization of traders

        (ii) an association of workers

        (iii) an organization of factory owners

        (iv) an organization of workers

(g)   What does stand together mean in the passage?

        (i) to be helpful                    (ii) to be united

        (iii) to help each other        (iv) to raise hands together

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

(a)   What is May Day observed for?

(b)   Who inspired the workers?

(c)   What were the causes that led to the struggle?

(d)   What lesson do you get from the events of May 1st 1886?

(e)   What is the consequence of May Day?

Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.

26 March, our Independence Day, is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. It is a national holiday. All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories remain closed on this day. The day begins with 31 gunshots.

Early in the morning the President and the Prime Minister on behalf of the nation place floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then diplomats, political parties, social and cultural organisations, and freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs. People from all walks of life also go there in rallies and processions. There are several cultural programmes throughout the day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971.

3.     Read the following text and fill in each gap with
a suitable word based on the information of
the text.                                                                   1´5=5

        26 March is a (a) ¾ letter day for the people of Bangladesh. On this day, our (b) ¾ war began. The heroic sons of our country (c) ¾ their lives. So, the whole nation (d) ¾ the day every year to (e) ¾ respect to the martyrs.

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions no 4 and 5.

Charles Babbage was an English mathematician. He was also a mechanical engineer who is well known for originating the concept of computer. He was born on 26 December 1791 in London. He entered Trinity College in October 1810. He was transferred to peter-house, Cambridge. He was the top mathematician there. He received an honours degree without examination in 1814. He was elected a fellow of the Royal University in 1861 Babbage in famous for inventing the first mechanical computer in 1822 that eventually led to today's computer. He died at his home in London on 18, October 1871.

4.     Complete the table below with information from the above passage.        1´5=5

Name of Events	Place	Year/Time	Contribution
Born	(i) ....	(ii) .....
Received honours degree		(iii) .....
(iv) .....		1861
		1822	(v) ......

5.     Write a summary of the passage in not more than 90 to 100 words.          10

6.     Match the parts of sentences given in column 'A', 'B' and 'C' to write five complete sentences.              1´5=5

A	B	C
i.    Many diseases	suffer from many	environmental pollution.
ii.   Experts believe	are rising at	more diseases.
iii.  Pollution	is also responsible	for these diseases.
iv.  Today city people	that it is due to	in urban areas.
v.   Adulterated food	appears to be greater	an alarming rate.

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

(a)   Soon he gave up medicine for literature.

(b)   This brought for him a good name.

(c)   He was born in 1874 in Paris.

(d)   Then he took to writing plays.

(e)   William Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest short story writers of modern time.

(f)    He qualified as a doctor and this life has no charms for him.

(g)   Some of his well-known plays are Mrs. Cardilac, Lady Frederic, etc.

(h)   He made his first appearance in literature by writing Liza of Lambeth, his first novel.

Part B : Writing Test (Marks 50)

8.     Answering the following questions to write a paragraph on 'A School Magazine'.               10

        (a) What is a school magazine? (b) What do you need first to publish a school magazine? (c) Who are the members of the magazine committee? (d) What does it provide? (e) Who write the articles for magazine? (f) How does a school magazine do good to students?

9.     Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story.           10

        It was a hot summer day. A crow became very thirsty. He flew from place to place in search of water. But he found no water. At last he......

10.  Look at the following graph. It shows a comparative selling rate of five kinds of books in Ekushey Boi Mela 2017. Describe the graph in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the graph. 10

11.  Suppose, you are Shahin/Shahina, living at Green Road, Dhaka-1205. You have a friend named Limon/ Lima who lives in Dinajpur. He/she wants to know what you intend to do after the SSC Examination. Now, write a letter to your friend telling him/her what you intend to do after the SSC Examination.                     10

12.  Suppose you are Adib/Adiba and your friend Hasan/Hasna. Both of you use internet. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend on the merits and demerits of using internet.     10