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Part A : Reading Test (Marks 50)

Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

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 answer from the alternatives :      1´7=7

(a)   Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word 'exploit'?

        (i) To treat somebody fairly for benefit

        (ii) To treat somebody unfairly for benefit

        (iii) To take due opportunity

        (iv) To stand together

(b)   What does the expression, 'Industrial Revolution' mean?

        (i) Demands of the labourers

        (ii) Rights of the labourers

        (iii) Revolution of the owners of the industries

        (iv) Expansion of mills and factories

(c)   May Day signifies ¾.

        (i) the rights of working class people

        (ii) the importance of day's holiday

        (iii) the inspiration of hardworking people

        (iv) none of them

 (d)  Which of the following best describes the workers during the Industrial Revolution?

        (i) Facilitated                        (ii) Privileged

        (iii) Deprived                        (iv) Honourary

(e)   The labour leaders inspired the workers not to ¾ to their bosses

        (i) give something               (ii) hit their bosses

        (iii) start protesting              (iv) surrender

 (f)   If the workers do not stand united in realizing their demand, they may still be ¾.

        (i) oppressed                         (ii) benefited

        (iii) venerated                      (iv) appreciated

(g)   It was a struggle organized by the workers to settle for ¾.

        (i) eight-hour workday       (ii) round the clock workday

        (iii) freedom to work           (iv) minimum service

2.     Answer the following questions in your words.   2´5=10

(a)   Why is May Day observed all over the world?

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

(c)   What does the event of May Day remind us?

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

(e)   Do you support the idea that May Day is an inspiration for the workers across the world? Give reasons for your answer.

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

        A responsibility is a duty or an obligation TO DO something. For example, you have the responsibility to take care of your parents in their old age, to attend school and pursue your studies properly and so on. You have also the responsibility to society and the government, e.g. to help a neighbour in trouble or to cast your vote if you are 18 or over.

        With a view to (a) ¾ a dignified life all of us are (b) ¾ to perform some duties and responsibilities; (c) ¾ the parents in their old age, (d) ¾ attendance in schools regularly and (e) ¾ tremendous role in building a peaceful society are the parts of responsibilities.

4.     Read the passage of Florence Nightingale. Complete the following table with information from the passage.             1´5=5

        In 1820, a baby girl was born to a rich couple who were spending their holiday in Florence. The baby was named after the name of the city where she was born. She wrote at the age of seventeen. She had a vision that God was saying to her "serve good". In 1842, the crops failed in England and people were suffering. She thought then her duty was to serve the poor. Florence Nightingale established nursing as a noble profession. The war in Crimea, when she went to nurse the wounded soldiers back to health. Nightingale had been ill since 1857. In 1860, people of England collected a large sum of money and presented to her. With this money she set up Nightingale Nursing School. In 1907 she got the Order of Merit from King Edward VII. She was the first woman to receive this award. She died in 1910 at the very advanced age of ninety years.

Florence Nightingale
Her purpose	To serve the (i) .....
Person/Thing	Event	Activities	Place	Time	Effect/ Specially
The crops		failed	in England	(ii) ....	people were suffering
A baby girl	born to a rich family	(iii) ....	Florence	in 1820	where she was born
(iv) ....		got the order of Merit	from King Edward VII	in 1907	(v) ....

5.     Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.         10

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

Column A	Column B	Column C
a. Tolerance is only an	i.   give and take is	i.   simple affairs of life
b. Man, being social being, has to live in	ii.  it is a social virtue which is opposed	ii.  necessary capacity for compromise
c.  In such a process	iii. a spirit of harmony and co-operation	iii. to dogmatism and dictatorship
d. We cannot persuade others unless we	iv. abstract value but also a	iv. with others in society
e.  It is thus seen that	v.  ourselves are at the same time ready to be	v.  persuaded by practising reasonableness

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

(a)   The astrologer was taken to the place of execution. The king then asked, "How long would you live?"

(b)   Once there was a king who was fond of knowing his future from the astrologer.

(c)   As the astrologer told something unpleasant, the king got furious and condemned him to death.

(d)   With ready wit he said, "The stars declare that I'll die only a week before your death. I shall wait to receive your majesty where you are sending me".

(e)   At this the king turned pale and said, "Drive this wretch away and let him not come again."

(f)    A good astrologer visited the capital of the king.

(g)   He thought that the king would prove him a liar putting him to death. He then thought for a while for some way of escape.

(h)   The king wished to know his future from the astrologer and so he called him to the palace.

Part B : Writing Test (Marks 50)

8.     Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on 'A Street Hawker'.      10

(a)   Who is a street hawker?

(b)   Where does he usually live?

(c)   How does he earn his living?

(d)   How does he draw the attention of his customers?

(e)   How is his lifestyle?

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

        Once some mice were having a good time in a barn. Being fed up with the loss of cereals the owner brought a cat. As a result, the mice could not come out of their holes...........

10.  The pie-chart below shows the percentage of books in your school library. Describe the chart in your own words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart.         10

11.  Suppose, you are Nasim/Nasima of 10, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205. You have a friend named Farhan/Farhana. Now, write a letter to him/her describing the importance of reading newspaper.        10

12.  Suppose, you are Tamal/Toma. You and your friend, Jamal/Jhuma, read and watch the news of road accidents daily in the mass media. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the road accidents and how to prevent it.         10