Part A :
Read
the passage carefully and answer the questions following it 1-2 :
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.
The country also
witness a smartly dressed parade of defence forces, border guards, police,
ansars and the VDP (Village Defense Party) at the National Parade Ground near
the National Parliament. In Bangabandhu Stadium, school children, scouts and
girl guides take part in various displays to entertain thousands of spectators.
Educational institutions also organise their individual programmes. Sports
meets and tournaments are also organized on the day, including the exciting
boat race in the river Buriganga.
In the evening, all major public
buildings are illuminated with colourful lights.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) Which of the following has
the closest meaning of the word 'enthusiasm'?
(i)
Entertainment (ii)
Reluctance
(iii)
Eagerness (iv) Unwillingness
(b) What does the expression 'freedom fighters pay homage to the
martyrs' in line 7 mean?
(i) The dying
freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the
sake of our country's freedom.
(ii) The
existing freedom fighters show due respect to the martyrs along with other
personalities of various organizations.
(iii) The
freedom fighters are indifferent to show respect to the language martyrs.
(iv) The living
freedom fighters never show reverence not only to freedom fighters but also, to
language martyrs.
(c) Which of the following best describes the
celebration of our Independence Day?
(i) It is
ignored to observe the day by people from all walks of life.
(ii) It is
observed every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour.
(iii) It is hardly celebrated by the people of
(iv) It is
turned down always in our country in order to be observed.
(d) Which of the
following words represents the exciting boat race on the occasion of
Independence day?
(i)
Buriganga (ii)
Madhumati
(iii) Ichhamati (iv) Aeriailha
(e) Which of the following statement(s) is true?
(i) All classes of people celebrate
the Independence Day
(ii) The President
and the Prime Minister only celebrate the Independence Day
(iii) Only the freedom fighters
celebrate the Independence Day
(iv) Only school children celebrate
the Independence Day
(f) In paragraph 1, it is said, “It is a national holiday.” What do you
mean by this sentence?
(i) Only
government offices remain closed on the occasion of our Independence Day
(ii) All offices, educational institutions, shops and
factories remain closed on our Independence Day
(iii) Private organizations, and
non-government educational institutions don't remain open on this day
(iv) People
don't enjoy public holiday on the occasion of our Independence Day
(g) What is the purpose of the author of this passage?
(i) To
highlight how our Victory Day is celebrated
(ii) To
portray how our Shaheed Dibosh is observed
(iii) To highlight how our
Independence Day is celebrated
(iv) To
state how our Martyr Day is observed
2. Write answer to the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) From your reading of paragraph 2, write down
who show due respect to the martyrs on the occasion of our Independence Day?
(b) “The day
begins with 31 gunshots.” Who says this? Why does she/he say this? Explain in
2/3 sentences?
(c) Which organizations arrange cultural
functions on the occasion of our Independence Daly?
(d) Describe why the cultural programmes are
arranged on 26 March.
(e) “Do you support the attitude, “The country
also witnesses a smartly dressed parade?” Why/Why not? Explain in 2/3
sentences.
3. Read the following text and fill in the gaps with a
suitable word based on the information of the text. 1´5=5
Let’s
imagine a citizen’s ordinary day at work. The morning probably starts with a
cup of coffee/tea, followed by greeting the colleagues. Then comes the
inevitable, which is logging in the computer. For many of us the third step has
become an automatic behavior and it dominates the rest of our work day,
receiving and sending dozens of emails.
An
e-mail is an electronic mail. It is a computer-aided way of exchanging digital
text messages from a sender to one or multiple recipient/s. Emails operate
through a network of computers linked by the Internet. There are commercial
server agencies such as Yahoo, Gmail, Ymail, Hotmail, etc. that accept the text
message from the sender, forward it and deliver instantly to the digital
mailbox of the recipient. If the recipient is not online, the message is stored
and delivered later when the recipient is online. It works instantly just with
the click of your mouse. It has been a powerful communication tool in modern
life.
Modern
life is (a) ¾ impossible without computer. Computer has now
become a (b) ¾ of our daily life. Computer (c) ¾ most
of our daily activities. Everyday we send lots of emails by computer. An e-mail
is a computer-aided way of sending and receiving text message. There is no
doubt that e-mails have become an important communication (d) ¾ in
modern days. The use of computer (e) ¾ communication will increase day by
day.
4. Read
the passage on Jibanananda Das and complete the following table. 1´5=5
Jibanananda Das was born in a small town of Barisal in 1899. He took his
master's degree in English from
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Composed |
Story of Jibanananda Das |
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Poetry |
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Edited |
(i) ...... |
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Who |
Event/ Activity |
Year |
Where/ Place |
Reason/ Subject |
Achievement |
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Jibanananda Das |
born |
1899 |
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He |
(ii)..... |
1921 |
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English |
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He |
started |
1922 |
(iii)..... |
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Professor of English |
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He |
(iv)..... |
1947 |
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partition |
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He |
got award |
(v) .... |
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Rabindra Purashkar |
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
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Column A |
Column B |
Column C |
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a. People
living in big cities are very much |
i. to remove unlicensed vehicles |
i. they tend to break then |
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b. There are many reasons behind traffic |
ii. of the traffic rules because most of the |
ii. because it causes sufferings for them. |
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c. To reduce traffic jam, it is necessary |
iii. the fast
overgrowing population which |
iii. the presence of unlicensed vehicles on the street |
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d. Drivers should be made aware |
iv. with the
trauma named traffic jam |
iv. is still increasing in numbers |
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e. Another reason behind traffic
jam is |
v. but the main reason is |
v. it will
only continue to grow |
7. Rearrange the following sentences and write
them in a paragraph. 1´8=8
(a) When asked, the fruit seller told the grocer
that a crow had carried away his (g) son.
(b) The grocer sent his son with the fruit
seller.
(c) Then one day, the fruit seller told the
grocer that he (f) was going to the town to do some shopping and requested the
grocer to send his (g) son with him (f) to carry his things.
(d) One day, a grocer borrowed a balance and
weights from a fruitseller.
(e) After a few days, the fruitseller asked the
grocer to return his balance and weights.
(f) The lame
excuse of the dishonest grocer made the fruitseller very angry, but he checked
his temper.
(g) The next day the fruitseller came back alone
from the town without the grocer's son.
(h) The grocer
replied that the mice had eaten away the balance and weights. So, he couldn't
return them.
Part B :
Writing Test (Marks 50)
8. Write a
paragraph on “Traffic Jam”. You should write about 250 words. 10
9. Read the beginning of a story. Write ten
new sentences to complete the story. 1´10
= 10
Once there was a king who was very fond of gold.
Though he had a lot of it, he wanted more and more...............
10. The chart
below shows the daily life of Rahat who is a student of class X. Describe the
chart in 150 words about the daily life of Rahat. 10
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Morning From 6-8 am |
From |
In the afternoon From |
From |
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Freshening up and getting ready for school |
Remains at school and doing a lot of jobs |
Taking rest, playing with friends, praying |
Sitting for study, preparing lessons, watching TV and going to sleep |
11. Imagine,
you are Sumon Khan/Sumona Shams of Mymensingh Road, Dhaka-1000. Now write a
letter to your friend consoling his/her father's death. 10
12. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend
about the Importance of reading newspaper. 10
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