Part A :
Read the passage. Then answer the questions below (1-2)
21 February is a
memorable day in our national history. We observe the day every year as
International Mother Language Day. The day is a national holiday.
On
this day, we pay tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives to establish
Bangla as a state language in undivided
The seed of the
Language Movement was sown on
The students of
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) The climax
of something is tits ¾
(i) final
stage (ii) reward
(iii)
downfall (iv)
punishment
(b) 21 February
is-
(i)
Language Movement Day
(ii) Language
Day
(iii) Mother
Language Day
(iv) International
Mother Language Day
(c) We pay
respect to the ¾ who sacrificed their lives on 21 February.
(i)
farmers (ii) students (iii) soldiers (iv)
martyrs.
(d) The word
'national' used in the 2nd live could be replaced by¾.
(i)
country (ii)
nation
(iii)
public (iv)
private
(e) In 1948
the Governor General of
(iii)
Monayem Khan (iv) Mohammad Ali Zinnah
(f) What was
the type of protest procession?
(i)
violent (ii)
aggressive
(iii)
non-peaceful (iv) peaceful
(g) What did
the police do?
(i) opened fire on the students (ii) remained inactive
(iii)
joined the procession (iv)
supported the students
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) Why did the martyrs sacrifice their lives?
(b)
Why do we observe 21 February worldwide?
(c)
What are the names of the people who
laid down their lives?
(d)
When
was the seed of Language Movement sown?
(e)
What raised a storm in the eastern part
of the then
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on
the information of the text. 1 ´ 5 = 5
The advantages of
the Internet technology have made a good number of websites to emerge to
facilitate social relations among people around the world. These are known as
social networking services or social networks. At present, Facebook is the most
popular. Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. are other frequently used social
services. Social network services are web-based and hence, provide ways for the
users to interact through the Internet. These services make it possible to
connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders and thus
have made a lot for the users to feel that they really live in a global
village.
Why are social networks expanding so fast? The answer is simple. Most of
the social services are cost-free. You can make use of them free, paying a very
little to your Internet service provider. Secondly, you can make your personal
profile public before the entire online community. It is like presenting
yourself before the entire world. You can also look into other people’s profile
if you are interested. It is simple and easy. Thirdly, social networks allow
users to upload pictures, multimedia contents and modify the profile. Some
services like Facebook allow users to update their profiles. Fourthly, networks
allow users to post blog entries. User profiles have a section dedicated to
comments from friends and other users. Finally, there are privacy protection
measures too. A user himself or herself decides over the number of
visitors/viewers, and what information should be shared with others.
The (a) ¾ of the Internet have helped to develop a number of
websites. These websites are called social networking services. Facebook is one
of them. Through the social networks, we can (b) ¾ views and interests with other people (c) ¾ the world. These networks (d) ¾ us with the whole world. We can make personal (e) ¾ on these networks. We can also know about other
people's profile and make a community of friends. Thus the world has come
closer.
4. Read
the passage on Education and Implication. Complete the following table with
information from the passage. 1´5=5
What is education? It is much more than
the knowledge we find in books. If a man is truly educated, he will have shown
how to lead a happy and useful life and to be a good citizen of the country in
which he lives more even than that a good citizen of the world. He will have
learnt how to behave towards other human beings. By coming in touch with the
active minds of his teachers and fellow students, he will have discovered what
kind of mind he himself has. He will have become proud of what he knows to be
right and ashamed of doing what he knows to be wrong. The cleverest man is not
always the educated. A wise man is one who is able to think clearly and that
act in such a way that the best results follow. Knowledge is very useful, but
knowledge by itself does not make a man wise. We need a special kind of
education which will train us to use our knowledge wisely. For example, there
had been a great increase in scientific knowledge during the present century
but the wisdom of man has not increased at the same rate. Wisdom guides us to
make the best use of our knowledge. Without wisdom, however much we know, we
remain foolish.
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Education
and Implication |
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Theme |
Theoretical
versus practical knowledge |
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Function of wisdom |
Guide us
to make the best use of our (i) ... |
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What |
who |
Event/ Activity |
Where/ Place/ Result |
How |
Specialty |
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Education |
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(ii) .... |
found in
books |
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|
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True education |
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shows |
(iii)
.... |
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in which one lives more even than that a good citizen of
the world |
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|
(iv)
..... |
able to
think |
capable of bringing the best result |
clearly |
in such a way that the best results follow |
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knowledge |
|
|
makes us
trained |
(v) ..... |
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5. Write a summary of the 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. |
i. who study
quakes and |
i. they can provide reliable
information about earthquake. |
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b. During recent years quakes |
ii. research, they do not rule out |
ii. make
people aware of them. |
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c. There are two schools of
experts |
iii. not only experts but also
geologists so that |
iii. known to
all the people of the country. |
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d. These schools include |
iv. occurred
several times |
iv. the
possibility of a major quake. |
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e. Though
experts do a lot of |
v. in the active earthquake zone
which is |
v. in different places. |
7. Put the following parts of the story in
correct order to rewrite the whole story. 1´8=8
(a) He told her that if she could bring a handful
of mustard seed from a house where nobody had died, her son would be alive
again.
(b) She requested Buddha to bring her dead son
back to life again.
(c)
Buddha told her that death is inevitable to everybody and it was not possible
to bring back her dead son's life.
(d) One day a woman came to Buddha with her dead
son.
(e) She returned to Buddha with a broken heart
and told him everything.
(f) The sorrowful mother went from door to door
but failed to collect the mustard seed.
(g) Buddha realized the emotion and sorrow of the
mother.
(h) In every house she saw that death had shown
its cruel face.
Part B : Writing Test (Marks
50)
8. Answer the
following questions to write a paragraph on ‘A Street Accident You Have
Witnessed’. You should write it in about 150 words. 10
(a) When
did the accident happen? (b) Where did it happen? (c) Where were you when it
happened? (d) What did you see? (e) How did you feel?
9. Read the beginning of the story. Write ten
new sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it. 10
Once upon a time there was
a king called Midas. He was extremely fond of gold. Although he had a lot of
it, he wanted more. He thought if he had a golden touch he would...........
10. look at the following pie chart. It shows the choice of professions by
different educated youth in
11. Suppose, you are Rafi/Raisa. You have a friend, named Nafis/Raka. Your
friend has recently sent you a nice birthday gift on the occasion of your 15th
birth anniversary. Now, write a letter to your Friend thanking him/her for
sending you the nice birthday gift. 10
12. Suppose, you
are Robi/Buba. Mukul/Medha is your friend. You both are concerned about the
ensuing S.S.C. Examination. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend
about your preparation for the examination. 10
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