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Bangabandhu Ideal School & College, Jamalpur Test Examination—2023; English
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Part A : Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read
the following passage and answer the questions 1 and 2. [Unit—10; Lesson—3(B)]
Pritilata
Waddedar was born in Chattogram on 5 May 1911. She was a meritorious student at
Dr Khastagir Government Girls' School in and Eden College, Dhaka. She graduated
in philosophy with distinction from Bethune College in Kolkata. In her college
days, Pritilata was an activist in the anti-British movement. All through her
life, she dreamt of two things: a society without gender discrimination, and
her motherland free from British colonial rule.
So, she
decided to fight against the British rule. Soon after, Pritilata became the
head teacher of Nandankanon Aparna Charan School in Chittagong. Gradually she
involved herself in Surja Sen's armed resistance movement. Surja Sen was a famous
anti-British movement organizer and revolutionary activist in area at that
time. In 1932, Surja Sen planned an attack on the Pahartali European Club. The
club was well known for its notorious sign at its entrance : Dog and Indians
not allowed. Surja Sen assigned Pritilata to lead a team of 10–12 men to attack
the club. The raid was successful but Pritilata, dressed as a man, failed to
get out of the club. She committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide to avoid
arrest. She proved that women can work like men. She also proved that women too
needed to be prepared to sacrifice their lives for freedom from the British
colonial rule. Her dream finally came true. The British rule came to an end in
1947 though she couldn't see it during her lifetime.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) What does the world 'meritorious' refer to?
(i)
wise (ii) rational (iii) talented (iv) courageous
(b) From where she completed her graduation?
(i)
Dr Khastagir Government Girls' School, Chattogram
(ii)
Eden College, Dhaka
(iii)
Bethune College, Kolkata
(iv)
Pahartali European Club
(c) Pritilata was against ——.
(i)
British rule (ii)
British colonial rule
(iii)
anti-British movement (iv)
both (i) & (ii)
(d) What is the antonym of 'distinction'?
(i)
odds (ii)
disparity (iii) imparity (iv) similarity
(e) In professional life, Pritilata was a/an ——.
(i)
teacher (ii)
anti-British movement organizer
(iii)
anti-British activist (iv)
student
(f) Which of the following statement is not true?
(i)
Surja Sen had faith in Pritilata (ii)
Surja Sen didn't like the British
(iii)
Surja Sen was a true patriot (iv)
Surja Sen led the attack
(g) How did Pritilata prove that women can work like men?
(i)
dreaming a society without gender discrimination
(ii)
dressing herself as a man to attack on the Pahartali European Club
(iii)
sacrificing herself for the sake of the freedom
(iv)
choosing teaching as a profession
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) What
were Pritilata's dream?
(b) Why did
she involve herself in Surja Sen's armed resistance movement?
(c) Write
about Surja Sen in brief?
(d) "Dogs
and Indians not allowed," why is this sign notorious?
(e) Do you
support with the view that women can work like men? Give reasons for your
answer.
3. Read the
text below and then fill in the gaps following . [Unit—5; Lesson—3(A)] 1´5=5
Humans
can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun.
But they can control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its
effect on the atmosphere. Only during the last hundred years, the carbon
dioxide concentration has been raised alarmingly in the atmosphere and we
humans can be held responsible for this.
It
is (a) —— for human beings to change the sun's radiation or the (b) —— orbit
around the sun. To (c) —— the environment the only thing that he can do is to
(d) —— the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect.
Otherwise, no one will get (e) —— of the impact of climate change.
Read
the following text and answer the questions 4 & 5. 1´5=5
Sukanta
Bhattacharya was a Bengali poet. He was born in a poor family in the then
Faridpur, now Gopalganj district, on 15 August, 1926. He is mostly known as,
'young Nazrul'. Throughout his life, he wrote for the oppressed and sang for
the youth power. He wielded his pen against any kind of exploitation, fascist
aggression, communal riots etc. especially against the British rule (1757-1947)
and the Second World War (1939-1945). In his writing, we can observe his
grievance for hunger, deprivation and poverty. This swift-passing great poet
failed to fight against tuberculosis and passed away on 13 May, 1974 in
Calcutta. Most of his writings got published after his departure. His famous
works like Chharpatra (1948), Ghum Nei (1950), Purbabhash (1950), Abhijan
(1953), Hartal (1962) inspire us to struggle against any kind of oppression and
exploitation.
4. Complete the following table with the information given in the
above text. 1´5=5
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Who/What |
Where |
What |
Time |
Cause/Speciality |
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Sukanta |
(i)
........... |
was
born |
15
August, 1926 |
Recent
Gopalganj |
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British
rule |
in
India |
exploitation |
(ii)
........ |
poverty
and hunger |
|
(iii)
.......... |
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was
published |
1948 |
|
|
Sukanta |
(iv)
.......... |
death |
13
May, 1974 |
(v)
............ |
5. Write a
summary of the above passage. 10
6. Match the
parts of sentences given in column 'A', 'B' and 'C' to write 5 meaningful
sentences. 1´5=5
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Column A |
Column B |
Column C |
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(a) Having a good manner |
(i) more developed |
(i) respected by all |
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(b) Everyone should |
(ii) try to develop |
(ii) and reputable |
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(c) It starts by |
(iii) learn proper |
(iii) good manner |
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(d) As we grow up we should |
(iv) makes an individual |
(iv) dress manner, table manner etc. |
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(e) It makes one's personality |
(v) greeting and respecting people |
(v) and helping them |
7. Rearrange
the following sentences. 1´8=8
(a) He
needed to cross a river for that.
(b) He saw
another dog holding a piece of meat in his mouth.
(c) There
was a narrow bridge over the river.
(d) So, he
jumped into the river.
(e) Once a
fox stole a piece of meat.
(f) While
going over the bridge he looked down.
(g) He
wanted to enjoy it in his den.
(h) He
wanted to have it too.
Part
B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. The graph below shows the percentage of people involved in
various sectors earning their livelihood. Now, describe and summarize the graph
within 150 words. 10
9. Write a short paragraph on 'A Tea Stall' answering the following
questions. 10
(a) What is a tea stall? (b)
Where is it located? (c) What food staffs are sold here? (d) What kind of
people gathers in a tea stall? (e) Why is it called a 'mini sangsad'?
10. Read the beginning of the following story and complete it with a
title. 10
Once there was a liar shepherd in
a village. He used to graze his lambs near a forest ......
11. Suppose, you are Som/Soma. Now, write an email to your younger
brother, Totthyo, about the importance of reading newspaper. 10
12. Suppose, you are Nikhil and your friend is
Swarup. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend on the uses and
abuses of mobile phone. 10
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