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Faridpur Govt. Girls' High School, Faridpur Test Examination—2023; English : Paper
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Part
A : Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read the following passage. Then answer the following questions
No. 1 and 2
[Unit—8; Lesson—3(D)]
The French sculptor
Frederic Bartholdi was assigned to design and complete a sculpture Liberty
Enlightening the World within 1876, so that it could be a gift for the
Americans on the occasion of the hundredth Anniversary of the American
Declaration of Independence. The Statue was a joint venture between the USA and
France. The French people would build the statue and assemble it in the states
and the people of the USA were to build the pedestal for the statue.
Raising money for
the pedestal was completed in August 1885. The construction of the pedestal was
finished in April 1886. In the meantime, France completed the statue in July
1884. They sent it to New York by the French war ship 'Isere' in 1885. While
transporting the statue, it was split up into 350 pieces and packed up in 214
crates.
It took four months to put the Statue together and
place it on the pedestal. Thousands of people saw the unveiling ceremony of the
Statue of Liberty on 28 October 1886.
The Freedom that the statue stands for is not
stationary. The broken chain wrapped around her feet, sticking out from the
bottom of her robe, symbolizes her free forward movement, enlightening the
world with her torch, free from oppression and slavery. The Statue's original
torch was the first part constructed in 1876. It was replaced by a new copper
torch covered in 24K gold leaf in 1984. The torch is currently located in the
lobby of the monument. Access to the torch has been closed since 1916.
From 28 October
2011, on her 25th anniversary, the Statue of Liberty was also named
"Liberty Enlightening the World Wide Web". The credit goes to a
series of new web cams placed around her torch. Several amazing views will be
just a click of a mouse away. On clear days, three cameras provide unobstructed
views of scenes far and near. Two cameras provide an ultra wide-angle
interactive view of the famous golden torch. The remaining cameras look
downwards towards the crown of The Statue of Liberty, her face and the tablet,
she is holding. So a person can have access to the web cam's live feed of The
Statue of Liberty from anywhere in the world.
1. Choose the best answer from the
alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) When
was American Independence declared?
(i) in 1876 (ii) in 1776 (iii) in 1896 (iv) in 1884
(b) What is the meaning of the world
'Centennial'?
(i) happening once in
a hundred years
(ii) happening once
in hundred and ten years
(iii) constant
(iv) permanent
(c) In the text 'Unveiling ceremony' refers to ¾.
(i) breaking the
statue into 350 parts (ii)
parking the pieces in 214 crates
(iii) putting the
pieces to gather (iv)
presenting the statue before all
(d) Which part of the statue was constructed
first?
(i) the pedestal (ii) the original torch (iii) the tablet (iv) the copper torch
(e) What can we see through the last mentioned
camera?
(i) unobstructed view
of far and near (ii) the crown
the lady's face and tablet
(iii) view of the
torch (iv)
the whole statue
(f) What is the meaning of the world unveil?
(i) reveal (ii) cover (iii) show (iv) present
(g) Several astonishing views will be nothing
but ¾.
(i) opening your
picture books (ii)
logging in computer
(iii) going to the
USA (iv)
click of a mouse away
2. Answer the following questions in your own
words. 2´5=10
(a) Why was the plan of designing and completing
'Liberty Enlightening the world' taken?
(b) What
do you know about the torch?
(c) What
does the statue symbolize?
(d) How
was it planned to complete the construction?
(e) Why
is 28th October, 1886 a special day?
3. Read the following text and fill in the each
gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. [Unit—13; Lesson—2(B)] 1´5=5
The
Internet technology has helped design a large number of websites to facilitate
social relations among people around the world. These are known as social
networking services or social networks or social media. At present, Facebook is
the most popular social media site.
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 interest and activities across the borders
and thus have made the users freed
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.
The social networking services are
expanding so fast because (a) ¾¾ are cheap Facebook
is one of the most popular social network (b) ¾¾. There are also
other network services (c) ¾¾ Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, Social
network services are based on (d) ¾¾. Users communicate
with others through the Internet. These services (e) ¾¾ made the world very
small and people now feel that they are now a part of a single global village.
Read the following text carefully and
answer the questions No. 4 and 5. 1´5=5
Altaf
Mahmud was a musician, cultural activist and martyred freedom fighter of
Liberation war of Bangladesh. He was born on 23 December 1933. He was also a
language activist of Language Movement and composer of Amar Bhaier Rokte
Rangano. The famous song written by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, a famous
journalist. In 1950, he sang gonoshongit in many places to inspire the
activists of the Language Movement. Along with his singing Mahmud continued to
support the movement. He tuned the song 'Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano' in
1969, in Zahir Raihan’s film Jibon Theke Neya. Altaf Mahmud took part in the
Bangladesh Liberation war in
1971. He createqd a secret camp inside his house for the freedom fighters. But
as the revealed. Pakistan Army caught him on August 30, 1971. He was tortured
by them. A lot of other guerrilla war fighters like Shafi Imam Rumi were also
captured by the Pak Army on that day. Along with most of them, he was lost ever
since. His patriotic songs which were then broadcast at the 'Swadhin Bangla
Betar Kendra' also inspired the war fighters at that time. In 1977, Altaf
Mahmud was awarded the Ekushey Padak for his valuable contribution to Bangla
culture and the War of Liberation.
4. Complete the table below with information
from the passage.
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Altaf mahmud |
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Speciality |
Leading cultural activist and martyred freedom fighter |
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Sacrifice period |
the war of liberation |
(i) .................. |
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Who/What |
Event/Activity |
Year/When |
Place/Where |
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Altaf Mahmud |
Song Gonoshongit |
1950 |
(ii) .............. |
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He |
(iii) ............. |
1969 |
in Zahir Raihan's film Jibon Theke Neya |
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Liberation war |
took place |
(iv) .......... |
in Bangladesh |
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(v) .............. |
got Ekushey Padak |
1977 |
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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) Mosquitoes find a |
(i) mosquitoes should be |
(i) Where breeding is possible |
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(b) We should not let |
(ii) safe breeding ground |
(ii) killing powder to kill the larva |
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(c) Besides larva of |
(iii) or other kinds of insect |
(iii) and clean regularly |
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(d) People can use or spray kerosene |
(iv) their surrounding neat |
(iv) on stagnant water |
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(e) They should keep |
(v) water stay stagnant |
(v) destroyed by insecticides |
7. Put
the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only
the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written. 1´8=8
(a) Porus came forward with his men and arms in
order to defend his land from the attack of Alexander.
(b) But
unfortunately, he was defeated in a battle and then he was taken prisoner.
(c) 'Like
a king' was the reply of Porus.
(d) Alexander
asked him how he would like to be treated.
(e) He
allowed him to rule his country as before.
(f) Alexander
was pleased with his bold reply.
(g) He
was brought before Alexander.
(h) Alexander,
the king of Macedon attacked the land of Porus.
Part B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Answer the following questions to write a
paragraph on 'Our Liberation War in 1971'.
(a)
What is liberation war? (b) Why do people fight for liberation? (c) Why did we
fight for liberation in 1971? (d) How did the foreign countries cooperate with
us during the war? (e) Have the dreams behind our liberation war come true?
9. Read the beginning of the following story.
Add at least ten sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it. 10
Once there was an old king in a certain
country. He was endowed with many good qualities. But one negative side of his
character was that he did not like physical labour as a result he grew bulky
............
10. Look
at the following pie-chart. It shows the choice of professions by different
educated youths in Bangladesh. Now describe the pie-chart in about 150 words.
You are advised to highlight and summarize information given in the pie-chart. 10
11. Imagine
you are Habiba. You have a friend named Shamima suffering for Dengue fever.
Now, write a letter to her showing sympathy for your friend who is infected
with Dengue fever and hospitalized. 10
12. Suppose
you are Dola and your friend is Flora. You want to know more about the green
house effect from her. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about
the green house effects. 10
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