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Quadirabad Cantonment Public School, Natore Test Examination—2023; English
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Part A : Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read
the passage. Then answer the questions below. [Unit—5;
Lesson—1(A)]
Meherjan
lives in a slum on the Sirajganj Town Protection Embankment. Her
polythene-roofd shelter like a cage. She is nearly 45 but looks more than her
age. In front of her shelter, she is trying to make a fire to cook the day's
only meal. Her weak hands tremble as she adds some fallen leaves and straw to
the fire. The whispering wind from the river Jamuna makes the fire unsteady.
The dancing flames remind Meherjan of the turmoil in her life.
Not
long ago Meherjan had everything — a family, arable land and cattle. The
erosion of the Jamuna gradually consumed all her land property. It finally
claimed her only shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river only a day
to devour Meher's house, trees, vegetable garden and the bamboo bush. She had a
happy family once. Over the years, she lost her husband and her family to
diseases that cruel hunger and poverty brought to the family. Now, she is the
only one left to live on with the loss and the pain. The greedy Jamuna has
shattered her dreams and happiness.
There
are thousand others waiting to share the same fate like Meherjan. Bangladesh is
a land of rivers, some of whose banks overflow or erode during monsoon. Erosion
is a harsh reality for the people living along the riverbanks. During each
monsoon, many more villages are threatened by the mighty rivers like the
Jamuna, the Padma and the Meghna. It is estimated that river erosion makes at
least 100,000 people homeless every year in Bangladesh. In fact, river erosion
is one of the main dangers caused by climate change. If we can't take prompt
actions to adapt to climate change, there will be thousands of more Meherjans
in our towns and villages every year.
1. Choose
the correct answer from the following alternative. 1´7=7
(a) Meherjan lives in a slum —— the Sirajganj Town Protection
Embankment.
(i) close to (ii) far away from (iii)
detached from (iv) situated on
(b) People —— near the riverbanks are the victims of river erosion.
(i) migrating (ii) stay (iii)
living (iv) live
(c) The word 'consumed' means ——.
(i) utilized (ii) devoured (iii)
ravaged (iv) spoiled
(d) 'Dancing of the flame' means ——.
(i) a traditional form of folk dance
(ii) a flame that compels people dance
(iii) instability of flame
(iv) a flame made by people to remember
their past
(e) What does the word 'demolish' mean?
(i) preserve (ii) support (iii)
erect (iv) destroy
(f) How old is Meherjan?
(i) below 45 (ii) below 50 (iii)
above 50 (iv) below 42
(g) The word 'harsh' could be replaced by ——.
(i) indulgent (ii) soft (iii)
hazy (iv) grim
2. Answer
the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) Why are
many more villages in the threat of erosion?
(b) Why does
the writer call the Jamuna greedy?
(c) How can we reduce the increasing number of shelter
less people affected by river erosion?
(d) How was
Meherjan's life earleir?
(e) What
makes Meherjan nostalgic?
3. Read the
following passage and fill in 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 interests and activities across the
borders and thus have made the users
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.
The
social networking services are expending so fast because (a) —— are cheap. Facebook is one of the most
popular social network (b) ——. There are also other network services (c) ——
Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn. Social network services are based on (d) ——. Users
communicate with others through the Internet. These services (e) —— made the
world very small and people now feel that they are now a part of a single global
village.
Read the passage on Major Yuri Gagarin
and answer the questions no. 4 and 5.
Yuri Gagarin was a Russian pilot
and astronaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space. He, on his
spacecraft Vostok completed an orbit of the earth on 12 April 1961. Yuri
Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino, Russia on March 9, 1934. His
parents worked on a farm. He was the third of four children. In 1946, Gagarin
completed his secondary education at Klushino. At the age of 16 in 1950, he
entered a foundry steel factory near Moscow. He did his graduation from a
technical school in 1951. Then he took a training as Soviet Air Cadet at a
local club where he learned to fly at first. He again graduated from a
technnological school in 1955 and he was recruited in the Soviet Army. He
became a Lieutenant in the Soviet Air Force in 1957. In 1960, Yuri was selected
for Soviet Space Programme. On 12 April 1961, he became the first human to
travel into space and moved round the earth. He passed away in a plane crash in
1968.
4. Complete the table below with the
information from the above passage. 1´5=5
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Name of Events |
Year/Time |
Place |
Achievement |
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Born |
(i)
.............. |
in Klushino village, Russia |
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(ii)
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in
1946 |
at Klushino |
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Took his
bachelor degree |
(iii)
............ |
from
a vocational school |
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In
1961 |
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(iv)
.............. |
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(v)
................ |
in
1968 |
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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 columns 'A', 'B' and 'C' to
write five meaningful sentences. 1´5=5
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Column A |
Column B |
Column C |
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(a) Morality develops the conscience |
(i) himself in a proper way and cultivate |
(i) all the virtues to become a
complete man |
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(b) It helps a man guide |
(ii) from our childhood, we shall |
(ii) fall in every aspect of life |
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(c) It is such a great natural power |
(iii) that it grows naturally in human behaviour |
(iii) which cannot ignore logic and reason |
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(d) But nowadays, moral erosion |
(iv) by which man can judge good or bad |
(iv) the invaluable virtue of morality |
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(e) If we
don't practice morality. |
(v) is
increasing and we are losing |
(v) and right and wrong |
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) He saw people walking past him.
(b) The old man told him about his last journey.
(c) Suddenly, he stopped one of the guests.
(d) The old sailor sat on a stone outside the church.
(e) He had a strange mad look in his eyes.
(f) 'There was a ship', the old sailor began.
(g) The marriage ceremony was over and the guests were all going to
the feast.
(h) He spoke so strangely that the guest stood still and listened to
the story.
Part B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Write a
paragraph on 'Deforestation' by answering the following questions. 10
(a)
What is deforestation? (b) Why is it increasing day by day? (c) What are the
results of deforestation on the globe? (d) What should we do to solve the
problem?
9. Read the
beginning of a story. Add a least ten sentences to complete the story. Give a
suitable title to it. 10
Once
two rats stole a piece of bread from a house. But the problem arose how to
divide it because each of them claimed the lion's share. ...................
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 Rupam/Afsana living at Mirpur, Dhaka. Your friend is Ratul/Hafsa who
lives at College Road, Rangpur. He/She wanted to know how you have spent your
last summer vacation. Now, write a letter to your friend describing your
experience during that summer vacation. 10
12. Suppose, you are Tahsin/Tasnim and your friend
is Rashid/Raseda. Now, make a dialogue between you and your friend on the
benefits of early rising. 10
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