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Rajshahi
Govt. Girls' High School‚ Rajshahi Test Examination—2023; English : Paper I |
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Part A : Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read
the following passage and answer the questions 1 & 2. [Unit—8; Lesson—4(B)]
Lake
Baikal is the deepest and one of the biggest and most ancient lakes of the
world. It is situated almost in the centre of Asia. Lake Baikal is a gigantic
bowl set at 445 meters above sea level. This grand, enormous, unusual and
charming miracle of nature is located in the south of Eastern Siberia, in the
Buryat Autonomous Republic and region of Irkutsk, Russia. The lake covers
31,500 sq.km. It is 636 km long and an average of 48 km wide. The widest point
of the lake is 79.4 km. The water basin occupies 557,000 sq. km. and contains
23,000 cu. km. (cubic kilometer) of water, which is about one-fifth of the
world's reserves of fresh surface water. The average water level in the lake is
never higher than 456 m. The average depth of Lake Baikal is 730 m. and its
maximum depth in the middle is 1,620 m. It would take about one year for all
the rivers of the world to fill Baikal's basin, and would take four hundred
years for all the rivers, streams and brooks now flowing into Siberian Lake-sea
to do the same. There are hot springs in the surrounding area of Lake Baikal.
The quality of the water of these springs is excellent. The lake acts as a
powerful generation and bio filter producing this water. Baikal is a stormy
lake. Autumn is the most stormy time. The wind blows in various directions. The
weather depends on the wind. If it is blowing from the north, the weather is
bright and sunny. The water of the lake looks green and dark blue. But if the
winds get stronger, Baikal turns black, waves rising high with crest. The
beauty of Lake Baikal is exceptional.
1. Choose the best answer from the
alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) Which of
the following words describes 'the spring' best?
(i) cool (ii)
moderate (iii) animated (iv) mordant
(b) What do
you think the best title to the text will be?
(i) All about Lake Baikal (ii) Hot
springs around Lake
(iii) Lake Baikal-the second to none (iv) Storms in Lake Baikal
(c) Lake
Baikal presents a/an —— view.
(i) unimpressive (ii) engrossing (iii)
indecent (iv) repulsive
(d) Which of
the following has the closest meaning of the word 'cover'?
(i) retreat (ii) compensate (iii)
safeguard (iv) encompass
(e) In the
passage, 'hot springs' refer to ——.
(i) the season between winter and summer (ii) a twisted piece of metal
(iii) a natural flow to hot ground water (iv) a quick sudden jump upwards
(f) What is
the most significant utility of Lake Baikal?
(i) It is world's deepest lake
(ii) It has many springs
(iii) It can reserve one fifth of the
world's fresh surface water
(iv)
It is situated at the centre of Asia
(g) What does the word 'crest' refer to?
(i)
a mass of small bubbles formed on liquid
(ii)
the sea foam created by saltwater
(iii)
the curling foamy top of the wave
(iv)
the bottom of the wave
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) Do you
think the beauty of Lake Baikal is exceptional? Why/Why not? Explain briefly.
(b) "Lake
Baikal is calm and quiet all the year round. "Do you agree? Why/Why not?
(c) What do
you understand by the sentence. "The weather depends on the wind"?
Explain in 2/3 sentences.
(d) 'Lake
Baikal is the deepest lake of the world.' Give two examples supporting the
aforementioned fact.
(e) 'It
would take about one year for the rivers of the world to fill Baikal's
basin." What does the sentence convey?
3. Read the passage carefully and
answer the questions following it. [Unit—5; Lesson–5(B)] 1´5=5
The
environment must be protected and everyone must play a part for it. The
consumer society is mainly accountable for the environmental crisis. Before
buying a thing, one has to think of its necessity, sustainability and
durability. One should buy durable items and repair them when necessary. Thus,
many things can last long time and be passed on to the future. We can donate or
sale many things when we no longer use them. Recycling is a good way of using
things properly. Otherwise, we can send goods to a landfill or have them burned
up. Recycling drink and food cans will make less trash and lessen pollution. A
company can also make new cans from the old ones.
Everyone must play a part in (a) —— the environment.
Before buying a thing, a buyer has to consider whether it is necessary, (b) ——
and durable. (c) —— or selling of unusable things is a proper way. We can (d)
—— drink and food cans. It will lessen (e) —— and pollution.
Read
the passage on P.B. Shelley. Complete the following table with information from
the passage.
P.B
Shelley (1792-1822) was the most vitally instinct with the pure essence of
romantic spirit. He gave himself up most unreservedly to the impulses and
inspiration of the romantic spirit. He had imbibed the explosive forces of the
French Revolution and championed the causes of revolution and freedom in every
sphere of human life. There is, however, a melancholic tone in his poetry,
which springs from his frustration and unfulfilled desires. He pined for an
ideal world of beauty, love and freedom but he yearned in vain. His poetry is,
however, imbued with optimism. He sang of millennium when evils of life would
disappear like passage of clouds. Shelley's best qualities are revealed in his
'Prometheus Unbound', 'Ode to the West Wind', 'To a Skylark'. He is a lyrical
genius par excellence. His poetry is marked by melody and imagery.
4. Complete the table below with information from the above passage. 1´5=5
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Who/What |
Activity/Event |
Where |
When/Time |
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P.B.
Shelley |
(i)
............ |
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French
Revolution |
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Shelley |
born |
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(ii)
............ |
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(iii)
............. |
melancholic
tone |
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He
yearned for |
(iv)
.............. |
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Shelley's
thoughts |
expressed
to |
(v)
................ |
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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) Education is basically a complete training of |
(i) women should be made educated so that |
(i) to both males and females |
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(b) It should not be considered narrowly |
(ii) of the society if we desire to ensure |
(ii) against the spread of female education |
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(c) Since women constitute almost half of our population |
(iii) a person mentally and morally |
(iii) a balanced development of our country |
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(d) There are some conservative people |
(iv) and it should be made open |
(iv) they can contribute to our national economy |
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(e) This narrow mentality should be driven out |
(v) in our society who are still dead |
(v) and it should be exercised universally |
7. Put the following parts of the story in
correct order to rewrite the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the
sentences need to be written. 1´8=8
(a) Next day, the wise man went to the king and
begged seven years.
(b) The wise man went home sadly because the
king threatened him to kill if he failed.
(c) Once, there was a foolish king who had a
white horse.
(d) His daughter advised him to go to the king
and begged seven years to teach the horse.
(e) The king also had a wise friend whom
everyone liked.
(f) The king was angry because he wanted that people should
like him instead of the wise man.
(g) One day, he called the wise man and asked
him to teach his white horse to speak.
(h) When he reached home, he told everything to
his daughter.
Part
B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Answer the following questions to write a
paragraph on Global Warming. 10
(a)
What is global warming? (b) What are the causes of global warming? (c) What are
the effects of global warming? (d) What should we do to stop it? (e) Why do we
need a green environment?
9. Read the beginning of the story. Write ten
sentences to complete it. Give a suitable title to it. 10
There
was a boy named Kabir who hailed from an obscure background. But he was
brilliant, diligent and innovative. He ............
10. Look at the following chart and describe it in
about 150 words. You are advised to highlight and summarize the information
given in the depicted chart. 10
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Bangladesh |
Sri Lanka |
India |
China |
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Garments
worker |
35% |
30% |
29% |
32% |
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Farmer |
45% |
22% |
54% |
20% |
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Technology
user |
25% |
50% |
45% |
85% |
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Health
insurance |
3% |
15% |
22% |
50% |
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Unemployed
people |
40% |
35% |
47% |
23% |
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Death
rate |
1.40% |
0.7% |
1.41% |
0.5% |
11. Suppose, you are Farin, and your younger
sister Tarin is going to attend the 'International Math Olympiad' to be held at
Paris in France. Now, write a letter advising her how to take adequate
preparation to win the competition. 10
12. Suppose, you are Runa, and your friend's name
is Rima. Nowadays, teenagers are getting involved in evil company and taking
drugs. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend on the role of the
family to keep the children away from evil company and drug addiction. 10
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Bogura
Zilla School, Bogura Test Examination—2023; English : Paper I |
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Part A : Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read
the passage and then answer the questions below (1—2). [Unit—5; Lesson—1(A)]
Meherjan
lives in a slum on the Sirajganj Town Protection Embankment. 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 river, some of whose banks overflow or erode during monsoon. Erosion
is a harsh reality for the people living along the river banks. 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 cannot 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 alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) Meherjan is a/an —— woman.
(i)
auspicious (ii) wretched (iii) advantageous (iv) favoured
(b) People —— near the river banks are the victims of river erosion.
(i)
living (ii) live (iii) stay (iv) migrating
(c) 'Over the years' means ——.
(i)
eventually (ii)
consequently
(iii)
over the passage of time (iv)
slowly
(d) 'The dancing flames' symblizes ——.
(i)
ups and downs in Meherjan's life
(ii)
dancing waves of Jamuna
(iii)
trembling hands of sickly Meherjan
(iv)
Meher's mind dancing with romantic feelings
(e) 'Consumed' means ——.
(i)
utilized (ii) devoured (iii) ravaged (iv) spoiled
(f) Riverbanks erode ——.
(i)
throughout the year (ii)
in one season
(iii)
in two seasons (iv)
in three seasons
(g) This passage depicts ——.
(i) the disadvantages of climate
change
(ii)
the miseries of the river erosion victims
(iii)
the pictures of the roaring river Jamuna
(iv)
the joy and happiness of the people living near the river
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) How was
Meherjan's life earlier?
(b) What
makes Meherjan nostalgic?
(c) Why does
the writer call the Jamuna greedy?
(d) In what
sense Meherjan is a typical character?
(e) What is
the main cause of river erosion and how can we control it?
3. Read the
following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the
information of the text. [Unit—4; Lesson—5(D)] .5´10=5
"Today
there are many jobs where you need English. This is because the world has
become smaller. Vast distances are shortened by speedy transports.
We
can talk to a person thousands kilometers. We can talk to a person thousand
kilometres away on the phone or the Internet. so,
we can communicate with the whole world easily. English has made this
communication easier.
There
are many countries in the world with many languages, but to communicate with
them, you cannot use all the languages. So, we need a common language that we
can use with more or less all the people in the world. English is that common
language. We can talk to a Chiness toy maker, a French artist, an Arab
ambassador or a Korean builder in one language—English.
If
we learn English, we have the best opportunity to find a good job, both within
and outside the country. And that is good news for millions of our unemployed
youths."
We
should learn how to use English both orally or in writing for doing things as
needed in our work, such as communicating with others at personal, social,
national and international levels. But unfortunately, at the moment we are
learning English mainly for our exams. English can help us becomes skilled
workers.
Globalization
has made the world smaller and so it requires a (a) —— language for intentional
communication. The lingua franka of the world is (b) ——. English provides us
wit the (c) —— to pursue a good job. Being a densely (d) —— country, Bangladesh
is cursed with unemployment. Proficiency in English may help (e) ——
unemployment problem and bring economic development.
Read the following passage
carefully and answer the questions no 4 and 5.
William Wordsworth was a major English romantic poet. He
was born on April 7, 1770, in Cockermouth, Cumberland, Lake District of
England. He was born into remarkable family. His father was an attorney.
Dorothy, his younger sister, was his best friend. In 1778, when he was only
seven, his mother died. And that year he went to Grammar School first. In his
childhood, he learns poetry of Milton and Shakespeare from his father. His
father died in 1783 and then he became dependent on his relatives. He first wrote
a poem (sonnet) in 1787. In 1787, he went to St. John's College, Cambridge. And
he graduated from that college in 1791. Then he went with his friends on a
walking tour to France and Italy. He spent the next year there. While in
France, he feel in love with a French woman Annette Vallon.
He
was greatly influenced by the French Revolution in 1791. He had a close
friendship with another romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Wordsworth also
travelled with Dorothy and Coleridge. They jointly publish a book named Lyrical
Ballads in 1798. In this book they explained their new poetic theory. They
introduced a new idea of poems. He was poet laureate of England.
4. Complete
the table below with the information from the passage. 1´5=5
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Biography of William Wordsworth |
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Speciality |
(i)
............. |
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Name of the
events |
Place |
Year/Time |
Achievement |
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Birth |
(ii)
............. |
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Learning
poetry of Milton and Shakespeare |
(iii)
............ |
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Death of
his father |
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(iv) |
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French
revolution |
(v)
............. |
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5. Write a summary of the above passage. 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) Corruption |
(i) can be developed properly |
(i) they are earning huge property for future |
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(b) No nation or country |
(ii) think that |
(ii) for future generation |
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(c) Corrupt people |
(iii) cannot |
(iii) if there is corruption everywhere |
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(d) Actually they |
(iv) are earning huge curse |
(iv) all development works |
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(e) Corrupt parents |
(v) hinders |
(v) beget innocent children |
7. Put the
following parts of the story in correct order to make whole story. Only the
corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written. 1´8=8
(a) Socrates
met his friends and disciples for the last time.
(b) Then
there came a man with a cup in hand.
(c) With
full of tears, they bade Socrates a last farewell.
(d) He told
them that the soul of a man cannot die.
(e) He
argued with them about the immortality of soul.
(f) At
last, the hour of departure had arrived.
(g) At
sunset, the Governor of the prison came.
(h) The cup
contained hemlock, a very strong poison and Socrates took the cup in his hand
and drank hemolock without any hesitation.
Part
B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on "Drug
Addiction". 10
(a) What is drug addiction? (b)
What are the causes of drug addiction? (c) How does it affect young generation?
(d) Why should the young generation have knowledge on drug addiction? (e) Give
your own suggestion to get rid of this menace.
9. Read the beginning of the following story. This story is not
complete. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable
title to it. 10
One day two rats stole a piece of
bread. They tried to divide it into two equal parts but failed. Because each
rat wanted the larger part of the bread. They even fought for that. Lastly,
they agreed to put up their problem to the monkey who was considered the wisest
animal in the forest. They went .............
10. The pie chart below shows the percentage of a family's household
income distribution into different categories. Describe the pie chart in words.
You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart. 10
The
distribution of percentage of a family income into different categories (%)
11. Suppose, you are Rakib, a student of class X of Collegiate High
School, Chattogram. Your friend Nazim is studying in a rural school. He wants
to known about the co-curricular activities of your school. Now, write an email
to your friend describing the co-curricular activities of your school. 10
12. Suppose, you are Shahazada and your friend is
Ali Reza. You cannot do well in the exam. But your friend Ali Reza knows how to
make a good result in the examination. Now, write a dialogue between Shahazada
and Ali Reza about the methods of making a good result in the examination. 10
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