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Chattogram Govt. Girls' High‚
Chattogram Test Examination—2023; English
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Part A :
Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read
the passage. Then answer the questions below (1—2). [Unit—8; Lesson—1(B)]
‘Heritage’
is what we inherit from the past, live with in the present and then pass on to
our children or future generation. Our unique source of life and inspiration is
our cultural and natural heritage. When we speak of ‘World Heritage’, it
indicates places and sites that we inherited from the past and pass on to the
future generation of the entire world.
The
‘Shat Gambuj Mosque’ in Bagerhat is such a heritage. It became a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1985. Originally, the historic Mosque City was known as
‘Khalifatabad’. It is situated at the outskirts of Bagerhat town– not very far
from the dense mangrove forest of the Sundarbans. Khalifatabad was a Muslim
colony. It was founded by the Turkish general, a saint warrior Ulugh Khan Jahan
in the 15th century. The infrastructure of the city reveals significant
technical skills in many mosques as well as early Islamic monuments. Baked
bricks were used for the construction of the buildings. The planning of the
city was dominated by the tradition of Islamic architecture and the decorations
were a combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture.
Khan
Jahan built a network of roads, bridges, public buildings and reservoirs to
make the city habitable. There were about 360 mosques in the city. Among them
the most remarkable is the multi-domed Shat Gambuj Mosque. The mosque is unique
in the sense that it has 60 pillars that support the roof, with 77 low height
domes. The 4 towers at 4 corners have smaller domes at the top as well. The
vast prayer hall has 11 arched doorways on the east and 7 each on the north and
south for light and ventilation. It has 7 aisles running along the length of
the mosque and 11 deep curves between the slender stone columns. These columns
support the curving arches created by the domes. The thickness of the arches is
6 feet and have slightly narrowing hollow and round wall.
The
west wall in the interior has 11 ‘mihrabs’ (niche in mosque pointing towards
Makkah). These mihrabs are decorated with stonework and terracotta. The floor
of the mosque is made of brick.
Besides
being used as a prayer hall, Khan Jahan used the mosque as his court too.
Today, it is one of the greatest tourist attractions and one of the best architectural
beauties of Bangladesh.
1. Choose the correct answer from the following
alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) The word 'outskirts' in the text can be
replaced by ——.
(i)
suburb (ii) centre (iii) corner (iv) outside
(b) What is the antonym of the word 'reveal'?
(i)
disclose (ii) display (iii) conceal (iv) recall
(c) How many gambujes are there in the mosque in
total?
(i)
60 (ii) less
than 70 (iii) more than 70 (iv) more than 80
(d) The decoration of the mosque represents the
mixture of ——.
(i)
Islamic and Mughal architecture (ii)
Mughal and Arabic architecture
(iii)
Mughal and Turkish architecture (iv)
Turkish and Arabic architecture
(e) Which of the following has made the Shat
Gambuj Mosque the most significant?
(i)
its Turkish design
(ii)
its being a World Heritage Site
(iii)
its combination of Turkish and Mughal architecture
(iv)
its being an ancient mosque
(f) The Shat Gambuj Mosque was declared World Heritage
Site in the ——.
(i)
19th century (ii)
late 19th century
(iii)
20th century (iv)
late 20th century
(g) How did Khan Jahan adorn the city?
(i)
with numerous mosques (ii)
with a lot of tanks
(iii)
with roads and public buildings (iv)
all of the above
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) What do you mean by 'World Heritage'?
(b) What is 'mihrab'? Describe it in 2/3
sentences?
(c) What does the infrastructure of the city
reveal?
(d) Why is the Shat Gombuj Mosque one of the
greatest tourist attractions?
(e) How will you justify the view that Khan
Jahan was a great-hearted Muslim colonizer?
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap
with a suitable word based on the information of the text. [Unit—5;
Lesson—5(B)] 1´5=5
Everyone
must play a part in protecting the environment. There are many things you can
do on your own every day to help save the planet.
The
best thing we can do for the planet is to use its resources properly. before buying something, we can ask
ourselves : "Do I really need this?" or "Is there another
product which would do the same thing but is more sustainable?"
When
we buy things, we should buy those that are durable; we should use them
properly, and have them repaired when necessary. If we practise this, many
things will not only last a life-time, but also be passed on for future use.
However, if something is truly unusable for its original purposes, try to be
more creative and think of how else it might be used.
Rather
than throwing an item out when neither you nor anyone else can make use of it,
have it recycled. And if recycling is not possible, it is better to send goods to a landfill or have them
burned up.
The
environment in our planet is facing (a) —— day by day and we, the humans, are
responsible for (b) —— crisis. Now, it is time of (c) ——. By (d) —— use of
daily necessaries, by reusing our (e) —— commodities and by recycling them, we
can save the earth.
4. Read the
passage on Jane Austen. Complete the following table with information from the
passage. 1´5=5
Jane
Austen was born in 1775 at Steventon near Basing Stoke in a well educated
middle class family. As the youngest of seven children, her recreations
included needle work, playing the piano, walking, riding and dancing. At that
time, it was not considered proper that women should be writers, so her first
book was published anonymously.
Jane
and her sister Cassandra, both unmarried, lived a quiet life together. Jane
grew up a tall and graceful girl, with well proportioned features, bright hazel
eyes and brown curly hair. She was gay and witty, a keen observer of people, a
brilliant conversationalist, and accomplished dancer and an excellent letter
writer.
She
never travelled beyond the narrow compass of her own. She went to London as a
visitor. In short, hers was a pleasant secure and strictly limited world,
undisturbed by the great events.
The
French Revolution and the Napoleonic War of her times, Jane wrote six novels. sense and sensibility (1811), Pride and prejudice (1813), Mansfield park
(1814), Emma (1816), are the better known. She died on 18 July 1817.
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Jane Austen |
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Qualities |
A
keen observer of people, a brilliant conversationalist, an (i) —— dancer and
an excellent letter-writer. |
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Grew
up |
In
a strictly (ii) —— world. |
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Who/What |
Events/Activity |
Place/What |
Time/How |
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Women |
not
considered |
(iii)
—— |
(iv)
—— |
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By
Jane Austen |
(v)
—— |
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1814,
1816 |
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
complete
sentences. 1´5=5
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Column A |
Column B |
Column C |
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(a) Education means to develop |
(i) can contribute to social, national |
(i) thoughts over a long period of
many philosophers |
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(b) A person being properly educated |
(ii) so that we can be useful to ourselves |
(ii) learning in different institutions |
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(c) The scientists and philosophers devote or |
(iii) and this civilized society is the product of
the |
(iii) and even global development |
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(d) Now, we are living in a civilized society |
(iv) one's mind and intellect through formal |
(iv) to our society and to the world as a whole |
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(e) So, we should be educated in the true
sense of the term |
(v) utilize their intellect and wisdom |
(v) to promote human civilization |
7. Put the
following part 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) But
please do not tell anybody about it. I dislike causing sorrow to anybody, and I
am sure I can soon gnaw this string to pieces.
(b) A cock,
rising early, discovered what had happened.
(c) A fox
was caught in a trap one fine morning, because he had got too near the farmer’s
hen house.
(d) But the
cock was not to be so easily fooled. He soon roused the whole hen yard, and
when the farmer came running out, that was the end of Mr. Fox.
(e) No doubt
he was hungry but that was not an excuse for stealing.
(f) The fox
saw a slender chance of escape.
(g) He knew
the fox could not get at him. So, he went a little closer to get a good look at
his enemy.
(h) “Dear friend,” he said, “I was just on my way
to visit a sick relative when I stumbled into this string and got all tangled
up.”
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Part
B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Write a paragraph on 'Load-shedding'. Your paragraph should
include the answers of the following question. 10
(a) What
does the term load-shedding mean? (b) Why does load-shedding occur? (c) What
problems does load-shedding cause? (d) Who suffer most? (e) What measures
should be taken to stop load-shedding?
9. Read the beginning of the following story. Use your imagination
to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it. 10
Once there lived a king in an island.
There were green trees everywhere in the island. Once the king decided to build
a magnificent palace in the island. So, he ordered his men to cut down all the
trees .............
10. The pie chart below shows the choice of professions by different
educated youths in Bangladesh. Describe the chart in 150 words. You should
highlight and summarise the information given in the chart. 10
The choice of
profession by different educated youths in Bangladesh
11. Suppose, you are Fahima and your friend is Anika who lives in
abroad now. Now, write an email to your friend describing what you intend to do
after your SSC Examination. 10
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