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Feni Govt. Pilot High School, Feni Test Examination—2023; English
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Part A : Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read
the passage. Then answer the questions below. [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 got 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 Islamic
architecture and the decorations are 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 on the roof 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 also.
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 alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) The word 'unique' stands for ——.
(i)
exclusive (ii) strange (iii) serious (iv) beautiful
(b) The word 'slender' stands for ——.
(i)
modest (ii) wide (iii) lean (iv) thick
(c) The word 'hollow' stands for ——.
(i)
void (ii) whole (iii) full (iv) steep
(d) The word 'outskirts' stands for ——.
(i)
demolition (ii) impenetrable (iii) axis (iv) periphery
(e) Which of the following statement is true
about Khan Jahan Ali?
(i)
He was an Afgan warrior
(ii)
His philanthropic activities have immortalized him
(iii)
His activities made people thinking him a demon
(iv)
He is of Bangladeshi parentage
(f) The breadth of the arches is ——.
(i)
4 yards (ii) 6 yards (iii) 7 yards (iv) 2 yards
(g) What does our cultural and natural heritage
signify?
(i)
our life and inspiration
(ii)
our nature and its beautiful sights
(iii)
our ancient history and struggle against all odds
(iv)
our culture and its uniqueness
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) What do you mean by heritage?
(b) What did Khan Jahan Ali do to make the city
habitable?
(c) From your reading of the passage, give the
definition of 'World Heritage'?
(d) How was the western wall of the Shat Gombuj
Mosque adorned with?
(e) Describe the beatification of skills of the
then architect.
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap
with a suitable word based on the information of the text. [Unit—3;
Lesson—5(B)] 1´5=5
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March, our Independence Day, is the biggest state festival. The day is
celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. It is a
national holiday. All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories
remain closed on this day. The day begins with a 31 gun salute.
Early
in the morning the President and the Prime Minister, on behalf of the nation
place floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then diplomats,
political parties, social and cultural organisations and freedom fighters pay
homage to the martyrs. People from all walks of life also come there with
rallies and processions. There are several cultural programmes throughout the
day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971.
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March is (a) —— an integral part of our national history. The day is observed
all over the country with (b) ——. The birth of Bangladesh was not so easy. Our
(c) —— sons sacrificed their lives (d) —— its independence. We all should work
hard to (e) —— their dreams.
Read the passage and answer questions 4
and 5.
Stephen
Hawking is considered the greatest physicist after Einstein. He was born in
England in 1942. He was very skilled in mathematics from an early age. He wrote
the book "A Brief History of Time : From the Big Bang to the Present
Times" in 1988. In this book, he explains Cosmology for the general
people. It became famous and established his reputation as a great scientist.
At the age of 26, he, received his PhD in Cosmology from cambridge University. But fortune did
not favour him. In 1972, he became a victim of Gehrig's disease. Since then, he
had been confined to a wheelchair with no power to control his body. But he
continue teaching through the help of computer. In 1974, he won the prestigious
Albert Einstein Award for theoretical physics. In 1979, he joined Cambridge
University as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. He carried out his research
work using computer until his death on 14 March 2018.
4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1´5=5
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Stephen Hawking |
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Aims |
Highlighting
glorious work despite (i) ——. |
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Lifespan |
Born
in 1942 and died in 2018. |
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Name of Events |
Year/Time |
Place |
Achievement |
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(ii)
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in
1988 |
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Became
Lucasian Professor of Mathematics |
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(iii)
............ |
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Received
PhD |
(iv)
............. |
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In
1978 |
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(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
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) Hospitality |
(i) speaking to foreigners |
(i) by
asking personal questions |
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(b) The Bangladeshis |
(ii) are
interested in the personal affairs |
(ii) of our culture in Bangladesh |
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(c) People are very |
(iii) is meant |
(iii) towards foreigners |
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(d) They like |
(iv) has long been a part |
(iv) of the
foreigners |
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(e) No harm |
(v) polite and friendly |
(v) even
without being introduced |
7. Put the
following part of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story. 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) The king was angry because he wanted that
people should like him instead of the wise man.
(d) Once there was a foolish king who had a white
horse.
(e) His daughter advised him to go to the king and
begged seven years to teach the horse.
(f) The king also had a wise friend whom everyone
liked.
(g) When he reached home, he told everything to
his daughter.
(h) One
day, he called the wise man and asked him to teach his white horse to speak.
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Self Practice |
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Part
B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on 'Dengue'. 10
(a) What
is dengue? (b) Where did it originate from? (c) What are the causes of this
deadly disease? (d) How can it be tackled? (e) How social awareness can play a
significant role in curbing it?
9. Read the beginning of a story. Write at least ten new sentences
to complet the story. Give a suitable title to it. 10
A woman named Meherjan once lived with
her family by the riverside. She had everything— land, cattle, garden and a
nice brick-built house. During the last monsoon, a river erosion had taken away
all of her properties. Now, she lives ................................
10. Write an email to your friend describing the importance of learning
English. 10
11. Write a dialogue between you and your friends on the merits and
demerits of using social media. 10
12. The following pie chart shows a Karim's obtained marks in different
subjects. Describe the chart in your own words. 10
Marks in different subjects
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