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Ispahani Public School & College,
Chattogram Test
Examination—2023; English : Paper I |
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Part A : Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read
the passage. Then answer the questions below (1—2). [Unit-10; Lesson - 4 (B)]
Zahir
Raihan was one of the most talented film makers in Bangladesh. He was born on
19 August 1935 in the village Majupur in Feni district. He was an active worker
of the Language Movement. He was one of the ten students to go out in a
procession on February 21, 1952 despite a ban on such activities. As a result,
he and many others were arrested and taken to prison. Zahir was also present at
the historical meeting of Amtala on 21 February 1952. He also took part in the
Mass Movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined the Liberation War.
All through his life, Zahir dreamt for a democratic
society, a society that will ensure freedom of speech and will. He had many
dreams about our film industry too. He made a legendary film Jibon Theke
Neya based on the Language Movement of 1952. It was a revolt against the
then autocratic government. The family presented in that film was a miniature
East Pakistan ruled by an autocrat who had to go to the prison for her
conspiracy. During the Liberation War this film was shown outside Bangladesh.
Critics like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, and Ritwik Ghatak appreciated this film.
Zahir gave all his money to the Freedom Fighters' trust that he got from his
film shows. Besides, his great documentary on Pakistan atrocities, Stop
Genocide, helped create world sentiment in favour of our Liberation War. On 30
December 1971, someone informed Zahir about an address somewhere at Mirpur,
where he might find his brother, the famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser.
Shahidullah was captured and killed by the Pakistani army and the local
collaborators during the last days of the war. Accordingly, Zahir left home to
get his brother back and he never returned. Zahir's dream was fulfilled. He
could see the inception of a free independent Bangladesh though he did not get
back his brother. And it's a pity that this dreamer was missing at such a time
when his dream came true.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) Which of the following has the closest
meaning of the word 'atrocities' used in the passage?
(i) geniality (ii) civility (iii) asperity (iv) cruelty
(b) Serveral
critics praised Zahir for his ——.
(i) contribution to Language
Movement (ii) documentary 'Stop
Genocide'
(iii) famous movie 'Jibon Theke
Neya' (iv) contribution to the
War of Liberation
(c) The
text is about ——.
(i) Zahir Raihan's contribution
in Language Movement
(ii) Zahir Raihan's early life
(iii) Zahir Raihan and his
patriotism
(iv) Zahir contribution in film
industry
(d) 'Stop
Genocide' is about ——.
(i) Language Movement (ii) Mass
Movement
(iii) Liberation War (iv)
Cruelty of the then government
(e) What
does the expression 'freedom of speech' mean in the passage?
(i) right to speak against the
government
(ii) right to voice one's opinion
publicly without fear
(iii) right to speak the mother
tongue
(iv) right to speak in the
meeting
(f) Zahir
was the participant of ——.
(i) Language Movement (ii) Mass
Movement
(iii) Liberation War (iv)
All of these
(g) Which
of the following expression describes Zahir best?
(i) language activist (ii)
freedom fighter
(iii) a talented film maker (iv) a great
patriot
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) From
your reading of the passage, describe 21 February of 1952.
(b) Give an
account of the legendary of film 'Jibon Theke Neya' in brief.
(c) What do
you know about Shahidullah Kaiser?
(d) What is
your idea about Zahir's contribution to film?
(e) Do you
think Zahir Raihan was a freedom fighter? Why/why not?
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word
based on the information of the text. [Unit-6;
Lesson -
4 (A)]1´5=5
India is our closest neighbour.
It is the largest among South Asian Countries. India is the world's second most
populous country after China. Its population is around 1.5 billion. New Delhi
is the capital of India and about 13 million people live in the city. India is
a land of ancient civilization. Indian history begins with the birth of the
Indus Valley Civilization and the coming of the Aryans. During this period,
Aryan culture flourished in this part of the world. The fifth century saw the
unification of India under Ashoka, and it is in his time that Buddhism spread
in many parts of Asia. In the eighth century, Islam came to India for the first
time and by the eleventh century it had firmly established itself.
India, our (a) ——
country, is a land of ancient civilization. New Delhi, the capital of India is
a (b) —— city. Indian history (c) —— at the birth of Indus Valley Civilization
and coming of the Aryans. The (d) —— of Aryan culture evolved in India during
this period. After the spread of Buddhism in many parts of Asia, Islam was
first (e) —— in the eighth century.
4. Read the passage on Alessandro Volta. Complete the following
table with the information from the passage. 1´5=5
Alessandro Volta was an Italian
physicist. He is known for the invention of the first battery in 1800. He was
born in Como, Italy on February- 18, 1745. IN 1774, he became a professor of physics
at the Royal School in Como. From 1776-1778, Volta studied the chemistry of
gases. In November 1777, he discovered methane in a lake. In 1779, he became a
professor of experimental physics at the university of Pavia. In 1782, he
travelled France and Germany. In 1794, Volta married an aristocratic lady. In
honour of his work, he was made a count by Napoleon Bonapart in 1801. In 1815,
the emperor of Austria made him the director of philosophical faculty of Padua.
In 1819, he retired and settled in his native town where he died in March 1827.
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Aims |
introducing his invention to the readers |
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Lifespan |
Born in 1745 and died in 1827 after (i) ........... years of his
retirement |
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Who/What |
Event |
Year/Time |
Place/Country |
Work
field |
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Alessandro Volta |
professor |
1774 |
(ii) ............ |
Physics |
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He |
discovered |
(iii) ......... |
methane in a lake |
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He |
joined as a professor |
1779 |
(iv) ............ |
experimental Physics |
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(v) ............ |
made Alessandro Volta director |
1815 |
Padua |
philosophical faculty |
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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) Bangladesh is |
i) who study quakes and |
i) they can provide reliable information about earthquake |
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(b) During recent years quakes |
ii) research, they do not rule out |
ii) make people aware of them |
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(c) There are two schools of experts |
iii) not only experts but also geologists so that |
iii) known to all the people of the country |
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(d) There schools include |
iv) occurred several times |
iv) the possibility of a major quake |
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(e) Though experts do a lot of |
v) in the active earthquake zone which is |
v) in different places |
7. The
following sentences are in wrong order. Write them in correct order. 1´8=8
(a) The astrologer was taken to the place of execution. The king then
asked, "How long would you live?"
(b) Once there was a king who was fond of knowing
his future from the astrologer.
(c) As the astrologer told something unpleasant,
the king got furious and condemned him to death.
(d) With ready wit, he said, "The stars
declare that I'll die only a week before your death. I shall wait to receive
your majesty where you are sending me."
(e) At this, the king turned pale and said,
"Drive this wretch away and let him not come again."
(f) A good astrologer visited the capital of the
king.
(g) He thought that the king would prove him a
liar putting him to death. He then thought for a while for some way of escape.
(h) The king wished to know his future from the
astrologer and so he called him to the palace.
Part
B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Write a paragraph on "Traffic Jam". You should write
about 200 words. 10
9. Read the beginning of a story.
Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story: 10
Once
there was a king who was very fond of gold. Though he had a lot of it, he
wanted more and more ..........
10. The graph below shows the people's changing
attitude to indoor and outdoor games in urban areas of Bangladesh. Describe the
graph in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in
the graph. 10
11. Imagine, you are Rubina of 1717 Broad lane, Chattogram. You have a
pen friend named Jack Hemnings who lives in 15 Park Street, Agra, India. He has
wanted to know about your country and its culture, Now, write an email to your
foreign friend describing our country and its culture. 10
12. Suppose, your name is Pritom/Priyonti and you
read newspaper daily. But your friend named Wasek/Wasfia is reluctant to read
newspaper. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the
importance of reading newspaper daily. 10
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Border Guard Public
School & College, Sylhet Test
Examination—2023; English : Paper I |
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Part A :
Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read
the passage. Then answer the questions below. [Unit-13;
Lesson -
2(B)]
The
advantages of the Internet technology have made it possible to emerge a good
number of web sites to facilitate social relations among people around the
world. These are known as social networking services or social networks. At
present, Facebook is the most popular Google+. Twitter, linkedln, 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 a lot for the users to feel that they
really live in a global village.
Why
are social network 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 Secondly, you can make your personal profile
public before the entire online community. It is like presenting yourself
before the entire world. You can also look into other people's profile if you
are interested. It is simple and easy. Thirdly, social networks allow users to
upload pictures multimedia contents and modify the profile. Some like Facebook
allow users to update their profiles. Fourthly, networks allow users to post
blog entries. User profiles have a section dedicated to comments from friends
and other users. Finally, there are privacy protection measures too. A user
himself or herself decides over the number of visitors viewers and what
information should be shared with others.
1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) What does the expression ‘‘web-based’’ mean?
(i) global communication (ii) internet
technology
(iii) using the World Wide Web (iv) social network
(b) What
does Internet increase?
(i) diplomatic activity (ii) conflict (iii)
social relation (iv)
family relation
(c) Which
one is the most popular?
(i) Linkedln (ii) Google+ (iii) Twitter (iv) Facebook
(d) Users
accounts have —— protection measures.
(i) virus (ii) identify (iii)
personal secrecy (iv) network
(e) How
are social networking services in nature?
(i) networking (ii) web-based (iii) wire based (iv) business-based
(f) Who
are sharing interests?
(i) people of a city (ii)
people of a country
(iii) people of the world (iv) people
of an office
(g) Users
have to pay for ——
(i) Social networks (ii)
their online connection
(iii) multimedia contents (iv) uploading
pictures
2. Answer the following questions in your own words. 2´5=10
(a) Define
social network services.
(b) What has
become practicable by these services?
(c) Why are
the use of social networks increasing rapidly?
(d) What do
people do by these networks?
(e) What are
the merits and demerits of facebook from your point of view?
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word
based on the information of the text. [Unit-5;
Lesson -
3(A)] 1´5=5
Humans can neither change the sun's
radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun. But they can control the
increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere.
Only during the last hundred years the carbon dioxide concentration has been
raised alarmingly in the atmosphere and we humans can be held responsible for
this.
The main cause of the increase in carbon
dioxide level in the atmosphere is the burning of fossil fuels. Since the end
of the 19th century, industrial activities increased repidly giving
rise to many factories. Nowadays, about 85 million barrels of crude oil burned
daily. Every time a fossil raw material is burned, it releases carbon dioxide
into the air. Therefore, it is clear that more and more greenhouse gases like
carbon dioxide are being generated worldwide by humans. Moreover, we are also
strengthen the greenhouse effect by deforestation which means cutting down trees.
Every year enormous areas of forests are destroyed by people to obtain wood and
to clear regions for mining and to create pasture. This loss of the forest
causes dual problems. Trees that are burned up release large volumes of carbon
dioxide gas into the air. On the other hand, an important carbon dioxide
storehouse is destroyed with the forests as forests absorb a lot of carbon
dioxide from the air and deliver oxygen instead.
Human beings are highly responsible for
(a) —— change. They
are (b) —— the environment by (c) —— greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide,
methane. CFC etc. Combustion of coal, burning of (d) —— fuels, deforestation
are the (e) —— causes of pollution.
Read the following text and
answers the question no 4 and 5
Neil Armstrong was an American
astronaut and the first person to walked on the moon. He was also an American
aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. He was
born on August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He earned is flight certificate in
1945 at the age of 15 only. In 1947, at age 17, Armstrong began studying
aeronautical engineering at Purdue University, the USA. He received B.Sc degree
in Aeronautical Engineering in 1955 and he did his M.Sc in Aeronautical
Engineering from the university of Southern California in 1970. In 1958 he was
selected for the U.S Air Force's Man in space programme. He along with his
group, launched the mission to the moon with Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969. He was
the commander of Apollo 11 and four days later they landed on the moon. They
explored the surface and gathered moon rocks for over two hours. The next day
they fired off the surface of the moon.
4. Complete the following table with information from the passage. 1´5=5
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Event/Activity |
Date/Year |
Place/Where |
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Birth of Neil
Armstrong |
5 August |
(i)
............... |
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Received
B.Sc degree |
in 1955 |
(ii)
............... |
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(iii) |
in 1970 |
university
of Southern California |
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They landed
on the moon |
(iv)
............... |
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Started
their return journey |
(v)
............... |
from the
moon |
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 column
‘C’ to write five complete sentences. 1´5=5
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Column A |
Column B |
Column C |
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(a) A
library is a place |
(i) to
enrich |
(i) from
here |
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(b) It is
very useful |
(ii) known
as a |
(ii) types
of books are found |
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(c) It is
very essential |
(iii) where
various |
(iii) store
house of knowledge |
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(d) We can
also |
(iv) borrow
books |
(iv) many
kinds of books there |
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(e) A
library |
(v) we can
read |
(v) our
knowledge |
7. Put the following parts of the story in
correct order to make the whole story. 1´8=8
(a) As a result from his childhood, he studied under a great free
thinker, Plato.
(b) He wanted to be a free thinker.
(c) Aristotle was born in Greece.
(d) Aristotle achieving his academic
qualifications took pen to write on different topics for human civilization.
(e) He also wrote books on Literature, Biology,
Economics, and Comparative Politics.
(f) He was a son of Royal physician.
(g) His father wanted him to be a physician.
(h) Plato taught Aristotle according to his own
way.
Part
B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Write a paragraph on "A School Library" by answering
the following questions: 10
(a)
What is a library?
(b) What is the importance of a school library?
(c) What types of books are available there?
(d) What facilities do you get from there?
(e) What is your opinion about it?
9. Read the beginning of a story and write ten sentences to complete
the story. 10
The
king of lran used to invite the great poet Sheikh Saddi very often to his
court. Once on his way to the king's court the poet took shelter in a noble
man's house for a night. He was then ......
10. The graph shows "The number of Mobile users’ from 2008 to
2013." Describe the graph in 150 words. You should highlight and
summarise the information given in the graph. 10
11. Suppose, you are Mahbub/Mahbuba. You have a friend, named
Habib/Habiba and he/she is studying at Jamalganj Govt. Model High School,
Jamalganj, Sunamganj. He/She wants to know about your preparation of upcoming
SSC examination. Now write a letter describing him/her about your preparation
for the upcoming SSC examination. 10
12. Suppose, you are Asif/Toun. You have a friend,
named Rana/Zeba. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend about the
importance of learning computer. 10
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