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Patuakhali
Govt. Jubilee High School, Patuakhali Test Examination—2023; English : Paper I |
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Part A :
Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read
the following passage and answer the questions below. [Unit—7; Lesson—1(B)]
Zainul
Abedin (29 December, 1914 – 28 May, 1976) was a Bangladeshi painter. He had an
extraordinary talent and was internationally recognized for his paintings. He
became well known in 1944 through his series of paintings on the great man-made
famine in Bengal during British Colonial rule.
He played a vital role in the art
movement in Bangladesh and was the founding Principal of the Government
Institute of Arts (Now Faculty of Fine Arts) at University of Dhaka. His paintings
on Bengal Famine are considered as his most characteristic works. His homeland
honoured him with the title 'Shilpacharya', or the great teacher of arts for
his artistic and visionary qualities. He was a pioneer of the modern art
movement and was rightly considered as the founding father of Bangladeshi
modern arts.
Abedin
was born on 29 December 1914. He spent most of his childhood near the scenic
banks of the Brahmaputra River. The river and the open nature inspired him from
his early life. The Brahmaputra later appeared in many of his paintings and
remained a great source of inspiration throughout his career. As his tribute to
the river Brahmaputra, he drew a series of water colour paintings in this
regard. This helped him earn Governor's Gold Medal in All India Exhibition in
1938. This was the first time when he came under spotlight and this award gave
Abedin the confidence to create his own visual style.
1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) Which of the following has the closest
meaning of the word 'recognize'?
(i)
deny (ii)
acknowledge (iii) ignore (iv) overlook
(b) The previous name of Faculty of Fine Arts of
Dhaka University was ——.
(i)
Government Art College (ii)
Government Institute of Arts
(iii)
College of Fine Arts (iv)
School of Fine Arts
(c) What does the word 'vital' in the 1st line
of 2nd para mean?
(i)
daring (ii) very
important (iii) courageous (iv) inspiring
(d) Zainul Abedin First came under the spotlight
in ——.
(i)
1944 (ii) 1928 (iii) 1914 (iv) 1938
(e) Which of the following statements is true
about Zainul Abedin?
(i)
He was averse to painting. (ii)
He ridiculed painting.
(iii)
He had zest for painting. (iv)
None of the above.
(f) Zainul showed his gratitude to the river
Brahmaputra ——.
(i)
through his famine sketches
(ii)
through his exhibitions on its bank
(iii)
through his series of exhibitions
(iv)
through a series of water colour paintings
(g) What is the main theme of the passage?
(i)
Zainul's birth and education
(ii)
Zainul's career as an artist
(iii)
Zainul's famine sketches
(iv)
Zainul's contribution to Bangladeshi modern arts
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) What is the lifespan of Zainul Abedin?
(b) How did he become widely known?
(c) What was the role of the river Brahmaputra
in his life?
(d) Why is he considered as the founding father
of Bangladeshi modern arts?
(e) What helped him create his own visual style?
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
As
human beings, we have ability to bring about a great change in our social,
national and international life. But we cannot change everything. For example,
human can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the
sun. But they control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its
effect on the atmosphere. It is a matter of great sorrow that 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.
Humans are (a) —— for the
increasing amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the (b) —— coal,
mineral oil and gas are burned to get (c) ——. But all these things being burnt
release carbon dioxide into the air. Moreover, people cut the forests (d) ——
absorb carbon dioxide and supply (e) ——.
Read
the following passage to answer the questions 4 and 5.
William
Wordsworth was born in 1770 at Cockermouth. He went to St. John's College,
Cambridge in 1787. He was attracted by the French Revolution, lived for some
while in France returning in 1792. Subsequently he settled down with his sister
Dorothy and Coleridge at Alfoxden. He published Lyrical Ballads in 1798. He
married in 1802. He was appointed in a sinecure office in 1813. In 1814, he
published his largest poem 'The Excursion'. For the last fifty years of his
life, he lived first at Dove Cottage, Grasmere and finally at Rydal Mount. Many
of his sonnets were written during the years of 1820-1835. He died in 1850.
4. Complete the table below with information of
the passage. 1´5=5
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Who/What |
Activities/Events |
Place/Whom |
Year/Time |
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William
Wordsworth |
(i)
............... |
(ii)
.............. |
in
1770 |
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(iii)
.............. |
was
published |
by
Wordsworth |
in
1814 |
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He |
was
appointed |
(iv)
.............. |
(v)
.............. |
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) Tolerance is not only an abstract virtue |
(i) give and take is a necessary capacity |
(i) and co-operation with others in society |
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(b) Man, being a social being |
(ii) is a social virtue which is opposed |
(ii) for compromise |
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(c) In such a process |
(iii) but also a considerable influence |
(iii) to dogmatism and dictatorship |
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(d) We cannot persuade others unless |
(iv) we ourselves are at the same time ready to be |
(iv) in the current affairs of life |
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(e) It is thus seen that tolerance |
(v) has to live in a spirit of harmony |
(v) persuaded by practising sweet and reasonableness |
7. Put the
following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the
corresponding numbers of the sentences needed to be written. 1´8=8
(a) Of Shakespeare’s education little is known.
(b) He went to London in about 1587 and joined
Burbages Company of actors.
(c) William Shakespeare was born on April 23,
1564 in Stratford-on-Avon.
(d) When he was 14, his father lost his property
and fell into debt.
(e) His father John Shakespeare was a farmer’s
son and his mother Mary Arden was the daughter of a prosperous farmer.
(f) In 1582, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway
who was eight years older than he.
(g) He died on the anniversary of his birth
April 23, 1616.
(h) His real teachers were the men and women and
the natural influences which surrounded him in Stratford.
Part
B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on 'Traffic
Jam'. 10
(a)
What do you mean by traffic jam? (b) What are the causes of traffic jam? (c)
What are the effects of traffic jam? (d) When does it occur more? (e) Who are
the worst sufferers for traffic jam? (f) How can we remove it?
9. Read the
beginning of the story given below. And add at least ten new sentences to
complete it. Give a suitable title to it. 10
Once upon a time, there was a boy
named Mamun. He was a student of class 10. One day, while he was returning from
school, he found a purse on the road. As he was honest ............
10. The graph
below shows the literacy rate of Bangladesh from 1995 to 2010. Now, describe
the graph in your own words. You should highlight and summarize the information
given in the graph. 10
11. Imagine, you are Mahmud and you have a friend
named Maruf. Now, frame a dialogue between you and your friend about the uses
of abuses of Facebook. 10
12. Suppose, you are Muktasin. You have a friend
named Mahdi of 24, Mirpur Road, Dhaka. Now, write a letter to your friend
describing the first experience of your train journey that you have recently
gathered. 10
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