প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থী বন্ধুরা, NCTB প্রণীত সর্বশেষ প্রশ্নকাঠামো ও মানবণ্টন অনুযায়ী ১, ২ ও ৩ নং প্রশ্নের জন্য পরীক্ষায় ৩টি Seen Passage থাকবে। সুতরাং পরীক্ষায় একই Passage ১নং বা ২নং বা ৩নং প্রশ্নের জন্য Set করা হতে পারে। তাই অনুশীলনের সুবিধার্থে বিশেষজ্ঞ শিক্ষকগণ ও মাস্টার ট্রেইনারদের পরামর্শ অনুযায়ী একই Passage এর অধীনে ১, ২ ও ৩ নং এর ওপর প্রশ্ন প্রদান করা হল। এগুলো নিয়মিত অনুশীলন করলে উপকৃত হবে, ইনশাআল্লাহ।
Model Test-18
HSC English First Paper
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Time: 3 hours Full Marks:100
[N.B. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.]
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Part-I: Reading Test (60 Marks)
1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.
Children must pass through several stages in their lives to become adults. For most people, there are four or five such stages of growth where they learn certain things: infancy (birth to age 2), early childhood (3 to 8 years), later childhood (9 to 12 years) and adolescence (13 to 18 years). Persons 18 and over are considered adults in our society. Of course, there are some who will try to act older than their years. But, for the most part, most individuals have to go through these stages irrespective of their economic or social status.
World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies adolescence as the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood. This phase represents one of the critical transitions in one's life span and is characterised by fast paced growth and change which are second only to those at infancy. Biological processes drive many aspects of this growth and development with the onset of puberty marking the passage from childhood to adolescence. The biological determinants of adolescence are fairly universal; however, the duration and defining characteristics of this period may vary across time, cultures, and socio-economic situations. This period has seen many changes over the past century-puberty for example, comes earlier than before, people marry late, and their sexual attitudes and behaviours are different from their grandparents, or even parents. Among the factors responsible for the change are education, urbanization and spread of global communication.
The time of adolescence is a period of preparation for adulthood during which one experiences several key developments. Besides physical and sexual maturation, these experiences include movement toward social and economic independence, development of identity, the acquisition of skills needed to carry out adult relationships and roles and the capacity for abstract reasoning. While adolescence is a time of tremendous growth and potential, it is also a time of considerable risk during which social contexts exert powerful influences.
Many adolescents face pressure to use alcohol, cigarettes, or other drugs and to initiate sexual relationships putting themselves at high risk for intentional and unintentional injuries, unintended pregnancies, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Many also experience a wide range of adjustment and mental health problems.
[Unit-5; Lesson-1]
[SB '17; Govt. MM College, Jessore- '16; Baroijahat College, Chittagong- '16; MC College, Sylhet- '16]
বাংলা অনুবাদঃ
প্রাপ্তবয়স্ক হতে শিশুদের অবশ্যই তাদের জীবনে একাধিক পর্যায় অতিক্রম করতে হবে। অধিকাংশ মানুষের ক্ষেত্রে, বেড়ে ওঠার এমন চার বা পাঁচটি পর্যায় রয়েছে, যে পর্যায়গুলোতে তারা বিশেষ কিছু বিষয় শেখে: নবজাতকের পর্যায় (জন্ম থেকে ২ বছর বয়স), শৈশবের প্রথমাবস্থা (৩ থেকে ৮ বছর), শৈশবের পরবর্তী অবস্থা (৯ থেকে ১২ বছর) এবং বয়ঃসন্ধিকাল (১৩ থেকে ১৮ বছর)। আঠারো ও ততোধিক বছর বয়সের ব্যক্তিদের আমাদের দেশে প্রাপ্তবয়স্ক বলে গণ্য করা হয়। অবশ্যই কিছু লোক আছে যারা তাদের বয়সের চেয়ে বেশি বয়সী লোকের মতো আচরণ করার চেষ্টা করবে। কিন্তু অধিকাংশ ক্ষেত্রে অধিকাংশ ব্যক্তিকে তাদের অর্থনৈতিক বা সামাজিক মর্যাদা যাই হোক না কেন, এসব পর্যায়ের মধ্য দিয়ে যেতে হয়।
বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থা (WHO) বয়ঃসন্ধিকালকে মানুষের বেড়ে ওঠার এমন একটি পর্যায় বলে চিহ্নিত করেছে যা শৈশবকালের পর এবং প্রাপ্তবয়স্কতা প্রাপ্তির পূর্বে ঘটে থাকে। এই পর্যায় একজনের জীবনকালে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ পালাবদলগুলোর একটি এবং দ্রুত বৃদ্ধি ও পরিবর্তন দ্বারা চিহ্নিত হয় যার মাত্রা কেবল শৈশবে ঘটা পরিবর্তনের পর সর্বাধিক। জৈবিক প্রক্রিয়াগুলো প্রজনন ক্ষমতা অর্জনের শুরুর দিকে এই দৈহিক বৃদ্ধির বহু দিককে তাড়িত/ প্রভাবিত করে যা একজনের শৈশব থেকে বয়ঃসন্ধিকালে উত্তরণকে চিহ্নিত করে। বয়ঃসন্ধিকালের জৈবিক নির্ণায়কগুলো মোটামুটি সার্বজনীন; যা হোক, এ পর্বের ব্যাপ্তি ও নির্ণায়ক বৈশিষ্ট্যগুলো কাল, সংস্কৃতি ও আর্থসামাজিক পরিস্থিতি ভেদে ভিন্ন হতে পারে। গত শতাব্দী জুড়ে কিশোরদের এ বয়সপর্ব বহু পরিবর্তন দেখেছে- যেমন, এখন মানুষ প্রজননক্ষমতা দ্রুত অর্জন করে, মানুষ দেরিতে বিয়ে করে, আর তাদের যৌনতা সম্পর্কিত দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি ও আচরণ তাদের দাদা-দাদি, এমন কি মা-বাবার থেকে ভিন্ন। এ পবিরর্তনের কারণগুলোর মধ্যে আছে শিক্ষা, নগরায়ণ ও বৈশ্বিক যোগাযোগ বৃদ্ধি।
বয়ঃসন্ধিকাল হচ্ছে প্রাপ্তবয়স্কতা অর্জনের প্রস্তুতির সময় যখন একজন উল্লেখযোগ্য অগ্রগতি লাভ করে। শারীরিক ও যৌন বয়ঃপ্রাপ্তির পাশাপাশি, এসব অভিজ্ঞতার ভেতর রয়েছে সামাজিক ও আর্থিক স্বাধীনতা লাভের জন্য আন্দোলন, পরিচিতির অগ্রগতি, প্রাপ্তবয়স্কদের মধ্যে সম্পর্ক এগিয়ে নিতে প্রয়োজনীয় দক্ষতা অর্জন এবং বিমূর্ত চিন্তার রীতিনীতি ও সক্ষমতা। যখন বয়ঃসন্ধিকাল বিস্ময়কর বৃদ্ধি ও সম্ভাবনার সময়, এটি ব্যাপক ঝুঁকিরও সময় যখন সামাজিক ব্যাপারগুলো শক্ত প্রভাব রাখে।
অনেক তরুণই অ্যালকোহল, সিগারেট কিংবা অন্যান্য মাদকদ্রব্য ব্যবহার করতে এবং যৌন সম্পর্কে জড়িয়ে পড়তে চাপের সম্মুখীন হয় আর সেজন্য তারা ইচ্ছাকৃত ও অনিচ্ছাকৃত আহতাবস্থা, অপরিকল্পিত গর্ভধারণ, এবং যৌন সংক্রমণ, যার ভেতর আছে HIV ইত্যাদিতে নিজেদেরকে ঝুঁকিতে ফেলে দেয়। অনেকে আবার ব্যাপক মাত্রায় মানিয়ে চলা ও মানসিক স্বাস্থ্যগত সমস্যার অভিজ্ঞতা লাভ করে।
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1☓5 = 5
(a) The word 'critical' means -.
(i) easy (ii) noticeable (iii) complex (iv) common
(b) The best synonym of 'occurs' is -.
(i) passes (ii) commits (iii) does (iv) happens
(c) Adolescence is -.
(i) a part of life (ii) last stage for becoming an adult
(iii) a grooming period of life (iv) last stage of life
(d) - is characterized by fast paced growth.
(i) Adolescence (ii) Adulthood
(iii) From 30-40 years (iv) Later childhood
(e) Duration of each stage of human life -.
(i) are static (ii) may vary (iii) is same everywhere (iv) is universal
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) 'Infancy' means —.
(i) early childhood (ii) adolescence (iii) pregnancy (iv) birth to age 2
(g) Early childhood covers —.
(i) birth to age 2 (ii) 3 to 8 years (iii) 9 to 12 years (iv) 13 to 18 years
(h) 'Later childhood' means —.
(i) 13 to 18 years (ii) 9 to 12 years (iii) 3 to 8 years (iv) birth to 2 years
(i) Adolescence covers —.
(i) birth to 2 years (ii) 9 to 12 years (iii) 3 to 8 years (iv) 12 to 18 years
(j) WHO is a/an — organisation.
(i) political (ii) regional (iii) economic (iv) health
(k) Adolescence comes between —.
(i) infancy and childhood (ii) childhood and adulthood
(iii) adulthood and middle age (iv) childhood and teenage
(l) During one's —, one takes preparation for adulthood.
(i) childhood (ii) infancy (iii) adolescence (iv) teenage
(m) Adolescence is a time of —.
(i) illness (ii) growth (iii) decay (iv) break down
(n) The word 'individual' means here —.
(i) unique (ii) person (iii) intelligent (iv) influential
(o) 'Status' means —.
(i) state (ii) static (iii) honour (iv) stunning
(p) The best meaning of 'transition' is —.
(i) transparency (ii) tranquility (iii) change (iv) reform
(q) 'Puberty' means the period of —.
(i) poverty (ii) purity (iii) property (iv) sexual maturation
(r) Here 'tremendous' best means —.
(i) terrifying (ii) tentative (iii) extraordinary (iv) trifling
(s) What does 'potential' mean?
(i) powerful (ii) promising (iii) protective (iv) omnipotent
Answer (A):
(a) (iii) complex (b) (iv) happens (c) (ii) last stage for becoming an adult (d) (i) Adolescence (e) (ii) may vary (f) (iv) birth to age 2 (g) (ii) 3 to 8 years (h) (ii) 9 to 12 years (i) (iv) 13 to 18 years (j) (iv) health (k) (ii) childhood and adulthood (l) (iii) adolescence (m) (ii) growth (n) (ii) person (o) (iii) honour (p) (iii) change (q) (iv) sexual maturation (r) (iii) extraordinary (s) (ii) promising
B. Answer the following questions. 2☓5 = 10
(a) How does World Health Organization (WHO) identify adolescence?
(b) What do most of the people do in the stages of growth?
(c) Who are treated adults in our country?
(d) What special rights can an adult experience?
(e) Why does the duration of adolescence differ in different places?
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) What stages children have to pass before having adulthood?
(g) What is WHO?
(h) What changes have adolescence seen over the past century?
(i) What are the factors responsible for this change?
(j) What developments one experiences during adolescence?
Answer (B):
(a) World Health Organization (WHO) identifies adolescence as the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood.
(b) Most of the people become worried in the stage of growth as many changes take place during the time.
(c) Persons who are over 18 years of age are treated adults in our country.
(d) An adult can experience special treatments from his family members.
(e) The duration of adolescence differs in different places across time, cultures, and socio-economic situations.
(f) Before having adulthood, children have to pass through four stages. They are: infancy, early childhood, later childhood and adolescence.
(g) WHO is a health organisation. Its full name is World Health Organisation. It works to improve public health and to overcome diseases and health problems.
(h) Adolescences have seen some changes over the past century, for example-puberty comes earlier than before, people marry late, and their sexual attitudes and behaviours are different from their forefathers.
(i) The main factors responsible for this change are education, urbanization and spread of global communication.
(j) During adolescence, one experiences some key developments like physical and sexual maturation, movement toward social and economic independence, development of identity, the acquisition of skills to carry out adult relationships and capacity for abstract reasoning.
2. Read the following text and make flowchart showing the major characteristies of adolescence. (No. 1 has been done for you) [SB '17] 2☓5 = 10
1. Physical and sexual maturation → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
Answer (2):
A flow chart showing the major characteristics of adolescence is given below:
1. Physical and sexual maturation → 2. Movement toward social and economic independence → 3. Development of identity → 4. Skills to carry out adult relationships and roles → 5. Capacity for abstract reasoning → 6. Tremendous growth and potential
3. Write a summary of the following text in your own words. 10
Answer (3):
There are four or five stages of people's growth: infancy, early childhood, later childhood, adolescence and adulthood. There are some who try to act like older people. Most people go through these stages irrespective of their economic or social status. WHO identifies adolescence as a period of growth and development. Then puberty marks the passage from childhood to adolescence. Now people's sexual attitudes are changing. Adolescence is marked by physical and sexual maturation and gaining social and economic independence and skills.
4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary. 0.5☓10 = 5
sign generate imply apply interact distinguish remain
apt determine present buy extract appreciate imagine
A craftwork is an (a) — form of art, a social and cultural product reflecting the inclusive nature of folk (b) —. A craftwork, which usually doesn't bear the (c) — of its maker, retains a personal touch. When we look at a thirty year old nakshikantha we wonder at its motifs and designs that point to the artistic ingenuity and the (d) — of the maker in it. The fact that we don't know her name or any other details about her doesn't take anything away from our (e) — of the artist. Indeed, the intimate nature of the kantha and tactile feeling it (f) — animate the work and make it very inviting. A craftwork is shaped by the (g) — of individual creativity and community aesthetics, utility functions and human values. It (h) — by its maker's desire to locate himself or herself in the wider and ever-changing cultural aspirations of the community, and subsequently of the market. But even when the market is an important factor, community aesthetics remains the factor (i) — the form and content of the craftwork. The exquisite terracotta dolls from Dinajpur dating back to early 1940s that form a part of the Bangladesh National Museum's collection mostly (j) — from village fairs by some patron.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1☓10 = 10
Accessibility to higher education (a) — that students get the opportunity to get university education and sufficient support from educational institutions. Increasing enrolment at the secondary and higher secondary level (b) — pressure on higher educational institutions. But due to (c) — capacity, only a small number of students may be (d) — in universities. Thus, each year a large number of students are denied access to higher education. Also, due to poverty and (e) — in educational expenses, students of the lower middle class do not get easy access to higher education. Moreover, those who get places in the universities have limited access to higher education. Moreover, those who get places in the universities have limited access (f) — all kinds of diversified educational facilities relating to their study fields. Only about 12 percent of graduates (g) — higher educational institutions. More than 80 percent of these students are (h) — to NU affiliated colleges. Others are absorbed by the public and private universities. In the last two decades, there (i) — a substantial rise in the number of students in private universities. According to the UGC Annual Report 2010, the number rose (j) — 88,669 in 2005 to 2,00,752 in 2010.
6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 10
(a) The story of Gazi Pir has been preserved in folk literature as well as art and has been performed in indigenous theatre.
(b) According to some stories, he also fought crocodiles who threatened the people of a region full of canals and creeks, indeed, a kind of watery jungle bordering the Bay of Bengal.
(c) He was credited with many miracles.
(d) In fact, some Gazir paat scrolls are part of the collection of the British Museum.
(e) According to some myths and legends, Gazi Pir was a Muslim saint who is said to have spread Islam in the parts of Bengal close to the Sundarbans.
(f) He is usually depicted in paats of scroll paintings riding of fierce-looking Bengal tiger, a snake in his hand, but in no apparent danger.
(g) Consequently, people of these regions would pray to him for protection.
(h) It was also believed that he enabled villagers to live close to forests and jungles and cultivate their lands.
(i) For example, he could supposedly calm dangerous animals and make them docile.
(j) Because of his alert and vigilant presence, all predatory animals were said to have been kept within bounds.
Part-B: Writing Test (40 Marks)
7. Write a paragraph on "Earthquake" in about 200 words based on the answers to the following questions. 10
(a) What is an earthquake? (b) Why does it occur? (c) What are the results of an earthquake? (d) What will be the conditions of our cities in an earthquake? (e) What will you do during a tremor? (f) What type of measures can the government take up to minimize the losses?
8. Complete the following story using your own imagination. 7
Once there was a little boy named Bayazid. One night he was studying by the side of the bed of his mother. His ailing mother was sleeping. All on a sudden, she woke up, raised her head and told her son to give her a glass of water .............
9. Suppose you are Samin/Samina living at Zindabazar, Sylhet and a student of SCHOLARSHOME. Your friend Mahin/ Mahi is a rural student living at Chatak, Sunamganj. He/ She wants to know about the co-curricular activities of your college. Now, write a letter to your friend describing the co-curricular activities of your college. 05
10. The chart below shows the classified production of electricity. Describe the pie chart in your own language. 10
11. Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words). 08
I died for beauty, but was scarce
Adjusted in the tomb.
When one who died for truth was lain
In an adjoining room
He questioned softly why I failed?
'For beauty, 'I replied.
'And I for truth-the two are one.
We brethren are', he said.
And so, as kinsmen met a-night.
We talked between the rooms,
Until the moss had reached our lips.
And covered up our names.