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-30
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.
Tertiary education in Bangladesh comprises two categories of institutions: degree awarding universities and college affiliated with the National University (NU). There were only 4 universities in Bangladesh at the time of independence in 1971. All of those universities were publicly financed autonomous entities. At present, there are 35 such universities. Private universities are a relatively new phenomenon in this country. In the early 1990s, the private sector came forward to establish universities. Since then the country has experienced a spectacular growth in private universities-mostly in and around Dhaka and couple of other large cities. At present, there are 79 private universities. The number of colleges providing tertiary level education is around 1,400. Most of them offer BA (pass) education of three year duration; only one-third of them offer B.A (Honors) courses and some offer MA degrees as well. All of these colleges are affiliated with the National University.
Accessibility to higher education implies that students get the opportunity to get university education and sufficient support from educational institutions. Increasing enrolment at the secondary and higher secondary level puts pressure on higher educational institutions. But due to limited capacity, only a small number of students may be enrolled in universities. Thus, each year a large number of students are denied access to higher education. Also, due to poverty and increase 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 avail all kinds of diversified educational facilities relating to their study fields.
Only about 12 percent of graduates enter higher educational institutions. More than 80 percent of these students are admitted to NU affiliated colleges. Others are absorbed by the public and private universities. In the last two decades. there has been a substantial rise in the number of students in private universities. According to the UGC Annual Report 2010, the number rose from 88,669 in 2005 to 2,00,752 in 2010...................
[Unit-6; Lesson-2]
বাংলা অনুবাদঃ
বাংলাদেশে তৃতীয় ধাপের পড়াশোনা দু’ধরনের প্রতিষ্ঠানের সমন্বয়ে অনুষ্ঠিত হয়: ডিগ্রীপ্রদানকারী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়গুলো এবং জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অধিভুক্ত কলেজসমূহ। ১৯৭১ সালে স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধের সময় বাংলাদেশে মাত্র চারটি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ছিল। সেসব বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় স্বায়ত্তশাসিত এবং সরকার অর্থায়ন করেছেন। বর্তমানে এরকম ৩৫টি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় রয়েছে। বেসরকারি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়গুলো এই দেশে তুলনামূলকভাবে এক নতুন ঘটনা। ১৯৯০ সালের শুরুর দিকে ব্যক্তিমালিকানাধীন খাতগুলো বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় প্রতিষ্ঠার জন্য এগিয়ে আসে। তখন থেকে দেশটি বেসরকারি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের দৃষ্টিনন্দন ক্রম-বৃদ্ধির অভিজ্ঞতা অর্জন করেছে- অধিকাংশ ঢাকার ভিতরে বা আশেপাশে অবস্থিত এবং দুএকটি অন্যান্য বড় শহরে অবস্থিত। বর্তমানে ৭৯টি বেসরকারি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় রয়েছে। তৃতীয় ধাপের পড়াশোনার ব্যবস্থা করছে এমন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের সংখ্যা ১৪০০। তাদের বেশির ভাগ তিন বছর মেয়াদী বিএ (পাস) ডিগ্রী প্রদান করে; এদের মধ্যে মাত্র এক-তৃতীয়াংশের মধ্যে বিএ (অনার্স) কোর্স আছে এবং এদের কিছু এম.এ ডিগ্রীও প্রদান করে। এসব কলেজ জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অধিভুক্ত।
উচ্চশিক্ষার দিকে অভিগম্যতা বলতে শিক্ষার্থীদের বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে শিক্ষার সুযোগ ও শিক্ষাপ্রতিষ্ঠান থেকে পর্যাপ্ত সহায়তা পাওয়াকে বুঝায়। মাধ্যমিক ও উচ্চ মাধ্যমিক পর্যায়ে তালিকাভুক্ত শিক্ষার্থীদের সংখ্যা বৃদ্ধি উচ্চশিক্ষার প্রতিষ্ঠানগুলোতে চাপ সৃষ্টি করছে। কিন্তু সীমিত ধারণক্ষমতার কারণে খুব কম সংখ্যক শিক্ষার্থী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে তালিকাভুক্ত হতে পারে। এভাবেই, প্রতি বছর অনেক সংখ্যক শিক্ষার্থীরা উচ্চশিক্ষার সুযোগ থেকে বঞ্চিত হচ্ছে। দারিদ্র্য ও শিক্ষার ব্যয় বৃদ্ধির কারণেও নিæ মধ্যবিত্ত পরিবারের ছেলেমেয়েরা উচ্চশিক্ষার সহজ সুযোগ পায় না। অধিকন্তু যারা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে পড়ার সুযোগ পায়, তারা তাদের লেখাপড়ার বিষয়ের সাথে সম্পৃক্ত বিভিন্ন সুযোগ সুবিধা সীমিতরূপেই পায়।
শুধু ১২ শতাংশ স্নাতক উচ্চশিক্ষার প্রতিষ্ঠানে প্রবেশ করে। তাদের মধ্যে ৮০ শতাংশের বেশি শিক্ষার্থী জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় অধিভুক্ত কলেজগুলোতে ভর্তি হয়। অন্যরা সরকারি ও বেসরকারি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়গুলোতে নিয়োজিত থাকে। গত দুদশকে বেসরকারি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়গুলোতে শিক্ষার্থী সংখ্যা উল্লেখযোগ্য হারে বেড়েছে। ২০১০ সালে ইউজিসি এর বার্ষিক প্রতিবেদন অনুযায়ী ২০০৫ সালে এ সংখ্যা ৮৮,৬৬৯ থেকে বেড়ে ২০১০ সালে ২,০০,৭৫২ এ দাঁড়িয়েছে।..........
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1☓5 = 5
(a) The word 'comprise' refer to —.
(i) reject (ii) consist of (iii) exclude (iv) compass
(b) What is the closest meaning of the phrase 'affiliated with'?
(i) connected (ii) linked (iii) associated with (iv) association
(c) What is the closest meaning of the word 'phenomenon'?
(i) event (ii) normal (iii) wonderful (iv) phenomenal
(d) "In the early 1990s, the private sector came forward to establish universities." What does the sentence mean?
(i) private universities started operating (ii) the idea of private university was introduced
(iii) popularity of private universities (iv) Government established private universities
(e) The word 'tertiary' refers to —.
(i) education of secondary level (ii) education of university level
(iii) education of higher secondary level (iv) education of primary level
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) What percentage of students get opportunities for admission into tertiary education?
(i) 30% (ii) 40% (iii) 15% (iv) 12%
(g) What is the elaboration of 'NU' in the passage?
(i) National Unity (ii) National Utility (iii) National University (iv) National Union
(h) How many universities were there in Bangladesh at the time of independence in 1971?
(i) 10 (ii) 7 (iii) 4 (iv) 9
(i) According to the passage how many private universities are there in Bangladesh at present?
(i) 60 (ii) 58 (iii) 79 (iv) 89
(j) The establishment of private universities are a new —.
(i) invention (ii) achievement (iii) event (iv) technique
(k) There were — universities in Bangladesh at the time of independence in 1971.
(i) four (ii) forty (iii) forty four (iv) none of these
(l) In the last — years, there has been a substantial rise in the number of students in private universities.
(i) 2 (ii) 20 (iii) 200 (iv) 22
(m) In 2005, the number of private university students was —.
(i) 1 Lakh (ii) around 1 Lakh (iii) above 1 Lakh (iv) 2,00,752
(n) The facilities relating to the study fields of students in Bangladeshi universities are —.
(i) strong (ii) available (iii) less (iv) to the number
(o) Educational expenses for higher studies in Bangladesh are —.
(i) high (ii) low (iii) average (iv) free
(p) What is the elaboration of MA?
(i) Major of Accounting (ii) Major in Accounting
(iii) Master of Arts (iv) Master in Arts
Answer (A):
(a) (ii) consist of (b) (iii) associated with (c) (i) event (d) (ii) the idea of private university was introduced (e) (ii) education of university level (f) (iv) 12% (g) (iii) National University (h) (iii) 4 (i) (iii) 79 (j) (iii) event (k) (i) four (l) (ii) 20 (m) (ii) around 1 lakh (n) (iii) less (o) (i) high (p) (iii) Master of Arts
B. Answer the following questions. 2☓5 = 10
(a) What is meant by tertiary education? What percentage of students gets opportunities for admission into tertiary education?
(b) What do you know about the opportunities of higher education in Bangladesh?
(c) Why can't most of the students get admitted in Universities?
(d) How many categories of higher educational institution are there in Bangladesh? What are they?
(e) How many universities were there in Bangladesh at the time of independence war in 1971 and how were they financed?
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) Write about private universities of Bangladesh in 2/3 sentences.
(g) What does accessibility to higher education mean?
(h) Why are a large number of students deprived of higher education?
(i) 'The number of private university should decrease but their quality should increase'- comment on this statement.
(j) Do you think that Bangladeshi universities are playing vital role in case of imparting quality tertiary education?
Answer (B):
(a) Tertiary education means the third level or University level education. Only about 12% of students get opportunities for admission into tertiary education.
(b) Opportunities of higher education in Bangladesh are insufficient due to some limitation. Lack of enough accommodation in proportion to the demand hinders the majority of students' access to higher education. Moreover poverty and high expense also deprive the students of getting higher education.
(c) Most of the students can't get themselves admitted into Universities due to accommodation constraints, poverty and increasing educational expenses.
(d) There are two categories of higher educational institutions in Bangladesh. They are degree awarding universities and colleges under National University.
(e) There were only 4 universities in Bangladesh at the time of independence war in 1971 and all those universities were publicly financed autonomous entities.
(f) In the early 1990s the private sector came forward to establish universities. Since then private universities are working as a new phenomenon in Bangladesh. At present there are 79 private universities in our country but the quality of education is not satisfactory in most of them.
(g) Accessibility to higher education means the opportunity to get university education and sufficient support from educational institution.
(h) A large number of students are deprived of higher education because of limited seats in public universities, poverty and economic insolvency of the middle and lower middle class families to meet the increasing educational expenses in private universities.
(i) Private universities are a relatively new phenomenon in this country. Starting from the 1990s, the number has increased to 79 at present. According to the UGC Annual Report 2010, the private university students number is 2,00,752 but with great astonishment we see that those aren't playing vital role in case of innovation and productivity. Moreover, some private universities only tend to make money, not imparting quality education. As a result, we should increase the education environment there, not the number of universities only.
(j) I think that Bangladeshi universities are not playing vital role in case of imparting quality tertiary education. There were only 4 universities in Bangladesh at the time of independence in 1971. At present the number of both public and private universities has increased a lot. Moreover we have got National University. All these institutions provide tertiary education but with limited facility. Limited access to avail all kinds of diversified educational facilities relating to their study fields hampers the quality education for tertiary level.
2. (i) Read the above text and make a flow chart showing some points about private universities of Bangladesh. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. Relatively new phenomenon → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
❤ Extra Questions:
(ii) Read the text above and make a flow chart showing the drawbacks of public and private universities. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. Less number of public universities → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
Or, Read the above passage and complete the table below with the given information. 1 × 10 = 10
What Activity When/ Where Number
Tertiary education comprising of categories of institutions (i) ..........
University 1971 (ii) ..........
(iii) .......... exist (iv) .......... 35
Private university (v) .......... 1990s
Private university now (vi) ..........
(vii) .......... around 1,400
Graduates (viii) .......... higher education 12%
(ix) .......... admitted (x) .......... 2,00,752
Answer (2):
(i) A flow chart showing some points about private universities of Bangladesh is given below:
1. Relatively new phenomenon → 2. Starting from early 1990s → 3. Having 79 universities in Bangladesh → 4. A substantial rise of students in private universities → 5. Highly expensive education system → 6. Providing limited subject
(ii) A flow chart showing the drawbacks of public and private universities is given below:
1. Less number of public universities → 2. Limited number of seats in public universities → 3. High competition for admission in public universities → 4. Less number of subjects in private universities → 5. Highly expensive → 6. Dearth of highly qualified teachers
Or, (i) 2 (ii) 4 (iii) Public University (iv) at present (v) emerged (vi) 79 (vii) NU affiliated college (viii) enter (ix) Students (x) private university
3. Write a summary of the above text. 10
Answer (3):
Educational institutions for higher education in Bangladesh consist of two groups: degree awarding universities and colleges under National University. At present there are 35 public and 79 private universities. Most students prefer public universities for higher education because of their offering a wide range of subjects. But most of the students fail to get themselves admitted there because of limited capacity. So a large number of students are deprived of the opportunity of receiving education in public universities. About 80% of the students study in private universities and NU affiliated colleges.
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
need win evil impress be won
have decide luxury take live smart
This passage is about Antonio and Bassanio. They (a) — two friends. They (b) — in Venice. Bassanio was a (c) — young man. He liked to lead a (d) — life. This is why, he was always in (e) — of money. Once he fell in love with Portia, a lady of great beauty, wisdom and wealth. He wanted to (f) — her for his wife. He needed some money to (g) — Portia. He asked Antonio to lend him three thousand ducats. But Antonio (h) — such a great sum at the moment. So Antonio (i) — to borrow the money from Shylock, a money lender, offering his ships as a security. Shylock had an (j) — plan and offered the money to them with a condition.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1☓10 = 10
Climate change is one of the most complex challenges of this century which (a) — by most of the countries of the world. With the (b) — of the planet and change in climatic patterns, densely populated countries with long coastal belts like ours are most (c) —. This global warming will cause the rise of sea level and (d) — coastal areas. People will be homeless and become (e) — refugees. These are the reasons for which our Prime Minister has demanded a special (f) — fund for the (g) — of these refugees. It is really alarming that Bangladesh may be the worst victim of climate change. Its huge people living along the coastal line are poverty stricken and (h) —. Besides, all our development activities (i) — to income generation may be (j) — affected by this climate change.
6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 1☓10 = 10
(a) He travelled for more than thirty years visiting many Asian and African countries.
(b) He boarded on a ship for Chittagong. It took him almost six months to reach Chittagong.
(c) Outside the town of Sylhet two persons met him.
(d) Ibn-E-Batuta became very pleased hearing it.
(e) They said that they were sent by Shah Jalal to receive him.
(f) From there he had to walk for another month to reach Sylhet.
(g) Ibn-E-Batuta was a great Muslim explorer.
(h) Once on a voyage to China he lost his way and found himself in the Maldives Islands.
(i) He wrote down all that he saw.
(j) He heard the name of Shah Jalal of Sylhet and decided to visit him.
Part-II: Writing Test (40 Marks)
7. Write a paragraph on Diaspora answering the following questions. Your answer should give as much as detail as possible. 10
(a) What do you understand by "diaspora"? (b) How many diasporas can you find in the history of human civilization? (c) Mention a few of them in brief. (d) What is the main reason behind diaspora? (e) What is your opinion about diaspora?
8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. 7
Once the house of a rich man was infested with rats. The house became like a house of Hamelin. There were rats everywhere. They tore papers, ...........................
9. Suppose, you're Meena. You've booked an air-ticket to visit India. But for some personal problems you want to cancel the booking. Now, write an email to the Director of the Travel Agency to cancel the ticket. 5
10. The graph below shows "The Internet Users" from 2000 to 2009. Describe the graph in at least 80 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the graph. 10
11. Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words). 8
Fair daffodils, we weep to see
You haste away so soon;
As yet the early-rising sun
Has not attained his noon
Stay, stay
Until the hasting day
Has run
But to the even song;
And, having prayed together, we
Will go with you along. We have short time to stay, as you
We have as short a spring;
As quick a growth to meet decay,
As you, or anything.
We die.
As your hours do, and die
Away
Like to the summer's rain,
Or as the pearls of morning's dew,
Ne'er to be found again.
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