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-37
HSC English First Paper
Question with Answer pdf download
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.
..............One of the sources of water in our country are the rivers. Rivers are everywhere in our life, literature, economy and culture. But are the rivers in good shape? Unfortunately, they are not. A few are already dead and several are going through the pangs of death. The river Buriganga is an example of a dying river. A report published in the Daily Sun describes what has happened to the river Buriganga and why. Its water is polluted and a perpetual stench fills the air around it. But that is not what it was like before.
The report says that the river had a glorious past. Once it was a tributary of the mighty Ganges and flowed into the Bay of Bengal through the river Dhaleshwari. Gradually, it lost its link with the Ganges and got the name Buriganga. The Mughals marveled at the tide level of the Buriganga and founded their capital Jahangirnagar on its banks in 1610. The river supplied drinking water and supported trade and commerce. Jahangirnagar was renamed Dhaka which grew into a heavily populated city with a chronic shortage of space.
The city paid back the bounty of the river by sucking life out of it! According to newspaper report, the Buriganga is dying because of pollution. Huge quantities of toxic chemicals and wastes from mills and factories, hospitals and clinics and households and other establishments are dumped into the river every day. The city of Dhaka discharges about 4500 tons of solid waste every day and most of it is directly released into the Buriganga. According to the Department of the Environment (DoE), 20,000 tons of tannery waste, including some highly toxic materials, are released into the river every day. Experts identified nine industrial areas in and around the capital city as the primary sources of river pollution: Tongi, Tejgaon, Hazaribagh, Tarabo, Narayanganj, Savar, Gazipur, Dhaka Export Processing Zone and Ghorashal.
The river would need a monster's stomach to digest all the wastes mentioned above. There is a limit up to which it can put up with its cruel and thoughtless treatment. We the humans have successfully killed one of our rivers. There are other rivers in the country that are being subjected to similar thoughtless treatment. Unless we take care of our rivers there may come a time when we will cry 'water, water' and find it nowhere.
[Unit-8; Lesson-1]
[DB '17; JB '17; BB '17; Rajshahi Cadet College- '16; Shamsul Hoque Khan School & College, Dhaka- '16; Cox's Bazar Govt. College- '16; Dinajpur Govt. Women's College- '16; Dania University College, Dhaka- '16]
বাংলা অনুবাদঃ
.................আমাদের দেশের পানির অন্যতম উৎস হচ্ছে নদী। নদী আমাদের জীবন, সাহিত্য, অর্থনীতি এবং সংস্কৃতির সর্বত্রই বিরাজমান। কিন্তু নদীগুলো কি ভালো অবস্থায়/ আকৃতিতে আছে? দুর্ভাগ্যবশত তা নেই। কিছু নদী ইতোমধ্যে মৃত এবং অনেক নদী মৃত্যু যন্ত্রণার মধ্য দিয়ে চলছে। বুড়িগঙ্গা নদী একটা মৃত প্রায় নদীর উদাহরণ। ডেইলি সান পত্রিকায় প্রকাশিত এক প্রতিবেদনে বুড়িগঙ্গা নদীর এমন দশা কেন হয়েছে তার বর্ণনা দিয়েছে। এর পানি দূষিত এবং একটা অন্তহীন দুর্গন্ধে এর চারিদিকের বাতাসপূর্ণ। কিন্তু এটা আগে যেমন ছিল তার মত নয়।
প্রতিবেদনে বলা হয়েছে যে নদীটির একটি গৌরবময় অতীত ছিল। একসময় এটা প্রমত্তা গঙ্গার শাখানদী ছিল এবং ধলেশ্বরী নদীর মাধ্যমে বঙ্গোপসাগরে প্রবাহিত হত। ধীরে ধীরে এটা গঙ্গানদীর সংগে সংযোগ হারিয়ে ফেলে এবং বুড়িগঙ্গা নাম ধারণ করে। মুঘলরা বুড়িগঙ্গার জোয়ার ভাটার উচ্চতায় বিস্মিত হতেন এবং ১৬১০ সালে তারা এর তীরে তাদের রাজধানী জাহাঙ্গীরনগর প্রতিষ্ঠা করেন। নদীটি পানীয় জল সরবরাহ এবং ব্যবসা বাণিজ্যে সহায়তা করত। জাহাঙ্গীরনগরের পুনঃনামকরণ ঢাকা করা হয়েছিল যা তীব্র স্থানাভাবে মারাত্মক জনবহুল নগরীতে পরিণত হয়েছে।
নদীটির জীবন শোষণ করে নগরী তার প্রাচুর্যের ঋণ পরিশোধ করেছে! সংবাদপত্রের প্রতিবেদন অনুযায়ী, দূষণের কারণে বুড়িগঙ্গা মরে যাচ্ছে। বিশাল পরিমাণে বিষাক্ত রাসায়নিক দ্রব্যাদি এবং কল-কারখানা, হাসপাতাল, ক্লিনিক, ঘরবাড়ি ও অন্যান্য স্থাপনা হতে বর্জ্য পদার্থ প্রত্যেকদিন নদীতে ফেলা হয়। ঢাকা শহর প্রত্যেকদিন প্রায় ৪৫০০ টন কঠিন বর্জ্য ত্যাগ করে এবং এর অধিকাংশই সরাসরি বুড়িগঙ্গা নদীতে ফেলা হয়। পরিবেশ অধিদপ্তরের মতে, কিছু অতি মাত্রায় বিষাক্ত পদার্থসহ ২০,০০০ টন ট্যানারি বর্জ্য প্রত্যেকদিন নদীতে ফেলা হয়। বিশেষজ্ঞগণ রাজধানীর ভিতরে ও আশেপাশের টঙ্গী, তেজগাঁও, হাজারিবাগ, তারাব, নারায়ণগঞ্জ, সাভার, গাজীপুর, ঢাকা রপ্তানী প্রক্রিয়াজাত অঞ্চল এবং ঘোড়াশালকে নদী দূষণের প্রাথমিক উৎস হিসেবে চিহ্নিত করেছেন।
উপরে উল্লেখিত সমস্ত বর্জ্য হজম করতে নদীটির একটা দৈত্যের পাকস্থলি প্রয়োজন হবে। এটা এই নিষ্ঠুর ও বিবেচনাহীন আচরণ কতটুকু সহ্য করতে পারে তার একটা সীমা আছে। আমরা মানুষেরাই সফলভাবে আমাদের একটি নদীকে মেরে ফেলেছি। দেশে অন্যান্য নদীগুলোও অনুরূপ বিবেচনাহীন আচরনের শিকার হতে যাচ্ছে। যদি আমরা আমদের নদীগুলোর যত্ন না নেই তাহলে একটা সময় আসবে যখন আমরা পানি, পানি বলে চিৎকার করব কিন্তু কোথাও পানি পাব না।
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1☓5 = 5
(a) The word 'tributary' refers to —. [DB '17]
(i) fountain (ii) territory (iii) stream (iv) kingdom
(b) The Buriganga water fills the air with —. [DB '17]
(i) aroma (ii) fragrance (iii) stink (iv) scent
(c) — founded their capital on the bank of the Buriganga. [DB '17]
(i) The British (ii) The Mughals (iii) The Indians (iv) The Bangladeshi
(d) Which of the following statements is false? [DB '17]
(i) Buriganga is a river (ii) Our rivers are not in a good shape
(iii) Jahangirnagar was once called Dhaka (iv) Water is being contaminated
(e) The best synonym of 'toxic' is —. [DB '17]
(i) Poisonous (ii) Hygienic (iii) Healthy (iv) Useful
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) What could be the closest meaning for 'shape'? [JB '17]
(i) Condition (ii) Form (iii) Model (iv) Body
(g) Which one of the following statements is false? [JB '17]
(i) The rivers are the only sources of water in our country.
(ii) The tide-level of the Buriganga was surprising.
(iii) It was connected with the river Dhaleshwari.
(iv) The humans are responsible for pollution.
(h) How are the rivers related to 'literature'? They are related to "literature' as they —. [JB '17]
(i) are being polluted
(ii) are a very important water source
(iii) can inspire the poets, novelists, etc.
(iv) constitute two-thirds of our country
(i) Buriganga is on deathbed due to —. [JB '17]
(i) water vehicles (ii) pollutions
(iii) the Mughals (iv) the report published in the newspaper
(j) The Buriganga — the Ganges. [JB '17]
(i) has a link with (ii) has nothing to do with
(iii) was a branch of (iv) was once called
(k) The word 'tributary' mentioned in the passage means. [BB '17]
(i) rivulet (ii) lake (iii) pond (iv) estuary
(l) The word 'marvelled' mentioned in the passage means. [BB '17]
(i) offended (ii) grief-stricken (iii) overwhelmed (iv) hurt
(m) The word 'toxic' mentioned in the passage means. [BB '17]
(i) tasty (ii) healthy (iii) moderate (iv) poisonous
(n) How did Dhaka city pay back the bounty of the river? [BB '17]
(i) By cleaning the river (ii) By polluting the river
(iii) By purifying its water (iv) By making it glorious
(o) The word 'identified' in the passage means. [BB '17]
(i) excluded (ii) traced out (iii) carried out (iv) teased
(p) Water of the river Buriganga is —.
(i) fresh (ii) polluted (iii) clean (iv) safe
(q) The word in the passage 'discharge' means —.
(i) include (ii) attach (iii) release (iv) fill
(r) What do you understand by "dying river"?
(i) the river which is dead (ii) the river which is endangered
(iii) the river which is alive (iv) all of the above statements
(s) Buriganga river's past was —.
(i) splendid (ii) stigmatic (iii) disgraceful (iv) majestic
(t) Which are mostly responsible for river pollution?
(i) residential area (ii) commercial area
(iii) non-residential area (iv) manufacturing area
(u) Which are the industrial area from the following?
(i) Tarabo, Tongi, Mohakhali (ii) Uttara, Savar, Tongi
(iii) Dhaka EPZ, Tongi, Narayagonj (iv) Both (i) and (iii)
(v) The Dhaka city discharges solid waste —.
(i) constantly (ii) occasionally (iii) rarely (iv) seldom
(w) The Dhaka city discharges — of solid waste everyday.
(i) 4500 kg (ii) 4500 tons (iii) 20,000 tons (iv) 20,000 kg
(x) Our treatment towards the rivers is —.
(i) cruel (ii) thoughtless (iii) soft (iv) both (i) and (ii)
(y) — throw toxic chemicals and wastes into the rivers.
(i) Schools and colleges (ii) Colleges and factories
(iii) Factories and mills (iv) Schools and factories
(z) In the passage "commerce" refers to —.
(i) business studies (ii) business (iii) market (iv) traffic
(aa) Which word is close to "bounty"?
(i) benevolence (ii) adversity (iii) malevolence (iv) charity
(bb) The word "chronic" is used in the passage as —.
(i) incurable (ii) curable (iii) acute (iv) much
(cc) "Tannery" is related to —.
(i) river (ii) chemical (iii) skin (iv) water
(dd) The word "thoughtless" refers to —.
(i) negligence (ii) unwise (iii) careful (iv) heedful
(ee) The word 'toxic' refers to —.
(i) venom (ii) antidote (iii) preventive (iv) veto
(ff) In the passage 'stench' means —.
(i) perfume (ii) niff (iii) aroma (iv) scent
(gg) "Jahangirnagar was renamed Dhaka ....". What does it indicate?
(i) previous name of Dhaka (ii) previous name of Jahangirnagar
(iii) past name of Dhaka (iv) all of the above
Answer (A):
(a) (iii) stream (b) (iii) stink (c) (ii) The Mughals (d) iii) Jahangirnagar was once called Dhaka (e) (i) Poisonous (f) (iii) form (g) (i) The rivers are the only sources of water in our country (h) (iii) can inspire the poets, novelists etc. (i) (ii) pollutions (j) (iii) was a branch of (k) (i) rivulet (l) (iii) overwhelmed (m) (iv) poisonous (n) (ii) By polluting the river (o) (ii) traced out (p) (ii) polluted (q) (iii) release (r) (ii) the river which is endangered (s) (iv) majestic (t) (iv) manufacturing area (u) (iii) Dhaka EPZ, Tongi, Narayangonj (v) (i) constantly (w) (ii) 4500 tons (x) (iv) both (i) and (ii) (y) (iii) Factories and mills (z) (ii) business (aa) (i) benevolence (bb) (iv) much (cc) (iii) skin (dd) (ii) unwise (ee) (i) venom (ff) (ii) niff (gg) (i) previous name of Dhaka
B. Answer the following questions. 2☓5 = 10
(a) What do you think is the condition of the rivers of our country? [DB '17]
(b) What is the commercial value of the river Buriganga? [DB '17]
(c) Why is the Buriganga described as an example of a dying river? Give reasons for your answer.
[DB '17]
(d) How is the Buriganga polluted? [DB '17]
(e) What did the Mughals marvel at? What was the outcome of it? [DB '17]
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) Do you think rivers attract people to urbanization? How? [JB '17]
(g) In what sense rivers are going through the pangs of death? [JB '17]
(h) What should we do to bring back the glorious past of the rivers? [JB '17]
(i) Do you think industrialization is responsible for river pollution? [JB '17]
(j) We, the people are responsible for the catastrophe of our rivers. Do you agree? Why/why not?
[JB '17]
(k) According to the passage, what happened in the year 1610 ? [BB '17]
(l) What, according to the experts, are the primary sources of river pollution in and around Dhaka city? [BB '17]
(m) What amount of solid waste is produced in Dhaka city and where does it go? [BB '17]
(n) What does DoE say? [BB '17]
(o) What may happen if we do not take care of our rivers? [BB '17]
(p) Describe the present condition of the river Buriganga.
(q) How did Buriganga get its name?
(r) What do the experts identify as the primary sources of river pollution?
(s) What will happen if we do not take care of our rivers?
(t) Describe some measures to save our rivers.
Answer (B):
(a) The present condition of the river Buriganga is very deplorable. It is dying and being polluted seriously by toxic industrial wastes from mills and factories.
(b) The river Buriganga has a great commercial value. Many industrial areas are founded on the banks of the river and they contribute to our national economy.
(c) The Buriganga is descrided as an example of dying river because of pollution. Once the river had a link with the Bay of Bengal but with the passage of time it has lost its link. Now, it has become an almost dying river.
(d) The Buriganga is polluted in many ways. Huge quantities of toxic chemicals and wastes from mills and factories, hospitals and clinics and households and other establishments are dumped into the river everyday that pollute the water of river Buriganga.
(e) The Mughals marvelled at the tide level of the Buriganga. In 1610, they founded their capital, Jahangirnagar on its banks.
(f) Yes, I think that rivers attract people to urbanization. Rivers are the easy way of communication and necessary for trade and commerce. For this reason, many industrial areas and town are founded on the banks of the rivers.
(g) Rivers are losing their depth and wideth because of pollutions and the lack of proper supervision. This is why, some rivers are already dead and some of them are going through the pangs of death.
(h) We should dredge our rivers properly and regularly and keep them free of pollution to bring back the glorious past of the rivers.
(i) Yes, I think that industrialization is responsible for river pollution. But human beings are mainly responsible for river pollution.
(j) Yes, I do agree. We, the people, do many unwise things. Everyday huge quantities of toxic chemicals and wastes from mills and factories, hospitals, clinics and households and other establishments are dumped into the river. Thus our rivers become polluted.
(k) In 1610, the Mughals marveled at the tide level the Buriganga and founded their capital Jahangirnagar on its bank.
(l) According to the experts there are nine industrial areas in and around Dhaka city and these areas are the primary sources of river pollution. The areas are: Tongi, Tejgao, Hazaribagh, Tarabo, Narayanganj, Savar, Gazipur, Dhaka Export Processing Zone and Ghorashal.
(m) Everyday about 4500 tons of solid waste is produced in Dhaka city. This huge amount of solid waste directly goes into the Buriganga.
(n) Department of the Environment (DoE) says that 20,000 of tannery waste, including some highly toxic materials are released into the river Buriganga everyday.
(o) In our country there are so many other rivers that are getting similar treatment like the Buriganga. If we don’t take care of these rivers, there may come a time when we will cry ‘water’, ‘water’ and find water nowhere.
(p) The present condition of the river Buriganga is very deplorable. It is dying and being polluted seriously by toxic industrial wastes from mills and factories.
(q) Buriganga got its name when it gradually lost its link with the Ganges.
(r) The experts identify nine industrial areas in and around the capital city as the primary sources of river pollution. They are Tongi, Tejgaon, Hazaribagh, Tarabo, Narayanganj, Savar, Gazipur, Dhaka Export Processing Zone and Ghorashal.
(s) If we do not take care of our rivers, there may come a time when we will cry 'water' 'water' but find it nowhere.
(t) Two types of measures can be taken to save our rivers. Firstly, dumping wastes into rivers has to be stopped. Secondly, the polluted rivers are to be treated and dredged.
2. Read the above text and make a flow chart showing the past and present condition of the river Buriganga. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. Having a glorious past → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
Answer (2):
A flow chart showing the past and present condition of the river Buriganga is given below.
1. Having a glorious past → 2. Having a high tide level → 3. Marveling the Mughals → 4. Discharging of toxic chemicals → 5. Mixing of human, household and industrial wastes → 6. Dying out day by day
3. Write a summary of the above text. 10
Answer (3):
This lesson portrays the unexpected condition of our water sources. Once, our rivers and canals were filled with water. People easily found fishes of different species. Besides, our rivers were pollution free. People could use water for cultivation, drinking, cooking. But today, the rivers are polluted. Toxic chemicals, human waste, food waste, factory waste mix in the rivers. As a result, the water become totally unusable. The Buriganga is a perfect example of this condition. Unless we take care of our rivers, there may come a time when we will cry ‘water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink’.
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
bride even uninformed must always house
it birth parents maternal to dowry
After marriage, a girl usually drops out of school. She begins to work in in-laws' (a) ––where she is marginalized. In Bangladesh, (b) ––is still prevalent. This dowry demand (c) ––continues after wedding and the bride’s (d) ––have to pay dowry or she (e) ––suffer indescribable torture. She becomes victim (f) ––all forms of abuse. An adolescent (g) ––has risks during pregnancy and child (h) ––. Most brides and their relatives are (i) ––of reproductive health and contraception. The (j) ––mortality rate for adolescents is threatening.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1☓10 = 10
Craftwork is an applied form of art. There are (a) ––kinds of craftworks such as wood craft, (b) ––, pottery, embroidery and etc. Wood craft is (c) ––artistic work which is designed on wood (d) ––made by woods. It includes all kinds (e) ––designs, statues, shapes etc. Many people in (f) ––country are engaged in producing wooden goods. (g) ––products are made for both aesthetic beauty (h) ––practical use. This artistic work is a (i) ––of our social and cultural heritage. In (j) ––spheres of our life, we use these products.
6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 10
(a) The another name of Kuakata is Sagar Kannya.
(b) It is also a holy place for the Hindus and Buddhists.
(c) Above all, tourists are so much attracted visiting Kuakata.
(d) It is a place of scenic natural beauty.
(e) It has sandy beaches, blue sky and the Shimmering expanse of the Bay of Bengal.
(f) Thousands of devotees come here to celebrate two festivals.
(g) The lines of coconut trees add to the vibrant colours of Kuakata.
(h) It is a safe home of migratory winter birds.
(i) The indigenous culture of the Rakhaine community and hundred year old Buddhist temples indicate the age-old tradition and cultural heritage of this area.
(j) Fishing boats with colourful sails ply in the Bay of Bengal.
Part-II: Writing Test (40 Marks)
7. Write a paragraph on "Dream" in about 200 words based on the answers to the following questions. 10
(a) What is dream? (b) How many types of dreams are there in our life? (c) Which dream is dangerous? (d) What are the benefits of dreaming? (e) Do you have any dream in life?
8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. 7
It was twenty years ago when I was living in an apartment overlooking a cemetery. I was just living from hand to mouth. At that time a lady wrote a letter to me................
9. Write an e-mail to a friend describing how you celebrated the previous Pohela Baishakh. 5
10. The chart/graph below shows the gradual rise in the internet users in Bangladesh. Now, write a paragraph analyzing the graph and give a suitable title to it. 10
11. Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words). 8
O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being,
Thou from whose unseen presence the leaves dead
Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,
Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,
Pestilence-stricken multitudes; O thou,
Who chariotest to their dark wintry bed
The winged seeds, where they lie cold and low. Each like a corpse within its grave, until
Thine azure sister of the Spring shall blow
Her clarion o'er the dreaming earth, and fill
(Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air)
With living hues and odours plain and hill;
Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere;
Destroyer and preserver; hear, oh, hear!
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