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-41
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.
A vast mangrove forest shared by Bangladesh and India that is home to possibly 500 Bengal tigers is being rapidly destroyed by erosion, rising sea levels and storm surges, according to a major study by researchers at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and others.
The Sundarbans forest took the brunt of super cyclone Sidr in 2007, but new satellite studies show that 71% of the forested coastline is retreating by as much as 200 meters a year. If erosion continues at this pace, already threatened tiger populations living in the forests will be put further at risk.
Natalie Pettorelli, one of the report's authors, said: "Coastline retreat is evident everywhere. A continuing rate of retreat would see these parts of the mangrove disappear within 50 years. On the Indian side of the Sundarbans, the island which extends most into the Bay of Bengal has receded by an average of 150 meters a year, with a maximum of just over 200 metres; this would see the disappearance of the island in about 20 years."
The Sundarbans is known for vanishing islands but the scientists said the current retreat of the mangrove forests on the southern coastline is not normal. "The causes for increasing coastline retreat, other than direct anthropogenic ones, include increased frequency of storm surges and other extreme natural events, rises in sea-level and increased salinity which increases the vulnerability of mangroves," said Pettorelli.
"Our results indicate a rapidly retreating coastline that cannot be accounted for by the regular dynamics of the Sundarbans. Degradation is happening fast, weakening this natural shield for India and Bangladesh."
"As human development thrives, and global temperature continues to rise, natural protection from tidal waves and cyclones is being degraded at alarming rates. This will inevitably lead to species loss in this richly biodiverse part of the world, if nothing is done to stop it."
"The Sundarbans is a critical tiger habitat; one of only a handful of remaining forests big enough to hold several hundred tigers. To lose the Sundarbans would be to move a step closer to the extinction of these majestic animals," said ZSL tiger expert Sarah Christie.
[Unit-8; Lesson-4]
[Comilla Cadet College- '16; Viqarunnisa Noon School & College, Dhaka- '16; Bogra Cantonment Public School & College- '16; Chittagong College- '16; Syed Shah Mostafa College, Moulvibazar- '16;]
বাংলা অনুবাদঃ
লন্ডনের জুলজিক্যাল সোসাইটিতে গবেষকদের এক প্রধান গবেষণা অনুসারে বাংলাদেশ ও ভারত কর্তৃক ভাগাভাগি করা এক বিস্তীর্ণ উষ্ণমন্ডলীয় বনাঞ্চল সম্ভাব্য ৫০০ বেঙ্গল টাইগারের বাসস্থান যা ক্ষয়সাধন, সমুদ্রের উচ্চতাবৃদ্ধি এবং প্রবল ঝড়ের দ্বারা দ্রুত ধ্বংস হয়ে যাচ্ছে।
সুন্দরবনের বনাঞ্চল ২০০৭ সালের অতিমাত্রায় ঘুর্ণিঝড় সিডরের আক্রমণের প্রধান ধকল সামলিয়েছিল, কিন্তু নতুন উপগ্রহ গবেষণায় দেখা যায় যে বনাঞ্চলের উপকূল রেখার ৭১% প্রতি বছর প্রায় ২০০ মিটার পিছিয়ে যাচ্ছে। যদি এই বেগবান ক্ষয়সাধন চলতে থাকে তাহলে বনাঞ্চলে বসবাসরত ইতোমধ্যে বিপন্ন বাঘ সংখ্যা আরও বিপদের সম্মুখীন হবে।
প্রতিবেদন লেখকদের অন্যতম নাটালি পেটোরেল্লী বলেন, “উপকূল রেখার ক্ষয়সাধন সর্বত্রই সুস্পষ্ট। পশ্চাদপসরণের এই অবিরাম গতির ফলে ৫০ বছরের মধ্যে উপকূলীয় বনাঞ্চলের এই অংশগুলো বিলীন হয়ে যাবে। সুন্দরবনের ভারতীয় অংশে দ্বীপটি যার অধিকাংশ বঙ্গোপসাগরের মধ্যে বিস্তৃত তা বছরের গড়ে ১৫০ মিটার এবং সর্বোচ্চ ২০০ মিটারের অধিক কমে গেছে; এর ফলে প্রায় বিশ বছরে দ্বীপটি অদৃশ্য হয়ে যেতে পারে।”
সুন্দরবন অপসৃয়মান/ অদৃশ্য দ্বীপগুলোর জন্য পরিচিত কিন্তু বিজ্ঞানীগণ বলেন যে দক্ষিণের উপকূল রেখার উষ্ণমন্ডলীয় বনাঞ্চলের চলতি পশ্চাদপসরণ স্বাভাবিক নয়। পেটোরেল্লী বলেন, “সরাসরি মানবসম্পর্কিত ছাড়া বর্ধিত উপকূল রেখার পশ্চাদপসরণের কারণগুলোর মধ্যে ঝড়-জলোচ্ছাসের বর্ধিত পুন:পুন: সংঘটন, অন্যান্য চরমমাত্রায় প্রাকৃতিক ঘটনা, সাগরের উচ্চতা বৃদ্ধি এবং বর্ধিত লবণাক্ততা অন্তর্ভুক্ত যা উষ্ণমন্ডলীয় বনভূমির জন্য ঝুঁকি বাড়ায়।”
“আমাদের ফলাফলে দেখা যায় সুন্দরবনের নিয়মিত গতিময়তা দ্বারা দ্রুত ক্ষীয়মান উপকূল রেখার ব্যাখ্যা করা যায় না। ভারত ও বাংলাদেশের জন্য এই প্রাকৃতিক ঢালকে দূর্বল করে ভাঙন দ্রুত সংঘটিত হচ্ছে।”
“যেহেতু মানব উন্নয়ন সমৃদ্ধি লাভ করে এবং বৈশ্বিক উষ্ণতা বেড়েই চলেছে তাই জলোচ্ছ্বাস এবং ঘূর্ণিঝড় হতে প্রাকৃতিক সংরক্ষণ ভয়ঙ্কর হারে হ্রাস পাচ্ছে। যদি এটা বন্ধ করার জন্য কিছু করা না হয় তাহলে এটা বিশ্বের এই সমৃদ্ধ প্রাণ বৈচিত্র্যের প্রজাতি ক্ষতির কারণ হয়ে দাঁড়াবে।”
“সুন্দরবন হচ্ছে সংকটপূর্ণ বাঘের বাসস্থান/আস্তানা; এটা কেবলমাত্র অবশিষ্ট মুষ্টিমেয় বনগুলোর একটি যা কয়েক শত বাঘ ধারণ করার মত বড়। সুন্দরবন হারানো হবে এ সমস্ত রাজকীয় প্রাণির ধ্বংসের দিকে এক পা এগিয়ে যাওয়া” বলেছেন জেড্এস্ এল্ বাঘ বিশেষজ্ঞ সারাহ ক্রিষ্টি।
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1☓5 = 5
(a) What does the word 'erosion' refer to?
(i) decay (ii) pollution (iii) pure (iv) impure
(b) The word 'extinction' means —.
(i) survival (ii) destruction (iii) uplift (iv) development
(c) What does the word 'retreat' in the text means?
(i) erosion (ii) advance (iii) forward (iv) preceding
(d) The number of Royal Bengal Tigers is —.
(i) increasing (ii) rising (iii) decreasing (iv) growing
(e) "To lose the Sundarbans would be to move a step closer to the extinction of these majestic animals." What does it imply?
(i) Royal Bengal Tigers will be lost with the destruction of the Sundarbans
(ii) Tigers will live safely if the Sundarbans is being destroyed
(iii) The number of tigers will increase
(iv) None of the above
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) The Sundarbans is a —.
(i) rain forest (ii) swamp forest (iii) mangrove forest (iv) both (i) and (ii)
(g) Sidr was a —.
(i) tornado (ii) typhoon (iii) whirlwind (iv) all of the above
(h) Natalie Pettorelli is a —.
(i) tiger expert (ii) forest expert (iii) reporter (iv) both (ii) and (iii)
(i) What is the synonym of "majestic"?
(i) rare (ii) royal (iii) modest (iv) dowdy
(j) ZSL is the abbreviation of —.
(i) Zoological society of London (ii) Zoology society of London
(iii) Zoological school of London (iv) Zoology school of London
(k) 'If erosion continues at this pace —' in this line "pace" is used for —.
(i) motion (ii) movement (iii) rate (iv) custom
(l) "Salinity" means —.
(i) briny (ii) salt (iii) sea (iv) sweet
(m) Which word is synonymous to "extend"?
(i) continuation (ii) stretch (iii) proximity (iv) adjacent
(n) The word "anthropogenic" is closely related to —.
(i) human beings (ii) origin and development of human biengs
(iii) soil (iv) kinds of soil
(o) The name of the tiger expert is —.
(i) Sarah Pettorelli (ii) Sarah Christin (iii) Natalie Christie (iv) Sarah Christie
(p) The word "degradation" refers to —.
(i) deterioration (ii) wasting (iii) running (iv) spoiling
(q) In the Sundarbans there are approximately — Bengal Tigers.
(i) fifty hundred (ii) five hundred (iii) five thousand (iv) none of the above
(r) In the passage the word "brunt" means —.
(i) streets (ii) result (iii) collision (iv) impact
(s) The island mentioned in the passage can be disappeared in about —.
(i) 2 century (ii) 2 decades (iii) 20 decades (iv) none of the above
(t) Which is true about "biodiversity"?
(i) existence of many different kinds of plants in an environment
(ii) existence of many different kinds of animals in an environment
(iii) existence of many different kinds of plants and animals in an environment
(iv) none of the above
(u) The word 'rapid' means —.
(i) swift (ii) gradual (iii) sluggish (iv) slow
(v) In the passage "habitat" refers to —.
(i) meeting place (ii) birthplace (iii) dwelling place (iv) room
(w) What does the word 'extreme' mean?
(i) insignificant (ii) ultimate (iii) silly (iv) trivial
(x) The word 'evident' means —.
(i) clear (ii) unclear (iii) unaware (iv) unbound
(y) The cyclone Sidr happened in —.
(i) 2003 (ii) 2005 (iii) 2007 (iv) 2009
(z) What does the word 'vast' refer to?
(i) enormous (ii) little (iii) less (iv) few
(aa) The Sundarbans is known for vanishing island's, — What does it imply?
(i) The Sundarbans is an island (ii) The Sundarbans is retreating rapidly
(iii) The Sundarbans is retreating coastline
(iv) none of the above statements
Answer (A):
(a) (i) decay (b) (ii) destruction (c) (i) erosion (d) (iii) decreasing (e) (i) Royal Bengal Tigers will be lost with the destruction of the Sundarbans (f) (iii) mangrove forest (g) (iii) Whirlwind (h) (iii) reporter (i) (ii) royal (j) (i) Zoological Society of London (k) (iii) rate (l) (i) briny (m) (ii) stretch (n) (ii) origin and development of human beings (o) (iv) Sarah Christie (p) (i) deterioration (q) (ii) five hundred (r) (iv) impact (s) (ii) 2 decades (t) (iii) existence of many different kinds of plants and animals in an environment (u) (i) swift (v) (iii) dwelling place (w) (ii) ultimate (x) (i) clear (y) (iii) 2007 (z) (i) enormous (aa) (ii) The Sundarbans is retreating rapidly
B. Answer the following questions. 2☓5 = 10
(a) What happened to the Sundarbans in 2007?
(b) How many territories does the Sundarbans consist of and what are they?
(c) What will happen if we lose the Sundarbans?
(d) What is the view of ZSL tiger expert Sarah Christie? Write in your own words.
(e) What is ZSL?
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) Why is the Sundarbans so significant?
(g) What is not normal according to the scientists?
(h) Why is coastline retreat increasing?
(i) What is the step which brings closer to the extinction of Bengal tigers?
(j) Why is Sarah Christie concerned?
(k) When will the island be disappeared?
(l) What is the Sundarbans famous for?
(m) What is the view of Natalie Pettorelli on Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans?
(n) What is happening to the Sundarbans according to the study of ZSL?
(o) What do researchers forecast about the Sundarbans?
(p) What will lead to species loss in the Sundarbans?
Answer (B):
(a) Sidr, a super cyclone, hit the Sundarbans in 2007 and devastated it very badly.
(b) The Sundarbans consists of two territories- and they are Bangladesh and India.
(c) If we lose the Sundarbans, the magnificent animals will also be extinct. Moreover the global temperature will continue to rise and natural protection from tidal waves and cyclones will degrade.
(d) Tiger expert Sarah Christie is concerned about the present condition of the Royal Bengal Tigers and the Sundarbans. She opined that Sundarbans is a critical tiger habitat. If this forest is destroyed, the Royal Bengal Tiger will also be extinct.
(e) ZSL means Zoological Society of London. It is a research centre.
(f) The Sundarbans is so significant because it is a critical tiger habitat. It is the only one forest that can accommodate several hundreds of tigers alone.
(g) According to the scientists the current retreat of the mangrove forests on the southern coastline is not normal.
(h) The coastline retreat is increasing because of storm surges, rises in sea-level, increased salinity and other extreme natural events.
(i) To lose the Sundarbans would be to move a step closer to the extinction of these majestic animals.
(j) Sarah Christie is concerned for the majestic animals Royal Bengal tigers. She is afraid that, if Sundarbans is destroyed then the Bengal tigers will also be extinct.
(k) The island of the Bay of Bengal will be disappeared in about 20 years.
(l) The Sundarbans is famous for its bio-diversity and the majestic animal Royal Bengal Tiger.
(m) Natalie Pettorelli focused on the fact that coastline erosion is a big threat to Sundarbans. If this erosion continues. Bangladesh will lose its part of the Sundarbans within next 50 years.
(n) According to the study of ZSL, the Sundarbans is being rapidly destroyed by erosion, rising of sea levels and storm surges.
(o) Researchers forecast about the Sundarbans that some parts of it might cause to extinct in the next 50 years.
(p) Thrivings of human development, continuous rising of global temperature, tidal waves and cyclones will lead to species loss in the Sundarbans.
2. (i) Read the above text and make a flow chart showing the view of the researchers. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. Only the habitat of 500 tigers → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
❤ Extra Questions:
(ii) Read the above text and make a flow chart showing the present situation of the Sundarbans. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. A mangrove forest between Bangladesh and India. → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
Or, (i) Read the above text and complete the table below with the given information. 1 × 10 = 10
What/Who Where When What Happens
Bengal Tigers (i) .......... at present (ii) ..........
According to researchers (iii) .......... at present (iv) ..........
(v) .......... in southern Bangladesh (vi) .......... took the brunt of SIDR
Studies (vii) .......... each year (viii) ..........
(ix) .......... in the Indian side of the Sundarbans (x) .......... has receded
(ii) Read the above text and complete the table below with the given information. 1 × 10 = 10
What/ Which Characterized/Activity Amount/ Place Time/ Year
A vast mangrove forest accommodation of (i) ..........
(ii) .......... took the brunt of super cyclone sidr (iii) ..........
The forested coastline (iv) .......... (v) .......... a year
According to Natalie Pettorelli the mangrove will disappear (vi) ..........
(vii) .......... weakening the natural shield India and Bangladesh
Remaining forest (viii) .......... (ix) ..........
(x) .......... ZSL tiger expert
Answer (2):
(i) A flow chart showing the view of the researchers is given below:
1. Only the habitat of 500 tigers → 2. Being destroyed by erosion, rising of sea levels etc → 3. Tigers being threatened due to erosion → 4. Coastline retreat found → 5. Loss of biodiversity → 6. Going to disappear some parts within 50 years
(ii) A flow chart showing the present situation of the Sundarbans is given below:
1. A mangrove forest between Bangladesh and India → 2. Facing rapid erosion → 3. Only having 500 tigers → 4. Happening coastline retreat every year → 5. Threatening tiger population → 6. Destruction of biodiversity
Or, (i) (i) In Bangladesh and India (ii) is being rapidly destroyed (iii) the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) (iv) tigers are being destroyed by erosion, rising sea levels and storm surges (v) The Sundarbans (vi) in 2007 (vii) from satellite (viii) 71% of the forested coastline is retreating (ix) An island (x) in 2007
(ii) (i) 500 Bengal Tigers (ii) The Sundarbans forest (iii) in 2007 (iv) is retreating (v) 71% of as much as 200 meters (vi) within 50 years (vii) Degradation (viii) big enough to hold tigers (ix) several hundred (x) Sarah Christie
3. Write a summary of the above text. 10
Answer (3):
The mangrove forests of the Sundarbans are the only habitat for the Royal Bengal Tigers. But this forest is disappearing fast due to erosion, rising sea levels and storm surges. Thus it poses a question mark over the future of the Royal Bengal Tiger, an endangered species. If this continues, the tiger population in the Sundarbans will be at stake. The Sunderbans is a critical tiger habitat; and big enough to hold several hundred tigers. So we should take steps to save the Sundarbans both for the majestic animal and for the men living around it.
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
to experience it and tended special
a start tiny benefit to large
The idea of Katie’s Krops began with a nine year old school girl and a 40 pound cabbage. In 2008 Katie Stagliano brought a (a) –– cabbage seedling home from school. She (b) –– her cabbage and cared for (c) ––. The cabbage grew to 40 pounds (d) –– it was really amazing. It was (e) –– special cabbage and she donated it (f) –– a soup kitchen where it helped (g) –– feed 275 people. Moved by the (h) –– of seeing how many people could (i) –– from such production, Katie decided to (j) –– vegetable gardens and donate the harvest to help people in need. Now Katie has numerous gardens and donated thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables to organizations that help people in need.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1☓10 = 10
There are different kinds of craftworks in our country. (a) –– them embroidery is a very popular and well known (b) ––. It is one kind of handicraft. Thread, needle, fabric (c) –– some other materials are used on embroidery. It is (d) ––with a wide variety of thread or colour. The (e) –– and yarns used in traditional embroidery vary from place (f) –– place. It is usually practised by the rural women (g) –– our country. But nowadays it is also practised by (h) –– women both traditionally and commercially. By doing this (i) –– can contribute to their family income. So it has (j) –– an important part of our social, economical and cultural life.
6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 10
(a) Then, the United Nations was founded.
(b) Among these organizations, 'Olive Leaf Circles' was formed by a group of 15 to 20 British women.
(c) A noteworthy work of the United Nations is the nuclear non-prolification treaty between many countries of the world.
(d) Peace movement is an all-encompassing "anti-war movement".
(e) The primary objective of the United Nations is to maintain peace and resolve inter-state conflicts in the world.
(f) To materialize this purpose, many peace organizations have been set up.
(g) It is basically a social movement.
(h) The New York Peace Society, the Massachusetts Peace Society, the London Peace Society, Olive Leaf Circles etc are some of the Peace Organizations.
(i) Its first purpose is to bring peace in the society.
(j) The first International Peace congress was held in London in 1843.
Part-II: Writing Test (40 Marks)
7. Write a paragraph on "E-learning" in about 200 words based on the answers to the following questions. 10
(a) What is e-learning? (b) Who has given the concept of e-learning in Bangladesh? (c) How is it different from conventional learning? (d) How does the process of education take place in e-learning? (e) What is the prospect of e-learning?
8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. 7
Gias Uddin Azam Shah was a great ruler of Bengal. He was very kind and just. He was fond of hunting. One day he went on hunting at a nearby jungle. He aimed at a fawn....................
9. Suppose, your locality has been seriously hit by a recent flood. Now, write an e-mail to the DC of your district for relief for the flood affected people. 5
10. The graph below shows "Total Candidates in SSC Examination-2013". Describe the graph in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the graph. 10
Total candidates in SSC examination 2013
11. Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words). 8
The Sands of Dee by Charles Kingsley
"O Mary, go and call the cattle home,
And call the cattle home,
And call the cattle home
Across the sands of Dee";
The western wind was wild and dank with foam,
And all alone went she.
The western tide crept up along the sand,
And o'er and o'er the sand,
And round and round the sand,
As far as eye could see.
The rolling mist came down and hid the land:
And never home came she. "Oh! is it weed, or fish, or floating hair--
A tress of golden hair,
A drowned maiden's hair
Above the nets at sea?
Was never salmon yet that shone so fair
Among the stakes at Dee."
They rowed her in across the rolling foam,
The cruel crawling foam,
The cruel hungry foam,
To her grave beside the sea:
But still the boatmen hear her call the cattle home
Across the sands of Dee.
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