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।
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Time: 3 hours Full Marks:100
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Part-I: Reading Test (60 Marks)
1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.
British-Bangladeshis, also known as British-Bengalis, are an important part of the Bangladeshi diaspora or those of Bangladeshi origin who are living abroad. Almost half of all British-Bangladeshis live in London, especially in the East London boroughs, of which Tower Hamlets has the highest concentration.
Today a tourist who is new to London may well decide to make her way over to the East End of the city, to visit 'Banglatown'. After exiting the Tube Station there she might follow the signs that point to Brick Lane, a street that has gained certain notoriety from Monica Ali's best-selling novel of the same name, which was also made into a movie. She may decide to try out one of the many Bangladeshi restaurants she sees there for lunch. Sitting at one of the tables with a window onto the street, she might notice that the street signs are not just in English but also in Bengali. And the lamp-posts are in green and red- the colors of the Bangladeshi flag. In fact everywhere she looks she finds visual cues of the Bangladeshi, and even more specifically, the Sylheti presence in the area. Storefronts advertise flights from London to Sylhet, some on Bangladesh Biman (the national airline of Bangladesh) and others on Air Sylhet, a private airline company formed by British Bangladeshis. There is a sign for Sonali Bank- the major state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh. There is a food store advertising frozen fish from Sylhet's Surma River. She watches two elderly men with long, grey beards enter the store; they are dressed in long white tunics, baggy pants and white head caps. She sees a group of teenage girls walking down the street in animated conversation. One is dressed in a black burkah and the others are in jeans and long shirts, along with bright sequined hijabs on their heads. Looking through her London guidebook, she reads about how this neighborhood is in 'Banglatown'.
In 2001 British Bangladeshi leaders, including many of the second-generation activists, led a successful bid via the Tower Hamlets council to gain the official designation of 'Banglatown' for Brick Lane and its surrounding neighbourhoods. With the help of street signs and an advertising campaign, the hope was to give the area a distinct cultural identity that would be attractive to tourists and thus beneficial for Bangladeshi businesses located there. In fact the area has a number of visible Bangladeshi landmarks, such as Altab Ali Park, the Kobi Nazrul Cultural Centre and the Shohid Minar Monument. Along with the official designation of Banglatown, these landmarks are matters of considerable pride for many British Bangladeshis, symbols of their hard-won presence and political voice in Britain.
[Unit-11; Lesson-2]
[Mymensingh Girls' Cadet College- '16; Sylhet Cadet College- '16; Sachindra College, Habiganj- '16]
বাংলা অনুবাদঃ
ব্রিটিশ-বাংলাদেশি যারা ব্রিটিশ-বাঙালি নামেও পরিচিত তারা বাংলাদেশি অভিবাসীদের গুরুত্বপূর্ণ অংশ অথবা ঐ সকল বাংলাদেশি বংশোদ্ভূত যারা বিদেশে বসবাস করছে। প্রায় অর্ধেক ব্রিটিশ-বাংলাদেশি লন্ডনে বাস করে, বিশেষ করে পূর্ব লন্ডনের বিশাল এলাকায় যেখানে টাওয়ার হ্যামলেট সর্বাধিক নজরকাড়া।
আজ একজন পর্যটক যিনি লন্ডনে নতুন, ভালোভাবে বাংলা টাউন ভ্রমণের সিদ্ধান্ত নিতে পারেন যা শহরের শেষ পূর্ব প্রান্তে অবস্থিত। চমৎকার টিউব স্টেশনের পরে তাকে কিছু চিহ্ন অনুসরণ করতে হতে পারে যা মণিকা আলীর সবচেয়ে বেশি বিক্রিত উপন্যাস থেকে কুখ্যাতি অর্জনকারী একটি রাস্তা ব্রিক লেনকে নির্দেশ করে, যা দিয়ে চলচিত্রও তৈরি হয়েছিল। দুপুরের খাবারের জন্য সেখানে অবস্থিত বাংলাদেশি অনেক রেস্তোরাঁ থেকে তাকে একটি বেছে নিতে হতে পারে। রাস্তামুখী একটি টেবিলে বসে জানালা দিয়ে সে দেখতে পারে রাস্তার নামফলকগুলো শুধু ইংরেজিতে নয় বরং একই সাথে বাংলায়। রাস্তার ল্যাম্পপোস্টগুলো সবুজ লাল বাংলাদেশের পতাকার রং। বস্তুত সব জায়গায় সে দেখে বাংলাদেশি দৃশ্যমান নির্দেশিকা এবং বিশেষ করে এখানে সিলেটিদের উপস্থিতি। দোকানের সম্মুখভাগ বিজ্ঞাপন দেয় লন্ডন থেকে সিলেট যাত্রার বাংলাদেশ বিমানে (বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় এয়ার লাইন) এবং অন্যটি হলো এয়ার সিলেট- একটি ব্যক্তিমালিকানাধীন এয়ার লাইন কোম্পানী যা গঠিত হয়েছে ব্রিটিশ বাংলাদেশিদের দ্বারা। এখানে রয়েছে সোনালী ব্যাংকের নামফলক যা বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রায়ত্ত বাণিজ্যিক ব্যাংক। এখানে রয়েছে হিমায়িত মাছের দোকান যা সিলেটের সুরমা নদী থেকে আনা। সে দেখেছে দুজন প্রবীণ ধূসর লম্বা দাড়িওয়ালা লোককে যারা দোকানে ঢুকছে; তারা চাদর ও পায়জামা এবং মাথায় সাদা টুপি পরিহিত। সে দেখতে পাচ্ছে একদল চটপটে ও বাকপটু কিশোরী রাস্তা দিয়ে হেঁটে যাচ্ছে। একজন কালো বোরখা পরিহিতা এবং অন্যরা জিনস এবং লম্বা শার্ট সহ উজ্জ্বল চিক্চিকেহিজাব তাদের মাথায়। লন্ডন গাইড বুকে চোখ বুলিয়ে সে বাংলা টাউনে প্রতিবেশীর সম্পর্কে দেখে নিল।
২০০১ সালে ব্রিটিশ বাংলাদেশি নেতারা ২য় প্রজন্মের কর্মীদের নিয়ে টাওয়ার হ্যামলেট কাউন্সিলের মাধ্যমে ব্রিকলেন ও তার পার্শ্ববর্তী এলাকার জন্য বাংলাটাউন এর সরকারি মর্যাদা অর্জনে একটি সফল প্রচেষ্টা পরিচালনা করেন। রাস্তার নামফলক ও বিজ্ঞাপন প্রদর্শনের মাধ্যমে আশা ছিল এ এলাকাটি একটি ব্যতিক্রমি সাংস্কৃতিক পরিচিতির অধিকারী হবে যা পর্যটকদের নিকট আকর্ষণীয় হবে এবং এখানে অবস্থিত বাংলাদেশি ব্যবসার জন্য সুবিধাজনক হবে। বস্তুতঃ এ এলাকায় বাংলাদেশি বিখ্যাত স্থাপনা রয়েছে যেমন আলতাব আলী পার্ক, কবি নজরুল কালচারাল সেন্টার এবং শহিদ মিনার। বাংলাটাউন দাপ্তরিক পদবি নিয়ে এ বিখ্যাত স্থাপনাটি যথার্থভাবেই ব্রিটিশ বাংলাদেশিদের গৌরব। এগুলো ব্রিটেনে তাদের কষ্টার্জিত উপস্থিতি আর রাজনৈতিক কণ্ঠস্বরকে প্রকাশ করে।
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1☓5 = 5
(a) What does the word 'abroad' refer to?
(i) home (ii) native land (iii) fame (iv) overseas
(b) 'Banglatown' is situated in —.
(i) Paris (ii) London (iii) Canada (iv) France
(c) What is the meaning of the word 'symbol'?
(i) mark (ii) forbid (iii) charitable (iv) home
(d) Sitting at one of the tables with a window on to the street, one might notice that the street signs are not just English but also in Bengali. What does it imply?
(i) importance of Bangla (ii) abuse of Bangla
(iii) role of Bangla (iv) degradation of Bangla
(e) The phrase 'in fact' refers to —.
(i) truly (ii) temporarily (iii) shortly (iv) wonderfully
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) The word 'especially' refers to —.
(i) conspicuously (ii) eminently (iii) very (iv) unique
(g) The closest meaning of 'concentration' is —
(i) distraction (ii) collection (iii) dilution (iv) focusing
(h) By British- Bangladeshi we mean —.
(i) a Bangladeshi but British by birth (ii) a British but Bangladeshi by birth
(iii) a British origin (iv) none of the above
(i) The word 'movie' means —.
(i) photograph (ii) picture (iii) film (iv) stage show
(j) — has got notoriety from Monica Ali's bestselling novel.
(i) Tube Station (ii) London borough (iii) Tower Hamlet (iv) Brick Lane
(k) The word 'lunch' means —.
(i) morning meal (ii) midday meal (iii) dinner (iv) supper
(l) Which of the following is true of Bangladeshi flag?
(i) green and red with stars (ii) green and white
(iii) red and white (iv) green and red
(m) — in Brick Lane are not just in English but also in Bengali.
(i) The restaurants (ii) The street lights (iii) The street signs (iv) The lamp posts
(n) The lamp posts are coloured in —.
(i) green and white (ii) complete green (iii) complete red (iv) green and red
(o) What is the official name of the national airline of Bangladesh?
(i) Biman Bangladesh (ii) Bangladesh Airlines (iii) Bangladesh Biman (iv) Bangladesh Air Force
(p) Air Sylhet is a private airline company formed by —.
(i) Bangladeshis (ii) British Bangladeshis
(iii) Bangladeshi Indians (iv) British people
(q) A food store advertises for — from Sylhet's Surma River.
(i) frozen fish (ii) fresh fish (iii) frozen fish and vegetables (iv) frozen shrimp
(r) The word 'sign' means —.
(i) token (ii) evidence (iii) emblem (iv) badge
(s) What is Sonali Bank?
(i) A private commercial bank of Bangladesh
(ii) The major state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh
(iii) The major state owned commercial bank of London
(iv) A private commercial bank of British Bengalis.
(t) The closest meaning of 'advertise' is —.
(i) push (ii) plug (iii) display (iv) publicise
(u) The word 'animated' refers to —.
(i) alive (ii) inert (iii) dull (iv) vital
(v) The synonym of 'conversation' is —.
(i) discourse (ii) gossip (iii) exchange (iv) conference
(w) When did Banglatown get official designation?
(i) 1998 (ii) 1999 (iii) 2000 (iv) 2001
(x) The word 'baggy' means —.
(i) loose (ii) tight (iii) firm (iv) oversize
(y) The word 'identity' refers to —.
(i) rapport (ii) empathy (iii) personality (iv) peculiarity
(z) The closest meaning of 'campaign' is —.
(i) drive (ii) push (iii) crusade (iv) attack
(aa) What does the word 'sequin' refer to?
(i) indifference (ii) callousness (iii) decoration (iv) reputation
(bb) The word 'notoriety' means —.
(i) bad name (ii) fame (iii) reputation (iv) attention
(cc) What does the word 'commercial' refer to?
(i) fame (ii) reputation (iii) charitable (iv) mercantile
(dd) The sign of a state owned commercial bank in Bangladesh situated in London is —.
(i) Bangladesh Bank (ii) Agrani Bank (iii) Sonali Bank (iv) Janata Bank
(ee) The phrase 'along with' refers to —
(i) besides (ii) to mark (iii) to obey (iv) to see
Answer (A):
(a) (iv) overseas (b) (ii) London (c) (i) mark (d) (i) importance of Bangla (e) (i) truly (f) (iii) very (g) (iv) focusing (h) (ii) a British but Bangladeshi by birth (i) (iii) film (j) (iv) Brick Lane (k) (ii) midday meal (l) (iv) green and red (m) (iii) The street signs (n) (iv) green and red (o) (iii) Bangladesh Biman (p) (ii) British Bangladeshis (q) (i) frozen fish (r) (iii) emblem (s) (ii) The major state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh (t) (iv) publicise (u) (i) alive (v) (ii) gossip (w) (iv) 2001 (x) (i) loose (y) (iii) personality (z) (i) drive (aa) (iii) decoration (bb) (i) bad name (cc) (iv) mercantile (dd) (iii) Sonali Bank (ee) (i) besides
B. Answer the following questions. 2☓5 = 10
(a) Who are called British Bangladeshi?
(b) Who is Monica Ali? What did she depict in her novel?
(c) Give a short description of Banglatown.
(d) What did the British Bangladeshis try to gain in 2001?
(e) Which Bangladeshi landmarks are visible in Banglatown?
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) What might the narrator see sitting at one of the Bangladeshi restaurants?
(g) Who have formed Air Sylhet and why?
(h) What does the narrator watch?
(i) What does the narrator also see?
(j) How did the British Bangladeshi gain the official designation of Banglatown for Brick Lane?
(k) How are the teenage girls dressed?
(l) In which part in England most of the British Bangladeshis live?
(m) Where is Brick Lane? Why is it famous?
(n) In which language are the streets signed? What is the colour of the lamp posts?
(o) What Bangladeshi cues can a tourist see in Brick Lane?
(p) Which place does 'Banglatown' refer to? In which year the designation was achieved?
Answer (B):
(a) The people who are of Bangladeshi origin but now are living in London are called British Bangladeshi.
(b) Monica Ali is the writer of the famous novel 'Brick Lane'. She depicted the lifestyle of Bangladeshi diaspora in her book.
(c) The street signs of Banglatown are not written in English but in Bengali. The lamp posts are coloured with green and red: the colours of the Bangladeshi flag. In fact, one can find visual cues of the Bangladeshi, more specifically, the Sylheti presence in the area.
(d) In 2001 the British Bangladeshis tried to gain the official designation of 'Banglatown' for Brick Lane and its surrounding neighbourhoods.
(e) A number of Bangladeshi landmarks, such as Altab Ali Park, the Kobi Nazrul Cultural Centre and the Shahid Minar Monument are visible in Banglatown.
(f) Sitting at one of the Bangladeshi restaurants the narrator might see that the street signs are not just in English but also in Bengali. Again, she might notice that the lamp posts are in green and red like the colours of the Bangladeshi flag.
(g) The British Bangladeshis formed a private airline company named Air Sylhet to allow the Bangladeshis living in London fly between London and Sylhet.
(h) The narrator watches two elderly men with long, grey beards and dressed in long white tunics, baggy pants and white head caps.
(i) She also sees a group of teenage girls walking down the street in animated conversation.
(j) The British Bangladeshis gained the official designation of Banglatown for Brick Lane through a successful bid via the Tower Hamlets in 2001.
(k) One of the teenage girls is dressed in a black burkah and the others in jeans and long shirts along with bright sequined hijab on their heads.
(l) Most of the British Bangladeshis live in East London.
(m) Brick Lane is situated in East London. It is famous for the Bangladeshi diaspora.
(n) The streets are signed in Bengali. The lamp posts are coloured in green and red like the Bangladeshi flag.
(o) A tourist can see Bangladeshi restaurants in Brick Lane. The streets of Brick Lane are signed in Bengali. The lamp posts are coloured in green and red. The frozen fish from Sylhet's Surma River are available here. The major state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh Sonali Bank is seen here.
(p) 'Banglatown' refers to Brick Lane. The designation was achieved in 2001.
2. (i) Read the above text and make a flow chart showing the features of Banglatown in London. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. Having many Bangladeshi restaurants in Brick Lane → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
❤ Extra Questions:
(ii) Make a flow chart describing Brick Lane which reflects Bangladeshi cultures. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. Famous for British Bangladeshi → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
Or, Read the above passage and complete the table below with the given information. 1 × 10 = 10
Who/ What Where When Information
British Bangladeshi (i) .......... now (ii) ..........
Almost half of them (iii) .......... at present (iv) ..........
A new tourist in London (v) .......... (vi) ..........
(vii) .......... in Monica Ali's novel (viii) ..........
Sonali Bank (ix) .......... nowadays (x) ..........
Answer (2):
(i) A flow chart showing the features of Banglatown in London is given below:
1. Having many Bangladeshi restaurants in Brick Lane → 2. The street signs not only in English but also in Bangla → 3. The lamp-posts with the colours of the Bangladeshi flag → 4. Frozen fish from Sylhet's Surma River being available here → 5. Brick Lane known as Banglatown → 6. Altab Ali Park, the Kobi Nazrul Cultural Centre and the Shohid Minar among the visible Bangladeshi landmarks
(ii) A flow chart describing Brick lane which reflects Bangladeshi culture is given below:
1. Famous for British Bangladeshi → 2. Many Bangladeshi restaurants being available here → 3. The lamp posts with the colours of Bangladeshi flag → 4. The-noticeable presence of Sylheti → 5. Having a branch of Sonali Bank the major state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh → 6. Frozen fish from Sylhet's Surma River available here
Or, (i) in Britain (ii) becoming an important part of the Bangladeshi diaspora (iii) in the East London boroughs (iv) living (v) today (vi) visiting Banglatown (vii) Brick Lane (viii) gaining certain notoriety (ix) in Bangladesh and Britain (x) the major state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh
3. Write a summary of the above text. 10
Answer (3):
Most of the British Bangladeshi live in Banglatown. It is famous for many reasons. Banglatown is a mini Bangladesh. Here one can see Bangladeshi restaurants, street lamp posts coloured in green and red. They symbolize the colours of the Bangladeshi flag. In Banglatown, the Bangladeshis have formed private airline company. Here one can find the Sonali Bank. There is food store that advertises frozen fish from Sylhet's Surma River. The presence of the Sylhetis is noteworthy here in Bangalatown.
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
described publication win top seller critic earn
not only culture buried but also born identify
This passage is about Humayun Ahmed. He (a) — on 13th November in 1948. He was (b) — an author and dramatist, (c) — a script writer and film maker. The (d) — of his novel Nondito Noroke (e) — him fame. As a result, he (f) — admiration from literary critics like Dr. Ahmed Sharif. The Times of India (g) — Humayun Ahmed as a custodian of Bangladeshi literary culture. His writing style was (h) — as magic realism. His books have ranked the (i) — at the Ekushey Book Fair. After his death in New York, he was (j) — in Nuhash Palli.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1☓10 = 10
The National Memorial at Savar (a) — nation's (b) — for the martyrs of the Liberation War. This (c) — is 150 feet (d) —. The actual (e) — is to build a complex covering an (f) — of 126 acres. It (g) — a mosque, a library and a museum. This complex gives a clear (h) — to all oppressors that the (i) — of freedom need not be very big and that oppression will always be (j) —.
6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 1☓10 = 10
(a) A craftwork is one kind of art.
(b) But the mechanical production of craftwork is a challenge to the preservation of its authenticity.
(c) Government should also come forward in this regard.
(d) Branding and marketing are the best solution of this problem.
(e) Due to lower demand for handcrafts some of them are disappearing day by day.
(f) The aesthetics of crafts remain natural although the desires and preferences have been changed.
(g) This will help to create a strong attraction and demand for hand crafts.
(h) It is our duty to preserve these cultural heritage.
(i) A craftwork has great importance on our cultural heritage.
(j) After industrial development consumers are more and more getting attracted to the machine produced product.
Part-II: Writing Test (40 Marks)
7. Write a paragraph on "Folk Music" in about 200 words based on the answers to the following questions. 10
(a) What does folksong mean? (b) Why should we preserve folksongs? (c) Why are the most folksongs getting deteriorated? (d) Who are the contributors to folksongs in Bangladesh. (e) What necessary steps should we take to make people aware of folk music?
8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. 7
A naughty shepherd was grazing a flock of ship in a field near a forest. One day he thought that he would make a joke with the people working in the field. Out of whim he cried out at the top of his voice, "The wolf! the wolf! Save me, save me." All the men working in the field..................
9. Suppose, you are Mukta. You are very glad to hear the news of 3G mobile network. You want to share your feelings with your friend Rikta. Now write an email about 3G network. 5
10. The pie-chart shows the percentage of a family's household income distributed into different categories. Now, describe the chart in 150 words. 10
11. Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words). 8
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean rows will I have, a hive for the honey bee
And live alone in the bee loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sound by the shove,
While I stand on the road way, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.
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