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-5
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.
.............And as for our martyrs and those who have been wounded, we in the Awami League will do everything we can to assist them and their loved ones. If you have the means, please give what little you can to our Relief Committee. To owners of factories whose workers had participated in the General Strike the last seven days I have this to say: make sure that they are paid wages for those days. To government employees I have this to tell: you'll have to listen to my directives. Till our country is liberated, taxes and custom duties won't be collected. No one will pay them either.
Remember: the enemy is amidst us to create chaos and confusion, to create anarchy and to loot. In our Bengal Hindus and Muslims, Bengalis and non-Bengalis are all brothers. We are responsible for their safety; let us not taint ourselves in any way.
Remember those of you who work for radio and television: if the people running the radio station aren't ready to listen to us, no Bengali will report for work there. Banks will be open for two hours every day so that people can collect their salaries. But we won't allow even a single poisha to be transferred from East Bengal to West Pakistan. Telephones and telegram services will continue as before in our East Bengal; if we have to transmit news abroad you will see to that. But if any attempt is made to exterminate our people all Bengalis must take appropriate action.
Form Revolutionary Committees under the leadership of the Awami League in every village, every community. Be prepared to act with whatever you have in your possession. (L 116)
Remember: since we have already had to shed blood, we'll have to shed a lot more of it; by the Grace of God, however, we'll be able to liberate the people of this land.
The struggle this time is a struggle for freedom-the struggle this time is a struggle for emancipation.
Long live Bengal!
[Unit-1; Lesson-2]
বাংলা অনুবাদঃ
............আর যে সমস্ত লোক শহিদ হয়েছে, আঘাতপ্রাপ্ত হয়েছে, আমরা আওয়ামী লীগের থেকে যদ্দুর পারি, তাদের সাহায্য করতে চেষ্টা করব। যারা পারেন আমার রিলিফ কমিটিকে সামান্য টাকা-পয়সা পৌঁছে দেবেন। আর এই ৭ দিনের হরতালে যে সমস্ত শ্রমিক ভাইয়েরা যোগদান করেছে, প্রত্যেক শিল্পের মালিক তাদের বেতন পৌঁছে দেবেন। সরকারি কর্মচারীদের বলি, আমি যা বলি তা মানতে হবে। যে পর্যন্ত আমার এই দেশের মুক্তি না হচ্ছে, তত দিন খাজনা-ট্যাক্স বন্ধ করে দেওয়া হলো- কেউ দেবে না।
শুনুন, মনে রাখবেন, শত্রুবাহিনী ঢুকেছে, নিজেদের মধ্যে আত্মকলহ সৃষ্টি করবে, লুটতরাজ করবে। এই বাংলায় হিন্দু-মুসলমান, বাঙালি, অ-বাঙালি যারা আছে তারা আমাদের ভাই, তাদের রক্ষার দায়িত্ব আপনাদের উপর, আমাদের যেন বদনাম না হয়।
মনে রাখবেন, রেডিও-টেলিভিশনের কর্মচারীরা যদি রেডিওতে আমাদের কথা না শোনে, তাহলে কোনো বাঙালি রেডিও স্টেশনে যাবেন না। যদি টেলিভিশনে আমাদের নিউজ না দেয়, কোনো বাঙালি টেলিভিশনে যাবেন না। ২ ঘণ্টা ব্যাংক খোলা থাকবে, যাতে মানুষ তাদের মাইনেপত্র নিতে পারে। পূর্ব-বাংলা থেকে পশ্চিম পাকিস্তানে এক পয়সাও চালান হতে পারবে না। টেলিফোন, টেলিগ্রাম, আমাদের এই পূর্ব বাংলায় চলবে এবং বিদেশের সাথে দেয়া-নেয়া চলবে না।
কিন্তু যদি এই দেশের মানুষকে খতম করার চেষ্টা করা হয়, বাঙালিরা বুঝেসুঝে কাজ করবেন।
প্রত্যেক গ্রাম, প্রত্যেক মহল্লায় আওয়ামী লীগের নেতৃত্বে সংগ্রাম পরিষদ গড়ে তোল এবং তোমাদের যা কিছু আছে, তাই নিয়ে প্রস্তুত থাকো।
মনে রাখবা, রক্ত যখন দিয়েছি, রক্ত আরো দেব। এই দেশের মানুষকে মুক্ত করে ছাড়ব, ইনশাল্লাহ।
এবারের সংগ্রাম আমাদের মুক্তির সংগ্রাম, এবারের সংগ্রাম স্বাধীনতার সংগ্রাম।
জয় বাংলা
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1☓5 = 5
(a) What is the closest meaning of 'anarchy'?
(i) control (ii) order (iii) lawless (iv) disorder
(b) "The struggle this time is a struggle for freedom, a struggle for emancipation"- What does it imply?
(i) political freedom (ii) economic freedom
(iii) freedom from want and illiteracy (iv) all of the above
(c) What was the order for the factory owners?
(i) to participate in strike (ii) to pay workers' wages
(iii) to run their factories (iv) to stop production
(d) Banks were ordered to be opened for — salaries only.
(i) collecting (ii) collect (iii) collection (iv) collected
(e) Which of the following is synonymous to 'liberate'?
(i) deliver (ii) emancipate (iii) discharge (iv) rason
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) What is the closest meaning of the word 'wounded'?
(i) trauma (ii) injured (iii) hit (iv) insulted
(g) The word 'confusion' means —.
(i) disorder (ii) composure (iii) chaos (iv) shame
(h) Which one is the synonym of the word 'safety'?
(i) shelter (ii) secure (iii) jeopardy (iv) protection
(i) The word 'revolutionary' refers to —.
(i) rebel (ii) novel (iii) mutinous (iv) drastic
(j) The word 'exterminate' stands for —.
(i) remove (ii) eradication (iii) abolish (iv) annihilate
(k) What is the closest meaning of the word 'appropriate'?
(i) apt (ii) suitable (iii) opportune (iv) belonging
(l) The word 'taint' means —.
(i) soil (ii) muddy (iii) ruin (iv) stain
(m) The word 'collect' means —.
(i) heap (ii) amass (iii) gather (iv) raise
(n) The synonym of the word 'continue' is —.
(i) carry on (ii) prolong (iii) stop (iv) last
(o) The word 'grace' means —.
(i) mercy (ii) favour (iii) virtue (iv) courtesy
(p) The word 'assist' means —.
(i) benefit (ii) help (iii) relieve (iv) enable
(q) The synonym of 'participate' is —.
(i) engage (ii) join (iii) share (iv) take part
(r) The closest meaning of 'wage' is —.
(i) salary (ii) stipend (iii) allowance (iv) reward
(s) The word 'directive' refers to —.
(i) notice (ii) charge (iii) command (iv) ruling
(t) What is the closest meaning of 'chaos'?
(i) order (ii) disorder (iii) lawless (iv) confuse
(u) The word 'responsible' means —.
(i) accountable (ii) steady (iii) adult (iv) sober
(v) The word 'transmit' is synonymous to —.
(i) receive (ii) dispatch (iii) transfer (iv) broadcast
(w) The word 'appropriate' means —.
(i) apposite (ii) suitable (iii) relevant (iv) meet
(x) The synonym of 'possession' is —.
(i) custody (ii) title (iii) tanner (iv) ownership
(y) The word 'struggle' refers to —.
(i) contest (ii) agony (iii) tussle (iv) submission
(z) The word 'emancipation' is synonymous to —.
(i) enslavement (ii) release (iii) freedom (iv) discharge
Answer (A):
(a) (iv) disorder (b) (iv) all of the above (c) (ii) to pay workers' wages (d) (i) collecting (e) (ii) emancipate (f) (ii) injured (g) (i) disorder (h) (iv) protection (i) (iii) mutinous (j) (iv) annihilate (k) (ii) suitable (l) (iv) stain (m) (iii) gather (n) (i) carry on (o) (i) mercy (p) (ii) help (q) (iv) take part (r) (i) salary (s) (iii) command (t) (ii) disorder (u) (i) accountable (v) (iv) broadcast (w) (ii) suitable (x) (iv) ownership (y) (i) contest (z) (iii) freedom
B. Answer the following questions. 2☓5 = 10
(a) What did Bangabandhu mean by saying "The struggle this time is a struggle for freedom- the struggle this time is a struggle for emancipation"?
(b) What did Bangabandhu mean by saying "Since we have already had to shed blood; we'll have to shed a lot more of it"?
(c) Why is Bangabandhu's 7 March speech an unforgettable history?
(d) What directives did he give to the office employees?
(e) What do 'struggle for freedom' and 'struggle for emancipation' mean?
(f) What direction did Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman give to the radio and television workers?
(g) How long will the Banks remain open and why?
(h) What are the two main parts of his speech?
(i) Which features of the speech do you appreciate most and why?
(j) How do you differentiate between the 'struggle for freedom' and the 'struggle for emancipation?
Answer (B):
(a) This is a very inspirational speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. By this words he encouraged the people of Bengal to fight for their freedom and emancipation.
(b) Actually by saying this Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman inspired the people of the then East Pakistan to encounter the enemies at any cost. He reminded that they had already shed a lot of blood and if needed they were ready to shed much more of it.
(c) Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's March 7 speech is an unforgettable history because in his speech he described the past 23 years of history of Bengal (the then East Pakistan) as a history of torture, deprivation and political oppression. He also outlined a message of freedom from foreign domination and emancipation from want, illiteracy and poverty.
(d) He gave the following directives to the office employees: (i) stop paying taxes and custom duties (ii) only the Secretariat, the Supreme Court, the High Court, Judge's court and semi-government organization such as WAPDA will not be allowed to work (iii) the armed forces are asked to stay in barracks.
(e) 'Struggle for freedom' means the struggle or fight to be free from foreign domination. 'Struggle for emancipation' means the struggle or fight to overcome slavery and achieve political, social and economic freedom.
(f) Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman directed the radio and television workers that no Bengali would report for work it the people running the radio station were not ready to listen to them.
(g) The Banks will remain open for two hours everyday so that people can collect their salaries.
(h) The two main parts of the speech are struggle for freedom and struggle for emancipation.
(i) The features of the speech. I appreciate most are his gift of the gab, his power of motivation and his firm will to make the people of our country free.
(j) Struggle for freedom means the fight for independence and straggle for emancipation means the fight to get free from oppression and to enjoy economic and political right.
2. Read the above text and make a flow chart showing the points that Bangabandhu advised to remember. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. The presence of enemy to create chaos and confusion → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
Answer (2):
2. A flow chart showing points that Bangabandhu advised to remember is given below:
1. The presence of enemy to create chaos and confusion → 2. Not to taint the Bangalees as all the Bangalees are brothers → 3. Stop reporting in radio station not being listened to → 4. Keeping Bank open for two hours to withdraw salary → 5. Not to allow a single poisha to be transferred to West Pakistan → 6. To shed more blood as before if needed
3. Write a summary of the above text. 10
Answer (3):
3. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the undisputed leader and father of the nation delivered a memorable speech in the Race Course Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) on March 7, 1971. In his speech he gave some advice that the Bangalees were to follow. He reminded the Bangalees that the enemy were amidst them to create chaos and confusion. He urged the Bangalees to save themselves. He ordered to keep the banks open for 2 hours daily so that people could withdraw their salaries. He said that the Bangalees would not allow the West Pakistani to transfer even a single poisha. Bangabandhu reminded the people to be prepared with whatever they had to defend. He declared that people would have to shed more blood and they would be abele to liberate their land.
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
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In Bangladesh, we are accustomed to eating adulterated food. A recent survey conducted by NFSL found (a) –– around half of the vegetables and more (b) –– a quarter of fruits contain unsafe levels (c) –– pesticides. The team was comprising of 15 (d) ––. The amounts of pesticide in these samples (e) –– found to be harmful. Turmeric powder contains (f) –– which is fatal if we swallow it. (g) –– samples contained lead at 20 to 50 (h) –– above safety limit. Coriander, mango and fresh (i) –– were identified contaminated with adulteration. Poultry feed (j) –– the country had also been identified contaminated. They are found contaminated with traces of antibiotics.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1☓10 = 10
Our liberation is the (a) — achievement in our national life. It was (b) — in 1971. We had been (c) — Pakistani rule for twenty-five years. But the discrimination, (d) — and suppression of the West Pakistani rulers (e) — us to wage the Liberation War. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the struggle for (f) —. But soon he was (g) — by the Pakistani rulers. However, people from all (h) — of life took part in the war responding to the call and order of Bangabandhu. This war (i) — a great protest against all forms of wrong doing. Now, we observe our independence with due (j) — and solemnity.
6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 10
(a) She was determined to become an astronaut.
(b) She did her graduation in Aeronautical Engineering.
(c) She joined NASA and began working as a Vice-President.
(d) She obtained her Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering.
(e) Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian born astronaut.
(f) Her first space mission (STS 87) began in 1997.
(g) She did her Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering.
(h) After a 16 day scientific mission in space, the space shuttle Columbia broke down and all the crew including Kalpana Chawla died.
(i) Her second space mission (STS107) began in 2003.
(j) After getting US citizenship she started her career as a NASA astronaut.
Part-II: Writing Test (40 Marks)
7. Write a paragraph on "Adolescence" on the basis of the answers to the following questions in about 200 words. 10
(a) What do you mean by adolescence? (b) What age group do the adolescents belong to? (c) What are the changes they experience? (d) What type of potential health and psychological risks they may face? (e) Do you think they are old enough to face the world?
8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. 7
Once two very intimate friends were passing through a jungle where many wild beasts lived. After walking for a while they saw.................
9. Suppose, you are Snigdha. You received an e-mail from your friend yesterday asking forgiveness for her not being able to attend your birthday party. Now, write a reply to her email. 5
10. The graph below shows the population growth rate of Bangladesh. Describe the graph in at least 80 words. You should highlight the information and report the main features given in the graph. 10
Population growth rate
11. Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words). 8
O father and mother if buds are nipped,
And blossoms blown away;
And if the tender plants are stripped
Of their joy in the springing day,
By sorrow and care's dismay,- How shall the summer arise in joy,
Or the summer fruits appear?
Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy,
Or bless the mellowing year,
When the blasts of winter appear?