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-56
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.
............The first peace movement appeared in 1815-1816. The first such movement in the United States was the New York Peace Society, founded in 1815 by the theologian David Low Dodge, and the Massachusetts Peace Society. It became an active organization, holding regular weekly meetings, and producing literature which was spread as far as Gibraltar and Malta, describing the horrors of war and advocating pacifism on Christian grounds. The London Peace Society (also known as the Society for the Promotion of Permanent and Universal Peace) was formed in 1816 to promote permanent and universal peace by the philanthropist William Allen. In the 1840s, British women formed 'Olive Leaf Circles' groups of around 15 to 20 women, to discuss and promote pacifist ideas. The peace movement began to grow in influence by the mid- nineteenth century. The London Peace Society, under the initiative of American consul to Birmingham, Elihu Burritt, and the Reverened Henry Richard, convened the first International Peace Congress in London in 1843. The congress decided on two aims: the ideal of peaceable arbitration in the affairs of nations and the creation of an international institution to achieve that.
Afterwards, peace organizations were set up in many countries. The United Nations was founded with the primary objective to maintain peace and resolve inter-state conflicts in the world. Many treaties have been signed between many nations, a noteworthy one of which is the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Everyone wants peace and likes the principles of non-violence.
[Unit-12; Lesson-5]
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বাংলা অনুবাদঃ
.......... প্রথম শান্তি আন্দোলন দেখা যায় ১৮১৫-১৮১৬ সালে। যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে এই ধরনের প্রথম আন্দোলন ছিল New York Peace Society, যা ১৮১৫ সালে ধর্ম বিশেষজ্ঞ ডেভিড লোডজ এবং Massachusetts Peace Society প্রতিষ্ঠা করে। খ্রিষ্টীয় ধর্মের ভিত্তিতে যুদ্ধের ভয়াবহতার বর্ণনা দিয়ে এবং শান্তিবাদের পক্ষ নিয়ে, নিয়মিত সাপ্তাহিক সভা আয়োজন করে এবং সাহিত্য চর্চার মাধ্যমে যা জিব্রাল্টার এবং মাল্টা পর্যন্ত বিস্তৃত হয়ে এটি একটি সক্রিয় সংস্থায় পরিণত হয়। স্থায়ী এবং বিশ্ব শান্তি প্রচার করতে ১৮১৬ সালে জনহিতৈষীকর উইলিয়াম অ্যালেন দ্বারা The London Peace Society (Society for the Promotion of Permanent and Universal Peace নামে পরিচিত) গঠিত হয়। ১৮৪০ সালের দিকে, শান্তিবাদী ধারণার আলোচনা এবং প্রচার করতে ১৫ থেকে ২০ জন ব্রিটিশ মহিলার দল ''Olive Leaf Circles' গঠন করে। উনিশ শতকের মাঝামাঝি সময় থেকে শান্তি আন্দোলন প্রভাব বিস্তার করতে শুরু করে। The London Peace Society বার্মিংহামে আমেরিকান রাষ্ট্রদূত, ইলিহু বুরিট এবং যাজক হেনরি রিচার্ড ১৮৪০ সালে লণ্ডনে প্রথম আন্তর্জাতিক শান্তি মহাসভার আহবান করা হয়। কংগ্রেস দুইটি সিদ্ধান্তে উপনিত হয়: জাতিগত বিষয়সমূহে সংঘর্ষবিহীন মধ্যস্থতার আদর্শ এবং এটা অর্জন করতে একটি আন্তর্জাতিক সংস্থার সৃষ্টি।
পরবর্তীকালে, অনেক দেশে শান্তি সংস্থা গঠন করা হয়। পৃথিবীতে শান্তি বজায় রাখতে এবং আন্তঃরাষ্ট্রীয় সংঘাত দমন করার প্রাথমিক উদ্দেশ্য নিয়ে জাতিসংঘ গঠন করা হয়। অনেক দেশের মধ্যে অনেক চুক্তি সাক্ষরিত হয়েছে। এর মধ্যে উল্লেখযোগ্য হচ্ছে পারমাণবিক হ্রাসকরণ চুক্তি। প্রত্যেকেই শান্তি চায় এবং অহিংসের মূলনীতি পছন্দ করে।
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1☓5 = 5
(a) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word 'influence'?
(i) effective (ii) effect (iii) inflation (iv) fact
(b) What does the expression 'advocating pacifism' mean?
(i) supporting pacifism (ii) opposing pacifism (iii) thinking of pacifism (iv) hating pacifism
(c) The word 'convened' in the context has the closest meaning to —.
(i) to come together to play something (ii) to come together for visiting a place
(iii) to come together for quarrelling (iv) to come together for a formal meeting
(d) The first peace movement was founded by theologian —.
(i) Kim Jone (ii) Jack Millar (iii) David Low Dodge (iv) Karlos Huper
(e) What does the phrase 'the horrors of war' mean?
(i) dreadfulness of war (ii) pre-moment of war (iii) fear of war (iv) post-situation of war
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) The New York peace society was founded in —.
(i) 1814 (ii) 1815 (iii) 1816 (iv) 1817
(g) David Low Dodge was a/ an —.
(i) philanthropist (ii) pacifist (iii) social reformer (iv) theologian
(h) The 'London Peace Society' was formed in —.
(i) 1814 (ii) 1815 (iii) 1816 (iv) 1817
(i) 'Olive Leaf Circles' was formed by — British women.
(i) 10 to 15 (ii) 15 to 20 (iii) 10 to 20 (iv) 15 to 25
(j) The 'London Peace Society' was formed by —.
(i) Elihu Burritt (ii) David Low Dodge (iii) Herry Richard (iv) William Allen
(k) The first International Peace Congress was held in — in 1843.
(i) London (ii) Birmingham (iii) Malta (iv) Gibraltar
(l) The word 'Philanthropist' means —.
(i) angel (ii) donor (iii) humanitarian (iv) patron
(m) The word 'active' means —.
(i) idle (ii) industrious (iii) lazy (iv) sluggish
(n) The word 'noteworthy' means —.
(i) ordinary (ii) notice (iii) usual (iv) extraordinary
(o) What does the word 'promote' mean?
(i) develop (ii) propose (iii) demote (iv) pronounce
(p) The word 'horror' means —.
(i) hamper (ii) honour (iii) panic (iv) hatred
(q) The word 'resolve' means —.
(i) retire (ii) resume (iii) restore (iv) settle
Answer (A):
(a) (ii) effect (b) (i) supporting pacifism (c) (iv) to come together for a formal meeting (d) (iii) David Low Dodge (e) (i) dreadfulness of war (f) (ii) 1815 (g) (iv) theologian (h) (iii) 1816 (i) (ii)15 to 20 (j) (iv) William Allen (k) (i) London (l) (iii) humanitarian (m) (ii) industrious (n) (iv) extraordinary (o) (i) develop (p) (iii) panic (q) (iv) settle
B. Answer the following questions. 2☓5 = 10
(a) What is the primary purpose of peace movement? When did the first peace movement appear?
(b) Who founded the New York Peace Society? When?
(c) When was the London Peace Society formed? Why?
(d) What is the main purpose of the United Nations? Give an example of the activity of the United Nations.
(e) Mention some of the peace movements described in the passage.
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) What do you know about the initial peace movements?
(g) What is the first International Peace Congress?
(h) What does the peace movement tend to?
(i) What do you know about the Massachusetts Peace Society?
(j) When and why was 'Olive Leaf Circles' formed?
(k) Who was David Low Dodge? What did he found?
(l) What is the other name of the London Peace Society?
(m) Who convinced the first International Peace Congress?
Answer (B):
(a) The primary purpose of peace movement is sustainability of peace in the society. The first peace movement appeared in 1815-1816.
(b) An American theologian named David Low Dodge founded the New York Peace Society in 1815.
(c) The London Peace Society was formed in 1816. It was formed by the philanthropist William Allen to promote permanent and universal peace.
(d) The main purpose of the United Nation is to maintain peace and resolve inter-state conflicts in the world. An example of the activity of the United Nation is the non-prolification treaty among the countries all over the world.
(e) Some peace movements mentioned in the passage are the New York Peace Society, the Massachusetts Peace Society, the London Peace Society, Olive Leaf Circles etc.
(f) There appeared a good many peace movements after the initial peace movement that took place in 1815-1816. The New York Peace society founded by the theologian David Low Dodge in 1815 was the first such movement. Following it the Massachusetts Peace Society came into being. The London Peace Society was formed in 1816 to promote permanent and universal peace. In the 1840s a group of 15 to 20 British women formed 'Olive Leaf Circles' to discuss and promote pacifist ideas.
(g) The first International Peace Congress is a convention that was held to uphold peace for the first time. The convention was held in London by the London Peace Society. It was initiated by the American Consul to Birmingham, Elihu Burritt and the Reverened Aerry Richard.
(h) The peace movement tends to oppose the proliferation of dangerous technologies and weapons of mass destruction and particularly nuclear weapons and biological warfare.
(i) The Massachusetts Peace Society became an active organization, holding regular weekly meetings, producing literature and describing the horrors of war and advocating pacifism on Christian grounds.
(j) The 'Olive Leaf Circles' was formed in the 1840s by a group of 15 to 20 British women to discuss and promote pacifist ideas.
(k) David Low Dodge was a theologian. He founded the New York Peace Society in the United States in 1815.
(l) The other name of the London Peace Society is the society for the promotion of permanent and Universal Peace.
(m) The London Peace Society, under the initiative of American cousul to Birmingham, Elihu Burritt and the Reverened Henry. Richard convened the first International Peace Congress in London in 1843.
2. Read the above passage and complete the table below with the given information. 1 × 10 = 10
Who/ What/ Which When Where Source
Peace Movement (i) .......... the USA New York Peace Society and (ii) ..........
(iii) .......... 1816 London promotion of permanent and universal peace by (iv) ..........
Olive Leaf Circles (v) .......... Britain (vi) ..........
Peace Movement (vii) .......... around the world influence of Peace Movement
International Peace Congress (viii) .......... (ix) .......... initiative of Elihu Burritt and Reverened Henry Richard
Peace organisations later years many countries (x) ..........
Answer (2):
(i) 1815 (ii) Massachusetts Peace Society (iii) Society for the promotion of permanent and universal peace (iv) William Allen (v) 1840s (vi) discussion and promotion or pacifist ideas (vii) mid-19th century (viii) 1843 (ix) London (x) maintenance of peace and resolution of inter-state conflicts
3. Write a summary of the above text. 10
Answer (3):
A peace movement means a non-violent or anti-war movement. It is a social movement. It aims at fixing peace in the society. A peace movement supports pacifism. It tries to achieve its goals through non-violent resistance, diplomacy, boycotts etc. For this reason, many peace organizations were set up. The New York Peace Society, the Massachusetts Peace Society, the London Peace Society, Olive Leaf Circles etc are some of the organizations. They held regular meetings and produced literature describing the horrors of war. As all want peace and like the principles of non-violence, many organisations like the UN were established afterwards.
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
Pathsala stood both joined Entrance with
historic B.Sc exam Sher-e-Bangla independent 1892 at
A.K. Fazlul Haq was a great leader of Bangladesh. He is popularly known as (a) —. He was born (b) — village Chakhar in Barisal. He received his primary education in a village (c) —. He passed the (d) — examination from the Barisal Zilla School and (e) — first in the Dhaka Division. Then he went to Calcutta for higher education and passed the B.Sc examination in (f) —. He passed the B.L. examination (g) — honours. After completing his education he (h) — Rajendra College as a Professor of Mathematics. He worked (i) — for the Muslim League and the Congress. In 1940 he joined the (j) — Muslim League Congress at Lahore.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1☓10 = 10
Among the great diasporas of history is that of the Jewish people, who were forced to leave their lands in ancient times. The movement of the Aryans from central (a) — to the Indian sub-continent thousands of (b) — ago is also noteworthy diaspora, (c) — the causes of this diaspora are (d) —. In twentieth century history the Palestinian (e) — has attracted a lot of attention (f) — been a cause of concern for (g) — leaders because of the plight of (h) —. There have been massive diasporas in (i) —, too, over the centuries, either because of (j) — or because of the ravages of nature.
6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 1☓10 = 10
(i) The grocer sent his son with the fruit-seller but the next day the fruit seller came back alone from the town.
(ii) "Just the same way as mice can eat away the balance and weights," said the fruit-seller.
(iii) Then one day the fruit-seller said to the grocer, "I am going to the town to do some shopping. Please send your son with me to carry my things."
(iv) "You liar, how can a crow carry away such a big boy?" the grocer shouted angrily.
(v) After a few days, the fruit-seller asked the grocer to return his balance and weights.
(vi) The grocer understood the point and returned the balance and the weights.
(vii) One day a grocer borrowed a balance and weights from a fruit-seller.
(viii) The grocer said, "The mice ate away your balance and weights. So, I can't return them."
(ix) "Where is my son?" asked the grocer and the fruit-seller replied, "A crow carried your son away."
(x) The lame excuse of the dishonest grocer made the fruit-seller very angry but he checked his temper.
Part-II: Writing Test (40 Marks)
7. Write a paragraph of about 200 words based on the following questions. Your answers to the questions should give as much detail as possible: 10
(a) What do you know about the 21st February? (b) Why is the day important in our life? (c) What is the historical background of this day? (d) What has this day brought for us? (e) Who were the martyrs of this day? (f) What is the present status of this day? (g) How is this day celebrated now?
8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. 7
There was an old house in a village. A number of mice lived in that house. They were doing a lot of mischief there. The master of the house was very annoyed and made a plan..........................
9. Suppose, you have a pen friend in the UK. He/she is very enthusiastic to know about your country, particularly her natural beauty. So, inform him/her of the natural beauty of Bangladesh through an e-mail. 5
10. The pie-chart shows the amount of time students spend in different activities in a day. Describe the chart in about 150 words. You should highlight and summarise the information given in the chart. 10
11. Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words). 8
The Hare And the Tortoise
"Why do you move along so slowly?" said a hare to a tortoise, "Let me show you how to get over the ground."
"You think I am slow, do you?" replied the tortoise, "Let us run a race to the cross-roads. I think I can beat you."
"Do you hear that?" said the hare to a fox, who was standing near.
"Could anyone even think that such a slow-coach could beat me in a race?"
It would be a good joke if he did," said the fox, "Do you wish to run a race?
I will be the judge, if you care to have me."
"That suits me well," answered the hare.
"I am willing," said the tortoise.
So the fox marked off a place for starting, and set up a stake at the goal.
The hare and the tortoise stood side by side, and at the command. "Go!", from the fox, they began the race.
The hare bounded along and was very soon far ahead of the tortoise. He called back to the fox, "I think I shall take a little nap before I finish the race; the tortoise will not reach here for an hour or more." So he lay down in some bushes and went to sleep.
Every minute brought the tortoise a little nearer to the goal. He did not stop for a second.
At last he passed the hare, but the hare still slept. On and on he plodded; it was a long way, but he had no thought of stopping.
He came nearer and nearer the goal. At last his foot touched the stake.
The hare wakened, stretched himself, and leaped toward the goal.
"What, you here!" he cried when he saw the tortoise, "How did you ever reach here?"
"Just by keeping at it," said the tortoise.
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