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-12
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.
Unsafe levels of pesticides are present in around half of the vegetables and more than a quarter of fruits sold in the capital's markets, a recent survey has found. A 15-member team of the National Food Safety Laboratory, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), came up with the findings after collecting and testing food samples from the capital's Gulshan, Karwanbazar and Mohakhali markets.
The survey report, a copy of which was acquired by the Dhaka Tribune, read that nearly 40% of 82 samples of milk, milk products, fish, fruits and vegetables contained banned pesticides such as DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor. The amounts of pesticide in these samples were found to be 3 to 20 times greater than the limits set by the European Union. Around 50% vegetables and 35% fruits were found to be contaminated with unsafe level of pesticides.
Analysing more than 30 samples of turmeric powder (branded, packaged and open), the team also found that nearly 30% of the samples contained traces of lead chromate, which can be fatal if swallowed or inhaled. These samples also contained lead at 20 to 50 times above the safety limit of 2.5 parts per million set by the Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute (BSTI). Arsenic and chromium above safety limits were detected in a total of 5 out of 13 rice samples.
Using a sensitive High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method developed by the Food Safety Lab, 66 samples were analysed for the presence of formaldehyde. Adulteration was thereby detected in samples of coriander, mango and fresh shrimps.
The tests indicated that poultry feed in the country had also been contaminated, as samples of chicken and fish contained traces of antibiotics. High microbial populations were found in several samples of pasteurised milk, indicating poor processing procedures by the manufacturers. Samples of cucumber and street foods also showed high microbial populations, suggesting widespread contamination in the water supply. The Director of Institute of Public Health (IPH), told the Dhaka Tribune that the survey report has been submitted to the Health Ministry. Further tests of different products were being carried out at the Food Safety Lab.
[Unit-3; Lesson-1]
[Govt. Shaheed Bulbul College, Pabna- '16; National Ideal College, Dhaka- '16; Dr. Abdur Razzak Municipal College, Jessore- '16; Principal Kazi Faruky School & College, Raipur, Lakshimpur- '16; Cox's Bazar Govt. College, Cox's Bazar- '16]
বাংলা অনুবাদঃ সম্প্রতি একটি জরিপে পাওয়া গেছে যে রাজধানীর বাজারগুলোতে বিক্রিত শাকসবজির প্রায় অর্ধেকে এবং ফলমূলের এক চতুর্থাংশে ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ মাত্রায় কীটনাশক বিদ্যমান। রাজধানীর গুলশান, কারওয়ানবাজার এবং মহাখালী বাজার থেকে খাদ্যের নমুনা সংগ্রহ করে জাতীয় খাদ্য নিরাপত্তা গবেষনার ১৫ জন সদস্যের একটি দল খাদ্য ও কৃষি সংস্থা (ঋঅঙ) এর সহায়তায় পরীক্ষা করে এসব খুঁজে বের করেছে।
ঢাকা ট্রিবিউন কর্তৃক সংগৃহিত এই জরিপ প্রতিবেদনের একটি প্রতিলিপিতে দেখা যায় দুধ, দুগ্ধজাত পণ্য, মাছ, মাংস, ফল ও সবজির নমুনার ৮২ টির প্রায় ৪০ শতাংশ নির্দিষ্ট কীটনাশক যেমন ডিডিটি, অলড্রিন, ক্লোরডেন ও হেপ্টাক্লোর ধারণ করে। এইসব নমুনাতে কীটনাশকের পরিমাণ ইউরোপীয় ইউনিয়ন কর্তৃক নির্ধারিত মাত্রার চেয়ে ৩-২০ গুণ বেশি। প্রায় ৫০% শাকসবজি ও ৩৫% ফল ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ মাত্রার কীটনাশক দ্বারা বিষাক্ত পাওয়া গিয়েছিল।
প্রায় ৩০টিরও বেশি হলুদ গুড়ার (ব্রান্ডেড, প্যাকেটজাত ও খোলা) নমুনা নিয়ে পর্যালোচনা করে দলটি প্রায় ৩০% নমুনার মধ্যেই ধারণকৃত লেড ক্রোমেট এর চিহ্ন পেয়েছে যা কিনা প্রাণঘাতী হতে পারে যদি গলাধঃকরণ করা হয় বা নিশ্বাসের সাথে নেওয়া হয়। এই নমুনাগুলোও বাংলাদেশ মান পরীক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান (বিএসটিআই) কর্তৃক নির্ধারিত সুরক্ষণ মাত্রা প্রতি মিলিয়নে ২.৫ অংশ হতে ২০ থেকে ৫০ গুণ বেশি লেড ধারণ করে। ১৩ টি চালের নমুনা থেকে ৫টির মধ্যেই আর্সেনিক ও ক্রোমিয়ামের সহনীয় মাত্রার চেয়ে বেশি মাত্রা খুঁজে পাওয়া গেছে।
খাদ্য নিরাপত্তা গবেষণাগার কর্তৃক উচ্চ ক্ষমতাসম্পন্ন তরল ক্রোমেটোগ্রাফির (এইচ.পি.এল.সি) স্পর্শকাতর এক পদ্ধতি ব্যবহার করে ৬৬টি নমুনা পর্যালোচনা করেছিল ফরমাল্ডিহাইডের উপস্থিতি চিহ্নিত করার জন্য। ধনিয়া, আম ও সতেজ বাগদা চিংড়ির নমুনার মধ্যেও ভেজাল মিশ্রণের উপস্থিতি লক্ষ করা যায়।
পরীক্ষাগুলো নির্দেশ করে যে দেশটির হাঁস-মুরগির খাবারও ভেজালযুক্ত, যেহেতু মুরগি ও মাছের নমুনায় জীবাণুনাশক পদার্থের উপস্থিতি লক্ষ করা যায়। বেশ কিছু জীবাণুমুক্ত দুধের নমুনায় উচ্চ মাত্রার অনুজীবের আধিক্য পাওয়া যায় যা উৎপাদনকারী শিল্প প্রতিষ্ঠানে প্রক্রিয়াজাতকরণের দুর্বলতা নির্দেশ করে। শসা ও রাস্তার খাবারেও উচ্চ মাত্রার অনুজীবের আধিক্য দেখা যায় যা পানি সরবরাহের মধ্যে বহুবিস্তৃত দূষিত পানির উপস্থিতি নির্দেশ করে। জনস্বাস্থ্য প্রতিষ্ঠানের (আই.পি.এইচ) পরিচালক ঢাকা ট্রিবিউনকে বলেন যে, জরিপের ফলাফল স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয়ে জমা দেয়া হয়েছে। খাদ্য নিরাপত্তা গবেষণাগারে আরো বিভিন্ন পণ্যের পরীক্ষা চলছিল।
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1☓5 = 5
(a) What does 'pesticide' mean?
(i) insect killer (ii) biological food (iii) fertilizer (iv) cosmetics
(b) The word 'acquire' refers to —.
(i) forgo (ii) achieve (iii) forfeit (iv) relinquish
(c) High microbial populations are found in -.
(i) samples of cucumber (ii) street foods
(iii) samples of cucumber and street foods (iv) water supply
(d) What does the word 'contaminated' mean?
(i) safe (ii) pure (iii) polluted (iv) nice
(e) 'The tests indicated that poultry feed in the country had also been contaminated.'- What does it imply?
(i) chicken contained traces of antibiotics
(ii) fish contained traces of antibiotics
(iii) both fish and chicken contained traces of antibiotics
(iv) neither fish nor chicken had traces of antibiotics
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) What is the elaborated form of FAO?
(i) Food Adulteration Organisation (ii) Foreign Agents' Organisation
(iii) Friends' Associated orbit (iv) Food and Agriculture Organisation
(g) NFSL collected food samples from — market.
(i) Tejgaon (ii) Mohakhali (iii) Dhanmondi (iv) Banani
(h) What is the nearest meaning of the word 'survey'?
(i) scrutiny (ii) witness (iii) study (iv) review
(i) The survey was done by —.
(i) AMNESTI (ii) National Food Safety Laboratory
(iii) Dhaka city corporation (iv) Dhaka Tribune
(j) What percentage of food items contained pesticides according to the survey published in Dhaka Tribune?
(i) 15% (ii) 20% (iii) 40% (iv) 35%
(k) Which is a banned pesticide?
(i) DDT (ii) Aldrin (iii) Chlordane (iv) All the above
(l) What is the synonym of the word 'sample'?
(i) instance (ii) specimen (iii) sign (iv) criterion
(m) What percentage of fruits were found to be contaminated by pesticides?
(i) 5% (ii) 15% (iii) 25% (iv) 35%
(n) 30% samples of turmeric powder contained —.
(i) Aldrin (ii) lead chromate (iii) DDT (iv) Chlordane
(o) There is a limit of pesticides in foods fixed by the —.
(i) United Nations (ii) UNICEF
(iii) European Union (iv) World Health organisation
(p) What does 'standard' mean?
(i) ordinary (ii) below the mark (iii) up to the mark (iv) exceptional
(q) The HPLC method was developed by —.
(i) Food and Agriculture Organisation (ii) Food Safety Lab
(iii) Institute of Public Health (iv) BSTI
(r) What is microbe?
(i) virus (ii) antibiotic (iii) bacteria (iv) poison
(s) BSTI is an organization from —.
(i) India (ii) Bangladesh (iii) Brazil (iv) Japan
(t) The elaborated form of BSTI is —.
(i) Bangladesh Subway Transit Incorporation (ii) Brazil Solar Technology Institute
(iii) Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute (iv) Bangladesh Selling and Trade Institute
(u) What is the elaborated form of HPLC?
(i) Highly Powerful Labour Class (ii) High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
(iii) Huge Perfumed Living Chamber (iv) Highly Pessimistic Literary Creation
(v) What is the elaborated form of IPH?
(i) Institute of Public Health (ii) Insurance of Public Health
(iii) Institute of Public Hygiene (iv) Insurance of Public Hygiene
(w) What is formaldehyde?
(i) a liquid (ii) a fluid (iii) a gas (iv) an acid
(x) Turmeric is a —.
(i) vegetable (ii) fruit (iii) leaf (iv) spice
(y) What is Dhaka Tribune?
(i) newspaper (ii) TV channel (iii) club (iv) organization
(z) What do you mean by 'antibiotic'?
(i) medicine that removes septic (ii) drug that kills germs
(iii) food that provides vitamins (iv) drink that gives energy
(aa) The word 'Ban' refers to —.
(i) allow (ii) authorize (iii) permit (iv) forbid
(bb) HPLC is a sensitive method developed by -.
(i) Food and Agriculture Organisation (ii) Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute
(iii) Food Safety Laboratory (iv) United Nation
(cc) What is the closest meaning of the word 'unsafe'?
(i) safe (ii) risky (iii) secured (iv) certain
(dd) 'The amounts of pesticide in these samples were found to be 3 to 20 times greater than the limits.' - What does it imply?
(i) milk and milk products contain banned pesticides
(ii) fish contains banned pesticides
(iii) fruits and vegetables contain banned pesticides
(iv) all the above foods contain banned pesticides
(ee) What does the phrase 'carried out' mean?
(i) took away (ii) attained (iii) obtained (iv) executed
(ff) Food adulteration is a — for us.
(i) boon (ii) blessing (iii) benediction (iv) malediction
(gg) What has the recent survey found?
(i) The vegetables and fruits are safe (ii) The vegetables and fruits are adulterated
(iii) Pesticides are not used to kill pests (iv) The capital's markets are free from adulteration
(hh) Pasteurised milk is processed by —.
(i) poor methods (ii) standard procedures (iii) safety methods (iv) contained traces
(ii) The word 'manufacturer' mentioned in the passage means.
(i) architect (ii) builder (iii) producer (iv) designer
(jj) The word 'ensure' mentioned in the passage means.
(i) guarantee (ii) avert (iii) pervade (iv) prevail
(kk) The word 'sensitive' in the passage stands for—.
(i) calm (ii) responsive (iii) fragile (iv) sagacious
(ll) Lead Chromate—.
(i) is safer than DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor (ii) is not detrimental
(iii) may result in illness (iv) can cause death
(mm) What does 'read' in the passage mean?
(i) copy, transfer, or interpret a data (ii) show the record of something
(iii) hear and understand the words of someone
(iv) look at and comprehend the meaning of written matter
(nn) Chlordane, Heptachlor, DDT and Aldrin are —.
(i) antibiotics (ii) food items (iii) perfumes (iv) forbidden pesticides
(oo) Which authority collects and tests the sample of food?
(i) BSTI (ii) A team of National Food Safety Laboratory
(iii) Food Ministry (iv) NGO
(pp) How many samples in total are examined by the Food Safety Laboratory?
(i) 65 samples (ii) 46 samples (iii) 66 samples (iv) 178 samples
(qq) The safety limit of 2.5 parts per million is suggested by—.
(i) BSTI (ii) European Union (iii) FAO (iv) Food and Safety Lab
(rr) Give the meaning of the word 'pasteurize'.
(i) sterilize (ii) sterilize by heating
(iii) sterilize by heating after method of pasteur (iv) all of these
(ss) Lead chromate was detected in —.
(i) rice (ii) vegetables (iii) milk products (iv) turmeric powder
(tt) Which of the following pollutants are used in rice?
(i) Lead and chromate (ii) Arsenic and chromium
(iii) Chlordane and aldrin (iv) Lead and heptarch
Answer (A):
(a) (i) insect killer (b) (ii) achieve (c) (iii) samples of cucumber and street foods (d) (iii) polluted (e) (iii) both fish and chicken contained traces of antibiotics (f) (iv) Food and Agriculture Organisation (g) (ii) Mohakhali (h) (iii) study (i) (ii) National Food Safety Laboratory (j) (iii) 40% (k) (iv) all the above (l) (ii) specimen (m) (iv) 35% (n) (ii) lead chromate (o) (iii) European Union (p) (iii) up to the mark (q) (ii) Food Safety Lab (r) (iii) bacteria (s) (ii) Bangladesh (t) (iii) Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute (u) (ii) High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (v) (i) Institute of Public Health (w) (iii) a gas (x) (iv) spice (y) (i) Newspaper (z) (ii) drug that kills germs (aa) (iv) forbid (bb) (iii) Food Safety Laboratory (cc) (ii) risky (dd) (iv) all the above foods contain banned pesticides (ee) (iv) executed (ff) (iv) malediction (gg) (ii) The vegetables and fruits are adulterated (hh) (i) Poor methods (ii) (iii) producer (jj) (i) guarantee (kk) (ii) responsive (ll) (iv) can cause death (mm) (iv) look at and comprehend the meaning of written matter (nn) (iv) forbidden pesticides (oo) (ii) A team of National Food Safety Laboratory (pp) (iii) 66 samples (qq) (i) BSTI (rr) (iv) all of these (ss) (iv) turmeric powder (tt) (ii) Arsenic and chromium
B. Answer the following questions. 2☓5 = 10
(a) What does NFSL stand for? What findings did NFSL come up with?
(b) What does the survey find?
(c) What does Dhaka Tribune report say?
(d) What is the amount of pesticide in the samples?
(e) What does BSTI stand for? What are the duties of BSTI?
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) What do the dairy products contain?
(g) What is the condition of poultry feed? Explain in 2/3 sentences.
(h) What did the Food Safety Lab develop? What was detected by it?
(i) What is the survey report for turmeric powder?
(j) Which poisonous things are found in the rice samples?
(k) What is the percentage of vegetables and fruits found in the survey to be contaminated by pesticides?
(l) What type of adulteration was detected in samples of coriander, mango and fresh shrimps? How was it detected?
(m) Name some of the banned pesticides used in milk, milk products, fish, fruits and vegetables?
(n) What is needed for stopping food adulteration? Write your answer in two sentences.
(o) What do you mean by unsafe level of pesticides?
(p) From your reading of the passage, what do you think the goal of the survey?
(q) Who launched the survey?
(r) Give your suggestion to stop food adulteration.
(s) Which method did the Food Safety Lab develop?
(t) Who supported the team of the National Food Safety to make the survey report?
(u) From where the food samples were collected?
(v) How can lead chromate be fatal?
(w) What does Dhaka Tribune report say?
(x) Which products contain banned pesticides? What is the pesticide use limit set by the European Union?
Answer (B):
(a) NFSL stands for the National Food Safety Laboratory. After collecting and testing food samples from capital's market, NFSL finds the presence of unsafe level of pesticides in vegetables and fruits.
(b) The survey finds unsafe levels of pesticides in around half of the vegetables and more than a quarter of fruits.
(c) The Dhaka Tribune report says that about 40% of 82 samples of milk, milk products, fish, fruits and vegetables contain banned pesticides such as DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor.
(d) The amount of pesticide in the samples were 3 to 20 times greater than the limits.
(e) BSTI stands for Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute. The duties of BSTI are to examine all products, to allow to marketise if they are standard and to prohibit to marketise if the products are substandard or contaminated.
(f) According to a survey by National Food safety Laboratory, dairy products contain banned pesticides like DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor.
(g) Poultry feed is not also free from contamination. The tests find the traces of antibiotics in the samples of chicken and fish. Processing procedures of pasteurised milk is also poor.
(h) Food Safety Lab developed a method called High-performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). It detected adulteration in the samples of coriander, mango and fresh shrimps.
(i) The survey report for turmeric powder says that nearly 30% of the 30 samples contained traces of lead chromate.
(j) Arsenic and chromium are found above safety limits in the rice samples.
(k) Around 50% vegetables and 35% fruits are found to be contaminated by pesticides in the survey.
(l) The presence of formaldehyde was detected in samples of coriander, mango, and fresh shrimps. It was detected by using a sensitive High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method developed by the Food Safety Laboratory.
(m) Some names of the banned pesticides used in milk, milk products, fish, fruits and vegetables are DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor.
(n) The authority should take proper steps against the covetous businessmen who adulterate foods. Moreover public awareness should be raised about the negative effects of food adulteration.
(o) Unsafe level of pesticides means the level of pesticides that can cause harm to our health and can even cause our death.
(p) After reading the passage, I think the goal of the survey is to know the level of pesticides used in the foods in the capitals markets and make the people aware of it.
(q) National Food Safety Laboratory, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) launched the survey.
(r) I think, first of all we need to take steps to stop the use of these pesticides and then we need to take action against those who are involved in this type of activities. Last but not the least, we need to make people aware of the impact of adulteration on our health.
(s) The Food Safety Lab developed High-performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method.
(t) The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) supported the team of the National Food Safety to make the survey report.
(u) The food samples were collected from the capital's Gulshan, Karwanbazar and Mohakhali markets.
(v) Lead chromate can be fatal if swallowed or inhaled.
(w) Dhaka Tribune report says that nearly 40% of 82 samples of milk, milk products, fish, fruits and vegetables contained banned pesticides such as DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor.
(x) Milk, milk products, fish, fruits and vegetables contained banned pesticides. The limit of pesticide use set by the European Union must be safe for the consumers and must be as low as possible.
2. (i) Read the above text and make a flow chart showing the condition of food adulteration in our country. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. Presence of pesticides in vegetables and fruits → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
❤ Extra Questions:
(ii) Read the above text and make a flow chart showing the foods that are adulterated. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. Fruits → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
Or, (i) Read the above passage and complete the table below with the given information. 1 × 10 = 10
Food Item What contains Amount/ Reason
Dairy products (i) .......... (ii) ..........
(iii) .......... pesticides (iv) ..........
Fruits (v) .......... (vi) ..........
(vii) .......... lead chromate 20 to 50 times above safety level
Rice (viii) .......... not mentioned
(ix) .......... microbial populations (x) ..........
(ii) Read the above passage and complete the table below with the given information. 1 × 10 = 10
Which Activity How much Types
Milk, milk products fish, fruits, vegetables (i) .......... 40% of 82 banned pesticide like- DDT, Aldrin etc.
Vegetables and fruits contaminated (ii) ..........
(iii) .......... contained 30% of 30 samples (iv) ..........
Fresh shrimps, coriander, mango (v) .......... adulteration
(vi) .......... contained (vii) .......... antibiotics
Pasteurized milk (viii) .......... high microbial population
(ix) .......... showed high (x) ..........
Answer (2):
(i) A flow chart showing the condition of food adultenation in our country is given below:
1. Presence of pesticides in vegetables and fruits → 2. Presence of pesticides in milk, milk products, fish etc → 3. Identification of DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane etc in food items → 4. Identification of lead above safety limit → 5. Traces of lead chromate in turmeric powder → 6. Chicken and fish containing antibiotics
(ii) A flow chart showing the foods that are adulterated is given below:
1. Fruits → 2. Milk → 3. Fish → 4. Meat → 5. Vegetables → 6. Spices
Or, (i)
(i) banned Pesticides like DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor (ii) 3 to 20 times greater than the limit set by EU (iii) Vegetables (iv) unsafe level (v) pesticides (vi) unsafe level (vii) Turmeric powder (viii) Arsenic and chromium (ix) Pasteurised milk (x) poor processing procedures
(ii)
(i) contained (ii) 50% and 35% respectively (iii) Turmeric powder (iv) lead chromate (v) detected (vi) Chicken and fish (vii) high (viii) were found (ix) Cucumber and street foods (x) microbial population
3. Write a summary of the above text. 10
Answer (3):
A recent survey conducted by NFSL (National Food Safety Laboratory) reports that various food items which are collected from different markets of the capital are contaminated with highly poisonous chemicals. These contaminated foods are very risky for our health. Almost all the people who are engaged in these sectors from root level to the top level are engaged in food adulteration. They use pesticides to preserve the food for a long time. This evil practice has a negative impact on our health. We should be aware of this evil practice.
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
made live ways constitute occasion objects vary
cultural improper considered friendly during behaviour conduct
A society's culture is made up of its ideas and mode of behaviour. Language, music, ideas about bad and good, (a) — of playing and working, tools and other (b) — used by people (c) — the culture of a society. Patterns of behaviour (d) — from individual to individual, class to class and country to country. These differences are called (e) — differences. What is an appropriate (f) — in one culture may be considered very (g) — in another culture. Standing very close to each other (h) — conversation is considered (i) — in Latin America and Arab countries. But it is (j) — inappropriate in British and American societies.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1☓10 = 10
Everybody desires success in life but a few attain it. One of the main (a) — that can be attributed to this failure is that we (b) — take risks. Life is full of troubles and difficulties. They are to be (c) — if we want success in life. We should bear the courage to (d) — against the misfortunes of life. Our first attempt may not bring us any fruitful result but we should keep in mind that failure is the pillar of success. It is (e) — which inspires a man to struggle hard. If we (f) — our eyes at the explorers of land and sea, we will see that they have (g) — their lives. A man (h) — courage cannot take any risk and (i) — nothing. But risks should be taken carefully, otherwise it will (j) — to disaster.
6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 1☓10 = 10
(a) Her parents have decided to marry her off because they think that educating a girl is wastage of time and money.
(b) Rokeya is a Bangladeshi girl who is about to finish school but has no hopes of going to a college.
(c) Her dream was to become a doctor but now all day long she remains busy helping her mother with household chores and looking after her younger brothers and sisters.
(d) Rokeya used to worry about her lessons and text but now she worries more about getting married and about her imminent life.
(e) Her parents have stopped paying the fees, so Rokeya does not go to school any more.
(f) There is no way that she could protest her parents' decision.
(g) Her dream of being educated and leading a respectable life has been shattered.
(h) So she is going to marry against her own will.
(i) And, therefore accepts her fate helplessly.
(j) This is how the dreams of millions of Bangladeshi girls come to an end.
Part-II: Writing Test (40 Marks)
7. Write a paragraph in about 100 words based on the following questions. Your answer should give as much detail as possible. 10
(a) What's your idea about leisure? (b) How do village and city people spend their leisure time? (c) What are the common sports and pastimes? (d) What do you know about the late winter activities of the people? (e) How do you evaluate travelling?
8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. 7
There was an old house in a village. There lived a number of mice in that house. The master of the house was very annoyed and made a plan to get rid of them. He brought a cat to kill the mice. The mice were......................
9. Suppose, you are Nafiul and your friend is Tahmid. You are going to celebrate your birthday ceremony next week. Now, write an e-mail to your friend inviting him to attend your birthday ceremony. 5
10. Write a paragraph describing the population of Bangladesh. 1☓10 = 10
Population of Bangladesh (in millions)
11. Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words). 8
"He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all."
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