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               Sylhet board 24

  Part I-Reading Test Marks-60

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions A and B :

Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to communicate with others and manage our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the deviations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred of conflict that follows. The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality. As we begin school, we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. We then expand our sense of belonging to include the school at large, our community and finally our country. Education thus prepares every child to become an active member of the community and work for its welfare. Education, is believed, releases our potentials and our inner strengths. It sharpens our intellect and develops our creativity. As we are taught to reason well and find solutions to the problems of life, we become productive members of society. Education by definition is progressive and liberal, teaching us to respect human diversity and cultural and religious differences. If all of us practise these values in life, the world becomes a much happier place.  Education also fosters critical thinking and provides us a set of competencies including life skills that enable us to become competitive even in the most challenging of circumstances. Education also teaches us to appreciate beauty and the bounties of nature.  School, however, is not the only place where a child gets education. A Bangla poem tells us that nature can be our best teacher. Here are a couple of lives from the poem in English translation:  The sky has taught me to be liberal. The wind has given me the motto to be industrious.  It we can make nature our friend, philosopher and guide, we can learn lessons about life that, combined with what our schools teach us, will prepare us for the future. 

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives:  0.5×10 -5 

(a) What does the idiom at large' mean"

(i) briefly  (ii) independently

(iii) largely  (iv) dependently

(b) The word arithmetic' relates to

(i) physics   (ii) mathematics

(iii) biology  (iv) chemistry

(c) The sky teaches us to be

(i) honest  (ii) sincere

(iii) liberal (iv) courageous

(d) Imparting education to the common mass leads a community to-

(i) meanness  (ii) backward

(iii) prosperity  (iv) humanity

(e) The term 'self confidence' is an outcome of -  (i) education  (ii) earning and success

(iii) establishment  (iv) wealth

(f) The wind inspires us to be-

(i)  punctual (ii) industrious

(iii) virtuous  (iv) disciplined

(g) The word 'function' refers to

(i) to work  (ii) to know

(iii) to think  (iv) to analyze

(h) The passage describes -

(i) the expense of education

(ii) the purpose of education

(iii) the scholars of education

(iv) the institution of education

(i) What does the word 'competencies' refers to  (i) energies  (ii) powers

(iii) capabilities  (iv) vitalities

(j) Education supports us to choose

(i) profit from loss  (ii) right from wrong

(ii) wrong from right  (iv) vice from virtue

B. Answer the following questions:3×5=15

(a) What does education provide us?

(b) Does education influence us in thinking? How?

(c) Do you believe that education leads the path to socialization? How?

(d) How do we obtain the ability to manage our affairs well?

(e) Elucidate the role of nature as our "friend, philosopher and guide."  

2. Based on your reading of the passage, make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow-chart showing the information about Sheikh Kamal's passion for sports and cultural activities: (No. 1 has been done for you.)    1×5=5

Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Ralıman and Bangamata Fazilatunnesa Mujib, was born at Tungipara in Gopalgonj district. He spent his childhood there. Kamal received his secondary education at Dhaka's BAF Shaheen school from where he passed his SSC examination. He was then admitted to Dhaka college, and after his HSC Examination, he became a student at the department of sociology of Dhaka  University. Kamal had a colourful life marked by liveliness and  creativity. Besides his academic studies, he also pursued his  passion for sports and cultural activities. He was a first division basketball and cricket player as well as a sports organizer. He was also interested in classical music, and became a student of Chhayanaut to learn Sitar under the tutelage of Ustad Ful Mohammad. Apart from Sitar, Kamal had a passion for Piano. He had a good collection of musical instruments on the second floor of their house at Dhanmondi, Road no. 32.  It is well known to his friends that Sheikh Kamal used to begin his day practising the Sitar and during the day played basketball or football or cricket. In the evening, he was often seen on stage rehearsing a play. He took part in stage performance of Kabar written by prominent play wright Shaheed Munir Chowdhury. Kamal was one of the founders of Dhaka Theatre. He was also a founder of Spondon Shilpi Gosthi a cultural organization. And who doesn't know that Sheikh Kamal was the founder of Abahoni Krira Chokro that introduced modern football in our country.

1. lover of classical music 2  3  4  S  6

3. Write a summary of the following text:  1×10-10

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than necessary. Make any grammatical change if necessary:    0.5×10=5  

From  hand  good  asks  is  towards Questions  even  nо  change  part  depend

Hospitality has long been a (a) ----- of our culture in Bangladesh. Although many other things are (b) -----. Now,  people are still quite polite and friendly (c) ----- foreigners. They like speaking to foreigners (d) ----- if they have not been introduced. It is quite common for Bangladesh is to (e) ----- personal questions about family, jobs and income which visitors (f) ------ overseas might find awkward. However, it should be understood that (g) ----- harm is meant by such (h) -----. On the other (i) ----- they express a genuine interest in the foreigner's state of affairs. The whole country has a fairly (j) --- communication network now.

5. Fill in the blanks with a appropriate word in each gap: 1×10-10

Kuakata is a rare scenic spot (a) ------- in Patuakhali district about 320 km destination because of the picturesque (8) (4) Dhaka. It is a famous (c) beauty, sandy beaches, blue sky and the shimmering expanse of water of from the the Bay of Bengal and the evergreen (e) The name Kuakata (1) digging of a well (kua) by the early Rakhaines for (g) water. Kuakata allows its visitors to (h) slopes make it (1) both sunrise and sunset from the (1) Gentle and sandy -for bathing, swimming and diving.

6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order:10

(a) The grapes were to high for him to reach.

(b) One day he was very hungry.

(c) Again and again he jumped.

(d) At last he entered into a vineyard.

(e) Once upon a time, there lived a fox in a forest. (f) At last being tired, he went away saying that the grapes were sour.

(g) But each time, he failed to reach the grapes. (h) He took a run and jumped to reach the bunch of grapes but could not reach it.

(i) He searched for food everywhere but he did not get any food.

(j) There were ripe grapes hanging up on the vine.

Part 2 Writing Test Marks- 40

7. The graph chart shows the choice of profession by educated people in our country. Now describe the chart highlighting important points

8.The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words: 15

Once there lived a wood cutter. He was very poor but honest. He lived on the bank of a river near a jungle. He used to cut wood………..,

9. Write a letter to your friend congratulating him/her on his/her getting first prize in English debate competition.     

  Mymensingh 2024

Part I-Reading Test Marks-60

1. Read the following text and answer the questions A and B:

Adolescents constitute a nation's core resource for national renewal and growth. Adolescence is a period in life when transition from childhood to adulthood takes place and behaviours and lifestyles are shaped. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) adolescente is the period which shapes the future of girls and boys lives. There are 28 million adolescents in Bangladesh, 13-7 million of them are girls and 14-3 million boys.  The situation of adolescent girls in Bangladesh is characterised by inequality and subordination within the family and society. This inequality leads to widespread practice of child marriage, marginalisation or exclusion from health, education and economic opportunities, and vulnerability to violence and sexual abuse,  In Bangladesh the legal age of marriage is 18 for girls and 21 for boys, However, 33 percent of adolescent girls are married before the age of 15 and 60 percent become mothers by the age of 19. Research finds that adolescents with higher level of education and from more affluent families tend to marry at a later age. Boys, however, become ready for marriage only after several years of adolescence and young adulthood.

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 0.5×10=5

(a) What does the word 'constitute' mean? (i)form (ii) add  (iii) take  (iv) make

(b) The synonym of 'legal’ is-----

(i) illicit (ii) banned (iii) lawful (iv) prohibited

(c)The phrase ‘leads' to refers to

(i) results of (ii) results in

(iii) results from (iv). results to

(d)Adolescence is a ------ period from childhood to adulthood,

(i) constant (ii) rigid (iii) fixed (iv) transitional

(e) The word 'economic can be replaced by

(i) monetary  (ii) cheap

(iii) financial (iv) economical

(f) What could be the closest meaning of the word 'core' in the first sentence?

(i) Alternative (ii) Subsidiary

(iii) Central   (iv) Minor

(g) The phrase "take place' stands for-

(i) occur (ii) go to a place (iii) happen (iv) destroy 

(h) The synonym of 'affluent' is----

(i) destitute (ii) poverty (iii) poor (iv) solvent

(i) The transition from childhood to adulthood takes place in life----

(i) during childhood (ii) in adolescence

(iii) before death (iv) when they get maturity

(j) The word 'marginalisation' refers to--- (i)holding a lot of money

(ii) holding no power

(iii) boldness in decision making

(iv) having empathy 

B. Answer the following questions: 3x5=15

(a) What do you understand by adolescence?

(b) What is the condition of girls in Bangladesh? (c) What is gender disparity? What are the consequences of it?

(d) Which factors are responsible for girls' early marriage?

(e) Why is adolescence an important period in life?

2. Based on the text below write short notes in each of the boxes mentioning the benefits of education to make a flow chart (No. 1 has been done for you): 1 x 5=5

Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to function meaningfully in life such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to communicate with others and manage our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the durations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred or conflict that follows.  

1. Offering a set of abilities  2  3.  4.  5.  6. 

3. Write a summary of the following passage: 10

Sheikh Kamal knew that there is no short cut to success. He groomed himself up as a young man who earned success by dint of perseverance and commitment. When the Pakistan military began its genocide in Bangladesh, he joined the Liberation War and received military training at Camp Murtee located at the Himalayan foothills in India. The tall young man who carried himself with dignity and possessed remarkable traits of leadership became the ADC of General Ataul Goni Osmani, the Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Armed Forces during the Liberation War. After Independence, Sheikh Kamal could easily remain in Bangladesh Army and pass a secure life but he preferred to engage himself in country building and organizing the young forces to that end. Journalist Syed Ishtiaq Reza in one of his columns "Ekjon Sheikh Kamal' in Bangla Tribune rightly says that the unique qualities of Sheikh Kamal's character, especially his wholehearted involvement in sports and culture are never seen in any son or daughter of any President, Prime Minister or High Officials in Bangladesh.

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary: 0.5x10=5   

Alleviation, burden liability explosion asset resource predict poverty possible think planning crises   Population (a) ------ is considered as one of the greatest (b) ------in our country. Many people (c) ------ that over population is (d) ------ and it causes (e) ------. But, in fact, proper (f) ------ and management can turn this (g) ------into an asset. If we can develop our human (h) ------ properly, it can be a (i) ------ way for poverty (j) -------.

5. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word in each gap: 

Self employment means to create job opportunity for oneself by one's own effort. Various government organizations (a) -----trying to create (b) ----- congenial atmosphere for (c) ----- Different NGOs have (d) ----- rendered their help. Livestoc (e) -----, agriculture farming, poultry  (f) ----- are some of (g) ------ sectors. There are (h) ----- opportunities for self (i) ----- in Bangladesh. One (j) ----- easily engage oneself in these jobs.

6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order:

(i) He asked him where God is.

(ii) He praised him highly.

(iii) Once a lad went to a famous teacher.

(iv) The teacher thought highly of the boy's understanding.

(v) The lad replied that he would answer if he would tell where he is not.

(vi) The boy devoted himself to earning knowledge.

(vii) He begged to instruct him in arts and science.

(viii) He agreed to teach the lad.

(ix) He expressed his desire to acquire knowledge.

(x) The teacher wished to find out the ability of the boy. 

    Part II-Guided Writing Marks -40

7. The pie chart below shows Rima's time spending on various activities. Describe the chart in at least 80 words.

8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words: 

Once a lion was sleeping in a forest. Suddenly a mouse came there. It did not notice the lion.

9. Write a letter to your brother describing the importance of reading newspaper.

Chattogram 2024

   Part I-Reading Test Marks-60

1. the passage and answer the questions A & B. 

Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self-confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to coumunicate with others and manage our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the deviations from the values it in parts and the rise of hatred or conflict that follows. The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality. As we begin school, we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. We then expand our sense of belonging to include the school at large, our community and finally our country. Education thus prepares every child to become an active member of the community and work for its welfare. Education, it is believed, releases our potentials and our inner strengths. It sharpens our intellect and develops our creativity. As we are taught to reason well and find solutions to the problems of life, we become productive members of society. Education by definition is progressive and liberal, teaching us to respect human diversity and cultural and religious differences. If all of us practise these values in life, the world becomes a much happier place. Education also fosters critical thinking and provides us a set competencies including life skills that 'enable us to become competitive even in the most challenging circumstances. Education also teaches us to appreciate beauty and the bounties of nature. School, however, is not the only place where a child gets education. A Bangla poem tells us that nature can be our best teacher.  Here are a couple of lines from the poem in English translation:  The sky has taught me to be liberal. The wind has given me the motto to be industrious.  If we can make nature our friend, philosopher and guide, we can learn lessons about life that, combined with what our schools teach us, will prepare us for the future. 

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 0.5x10=5

(a)The word 'arithmetic" means –--

(i) The study of Physics

(ii) The study of Biology

(iii) The study of Mathematics

(iv) The study of Chemistry

(b) To decide things rationally explains -----.

(i)to judge things reasonably and take wise decision.

(ii) to judge things madly and take hasty decision. (iii) to judge things  independently and take illogical decision

(iv) to develop good debating power

(c)The first act of education is to develop ---

(i) personality (ii) nationality

(iii) dignity  (iv) brutality

(d) What does the idiom 'at large' mean? (i)Critically (ii) Dependently

(iii) Entirely  (iv) Surely

(e) Through education we become ------members of society.

(i)rational (ii) evil (iit) common (iv) foolish

(f) The sky teaches us to be ------

(i) honest  (ii) poetic  (iii) liberal (iv) scientific

(g) The passage is about -----

(i) scholars of education

(ii) benefits of education

(iii) sources of education

(iv) elements of education

(h) The meaning of the word "hatred' is----.

(i) intense dislike (ii) love

(iii) strong affection (iv) friendship

(i) We can get education ----

(i) from school only

(ii) not only from educational institutions but also from family. society, nature, from experiences of life

(iii) from teachers, philosophers and nature

(iv) from nature only

(j) Proper education frames a child for-----

(i)the former (ii) the present

(iii)the future (iv) the past

B. Answer the following questions:  3x5=15

(a) What does education provide us?

(b) How does a child become an active member of the community?

(c) What is accepted as true about education?

(d) How will the world become a much happier place?

(e) Do you want to make nature your friend, philosopher and guide? Why?

2. Based on your reading of the passage, make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow-chart showing different characteristics of dreams. (No. 1 has been done for you): 1x5=5

Dreams have fascinated philosophers for thousands of years, but only recently have dreams been subjected to empirical research and scientific study. Chances are that you've often found yourself puzzling over the content of a dream, or perhaps you've wondered why you dream at all. First, let's start by answering a basic question: What is a dream? A dream can include any of the images, thoughts and emotions that are experienced during sleep. Dreams can be extraordinarily vivid or very vague; filled with joyful emotions or frightening images: focused and understandable or unclear and confusing. Why do we dream? What purpose do dreams serve? While many theories have been proposed about the reason and function of dreams, no consensus has emerged. Considering the time we spend in a dreaming state, the fact that researchers do not yet understand the purpose of dreams may seem baffling. However, it is important to consider that science is still unraveling the exact purpose and function of sleep itself. Some researchers suggest that dreams serve no real purpose, while others believe that dreaming is essential to mental, emotional and physical well-being.

1. Extraordinarily vivid  2. 3. 4. 5.  6 

3. Write a summary of the following passage: 10

My name is Amerigo. I am 13 years old and I live on the street alone. My mother, who is separated from my father, doesn't want me. She told me to go away. Now she is married to another man. My father lives very far away. I want to go to him, but he won't take me either. I begged him to send me some money so that I could buy a bus ticket. I am still waiting. He has not answered: The streets are now my home. Sometimes I tind work. I used to collect trash and sell it to a vendor. I stopped doing tisat after I had a serious infection and a doctor told me to stay away from the trash dump. Once I worked for an ice-cream shop owner and sold ice-cream on the beach. But I got no money in return. The owner of the shop gave me something to eat, and let me sleep in his but at nigist. The work was difficult and painful. The ice-cream box is quite heavy when it is full. I had to walk for hours, offering my ice-cream to whoever wanted to buy. There were days when I could not even sell one ice-cream. In a way, I am lucky because I am alive. My friends who work sorting rubbish in dumps often suffer from serious diseases. One of them was recently killed after he fell into a hole that opened up in the pile of trash. Many of us work for 10 to 12 hours, and get so little in return. that we can't even buy food.

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than necessary. Make any grammatical change if necessary: 0.5×10=5 

device trained about perform essential great abacus fairly large special recent sense refers called

The computer is a fairly (a) ------ invention. It has now become an (b) ------ part of modern life. It has greatly benefited us and brought (c) ------ revolutionary changes in our life. Any (d) ------ that helps people perform mathematical calculation may be (e) ------ a computer. In this sense the (f) ------ is a simple computer. Today, however, the term computer (g) ------ to special kind of electronic machine that can perform mathematical calculations and process (h) ------ masses of information at a (i) ----- -speed. In a few minutes a computer can perform calculation that (j) ------ mathematicians would need years to complete.

5. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word in each gap : 1×10=10

Bangladesh is a land of (a) --------- beauty. Its beauty is so captivating that a stranger cannot but be (b) ---------looking at this endless variety. Nature has (c) ---------showered its blessings on this country. The rivers, hills and forests are rich in natural (d) --------- The people of this country feel a strong (e) --------- for their motherland. They love their motherland from the (f) --------- of heart. They work hard to (g) --------- its economic condition and to remove poverty. Most of them toil hard from dawn to dusk to accelerate the pace of (h) --------.The progress of this country lies in the (i) ------ of common people. They are the (j) -------- of a beautiful and prosperous Bangladesh.  

6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order: 1 x 10 =10

(i) The crow tried to turn the jar over again and again, but it had no effect.

(ii) At last, he found a jar in a garden.

(iii) As he was leaving the jar in despair, he noticed a heap of pebbles nearby.

(iv) There was some water in the jar, but it was at the bottom and out of reach.

(v) He flew from one place to another in search of water.

(vi) He took some pebbles and dropped them into the jar.

(vii) Then he hit upon a plan.

(viii) A crow was very thirsty and wanted to have a drink.

(ix). When the water came to the mouth of the jar, the crow drank and met up his thirst.

(x) As each pebble went down, the water in the jar rose up little by little.  

       Part II-Guided Writing Marks -40

7. The graph shows the choice of profession by educated people in our country. Analyze the graph in 150 words.

8. The following, is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words:

There was a naughty cowboy who grazed his cows beside a forest. He used to make fun with people crying Tiger! Tiger!........... 

9. Imagine, you are Rashed/Raisa. Recently you got a letter from your friend asking you what you would like to do after your HSC examination. Now write a letter to your friend telling him/her about it.        

Cumilla 2024

Part 1 Reading  Marks-60

1. Read the following text and answer the questions A and B:

Chawla was born in Karnal, India. She completed her earlier schooling at Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Secondary School, Karnal. She is the first Indian-born woman and the second person in space from this subcontinent. After graduating in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, India, in 1982, Chawla moved to the United States the same year. She obtained her Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas in 1984. Later she did her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering in 1988 from the University of Colorado. Determined to become an astronaut even in the face of the Challenger disaster 1986 that broke apart after 73 seconds into flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members, Chawla joined NASA in 1988. She began working as a Vice President where she did Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) research on vertical take-off and landing. In 1991 she got U.S. citizenship and started her career as a NASA astronaut in 1995. She was selected for her first flight in 1996. She spoke the following words while travelling if the weightlessness of space, "You are just your intelligence.". She had travelled 10.67 million miles, as many as 252 times around the earth. Her first space mission (Mission STS 87) began on 19 November 1997 with six other astronauts on the Space Shuttle Columbia. On her first mission that lasted for 15 days 16 hours, 34 minutes and 4 seconds, she travelled 6.5 million miles. She was responsible for deploying the Spartan Satellite which however malfunctioned, necessitating a spacewalk by Winston Scott and Tako Doi, two of her fellow astronauts, to retrieve the satellite. In 2000 she was selected for her second space mission STS 107. This mission was repeatedly delayed due to scheduling conflicts and technical problems. On 16 January 2003, Kalpana Chawla started her new mission with six other space crew on the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia. She was one of the mission spaecialists. Chawla's responsibilities included the microgravity experiments, for which the crew conducted nearly 80 experiments studying earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. After a 16 day scientific mission in space, on 1 February 2003, Columbia disintegrated over Texas during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. All the crew in Columbia including Chawla died only 16 minutes prior to their scheduled landing. Investigation shows that this fatal accident happened due to a damage in one of Columbia's wings caused by a piece of insulating foam from "the enternal fuel tank peeling off during the lunch. During the intense heat of re- entry, hot gases penetrated the interior of the wing, destroying the support structure and causing the rest of the shuttle to break down.

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 0.5×10=5  (a)The word 'gain' mentioned in the passage means

(i) hold (ii) prevail

(iii) acquires (iv) achieve 

(b) Chawla started her career as a NASA Astronaut in

(i) 1986 (ii) 1988. (iii) 1995 (iv) 1996

(c) She met an untimely death due to

(i) her own fault (ii) treachery of other crews

(iii) the clash between Columbia and STS 107 (iv)intense heat 

(d)The word 'Extension' mentioned in this passage means

(i) know how (ii) development

(iii) decline (iv) show  

(e) Damage means in this passage-

(i) decline (ii) decay (iii) loss (iv) downfall

(f)Kalpana Chawla -------

(i)was the first woman in space from this subcontinent

(ii) is a living legend

(iii) an American by birth

(iv) was the first Indian woman graduating from America.

(g) The words, 'you' are just your intelligence imply --------

(i) one must have intelligence

(ii) one's value is justified by his/her intelligence (iii) intelligence is more than one's self

(iv) intelligence is just  

(h) In her first space mission, Kalpana travelled for ----- (i) 10.67 million miles (ii) 6.5 million miles (iii) 250 times around the Earth (iv) 8.5 million miles  

(i) She took the responsibility to -----

(i) assist the fellow astronauts

(ii) retrieve the satellite

(iii) deploy the Spartan Satellite

(iv) begin her first space travel

(j) Which qualities describe her character best? (i)Determination and responsibility

(ii) Indifference and arrogance

(iii) Haughtiness and callousness

(iv) Civility and humanity

B. Answer the following questions:

(a) How did Chawla make herself a strong foundation for space travelling?

(b) When was Kalpana Chawla selected for her second space mission?

(c) Why did she have to delay for her second space?

(d) Where did Chawla die and how?

(e) Do you think Kalpana Chawla was the guide of young generation? Why and why not?

2. Read the following text and make a flow-chart showing the purposes of education. (One has been done for you.)

Education gives us knowledge and set of abilities to function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of a self confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to communicate with others and mange our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the deviations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred or conflict that follows. The first thing education does, is to give us an awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality. As we begin school, we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. We then expand our sense of belonging to include the school at large, our community and finally our country. Education thus prepares every child to become an active member of the community and work for its welfare.

1. enriching knowledge  2. 3. 4. 5. 6  

3. Summarize the following text: 10

Once in water, you get oblivious of time, distance or direction. The only thought which kept me worried, was that I must make it and that I must get good weather all the way. The second half of the swim is always very difficult. And if even little waves develop, it saps the ebbing energy of the swimmer all the more. Taking a lesson from my previous swims I kept my speed at a steady pace for I knew I would need every ounce of my energy towards the close........ I felt hungry and famished and shouted for my manager. In reply, I was told that I could not afford to waste 10 minutes in having the feed! If I have to break the record, I must swim on with all my might. But I refused.......... I am sorry now for it. For if I had gone on. I might have finished the whole swim in less than 10 hours and 15 minutes creating a new world record from both sides

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary. 0-5×10-5

Developed, spontaneous, acquisition, mother, usual, used, aware Ability, fact, communication, natural, acquire, competent

Communicative competence refers to the (a) ------ to use language appropriately in various circumstances: There are two ways of (b) ------ communicative competence in a language.  The first is (c) ------ which is similar to the way people develop ability in their (d) ------tongue. They are aware only of the (e) ------ that they are (f) ---- the language for (g) ------. It is a (h) ------ subconscious process in which users not (i) ------ of acquiring a language. In non- technical terms, acquisition is picking up a language (j) ------ 

5. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word in each gap: 1x10=10

Sports are a popular form of entertainment. Many international sporting events are (a)  ------ from time to time. Most of these events are (b) ------ by multinational manufacturing (c) ------  and business firms. They pay for the sports events in (d) ------ for the right to (e) ------ their products during those events. These events are (f) ------ worldwide by satellite and people all over the world watch them (g) ------. As a (h) ------ the sponsors products receive maximum media (i) ------. Thus sports help the (j) ------ of trade and commerce.

6. The following sentences are jumbled. Rearrange them in proper sequence: 1x10 =10

 (a) The angel took down his request and went away.

(b) His name was Abu Ben Adhem.

(c) Abu then requested him to put his name in the list because he loved mankind and his fellow brothers.

(d) He again appeared the next night and showed Abu that his name was at the top of the list.

(e) The angel was writing the names of persons who loved God.

(f) Once upon a time there was an honest and pious man.

(g) He asked the angel if his name was there.

(h) He was once sleeping peacefully.

(i) In reply the angel said that his name was not there.

(j) Suddenly he woke up and he saw an angel.  

    Part 2 Guided Writing Marks-40

7 The graph shows "the internet users" from 2017 to 2022. Describe the graph in at least 80 words. 15

8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words: 15 

Once an ant was very thirsty. He went to a river to drink water. When he began to drink water, a wave........

9. Suppose, you are Ahad/Afia. You have just received a letter from your pen-friend Tania who lives at 13 Moukan Street, UK. She wants to know about your country Bangladesh. Now, write a reply to the letter. 10            

  Rajshahi 2024

 Part 1-Reading Test  Marks-60

1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B:

Children's right to education is widely recognized today as a fundamental human right. But that right also implies that the school they go to will have a pleasant and learning friendly environment where everyone will have an enjoyable time. Teachers will be kind, caring and supportive and children will feel relaxed. No harsh words will be spoken to them and special care will be taken of children with learning disabilities. That, unfortunately is not the general picture in our school. The system of education in our part of the world does not allow children much freedom, and classrooms look more like cages where they are pent up for hours. Rabindranath Tagore found it unacceptable; so did William Blake (1757-1827) an English poet and painter, whose favourite subjects included children. In his poem "The School Boy" Blake writes about a young boy who is unhappy with his school where dour-faced teachers give joyless lessons. He would rather like to be outdoors and enjoy the summer day. He pleads with his parents to rescue him from the drudgery of school.

A) Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 0.5×10=5

(a) The right to education is considered to be-

(i) negligible (ii) minor (iii) major (iv) fundamental

(b) What kind of environment does a child like? (i) Strict (ii) Boring (iii) Joyful (iv) Tiresome

(c) What does the word "drudgery' refer to? (i)Pleasant task (ii) Hard and boring work

(iii) Painful experience (iv) Bad feeling 

(d) The word 'implies' indicates-

(i)to think something to be true

(ii) to judge something to be just

(iii) to admit something

(iv) to appreciate something

(e) The antonym of the word 'harsh' is-

(i) cruel (ii) unpleasant (iii) kind (iv) rough

(f) In our schools teachers should be

(i) comprehensive (ii) judgemental

(iii) authoritative (iv) helpful

(g) When was William Blake born?

(i) In 1757 (ii) In 1767

(iii) In 1787 (iv) In 1797

(h) The expression 'dour-faced' means-

(i) unfriendly and severe (ii) sad and gloomy

(iii) panicky (iv) very anxious

(i) What unacceptable thing did Rabindranath find?

(i) Students anxiety about examinations

(ii) Students' caged up in classroom for hours

(iii) Difficult lessons for children

(iv) Learners' indifference to education

(j) Who should get special attention?

(i) Poor children

(ii) Students with learning disabilities

(iii) Unruly students

(iv) Children with special intellect

B. Answer the following questions: 3×5=15

(a) What does children's right to education imply?

(b) Mention three qualities a teacher should have.

(c) What does "learning-friendly environment" indicate?

d) What is the general picture in our school?

(e) Describe the boy Blake portrays in his poem.  

2. Read the following text and make a flow chart showing what we can do with the help of education (No. I has been done for you)1x5= 5  

Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self-confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts, we pick up skills to communicate with others and manage our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the deviations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred or conflict that follows. The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality. As we begin school, we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. We then expand our sense of belonging to include the school at large, our community and finally our country. Education thus prepares every child to become an active member of the community and work for its welfare.

1. Pick up skills to communicate with others 2  3  4  5  6

3. Summarize the following text: 10

We spend money for different reasons. We buy foods, clothes or everyday essentials, pay for different services, entertain people, travel to places, help others in need or invest in business and thus spend money every day. In fact, spending is a part of our life. Spending may make us happy or unhappy depending on how and why we spend. When we spend money on things that we need and within our limit, it is good. When it becomes a compulsive behaviour, it makes life stressful. Unnecessary spending or spending beyond one's means has some bad effects. For one thing, it may lead to financial ruin or debt, and for another, it may create unhappiness within families. People who overspend are never satisfied with what they have. They always rush for brands, fashion items, designer clothes ete. Over a period of time it becomes an addiction which may eventually create psychological problems. Nowadays consumer items are displayed in stores or in advertisements in ways that they create a feeling of immediate need for them. We are constantly tempted to buy, use or consume things even when we do not have a genuine need. We all need to be careful here. Salespersons often encourage customers to buy things by flattering them. This is a perfect match for you', they would say, or 'You look so stunning in that dress'. Never forget, they say the same thing to most of their customers. It is better not to be persuaded by such words. They use these words to please the customers as the more a customer buys, the higher the profit is.

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary: 0.5×10=5

Capable, syllabus, frustrate, requirement, both, understand Be, enlightenment, build, certainly, achieve, concentrate

Education aims at (a) --------- two things: knowledge and skill. The lessons in a (b) --------- prepare a learner for gaining knowledge of certain subjects. When a learner gets a clear (c) --------- of a subject or topic, it indicates his/her knowledge. Next appears skill that means the (d) ---------of doing something with the use of knowledge. Knowledge provides us with (e) --------- and skill presents the ability of doing well. (f) ------- the two things are important. But here lies a more important (g) --------- education should make a good man. Without (h) --------- a good man, no one should be considered fully and fairly educated. Without it all other achievements are (i) --------- Therefore, one should at first (j) --------- on attaining positive human aspects.  

5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap: 1×10=10

If you want to (a) -------- English properly and fairly, you have to achieve writing skill. To attain this skill, you need (b) -------- some measures. At first you should (c) -------- your vocabulary since everywhere words are required. Words will help you (d) --------ideas appropriately. Next you should know how to arrange (e) -------- in a sentence. Here grammar will help you the (f) ---- way. For that, basic (g) -------- items must be known to you. Then you have to (h) -------- your general knowledge to generate, ideas and make sentences accordingly. Be creative and try to (i) -------- sentences of your own. Finally, regular (j) --------will help you succeed in achieving this skill.  

6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order: 1×10-10

(i) Knowledge of these machines is essential to keep pace with the future world.

(ii) The sooner we can make and activate this plan, the better it will be for us.

(iii) This is known to be Al (Artificial Intelligence) Revolution.

(iv) Therefore, learning technology and achieving technological skill should be thought of seriously.

(v) The machines will mainly include computer, mobile phone and robot.

(vi) But we can no longer wait; exact and realistic plan should be made now.

(vii) The fourth revolution is knocking at the door.

(viii) Those who are skillful in it will survive successfully.

(ix) We have not yet been prepared for this sort of education.

(x) This revolution will turn the world into a machine-based one.

Part II-Guided Writing Marks 40

7. The graph below shows students from different academic areas who got themselves admitted into a public university last year. The left-aligned numbers show the percentages of students. You should analyse the information mentioning the ratio of their achievements in at least 150 words. 15

8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words: 15  Shrabandhara, a green village is situated on the bank of the river Chitra. People are very nice, as the village is. Most of them are farmers. One year, due to heavy rainfall Chitra overflowed her banks.... 

9. Suppose, you are Alal. Arif, your younger brother is afraid of using computer since he does not know how to run it. Write a letter to your younger brother giving some suggestions for learning and running computer. 10     

Jashore 2024

     Part 1-Reading  Marks 60  

1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B

His name was Jerry............ he had been at the orphanage since he I could picture him at four, with the same grave gray-blue eyes and the same independence? No, the word that comes to me is "integrity" It is bedded on courage, but it is more than brave. It is honest, but it is more than honesty. The axe handle broke one day Jerry said the woodshop at the orphanage would repair it. I brought money to pay for the job and he refused it. was four.  "I'll pay for it," he said. "I broke it. I brought the axe down careless." "But no one hits accurately every time." I told him. "The fault was in the wood of the handle. I'll see the man from whom I bought it." It was only then that he would take the money. He was standing back of his own carelessness. He was a free-will agent and he chose to do careful work, and if he failed, he took the responsibility without subterfuge.  And he did for me the unnecessary thing, the gracious thing, that we find done only by the great of heart. Things no no training can teach, for they are done on the instant, with no predicated experience. He found a cubbyhole beside the fireplace that I had not noticed. There, of his own accord, he put kindling and "medium" wood, so that I might always have dry fire material ready in case of sudden wet weather. A stone was loose in the rough walk to the cabin. He dug a deeper hole and steadied it, although he came, himself, by a shortcut over the bank. I found that when I tried to return his thoughtfulness with such things as candy and apples, he was wordless. "Thank you" was, perhaps, an expression for which he had no use, for his courtesy was instinctive. He only looked at the gift and at me, and a curtain lifted, so that I saw deep into the clear well of his eyes, and gratitude was there, and affection, soft over the firm granite of his character.  

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives:

(a) What does the word 'grave' in the passage mean?

(i) deep (ii) insignificant

(iii) light (iv) exuberant

(b) The word 'careless' mentioned in the passage means

(i) impudent (ii) considerate

(iii) foresighted (iv) heedless

(c) What impressed the writer?

(i) Jerry's sense of sincerity

(ii) Fairness of character

(iii) Jerry's sense of courtesy

(iv) Jerry's sense of integrity

(d) What does the word 'gratitude' in the passage refer to?

(i) ungratefulness (ii) appreciation

(iii) thankfulness (iv) thanklessness

(e) What type of attitude did Jerry show when he got a gift from the writer?

(i) Cheerful (ii) thankful

(iii) indifferent (iv) silent

(f) "He was a free-will agent"- What does the word 'free-will' mean?

(i) reluctant (ii) enforced

(iii) autonomy (iv) involuntary

(g) What does the word 'subterfuge' in the passage refer to?

(i) candidness (ii) excuse

(iii) forthrightness (iv) none of these

(h) What is the antonym of the word 'affection'? (i) love (ii) devotion

(iii) amity (iv) antipathy

(i) The word 'gracious' in the passage is closest in meaning to-

(i) courteous (ii) impolite

(iii) ungenital (iv) cruel

(j) The word 'refuse' mentioned in the passage means

(i) restrain (ii) deny

(iii) accept (iv) consent

B. Answer the following questions: 3×5=15

(a) "Jerry was a free-will agent" explain the statement in your own words.

(b) Why was the authoress impressed with Jerry? 

(c) What does the phrase "granite of his character" refer to?

(d) What things did Jerry do "of his own accord"?  (e) "Jerry is a responsible boy" how do you know about his responsibility?

2. Read the following passage and make a flow chart showing the principles of ecotourism set forth by the International Ecotourism Society (No. 1 has been done for you.) 1x5=5

Ecotourism is broadly defined as low impact travel to endangered and often undisturbed locations. It is different from traditional tourism because it allows the traveller to become educated about the areas-both in terms of the physical landscape and cultural characteristics. It often provides funds for conservation and benefits the economic development of places that are often impoverished.  Principles of Ecotourism: Due to the growing popularity of environmentally-related and adventure travel, various types of trips are now being classified as ecotourism. Most of these are not truly ecotourism, however, because they do not emphasize conservation, education, low impact travel, and social and cultural participation in the locations being visited.   Therefore, to be considered ecotourism, a trip must meet the following principles set forth by the International Ecotourism Society (TIES: 2015):  • Minimize the impact of visiting the location (i. e. the use of roads)  

• Build respect and awareness of the travellers for the environment and cultural practices.  • Ensure that the tourism provides positive experiences for both the travellers and the hosts.  • Provide direct financial aid for conservation. • Provide financial aid, empowerment and other benefits for local peoples.

• Raise travellers' awareness of the host country's political, environmental and social climate.

1. Minimizing the impact of visiting the location. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6  

3. Write a summary of the following text: 10

We spend money for different reasons. We buy foods, clothes or everyday essentials. Pay for different services, entertain people, travel to places, help others in need or invest in business and thus spend money everyday. In fact, spending in a part of our life. Spending may make us happy or unhappy depending on how and why we spend. When we spend money on things that we need and within our limit, it is good. When it becomes a compulsive behaviour, it makes life stressful. Unnecessary spending or spending beyond one's means has some bad effects. For one thing, it may lead to financial ruin or debt, and for another, it may create unhappiness within families. People who overspend are never satisfied with what they have. They always rush for brands, fashion items, designer clothes etc. Over a period of time it becomes an addiction which may eventually create psychological problems.

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than necessary. Make any grammatical changes if necessary: 0.5×10=5  Living, changes, huge, mighty, great, ambitious Economic, reality, connects, owing, dream, developed

The Padma Bridge is no longer a dream now, a (a) -------. This multipurpose bridge is going to be a (b) ------- boon for the south- western part of Bangladesh. But decades ago, it was rather an (c) ------- dream, a daunting challenge to tame the (d) ------- Padma. Crossing the river has always been strenuous and sometimes dangerous (e) ------- to unreliable and limited ferry connections and long waits for crowded boats and launches. The Padma bridge that (f) ------- Dhaka with 21 southern districts is a potential catalyst for major economic (g) ------- in the lives of over 30 million people. (h) ------- in the region and will give a (i) ------- to trade and (j) ------- activities.

5. Fill in the gaps using suitable words: 1×10=10

Nelson Mandela was an unconditional brave fighter against race discrimination. During his (a) ------, he had (b) ------ himself to this (c) ------ of the people of Africa. He stated that he had fought against (d) ------  domination and he had fought against black (e) ------ Being (f) ------ with his (g) ------Nadine Gordimer, the South African writer and Nobel Laureate for literature, once (h) ------ that Mandela was at the (i) ------ of their time, theirs in South Africa, and the other people (j) ------ they were.  

6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order: 10

(a) The cook was very stubborn.

(b) The cook could not check his temptation and ate one of the drumsticks.

(c) The master was also very clever and was not to be fooled so easily.

(d) The cook was more than clever.

(e) He replied that it was a one-legged duck.

(f) Once a cook roasted a duck for his master and it looked very delicious.

(g) The master came to have his meal and noticed one of the legs missing.

(h) He said that there was no one-legged duck.

(i) He asserted that this duck had only one leg.

(j) He asked what had happened to the other leg.  

7. The pie chart shows the export sectors in Bangladesh that earn foreign currency. Write a paragraph describing the chart below. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the pie chart. 15 

8. The following is the beginning of the story, complete it in your own words:

One upon a time there lived a king in England. He had three daughters. One day he made up his mind to divide his kingdom among them. So, he called them in the court and asked each of them how much they loved him

9. Suppose, you are Nadim/Neela, write a letter to your brother/sister, Shakil/Sabiha advising him/her not to share any wrong information on Facebook. 10     

Barisal 2024

 Part I-Reading Marks-60

1. Read the following text and answer the questions A and B 

Valentina Tereshkova was born in a village, in central Russia on 6 March 1937. Her father was a tractor driver and her mother worked in a textile plant. At the age of eight, she began her schooling but did not enjoy it much. She left the school within a few years. Afterwards she completed her education distance learning. She became interested in parachuting from a young age, and trained in skydiving at the local Aeroclub, making her first jump at age 22 on 21May 1959. It was her expertise in skydiving that led to her selection as a cosmonaut. After the flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human being to travel to outer space in April 1961, the Soviet oviet Union decided to send a woman in space.   On 16 February 1962, Proletaria Valentina Tereshkova was selected for this project from among more than four hundred applicants. Tereshkova had to undergo a series of training that included weightless flight, isolation tests, centrifuge tests, rocket theory, spacecraft engineering, 120 parachute jumps and polite training in MiG-15UTI jet fighters. Since the successful launch of the spacecraft Vostok-5 on 14 June 1963 Tereshkova began preparing for her own flight. On the morning of 16 June 1963 Tereshkova and her back-up cosmonaut Solovyova were dressed in space-suits and taken to the space shuttle launch pad by a bus. After completing her communication and life support check she was sealed inside Vostok-6. Finishing a two hours count down Vostok-6 launched faultlessly. Although Tereshkova experience nausea and physical discomfort for much of the flight, she orbited the 48 times and spent almost three days in space. With a single flight, she logged more flight time than the combined of all American astronauts who had flown before that date. Tereshkova maintained a flight log and took photographs of the horizon, which were later used to identify aerosol layers within the atmosphere.  Vostok-6 was the final Vostok flight and was launched two days after Vostok-5 which carried valary Bykovsky into a similar orbit for five days, landing three hours after Tereshkova. The two vessels approached each other with 5 kilometers at one point,  and from space Tereshkova communicated with Bykovsky and the Soviet leader Khrushchev by radio.

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 0.5×10=5

(a) What is the best antonym of the word ‘Faultlessly'?

(i) perfectly (ii) faultily

(iii) accurately (iv) flawlessly

(b) What is the meaning of 'under do"?

(i) go through (ii) exclude

(iii) cause (iv) comfort

(c) It was her expertise in skydiving that led her selection cosmonaut. The word ‘skydiving' stands for -----

(i) Present participle (ii) Gerund

(iii) Infinitive (iv) Both i and ii

(d) Tereshkova logged more flight time than the combined times of all American astronauts who had flown before that date. Identify the clause --- (i) Noun clause (ii) Adjective clause

(iii) Adverbial clause (iv) All of them

(e) What does the word 'communicate' in the passage refer to?  (i) interact (ii) contact

(iii) continue (iv) Both i and ii

(f) The word ‘isolation' can be best explained as- (i) to be exclusive  ii) to be concerned

(iii) to stand aside (iv) segregation  

(g) Mig-15 UTI is a/an

(i) space project (ii) aircraft

(iii) flying saucer (iv) projector

(h) What is the closest meaning of 'plant'?

(i) workshop (ii) mill (iii) factory (iv) all of them

(i) The word 'parachuting' in the passage refers to  (i) Noun ii) Adjective (iii) Verb (iv) Adverb

(j) What is the meaning of the word 'launch'?

(i) taking off (ii) comfort (iii) rule (iv) space craft  

B. Answer the following questions: 3×5=15

(a) Which was the first journey by a woman in space? How?

(b) What do you mean by 'Vostok-6'? Write in 2/3 sentences.

(c) Briefly discuss Tereshkova's life in not more than 3 sentences.

(d) How did Tereshkova communicate with Bykovsky and the Soviet leader Khrushchev?

(e) Who were dressed in space-suits and taken to the space shuttle. launch pad by bus? When?

2. Read the following text and make a flow-chart giving information about civic engagement. (One has been done for you)

In civic engagement, issues of public concern are crucial. Civic engagement includes individual or group activities to protect public interest and change the way the community values itself. For example if you are protesting against any unjust diction of the local municipality such as raising takes or an act that might work against peoples interest, you are civically engaged and your action is considered a civic engagement. The protest can be done in different ways such as organizing rallies, collecting signatures', making human chains writing petitions etc. you can also help control traffic in front of a school, help children to cross the rods, work in a team to clean a park or a sea beach. You can also give some services to elderly people. These are all examples of civic engagement as what you do directly affects the community

1. To help children to cross the roads  2,  3, 4,  5, 6 

3. Summarize the following text: 10 

The orphanage is high in the Carolina mountains. I was there in the autumn. I wanted quiet, isolation, to do some troublesome writing. I wanted mountain air to blow out the malaria from too long a time in the subtropics. I was homesick, too, for the flaming of maples in October, and for corn shocks and pumpkins and black-walnut trees and the lift of hills. I found them all, living in a cabin that belonged to the orphanage, half a mile beyond the orphanage farm. When I took the cabin, I asked for a boy or man to come and chop wood for the fireplace. The first few days were warm, I found what wood I needed about the cabin, no one came, and I forgot the order. I looked up from my typewriter one late afternoon, a little startled. A boy stood at the door, and my pointer dog, my companion, was at his side and had not barked to warn me. The boy was probably twelve years old, but undersized. He wore overalls and a torn shirt, and was barefooted. He said, “I can chop some wood today.”

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical changes if necessary: 0.5×10=5

Cheat, make, story, completely, tell, face  Care, matter, rescue, treat, think, promise

Keeping promise given to anyone is a must though it takes much perseverance to keep promise honestly. Since keeping promise is a (a) ----- of remembrance, we should be (b) ------- whenever we make promises. While (c) ------ an unavoidable danger, people usually (d) ------ any promise only to be (e) ---- from the situation without perfect (f) -----. After being rescued, most people (g) ------ forget the promises given. A (h) ------- about the Pied Piper of Germany (i) ------- how the Piper was deliberately (j) ----- by the Mayor, who made promises to give Piper one thousand guilders for his work.

5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap:1×10=10

When a girl gets married, she usually drops out of school and beings full time work in her in-laws household. In the in-laws house, she is marginalized. She (a) ------ vulnerable to all forms of abuse, (b) ----- dowry-related, violence. In Bangladesh, it is still (c) ------ for a bride's family to pay dowry. (d) ---- the practice being illegal. Dowry demands can also (e) ------ after the wedding. For an adolescent (f) ------even if her in-laws are supportive, there (g) ----- greater health risks in terms of (h) ------ and childbirth. The majority of adolescent (i) ------ and their families are uninformed or insufficiently (j) ------ about reproductive health and contraception. The maternal mortality rate for adolescent is double the national rate.  

6. The following sentences are jumbled. Re-arrange them in proper sequence: 1x10=10

(i) Hojja became furious and decided to teach him a lesson.

(ii)Suddenly, he saw someone calling from below. (iii) Hojja immediately replied, “Why did you make me climb the way down stairs to ask for money? Couldn't you see that I was working?” (iv) When he came near, the man said that he was a beggar and wanted some money.

(v) One day, Nasiruddin Hojja was mending a hole on the roof of his two storeyed house.

(vi) The beggar was very surprised and asked why Hojja had made him climb the stairs to say he had no money.

(vii) When they both got to the rooftop, where he was previously working, Hojja turned towards the man and said, "Sorry, 1 have no money, so you have to leave."

(viii) He saw there was a man standing at the foot of the stairs and was asking him to get down and listen to him.

(ix) So, he told the man to climb.

(x) Being curious, the climbed the stairs with him of and went down the stairs.  

7. The graph below shows the importance and usage of English. Describe the graph in at least 80 words: 15

8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words: 15

Urmi was an HSC examinee. After completing her HSC exam, she went to Dhaka to take admission test in Dhaka University But she did not get chance in the university. Being frustrated, she returned……….. 

9. Suppose, you are Shoshi. You have many friends who are students of class six. One of your friends is infected with dengue fever and hospitalized. Now, write a letter to your friend showing sympathy. 10   

Dhaka 2024

Part I Reading Test  Marks-60

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions A and B :

The success of Kalsindur girls reads like an epic. They started their journey with practically nothing. They didn't have any boots or jerseys to wear. Initially, they played wearing salwer and kamij. They also suffered from malnutrition. What made them win against all adversities then? What was the magic behind?Mohammad Mafız Uddin was an assistant teacher at Kalisndur Government Free Primary School where Minati Rani Sheel was the head teacher. They observed the girls interests in football and decided to help. It was however not that easy. Girls playing football is still not a common picture in Bangladesh. Guardians were not convinced as they were used to seeing girls helping mothers with household chores. A farmer, an auto-rickshaw driver, a tea-shop owner or a housemaid mother couldn't be that ambitious either. But Minati Rani Sheel and Mohammad Mafiz Uddin persuaded them to allow their daughters to play. Being great motivators, the two teachers supported the girls in their effort to overcome the odds. They inspired them, created opportunities  for them and took personal care of them. Soon the girls could prove themselves, shaking off their inhibition.  Their success has also persuaded the villagers to come to their support. When the girls moved to the nearby secondary school and college, they did not have their Minati Maam and Mafiz Uddin Sir with them, but soon another motherly person offered her helping hand Mala Rani Sarkar, an Assistant Professor of History who was joined by one of her colleagues, Jual Mia. They agreed to coach the girls. Mr. Jalaluddin, who was then the head teacher of the school, ool, also supported them. Gradually the local community, public representatives and the local administration came forward. Bangladesh Football Federation also gave special attention to them and finally another football magician, Golam Robbani Choton, the coach of the Bangladesh Woman's National Football Team, mentored these girls and helped them become complete professional footballers.

 A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives:  0.5×10-5 

(a) Mohammad Mafiz Uddin was a

(i) organizer (ii) mentor

(iii) promoter (iv) moderator

(b) What does the word 'Malnutrition' mean?

(i) Lack of deliciousness

(ii) Lack of taste

(iii) Lack of balanced  health

(iv) Lack of foodp

(c) "Girls playing football is not a common picture." What does it mean?

(i) Football is not a game for girls

(ii) Football is not a good  game

(iii) Football is restricted for girls

(iv) Girls are not  regular in playing football

(d) What is the meaning of the word 'chores'?

(i) House works (ii) Jobs

(iii) Forces  (iv) Responsibilities

(e) What does the phrase 'Shake off ' mean here? (i) Throw (ii) To get rid of

(iii) Avoid  (iv) Move

(f) Secondary level of school means-

(i) six to eight (ii) six to ten

(iii) six to twelve  (iv) five to eight

(g) Public representatives are

(i) non-government workers (ii) paid workers

(iii) government workers  (iv) elected persons

(h) The very word 'attention' is related to

(i) physic (ii) mentality

(iii) emotion  (iv) consciousness

(i) Kalsindur is a....... 

(i) district  (ii) thana

(iii) sub-district  (iv) village

(j) What is the opposite word of 'inhibition'?

(i)  Capacity (ii) Advantage

(iii) Promotion  (iv) Possibility

1. (A)

(a)  (ii) mentor

(b) (iii) Lack of balanced  health

(c) (iv) Girls are not  regular in playing football

(d) (i) House works

(e) (ii) To get rid of

(f) (ii) six to ten

(g)  (iv) elected persons

(h) (iv) consciousness

(i) (iv) village

(j) (iii) Promotion

B. Answer the following questions:3x5=15

(a) "The success of Kalsindur girls reads like an epic" What does the line indicate?

(b) Who were the persons behind the magic of the success of the girls?

(c) Why were the guardians not interested in allowing the girls playing football?

(d) Who is Golam Rabbani Choton? What was his contribution for the girls?

(e) What inspiration do you get from the success of Kalsindur  girls? Discuss.

2. Read the following passage and make a flow chart showing the  names of junk foods (one is done for you): 1x5=5

Junk foods are processed foods consisting of high calories, but that is considered only as a broad umbrella. These foods are prepared in a way that they look appealing and are enjoyable so you are chemically programmed to ask for more. According to Dr. Sunali Sharma, a Dietician & Nutritionist, "Commercial products including salted snack foods, chewing gum, candy, sugary deserts, fried fast food and sweetened carbonated beverages that have little or no nutritional value but are high in calories, salt and fats may be considered junk foods. Though not all fast foods are junk foods, a great number of them are. For instance, a salad may be fast food but is definitely not junk food. Some foods like burgers, pizzas, and tacos may alternate between junk and healthy categories depending on the ingredients, calories and process of manufacturing." 

1. Salted snack foods  →  2.  3.  ←  4.  5.  6. 

2. Answer 

1. Salted Snack Foods  Ans: 4. Sugary desserts  2. Chewing gum  5. Fried Fast Food  3. Candy  6. Sweetened carbonated beverages 

3 Write a summary of the following text: Education gives us knowledge and a  of abilities to function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self-confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to communicate with others and manage our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the deviations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred or conflict that follows.  The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality. As we being school, we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. We then expand our sense of belonging to include the school at large, our community and finally our country. Education thus prepares every child to become an active member of the community and work for its welfare.

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary: 0-5×10=5

prosper be so help  idealism hence  immortal positive welfare  country materialism quality  

Good citizens are (a) -------- people who are possessing the (b) -------- attitude about their society, community and (c) -------- also. They never possess the quality of (d) -------- deviated from the right path. They are always thinking about the (e) -------- of their surroundings. They have all the good (f) ----- that lead them to the path of (g) -------- others. That is why good citizens are loved by all. They are not thinking of their (h) -------- prosperity. And, (i) ------- they dedicate their lives for others which (j) ------- them. 

4. Answer:  (a) ideal (b) positive (c) country (d) being (e) welfare (f) qualities (g) helping (h) materialistic (i) hence (j) immortalized      

5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: 1×10=10

The development of communication in any (a) ------ creates impact on the development of the economy (b)  ------ the gross (c) ------ product of any country. Bangladesh, in this sense, has become a (d) ---- model all over the world. The present government has scheduled (e) ------  and such projects recently (f) ------ increase the lifestyle of the country people. We can (g) ----- here some of such developments. The Padma Multipurpose Bridge, the (h) ------ way, the Bangabandhu Tunnel under the river (i) ----- and the Metro Rail in Dhaka City. The national and international business will be (j) ----- by these kinds of communication development.

5. Answer

(a) sector (b) and (c) national (d) role (e) projects (f) significantly (g) mention (h) Elevated Express (i) Karnaphuli (j) boosted

6. The following sentences are jumbled. Re-arrange them in a  proper sequence: 1×10-10

(i) For this, he was awarded gold medal in all India. 

(ii) Joynul Abedin was such a personality who enriched our culture.

(iii) The artist did not like the hard rules of school.

(iv) He died on 28 May, 1976 in Dhaka.

(v) Joynul Abedin was born at a village in Kishoregonj in 1914.

(vi) The great personality is a person who contributed for his country or the people.

(vii) He drew the pictures of the famine of the 2nd world war and got huge reputation.

(viii) His father Tamij Uddin was a police officer. (ix) So, at the age of 15, he went to Kolkata and was admitted in a Government Art College.

(x) He was a great artist who owned name and fame for himself and his country.

6. Answer :

(v) + (viii) + (ii) + (vi) + (x) + (iii) + (ix) + (vii) + (i) + (iv) 

Part II-Writing Test  Marks 40

7. The graph below shows the users condition of the social sites of mobile phone in internet for the last four years. Now, describe the graph highlighting the information given in the chart

8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words:

Raihan is a student who has recently passed the HSC Exam obtaining unexpected marks. He was not attentive to his studies. Rather passed time idly and disobediently. But after his Test Exam,  

9. Suppose, you are Jinia. You younger sister Sonia reads in a school in Dhaka. Now, write a letter to her describing the advantages of learning English.       

Dinajpur 2024

Part I-Reading  Marks-60 

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions A and B 

My name is Amerigo. I am 13 years old and I live on the street alone. My mother, who is separated from my father, doesn't want me. She told me to go away....... Now she is married to another man. My father lives very far away. I want to go to him, but he won't take me either. I begged him to send me some money so that I could buy a bus ticket. I am still waiting. He hasn't answered. The streets are now my home. Sometimes I find work. I used to collect trash and sell it to a vendor. I stopped doing that after I had a serious infection, and a doctor told me to stay away from the trash dump. Once I worked for an ice cream shop owner and sold ice cream on the beach. But I got no money in return. The owner of the shop gave me something to eat. and let me sleep in his hut at night. The work was difficult and painful. The ice cream box is quite heavy when it is full. I had to walk for hours, offering my ice cream to whoever wanted to buy. There were days when I could not even sell one ice cream In a way, I am lucky because I am alive. My friends who work sorting rubbish in dumps often suffer from serious diseases. One of them was recently killed after he fell into a hole that opened up in the pile of trash. Many of us work for 10 to 12 hours, and get so little in return that we can't even buy food.  Shoe-shining is very popular among the street kids. A few of my friends also work in factories and workshops. A boy I know lost one of his eyes after a piece of hot glass flew into his eye at the glass factory where he worked. The owner refused to pay for medical help and fired him. For me, like all other children on the street, it is very hard. I am always hungry, and I don't know where I will sleep the next night. I would like to live in my own home and sleep there in peace. The nights are very cold in the winter. You can die of cold in the street.

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.

(a) Amerigo is ------- human rights.

(i) affected by (ii) deprived of

(iii) fond of (iv) working for

(b) What made Amerigo fall sick?

(i) Living in the street (ii) Selling ice cream

(iii) Collecting trash dump (iv) Begging on the street

(c) 'Go away' refers to

(i) to depart or leave a place (ii) to reach

(iii) to die  (iv) to walk

(d) The word 'painful' means

(i) agonizing (ii) great

(iii) magnificent (iv) fantastic

(e) "I would like to live in my own home and sleep there in peace" What does this statement imply?

(i) Amerigo does not have a sorrowful life..

(ii) Amerigo wants to go home.

(iii) Amerigo wants to lead a better life.

(iv) Amerigo misses his parents.

(f) The word 'fired' refers to

(i) shot  (ii) sacked

(iii) blocked(iv) freed

(g) Where is the home of Amerigo now?

(i) On the beach

(ii) In the shop

(iii) On the house tops

(iv) On the streets

(h) What makes Amerigo feel lucky?

(i) Food  (ii) His parents

(iii) His friends  (iv) His life

(i) Where does Amerigo's father live?

(i) Very near to Amerigo's place

(ii) in a very cold region

(iii) In a very lonely place

(iv) In a very distant place

(j) The closest meaning of trash is-

(i) resources  (ii) valuables

(iii) garbage  (iv) possessions 

B. Answer the following questions: 3×5=15

(a) How does Amerigo evaluate his life? Does he have any option to change it?

(b) Why did Amerigo stop collecting trash?

(c) How is the relationship of Amerigo with his parents?

(d) What happens to the friends of Amerigo?

(e) Do you support child labor? Why/why not?

2. Based on your reading of the following passage, make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow chart showing some major characteristics and challenges of adolescence. (One is done for you): 1x5=5 

The time of adolescence is a period of preparation for adulthood during which one experiences several key developments. Besides physical and sexual maturation, these experiences include movement toward social and economic independence, development of identity, the acquisition of skills needed to carry out adult relationships and roles and the capacity for abstract reasoning. While adolescence is a time of tremendous growth and potential, it is also a time of considerable risks during which social contexts exert powerful influences. Many adolescents face pressure to use alcohol, cigarettes, or other drugs and to initiate sexual relationships putting themselves a high risk for intentional and unintentional injuries, unintended pregnancies, and sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). including the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Many also experience a wide range of adjustment and mental health problems.

1. Physical and sexual maturation  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.

3. Read the following text and summarize it: Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self-confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to communicate with others and manage our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the deviations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred or conflict that follows. The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality. As we begin school. we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. We then expand our sense of belonging to include the school at farge, our community and finally our country. Education thus prepares every child to become an active member of the community and work for its welfare.

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words  from the box. There are more words than necessary. Make any grammatical change if necessary: 0.5x10=5 

Misuse family popular invent use spreads over make expand users within  addicted  Facebook is an online networking service.

It is a (a) ----- social networking service. It is (b) ----- friendship and relation all(c) -------- the world. Though Mark Zucker Berg first (d) ------- Facebook (e) ------ a very short time, it gained much popularity. Now it has over one billion active users. It (f) ----- love and shares sorrows. But sometimes it is (g) ------- Students are spending much time in (h)-------facebook which is very alarming for the future generation. Adults are also getting (i) -------- to it which is causing many problems in their (j) ------ life. So, we should be aware of using Facebook.

5. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word in each gap. 1x10=10

Money is power and can do much good and evil. It gives (a) ------ and delight. It (b) ------ do everything. A person without (c) ------ id a person to be pitied. Nobody pays (d) ------ respect to him. His friends do not (e) ------ him. He has to depend on the (f) ------ of others. In order to (g) ----- money, he does a lot of jobs. It is a must (h) ----- our life. But it does not necessarily (i) -----happiness. Happiness is absolutely a (j) ------- matter.

6. The following sentences are jumbled. Rearrange them in proper sequence: 1×10-10 

(a) There she became a teacher of a school in Kolkata

(b) Soon her activities for the service of mankind spread all over the world.

(c) She was on her heels for her selfless services to mankind even at her old age.

(d) As a recognition to her service, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979.

(e) She was one of those people who dedicated their lives to the service of mankind.

(f) When she was eighteen, she decided to be a nun and came to Kolkata.

(g) She swore to dedicate her life for the cause of helpless and poor people.

(h) She was born in Yugoslavia in 1910.

(i) She was also given 'Bharat Ratna Award' in the following year.

(j) You have heard the name of Mother Teresa.

Part II-Writing Marks-40 

7. The graph below shows the positive and negative Uses of Internet according to different age groups of the users. Describe the chart at least in 150 words. You should highlight the information and report the main features given in the chart 15

8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words.15 Give a suitable title to it.

Once a crow got a chance to be beautiful. One day the crow found some beautiful feathers of a peacock in a jungle. He became very glad........ 

9. Suppose, you are Shimul from Feni and one of your best friends is Nayon who lives in Khulna. He does not go through the newspapers daily.10 Now, write a letter to your friend about the benefits of reading newspapers regularly.

For answer 

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