Question Class Test 6 English second paper Time: 45 minutes Full marks 35

  Question 

Class Test 6
English first paper
Time: 45 minutes      Full marks 35

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

Education aims to bring about positive changes in our behavior. It helps us try to change our lives as well as the society we live in. Education that does not illuminate our minds or does not inspire us to work for the community is not complete at all. Education is not all about getting grades or receiving certificates-we use education to make life better. We are expected to apply the knowledge, skills and values that we learn in a classroom in our engagement with the world that lies outside. And we can do so in many different ways. Let's have a look at how education works.
Learners civic engagement is highly appreciated all over the world. Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life (the public life of the citizens as contrasted with private or personal life) of the community using knowledge, skills, values and motivation. Civic engagement promotes the quality of life in a community by contributing to the improvement of health and wellbeing of the people.
Civically engaged individuals recognize themselves as members of a larger social community and are concerned about civic issues. They consider themselves responsible citizens who take action or raise their voices against injustice, discrimination and other forms of social ills.
In civic engagement, issues of public concern are crucial. Civic engagement includes individual or group activities to protect public interests and change the way the community values itself. For example, if you are protesting against any unjust decision of the local municipality such as raising taxes or an act that might work against people's interests, you are civically engaged and your action is considered a civic engagement. This 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 roads, 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.
When civic engagement is a part of an academic programme, and the learners' engagement is assessed following a scale, then it is called service learning. It involves the application of knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and then making a complete plan of action ie. preparing a budget, starting the process of implementation, involving people and activating operational strategies. When civic engagement is spontaneous but irregular and not a part of any academic programme, it is considered volunteerism.

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 0.5×8=4

i) Which of the following best describes the main goal of education as mentioned in the passage?
a) Getting good grades
b) Receiving certificates
c) Bringing positive changes in behavior
d) Competing with others

ii) What is meant by "civic engagement"?
a) Earning awards from the community
b) Avoiding public activities
c) Working to make a difference in public life
d) Living a private life
iii) Which of the following is an example of civic engagement?
a) Watching TV at home
b) Shopping in a mall
c) Helping children cross the road
d) Going on a vacation

iv) When civic engagement is planned and assessed in academics, it is called:
a) Political action
b) Service learning
c) Volunteerism
d) Formal education

v) What does the word "illuminate" in the sentence "Education that does not illuminate our minds..." mean?
a) Decorate
b) Confuse
c) Enlighten
d) Distract

vi) What is the meaning of the phrase “raise their voices” in the passage?
a) Speak loudly
b) Sing together
c) Speak out against something
d) Whisper to others

vii) Which of the following is a synonym of "spontaneous" as used in the passage?
a) Planned
b) Voluntary
c) Forced
d) Delayed

viii) Which of the following is an antonym of "unjust"?
a) Dishonest
b) Lawless
c) Fair
d) Biased

B. Answer the following short questions: 2×3=6
a) What is the main aim of education?
b) What is civic engagement?
c) How does civic engagement benefit a community?

2. 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

3. Write a summary of the following poem : 10
All people dream, but not equally.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind,
Wake in the morning to find that it was vanity. 
But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people, 
For they dream their dreams with open eyes, 
And make them come true. 

4. The chart below shows the sources of air pollution in a city. Describe the chart in 150 words and give a suitable title. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart. 10

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