Read text and answer
questions 1 and 2.
At the farthest corner of
Bangladesh there is a village called Tarapur. In this village there lives a man
named Kartik Poramanik. He is a hair dresser by profession, but a nature lover
at heart. His passion is to plant saplings, which grow into gigantic trees. He
started planting trees when he was only 10 years old. He remembers what his
father once told him, ‘My son, you can earn the blessings of God by planting
trees.’ He has never forgotten what his father told him. At present he is 63
years old. He has planted hundreds of trees in his village. Many of the trees
are now 35-40 years old.
Once there were hardly any trees in
this village. Kartik used to go to different houses for his job. At times he
would get fired in the scorching sun, but there were no trees under which he
could sit and rest for a while. Thinking how people suffer in the heat, Kartik
began his tree planting mission.
Kartik would wake up early in the
morning. take one or two labourers with him and set out to plant trees. He
would walk long distances to plant trees, carrying with him some dry food and
water. He would pay all the expenses from his own pocket. Kartik has planted
trees beside the roads, in and around the bazar, schools and colleges, open
fields and many other places.
At times it so happened that Kartik
would go to water his plants at 10 or 11 pm. People asked him, ‘Kartik, are you
mad? What are you doing so late at night?’ Kartik would smile and say, ‘What to
do, sir. I have to work hard the whole day to earn money for my family. I don’t
get time during the day. But my trees would die if I don’t water them. So I
come late at night to look after them.’ Even today this old man continues
planting trees as many as he can.
A man, who can hardly sign his
name, is leaving his signature all around in nature.
1.
Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and
write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script. 1×7=7
a.
The
word ‘gigantic’ means----.
(i) pigmy (ii) guardian (iii) tiny
(iv) huge
b.
The
word ‘scorching’ means-----.
(i) hot (ii) sever e (iii)
serious (iv) burning
c.
Kartik
Promanik was a ----- by profession.
(i) barber (ii) cultivator (iii) tree planter (iv) day labourer
d.
In
the passage ‘water’ is used as/an-----.
(i) adjective (ii) noun (iii) noun and verb
(iv) noun and adjective
e.
According
to the text how many years ago did Kartik Pramanik begin to plant trees?
(i) 35 (ii) 10 (iii) 53 (iv) 63
f.
Kartik
would go to water his plants-----.
(i) at 10 or 11 pm (ii) at 11 or 2 pm (iii)
at 9 or 10 pm (iv) at 8 pm
g.
The
similar meaning of the phrase ‘set out’ is-----.
(i) awarded (ii) planting trees (iii)
went (iv) wanted
2. Answer the
following questions. 2×4=8
a)
Why
did Kartik plant trees?
b)
Why
did he not get to take care of the trees during the day?
c)
Was
Kartik influenced by his father’s advice? If yes, how?
d)
How
do you understand that Kartik is a nature lover?
3. Read the following
text and fill in the gaps with appropriate words to make it a meaningful one. 1×5=5
Bangladeshi
cuisine is rich and varied with the use of (a)---- spices. We have delicious
and appetizing food, snacks and sweets. Boiled rice is our (b)---- food. It is
served with a (c)---- of vegetables, curry, lentil soup, fish and meat. Fish is
the main (d)---- of protein. Fishes are now (e)---- in ponds.
Read the following
text and answer questions 4 and 5.
Tthe
NOBEL PRIZE is the world's most prestigious and important prize. It has been
given since 1901. The prize is given to persons with outstanding contribution
to physics, chemistry, literature, medicine, peace and economics. Economics was
added to the list in 1969 for the first time. The Nobel Prize was instituted by
a man who was the inventor of dynamite. This scientist was Alfred Bernard
Nobel. He was born in Stockholm. Sweden on October 21, 1833 and died in 1896.
Though he was a citizen of Sweden, he was educated in Russia. He earned a huge
sum of money by selling dynamite. At the time of his death in 1896, Nobel left
behind a huge amount of money. He also left a will indicating that the interest
on this money should be given as prize to persons for their outstanding
contributions to physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. This prize
was named as Nobel Prize. The first Nobel Prize was given to Roentgen on the 10th
December, 1901 for inventing X-ray.
4.Complete the following table
with the information given in the passage. 1×5=5
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Name of Events
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Place
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Year/Time
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Alfred
Nobel was born
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(i)
………….
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1833
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(ii)
…………..
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1969
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Nobel
Prize instituted
|
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(iii)
……….
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Nobel
received education
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(iv)
………….
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(v)
……………….
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at
the time of his death
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5. Read the passage
again and write true or false beside the following statements. Give answer for
the false statements. 1×5=5
a)
The
Nobel Prize is one of the most esteemed prizes of the world.
b)
From
the very beginning Nobel Prize has been given in five fields.
c)
The
source of prize money is the Nobel’s deposited money.
d)
‘Nobel
Prize’ was given in economics since 1901.
e)
Roentgen
was awarded the first Nobel Prize for inventing dynamite.
6. Read the
text below and fill in the gaps using the clues given in the boxes. There are
more words than necessary. One word can be used once only. .5×10=05
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back
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once
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away
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duties
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one
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fall
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some
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well
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lost
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prosper
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opportunity
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best
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Time and tide wait for none. No (a)---- can call it
back. One can get one’s (b)---- money and health but cannot get (c) --- one’s
lost time. Time (d)---- lost is lost forever. So we should make the (e)---- use
of time. We should do our (f)---- properly. If we put off our work for
tomorrow, we may not get an (g)---- to do it at all. There are (h)---- people
who idle (i)---- their time for nothing. They cannot (j)---- in life.
7. Read the
text below and fill in the gaps using suitable words to make it a meaningful
text. 1×5=5
Education
(a)---- the backbone of a nation. No
nation can (b)---- without it. It is the (c)---- that removes the darkness of mind. It (d)---- the power that
(e)---- the nation to the path of prosperity.
8.
Match the part of sentences from columns A
and B to make five completed sentences. 1×5=5
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Column A
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Column B
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(a) Street accidents are almost
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(i) be
taken to make the streets safe
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(b) Thousands of people
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(ii) in particular should be made aware of the
traffic rules
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(c) Proper steps should
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(iii) die
in street accidents every year
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(d) New roads should be built linking
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(iv) daily
occurrence in modern city life
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(e) People in general and the drivers
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(v) the major cities of Bangladesh
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9. Read the text below
and fill in the gaps with the root words in the brackets adding suitable suffix,
prefix or both. .5×10=5
(a)---- (kind) is a noble virtue. We must not be
(b)----- (kind) to the poor. Even we must be kind to the (c)----- (low)
animals. Some boys beat animals (d)---- (whimsical). This is quite (e)----
(moral). Animals are very (f)----(use). Some of them are very (g)-----(faith).
Dogs are the most (h)----- (glare) example of (i)---- (faith). So we must be
(j)---- (mercy) to all living beings.
10. Fill in the gaps
in the following text with appropriate articles (a, an, or the). Put a cross(x)
where no article is used. .5×10=5
Kuakata is a (a)---- unique tourist spot. It offers
(b)---- visitors an opportunity to watch both the sunrise and (c)---- sunset.
This unique (d)---- opportunity makes Kuakata one of (e)---- World’s (f)----
most attractive beaches. Last year I (g)---- with some of my friends went to
(h)---- spot. The journey was too long. But our hearts were filled with (i)----
pleasure when we reached there. Wow! What (j)---- wonderful place it was.
11. Change the
following sentences as directed in the brackets. 1×5=5
(a) Every student wants to learn a brilliant result
in the exam. (Negative)
(b) But all can’t do it. (Interrogative)
(c) Weak students are not serious about their study.
(Affirmative)
(d) Exercise on grammar should be practiced
frequently. (active)
(e) Alas! Many student’s don’t practice the
exercises at all. (assertive)
12. Rewrite the following passage
changing the form of speech. 5
“What are you doing, Seema?” I said. “I am watching
an interesting programme on Television,” replied Seema. “Aren’t you wasting
your time?” I said. “No, I don’t think so. Recreation is also necessary.” She
said.
13. Use capital letters
and punctuation marks as needed in the following passage. .5×10=5
Bangladesh our homeland is mainly an agricultural
country she has a large population most of them live in villages though they
are poor they are hospitable we feel proud of our hospitality
14. The necessity of
reading newspaper is quite vast. Now, write a dialogue between you and your
friend about the necessity of reading newspaper.
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15. Suppose, you are
Niloy. You have a friend named Masrafe. Now, write an email to your friend
about your preparation for the JSC examination. You may send the email to masrafi233@gmail.com.
In your email, you should-
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·
Write a subject line
·
use proper salutation/greetings
·
tell your friend how you have done in your test
examination
·
tell him how your preparation is for the coming JSC
exam
·
write a closing remark
·
write your name
16. Write a paragraph
of 150 words on ‘A School Library’. Your writing should address the following
questions. 10
a) What is a School library? b) What is the
importance of a school library? c) Where is it located?
d) How are the books arranged? e) How do you feel in
your school library?
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