Model Test-2019
English 1st Paper
Read the
following passage and then answer the question below it.
One
morning the Giant was lying awake in bed when he heard some lovely music. It
was so sweet to his ears that thought it must be the king`s musicians passing
by. But in fact it was only a little bird singing outside his window. Then the
north wind stopped and a delicious perfume came to him through the open window.
ÒI believe the spring
has come at last, Ó said the Giant. He jumped out of bed and looked out.
What did he see?
He
saw the most wonderful sight. Through a little hole in the wall the children
crept in and they were sitting in the branches of the trees. In every tree
there was a little child. And the trees were so delighted to have the children
back again that they covered themselves with blossoms. They were waving their
arms gently above the children`s heads. The birds were flying about and
twittering delightfully. The flowers were looking up through the green grass
and laughing.
But
only in one corner of the garden it was still winter. There under a tree a
little boy was standing alone crying. He was so small that he could not reach
up to the branches of the tree. The poor tree was still covered with snow, and
the north wind was blowing above it.
1.
Guess
the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closet to the
text. 1
5=5
(a)
hear
(i) catch (ii) pick up (iii) avoid (iv)
listen
(b)
sweet
(i) salty (ii) sour (iii)
bitter (iv) sugary
(c)
delicious
(i) unpalatable (ii)
tasteless (iii) fragrance (iv) tasty
(d)
Perfume
(i) obnoxious (ii)
malodour (iii) fragrance (iv) stinky
(e)
Blossom
(i) fade (ii)
die (iii) pale (iv) bloom
2. Give
short answers to the following questions. 2
5=10
(a)
One
morning what did the giant hear?
(b)
What
happened to the garden then?
(c)
What
were the birds doing?
(d)
Why
was the boy crying?
(e)
What
happened to the garden when the spring came at last?
3. Read
the text and answer the following questions.
The
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.
A. 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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B. 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.
4. Complete
the text with the right words in the box.
0.510=5
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rickshaw
|
station
|
class
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walking
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Wednesday
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small
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dusk
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home
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within
|
minutes
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The
day was (a) …….. . We some friends were
going to our village (b) …….. . After
walking for five (c) …….., we reached the (d) ……… . The train arrived (e) ……… a
few minutes. All of us got into a second (f) …….. compartment. When the train
reached our (g) …….. station, it was about to be (h) ………. . We did not find any (i) ……… at the station,
So, we went home by
(j) ………
.
5.
The
text in column A are the beginnings of some sentences. The extensions are given
in Column B and Column C. Match the text in Column A, B and C to make complete
sentences. 15=5
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Column A
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Column B
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Column C
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Every free nation
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also a flag of her own.
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It
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must show
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also a free country
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Bangladesh
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has
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a flag of its own
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So she
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is
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due respect to our flag
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We
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a symbol of independence
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6. Read
the texts and rearrange them in correct order. 0.510=5
(a)
A
date was fixed for the competition.
(b)
They
were all taken before the king.
(c)
It
was nearly to a close of the competition.
(d)
He
told that the king was a worthless person.
(e)
A
king declared a rich prize for the teller of biggest life.
(f)
Applicants
were enlisted serially for the competition.
(g)
They
failed to win the mind of the king.
(h)
He
was allowed to play his role.
(i)
A
new comer prayed for a chance to try.
(j)
They
tried their best to tell bigger lies.
7. Complete
the following story following the cue 10
Once there lived a poor wood cutter. But he was
honest. Every day he went out to cut wood in the forest. He earned his
livelihood by selling wood in the market. One day while cutting wood beside a
river,
8. Write
a letter to your friend about leisure activities. 10
9. Write
a dialogue between a doctor and patient.
10
10. Write
a Paragraph on Environment Pollution. 10
11. Listening Skill Test 10
12. Speaking Skill Test 10