Read the passage and answer the question 1, 2, 3 & 4.

A birthday is a memorable day in one’s life. This is the day when you were born. Children around the world have fun on this day. Parents ask other children to come and have a party. They wear new clothes, sing songs, play games and enjoy the day in different ways. There is usually a birthday cake. Candles are lit on it. The number of candles depends on how old child is. In the picture there are five candles. It means that the boy I five years old. Children who come also sing songs to wish happiness for the child who is having a birthday party.

Let’s sing a birthday song.

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you.

Happy Birthday Dear…., Happy Birthday to you.

1.       Write only the answer on the answer paper.                                                                                    1×10=10

a)       What do the children do on their Birthday?

i) fun                                                                      ii) enjoy

iii) cry                                                                     iv) laugh

b)       The children wear new clothes ____

i) on this birthday                                                ii) on party

iii) on birthday                                                      iv) everyday

c)       What do parents do on their child’s birthday?

i) go to play                                                           ii) sing song

iii) arrange a party                                               iv) make a cake

d)       What is lit on in a birthday?

i) lamp                                                                   ii) light

iii) candle                                                               iv) torch light

e)       ‘ Happy Birthday’ is used ___

i) to wish                                                                ii) to greet

iii) to pray                                                              iv) to sing

f)        On birthday ____ are lit on the cake.

i) cakes                                                                  ii) balloons

iii) candles                                                             iv) lights

g)       What does it mean by 5 candles on the cake?

i) 5^th day of the month                                        ii) 5 pieces of light

iii) 5 years                                                              iv) 5^th months

h)       A birthday is related to ______

i) marriage                                                             ii) admission

iii) birth                                                                  iv) death

i)         The word `happiness` is ________.

i) verb                                                                     ii) adverb  

iii) noun                                                                 iv) preposition

j)        The word `ask` is _________.

i) verb                                                                     ii) adverb  

iii) noun                                                                 iv) preposition

2.       Match the words of column A with their meaning that is mentioned in the text in the Column B

1 × 5 = 5

Column A	Column B
a)       Birthday	i.         a thing that gives enjoyment or pleasure and makes you feel happy
b)       Memorable	ii.        to give someone information
c)       Fun	iii.      the day in each year which is the same date as the one on which you were born
d)       Party	iv.      to persuade somebody to help you.
e)       Enjoy	v.       special, good or unusual and therefore worth remembering or easy to remember
	vi.      to get pleasure from something
	vii.    a social occasion, often in a person’s home, at which people eat, drink, talk, dance and enjoy themselves

3.       Answer the following questions.                                                                                                         2×5 =10

a)       How is the day in one`s life?

b)       Who are invited in the party?

c)       What kind of dress do the children wear, on a birthday?

d)       What is the birthday song?

e)       What the children do in a birthday party?

4.       Write at least five sentences about a birthday by answering the given set of questions related to the text. (Remember to use capital letters, full stops and correct spelling)                                                     10

§  What is a birth day?

§  When is your birthday?

§  How do you celebrate your birthday?

§  What do you do after cutting the cake?

§  What do you do after eating?

It’s a beautiful spring day. Maria wakes up early feeling happy.

Read the text and answer the questions [1-4]
It’s a beautiful spring day. Maria wakes up early feeling happy. She knows that it is a nice day because she can smell the flowers. She can feel the soft warmth of the sun can hear the birds singing. Maria cannot see the spring day. She can’t see the new green leaves on the trees. She cannot see the colours because she is visually impaired. She has been visually impaired since birth. But Maria is happy. She goes to school where she is learning to read using the Braille. Braille is a kind of script in which the words are written in raised dots. Maria is learning to read by touching the raised dots with her fingers. She loves to go to school. Maria’s teacher says that she is a quick learner.
1. Write the answer on the answer paper.                                                                                                                  10
a) Maria wakes up ____
i) late ii) early iii) before lunch iv) before dinner
b) What can Maria smell?
i) scent ii) flowers iii) honey iv) nothing
c) Why can she not the colours? Because she is ____.
i) an one eyed person ii) eyeless iii) visually impaired iv) dump
d) Maria can read ____
i) with the help of his teacher           ii) with the help of friends    iii) with her eyes    iv) with her fingers
e) Maria is visually disabled since ____.
i) childhood ii) five years iii) two years iv) birth
f) Maria is learning with the help _____
i) of his book ii) of Braille iii) of his teacher iv) of his mother
g) Maria is a ____ learner.
i) quick ii) slow iii) steady iv) bad
h) Braille is a kind of ____.
i) book ii) paper iii) dairy iv) script
i) Braille is used for the persons who are ____
i) educated ii) villagers iii) visually impaired iv) poor
j) What will you do if you became a teacher?
i) work in IT firm ii) go abroad for teaching iii) teach autistic children iv) nothing
2. Matching the words in column A with their meanings in column B.                                                                      5
Column A Column B
a) Beautiful i. Study
b) Happy ii. Flavor
c) Smell iii. Pretty
d) Learn iv. Rapid
e) Quick v. Glad
3. Answer the following question.                                                                                                                     2×5=10
a) When Maria get up?
b) What can Maria feel?
c) What are the things Maria cannot do?
d) How she know that it is a beautiful day?
e) How Maria is learning to read?
4. Suppose recently you have faced Blindness. Write a composition on ‘‘Disability of a person”. Include the following cues in your composition. (Disabilities-working capacity-discrimination-contribution-society)         10
5. Read the instruction about arranging a picnic party, then answer the following questions.              1+2+2=5
a) Arrange a meeting with the members of the picnic party.
b) Settle an amount of contribution, picnic spot and date.
c) Divide the duty.
d) Arrange a cultural programme.
e) Get the experience of having group-job and learn to overcome the problem.
Knowledge Understanding Application
Ques: What is important for recreation? Ques: Why is picnic important? Ques: How can you arrange picnic party?

Once two women had a quarrel over a small baby. Each claimed that she was the mother of the child

Read the text and answer the questions [1-5]

Once two women had a quarrel over a small baby. Each claimed that she was the mother of the child. They were brought before a judge. The judge listened to both the women. It was really a difficult case to decide. The judge was confused. After thinking deeply, the judge found out the solution. He ordered one of his men, “Cut the child into two parts. Let each women have one part. “On hearing the judge’s order, one of the women screamed out loudly and said, “Mercy, Your Lordship. Let that woman have the baby. Let the poor thing live. I give up my claim to it.” The other woman remained silent. The wise judge recognized the real mother. He gave the baby to the woman who have ready to give up her claim. He sent the other woman jail.                                                                                                        10

1.       Answer the multiple choice question.

a)       The judge was……..

i) fool                                               ii) wise                                    iii) angry                                iv) ignorant

b)       The fake mother was……… after hearing the judge’s order.

i) angry                                          ii) silent                                  iii) happy                               iv) satisfied

c)       The judge ordered to cut the child into…….

i) two parts                                    ii) no parts                             iii) three parts                        iv) four parts

d)       Why were the two women quarrelling?

i) over ornaments                        ii) over a baby                      iii) over money                      iv) over land       

e)       Who claimed about the child?

i) mother                                        ii) fake mother                     iii) both                                 iv) none of them

f)        The real mother gave up……..

i) claim                                           ii) hope                                   iii) baby                                 iv) all

g)       The fake mother was rewarded by…..

i) the baby                                     ii) jail                                      iii) a gift                                 iv) garland

h)       Who got the boy ultimately?

i) the real mother                         ii) the fake mother               iii) a third person                  iv) an orphanage authority

i)         How did the real mother react to the judge`s order to cut the baby?

i) anxiously                                   ii) silently                               iii) delightfully                      iv) happily

j)        What kind of problem was it?

i) complicated                              ii) simple                                iii) easy                                   iv) decisive

2.       Fill in the blanks with the given words.                                                                                                                                5

quarreling

claimed

judge

recognized

jail

gave

silent

a)       The false mother was sent to ……….

b)       Two women were …….. for a baby.

c)       The ………. Was very wise.

d)       Both the women ……… to be the real mother.

e)       The judge ……… real mother.

3.       Answer the following questions in a sentence or sentences.                                                                                        10

a)       Why were the two women quarrelling?

b)       Why did the real mother give up her claim?

c)       What did the judge order?

d)       Where was the fake mother sent?

e)       Why did the real mother scream out?

4.       Write five sentences on the judge`s ready wit to identify the real mother of the small child?                                10

5.       Suppose, you are Tomal/ Tomalika. Write a letter to your friend. Mahin/ Mahina about the love of mother to her child.                                                                                                                                                                  10

6.       Read the instructions about some rules of health, then answer the following questions.                                        5

a)       Drink clean water.

b)       Breathe clean air.

c)       Keep your teeth, finger-nails and body clean.

d)       Observe and practise certain rules of sanitation.

e)       Keep yourself healthy.

Knowledge	Understanding	Application
Ques: What do you do to keep yourself healthy?	Ques: Why should you follow these rules?	Ques: How do you take care of your health?

7.       Here is a TV schedule of talk show programmers on some national Problems and remedies .Write five sentences using the day of the week when your parents watch these programmers. Saturday is the first day of the week.   5

Days of the week	Programme title
1st day	Frequent Road Accidents
2nd day	Frequent Load Accidents
3rd day	Price Hike
4th day	Traffic Jam
5th day	Acid Throwing

8.       Arrange and rewrite the following words so that they make sense.                                                                               5

a)       yhurr

b)       do, you, go, school, how, to?`

c)       bed, go, 10 p.m, I, to, qt.

d)       is, hobby, what, your, favourite?

e)       is, Raka, home, at.

9.       Suppose, you are Sumon/ Sumi. Your teacher has given you a form to fill in with your personal details. Now, fill up the form with the above information.                                                                                                               5

1)       Name                  : Photo 2)       Father ’s name    :                                                                              3)       Mother’s name   : 4)       Nationality         : 5)       Date of birth       : 6)       Home address     : 7)       School                 : 8)       Class                   : 9)       Hobbies              : 10)   Date                    :                                                                                                                                                                                                           ……………………                                                                                                                                    Signature