English 1st Paper
Part-A: Reading Test (40 marks)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it (1-4).
In recent years, there been many alarming reports that the world’s climate is undergoing a significant change. All these reports provide strong evidence that world temperatures are increasing day by day. This increase in global warming is caused by increased amount of carbon dioxide around the earth. Most climatologists believe that the greenhouse effect is the most likely cause of this global warming.
What is the greenhouse effect? It is the gradual warming of the air surrounding the earth as a result of heat being trapped by environmental pollution. This is exemplified by the destruction and burning down of tropical rain forests, by traffic that clogs up city streets, by the rapid growth of industry, the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in packaging and manufacturing commercial products, the use of detergents such as washing powder and washing-up liquid and so on. However, the main culprits for global warming are carbon dioxide gas, produced by the burning of fossil fuels and forests and pollutants such as methane and chlorofluorocarbons.
Climatologists predict that midway through the next century, temperatures may have risen by as much as 40C. This could catastrophically reduce mankind’s ability to grow food, destroy or severely damage wildlife and wilderness, raise sea levels and thereby flood coastal areas and farmland.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1x5=5
(a) Global warming may have a dangerous/ significant/disastrous effect on life.
(b) Global warming results/consequences/ effects from the heat trapped by the pollution of the environment.
(c) The burning of fossil, forest and various pollutants is the effect/root/source of carbon dioxide gas.
(d) Carbon dioxide gas is produced by the ignition/flaring/flickering of fossil fuels, forest and pollutants.
(e) The recent reports on climate change are persuading/harrowing/frivolous.
2. True/False? If false, give the correct information. 1x5=5
(a) The world’s climate is in a static condition now.
(b) The rich countries are responsible for global warming.
(c) The annihilation of trees will cause the termination of living beings.
(d) We cannot but condemn carbon dioxide for being instrumental in global warming.
(e) Carbon dioxide gas is produced by maritime disasters.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of words in brackets. Add any preposition if necessary. 1x5=5
(a) One of the consequences of the rise in temperature is (desert)---. (b) Environment pollution (liability) --- global warming. (c) Climate change is strongly (evidence) ---the recent reports. (d) There are many reasons of the (exemplify) ---global warming. (e) The rise in temperature could bring catastrophic (reduce) --- mankind’s ability to grow food.
4. Make a list of five miseries associated with global warming. 5
# Read the passage below and answer the questions (5-8).
Feeding the ever-growing population is a big challenge for Bangladesh in the coming decades. The major challenge for the country is to sustain the current level of agricultural production. The task is daunting, especially when the country loses about 80 thousand hectares of cultivable land annually due to excessive pressure on land for human settlement as well as the building of infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Moreover, river erosion and other non-agricultural uses contribute to the diminishing of agricultural land. The newly emerging ‘contract farming’ taken up by a number of private agri-business firms is one approach for promoting food production, especially fruit and vegetables. One possibility to compensate for the loss of land is to go for land reclamation in the Bay of Bengal for which, of course, the country needs massive external assistance.
It is essential to improve agricultural production is general and food production in particular. For this, support from the public sector is necessary to generate and promote technologies, and hence to strengthen production. Bio-technology research and development of hybrid crops and animal species need to be given priority which will probably involve partnerships with multinational private sector, firms and institutions.
5. Write short answers to these questions. 1x5=5
(a) What is contract farming?
(b) How can public sectors help promoting agricultural products?
(c) Why should bio-technology research be given priority?
(d) Why does the country need massive external assistance?
(e) What are the causes of decreasing land in Bangladesh?
6. Fill in the gaps with suitable words. 1x5=5
Our population is growing (a) --- and this growth of population is (b) --- to diminish our cultivable land. It will be very difficult to (c) --- this huge population by our (d) --- agricultural production. For this many agri-business firms have taken steps to (e) --- this problem by contract farming.
7. Summarize the passage in five sentences. 5
8. Based on your reading of the passage, make short notes in each of the boxes of the flow chart showing the things to be done for the food production. 5
1. Sustain agricultural productivity 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Part-B: Vocabulary Test (20 marks)
9. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box (make any grammatical changes if necessary). There are more words than necessary. 1x10=10
assassin ordinary wrong-doing honours
heinous ban demolished protesting
public oppression recognition speaking
shoot banned
Malala has become a famous name recently. She is a 14 years old Pakistani girl (a) --- up for right of (b) --- girls in Asia. But suddenly the Talibans (c) --- girls’ schools and set a (d) --- on girls’ going to schools in her area. Malala protested this not only by speaking (e) --- but also telling the world through internet. In October 9, 2012, she was received (f) --- International Children’s Peace Prize. The state also bestowed various (g) --- on her. But on October 9, 2012, she was shot on the head by some unknown (h) ---. She survived but people all over the world protested this (i) --- act. Today Malala has become a symbol of protest against (j) --- on girls’ education.
10. Fill in the gaps with suitable words. 1x10=10
Sports are a popular form of (a) ---. Many international (b) --- events are organized from time to time. Most of those events are (c) --- by multinational manufacturing companies and business firms. They (d) --- for the sports events in exchange for the right to (e) --- their products during those events. These events are (f) --- worldwide by satellite and people all (g) --- the world watch them (h) ---. As a result, the sponsors receive maximum media (i) ---. Thus giving companies international (j) ---.
Part-C: Guided Writing (40 marks)
11. Match the phrases in the following substitution table to make sensible sentences. Write out the sentences in full.
A B C D
(i) In Parambanan Indonesian Worshippers is considered a good exercise of walking on fire.
(ii) Yoga do not think magic is the secret to be possessed by god.
(iii) Researchers can pierce their bodies for controlling breathing.
(iv) Dancers of Bali Consider to keep their heads buried in the ground as long as they want.
(v) Fakirs believe themselves with daggers.
(vi) Polynesian fire walker are able themselves to be under the spell of 'mana'.
12. The sentences in the following text are jumbled. Rewrite the sentences in proper order and in a continuous paragraph to make a story. 1x14=14
(i) His friends and disciples could not bear the sight.
(ii) With eyes full of tears, they bade Socrates a last farewell.
(iii) A few moments passed, Socrates lay down and covered his face.
(iv) The cup contained hemlock, a deadly poison.
(v) At last, the hour of departure had arrived.
(vi) A moment later, he uncovered his face and looking at Crito, said, ‘Don’t forget the debt, Crito.’
(vii) They burst into tears and cried loudly like children.
(viii) Socrates met his friends and disciples for the last time.
(ix) He asked them to let him die in peace.
(x) At sunset, the Governor of the prison came.
(xi) Then there came a man with a cup in hand.
(xii) He argued with them about the immortality of the soul.
(xiii) He told them that the soul of man cannot die.
(xiv) Socrates took the cup in his hand, said his prayer and drank the hemlock without any hesitation.
13. Write a paragraph in 100 words based on the following questions. Your answers should give as much detail as possible. 14
(a) What do you understand by satellite TV channels?
(b) Do you think them to be beneficial?
(c) Do you think that some channels cause cultural decay and moral degeneration?
(d) How can our national culture be fostered and enriched?
(e) Can you make any suggestion regarding the positive use of the satellite TV channels?
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