English 1st Paper : 100 marks
Section-A : Reading (60 Marks)
1. Multiple choice
(a) (ii) state; (b) (i) indispensable;
(c) (iii) maintain; (d) (i) pay attention to; (e) (ii) worthy.
2. Open-ended
(a) Health is the conditions of our body and mind. (b) Good health means sound body and sound mind. (c) Good health is essential for us to lead a happy life. (d) Physical exercise is necessary to keep ourselves fit. (c) Yes, we should. We should eat a balanced diet to keep ourselves healthy.
3. Summary : Good health is essential for everyone to lead a happy life and to concentrate on any work. But, to obtain a good health, we have to eat a balanced diet, should take proper exercise, go to bed early at night, rise early in the morning and of course should be free from anxieties. Good health also brings mental peace and removes fatigue. (62 Words).
4. Information transfer
(i) President’s Gold Medal, (ii) Aparajita, (iii) Magsaysay, (iv) in 1992, (v) in 1972.
5. True/False
(a) False. Satyajit’s father was a poet in child literature. (b) True. (c) True.
(d) False. Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne was released in 1969. (e) True.
6. Filling in gaps without clues
(a) human; (b) in; (c) has; (d) civilization; (e) there.
7. Reordering sentences
(c) (e) (g) (j) (a) (f) (d) (b) (h) (i)
Rabindranath was born in the renowned Tagore family on March, 1861. After the completion of his house education he was sent to school. But he did not like institutional education. So, arrangements were made at house for his proper education.Only at the age of eight he started composing poems. He wrote his poetic novel Banaphul at the age of fifteen. When he was sixteen, his poems and essays were being published in journals. At the age of seventeen he was sent to London to study law. But he studied literature with Professor Henry Morley, only for a few months and then returned home. In his thirteenth year, Rabindranath along with his father went to visit the Himalayas.
8. Filling in gaps with clues
(a) binds; (b) times; (c) like;
(d) little; (e) with; (f) became;
(g) they; (h) would; (i) certain;
(j) conduct.
9. Matching
(i+b) Dictionary tells us about the meaning of words and the peculiarities of their usages.
(ii+c) The use of dictionaries develops a knack for precision and accuracy.
(iii+a) Hence one who has grown to use a dictionary will soon find it absorbingly interesting.
(iv+d) it will no longer be to him a dull business.
(v+e) He will soon find that words are vital things.
Section B : Writing
10. Writing a dialogue
A dialogue between myself (Sonia) and my friend, Tania about environment pollution :
Sonia : Good afternoon, Tania.
Tania : Good afternoon. How are you?
Sonia : Quite fine, And you?
Tania : I’m not so fine, I’m suffering from headache.
Sonia : I think environment pollution is responsible for this, especially air pollution.
Tania : How is our environment polluted?
Sonia : Our environment is polluted in many ways. Air, water and sound are the main elements of our environment. Air is constantly being polluted by smoke from mills, factories and monoxide gases emitted by motor vehicles. What do you think about water?
Tania : I think water is polluted by waste chemicals or chemical fertilizer and other poison.
Sonia : You’re exactly right. Besides, sound from motor vehicles, aeroplanes, mills, factories, domestic appliances, radio, television, VCD, cassette player and so on also pollutes the environment.
Tania : But we should be careful about environment pollution collectively.
Sonia : You’re absolutely right. Thank you.
Tania : Thank you and bye.
11. Writing a paragraph answering questions
Our school library
A school library is a component part of a school. Our school has a rich library. It is set up on the first floor. It contains many books on different subjects. There are also novels, poetical works, science fictions, story books and biographies. The library is well furnished. There is a spacious reading room divided into two parts by a collapsible partition-one is meant for the teachers and the other for the students. An adequate number of chairs and tables are provided in the library for the readers. They are arranged in a good order. The teachers and students go to the library to study the books of their need. They can take books against library cards to their home also. The library is very helpful to us, because nobody can buy all the books they require to read, nor all the necessary books are available anywhere at every time. Our school library is a storehouse of knowledge which we can partake of according to our need and desire. This is managed well by an assistant teacher who is helped by a whole time library assistant and a peon. We are proud of our rich school library.
12. Completing story
A friend in need is a friend indeed
There were two friends. They lived in a certain village. They promised that they would help each other at the time of danger. One day they were passing through a deep forest. Suddenly a bear came in front of them, So, both of them were afraid and one of the friends at once climbed up a tree, The other friend did not know how to climb a tree. He was sure that the bear would tear him into pieces. Suddenly he remembered that the bear does not eat a dead animal. So, he lay down on the ground just like a dead man. The bear came and smelt his body. He stopped breathing. The bear thought that he was dead and went away. Then the first friend got down from the tree. came to the second friend and said to the first friend, 'What did the bear whisper to you?’ The other friend said, 'The bear told me not to keep a friend who leaves his friend in danger.’
13. Informal letter
9 Sher-e-Bangla Road, Barguna
3 January, 2013
Dear Mubin,
we are going on a picnic on Friday, 25 January. Our picnic spot this year is Bhawal national Park. We have reserved a cottage and most of our preparations are over. Salam, Russel, Kamrul and some other friends have agreed to go with me.
Kanak, Salam, Russel, Nipa and Jahangir have taken great interest in organizing this picnic. Our contribution to this is Tk. 500 per head. We will go to the picnic sport by bus. A bus has already been hired. Some of our friends will take their musical instruments and things for playing cricket. The cooking will be done by the cooks. We shall help them. I shall manage and arrange the meal. The menu consists of some delicious items of food. fruit and drink. I am sure you will join us in this picnic as you did in the previous years. So please come to my place by bus on 31 December.
If you have no problem, do join us. In fact, we need your help in cooking the lunch. Your biriani last year was highly appreciated.
We expect you to be with us immediately.
Yours ever, Forhad.