English
Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Full marks-100
[N.B: Answer all the questions. Figures in the right margin indicate full marks]
Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2, 3 and 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 a child is. In the picture there are five candles. It means that the boy is 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. Choose the best answer from the alternatives 1×10 = 10
a. A birthday is a ------day in one's life.
i. forgettable ii. simple
iii. memorable iv. ordinary
b. Children ------ have fun on this day.
a. all over the world ii. outside of the world
iii. under the world iv. of Bangladesh
c. Children ------ new clothes on this day.
i. put off ii. put on iii. distribute iv. put up
d. Parents ------ other children for the party.
i. call on ii. request iii. invite iv. phone
e. The day is a day of ------ to the children.
i. sorrow ii. gloom
iii. unhappiness iv. enjoyment
f. ------ is usually seen on the birthday.
i. A birthday cake ii. A joker
iii. A hot cake iv. A balloon
g. The ------ of candles depends on the age of a child.
i. quality ii. quantity iii. size iv. length
h. On a birthday children ------
i. sing all the day ii. sleep all the day
iii. remain idle iv. do various things
i. Children who attend a birthday party wish ------ for the child who is having a birthday party.
i. sadness ii. sorrow
iii. happiness iv. loneliness
j. A birthday is a memorable day in one's life. What type of parts of speech is memorable?
i. Noun ii. Adjective iii. Verb iv. Adverb
2. Match the words of the column A with their meanings that are mentioned in the text in the column B. (extra two are given in column B) 1×5 = 5
Column A Column B
a) candle i) painting or drawing that shows image of something or somebody.
b) party ii) on every side
c) picture iii) expression of sorrow.
d) around iv) a stick of wax with a string through the middle
e) fun v) an activity of enjoyment.
vii) a social gathering for fun
viii) to rely on somebody or something.
3. Answer the following questions. 2×5=10
a. What is a birthday?
b. How many candles are mentioned in the text?
c. What do children do on this day?
d. Why do parents ask other children to come?
e. What are lit on the birthday cake?
4. Write a short composition of five sentences on "A Birthday Party". Answer the following questions. 10
a. What is a birthday?
b. What do the children do on this day?
c. What do the children wear?
d. What is usual on the day?
e. How do the children wish the child who is having a birthday party?
Read the text and answer the question 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Masum is a student of class 5. He is the first boy in his class. He is hard working and intelligent. He gets up at 6 o'clock. He says his prayer early in the morning. Then he prepares his lessons. He has his breakfast at 8 o'clock. After breakfast, he puts on his uniform and goes to school.
Masum starts for school at 9 o'clock. His class begins at 10. His school breaks up at 2 o'clock. He takes his lunch after he returns from school. In the afternoon, he goes to the field to play with his friends. He does his homework in the evening. After dinner he watches TV and then goes to bed at 10 o'clock.
5. Choose the best answer. 1×10 = 10
a. Masum is in class ------.
i. 3 ii. 4 iii. 5 iv. 6
b. He goes to the field ------.
i. to play ii. to sing iii. to walk iv. to take rest
c. He is a ------ student.
i. mediocre ii. bright iii. dull iv. ordinary
d. He is a/an ------ riser.
i. late ii. early iii. irregular
iv. none of the above
e. Masum is ------.
i. diligent ii. idle iii. lazy iv. weak
f. He ------ a routined life.
i. dislikes ii. neglects iii. avoids iv. leads
g. He------his uniform before he goes to school.
i. wears ii. put off
iii. put out iv. none of above
h. He goes to bed ------ 10 o'clock.
i. at ii. about iii. around iv. after
i. He prepares his lesson------his morning prayer.
i. after ii. in iii. before iv. none of the above
j. Masum is intelligent. The opposite word of intelligent is ------.
i. dull ii. ideal iii. bright iv. meritorious
6. Write one of the words in each gap that completes each sentence. There are three extra words which you do not need to use.1 × 5 = 5
visit many lessons o'clock
breakfast first different class
a. Masum is in ------ five.
b. He is the ------ boy in the class.
c. He gets up at 6 ------.
d. After prayer he prepares his ------.
e. After taking ------ he goes to school.
7. Answer the following questions. 2×5=10
a. Who is Masum?
b. When does he get up?
c. When does he say his prayer?
d. What is his position in the class.
e. What is his nature?
8. Write a short composition of five sentences on 'Your Daily Life'. 10
9. Suppose, you are Masum. Now write a letter to your friend Mehedi about your daily life. Here are some words to help You: address, date, salutation, main points of the letter. 10
10. Read the instructions about celebrating Pahela Baishakh, and answer the following questions: 1+2+2 = 5
a. Get up early in the morning.
b. Wear Panjabi and Pajamas.
c. Go to Baishakhi Mela.
d. Enjoy it with your friends and family members.
e. You can take balloons, flutes or drums.
Knowledge Understanding Application
Q. When do you get up on Pahela Baishakh? Q. Why should you join a Baishakhi Mela? Q. How do you celebrate Pahela Baishakh?
11. Here is a cricket schedule of World Cup 2015. Write five sentences using days of the week when you will watch these matches. Saturday is the first day of the week. 1×5=5
Days of the week Match
1st day Bangladesh Vs. India
2nd day Sri Lanka Vs. Pakistan
4th day Bangladesh Vs. Afganistan
5th day India Vs. Pakistan
7th day Bangladesh Vs. Sri Lanka
12. Arrange and rewrite the following words so that they make sense. 1×5=5
a. birthday, when, your, is?
b. mile, what, nautical, is, a?
c. we, can, the, in, go, sailing, sea?
d. so, Hurry, slow, you, up, are!
e. race, they, their, started.
13. Suppose, you are Sabbir of class 5. You want to be a member of a Football Club in your locality. Now fill the form out with information about yourself. 5
Jagorani Football Club Photo
Khilgaon, Dhaka.
1. Name :
2. Father's Name :
3. Mother's Name :
4. Date of birth :
5. Home address :
6. Class :
7. Hobbies :
8. Date :
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