Subject: - English First Paper

                                                          Full marks – 100

[The Figers in the margin indicate full marks ]

Read the text and answer the question 1,2and 3.

Shamima’s misery started the boy she was married. There husband was a greedy person and he used to abuse her verbally and physically. Blithim a few months in to her marriage she had leave her husband Amirul Alam. Now Shamima voues to work with women, who are fated like her. She has female members in her organization working for her. She trains the members her self and the provides them with work. She designs fabrics, males block print, brush-paint and embroidered sarees. She also makes there picces lresses for women and fatuas for men. She sells these products in her shop and supplies them outside. Shamima has a dream now, a dream to do something for the helpless people. She wants them to fell useful they can live with self-respect and dignity. With this view, she goes out looking for such people. Shamima finished her story with a smile. Shamima has no complaints. No regards, No grudges. All she wants to do is to bring a smile on the faces of those women who are unfortunate. Shamima wants to come a famous designer.

1.   Guess the meaning at the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text.                                           1×5=5      

      (a) Started

            (i) stayed     (ii) stopped   (iii) remained  (iv) began

      (b) Greedy

            (i) harmful  (ii) harmless  (iii) input        (iv) voracious

      (c) Helpless

            (i) rich        (ii) affluent    (iii) wealthy    (iv) miserable

      (d) Wants

            (i) salary     (ii) demands  (iii) lacls         (iv) affluence

      (e) Dream

            (i) steep       (ii) slumber   (iii) hope        (iv) labors

2.   Answer the following question.                                                      2×5=10

(a)   When did the misery of Shamima start from?

(b)  How was her husband?

(c)   How long did her marriage lost?

(d)  When did she leave her husband?

(e)   What dose she now?

3.   Summarize the above text with your own word.                1×5=5

4.   Read the passage carefully and answer the question 4 and 5. Complete the following table with the information in the passage.

      Our national Poet Kazi nazrul Islam was born on 24^th May, 1899. His father died when he was only him. So, he had to start a very straggling life from his very childhood. Nazrul completed his primary education in 1909 and joined a local “Maktab” as a teacher in the some year. Nazrul again got himself admitted in Mathrun School of Barduman in class six. But he could not continue his studies for finaneid crisis and left for Asansole. He had to work there in a bread factory for his livelihood. In Asansde, he can in contact with a police sud-inspector, Kazi-Rafizulla. Nazrul requested him to arrange his education.

      In 1914, Kazi-Rafizulla sent Nazrul to his village home at Kazir shimla in Mymen singh. There he got admitted in Darirampur High School in class seven. Nazrul read in that school only for one year and left Kazirshimla. On returning home, Nazrul himself admitted in Raniganj siarsole High School in class eight in 19^th and continued his studies till 1917. while he was a student of class ten in 1917, he joined the Army putting an end to his formal education. After the Second World War Nazrul came back to Calcutta in 1920.

                                                                                                       1×5=5

The name of events	Place	Year
Nazrul’s birth		(i) -------------
(ii) -------------		In 1909
Working in a bread factory.	(iii) ------------
Getting in to class eight	(iv) ------------
Joining the army		(v) -------------

5.   Read the again and write True an False be side the following statements. Give answers for the false statements.                 1×5=5

(a)   Nazrul was eleven years when his father died.

(b)  He had to straggle hard after father’s death.

(c)   He joined the Army after completing study.

(d)  Nazrul joined a local Maktab as a student.

(e)   He studied up to class eight.   

6.   Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.                             1×5=5

      Time and tide (a) _____ for none. None can call it (b) ____. A man can get back his (c) ____ money and health but can not get back his lost time. Time (d) ______ lost is lost forever. So we should make the (e) _____ use of our time. We must do our work in time.

7.   Re-arrange the following sentences in correct order.    1×10=10

(a)   The lion laughed and said, “O you! Are you suitable to help me?”

(b)  The lion also said, “You are small in size but really worthy.”  

(c)   While coming out of the net, the lion said, “It is a great lesson for me.”

(d)  Infact, The strong on mighty one is also dependent on the weak one.

(e)   “Many thanks to you, you have saved my life.” Said the lion.

(f)   From then the lion be came kind-hearted even to the lion.

(g)  The mouse was proud of asking the lion.

(h)  A mouse came for word to help him.

(i)    Once a lion was roaring.

(j)    Listening to this, the mouse came saeiffly and found the lion in a trap and saved the lion.

8.   Fill in the gaps using clues from the boxes. There are more words than necessary.                                                       0.5×10=5

Light	bring	deprive	participation	removes	run
darkness	educate	discrimination	development	basic	remain

      Education (a) _____ our ignorance and give us (b) _____ of knowledge. In respect of imparting education there should be no (c) ___ between man and women. Education is one of the (d) ____ human rights. If we (e) ____ them from the right of education,  almost half of our population will (f) ____ in (g) ____, no (h) ____ can be brought about     without the (i) _____ of women. So government is doing every thing to (j) ______ womenfolk.

9.   The phrases in column A are the beginnings of some sentences. The phrases in column B are the endings, match the phrases in column A with the phrases in column B to make complete sentences.                                                                                     1×5=5

     

Column A	Column B
(a) I sac Newton	(i) Lying upon a table.
(b) He called	(ii) Had a little boy.
(c) Newton had night	(iii) Upon the table.
(d) His papers were	(iv) Called out of his study.
(e) It had to jump	(v) It Diamond.

Part – B – (writing – 40)

10. Suppose you are Reza and your friend is Babu. Now, write a Dialoque in 100 words between you and your friend on the bad effects of smoking.                                                                     10

11. Write a paragraph “A Book Fair” in about 150 words answering the following questions.                                                   10

      (a) What a book fair? (b) What are the main objectives of a book fair? (c) We here is the Ekushe Book Fair held? (d) What are displayed in a book fair? (e) Who crowd at different stalls and why? (f) What do books do? (g) What should the government and the conscious people do?

12. Read the beginning of a story. Now, complete in about 150 words.                                                                                10

      Once an ant was very thirsty. He went to a river to drink some water. While he was drinking a strum wave swept him away. He was about to drown -----------------------------------------------------

13. Suppose you are Anika / Anik of mirpur, Dhaka. One of your friends is Nasim / Nasima write a letter to your friend telling him/her how you have spent the summer vacation.                         10