Section- B : Writing (40 Marks) 10. Suppose, you are Rahim and your friend is Karim. Both of you have different hobbies. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend about "Hobbies." 10
11. Write a paragraph on “A School Magazine” in about 150 words answering the following questions. 10 (a) What is a school magazine? (b) How is a school magazine committee formed? (c) Who are the writers of a school magazine? (d) How are the students benefited from the school magazine? (e) Why is a magazine called the mirror of a school?
12. Read the beginning of a story. Now, complete it in 150 words. Give a title to it. 10 Once there lived an honest woodcutter in a village near the jungle. He used to cut wood in the jungle and sold it in the market to support his family. One day he went to the jungle and began to cut wood ……… 13. Suppose, your friend Jishan, living in Khulna, obtained golden A+ in the JSC Exam. You have been informed it and become very excited with his brilliant result. You want to congratulate him. 10 Now write a letter to your friend congratulating him on his brilliant success.
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[Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicates full marks] Section – A: Reading (60 Marks) Read the text and answer questions No. 1, 2 and 3 A six-year-old boy from Bangladesh is hoping to become the world's youngest computer expert. Wasik Farhan-Roopkotha turned six in January 2012. He is hoping his skills will be recognised by Microsoft and Guinness World Records. Wasik started to show a talent for computers since early childhood. Before the age of four, he mastered playing video games and typing in Microsoft Word. His mother Cynthia Farhan-Risha said, "I knew he was very different since his birth. I couldn't believe my eyes when he began computing as a seven-month- old child. At his local primary school, Wasik was above the average level. So his parents decided that he should be taught at home. According to his mother, Wasik's English is still limited. However, he has a few words to say in Bengali. "I really enjoy playing on the computer and learning new skills," Wasik told the BBC. "My ambition is to be a computer expert at a big computer firm in the future." Wasik is a computer-nerd. But he still enjoys mixing with other children, playing football and listening to music. However, computers are his main passion. Farhan-Risha hopes that Wasik will be mentioned in Guinness World Records. They have not yet listed anyone as the youngest computer programmer in the world. Guinness World Records said, "We do not monitor such a record in our database at the moment. But Wasik's family is welcome to make a claim on our website." (Words- 239) 1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text. 1×5 = 5 (a) expert i. efficient ii. good iii. extra-ordinary iv. smart (b) recognised i. famed ii. known iii. homely iv. affiliated (c) mastered i. skilled ii. captured iii. learnt iv. taken (d) really i. certainly ii. truly iii. actually iv. surely (e) claim i. blame ii. report iii. draw iv. attract
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10 (a) What does Wasik Farhan Roopkoth hope? (b) What is the birth date of Wasik Farhan Roopkotha? (c) What does he want to be in future? (d) Wasik was above the average level- explain it. (e) What is Guinness World Records? 3. Summarize the text in section A in your own words (around 85 words)10 Reading Test (Unseen Passage) Read the following text carefully and answer questions No. 4 & 5.
Victory day is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on December 16 to commemorate the victory of the Allied forces High Command over the Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The Commanding officer of the Pakistani Forces General AAK Niazi surrendered his forces to the Allied forces commander Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora, which marked ending the 9 month-long Bangladesh Liberation War and 1971 Bangladesh genocide and officially secession of East Pakistan into Bangladesh. On 16 December 1971, Lieutenant General Amir Khan Niazi, CO of Pakistan Armed Forces located in East Pakistan signed the Instrument of Surrender. The Instrument of Surrender was a written agreement that enabled the surrender of the Pakistan Eastern Command in the Bangladesh Liberation War, and marked the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 in the Eastern Theater. The surrender took place at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka on December 16, 1971 4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1×5 = 5 Who/What Even/Activity Where/Place Time/Year Victory day was achieved (i)……… AAK Niaz (ii)……. eastern theatre in 1971 Ramna (iii)…….. signed in 1971 The surrender (iv)……. Race course in 1971 CO of Pakistan was located (v)………
5. Read the passage again and write true or false beside the following statements. Give answer for the false statements. 1×5 = 5 (a) 26 March is our Victory Day. (b) Actually our liberation war was continued for 8 months and 20 days. (c) 16 December is a red letter day to us. (d) The liberation war ended at the Ramna Race Course in 1971. (e) Victory Day is observed with glowing homage all over the country.
6. Fill in the gap with appropriate word. 1×5 = 5 A patriot is a (a) ----------- who loves his (b) -----------. The patriotic people love (c) -----------motherland very (d) ----------- and this love is higher than the love for their (e) -----------. 7. Rearrange the sentences in correct order.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j)
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But the guests praised Hatem Tai also. Long ago there lived a very kind and generous man in Yemen. The guests praised the king. People praised him more than their king. He was not rich but very hospitable. So, the king felt happy and proud. One day the king gave a dinner. This made the king angry. So, the king wanted to remove him from the world, The name of that man was Hatem Tai.
8. Fill in the gaps using clues from the box. There are more words than necessary. 0.5×10=5 which with because festival them things food on lot from living make Food habit of people differ (a)--------- country to country because of geographical position, climate and soil. People (b)--------- in the tropical countries eat a (c)--------- of fruits and vegetables. The people of Hawaii and Polynesia in the Pacific live (d)--------- taro roots, bread , fruit and sea food. The chief (e)--------- of the Indians of central America are fruit and vegetables because they get these (f)--------- available. The Eskimos eat meat and fish (g)--------- it is too difficult for (h)--------- to grow vegetables in the regions (i)--------- are covered (j)--------- ice. 9. The phrases in column A are the beginning of some sentences. The phrases in column B are the endings. Match the sentences in column A with the phrase in column B to make complete sentences. 1×5 = 5 Column A
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(i) Punctuality means coming (ii) It is really a (iii) It enables a man to
(a) to form the habit of punctuality (b) or doing something at the fixed time (c) great virtue
(iv) It also teaches us how to (v) So, we all are required
(d) make the proper use of time (e) be responsible and dutiful to prosper in life