SCHOLARS’ SCHOOL & COLLEGE Sample Q .No-1 Class-x English-1st paper Time: 3 hours Full Marks : 100 Part-A: Reading Test [Marks-50]

Read the following passage and answer the question nos. 1, 2 and 3:

The Statue of Liberty, originally called Liberty Enlightening the World, is a statue on Liberty Island, formerly known as Bedloe's Island, in the harbour of New York. The statue symbolizes liberty in the form of a woman wearing flowing robes and a spiked crown. She holds a torch aloft in her right hand and carries in her left hand a book inscribed "July 4, 1776". Broken chain, symbolizing the overthrow of tyranny, lies at her feet. The statue was designed by the French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi and was given by France to the United States to commemorate the centennial of US independence in 1876. France raised funds by popular subscription to pay for the statue. US donors financed the pedestal and installation of the monument. President Grover Cleveland dedicated the work on October 28, 1886. The statue, the island, and Ellis Island were declared a national monument in 1924. The statue, formed of copper sheets riveted to an iron framework, is one of the largest statues in the world. It measures 93.5 m (306 ft.8 in) from the bottom of the pedestal to the tip of the torch. It weighs 254 tonnes (250 tons). Originally conceived as a gesture of international friendship, the statue has become a global symbol of freedom, making the arrival of millions of immigrants to the United States.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives 1x7 = 7

a. What does the expression "The statue symbolizes liberty" mean? i. It is a symbol of bondage. ii. It is a symbol of slavery. iii. It is a symbol of freedom. iv. It is a symbol of subjugation. b. Who is the designer of the Statue of Liberty? i. Louis I Kahn ii. Neil A Armstrong iii. A Annam iv. Frederic Bartholdi c.. Which of the following words describes the Statue of Liberty best? i. tyranny ii. freedom iii. oppression iv. exploitation d. “Broken chain, symbolizing the overthrow of tyranny. lies at her feet" -- What does it mean? i. win of subjugation ii. defeat of molestation iii. victory of oppression iv. triumph of suppression e. What is the meaning of the word 'gesture' in the text? i. inspiration ii. reckoning iii. gesticulation. iv. beckoning f. The Liberty Island was formerly called - i. St. Helena Island ii. St. Martin Island iii. Ellis Island - iv Bedloe's Island g. The Statue of Liberty was originally conceived as i. a symbol of freedom ii. a gesture of international friendship iii. a statue of liberty vi. a symbol of global freedom

2. Answer the following questions.

2 x- 5 =10 a. How does the statue symbolize liberty? b. What does the book in the hand of the statue stand for? c. When and why did France present the statue the USA? d. Why is the year 1924 important? e. How is the Statue of Liberty formed?

3. Write a summary of the passage in not more than 100 words. 10

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question nos. 4 and 5:

Jihananando Das was born in Barisal in 1899. He took his Masters Degree in English at the age of 22. The next year he started his teaching career as a Professor of English at the Kolkata City College. He lost his job in 1928 on the charge of publishing a poem in the Parichaya Patrika. Two years after he joined the Ramjash College, Delhi but returned to his place of birth the next year. He got an appointment in Brajamohan College, Barisal in 1935. In 1947 when the partition was made, Jibanananda Das left for India. In West Bengal he started editing the Swaraj Patrika. In 1951 he joined the Kharagpur College. He was awarded Rahindra Purashkar in 1953. He met with a tram accident on the 14th October, 1954. He was hospitalized. After a few days he passed away on October 22, 1954. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1x 5 = 5 Who/what Event/Activity Where/place When/year Jibanananda Das i) ---- Barishal 1899 He joined Brajamohan College ii) --- Jibanananda Das left iii) -- 1947 iv) --- was awarded 1953 He died Kolkata v) ----

5. From your reading of the passage, fill in the blanks with suitable words. 1x5=5

Jibanananda Das is considered one of the greatest poets in Bangla Literature. He was born in 1899. He started his career as a (a)_____ . He held his jobs b) _____ in Bangladesh and India. He (c) _____ the Swaraj patrika. He(d) _____ Rabindra Purashkar in 1953. He did not die a natural death. He died (e) ______a tram accident in 1954.

6. Match the parts of sentences given in Column 'A' and Column 'B' to write five complete sentences. There are more parts of sentences in Column than required. 1 x 5 = 5 Column A Column B a) A library a place i. borrow books from here b) it is very useful because ii. as storehouse of knowledge c) It very essential iii. where various types of books are found d) We can also iv. to enrich our knowledge. e) A library is also known v. we can ream many kinds of books there vi. books are compiled vii. According to alphabetical order

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story. 1x8 = 8 a. The king followed the advice of the physician and became slim and fully cured. b. He advised the king to move a heavy club in the air till he got tired. c. He did not undergo physical labour. d. The doctor was very wise. e. He became bulky and could not do anything. f. Once there was an idle king. g. He did not prescribe any medicine. i. He called in a doctor. Part-B: Writing Test [Marks-50] 8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on "A Street Accident". You should write it in about 250 words: 10 a. When did the accident happen? b. Where did it happen? c. Where were you when it happened? d. What did you see? e. How did you feel?

9. Head the beginning of a story. Write ten new sentences to complete the story. 10

Once some mice were having a good time I the house of a rich man. They always roamed about crying and leaping, even biting the children. The owner of the house brought a cat to drive them away. The mice fell in great problem. So they…

10. Look at the following pie charts. They show the rate of taking tea and coffee in different years. Describe the charts in your own words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the graph. 10

tea 75% tea 50%

coffee 25% coffee 50%

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11. Suppose, you are Salam/ Salma and you live at 7 Station Road Rajshahi. Your friend, Munna/ Munni lives at 4 Elephant Road Dhaka. Write an email to your friend about your experience of a train journey. 10

12. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the greenhouse effects. 10

SCHOLARS’ SCHOOL & COLLEGE Sample Q.No-2 Class-x English-1st Paper Time- 3 hour Full Marks-100 PART–A: READING TEST [MARKS-50]

Read the passage. Then answer the questions nos. 1, 2 and 3:

In case of teaching the students, Bangladesh Government has introduced "Communicative English at the secondary and the higher secondary level. This is a time demanding initiative taken by the Government. This method of teaching helps the learners a lot to gain accuracy in English. In this teaching-learning process both of the teachers and the learners have the scope to take part in the classroom activities. Here the teachers deliver their lectures in English and all the students of various qualities are encouraged to speak in English. When everybody of the class takes part in the discussion the atmosphere of the class becomes lively and interesting and at a certain stage the teachers are able to create an English speaking environment in the classroom. Gradually the learners learn the art of speaking in English. Through this process the students can remove their shyness and uneasiness and at the same time the teachers can enrich themselves. So, the communicative approach of English is undoubtedly an effective process of learning English well. The main objective of the "Communicative English" is to help the learners to acquire communicative competence in English as the world is changing from all aspects of life. So the young generation of the country should be familiar with the changing world. It also helps to develop the four skills of language of the learners. They should be built up in such a way so that they can compete with the people of other countries and can go on in the same way in all the cases. This communicative method is a practical process. So to implement the system practically, we need to equip the classroom with all kinds of modern amenities. We have some limitations in this case. The present government has already provided many schools with multimedia facilities and taken steps to provide all the schools with multimedia facilities along with teaching aids. So the decision of applying the approach of communicative English is a praiseworthy step of the Government.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives: 1 x7= 7 a) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word "Praiseworthy"? i. Unsuitable ii. Reprehensible iii: Admirable iv. Unwise b) Which of the following statement is true about the learners and the teachers? i. Only the teachers are greatly benefited. ii. Only the learners are beneficiary. iii. The learners feel bored. iv. Both the learners and the teachers have the scope to develop themselves. c) The government has taken a/an — decision to make the learners efficient in English. i. untimely ii. wrong iii. appropriate iv. foolish (d) Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage? i. It is a difficult teaching-learning process. ii. It is an easy process to obtain communicative competence in English. iii. It is a boring method iv. It hampers the learners' creativity. (e) The young generation should be prepared to__ with the changing world. i. know ii. cope iii. follow iv. build (f) What does the expression ‘The classroom should be equipped with modern amenities’ mean? i. The classroom should be spacious. ii. The classroom should be provided with multimedia facilities. iii. The classroom should be facilitated with more ceiling fans iv. The classroom should be supplied with C.C camera.

(g) What is the passage about? i. About the importance of listening. ii. About the importance of speaking. iii. About the benefit of communicative English iv. About the benefit of guardians.

2. Answer the following questions. 5x2=10

(a) What does the term ‘Communicative English’ Mean? (b) From your reading of the passage find problems of implementing the communicative English in the classroom. c) How can the teachers create an English speaking environment in the classroom? d) Why is it an effective process? e) What is the purpose of introducing communicative English for the learners?

3. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 100 to 110 words. 10

Read the passage on Begum and answer the question no. 4 and 5:

Begum Sufia Kamal, a poetess, litterateur, social activist and feminist, was born on 20 June, 1911 in a landowning family of Shayestabad in Barisal. She was the daughter of Abdul Bari, a lawyer and Sabera Banu. In accordance with aristocratic social practice of the time, Begum Sufia Kamal was given education at home. She learnt Urdu, Arabic and Persian from family tutors. She got lessons in Bangla from her mother and maternal uncle Syed Mohammad Hossain. In 1918, Sufia went to Kolkata accompanied by her mother. Here the young Sufia met Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. In 1923, she wrote her first story ‘Sainik Bahadur’ which was published in the ‘Tarun'. Her first book of poems, 'Sanjher Maya’ was published from Kolkata in 1938. wrote the foreword of the book. Rabindranath Tagore also read the book and praised her highly. Authoress of more than a dozen volume of poetry, Sufia Kamal also wrote several volumes of short stories and an autobiography named ‘Ekale Amader Kal’. Sufia Kamal received nearly fifty major awards including Bangla Academy Award (1962), the (1976), the (1997). She died in Dhaka on 20 November, 1999.

4. Complete the table below with information from the passage: 1 x 5 = 5 Who/what Event/Activity Year/when Place/where Begum Sufia ka mal was born 1911 i) …………. She went ii) ………… Kolkata iii) ……. was published 1923 In the Tarun ‘Sanjher Maya’ publication iv) ………. Begum Sufia kamal v) ……. 1962

5. From your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word only in each blank. 1 × 5 =5

Begum Sufia Kamal was the daughter of Abdul Bari (a) ______was a lawyer. She took education at home. She went to Kolkata with her mother at her (b) ______age and there she met Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossein. Her first story "Sainik Bahadur" was published in the Tarun. Her first book of poems ‘Sanjher Maya’ got much (c) ______from Kazi Nazrui Islam and Rabindranath Tagore. Later on, she (d) ______many short stories, poems and an autobiography. She got many awards (e) ______"Ekushey Padak", the Independence Award etc.

6. Match the parts of sentences given in Column 'A' and Column 'B' to write five complete sentences. There are more parts of sentences in Column 'B' than required. 1 x 5 = 5 Column A Column B a) Truthfulness is the greatest of i. it comes to light b) We must cultivate the habit ii. win the respect of others c) Otherwise, we will never iii. of the liar is revealed d) A lie never lies iv. the real character e) Today or tomorrow v. hidd en for long vi. all human virtues vii. of speaking the truth 7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story. 1x8=8 a) He passed his boyhood with his parents b) He was never absent from school up to the age of twelve. c) Penicillin is the life saving medicine. d) He was the seventh of the eight brothers and sisters. e) It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming. f) He was sent to London at the age of fourteen for higher education. g) Fleming was born into a poor family in Scotland. h) Fleming was a very regular and attentive student.

Part B: Writing Test (50 Marks)

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on ‘Your Visit to a Place of Historical Interest’. You should write it in about 150 words. 10 a) When and where did you visit a historical place? b) What did you see there? c) What is the place famous for? d) How long did you stay there? e) What experience did you gather after visiting the place?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Write ten new sentences to complete the story. 10 Once there was a clever fox in a jungle. One day, when the fox was walking through the jungle, he fell into a trap. He could somehow get out of the trap, but he had to leave…..

10. Look at the following graph. It shows the comparative selling rates of four types of books in Ekushe Boi Mela, 2013. Now, describe the graph in 150 words. 10

Sale of Books in Ekushey Boi Mela 2013 5000

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11. Suppose, you are Manik/ Monika. Your school is rich in co-curricular activities. Your friend Nafiz/ Nafiza wants to know about the co-curricular activities of your school. Now, write a letter to him/ her describing the co-curricular activities of your school. 10

12. Suppose, you are Sajid/ Sajida and your friend is Arif/ Arifa. You want to be a doctor but your friend wants to be a teacher. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about your aim in life. 10

MATERIALS FOR PRACTISE English 2 nd Paper Class: X (1) Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. a. Education (a) — (mean) mental and moral training. It is the light that (b) — (clear) off the darkness of ignorance from our mental horizon. The development of a nation totally (c) — (depend) on its system of education. The percentage of literacy of our country (d) — (be) 52 plus. But it is very painful that though the government (e) — (take) steps to increase the development of education, it gradually (f) — (decrease). The students do not concentrate their mind on studies. Violence takes place in the educational institutions. Those who have passed the exam during this critical period (g) — (be) not well educated. There is lack of proper planning in our education system. The educational institutions are planless . The teachers not (h) — (give) proper attention to their classes; rather they give more attention to coaching center. As a consequence, the students (i) — (become) derailed to get rid of his indiscipline. To improve the standard of education in our country, the students as well as the high officials of government (j) — (shall) come forward and work heartily to achieve the desired goal. b. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. Robin and Hafiz (a) — (be) good friends. Last year Robin (b) — (leave) for Dhaka. There he (c) — (try) hard, but could not find a suitable job. So, he (d) — (to have) to come back to his village. Hafiz (e) — (be) not highly educated. He (f) — (know) that he could not find a good job. So, he (g) — (join) a youth training course. There he (h) — (learn) how to be self-employed. He took a bank loan of Tk. 1,00,000 and (i) — (start) a dairy farm. Now he has three cows and five claves. His average monthly income is Tk. 8,000/-. His bank loan (j) — (repay) soon. c. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. Long, long ago there (a) — (be) a king in Scotland. His name was Robert Bruce. He was a very good king. He (b) — (love) his country and his subjects very dearly. His subjects also (c) — (have) a great love and respect for him. Once his enemies (d) — (make) a plan against him. They (e) — (fight) against him and (f) — (drive) him away. The king (g) — (go) to a forest and took shelter in an old fort. Many of his faithful subjects joined him there. The king (h) — (sit) idly there. He formed a troop. He attacked his enemies again and again. But every time he (i) — (defeat). He had no hope of getting back his kingdom. One day the king was lying in the floor and saw a spider (j) — (try) to reach the roof and succeeded on the eighth attempt.

2 . Change the narrative style of the following text. (a) Re-write the following passage in the indirect speech. ‘Where did you go yesterday?’ said Lipi. ‘I went to Chittagong to see my mother,’ said Mina. ‘She has been suffering from high blood pressure.’ ‘Is she sound now?’ said Lipi.’ ‘No,’ said Mina. (b) Re-write the following in the reported speech. ‘I’ll pay for it,’ he said. ‘I broke it, I brought the exe down careless.’ ‘But no one hits accurately every time, Jerry. Moreover, the fault was in the wood of the handle. I’ll see the man who I have bought it from,’ I told him. (c) Re-write the following passage in the indirect speech. ‘You look a little bit like my mother,’ he said ‘especially in the dark by the fire.’ ‘But you were only four Jerry, when you came here. You have remembered how she looked all these years?’ ‘My mother lives in Manville,’ he said.

3. Change the sentences according to directions. (a) Transform the following sentence as directed. (i) Opening the door, I saw him. (Make it complex) (ii) He works at night so that he can study at day. (Make it simple) (iii) He went to shop but he didn’t buy anything. (Make it complex) (iv) They tried hard to win the match. (Make it complex) (v) We avoided that restaurant because of its bad reputation. (Make it compound)

(b) Transform the following sentence as directed. (i) You have to pay or you cannot leave this place. (Make it simple) (ii) Despite trying hard, he failed to fulfill the target. (Make it Compound) (iii) He is so sick that he cannot speak. (Make it simple) (iv) Health is wealth. (Make it complex) (v) She came here at the age of ten. (Make it complex) (v) When I saw it, I loved it. (Make it simple)

(c) Transform the following sentence as directed. (i) What a fool he is! (Assertive) (ii) Every king has a crown. (Negative) (iii) Since you are short, you cannot touch the roof. (Make it compound) (iv) I like it and I love it. (Make it simple sentence) (v) You should not kill your time because time is money. (Make it compound)

4. (i) Make tag questions from the given sentences. (a) You won’t be late, ? (b) You broke the window, ? (c) It could be done, ? (d) I may come, ? (e) You needn’t stay long, ? (ii) Make tag questions from the given sentences. (a) Close the door, ? (b) Nothing is impossible, ? (c) There is something wrong, ? (d) He wasn’t angry, ? (e) It is very hot today, ? (iii) Make tag questions from the given sentences. (a) Everybody likes an honest man. ? (b) My father works in an office, ? (c) Language plays a very important role ? (d) Fishes can’t fly ? (e) Please follow me, ?

Taq questions (More) 1. He will come as soon as he hears the news, ______? 2. We won't let him bully the smaller children, ______? 3. They will make it in time, ______? 4. The doctor should advise her to take a holiday, ______? 5. Anyone who wants to come can do so, ______? 6. You don't have to be a member of the society to attend its meetings, ______? 7. Peter and John are going to buy us some cold drinks, ______? 8. He had intended to come here as soon as he was able to, ______? 9. We didn't have much choice, ______? 10. You wouldn't want your children to behave like that, ______? 11. It looks quite easy to do, ______? 12. They finished all their homework before they started to watch television, ______? 13. We have nothing else to do, ______? 14. Everyone breaks down now and then. 15. I shall be given some compensation, ______? 5. Complete the sentences. (a) A library is a place______. (b) They help us______. (c) A library is a source______. (d) People gather knowledge______. (e) It is we who______. (f) It is spring which______. (g) It is the time when______. (h) The cuckoo sings sitting______. (i) It is the song which______. (j) I love this season ______. (k) It is water which______. (l) But is is polluted______. (m) It is people who______. (n) Men pollute______. (o) So we should minimize______.

6. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. a. Most of our students cannot write out their examination paper fairly. (a)–they cannot understand the questions properly, they often beat about the bush and cram their answers with irrelevant and unnecessary details. (b)–teacher suggest (c)–their answer should be brief and precise; they often lengthen these unnecessarily. (d)–get expected marks you all should understand the question well and answer them to the point. Don’t worry (e)– you answers are fairly short. b. As a human being, man has a lot of duties to mankind. To perform his duties, he has to select a profession, a future career. I have also selected my future career (a) — I can reach my goal. There are varieties of careers (b) — can give riches, name and fame. (c) — I have selected a simple one. It is teaching. (d) — teachers are the builders of nations; they can reform the society (e) — lead the nation skillfully. c. Alexander was only twenty years old (a) — he came to the throne. (b) — even as a child he had shown fierce courage, a thirst for knowledge (c) — a desire to conquer. He believed (d) — like Achilles, he too had gods as his ancestors and that he, (e) —, had a divine right to conquer and rule the world. d. A miser got some money (a) — he was not happy with it. He was in constant fear (b) — thieves and robbers should steal it. (c) — he thought it necessary to devise some steps (d) — no one might get scent of it and steal it. (e) — much thought he bought a lump of gold with all his money and buried it at a secret place.