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(d) stunned: (i) overwhelmed (ii) struck (iii) overcome (iv) shocked (e) will: (i) wish (i) power (iii) courage (iv) bravery 2. Answer the following questions. 2×5=10 (a) Where was Shamima born? (b) How do the people of her village spend their time? Special Model Test for JSC 2016 (2) (c) What made the writer stunned? English First Paper (d) What did Shamima dream of? (e) Is Shamima an extraordinary woman? If yes, how? Full Marks: 100 Time: 2:30 Hours 3. Summarize the above passage in around 90 words. 10 4. Read the following text carefully and answer questions 4 and 5 Reading Text (Seen Passage) The Taj Mahal, which is one of the wonders of the world, is a monument. Read the following passage and answer the questions 1, 2 and 3 Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife married in 1612 and she was his inseparable There is a small village called Bhabanipur in Jhenaidah. It is a typical companion until her death in child birth in 1631. His grief led him to design and Bangladeshi village. People here spend their day-to-day life mostly working in construct this magnificent building for her final resting place. Later, Shah Jahan the fields and doing small jobs. In this ordinary village, there lives an also was buried there. The monument is set within a large complex of gardens extraordinary woman named Shamima Akhter. Shamima’s willpower and and other buildings on the south bank of the river Jamuna, outside the city of determination have made her extraordinary. She has seen the most cruel aspect Agra. The whole complex is a rectangle measuring, 1,900 feet by 1,000 feet, of life. But the cruelty could not defeat her spirit. She has come at as a winner, the centre of the rectangle, there is a garden area of 1,000 feet aside leaving a defying all the odds of life. Shamima is now 32 years old. She runs a small rectangle area at each end, At the south, there is the gateway and other boutique called ‘Oikko Nari KollayanSangstha’ in her village. Let’s hear from buildings. At the north end, there is the monument. The Taj Mahal stands on a Shamima, how she succeeded in setting up her boutique. Shammima started to square marble base 312 feet per side and 23 feet high. The tomb also is a square tell us her story. Listening to her, we were stunned and at the same time our of 186 feet per side with a weighty arch in each face, rising to a height of 108 hearts were filled with admiration for her. It was 1995, Shamima was 15 years feet. At the top of the entire building, there is a large onion shaped dome. The old. She got promoted to class 8. Shamima had all the dreams of an adolescent. top of the dome stands 243 feet above ground level. At each corner of the base She wanted to bring about a change in her life. She wanted to see happiness in there stands a three stored miner about 138 feet tall. The whole monument is her family too. She knew she could fulfill her dream by completing her covered with pure white marble. The construction of the Taj Mahal took 22 education and getting a good job. Fifteen years old Shamima’s dreams were years, from 1632 to 1654. More than 20,000 workers worked daily to complete nipped in the bud. Her father wanted to marry her off against her will-Marrying the work. The cost of the construction was about 40 million rupees. off a girl under 18 is against the law in Bangladesh. Shamima did not want to 4. Complete the following table with the information given in the get married. But nobody paid any heed to her. They arranged her marriage with passage. 1×5=5 a man much older than her. All her tears and protests went in vain. Shamima Name/who Event/Creation What/Where Year was married off to Amirul Islam. Shah Jahan The Taj Mahal Agra (i) ------1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct Shah Jahan (ii) ------hard tasks in 1612 meaning closest to the text. 1×5=5 & Momtaz (a) typical: (i) typing (ii) same (iii) alike (iv) representative (iii) ------death in 1631 (b) ordinary: (i) simple (ii) common (iii) usual (iv) plain He laid to rest (iv) ------(c) extraordinary: (i) unique (ii) dissimilar (iii) unlike (iv) uncommon Both of eternal rest (v) ------them Truthfulness (a) —— one of the greatest virtues which (b) —— a man 5. Read the passage again and write True or False beside the really great. A man is (c) —— by others if he (d) —— the habit of following statement. 1×5=5 speaking the truth. A man who (e) —— by anybody can (f) —— any (a) Shah Jahan's wife died in 1631. position. A man (g) —— his ends once or twice by (h) —— lies, but no (b) The Taj Mahal stands in the city of Agra. permanent gain (i) —— out of such success. It must come to light sooner (c) The tomb is a square of 186 meters per side. or later. Then the real character of the liar gets (j) —— and nobody trusts (d) There is a large onion shaped dome at the centre of the entire him anymore. building. 9. The phrases in column A are the beginnings of some sentences. (e) The monument is covered with pure white marble. The phrases in column B are the endings. Match the phrases in 6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word. 1×5=5 column A with the phrases in column B to make complete sentences. Strong attraction for any harmful thing (a) ----- drug addiction. Drug (b) 1×5=5 ----- taken either by smoking or through injection. It (c) ----- a man to Column A Column B death slowly. It (d) ----- dangerous effect on human body. An addict (e) a) Drugs bear a terrible effect i) not very easy. ----- drowsy and (f) ----- his appetite. It also (g) ----- brain and all b) They kill them ii) slowly but surely . internal function of the body. This drug addiction is a serious problem c) Drug addicted people feel iii) drowsy. (h) ----- our country. It has grasped the young generation of our country. d) The remedy for drug addiction is iv) a punishable offense. When they (i) ----- to manage money they commit crimes because they e) Drug business is v) on human body. are unable to buy the (j) -----. Section B (Writing) 7. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order. (M-37) 10 10. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about “The Merits a) A wise God granted his wish promptly. and Demerits of City Life and Village Life” 10 b) He wished for golden touch. 11. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on “Load c) He could hardly believe his eyes. Shedding” 10 d) One day Midas was sleeping under an apple tree. a) What is load shedding? b) When does it occur? c) What are the e) The apple turned into gold as soon as he touched it. demerits of load shedding? d) How can we solve the problem? f) There was a king called Midas. 12. Read the beginning of the story. Write new ten sentences to g) He picked up the apple. complete the story. Give a title of it. 10 h) He wanted more although he had a lot of it. Once there was a thirsty crow. He flew here and there in search of water i) He was extremely fond of gold. but there was not a drop of water around him. Suddenly he saw a ------. J) A ripe apple fell beside him. 13. Suppose you along with your friends recently have arranged a 8. Fill in the gaps using clues from the boxes. There are more words picnic from your school. Now write a letter to your friend than necessary. 0.5×10=5 describing him about the picnic. 10 trust tell cultivate come make expose be trust achieve gain Directed by: Mahbub Murad (Lecturer of English) Admin: www.onlineeducare.com Cell: 01761519111