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61. Begum Badrunnessa Govt Girls’ College, Dhaka 1. A. i. c) a heavy stick used as weapon; ii. a) go through; iii. a) ↓ Jupiter and Alcmena; iv. c) his own hands; v. d) to kill. 4. Clean energy technology suppressed by oil B. a) Hercules, a mighty hero, was the son of Zeus or companies Jupiter and Alcmena. He possessed mighty strength. ↓ He acquired the reputation of a great hero by 5. Clean energy produced in many European undergoing difficult tasks all over the world. countries b) Hercules began to acquire reputation of a hero because ↓ he possessed immense strength and completed some 6. Clean energy produced from wind, solar, tidal difficult and impossible tasks successfully. energy etc. c) Hercules was successful to kill the lion. When he was carrying the lion, Mycenae was terrified to see the 3. A peace movement aims at ending of a particular war (or dead lion on his shoulder. all wars), minimizing inter-human violence in a particular d) At first Hercules tried to fight the lion with his club place or type of situation, banning of fire ammunition. It is and arrow but in vain. Then he thrashed the animal often linked to the goal of achieving world peace. using only his hands. Different organizations involved in peace movements may e) Hercules struck off Hydra’s heads with his club, but have some diverse goals, but one common goal is whenever he knocked off a head, two new ones sustainability of peace. Peace movement is basically an erupted in its place. Eventually with the help of his all-encompassing "anti-war movement". The peace devoted servant Iolaus, Hercules succeeded in movement protests the proliferation of dangerous burning all the heads except the ninth or immoral technologies and weapons of mass destruction. one, which he decided to bury under a huge rock. 4. (a) great; (b) composed; (c) inequality; (d) material; (e) riverine; 2. 1. Clean energy considered important (f) natural; (g) people; (h) different; (i) region; (j) eastern. ↓ 5. (a) fisheries; (b) species; (c) shelter; (d) monsoon; (e) 2. Clean energy being environment friendly downstream; (f) Floodplains; (g) provide; (h) upstream; (i) fishing; (j) aquatic. ↓ 3. Technology for clean energy existing in some 6. (v)→ (vii)→ (ix)→ (iv) → (i)→ (iii) → (x)→ (ii)→ (viii)→ (vi) countries 62. Dhaka Imperial College, Dhaka

1. A. a. i) overall; b. i) subtle; c. i) cordial reception; d. iii) ↓ creator; e. i) differentiate. 4. vulnerable to all forms of abuse B. (a) A craftwork is an applied form of art. It is a social ↓ and cultural product which reflects the inclusive nature o folk imagination. 5. greater health risks (b) A craftwork represents individual creativity and ↓ community aesthetics, utility functions and human 6. double maternal mortality rate values. 3. The poem deals with the historical time of Second World (c) We can know about nakshikantha from the War which brings uncertainty and fear among the human appreciation of the artist, from the signature of its beings. The dishonest decade of war (1930-39) creates maker and from a personal touch. anger and hatred and washes away the bright light. (d) Craftwork bears the testimony to our culture and Personal lives are hampered. The September night was heritage. It is an applied form of art which reflects the upset with the unmentionable smell of death and inclusive nature of folk imagination. destruction. The real picture of contemporary happenings (e) Yes, I have seen nakshikantha. It is a stich work is depicted in the poem. decorated with motifs and designs that bear the 4. (a) Addressing; (b) paramount; (c) ensuring; (d) in vain; artistic ingenuity and the presence of the maker in it. (e) solved; (f) called; (g) balance; (h) originate; (i) must; 2. 1. dropping out of school (j) upliftment. 5. (a) habitats; (b) extinction; (c) cut; (d) down; (e) increase; ↓ (f) rising; (g) warming; (h) anticipated; (i) disaster; (j) 2. full time worker in-laws' household imperative. ↓ 6. (iii) → (iv) → (ii) → (v) → (vi) → (i) → (vii) → (viii) → (x) → (ix) 3. marginalised in-laws' house

2 Test Exam Questions Q English 1st Paper 63. SOS Hermann Gmeiner College, Dhaka

1. A. a. iv) perspective of service giver; b. iii) utilization; c. i) 2. 1. A vast plain start; d. iii) infancy, early childhood, later childhood, ↓ adolescence; e. iii) development of skills. 2. Blue rings of hills B. (a) The adolescents are different from the children and adults in the sense that they are not fully capable of ↓ understanding complex concepts, or the relationship 3. White egrets between behaviour or consequences, or the degree of ↓ control they have over health decision making 4. Piles of drying chillis including that related to sexual behaviour. Moreover, laws and policies often restrict adolescents’ access to ↓ reproductive health information and services, 5. White Pagoda especially when they are unmarried. ↓ (b) Family is the most dependable and supportive

institution for an adolescent. So, I expect effective 6. Half-naked men with their long hair knotted cooperation and help from my family to cope with behind their heads this crucial stage of my life. 3. While driving a car or motorcycle, we have to maintain (c) Adolescence is regarded as a vulnerable period in many things like-keeping the steer and horn in hands, the human life because adolescents are not completely brake and accelerator under feet and eyes open looking capable of understanding complex concepts as well as ahead, left and right. Behind all these, there is our brain the relationship between behaviour and consequences which works like the CPU of a computer. But unlike CPU, or the degree of control they have over health brain is intelligent by nature. It is the most sophisticated decision making including sexual behaviour. machine which can operate on ever changing conditions (d) Social context affects adolescents differently than and standars of judgement. So, our brain should work adults. When an adolescent is unmarried, laws and properly while driving. We must understand the difference policies restrict adolescents' access to reproductive between the roads and highways and the racing circuit, health information and services. Even provider and be always ready to encounter unexpected behaviour attitudes about adolescents pose a significant barrier and should not drive like Michael Schumacher at 300 to the use of existing services. mph.The ability to understand different situations makes (e) To cope with the pressure the adolescents face and to human brain superior to CPU. ensure their smooth and successful transition from 4. (a) rights; (b) things; (c) citizen; (d) property; (e) movement; childhood to adulthood, parents, members of the (f) exchange; (g) jobs; (h) vote; (i) politics; (j) freedom. community, service providers and social institutions 5. (a) Jewish; (b) Aryans; (c) noteworthy; (d) unclear; (e) can play important roles. They have the responsibility Palestinian; (f) concern; (g) plight; (h) massive; (i) to both promote adolescent development and ravages; (j) globalization. adjustment and to intervene effectively when 6. (ii) → (iv) → (iii) → (v) → (i) → (x) → (ix) → (vi) → problems arise. (viii) → (vii) 64. Mirpur Girls' Ideal Laboratory Institute, Dhaka

1. A. i. a) grievance; ii. b) accost them; iii. a) affable behaviour; 4. Creating open government and directing iv. b) occupational institutions; v. c) to show respect. democracy B. (a) 'Etiquette' is a French word and it means the rules of ↓ correct behavior in society. And, 'manners' means the 5. Making laws against war-crimes behavior that is considered to be polite in a particular society or culture. ↓ (b) It is so important to learn proper etiquette and 6. Establishing sustainable peace manners as they make our daily life smooth and 3. Like many other adolescent girls of rural Bangladesh, pleasant. Shilpi was married off at an early age. Then she joined an (c) We learn proper mode of behavior from our parents, empowerment group which is concerned about preventing families and various institutions, such as school, early marriage and pregnancy. It discusses changing colleges or professional bodies. behaviour related to reproductive health. It provides peer- (d) Culture and tradition make us to follow our own to-peer support and life skills training to adolescents. It culture and behave accordingly. Our manner depends assists adolescent girls to protest against early marriage. on our culture and tradition. There are more than 10,000 such groups working all over (e) Sometimes we grudge such schooling because it is Bangladesh. They are assisted by several NGOs who get not possible to behave in proper way all the time and aid from Canada's Adolescent Reproductive Health this forbids us to behave the way we want specially in Project. They are intended to increase access to quality the presence of others. health service for adolescents. 2. 1. Ending of a particular war 4. (a) disagreement; (b) opposition; (c) attempt; (d) goal; (e) ↓ involved; (f) varied; (g) paves; (h) pertains; (i) resulting; (j) integral. 2. Minimizing inter-human violence 5. (a) comprises; (b) affiliated; (c) such; (d) Private; (e) ↓ phenomenon; (f) spectacular; (g) couple; (h) number; (i) 3. Supporting anti-war political candidates colleges; (j) National. 6. (b) → (d) → (a) → (f) → (g) → (h) → (j) → (e) → (i) → (c). ↓ Test Exam Questions Q English 1st Paper 3

65. Rajendrapur Cantt Public School & College, Gazipur

1. A. a. iii) upper class; b. iii) familiar; c. i) nobility; d. iii) 2. 1. Alternatives to fossil fuels are not easy to introduce disgrace; e. i) refined. ↓ B. (a) According to Rabindranath Tagore, The aim of universities should be to collect and distribute 2. About 85% of all energy comes from fossil fuels knowledge. But universities should be the medium ↓ through which people can offer their intellectual 3. Fossil fuels aren't expected to last much longer hospitality, their wealth of mind to others, and earn their right in return to receive gifts from the rest of ↓ the world. 4. Fossil fuels pollute environment (b) The shortcoming of the universities established in ↓ India in the modern time is that there is not a single 5. Fossil fuels have led to tension between nations university where a foreign or an Indian student can properly be familiar with the best products of the ↓ Indian mind. 6. Fossil fuels are now tough to be avoided because (c) Universities should never be made into mechanical of the dependency on it organizations for collecting and distributing knowledge 3. Everybody must hold his/her dream up. Without dream, because people cannot offer intellectual hospitality or his/her life will be that of a broken winged bird which wealth of mind to others and cannot earn their proud cannot fly. We cannot let our dreams die because without right in return to receive gifts from others. dreams our lives will be frozen with snow. (d) When the pride of one's won culture succumbs to 4. (a) natural; (b) protect; (c) destroyed; (d) endangered; (e) some compulsion of necessity or lure of material concern; (f) ensure; (g) saved; (h) mankind; (i) advantage, the intellectual man is humiliated. For this responsibilities; (j) laws. reason, modern India has been suffering from this 5. (a) piques; (b) longer; (c) Implanting; (d) increasing; (e) humiliation. based; (f) implanted; (g) intended; (h) designed; (i) (e) The disaffection has become widespread among the survived; (j) surgery. educated community because the proportion of 6. (b) → (d) → (c) → (i) → (g) → (a) → (j) → (f) → (h) → (e) possible employments to the number of claimants has gradually been growing narrower.

66. Safiuddin Sarker Academy & College, Gazipur

1. A. a. ii) stress free; b. ii) hints; c. ii) confined; d. iii) 3. depicts social inequality and poverty. uncaring; e. iii) dismal. ↓ B. (a) No, unfortunately our school environment is not learning-friendly. Because our schools don't allow 4. represents material world. children much freedom. Teacher are not caring and ↓ supporting enough and give joyless lessons in 5. describes supernatural. classrooms where children are pent up for hours. (b) Teachers are expected to be kind, caring, and ↓ supportive to children. They should not be dour-faced 6. represents people of different regions. and should try to make lessons interesting. 3. The poet wrote this poem on the beginning of World War (c) In this passage, the author was very practical about II. He is sitting on fifty second street speculating over the the ideal environment of a school. He criticized our issues of ensuing war. The uncertainty and fearness school environment where children have no freedom outplayed his good hope. The dishonest decade of war and learning-friendly environment with teachers created anger and hatred and washed away the bright light. giving joyless lessons in the confined classrooms. Without the light the earth turned into a dark of war where (d) The classrooms are compared to cages because private lives are hampered. The September night was upset children are pent up for hours in confined classroom with the unmentionable smell of death and destruction. where they have no freedom and teachers gives Throughout the poem, the poet has sketched the real joyless lessons. picture of contemporary happenings as well as ensuing (e) The author in this passage criticizes the environment danger. of our schools and the role of our teachers. According 4. (a) driving; (b) considering; (c) conscious; (d) open; (e) to him if the school fails to provide the freedom and compared; (f) differences; (g) The; (h) eagerly; (i) learning-friendly environment to the children, the real programmed; (j) human. goal of education will not be achieved. 5. (a) essence; (b) lasting; (c) into; (d) survive; (e) with; (f) 2. 1. reflects culture, views of life, nature etc. fresh; (g) first passed; (h) thought; (i) from; (j) with. ↓ 6. (viii) → (ix) → (vi) → (iv) → (iii) → (vii) → (i) → (x) → 2. reflects river and riverine life. (ii) → (v) ↓

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1. A. a. ii) They produce millions of fries; b. ii) about 190,000; 3. Vulnerable to violence and sex abuse c. ii) ecological community; d. ii) biological; e. iii) ↓ benefited. 4. 33% of adolescent girls are married before the age B. (a) The Hakaluki Haor falls under two administrative of 15 districts, Moulavibazar and Sylhet. It is bounded by the Kushiara river as well as a part of Sonai-Bardal ↓ river to the north, by the Fenchuganj-Kulaura railway 5. 60% adolescent girls become mother by the age to the west and to the south and by Kulauna- of 19 Beanibazar road to the east. ↓ (b) Hakaluki Haor is an important source of fisheries as 6. Adolescents with higher level of education tend to there are frequent upstream movement of fish marry at a later age towards the beels and tributaries of Hakaluki from the Kushiara. The beels here provide winter shelter for 3. The passage is about a poor boatman and a scholar. The the mother fishes which in early moonsoon produce boatman was illiterate. One day, a scholar got into his millions of fries. Floodplains are also an important boat. During the journey, the scholar asked the boatman source of fisheries here. about knowledge of universe and astronomy. Being (c) Mother fisheries produce fries. The mother fishes illiterate, the boatman could not answer. Hearing this, the take shelter in Hakaluki Haor in the winter and in the scholar criticized the boatman that the boatman had early monsoon produces millions of fries for the spoiled three fourth of his life. Then, suddenly the weather entire downstream community here. became rough with heavy shower and raining. Seeing the (d) Various types of fishes like Boal, Rui, Ghagot, Pabda scholar trembling in fear, the boatman asked whether the and Chapila are available in Hakaluki Haor. scholar could swim. The scholar replied crying that he (e) Wetland is low-lying area of land covered by water, could not swim. Hearing the answer, the boatman replied long enough to support rich biodiversity. Wetland that the scholar had spoiled his entire life. includes canals, beels, lakes and vast areas of 4. (a) international; (b) speak; (c) purpose; (d) communicate; (e) floodplains. variety; (f) based; (g) four; (h) require; (i) items; (j) communicative. 1. 28 million adolescents in Bangladesh 2. 5. (a) has occured; (b) warming; (c) around; (d) huge; (e) ↓ high; (f) level; (g) are; (h) have said; (i) areas; (j) to. 2. Victim of inequality and subordination in family 6. (f) → (a) → (c) → (e) → (b) → (g) → (h) → (j) → (d) → and society (i) ↓ 68. Gurudayal Govt College, Kishoreganj ↓ 1. A. a. iv. the machinery in a vehicle, used to control the direction it goes on; b. iv. a person who is walking, especially in an area 3. A belief not to engage in violent conflicts over where vehicles move; c. i. to keep in check; d. iv. the vehicle language, race, religion etc might face an accident; e. i. complex. ↓ 4. Military power opposed B. a. While driving a car, a driver has to use his hands to control the steering and blow horn, feet to control the ↓ brake and accelerator, eyes to look ahead and 5. A tendency to oppose the proliferation of surroundings. dangerous technologies b. CPUs can be differentiated from human brain in the ↓ sense that CPUs are artificially intelligent machines 6. Objection to the export of weapons while human brain is intelligent by nature. 3. Beauty has no concrete definition. It doesn’t have any c. The human brain is called the most sophisticated independent objective identity and can be perceived only machine, because it is able to operate on ever- by our sense perceptions. It can be found in pleasurable changing conditions and standards of judgement. objects and sights. Beauty manifests itself by its presence d. Fantasy is discouraged while driving a car, because it and also by its absence. Also it is not detached from may affect the concentration of the driver and the ugliness. It cannot be appreciated except the presence of driver might cause serious accident. ugliness. Indeed, ugliness is sometimes, more important in e. While driving a car, it is easy to remain cool life. Even art cannot ignore ugliness. theoretically but not practically because a driver has 4. a. born; b. mighty; c. impossible; d. fight; e. killed; f. to encounter unexpected behaviour from any vehicle presented; g. destroyed; h. help; i. acquired; j. world. or pedestrian. Besides, the driver has to work in an 5. a. pleasant; b. nightmare; c. colour; d. silvery; e. shadowy; f. ever changing atmosphere. imagination; g. hallucination; h. dreamer; i. reverie; j. day- 2 1. Anti-war attitude dream. ↓ 6. (v)→ (viii)→ (x)→ (ix)→ (iv)→ (iii)→ (ii)→ (vii)→ (i)→ 2. A belief not to wage war on each other (vi)

Key to Test Exam Questions Q English 1st Paper 5 69. Rajbari Govt College, Rajbari 2. (i) 25th of March, 1971; (ii) in Bangladesh; (iii) 1st March, 1. A. i. a) people who settle in other countries leaving their own 1971; (iv) Employees; (v) 28th March; (vi) in Bangladesh; country; ii. c) characteristics; iii. c) recent decades; iv. d) (vii) wanted all army personnel to return; (viii) The Indian sub-continent; v. b) To describe the history of owners of factories; (ix) in Bangladesh; (x) ordered to diaspora. form committees under the leadership of the Awami B. (a) The term 'diaspora' refers to people who have to leave League. their homelands and settle in other parts of the world, 3. In this poem, a young boy expresses his unhappiness with either because they were forced to do so or because his school, lessons and teachers. He aspires to enjoy they wanted to leave on their own. An example of a summer's day, instead of going to school. But his all joys great diaspora is that of the Jewish people, who were fade away as he has to go to school where he spends forced to leave their lands in ancient times. weary hours. He finds no delight in or attraction for his (b) Phenomenon is a latin word. The plural form of study. He considers himself as a bird that can't be caged, a phenomenon is phenomena. bud that should not be nipped, a joy that should not be (c) The Aryans are the diasporas in the Indian sub- dismayed. So he pleads his parents to rescue him from the continent who moved from Central Europe thousands dregery of school. If children are forced to stay at school, of years ago. But the causes of this diaspora are they will fail to learn anything and their future will be unclear. enveloped in darkness. (d) I don' think all diasporas are voluntary. Some people 4. (a) are; (b) being; (c) losing; (d) dying; (e) find; (f) enjoy; were forced to leave their homelands. For example, (g) prefer; (h) taken; (i) always; (j) bound. Jewish people were forced to leave their lands in 5. (a) elements; (b) essential; (c) polluted; (d) smoke; (e) ancient times. waste; (f) healthy; (g) stop/remove; (h) impossible; (i) (e) The phenomenon of diaspora occurs due to different reduce; (j) awareness. reasons. Some people want to get more comfortable 6. (ii) → (iv) → (ix) → (vi) → (vii) → (viii) → (x) → (iii) → life and financial establishment and leave their (i) → (v) homelands. Sometimes, people are forced to leave Or, (v) → (ii) → (iv) → (ix) → (vi) → (vii) → (viii) → (x) → their own countries. Again, people leave their own (iii) → (i) countries because of natural disaster, war and also for globalization. 70. Shariatpur Govt College, Shariatpur 1. A. a. i) go through; b. iv) The length of time for which a (e) An adolescent experiences several key developments person, animal, or things exist; c. iv) distinctive feature; d. at the time of adolescence which include physical and ii) A person who is 18 or above; e. iv) All of them. sexual maturation, movement toward social and B. (a) Adolescence is a phase when people acquire both economic independence, development of identity, physical and mental development. Moreover, coupled acquisition of skills that are needed to cope with the with physical and sexual maturation, people develop society and obtainment of the capacity for abstract many skills that are required in order to carry out reasoning. adult relationships in this period of transition. 2. (i) in 1992; (ii) had to walk many kilometers; (iii) in (b) I think, economic or social status does not influence Africa; (iv) Ryan; (v) to build well; (vi) Ryan's Well the several stages of early life. Most people have to Foundation; (vii) in 16 countries; (viii) raised enough go through several stages in their lives to become money to build first well; (ix) at the Angolo Primary adults irrespective of their economic and social School in a northern Ugandan village; (x) in 1998. status. Infancy, early childhood, later childhood and 3. Here the poet seems to be dead and lying in her tomb. adolescence are four stages of growth. There she meets a person who died for truth. While the (c) Adolescence is called the preparation phase for poet died for beauty. The next room person says that beauty and truth are same. Indeed, they are brother. Now, adulthood because in this period, a person the poet and the person are kinsmen and they keep talking experiences several developments including physical until moss covers their lips and names. and sexual maturation, development of identity, 4. (a) outlook; (b) believe; (c) predetermined; (d) ordained; obtainment of the capacity of abstract reasoning and (e) fate; (f) sorrows; (g) hold; (h) undergo; (i) amply; (j) the acquisition of skills that are required to carry out attitude. adult relationships. 5. (a) great; (b) fields; (c) got gained; (d) widespread / (d) Though the biological determinants of adolescence strong/predominant; (e) broke; (f) destroyed; (g) are quite universal, yet the characteristics of thousands; (h) independent; (i) war; (j) high up. adolescence may vary across time, cultures and 6. (viii) → (vi) → (ii) → (iii) → (iv) → (x) → (v) → (ix) → socio-economic situations. Education, urbanization (i) → (vii) and globalisation are responsible for the change in the characteristics of adolescence.

71. Comilla Govt College, Comilla

1. A. a. iii) Water is life; b. iv) narrative song; c. iii) Plenty; 2. (i) one day; (ii) The glory of the Lord; (iii) Martin Luther d. ii) dangerous; e. i) Dying. King Jr.; (iv) the South; (v) will be able to hew out a stone B. a. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote the poem "The Rima of hope; (vi) The Americans; (vii) to jail; (viii) rings; (ix) of the Ancient Mariner." The poem is about the Freedom; (x) are free. miserable sea-voyage of an old mariner who did not 3. The poet says that as he perceives the nature of have any water to drink because of a curse. Bangladesh, he is never inclined to enjoy the rest of the b. Drinking water is very important in our life. We world. His country is replete with natural bliss. There he cannot survive without water. It is the source of life. enjoys watching swallows sitting under fig leaves. All More importantly, two-third of our body is made up trees lie in calm and peace. They spread shade all around. of water. The other name of water is life. This beauty was observed by the ancient people, too. Even c. According to the United Nations, one of the the beauty of Bangladesh is harmonious to the sorrows of challenges for the future is drinking water problem. people. This problem was identified in a meeting of UN on 4. (i) clash; (ii) armed; (iii) deaths; (iv) within; (v) called; the eve of the new millennium. (vi) among; (vii) interpersonal; (viii) natural; (ix) d. Yes, we need to worry about the problem. Though economic; (x) serious. our country is a land of rivers and we have plenty of 5. (a) sorrow; (b) can; (c) without money; (d) due/proper; (e) like; rainfall, the rivers are not in good shape. It is because (f) mercy; (g) earn; (h) in/for; (i) bring; (j) psychological. we are polluting the water of our rivers in a number 6. (j) → (i) → (a) → (e) → (f) → (g) → (b) → (c) → (h) → (d) of ways. Several of the rivers are already dead. e. Yes, I agree with the statement. Rivers are closely related to our life. We find it in our literature and culture. It has flourished our economy. 72. Iqbal Memorial Degree College, Comilla 1. A. a. ii) home of learning; b. iv) collect and distribute many people knowledge; c. iii) generous behaviours; d. i) nobility; e) ii) ↓ surrender. B. (a) When the natural pride of man's intellect succumbs to 4. By supplying species of fishes some compulsion of necessity or lure of material ↓ advantage, it brings humiliation to the intellectual 5. By providing winter shelter for the parent fishes man. ↓ (b) The products of the Indian mind may be the culture

and tradition of Indian heritage. 6. By producing millions of fries. (c) The expression 'India's Atms – bowl of knowledge' 3. The poem is a vivid description of a beautiful lady. The means that Indian Educational Institutions are lady is associated with natural object. All the beautiful lowering the intellectual self respect of the learners. things find their dwelling in the lady's aspect. All pure Students are knocking at the doors of France and things rest upon her. Her face is very soft and her smile Germany and making a foolish display of decorations glows, she tells about the happy days of life. She is such a composed of borrowed feathers. beauty whose heart is innocent. (d) Culture acknowledges the excellence whose 4. (a) thrives; (b) continues; (c) protection; (d) cyclones; (e) criticism is in its inner perfection, not in any external degraded; (f) rates; (g) inheritably; (h) species; (i) bio success. diverse (f) if (e) The universities should not be made into mechanical 5. (a) leave; (b) settle; (c) either; (d) forced; (e) because; (f) organizations for collecting and distributing suitable; (g) generally/mainly; (h) diasporas; (i) studying; knowledge. (j) interest. 1. By providing plenty of fishes 2. 6. (v) → (vii) → (x) → (ix) → (i) → (iii) → (ii) → (viii) → ↓ (iv) → (vi). 2. By supporting rich biodiversity Or, (v) → (vii) → (x) → (ix) → (iii) → (ii) → (i) → (viii) → ↓ (iv) → (vi). 3. By providing direct and indirect livelihood to 73. Lakshmipur Govt College, Lakshmipur 1. A. a. ii) alert; b. iv) rough writing; c. i) mystery; d. i) myths (c) Gazi Pir kept all predatory animals within bounds by and legends; e. iii) story. his alert and vigilant presence in the forest areas. B. (a) Mythical and legendary figures, miraculous stories or Thus, he protected the people around the forest areas incidents were the subjects of Gazi Paats. from danger. (b) Some myths and legends, Pasts and scroll painting (d) Gazi pir had some extraordinary powers. For and folk literature are the sources of the stories about example, he could supposedly calm dangerous Gazi Pir. animals and make them docile.

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(e) The author is using the term 'watery jungle' in the ↓ passage because the region people lived was full of 6. Rivers getting polluted canals and creeks. 3. According to the poem, all people dream. But the dreams 2. 1. Rivers are one of the sources of water of all people are not the same. Some people dream ↓ impartially at night. On the other hand, there are people 2. Rivers affect our life, literature, economy and who dream with open eyes. The dreamers of the day are culture very dangerous. They dream to make their goal successful. 4. (a) usually; (b) importance; (c) seen; (d) obeying; (e) ↓ begins; (f) natural; (g) are; (h) appropriate; (i)

3. Rivers are now not in a good shape inappropriate; (j) cultural. ↓ 5. (a) of; (b) beloved; (c) are; (d) extinction; (e) living; (f) be; 4. Mighty river Buriganga dying gradually (g) growth; (h) to; (i) certainly; (j) risk. 6. (ix) → (i) → (vi) → (x) → (v) → (viii) → (vii) → (iii) → ↓ (iv) → (ii) 5. Many rivers going through the pangs of death 74. Chapai Nawabganj Govt Women's College, Chapai Nawabganj 1. A. a. iii) Edged with a circular strip of metal; b. i) boat; c. ii) v) Martin Luther King Jr. he could tell the author that he came from San Carlos, his vi) without being judged by the color of their skin. native land; d. i) local; e. iv) puzzle. vii) will live B. (a) The old man wore a steal rimmed spectacles and very viii) in a nation where they will be judged by the content dusty clothes. of their character. (b) From the passage, we understand that the writer was ix) one day a soldier. His job was to cross the bridge, explore the x) little black boys and girls will join hands with little bridgehead beyond and find out the advancement of white boys and girls as sisters and brothers. the enemy. 3. Valentia Tereshkova was a cosmonaut. She was born in (c) As the old man's home or village was attacked by the 1937 in central Russia. Her parents were not rich. At the artillery, he had to leave the animals. age of eight she started going to school but just after eight (d) The peasants became helpless and hopeless in the years she dropped out. Later she continued her study midst of war. They had to leave many things due to through distance learning. She was interested in the artillery. They lost their home and belongings parachuting from her early life. She had a training in because of war. skydiving which helped her to be selected for Vostok-6 (e) The author has used the story of the invasion of the project. Fascists as the backdrop. We also find in this passage 4. (a) gets; (b) and; (c) Nobel; (d) important; (e) in; (f) that the Fascists were advancing toward the Elero chemistry; (g) Economics; (h) in; (i) One; (j) field. with a view to occupying it. 5. (a) various; (b) and; (c) of; (d) want; (e) should; (f) This; 2. i) Martin Luther King Jr. (g) should; (h) among; (i) ensure; (j) for/so that. ii) at the table of brotherhood. 6. (iv) → (v) → (ii) → (viii) → (vi) → (vii) → (ix) → (x) → iii) will be transformed into (i) → (iii) iv) an oasis of freedom and justice 75. Govt Azizul Haque College, Bogra 1. A. i. (b) oppose; ii. (d) appropriate behaviour with all; iii. (c) 2. 1. Depriving us of our real initiative welcome; iv. (b) different; v. (d) Polite expressions will ↓ make one's day wonderful. 2. Depriving us of our courage of thought B. (a) 'Manner' is a term that indicates the behaviour ↓ considered to be polite in a particular society or culture. To speak with someone with food in mouth is 3. Making us unproductive an example of bad manner. ↓ (b) Yes, I think that 'pardon me' is a polite expression 4. Making us borrow European educational plans because by saying this we can show our politeness to ↓ others. Moreover, we can express our dignity by this. 5. Lacking relation with day to day life. (c) Manners depend on culture and tradition because ↓ every society has its own culture and customs. People 6. Having no living energy of intellectual grow up following their own culture and behave personality accordingly. 3. The poem reflects the agony of not having true love and (d) Yes, different situations demand different behaviours. authenticity in human relationships. According to the poet, For example, what we can do in a wedding reception human nature is far crueler than nature itself. He is cannot be done in a debating club. uttering a lamentation for true love. Most friendship and (e) Polite expressions such as 'pardon me', 'excuse me', love are false. The virtue of nature and purity are 'May I' are very important to make our day smooth everlasting and evergreen. The sting of winter blow causes and pleasant. less pain than a friend who does not remember. Nature does not betray but human does.

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4. (a) illiterate; (b) evil; (c) acute; (d) shortage; (e) rapidly; 6. (ii) → (iv) → (iii) → (v) → (i) → (x) → (ix) → (vi) → (f) starvation; (g) primitive; (h) methods; (i) crops; (j) (viii) → (vii) food. 5. (i) acquire; (ii) teach; (iii) find; (iv) had/possessed; (v) is; (vi) tell; (vii) not; (viii) reply/answer; (ix) wisdom/ intellect; (x) ability. 76. Rani Bhawani Govt Women's College, Natore 1. A. a. ii) delightful; b. iv) humanity; c. i) we appreciate beauty 3. Filled with frightening images because it is true; d. ii) outsider; e. iii) sinless. ↓ B. (a) Yes, I think it is difficult to define beauty. because 4. Understandable we cannot clarify whether it has an independent objective identity or it is universal, or even it is ↓ dependent on our sense of perception. 5. Unclear (b) Beauty is around us. We find it in pleasurable objects ↓ and sights. We find beauty in nature, in the laughter 6. Confusing of children, in the kindness of strangers, in literature 3. The passage is about Kuakata, a rare scenic spot located in and art. Patuakhali district about 320 km from Dhaka. It is a (c) Regarding beauty philosophers have told us that famous tourist destination because of its sandy beaches, beauty is an important part of our life. Yes, I support blue sky, shimmering expanse of water of the Bay of their view with a slight difference. I think beauty is Bengal and evergreen forest. The name Kuakata has been an important part in life but life cannot ignore derived from the story of a 'kua' or well dug by the ugliness. Rakhaines. It is also a safe abode of migratory birds. Most (d) The poets and artists have tied beauty to truth and importantly, it is a holy place for the Hindus and justice by incorporating both beauty and ugliness into Buddhists. their work. 4. (a) money; (b) want; (c) credit; (d) street; (e) opinion; (f) (e) John Keats wrote the poem 'Ode on a Grecian Urn.' rejected; (g) scrutinised; (h) friends; (i) leisure; (j) caprice. He is a romantic poet. He is also called an escapist. 5. (a) behaviour/manner; (b) means/implies; (c) of; (d) 2. 1. Extraordinarily vivid needn't; (e) possess; (f) follow; (g) practise/follow; (h) ↓ differs; (i) form; (j) but. 2. Filled with joyful emotions 6. (j) → (g) → (i) → (d) → (e) → (c) → (h) → (b) → (f) → (a) ↓ 77. Joypurhat Govt College, Joypurhat 1. A. a. ii) left uncontrolled; b. iii) diverse; c. ii) to happen; d. ii) capital city an unavoidable; e. ii) To know how to manage conflict. ↓ B. a. A strong disagreement among groups or individuals 3. Testing the collected food samples characterized by antagonism and hostility is called ↓ conflict. It is usually fueled by the opposition of one 4. Analyzing a number of sample of various party to another in an attempt to reach an objective products. different from that of the other party. ↓ b. The parties involved in conflict are not fixed always. 5. Comparing the result with the standard. It may involve individual to individual, groups of ↓ people, within two or more nations or even within our ownselves. 6. Using sensitive HPLC method developed by the c. There are certain positive impacts of conflict. It is a Food Safety Lab way to come up with more meaningful realizations 3. ‘Diaspora’ refers to people who have left their homelands that can certainly be helpful to the individuals and settled in other parts of the world. They were either involved. It is also an opportunity for learning and forced to do so or they did it willingly. The causes of understanding our differences. diaspora are the wars, the ravages of nature and the d. We all have own opinions, ideas and sets of beliefs. globalization. The Jewish people, the Aryans and the We have our own different outlook and we act Palestinian diaspora are some great diaspora in the history according to our own thought. As a result, we often of the world. involve in conflict in different scenarios. That is why 4. (a) for; (b) returns; (c) to creating; (d) potential; (e) not had; our actions and decisions are influenced by conflict. (f) likely; (g) success; (h) from; (i) failing; (j) resources. e. The three causes of conflict are clashing of thoughts 5. (a) know; (b) lies; (c) earthquakes; (d) about/regarding; (e) and ideas, differences of opinions, differences in safety; (f) possibility; (g) call/suggest; (h) steps/measures; principles, values and beliefs. (i) resistant; (j) developed/followed. 2. 1. Assessing the level of adulteration of foods 6. (iii) → (iv) → (vii) → (ii) → (viii) → (x) → (v) → (i) → ↓ (ix) → (vi) 2. Collecting samples from different markets of the

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78. Cantt Public School & College, BUSMS, Dinajpur 1. A. a. iii) short story; b. iii) signal; c. ii) he saw her; d. iv) (viii) into their work; (ix) John Keats; (x) Ode on a allude; e. iii) by someone's help. Grecian Urn. B. (a) Twenty years ago the writer was living in Paris. He 3. Bangladesh is rich with many water resources. The was earning barely enough money to keep his body numerous water resources play a significant role in and soul together. providing different kinds of fishes. Among them the most (b) Foyot's is an expensive restaurant which is situated in significant water resources is Hakaluki Haor with rich Paris. The writer never even thought of going to that diversity providing direct and indirect livelihood benefits. restaurant because the restaurant was so expensive It has more than 238 interconnecting beels and jalmahals. and was beyond the writer's means. People like Fishes like Kalibaus, Rui, Boal, Ghagot, Pabda, Chapila French senators would eat there. are the main fish species. The beels play a significant role (c) In the first letter the lady made compliments about providing winter shelter for mother fishes. However, for the book of the author she read. The writer replied the various reasons many beels have lost their biodiversity and letter thanking her. capacity to provide shelter for mother fishes. (d) In the second letter the lady wanted to meet the writer 4. (a) warmer; (b) unnecessarily; (c) alarming; (d) climate; while she was passing through Paris and have a little (e) change; (f) evidence; (g) increasing; (h) predict; (i) luncheon at Foyot's restaurant. The writer replied by risen; (j) flood. correspondence that he would meet her at Foyot's. 5. (a) elements; (b) essential; (c) polluted; (d) smoke; (e) (e) Yes, the writer was disappointed to see the lady as waste; (f) healthy; (g) prevent; (h) impossible; (i) reduce; she was not so young as he was expecting. She was a (j) awareness. woman of forty. Moreover, she was talkative and not 6. (d) → (g) → (a) → (e) → (b) → (i) → (c) → (h) → (f) → (j) so attractive.

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1. A. a. i) to aim at; b. i) a turbulent state resulting in injustice 2. Reflection of the inclusive nature of folk and destruction; c. ii) universal; d. ii) to ensure peace that imagination can be continued for long time; e. i) reduce.

B. (a) A peace movement is a great social movement that ↓ aims at ending all types of wars, minimizing inter- 3. Retainment of the personal touch human violence including ban of guns and achieving ↓ world peace. A peace movement is carried on by 4. Embodiment of the interaction of individual different organizations or groups by arranging creativity different programs. (b) The main characteristics of peace movement are ↓ advocacy of pacifism, non-violence resistance, 5. Reflection of its maker's desire diplomacy, peace camps, supporting anti-war political ↓ candidates, banning guns, creating open government and 6. Representation of community aesthetics making laws. (c) The aim of peace movement is to stop all kinds of 3. The narrator visits the village accompanied by Khorshed. wars, reduce internal violence in a particular place Khorshed arranged everything for her living. She was the and to sustain peace all over the world. first European to go there. So, villagers gathered there to (d) World wide social movement to ban nuclear weapons see her. It was a very remote village. It seemed to the and biological warfare, to oppose the proliferation of writer that she was like a zoo animal as people kept dangerous technologies as well as advocacy of coming and coming. She also felt herself a celebrity. pacifism, non-violence resistance, peace camps, etc. 4. (a) higher; (b) follow; (c) underwent; (d) muscles; (e) can play important role in securing peace to the world became; (f) Since; (g) wheelchair; (h) his; (i) movement; people. (j) only. (e) Yes, war is a great curse. It brings sorrows and 5. (a) late; (b) act/do; (c) time; (d) lazy; (e) up; (f) habit; (g) sufferings to the life of millions people. It leads the should; (h) everything; (i) something; (j) time. world to the way of destruction. 6. (ix) → (ii) → (iii) → (iv) → (vi) → (v) → (vii) → (viii) → 2. 1. A practical form of art (i) → (x) ↓ 80. Cantt Public School & College, Saidpur, Nilphamari 1. A. a) i. He had magic power; b) iv. controllable; c) i. rural (b) Gazi Pir was credited with many miracles. For people; d) iv. ferocious; e) iii. hunting. example, he could supposedly calm dangerous B. (a) Gazi Pir was a Muslim saint who spread Islam in the animals and make them docile. parts of Bengal close to the Sundarbans. He had (c) Gazi Pir is usually depicted in paats or scroll magic power. paintings riding a fierce-looking Bengal Tiger, a snake in his hand, but in no apparent danger.

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(d) He fought with the crocodiles to make people free live. Researchers are calling for taking conservation from danger of crocodiles of the region which was programs and urging to move bamboo to new habitats. full of canals and creeks. Though it is tough, it is quite possible. Otherwise, pandas (e) Because of Gazi Pir's alert and vigilant presence all will be extinct very soon. predatory animals were said to have been kept within 4. (a) Addressing; (b) paramount; (c) for; (d) in vain; (e) bounds. solved; (f) called; (g) ensure; (h) are originated; (i) must; 2. (i) Diaspora; (ii) Scholars; (iii) in recent decades; (iv) were (j) upliftment. forced to leave their lands; (v) in ancient times; (vi) 5. (a) has been occurring; (b) warming; (c) around; (d) huge/ Aryans; (vii) the Indian sub-continent; (viii) has attracted a forzen; (e) high; (f) level; (g) are; (h) say/have said; (i) lot of attention; (ix) in twentieth century; (x) in Africa. areas; (j) to. 3. The passage is about the devastating effects of climate 6. (e) → (i) → (b) → (d) → (a) → (f) → (j) → (h) → (c) → change on pandas. World's temperature is rising day by (g) day which will hinder bamboo mainly on which pandas 81. Palashbari Govt College, Palashbari, Gaibandha 1. A. a. ii) Related to Mars; b. i) landmark; c. iii) uncertain; space and feel the vastness of the Universe during the d. i) huge; e. iii) investigation. journey to the Mars. B. a. A mission to Mars would be similar to the Moon 2. (i) We; (ii) in nature, in the laughter of children, in the landing, but it would be much more difficult. Because kindness of strangers; (iii) when we look around; (iv) the trip is about a hundred times longer, and there are ugliness; (v) Philosophers have told us that; (vi) life; (vii) new problems such as the Martian weather. Poets and artists; (viii) an answer; (ix) wrote in his b. Putting men on Mars has been an idea in science celebrated 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'; (x) truth becomes fiction for quite a while. A manned mission to Mars beautiful. would allow a more in-depth study of the Red Planet 3. Here the poet seems to be dead and lying in her tomb. and it would be a huge milestone in space exploration. There she meets a person who died for truth while the poet c. As a manned mission to Mars would allow a more in- died for beauty. The next room person says that beauty depth study, NASA and ESA have plans to send man and truth are same. Indeed, they are brother. Now, the poet to Mars. NASA currently has plans to have a man on and the person are kinsmen and they keep talking until Mars sometime in the 2030s, while ESA plans to do moss covers their lips and names. so also around the same time. 4. (a) more; (b) obtained; (c) cottage; (d) than; (e) rich; (f) d. A journey to the centre of the Earth is much more daughters; (g) attended; (h) governesses; (i) same; (j) difficult than it sounds because the pressure at the missed. centre of the Earth is enormous, that is, the entire 5. (a) even; (b) rapid; (c) island; (d) environmental; (e) weight of the world is on top of one. Even carbon destroyed; (f) severe; (g) sufferings; (h) looked down; (i) nanotubes cannot maintain its shape at such a great imaginary; (j) writing. pressure. 6. (ii) → (v) → (iii) → (vii) → (iv) → (i) → (ix) → (viii) → e. Manned Mission to Mars is more amazing than (x) → (vi) journey to the centre of the Earth, because one will be able to fly among the stars, enjoy the tranquillity of 82. Moqbular Rahaman Govt College, Panchagarh

1. A. i. b) pollution; ii. c) the Ganges; iii. b) the Buriganga; iv. 2. to calm dangerous animals c) the Daily Sun; v. d) on the bank of the Buringanga. ↓ B. (a) The Buriganga is getting polluted by huge quantities 3. to make the dangerous animals docile of foxic chemicals and wastes from mills and factories, hositals and clinics, and households and ↓ other establishments. 4. to fight crocodiles (b) Rivers are one of the sources of water in our country. ↓ They are everywhere, in our life, literature, economy 5. to keep all predatory animals within bounds and culture. (c) The Buriganga got its name after losing its link with ↓ the Ganges of which it was a tributary in the past. 6. to give protection to the villagers to live close to (d) The Mughals marveled at the tide level of the forest Buriganga and founded their capital on the bank of 3. Everybody must hold his/her dream up. Without dream the Buriganga. his/her life will be a broken winged bird which cannot fly. (e) About 4500 tons of solid waste are dumped into the We cannot let our dreams die. Because without dreams, river everyday. According to the Department of the our lives will be frozen with snow. Environment (DoE), 20,000 tons of tannery waste, 4. (a) bad; (b) when; (c) to; (d) disciplined; (e) leading; (f) including some highly toxic materials, are released sense of; (g) manners; (h) adopt; (i) from; (j) culture. into the river everyday. 5. (a) living; (b) belong; (c) common; (d) like; (e) efficient; 2. 1. many miracles (f) enjoy; (g) written; (h) necessary; (i) so that; (j) earth. ↓ 6. (b) → (d) → (c) → (i) → (g) → (a) → (j) → (f) → (h) → (e)

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83. Hamidpur Al-Hera, Degree College, Jessore

1. A. i. b) drift ; ii. d) to sustain peace; iii. a) a movement to 2. Live broadcast stop and oppose war; iv. c) oppression; v. c) exclusion. ↓ B. (a) Peace movement aims at several goals. But the main purpose of peace movement is to establish 3. Tracking of weather sustainability of peace throughout the world. ↓ (b) To achieve power the nations proliferate dangerous 4. Surveillance of military weapons and technologies. They think military power can bring equality among the nations. But it is justice ↓ that can bring eternal peace in the world. 5. Exploration of space (c) Peace movement is basically characterized by a belief ↓ that people should not engage in war or violent 6. Global communication among other things conflicts over language, race, natural resources, religion or ideology. It believes that military power is 3. This passage is written about folk music. Folk music not equal to justice. It opposes all sorts of uninfluenced by the classical rules belongs to the songs proliferation of weapons. and music of a community. It originates in the heart of the (d) Supporting anti-war political candidates is one of the community and comprises of folk songs, folk dance and means to achieve long lasting peace. If anti-war folk tune. Baul songs are one of the kinds of folk music. political candidates are elected, they will expose war- Bangladesh has a heritage of rich folk music. crimes and work for peace. 4. (a) incident; (b) overshadowed; (c) collect; (d) areas; (e) (e) I don't support proliferation of weapons. To establish capital; (f) are used; (g) children; (h) annually; (i) a peaceful world we have to stop proliferation of introduced; (j) improvement. dangerous weapons and technologies. 5. (a) culture; (b) ideas; (c) used; (d) studying; (e) important; (f) learn; (g) vary; (h) appropriate; (i) rude; (j) culture. 2. 1. Make instant communication 6. (f) → (b) → (h) → (j) → (e) → (g) → (i) → (c) → (a) → ↓ (d) 84. BAF Shaheen College, Jessore 1. A. (a) ii) viewer; (b) iii) express; (c) iv) to limit; (d) ii) 2. Allowing us to do word processing inseparable; (e) iii) factor. ↓ B. (a) It is difficult to define beauty because beauty has no 3. Allowing us to use a calculator independent identity and its definition mostly depends on our sense of perceptions. ↓ (b) John Keats deals with truth and art equation in his 4. Allowing us to watch TV famous poem 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'. Here he says ↓ that an art object must have truth in its presentation and exposition. 5. Allowing us to play games (c) Beauty is an abstract idea. It is easy to appreciate ↓ beauty but difficult to define as it does not have any 6. Allowing us to do a host of other things independent objective identity. Beauty depends on 3. Bangladesh has a heritage of rich folk music which our sense of perceptions or lies in the eye of the consists of songs and music of a community. It is a type of beholder. ancient music. Folk songs can be sung individually or in (d) People discover beauty by looking around. They find chorus. Baul, Bhatiyali, Murshidi and Marfati are sung it in pleasurable objects and sights in nature, in the individually while Kabigan, Leto, Alkap and Gambhira are laughter of children, in the kindness of strangers, etc. sung in chorus. Some songs belong to men, some belong (e) Yes, I think ugliness has much importance in our life to women and some are sung by both men and women. because many things happen in our lives which are not beautiful. But we cannot ignore it and the ugly 4. (a) later; (b) preaching; (c) loved; (d) Those; (e) lies; (f) things keep a great impact on our lives. Islam; (g) speak; (h) his; (i) truth; (j) We. 2. 1. Allowing us to access the Internet 5. (a) of; (b) of; (c) wears; (d) holiday; (e) day; (f) account; (g) customers; (h) on; (i) Baishakhi; (j) the.

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1. A. a. iv) delightful; b. i) embody; c. ii) John Keats; d. iii) (c) The name of the poet of "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is moderately good; e. ii) Romantic. John Keats. B. (a) We can discover beauty in our surroundings by (d) From the poem "She Walks in Beauty," we get a soft looking around us. We will discover beauty in and soothing impression of beauty. Through a pleasurable objects and sights-in nature, in laughter beautiful comparison between a lady and natural of children, in the kindness of strangers. objects the poet shows beauty as pure and loving. It (b) Ugliness has as much a place in our lives as beauty. can win any heart with its innocent love. Sometimes, ugliness is more than beauty as when (e) Byron's intention was to glorify beauty by associating there is widespread hunger and injustice in a society. with truth. He compared the beauty of a lady which is Ugliness represents the truth of life. pure and soft, and can win any heart by its innocent love.

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2. 1. Learning from family leave their ancestral land and take shelter in foreign countries, either intentionally or they are forced to do so, or sometimes for

↓ both reasons. The origin of diasporas is not clear, but they have 2. Learning from schools been living in different countries in many years. Among the ↓ great history of diaspora, the Jewish people are mentionable. 3. Learning from society The Aryans also left their homelands thousands of year ago and settled in the Indian sub-continent. In twentieth century, the ↓ Palestinian diaspora has drawn the attention of the world leaders 4. Practising rules of behaviour in everyday life because of their plight and miseries. But, globalization is the ↓ main reason behind the growing diaspora trend. 5. Using more polite expressions such as 'pardon 4. (a) immigration; (b) particular; (c) causes; (d) valuable; (e) me', 'excuse me', 'may I' etc. leaving; (f) search; (g) certainly; (h) deprived; (i) spends; (j) So. 5. (a) rooted ; (b) tradition; (c) ground; (d) poetry; (e) ↓ features; (f) political; (g) dimension; (h) view/opinion; (i) 6. Following rules of behaviour according to democratic; (j) decay. different occasions 6. (i) → (d) → (f) → (g) → (c) → (j) → (a) → (e) → (b) → 3. Diaspora represents the group of people who leave their own (h) lands and settle in the other parts of the world. The diasporas 86. Govt PC College, Bagerhat 2. (a) ideals; (b) Peace movement; (c) bans; (d) Pacifism; (e) 1. A. a. iv) beautiful; b. ii) afraid; c. ii) straight; d. i) noun; e. ii) supported by; (f) diverse goals; (g) Sustainability of peace; changes. (h) justice; (i) tends to oppose; (j) Leading economic B. (a) The heavy heart of the visitors gets automatically nations. lightened because the surroundings of the palace are 3. The poem is about someone who died for beauty, delightful. interacting briefly with someone who died for truth. Here the (b) According to the narrator, the heaven itself hangs its poet seems to be dead and lying in his tomb. There he meets a head down when it sees the beauty of the person who died for truth while the poet died for beauty. The surroundings of the Queen's palace. next room person says that beauty and truth are the same. (c) The buildings in Europe are designed according to Indeed, they are brothers. Now, the poet and the person are their circumstances making the ceilings low, the kinsmen and they keep talking until moss covers their lips and doors and the windows small, the roof crooked. names. (d) The walls of a European building are prepared with 4. (a) attractive; (b) mangrove; (c) situated; (d) land; (e) mortar from pulverized stones. Besides, to make them covers; (f) area; (g) wild; (h) produces; (i) is; (j) proud. stronger, human hair is mixed with the mortar. 5. (a) play/are playing; (b) are; (c) come; (d) working; (e) (e) The walls of the buildings are lined with wooden received; (f) working/established; (g) prove; (h) gender; (i) planks. So, the buildings would not collapse easily. off; (j) go. And so, the foreigners should not be afraid if the buildings shiver in storm. 6. (viii) → (ii) → (iv) → (vi) → (x) → (i) → (v) → (iii) → (vii) → (ix)

87. Govt HSS College, Magura 1. A. a. iii) An alteration or adjustment to something; b. ii) to the highest level. But in the roads and highways, a Advanced; c. iv) Always; d. iv) All the three answers are driver cannot cross the speed limit. correct; e. iii) face. (e) Conscience is the last thing that differentiates a B. (a) A vehicle is controlled by some visible human organs human being from a computer. For example, while such as hands, feet and eyes. But the human brain is driving, conscience keeps a man alert so that he intelligent by nature. It controls all the human organs might not cause death or injury to any one. though the work of brain is not seen. 2. 1. Rivers being one of the sources of water (b) Although CPUs of computers and CPUs of human ↓ brains are to some extent similar, they differ significantly. CPUs of computers are artificially 2. Rivers not in goodshape intelligent machines that are programmed to do ↓ specific jobs under fixed conditions. But CPUs of 3. Rivers going through the pangs of death human brains are intelligent by nature which is able to operate on ever-changing conditions and standard ↓ of judgement. 4. Rivers losing glorious past (c) Human brain is the most sophisticated machine ↓ because it is intelligent by nature and can work in any 5. Water being polluted of rivers situation keeping standard of judgement. (d) Traffic in the roads and highways and that of a racing ↓ circuit are not same. Because in racing circuit, a racer 6. A perpetual stench filling the air around can drive car according to his wish raising speed up Buriganga

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3. The writer lived in a tiny apartment in Paris twenty years 4. (a) satisfied; (b) and; (c) great; (d) unbound; (e) gets; (f) spirit; ago. His income was not sufficient to keep body and soul (g) inspired; (h) carry; (i) which; (j) discoveries. together. But the lady informed him by writing letter that 5. (a) personality; (b) just; (c) possible; (d) being; (e) from; (f) she would like to have a luncheon at Foyot's. But the idea; (g) done; (h) devoid of; (i) man; (j) faces. restaurant was so far beyond the writer,s means. As he was 6. (viii) → (ii) → (x) → (iii) → (i) → (iv) → (v) → (vii) → so young then, he could not say no to the lady. He planned (ix) → (vi) to cut out coffee for two weeks. 88. Govt City College, Chittagong

1. A. a. iv) unknown; b. ii) In the beginning of 1940; c. iv) 4. frightful images name of the maker; d. iv) idea; e. iii) charming. ↓ B. (a) A craft work is an applied form of art, a social and

cultural product reflecting the widespread nature of 5. understandable and focused folk imagination. of course, a craftwork does not bear ↓ the name of the maker but retains a personal touch. 6. unclear and confusing (b) The intimate nature of the craftwork and the tangile feeling it generates animate the craftwork and make it 3. The passage is about peace movement. The main purpose very inviting. of peace movement is to have sustainability of peace (c) A craftwork is shaped by the interaction of individual throughout the world. From the beginning of the universe, creativity and community aesthetics, utility functions people want to get peace. A peace movement seeks to and human values. achieve ideals such as ending of a specific war or all wars, (d) Community aesthetics determines the form and lessening inter human violence, banning of guns, etc. Thus content of the craftwork. peace movement wants to ensure world peace. To ensure (e) The exquisite terracotta dolls were first seen in world peace, different steps can be taken such as advocacy Dinajpur in the beginning of 1940. These were of pacifism, non-violent resistance, diplomacy, peace mostly bought from village fairs by some patron and camps, banning of guns, creating open government, direct now they have become a part of our National democracy, etc. Peace movement is characterized by a Museum's Collection. Though they were meant to be belief that human beings should not engage in violent consumer items, the dolls reflect community conflicts over language, race, religion, etc. It also tends to aesthetics. oppose dangerous weapons and biological warfare. 4. (a) less; (b) much; (c) suffers; (d) up; (e) gives; (f) asset; 2. 1. extraordinarily vivid (g) role; (h) remain; (i) development; (j) leaves ↓ 5. (a) required/essential; (b) reasons/causes; (c) prestige/position; 2. vague and unclear (d) crossed; (e) reach; (f) unique/ only; (g) all/ global; (h) wide/ great/bewildering; (i) appeared/emerged; (j) influenced. ↓ 6. (e) → (i) → (b) → (d) → (a) → (f) → (j) → (c) → (h) → 3. joyful emotions (g) ↓

89. Chattagram Biggan College, Chittagong 1. A. a. i) possible; b. ii) success; c. i) factually; d. ii) ↓ inaugurate; e. iii) expedition. 4. They become diaspora because of war B. (a) The secret behind building the feasibility of Mars walking was man's successful landing on the moon. ↓ (b) The appropriate title of the 2nd para of the passage is 5. They also face it for the ravages of nature "Nanomedicine" or "Future of Nano-medicine". ↓ (c) A mission to Mars is much more difficult than to the 6. They leave their homeland because of Moon because the trip is about a hundred times globalization longer and there are new problems such as the Martian weather. 3. The poet says that he will go to the Island of Innisfree for (d) Nanomedicine is the application of nano-technology peace. He will build a small cabin with wattle fence and in medicine, e.g. molecules can be built to stick to clay. He will live in glade with the sound of bee. Peace and destroy cancer cells, advanced drug delivery will come taking away the veil of morning and there the techniques can be used to deliver drugs to specific cricket sings. The midnights of the Island glimmer and the parts of the body and eliminate side effects. noon is purple and the linnet's wings fulfill the evening (e) A journey to the center of the Earth is a difficult one there. He wants to go there because lake water laps a because the pressure at the centre of the Earth is sweet tune always in his ear. Even in his city life, he can enormous. hear that. 4. (a) provides; (b) post-graduate; (c) know; (d) backbone; 1. People become diaspora for many reasons 2. (e) reached; (f) highest; (g) imparted; (h) produces; (i) ↓ learders; (j) led. 2. They are forced to leave 5. (a) too; (b) are stuck; (c) signal; (d) playing; (e) selling; (f) ↓ greasy; (g) between; (h) why; (i) go; (j) the. 6. (c) → (f) → (j) → (d) → (e) → (g) → (b) → (i) → (h) → 3. They wanted to leave their country willingly (a)

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90. Satkania Govt College, Chittagong

1. A. a. i) see; b. iv) summon; c. i) break; d. iv) very fast; e. iv) 5. Polite graveyard. B. (a) The writer went to her because she beckoned him to ↓ go when they were watching the play. 6. Disciplined (b) While both the writer and the lady were enjoying a 3. Water is one of the most useful elements of environment play, the writer saw her. But actually the writer saw which is compared to life because no animals and plants her first twenty years ago. can be able to survive without water. But there is an (c) She addressed him brightly because she met him after increasing crisis of drinking water around the world and it a long time. will be one of the major challenges for the future era. (d) The writer asked her to luncheon about twenty years ago when he was living in Paris. Though we have many sources of drinking water in (e) The writer was earning barely enough money to keep Bangladesh, we are not aware of the reckless pollution of body and soul together. That's why he used to live in water by human and industrial wastes. Most of the rivers a tiny apartment in the Latin quarters. are on the verge of being dead and several are following them. So, it is high time we took proper steps to save 2. 1. Respectful to others drinking water for our existence. ↓ 4. (a) is; (b) seeks; (c) linked; (d) achieve; (e) all- 2. Helpful to others encompassing; (f) believed; (g) bloody; (h) ensure; (i) ↓ equity; (j) peace. 3. Punctual 5. (a) orphan; (b) orphanage; (c) world; (d) parents; (e) getting; (f) ideal; (g) nature/character; (h) to win; (i) ↓ behaviour; (j) loves. 4. Peace-loving 6. (iv) → (v) → (ii) → (i) → (vi) → (vii) → (ix) → (iii) → ↓ (viii) → (x) 91. MC College, Sylhet

1. A. a. ii) slowly; b. iv) advising; c. ii) support from the people home from school of same age group; d. ii) early marriage; e. iv) training on ↓ reproductive health. 2. She cared and it grew to 40 pounds B. (a) If a girl has early pregnancy she may face several ↓ risks and health hazards. These are− dangerous

hemorrhage and fistula, a painful internal injury 3. Donated the cabbage to a soup kitchen caused by obstructed childbirth that commonly leads ↓ to serious maternal morbidities and social exclusion. 4. The cabbage fed more than 275 (b) The empowerment group provided adolescent girls

with the tools needed to gradually change cultural ↓ practices, particularly those pertaining to early 5. Katie started vegetable garden marriage and pregnancy. The group's activities also ↓ include discussions on how to most effectively 6. Katie donated the harvest to help. change behaviour related to reproductive health, etc. (c) Shilpi decided to delay her pregnancy as she came to 3. The passage is about our attitude and behaviour in front of understand the potentially harmful effects of early others both inside and outside the family. Our elders teach marriage and pregnancy. us that we should greet our elders and visitors and to be (d) The various health related services that couples like polite in company, keep quiet while others speak. Shilpi and Rashid need are-suggestions on how to most Sometimes we do not like these compulsions as it is not effectively change behaviour related to reproductive always possible to behave the way they want. But as a health, giving one-on-one counselling, offering peer-to- social beings we have to consider the efforts of our peer support, making them understand about harmful behaviours on others. effects of early marriage and pregnancy, informing 4. (a) founded; (b) single; (c) monastery; (d) renowned; (e) about family planning and providing life skill training perfectly; (f) function; (g) artistic; (h) influenced; (i) far to help adolescencets say ‘no’ to early marriage. away; (j) declared. (e) When Shilpi heard about the risk of early pregnancy, 5. (a) men; (b) abused; (c) making; (d) decision; (e) children; she asked her husband to discuss about it with a (f) marriage; (g) husbands; (h) in-laws; (i) consciousness; counsellor. (j) help. 6. (f) → (b) → (g) → (a) → (c) → (e) → (h) → (j) → (i) → (d) 2. 1. Katie Stagliano brought a tiny cabbage seedling

92. Sylhet Commerce College, Sylhet

1. A. a. iv) scarcely; b. ii) have a view of; c. i) he was flattered (b) Twenty years ago, the writer was living in Paris. He by her proposal; d. iv) moderate; e. iii) a theatre had a tiny apartment in the Latin quarter overlooking performance. a cemetery. He was earning early enough money to B. (a) The writer failed to recognize the lady at the play keep body and soul together. He had just started his because of her physical appearance. She did not have the career then. same physique that she had twenty years ago.

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(c) Foyot's is a restaurant in Paris. It is a place for 3. The passage highlights the political struggle of Nelson aristocratic people like the French senators. Common Mandela for the emancipation of the black people of South people like the writer could never dream of going there. Africa from the shakles of apartheid. This great leader (d) In her second letter, the lady wrote that she was struggled throughout his life for establishing an ideal, passing through Paris and would like to have a chat democratic and free society. For this, he had to embrace with the writer. She mentioned that she was very imprisonment for nearly three decades. He won the busy and spending her only free time at Luxembourg. support of the world's people for his prestige and She also asked the writer whether he would give her a charisma. He was awarded the Noble Peace Prize in 1993. little luncheon at Foyot's. This mighty spirited man is no more among us, but for his (e) Twenty years ago, the writer met the lady for the first outstanding contribution he has been an icon of peace and time and he was then a newcomer in the field of reconciliation for the freedom loving people all over the writing. When the lady wrote a letter appreciating his world. writing, he was easily flattered to a great extent. And 4. (a) atmospheric; (b) primarily; (c) given; (d) when the lady asked him to have a luncheon at accumulating/accumulated; (e) eventually; (f) inundate; Foyot's, he couldn't gather that much courage to (g) fundamental; (h) to grow; (i) depleted; (j) being refuse her. Although it was not easy for him to endangered. manage money after paying the cost of the luncheon, 5. (a) entertainment; (b) sports; (c) sponsored; (d) invest/ he planned on cutting out coffee for the next two pay; (e) advertise; (f) telecast; (g) around/over; (h) live; (i) weeks in order to mange the rest of the month. coverage; (j) recognition. 2. (i) one of the unique spots; (ii) at the sunrise and the 6. (j) → (f) → (a) → (i) → (d) → (b) → (e) → (c) → (h) → sunset; (iii) Kuakata; (iv) in the world; (v) into the Bay; (g) (vi) is pleasant; (vi) in the sandy beach of Kuakata; (viii) a truly virgin beach; (ix) in winter; (x) each year to attend the festivals of Rash Purnima and Maghi Purnima. 93. Habiganj Govt Mahila College, Habiganj

1. A. i. b) significant; ii. a) anxiety; iii. c) negative effects of 4. Sustainability of peace nature ; iv. a) many people have been migrant from Africa; ↓ v. a) internationalization. 5. Opposition to the proliferation of dangerous B. (a) Diaspora refers to people who have left their technologies and weapons of mass destruction homelands and settled in other parts of the world. No, all diasporas are not voluntary. ↓ (b) Though all diasporas are not voluntary, a group of 6. Objection to the export of weapons people want to leave their country because either they 3. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the father of the Bengali are forced to do so or because of war or natural nation. He was a Bangladeshi politician, statesman and disasters. independence leader. He served as the first President of (c) The study to diasporas has started to attract scholars Bangladesh. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman rose in Bengali only in recent years. politics in East Pakistan as a charismatic and force orator. (d) Some major diasporas of the past are the Jewish He demanded increased provincial autonomy. He strongly diaspora and the movement of Aryans from Central opposed the military rule. He outlined a 6-point demand. Europe to the Indian sub-continent. He was tried in 1968. On March 7, 1971 Shiekh Mujib (e) The Palestinian diaspora draws attention in twentieth declared the Independence of Bangladesh and that led to Century because of their pitiable plight. Liberation War. Bangladesh became independent in 1971 2. 1. Ending of wars and Mujib became the President of Bangladesh. ↓ 4. (a) intellectual; (b) period; (c) prison; (d) protest; (e) erstwhile; (f) imposed; (g) who; (h) violation; (i) several; 2. Minimization of inter-human violence in a (j) rushed. particular place or type of situation 5. (a) years; (b) wild; (c) plain; (d) extinct; (e) change; (f) ↓ descendents; (g) past; (h) verge; (i) trees; (j) lose. 3. Banning of guns 6. (f) → (b) → (e) → (i) → (d) → (g) → (a) → (h) → (j) → (c) ↓ 94. Barisal Govt Women's College, Barisal 1. A. a. i) Friction; b. iii) Naturally; c. iv) Inimical; d. ii) realizations that can certainly be helpful to the unavoidable; e. iv) both (i) and (ii). individuals involved. It is also an opportunity for B. (a) Conflict means a disagreement among groups or learning and understanding our differences. individuals characterized by antagonism hostility. 2. 1. One type of ancient music (b) The causes of conflict are clash of thoughts and ideas,

differences of opinions, differences in principles, ↓ values and beliefs. 2. Music springing from the heart of a community (c) Conflict becomes destructive if it is left uncontrolled ↓ and if we consider it just only from the negative point 3. A natural style of expression of view. (d) We may find ourselves in conflicts with other ↓ individuals. Sometimes we may be in conflict with in 4. No influence of the rules of classical music ourselves too. ↓ (e) There are several positive aspects of conflict. Conflict is a way to come up with the more meaningfull 5. No influence of modern songs

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↓ the poet and the person are kinsmen and they keep talking 6. A combination of folk tune, folk voice and folk until moss covers their lips and names. dance 4. (a) granted; (b) access; (c) host; (d) consumers; (e) only; (f) introduced; (g) real; (h) personal; (i) had; (j) ever. 3. In the poem, the poet seems to be dead and lying in her 5. (a) also; (b) achievement/virtue; (c) be; (d) conscience/ tomb. There she meets a person who died for truth while willingness; (e) know; (f) rules; (g) society; (h) form; (i) the poet died for beauty. The next room person says that but; (j) civilized. beauty and truth are same. Indeed, they are brothers. Now, 6. (v) → (ii) → (viii) → (iii) → (x) → (vi) → (i) → (ix) → (vii) → (iv) 95. Govt Gournadi College, Gournadi, Barisal 1. A. (i) (c) paralyzed; (ii) (a) isolated; (iii) (c) small; (iv) (a) 2. (i) Abdul; (ii) dawn; (iii) The narrator; (iv) Khorshed; (v) friendly; (v) (d) friends. night; (vi) protection; (vii) permanent court; (viii) B. (a) The Negro is still paralyzed by the shackles of Children; (ix) woke up; (x) fixed some curtains. division among people and chains of bigotry. 3. The poet says that as he perceives the nature of Bangladesh, According to the narrator, the Negro lives on an he is never inclined to enjoy the rest of the world. His isolated island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean country is replete with natural bliss. There he enjoys of material prosperity. watching swallows sitting under fig leaves. All trees lie in (b) The speaker dreams that the children of Georgia — calm and peace. They spread shade all around. This beauty kids of former slaves and kids of former slave owners was observed by the ancient people, too. Even the beauty of will be united by brotherhood. Bangladesh is harmonious to the sorrows of people. (c) The speaker expects that his children will be able to 4. (a) gossiping; (b)experienced; (c) cooking; (d) goes; (e) live in a country where people will not be judged by neighbours; (f) visits; (g) use; (h) chores; (i) bothered; (j) their complexion but by their character. discussing. (d) About the boys and girls of Alabama, the narrator said that he dreams that one day both black and white 5. (a) play; (b) live/are; (c) come; (d) competing/working; (e) children will be able to join hands as brothers and sisters. completed/gained/taken; (f) working/employed; (g) prove; (e) I think the passage deals with racial discrimination (h) gender; (i) off; (j) go. prevailing in the then American society, and Martin 6. (ix) →(ii) → (iii) → (vii) → (viii) → (v) → (vi) → (iv) → Luther King's (Jr) dreams of an American society (x) → (i where black and white people can live as brothers. 96. Patuakhali Govt Mahila College, Patuakhali 1. A. a. iii) community; b. i) shining with a soft light; c. i) particular place or type of situation length and width of the beach; d. (iii) rarity; e. (i) ↓ being the only one of its type. 3. Sustainability of world peace B. a. Kuakata is a rare senic spot located on the ↓ southernmost tip of Bangladesh. So, it is called 4. Advocation of anti-war political candidates ‘Sagar kannya’ meaning ‘Daughter of the sea.’ ↓ b. The name Kuakata comes from the word ‘Kua’ or 5. Creation of open government well. After being expelled from Arakan by the ↓ Mughals the Rakhaines landed on Kuakata coast. 6. Creation of direct democracy and supporting They dug a ‘Kua’ on the sea shore for collecting people who expose war crimes or conspiracies to drinking water. Since then it is called Kuakata. create wars. c. The most unique feature of Kuakata sea beach is that

it is the place from where both the sunrise and the sunset can be seen. And it makes Kuakata one of the 3. The passage deals with the obstacles that the students of world's most attractive beaches. our country face to have access to higher education after completing higher secondary level. Limited capacity in the d. There is an excellent combination of the picturesque natural beauty, sandy beaches, blue sky and the universities, poverty and increase in educational expenses shimmering expanse of water of the Bay of Bengal are the causes of inaccessibility to higher education for the and the evergreen forests in Kuakata. The expression students of lower middle class. Besides there is lack of "a much sought after tourist destination" indicates diversified educational facilities in the existing that this extraordinary senic beauty of Kuakata makes universities. All these have a bad impact on our way to get it a unique attractive spot to the tourists. higher education. e. One would visit Kuakata to enjoy its senic natural 4. (a) die; (b) alarming; (c) undergoing; (d) evidence; (e) beauty specially to watch both the sunrise and the gradually; (f) century; (g) risen; (h) inundate; (i) salinity; sunset from the beach which is the uniqueness of (j) productivity. Kuakata. Besides, one can also enjoy its long and 5. (a) attentively; (b) find; (c) had; (d) while; (e) tell; (f) not; wide beach and bathing in the Bay. (g) reply; (h) ability; (i) desire; (j) manifests. 2. 1. Termination of all wars 6. (iv) → (vii) → (ix) → (iii) →(viii) → (i) → (vi) → (ii) → ↓ (x) → (v) 2. Minimization of inter human violence in a