Special Preparatory Examination- 2020 Class- Ten Subject: English (First and Second Papers)

Time : 3 hours Full Marks: 50 + 50

(Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks.)

Part- A: English First Paper (50 marks)

Read the following passage carefully and answer question number 1 and 2.

Zahir Raihan was one of the most talented film makers in . He was born on 19 August 1935 in the village Majupur, in . He was an active worker of the Language Movement. He was one of the ten students to go out in a procession on 21 February 1952 despite a ban on such activities. As a result, he and many others were arrested and taken to prison. Zahir was also present at the historical meeting of Amtala on February 21, 1952. He also took part in the mass movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined the Liberation War. All through his life, Zahir dreamt for a democratic society, a society that will ensure freedom of speech and will. He had many dreams about our film industry too. He made a legendary film Jibon Theke Neya based on the Language Movement of 1952. It was a revolt against the then autocratic government. The family presented in that film was a miniature ruled by an autocrat who had to go to the prison for her conspiracy. During the liberation war this film was shown outside Bangladesh. Critics like , , and appreciated this film. Zahir gave all his money to the Freedom Fighters‟ trust that he got from his film shows. Besides, his great documentary on Pakistani atrocities, , helped create world sentiment in favour of our liberation war. On 30 December 1971, someone informed Zahir about an address somewhere at Mirpur, where he might find his brother, the famous writer . Shahidulla was captured and killed by the Pakistani army and the local collaborators during the last days of the war. Accordingly, Zahir left home to get his brother back and he never returned. Zahir‟s dream was fulfilled. He could see the inception of a free independent Bangladesh though he did not get back his brother. And it‟s a pity that this dreamer was missing at such a time when his dream came true.

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

a. What is the main theme of the passage? (i) about Zahir‟s last day (ii) about Zahir‟s life (iii) about Zahir‟s activities (iv) about Zahir‟s contribution

b. What does the phrase “local collaborator‟ mean? (i) local eminent person (ii) local authority (iii) local spies (iv) both (i) and ( ii)

c. Autocratic can be replaced by___ (i) free (ii) bondage (iii) imperious (iv) democratic

d. Emergence stands for_____ (i) entrance (ii) arrival (iii) vanishing (iv) exhibition

e. What does the word movement mean ? (i) commotion (ii) election (iii) activity (iv) fighting

f. What does the word legendary mean in this passage? (i) renowned (ii) ancient (iii)Top (iv) legion

g. The word conspiracy means___ i) consistency (ii) supremacy (iii) plot (iv) autocracy 2. Answer the following questions. 2x5=10 a) What did Zahir Raihan dream all through his life? b) How did Zahir Raihan contribute to the Language Movement? c) What was the effect of Stop Genocide? d) What does Jibonn Theke Neya symbolise? e) What happened to Zahir Raihan?

3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. 1x5=5 „Heritage‟ is what we inherit from the past, live with them in the present and then pass on to our children or future generation. Our unique source of life and inspiration is our cultural and natural heritage. When we speak of „World Heritage‟, it indicates places and sites that we got from the past and pass on to the future generation of the entire world. The „Shat Gambuj Mosque‟ in Bagerhat is such a heritage. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Originally, the historic Mosque City was known as “Khalifatabad‟. It is situated at the outskirts of Bagerhat town--- not very far from the dense mangrove forest of the Sundarbans. Khalifatabad was a Muslim colony. It was founded by the Turkish general, a saint warrior Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century. Khan Jahan built a network of roads, bridges, public buildings and reservoirs to make the city habitable. There are about 360 mosques in the city. Among them the most remarkable is the multi-domed Shat Gombuj Mosque. The mosque is unique in the sense that it has 60 pillars that support the roof, with 77 low height domes. Besides being used as a prayer hall, Khan Jahan used the mosque as his court also. Today, it is one of the greatest tourist attractions and one of the best architectural beauties of Bangladesh. Heritage bears the(a) ------of a country. Among our remarkable Heritage as Shat Gambuj Mosque is one. Ulugh Khan Jahan Ali, a (b)______general and same built the mosque in the 15th century. It is(c)______in its unique features. One wonders how such a building was (d)______so long ago with so much architectural designs. So Tourists come here to all the wonderful (e)_____

4. Put the following parts of the story in the correct order to make the whole story. only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written. 1x8=8

(a) A leader vowed to put an end to the inhuman practice. (b) He was Nelson Mandela who was one of the greatest leaders in the world. (c) They were also deprived of all basic human rights. (d) They were subjected to all sorts of indignities. (e) In the South Africa the blacks were the victims of racial segregation. (f) Even dogs received much better treatment than the blacks. (g) They were treated cruelly and were aliens in their own country. (h) Do you know this leader?

5. Read the beginning of the story. Write at least 10 sentences to complete the story. 10

The king of Iran used to invite the great poet Sheikh Saadi very often to his court. Once on his way to the king‟s for the poet took shelter in a nobleman's house for a night. He was then in a very simple dress…………

6. Suppose, you are Munir/Munira and your friend is Rifat/Ritika who spends much time using mobile phone. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the uses and abuses of mobile phone. 10

Part- B: English Second Paper (50 marks)

7. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both to the root words given in the parentheses. .5x10=5

Geneva is not a big city. It has an area of 14 square kilometers. One can walk (a) ------(cross)------it from one end to another end in about an ( b)------(our)----- . But it is a (c) ------(peace) ---- city. Many international meetings and conferences take place in Geneva. Henry Dunant (d) ---- (Geneva) ----- call the nations of the world together to (e)------(mend) ----- the rules of the war. Out of this(f) ------(convent) ---- came the Geneva convention. In the convention it was stated that the (g) ------( wound ) ------in war must be cared for. This (h) ------(state) ------was greatly received by the (i) ------(hole) ------world. Later, Geneva (j) ------(came) ------the seat of the League of Nations.

8. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. .5x10=5 There are so many (a) ------behind students‟ (b) ------English. The (c)------reason is that it is a (d) ------language. So, they have no good feeling (e) -----English. Very few (f) ------them are earnest (g) ------learning it. What they (h) ------is to cross the (i) ------of examination. Therefore, learning English is unpleasant and the exam is (j) ------.

9. Complete the following text with right form of the verbs given in the box. .510=5

require be provide spread promote

define anticipate direct remain stay E-Commerce is rapidly being (a) ------in our country. It may be (b) ------as a business process through electronic transactions. Buyers and sellers are not (c) ------to talk to face. We may get our required product (d) ------at home. One of the best opportunities (e) ------that businessmen from home and abroad can kidharhai (f) ------their business using the system (g)------in their respective countries. It (h) ------us with global information, resources and services. It is (i) ------that it will (j)------our domestic business very soon.

10. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5 The teacher said to the boy, “Do you think that honesty is the best policy?” The boy said, “Yes, sir, I think so.” “Then learn to be honest from your boyhood,” said the teacher. “Thank you,” said the boy. “May Allah grant you a long life,” said the teacher to the boy.

11. Complete the sentences. 5 (a) Check the beast in you lest------. (b) A child which is burnt------(c) He feigned as though ------(d) ------if you have utilized your time properly. (e) The wearer best knows ------.

12. Make the tag question of the statements. 5 (a) Man is found of turning back to the past,------? (b) The present may be good,----? (c) But everybody hardly forgets golden past,------? (d) Nothing is more pleasant to him than the memories of childhood, ----? (e) The memories of childhood really haunt us, ------?

13. Suppose, you are Sipon/Sanjeda. Write an application to the principal of your school for increasing common room facilities in your school. 10

14. Write a paragraph on „The Life of a Farmer.” 10