SSC Board Questions: English 1st Paper

Dhaka Board 2020

Total Marks: 100 (N.B.- Answer all the questions. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.) Read the passage. Then answer the questions No. 1 and 2.

May Day or International Workers Day is observed on May 1 all over the world today to commemorate the historical struggle and sacrifices of the working people to establish an eight-hour workday. It is a public holiday in almost all the countries of the world. Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and the US, the workers in mills and factories had been working a long shift, fourteen or even more hours a day. On May 1st in 1886, inspired by the trade unions, half of the workers at the McCormic Harvester Company in Chicago went on strike demanding an eight-hour workday. Two days later, a workers’ rally was held near the McCormic Hervester Company and about 6000 workers had joined it. The rally was addressed by the labour leaders. They urged the workers to stand together, to go on with their struggle and not to give in to their bosses. Just at this moment some strikebreakers started leaving the meeting place. The strikers went down the street to bring them back. Suddenly about 200 policemen attacked them with clubs and revolvers. One striker was killed instantly, five or six others were seriously wounded and many of them were badly injured. The events of May 1, 1886 is a reminder that workers will continue to be exploited until they stand up and speak out to gain better working conditions, better pay and better lives.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives.

(a) Historical means –

(i) traditional (ii) primitive (iii) inception (iv) historic

(b) May Day events occurred in — century.

(i) 17th (ii) 18th (iii) 19^th (iv) 20th

(c) The policemen attacked the strikers on –

(i) May 1st (ii) May 2nd (iii) May 3^rd (iv) May 4th

(d) Clubs and revolvers were used upon

(i) trade union leaders (ii) policemen (iii) strikers (iv) strikebreakers

(e) The workers’ demand was to — work time.

(i) sustain (ii) assign (iii) reduce (iv) upgrade

(f)To stop exploitation workers should not

(i) express their opinion in public (ii) rule out any unfair condition by their bosses

(iii) speak meekly (iv) think of their privilege

(g) “And not to give in to their bosses.” — What does ‘give in’ mean here?

(i) dominate (ii) refuse (iii) agree to continuing struggling (iv) agree to stop struggling

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) What does May Day commemorate?

(b) Which demand did the workers struggle for?

(c) What activities did the workers do against the authorities?

(d) What happened when the policemen attacked the strikers?

(e) Why is the event of May 1, 1886 a reminder for the workers?

4. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information o text.

Fish population is in serious danger from global warming. Climate change is increasing the water temperature in rivers, lakes and seas. This means there is less food and oxygen available for fish. It also means the fish may not grow fully and may have fewer offsprings. Some fishes will become extinct if temperatures rise even by one or two degrees Celsius. Climate change increases the pressure on fish population. Fishes are one of the world’s most valuable biological assets. Forty percent of people in the world eat fish as their main source of protein. If we fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we will increase the pressure on fish. As a result, people who depend on fish will suffer from hunger and poverty.

Question: It is (a) — from the passage that global warming is (b) — great threat for fish population. (c) — global warming, food production and oxygen (d) — in water decreases. As a result, some fish may be extinct (e) —.

5. Read the passage on Neil A. Armstrong. Complete the table below with information from the passage.

Neil A. Armstrong commanded the Gemini-8 Mission and became the first human to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11. He was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched the mission to the moon with Apollo 11. on July 16 and landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Neil A. Armstrong first stepped on to the surface and then Aldrin. They explored the surface and gathered moon rocks for over two hours. After exploring the surface they rejoined Collins in the orbiting mothership. Neil A. Armstrong died on August 25, 2012.

(Neil Armstrong)

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ to write five complete sentences.

 7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.

(a) in the evening, a lion entered the cave.

(b) One day, he fled from his master’s house and took shelter in a cave.

(c) Once upon a time, there lived a young man named Androcles.

(d) He came near Androcles and lifted his paw.

(e) He was caught by a slave merchant who sold him to a rich man in another country.

(f) The lion seemed wounded as he was groaning

(g) His master was very bad and inflicted heavy torture on him.

(h) He took the lion’s paw in his hand and removed a big thorn from it. The lion was relieved of his pain.

Self Practice Part B: Writing Test (50 Marks)

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on “Tree Plantation”.

(a) What does a tree do for us? (b) What happens if there were no trees? (c) What is the effect of the loss of trees? (d) What should be done to save mankind? (e) How can the earth be made greener, cleaner and safer? (f) What part do people play in protecting trees and increasing forests?

9. Read the beginning of the following story. This story is not complete. Write at least ten new sentences to complete the story.

Robert Bruce was the king of Scotland. His army was defeated again and again against the King

Edward I of England. Being defeated for six times, he lost his hope ….

10. The graph below shows the choice of profession by different educated people. Describe the graph in your own words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the graph.

11. Suppose, you are Roushan/Roushanara, living at 114/B. Sadar Road, Barishal. Your younger brother does not take physical exercise at all. Now, write a letter telling him the importance taking physical exercise.

12. Suppose, you are Bakul and your friend is Nayon. Recently you have noticed that

accident is on the rise horribly in your country. Everyday many people fall victim accidents. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the causes and remedies of road accident.

Rajshahi Board 2020 

Sub Code 107 Time: 3 hours English 1st Paper

Total Marks: 100 (N.B.- Answer all the questions. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.) Read the passage. Then answer the questions No. 1 and 2.

Mother Teresa was moved by the presence of the sick and dying on the streets of Kolkata. She founded the home for the dying destitute and named it ‘Nirmal Hridoy’, meaning ‘Pure Heart’. She and her fellow nuns gathered the dying people off the streets of Kolkata and brought them to this home. They were lovingly looked after and cared for. Since then men, women and children have been taken from the streets and carried to Nirmol Hridoy. These unloved and uncared for people get an opportunity to die in an environment of kindness and love. In their last hours they get human and Divine love, and can feel they are also children of God. Those who survive, the Missionaries of Charity try to find jobs for them or send them to homes where they can live happily for some more years in a caring environment. Regarding commitment to family, Mother Teresa said, “Maybe in our own family, we have somebody, who is feeling lonely, who is feeling sick, who is feeling worried. Are we there? Are we willing to give until it hurts in order to be with our families, or do we put our interest first? We must remember that love begins at home and we must also remember that future of humanity passes through the family”. Mother Teresa’s work has been recognised throughout the world and she has received a number of awards. These include the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), the Nehru Prize for Promotion of International Peace & Understanding (1972), the Balzan Prize (1978), the Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and the Bharat Ratna (1980). Mother Teresa died at the age of 87, on 5 September 1997.The world salutes her for her love and compassion for humanity. She has taught us how to extend our hand towards those who need our love and support irrespective of creed, caste and religion. Draped in a white and blue-bordered sari, wrinkled face, ever soft eyes and a saintly smile, is the picture of Mother Teresa in our mind.

1. Choose the correct answer from the four alternatives given after each question.

(a) What did Teresa and her fellow nuns do?

(i) gathered the dying people (ii) brought them to Nirmal Hridoy

(iii) looked after them (iv) all above

(b) She got Nobel Prize for peace in

(i) 1971 (ii) 1972 (iii) 1978 (iv) 1979

(c) Mother Teresa is a symbol of

(i) love (ii) kindness (iii) jealousy (iv) love and kindness

(d) Nirmal Hridoy is a home for –

(i) drama (ii) the dying destitute (iii) the sick (iv) the artists

(e) She got the Balzan Prize

(i)  in 1975 (ii) in 1976 (iii) in 1977 (iv) 1978

(f) Teresa founded

(i) Nirmal Hridoy

(ii) Niramoy Centre (iii) Niribill Kendra (iv) Rest House

(g) Teresa served the ill-fated people with –

(i) hatred (ii) no love (iii) human and divine love (iv) self interest

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) Why was Mother Teresa moved?

(b) Why do you think Mother Teresa won so many awards?

(c) When did Mother Teresa receive Nobel Peace Prize?

(d) Why does the world salute her?

(e) What did Mother Teresa say about commitment to family?

Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

21 February is a memorable day in our national history. We observe the day every year as International Mother Language Day. The day is a national holiday. On this day, we pay tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives to establish Bangla as a state language in undivided Pakistan in 1952. This is known as the Language Movement. The seed of the Language Movement was Sown on 21 March 1948 when Mohammad Ali Zinnah, the then Governor General of Pakistan, at a public meeting in Dhaka declared that Urdu would be the only official language of Pakistan. The declaration raised a storm of protest in the eastern part of the country. The protest continued non-stop, gathering momentum day by day. It turned into a movement and reached its climax in 1952. The government outlawed all sorts of public meetings and rallies to prevent it. The students of Dhaka University defied the law and they brought out a peaceful protest procession on 21 February 1952. When the procession reached near Dhaka Medical College, the police opened fire on the students, killing Salam, Rafiq, Barkat and Jabbar. This enkindled the sparks of independent movement of Bangladesh.

Question: All Bangladeshis remember the memory of the (a) — on February 21. They walk barefooted to the Shaheed Minar. They proceed (b) — towards the Shaheed Minar. They pay (c) — to the memory of the martyrs. They (d) — flowers and pray for the souls of them. They also gather in mosques, temples and some other religious institutions and wish for the salvation of the martyrs’ (e) — souls. Read the passage and answer the questions no. 4 and 5.

Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon. He was an American astronaut. He was also an aerospace engineer. Armstrong was born on 05 August 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the USA. He earned his flight certificate in 1945 at the age of 15 only. In 1947, at the age of 17, he began to study Aeronautical Engineering in Purdue University, the USA. He received BSc degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1955 and he did MSc in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1970. In 1958, he was selected for the US Airforce’s Man in Space Programme. Neil Armstrong, along with his group, launched the mission to the moon with Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969. He was the commander of Apollo 11 and four days later they landed on the moon. They explored the surface and gathered moon rocks for over two hours. The next day, they fired off the surface of the moon.

4. Complete the table below with information from the above passage.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of the sentences in column A B and C to write five complete sentences.

 7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.

(a) Penicillin is the life-saving medicine.

(b) He passed his boyhood with his parents.

(c) It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming.

(d) He was the seventh of the eight brothers and sisters.

(e) He was never absent from school up to the age of twelve.

(f) He was sent to London at the age of fourteen for higher study.

(g) Fleming was born into a poor family in Scotland.

(h) Fleming was a very regular and attentive student.

Self Practice Part B: Writing Test (50 Marks)

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on ‘A Book Fair You Have Recently visited in 200 words.

(a) What is a book fair? (b) What was the occasion of the fair? (c) Where was it held? (d) How was the environment of the fair? (e) What experience did you gather by visiting the fair?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story.

One day, a crow became very thirsty. He flew from one place to another in search of water. But he found no water. He continued his search for water ………

10. Look at the following graph. It shows ‘The Internet Users’ from 2000 to 2009. Now, describe the graph in 150 words.

11. Suppose, you are Sayem/Samia. You have a friend named Masud/Masuda. Your friend has recently sent you a nice birthday gift on the occasion of your 16th birth anniversary. Now write a letter to your friend thanking him/her for sending you the nice birthday gift.

12. Suppose, you are Emon/Ema. You and your friend, Emran/Eva, know that English language plays an important role for communication in the present world. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of learning English.

Honours

Jashore Board-2020

‘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. The infrastructure of the city reveals significant technical skills in many mosques as well as early Islamic monuments. Baked bricks are used for the construction of the buildings. The planning of the city is distinctly dominated by Islamic architecture and the decorations are a combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture.

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. The 4 towers at 4 corners have smaller domes on the roof as well. The vast prayer hall has 11 arched doorways on the east and 7 each on the north and south for light and ventilation. It has 7 aisles running along the length of the mosque and 11 deep curves between the slender stone columns. These columns support the curving arches created by the domes. The thickness of the arches is 6 feet and have slightly narrowing hollow and round wall. The west wall in the interior has 11 ‘mihrabs’ (niche in mosque pointing towards Makkah). These mihrabs are decorated with stonework and terracotta. The floor of the mosque is made of brick. 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.

English (compulsory) first paper part a

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives.

(a) A Muslim colony founded near the sea-coast in Bagerhat was a — place.

(i) barbarous (ii) desolate (iii) crowded (iv) welcoming

(b) The phrase ‘Our future generation’ means –

(i) people who can see the future (ii) people who passed away

(iii) our future activities. (iv) those who will come after us

(c) The word ‘originally refers to –

(i) gradually (ii) ultimately (iii) eventually (iv) initially

(d) The word ‘habitable’ in the context means –

(i) livelihood (ii) fit for human habitation (iii) live on (iv) habituated

(e)What does the expression ‘the outskirts of Bagerhat town’ in the text mean?

(i) in the middle of Bagerhat town (ii) the closest part of Bagerhat town

(iii) the furthest part of Bagerhat town (iv) at the centre of Bagerhat town

(f) Which of the followings has made the Shat Gambuj Mosque the most significant?

(i) its Turkish design (ii) its being World Heritage Site

(iii) its combination of Turkish and Mughal architecture (iv) its being an ancient mosque

(g)The original name of the city of Shat Gambuj Mosque’ was

(i) Bagerhat (ii) the Sundarbans (iii) Khalifatabad (iv) Khulna

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) What do you understand by ‘World Heritage?

(b)What does the infrastructure of the city reveal?

(c)Why is the Shat Gambui Mosque one of the greatest tourist attractions?

(d)How did Khan Jahan Ali make the city habitable?

(е)”The vast prayer hall served different purposes.” – Explain it in 2/3 sentences.

Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. [Unit-12; Lesson-2(D]

Many people go to cities and forget their roots knowingly or unknowingly. The specialty of the Islam family is that they are living in their village. Mr. Islam and his brothers are great as they haven’t forget their roots. Mainul Islam is a graduate from Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh. He returned home and began advanced farming. His other two brothers are also graduate in different disciplines. They all are living in their own village in spite of being highly educated. They could easily move to cities to do attractive official jobs. But city life and official jobs don’t attract them. They think that they are the sons of the soil and they have an unavoidable obligation to this soil. They not only struck to their own roots, they have been example for others to be respectful to their soil.

Question: Mr. Mainul Islam, a graduate from Bangladesh Agricultural University has chosen his career as an (a) — farmer. His two other brothers were not from the same (b) —. All the three brothers are (c) — educated and live in the village. They are unwilling to leave their village and they realize a strong (d) — to the soil and they don’t want to be city (e) —.

Read the passage on Alessandro Volta and complete the following table with the information given in the passage.

Alessandro Volta was a famous Italian physicist. He is well-known for the invention of the first battery in 1800. He was born in Como, Italy on February 18, 1745. In 1774, he became a professor of Physics at the Royal School in Como. Volta studied the Chemistry of gases from 1776-1778. In November 1777, he discovered methane in a lake. In 1779, he became a professor of experimental Physics at the University of Pavia. In 1794, Volta married an aristocratic lady. In honour of his work, he was made a count by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1801. In 1782, he travelled to France and Germany. In 1815, the Emperor of Austria made him the director of Philosophical Faculty of Padua. In 1819, he retired and settled in his native town where he died in March 1827.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.,

6. Match the parts of sentences given in Columns A, B and C to write five complete sentences.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.

(a) They got money, made a shelter in a makeshift house and started making ‘Nakshi Kantha’ with new and old clothes and thread of different colours.

(b) Yet Nur Banu did not become frustrated and inspired her husband to stand against all odds.

(c) Her husband was a farmer and they had everything but they became helpless.

(d)As Nur Banu was good at art in her early age, she could make wonderful design in her Kanthas.

(e) A few years back Nur Banu lost everything for the river erosion.

(f) Her husband sold them in the market and became solvent.

(g) She together with her husband worked hard and made a lot of Kanthas.

(h) She had an ornament made of gold and she gave it to her husband to sell it.

Self Practice Part B: Writing Test (50 Marks)

8. Write a paragraph on “The Importance of Early Rising’ answering the following questions.

(a) What is early rising? (b) How is early rising beneficial to good health? (c) Why is it important for the students? (d) In what other ways early rising helps us? (e) How can we form the habit of early rising?

9. Read the beginning of a story below. Add at least ten new sentences to complete it. Give a suitable title to it.

Once a schoolboy named Talha was returning from school. On the way to his home, he saw a boy of his age. The boy was working in a workshop. His body was covered with dirt, oil and other chemicals. Talha became curious about the boy. He asked the boy………

10. The graph below shows the number of Facebook users by gender in a city named ‘T’ from the year 2015 to 2019. Describe the graph in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the graph.

11. Suppose, you are Himel/Himu and live at the hostel of Vidyamayee Govt. Girls’ High School, Mymensingh. Your village home is at Narayankhola, Modhupur, Tangail where your parents live. Now, write a letter to your mother telling her about your hostel life.

12. Suppose, you are Labib or Lovely and your friend is Nishat/Nishitha. Your friend is frustrated about the literacy rate of Bangladesh. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about how to remove illiteracy from our country.

Cumilla Board-2020

Part A: Reading Test (50 Marks)

Read the passage. Then answer the questions below 1 and 2.

(Unit-13; Lesson-2(B) The advantages of the Internet technology have made it possible to emerge a good number of web sites to facilitate social relations among people around the world. These are known as social networking services or social networks. At present, Facebook is the most popular. Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. are other frequently used social services. Social network services are web-based and hence, provide ways for the users to interact through the Internet. These services make it possible to connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders and thus have made a lot for the users to feel that they really live in a global village. Why are social networks expanding so fast? The answer is simple. Most of the social services are cost free. You can make use of them free, paying a very little to your Internet service provider. Secondly, you can make your personal profile public before the entire online community. It is like presenting yourself before the entire world. You can also look into other people’s profile if you are interested. It is simple and easy. Thirdly, social networks allow users to upload pictures, multimedia contents and modify the profile. Some like Facebook allow users to update their profiles. Fourthly, networks allow users to post blog entries. User profiles have a section dedicated to comments from friends and other users. Finally, there are privacy protection measures too. A user himself or herself decides over the number of visitors/viewers, and what information should be shared with others.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives.

(a) The Internet technology has helped — sites to emerge.

(i) social networking (ii) multimedia contents (iii) social services (iv) expanding network

(b) The word ‘frequent refers to

(i) declaration  (ii) freedom (iii) recurrently (iv) timidly

(c) The word ‘viewer could be best replaced by

(i) vagabond (ii) diplomat (iii) vision (iv) spectator

(d) Social networks help us to — interests and activities around the world.

(i) entertain (ii) observe (iii) exchange (iv) tell

(e) The utility of website is —

(i) abusing social network (ii) forming social awareness

(iii) discouraging social relations (iv) promoting universal brotherhood

(f) What does the expression “The answer is simple mean?

(i) Social networks are not expanding so fast. (ii) Social networks are reducing very fast.

(iii) Social networks are expanding very fast. (iv) Social networks are spreading very dilatorily.

(g) Web’ in the first paragraph could be best replaced by

(i) Internet (ii) trap (iii) complexion (iv) mesh

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) What do you understand by social networks?

(b) What are some uses of social networks?

(c) What does the sentence “It is simple and easy mentioned in the text indicates?

(d) Why are the social networks expanding so fast?

(e) Do you think that Facebook plays a great role to make the world a global village? Why/Why not?

3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

Fish population is in serious danger from global warming. Climate change is increasing the water temperature in rivers, lakes and seas. This means there is less food and oxygen available for fish. It also means the fish may not grow fully and may have fewer offspring. Some fishes will become extinct if temperatures rise even by one or two degrees. Climate change increases the pressure on fish population. Fishes are one of the world’s most valuable biological assets. Forty percent of people in the world eat fish as their main source of protein. If we fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we will increase the pressures on fish. As a result, people who depend on fish will suffer from hunger and poverty.

Question: The temperature rise of water in rivers, lakes and seas has (a) — in the scarcity of food and oxygen for fish. As a result, the (b) — and reproduction of fishes being hampered. If temperature rise on this rate, it will cause the (c) — of some fishes. If this happens, people (d) — on fish as the main source of protein will suffer a lot. A possible solution to this problem is the (e) — greenhouse gas emission.

Read the following text carefully and answer questions 4 and 5.

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the USA He is famous for his Gettysburg Address. It was delivered by him during the American Civil War on November 19. 1803. Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky, the USA His parents were from Virginia. In 1819, his mother died. Then his father moved to Indiana State. He grew up there. He was a captain in the Black Hawk War He got the nomination for president in 1600. Then he became the President of the USA in 1861. Lincoln declared a ban on slavery in America on January 1. 1803. He was reelected President in 1804. On Good Friday, April 16. 1665. he was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington

4. Complete the table below with information from the passage.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of the sentences in column A, B and C to write five complete sentences.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.

(a)  I’m not playing I have already gone through these pages.

(b) His father was passing by.

(c) From his boyhood, he was a very meritorious boy.

(d) He at once entered the room and said, “O my boy, don’t play with your book.”

(e) His father Kazi Wazed Ail was a renowned pleader in the Barishal Bar.

(f) One day, the boy Farul Hug was reading in his study room.

(g) He saw Fazlul Hug was reading his lessons and tearing off the pages of this book one after another. (h) The treat leader of the country whom we love and admire is Sher – e – Bangla AK Fazlul Huq.

Sell Practice Part 3: Writing Test (50 Marks)

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on “Drug Addiction”.

(a) What is drug addiction? (b) What are the causes of drug addiction (c) How does it affect young generation? (d) Why should the young generation have knowledge on drug addiction? (e) Give your suggestion to set rid of this menace.

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it.

Once there lived a poor rickshaw puller. He had to maintain his family consisting of six members with a great difficulty. He always thought of additional income for the maintenance of his family. One day while walking through the fields, he found a purse of gold dropped by a passer-by.

10. The graph below shows the number of people using mobile phone from the year of 2010 to 2018 in Bangladesh. Now, describe the graph in about 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the graph.

11. Suppose, you are Salman living at Subidbazar, Sylhet. You had gone to your friend’s house recently and stayed there for a few days with them. Your friend’s name is Imran. Now, write an email to your friend thanking him for their hospitality.

12. Suppose, you are Idrag and your friend is Radit. Now. write a dialogue between you and your friend about dengue fever.

Chattagram Board 2020

‘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. The infrastructure of the city reveals significant technical skills in many mosques as well as early Islamic monuments. Baked bricks are used for the construction of the buildings. The planning of the city is distinctly dominated by Islamic architecture and the decorations are a combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture.

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. The 4 towers at 4 corners have smaller domes on the roof as well. The vast prayer hall has 11 arched doorways on the east and 7 each on the north and south for light and ventilation. It has 7 aisles running along the length of the mosque and 11 deep curves between the slender stone columns. These columns support the curving arches created by the domes. The thickness of the arches is 6 feet and have slightly narrowing hollow and round wall. The west wall in the interior has 11 ‘mihrabs’ (niche in mosque pointing towards Makkah). These mihrabs are decorated with stonework and terracotta. The floor of the mosque is made of brick. 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.

English (compulsory) first paper part a

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives.

(a) When was the Shat Gambuj Mosque declared as the World Heritage Site?

(i) in 1885 (ii) in 1965 (iii) in 1987 (iv) in 1885

(b) The mosque was established by a person who was

(i) an Indian general (ii) an Arabian general (iii) a Turkish general (iv) a Turkish saint general

(c) The synonym of the word ‘unique’ is

(i) Incomparable (ii) inspirable (iii) remarkable (iv) supportable

(d) The decoration of the mosque represents the mixture of

(i) Islamic and Mughal architecture (ii) Mughal and Arable architecture

(iii) Mughal and Turkish architecture (vi) Turkish and Arabic architecture

(e) The antonym of the word “dense’ is

(i) refined (ii) cubic (iii) thick (iv) light

(f) The word ‘slender refers to

(i) thick (ii) dense (iii) large (iv) lean

(g) What has made the mosque unique?

(i) 60 pillars with 77 low height domes (ii) 11 arched doorways and 4 towers

(iii) 60 pillars and 14 doorways on the north and the south (iv) 11 arched doorways and 7 aisles

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) What does heritage refer to?

(b) What does the infrastructure of the city reveal?

(c) Who founded the city and when?

(d) What did Khan Jahan Ali do to make the city habitable?

(e) How are the mihrabs decorated?

Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. Fish is one of the most important resources of food and nutrition. It is the best and easiest source of protein. In the past the rivers, ponds, lakes, marshes, etc. abound with fishes in Bangladesh There was a popular saying that once Bangladesh was rich in rice and fishes. But nowadays, fish population in Hangladesh is in serious danger This means the fish may not crow fully and many have fewer offsprings. Some fishes have already become extinct and some will be extinct in future There are various reasons behind this danger. The first and foremost reason is the climate change which is causing the increase of the water temperature in rivers, ponds, lakes, seas and every water reservoir This means there is less food and oxygen available for fish. Again the random use of pesticides and harmful fertilizers in the cultivable lands is also causing a great threat to fish population Secondly, the harmful garbages and wastes of the mills and factories thrown into the rivers and other pools and reservoirs are polluting the water where fishes dwell All these matters are combinedly creating pressure on fish population. If we fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and temperature rise, if we tal to control the use of pesticides and harmful fertilizers and the throwing of wastes and garbage, we will continue to increase pressure on fish which will eventually cause fish poverty in Bangladesh.

Question: Water is the most (a) — place for fish. But nowadays, this (b) — place of the fish is not sale for them (c) — of climate change and many other reasons. All these reasons along with climate change are creating a great tireat and pressure on fish population. It is high time we (d) — pragmatic steps to save the fishes from (e) —.

Read the passage on Humayun Ahmed and answer the questions no. 4 and 5

Humayun Ahmed was a teacher author dramatist, playwright and filmmaker. He was born in Mohonan. Netrokona, Mymensingh on 13 November 08. His father. Finur Rahman Ahmed, a police officer was killed by Pakistani military during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 He passed SSC Examination from Bocura la School in 1965 and stood second in the merit list in Rajshahi Education Board He passed his ISC Earn from Dhaka College in 1967. He took his Honors and Masters in Chemistry from the University of Dhaka with first class. He did his PhD from North Dakota State University. He worked as a Professor of Chemistry in Dhaka University Humayun Ahmed reached his peak of fame with the publication of his novel Nondito Noroke in 1972. He wrote over 200 fiction and non-fiction books all of which were best sellers in Bangladesh. His first television drama was Prothom Prohor It was followed by many dramas and drama serials. He also directed many films based on his own stories. For his outstanding achievements he was honoured with many awards including Bangla Academy Award (1991) and Ekushey Padak (1994). He died on 2012 Bellevue Hospital in New York. He was buried in Nuhash Palli.

4. Complete the table below with the information from the above passage

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of sentences given in column A, B and C to write five complete sentences

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the Corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.

(a) The dog was cured.

(b) He found a mad dog and injected some weak germs of its diseases into blood.

(c) One day, a boy named Joseph Meister was brought to Pasteur.

(d)He had been bitten by a mad dog e Pasteur was a French scientist.

(e)Pasteur gave him some injections and the boy did not get dog’s disease.

(f)He discovered that many diseases are caused by germs and he also found cures for several of them.

(g) At first, he treated only animals because he did not want to cause the death of any human being.

Part B. Writing Test (50 Marks)

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on ‘A Street Accident you witnessed in about 150 words.

(a) What do you mean by street accident? (b) What type of accident is a daily accident in Bangladesh? (c) When and where did the accident occur which you witnessed? (d) What was the condition of the accident spot after accident?  (e) What is your opinion about such accident?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story.

Once upon a time, there was a king called Midas. He was very rich. Yet he always longed for more riches. Moreover, he was very fond of gold. He thought he had the golden touch, he would

10. Look at the following pie chart. It shows the percentage of a family’s household expenditure distributed into different categories. Now, describe the pie chart in your own words in 150 words. You are advised to highlight and summarize the information given in the pie chart.”

11. Suppose, you are Latif/Latifa and your friend is Tanim/Taims who is living in 13/3, Kalabagan Colony, Lakshmipur, Rajshahi. Now, write an email to your friend describing what you intend to do after your SSC Examination

12. Suppose, you are Rajib/Rajya. Your friend Kajal is quite unaware of water pollution. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the causes and effects of water pollution.

Barishal Board 2020

English 1st paper

Read the passage. Then answer the questions below (1-2).

[Unit–3; Lesson–5(B)] 26 March, our Independence Day, is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. TE is a national holiday. All offices, educational Institutions, shops and factories remain closed on this day. The day begins with a 31 gun salute. Early in the morning the President and the Prime Minister on behalf of the nation place floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then other leaders, political parties, diplomats, social and cultural organisations, educational institutions and freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs. People from all walks of life also go there in rallies and processions. There are many cultural programmes throughout the day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971 The country also witnesses a spectacular parade of defence forces, border guards, police, ansars and the VDP (Village Defence Party) at the National Parade Ground near the National Parliament, in Bangabandhu National Stadium, school children, scouts and girl guides take part in various displays to entertain thousands of spectators. Educational institutions also organise their individual programmes. Sports meets and tournaments are also organised on the day, including the exciting boat race in the river Buriganga In the evening. all major public buildings are illuminated with colourful lights, Bangla Academy Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and other socio-cultural organisations hold cultural functions. Similar functions are also arranged in other places in the country.

1. Choose the correct answer from the four alternatives given after each question.

(a) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word ‘heroic’

(i) hesitant (ii) valiant (iii) dreadful (iv) fearful

(b) The celebration of the Independence Day in considered as

(i) the biggest state festival (ii) a cultural unity (iii) a national holiday (iv) a political outcome

(c) A diplomate is a person who

(i) represents his own country (ii) participates in games and sports

(iii) creates anarchy among people (iv) highlights the political and social interest to the world community

(d) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word ‘fervour’ in line 27

(i) intense celebration (ii) passionate feeling (iii) colourful programmes (iv) indifferent feeling

(e) What does the phrase “floral wreaths’ mean?

(i) flower arrangement in a circular band (ii) flower arrangement in a bouquet

(iii) relics of Liberation War (iv) spirit of freedom

(f) Various displays are arranged to — the spectators.

(i) irritate (ii) sadden (iii) annoy (iv) amuse

(g) Cultural programmes are arranged to

(i) display our culture (ii) entertain people

(iii) highlight the heroic struggle and sacrifice of 1971 (iv) illuminate our culture

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) “26 March, our Independence Day, is the biggest festival.” – Explain in 2/3 sentences.

(b) Why are cultural programmes arranged on 26 March?

(c) Who hold rallies?

(d) Who perform at National Parade Ground?

(e) Explain the reason of building the National Mausoleum

3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. (Unit-7: Lesson-1(A)

The pioneer of Bangladeshi modern art Zainul Abedin is widely acclaimed for his Bengal Famine Sketches’. Through the series of sketches, Zainul not only documented the harsh famine of but also showed its sinister face through the skeletal figures of the people destined to die of starvation in a man-made plight. Zainul developed a knack for drawing and painting when he was a high school student. After completing high school, he got admission in the Government School of Art, Kolkata. He graduated with the first position in first class in 1938. He was appointed teacher of the Art School while he was still a student there. He also attended the Slade School of Arts, London during 1951-52. Zainul Abedin is considered the founding father of Bangladesh art. He was an artist of outstanding talent and earned international reputation. For his artistic and visionary qualities, he is referred to as Shilpacharya meaning great teacher of art in Bangladesh He designed the pages of the Constitution of Bangladesh. He founded the Folk Art Museum Sonargaon, and also Zainul Abedin Shangrahasala, a gallery of his own works in Mymensingh 1975.

Zainul Abedin is considered the leading (a) — of Bangladeshi modern art. He is well-known to the world for his ‘Famine Sketches’. In his sketches, he (b) — the cruel famine of 1943. After completing high school, he went to Kolkata and got admitted into the Government School of Art in 1938. Then he joined there as a teacher. He is given the there. He received his (c) — Zainul Abcor his Famine Sketches Kolkata and got admitted here as a teacher. Hensualities ‘Shilpacharya’ meaning great teacher of art in Bangladesh for his outstanding qualities (d) —. This great artist was also involved in (e) — the pages of our constitution.

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions no. 4 and 5.

Abul Fazal, educationist and writer, was born on 1 July 1903 in the village of Keochia in Satkania Chattogram district. His father, Moulavi Fazlur Rahman, was an Imam of Chattogram Jame Masjid. He completed his BA from Dhaka University in 1928. In 1930, he did his BT from training College, Dhaka. He completed his Master’s degree in Bangla Language and literature from Kolkata University in 1940. He worked as a teacher of Bangla in Krishnanagar and Chattogram College. In 1973, he was made Vice Chancellor of Chattogram University. In 1975 he joined the Advisory Council of the Government of Bangladesh, but resigned on 23 June 1977. He wrote novels, short stories, plays, memories of travels, etc. His contribution to Bangla literature earned him the Bangla Academy Award (1962), the President’s Award (1963) the Adamjee Literary Award (1966), etc. He died on 4 May 1983 in Chattogram.

4. Complete the following table with the information from the passage.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of sentences given in column A, B and C to write five complete sentences.

 7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story. Only the  corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.

(a) On the way, people were showing due respect to the statue of the goddess. A

(b)So, feeling proud, the donkey started to bray in joy.

(c)Once a statue of goddess was being taken to the town placing on the back of a donkey.

(d)Then the driver of the donkey became very angry.

(e)Saying this, he started beating the donkey with his stick.

(f) Seeing this, the donkey thought that people were showing him honour.

(g)He said, “You wretched, do you think people show you this respect? Such a bad day for man will never come.”

(h) Moreover, it refused to move even a step.

Self Practice Part B: Writing Test (50 Marks)

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on ‘Deforestation’. You should write it in about 150 words.

(a) What is deforestation? (b) What are the causes of deforestation? (c) What are the adverse effects of deforestation on environment? (d) How is it a global problem? (e) How can deforestation be Prevented?

9. Read the beginning of the following story. This story is not complete. Write ten new sentences to complete the story and give a suitable title to it.

One day, two rats stole a piece of bread. They tried to divide it into two equal parts but failed. Because each rat wanted the larger part of the bread. They even fought for that. Lastly, they agreed to put up their problem to the monkey who was considered the wisest animal in the forest. They …..

10. Look at the following graph. It shows a comparative selling rate of five kinds of books in the information given in the graph. Ekushey Boi Mela 2017. Describe the graph in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize

11. Suppose, you are Rupam/Afsana living at Muradpur, Chattogram. Your friend is Rana/Rina who lives at College Road, Rajshahi. He/She wanted to know how you spent your last summer vacation. Now, write a letter to your friend describing your experiences during the summer vacation.

12. Suppose, you are Roddur/Rodela. The name of your friend is Piyash/Piyasha. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the problem of illiteracy and how to eradicate illiteracy from the country.

Sylhet Board 2020

English 1st paper

Read the passage. Then answer the questions below (1-2).

[Unit–3; Lesson–5(B)] 26 March, our Independence Day, is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. TE is a national holiday. All offices, educational Institutions, shops and factories remain closed on this day. The day begins with a 31 gun salute. Early in the morning the President and the Prime Minister on behalf of the nation place floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then other leaders, political parties, diplomats, social and cultural organisations, educational institutions and freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs. People from all walks of life also go there in rallies and processions. There are many cultural programmes throughout the day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971 The country also witnesses a spectacular parade of defence forces, border guards, police, ansars and the VDP (Village Defence Party) at the National Parade Ground near the National Parliament, in Bangabandhu National Stadium, school children, scouts and girl guides take part in various displays to entertain thousands of spectators. Educational institutions also organise their individual programmes. Sports meets and tournaments are also organised on the day, including the exciting boat race in the river Buriganga In the evening. all major public buildings are illuminated with colourful lights, Bangla Academy Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and other socio-cultural organisations hold cultural functions. Similar functions are also arranged in other places in the country.

1. Choose the correct answer from the four alternatives given after each question.

(a) The celebration of the Independence Day is considered as

(i) a national holiday (ii) the biggest state festival (iii) a cultural unity (iv) a political outcome

(b) The Independence Day is celebrated —

(i) annually (ii) ordinarily (iii) bi-yearly (iv) worldwide

(c)Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word ‘heroic’?

(i) hesitant (ii) valiant (iii) fearful (iv) dreadful

(d) The word ‘tournament is related to

(i) culture (ii) education (iii) tradition (iv) sports

(e) A diplomat is a person who

(i) represents his own country (ii) creates anarchy among people

(iii) participates in games and sports (iv) highlights their political and social interest to the world community

(f) Which of the following describes the Independence Day best?

(i) a mournful day (ii) a day of hatred (iii) a day to celebrate independence (iv) a gala day

(g) 26 March is a —

(i) religious festival day (ii) political festival day (iii) social festival day (iv) national festival day

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) How is the Independence Day observed?

(b) Why does the nation observe 26 March?

(c) Who perform a smartly dressed parade?

(d) Mention some entertaining programmes held on the day.

(e) Describe the activities of the armed forces and school children on that day?

Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. (Unit-5; Lesson-4(C)

Fish population is in serious danger from global warming. Climate change is increasing the water temperature in rivers, lakes and seas. This means there is less food and oxygen available for fish. It also means the fish may not grow fully and may have fewer offsprings. If temperatures rise even by one or two degrees, some fishes will be extinct from our planet. Climate change increases the pressure on fish population. Fishes are one of the world’s most valuable biological assets. Forty percent of people in the world eat fish as their main source of protein. If we fail to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions, we will increase the pressure on fish. As a result, people who depend on fish will suffer from hunger and poverty.

Question: Fish population is not free from the (a) — of climate change. Because of climate change the water temperature will increase causing the (b) — of food and oxygen for fish. As a (c) — of this, fishes will lose their breeding capacity. Some of the fishes are on the (d) — of extinction. Climate change will (e) — the pressure of fish population.

Read the following passage and answer the questions no. 4 and 5.

Munshi Abdur Rouf was a Lance Nayek in East Pakistan Rifles during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was born on 1 May. 1943 at Salamatpur village under Boalmari thana in Faridpur district. Rouf had to stop his education at his eighth grade. He joined the East Pakistan Rifles on 8 May, 1963. He had to increase at the EPR camp at Chuadanga. Rouf went to enlisted in the East Bengal Regiment on 8 May, 1963 and was attached to a regular infinity unit during the War of Liberation. Munshi Abdur Rouf embraced martyrdom on 18 April 1911 Burigat in Chattogram Hill Tracts after causing extensive damage to Pakistan army with his MG and forcing them to retreat. He was buried at Naniarchar upazila in Rangamati district. He was awarded Birshreshtha, which is the highest recognition of bravery in Bangladesh

4. Complete the table below with information from the above passage.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of the sentences given in column A, B and C to write five complete sentences.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.

(a)Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942.

(b) In 1993, Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

(c) For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies.

(d) Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg on December 5, 2013 at the age of 95.

(e) In 1993, South African President FW de Klerk was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

(f) In 2009, Mandela’s birthday was declared “Mandela Day to promote global peace.

(g) Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in South Africa.

(h)In 1994. Mandela was elected as South Africa’s first black President.

Self Practice

Part B: Writing Test (50 Marks)

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on ‘Deforestation in 200 words.

(a) What is deforestation? (b) What are the main causes of deforestation? (c) What are the effects of deforestation on men and animals? (d) What are the effects of deforestation on climate? (e) What measures should be taken to stop deforestation?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story.

One day, a crow became very thirsty. He flew from place to place in search of water. But he found no water. He continued his search for ………..

10. Look at the following pie chart. It shows the choice of professions by different educated youths in Bangladesh. Now, describe the pie chart in about 150 words. You are advised to highlight and summarize the information given in the pie chart.

11. Imagine, you are Jamal/Jamila and your friend is Hanif/Hanifa. Your friend sent a nice present on your last birthday. Now, write a letter to your friend thanking him/her for his/her nice birthday present.

12. Suppose, your name is Pritom/Priyonti and you read newspaper daily. But your friend named Wasek/Wasfia is reluctant to reading newspaper. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of reading newspaper daily.

Dhaka Board-2019

Total Marks: 100 (N.B.- Answer all the questions. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.) Read the passage. Then answer the questions No. 1 and 2.

The Maldives is famous as a tourist destination because of its enjoyable weather, heavenly beaches and lagoons, luxurious holiday resorts and the peace-loving people. Being an island country, it enjoys a pleasant weather throughout the year. The Maldives has been ranked as the best country brand for beach, rest and relaxation in 2018. In the same year, it was also ranked second as the best country brand for natural beauty. The Maldives is well known for being the lowest country in the world. Unfortunately, this small country with idyllic natural beauty is under the threat from rising sea levels due to global warming. Most of the country is just 1.5 metres above sea level with a highest point of 2.3 metres! Many predictions have been made with respect to Maldives being swept away by the rising water level in the Indian Ocean. It was even seen during the tsunami of 2004, that many of the island’s dry parts were flooded by waters shrinking the island. The government of the Maldives has begun to purchase land from nearby countries in case the islands go under water! In order to highlight the threats of global warming to its low lying islands, the government of Maldives held a cabinet meeting underwater in 2009. That was the first ever cabinet meeting in the world that took place underwater. The meeting took place about 5 metres underwater, in a blue-green lagoon on a small island. While underwater, the cabinet signed a document calling on all nations to cut their carbon emissions.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives:

(a) The tourists have a great — for visiting the Maldives.

(i) devotion (ii) attraction (iii) destination (iv) attention

(b) Which of the following words best describes the weather of the Maldives?

(i) unpleasant (ii) tropical (iii) warm (iv) enjoyable

(c) The Maldives is well recognized around the world for its

(i) smallness as a country (ii) multi racial culture (iii) lowest land (iv) threat of global warming

(d) During the tsunami of 2004, many parts of the country were

(i) submerged (ii) dried (iii) uprooted (iv) croded

(e) The word ‘idyllic’ in the phrase ‘idyllic natural beauty’ means –

(i) ideal (ii) very beautiful (iii) very peaceful (iv) idol shaped

(f) Global warming is a — to the Maldives.

(i) threat (ii) victim (iii) dangerous (iv) warning

(g) The Maldives is faced with the threat of —

(i) tsunami over and over again (ii) serious water pollution

(iii) disappearing from the map (iv) extinction of its aquatic animals

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) Why is the Maldives a remarkable tourist spot?

(b) Why is 2008 a significant year for the Maldives?

(c) What may happen to the Maldives owing to global warming?

(d) What happened to Maldives during the tsunami of 2004?

(e) Do you support the idea of having a cabinet meeting underwater? What could be the reason for holding such a strange meeting?

3. Read the following text and fill in the each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

The pioneer of Bangladeshi modern art Zainul Abedin is widely acclaimed for his Bengal ‘Famine Sketches’. Through a series of sketches, Zainul not only documented the harsh famine of 1940 but also showed its sinister face through the skeletal figures of the people destined to die of starvation in a man-made plight. Zainul developed a knack for drawing and painting when he was a high school student. After completing high school, he got admission to the Government School of Art, Kolkata. He graduated with the first position in first class in 1938. He was appointed teacher of the Art School while he was still a student there. He also attended the Slade School of Arts, London in 1951-52. Zainul Abedin is considered the founding father of Bangladeshi art. He was an artist of outstanding talent and earned international reputation. For his artistic and visionary qualities, he is referred to as Shilpecharya meaning ‘great teacher’ of art in Bangladesh. He designed the pages of constitution of Bangladesh. He founded the Folk Art Museum at Sonargaon and also Zainul Abedin Shangrahashafa a, gallery of his own works in Mymensingh in 1975.

Zainul Abedin had (a) — potentiality to become an artist. He is the pioneer of Bangladeshi art. He loved nature and art from his (b) — He showed his artistic and visionary qualities in his student life. Graduating (c) — credit, he served as a teacher for many years. He showed his talent in different sketches. Of his different sketches, (d) — sketches were acclaimed both nationally and internationally. He is also famous for designing the pages of constitution and (e) — the Folk Art Museum.

Read the passage on rescue of Thai footballer and answer questions No. 4 and 5.

One 23 June 2018, twelve Thai young footballers along with their coach missed in a cave network in Chiang Rai province in Thailand. From the next day national and international community became worried for them. Their age were between 11 to 16 and their coach was 25. The football team had been on an exploration to the cave network following a game. The group became stranded after monsoon rain caused the cave system to flood. The cave system named Tham Luang is 10 kilometres long. It is a snaking route which has a number of chambers already submerged in water. It took 6 hours to get where footballers were and five hours to come back to cave entrance. Thai rescuers began their expedition to find out them after the missing. International rescue team also joined them. On July 3 the footballers were discovered alive by a British diver. Spending nine days in darkness they were suffering from hunger. A Thai rescuer died while he was supplying them food and other necessities. Getting weather forecast the rescue team planned to rescue them immediately. Navy divers had to lead the boys along the underway path from the cave. On July 8, four boys were rescued. Finally all 13 were rescued in next three days.

4. Complete the table below with information from the above passage:

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of the sentences in column A, B and C to write five complete sentences:

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding

numbers on the sentences need to be written:

(a) Shamim got a lease of land in his village.

(b) Shamim’s lot has changed radically.

(c) Poverty forced him to look for work.

(d) He has also been raising hybrid cows for milk as well as to produce manure.

(e) Shamim was an unemployed youth of an impoverished family.

(f)Then he joined the training programme of youth development and received training in vegetable cultivation.

(g) He is now very happy to be a self-sufficient man.

(h) He applied his new and improved knowledge for cultivating vegetables.

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on ‘Water Pollution’.

(a) What is water pollution? (b) Why is water called life? (c) How is water polluted? (d) What are the effects of water pollution? (e) What measures should we take to prevent water pollution?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it.

Once upon a time, the house of a rich man was infested with rats. They were living there with great happiness without any fear. They were having a great fun and boldly moved in the house. But the inmates of the house were having a great trouble. One day they brought a cat …………….

10. Look at the chart below. It is about the importance and uses of English. Now describe the chart in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart: Using English as a Using English as a Usage of English in various Information in world’s first language second language organizations worldwide

11. Suppose, you are Sohan/Sohana of 9, Mymensingh Road, Dhaka-1000. Recently you have enjoyed a picnic. Your friend Nahid/Nahida of 71/C, Broad Lane, Khulna wants to know about the picnic. Now, write a letter to your friend telling him/her how you have enjoyed the picnic.

12. Suppose, you are Farhan/Farhana. Your younger brother/sister, Shafi/Shafia does not like physical exercise. So he/she often becomes weak and does not get energy to work. Now, write a dialogue between you and your brother/sister about the importance of physical exercise.

Dinajpur Board-2019

[N.B.- Answer all the questions. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.) Read the passage and then answer the questions below (1-2)

Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment. Her polythene-roofed shelter looks like a cage. She is nearly 45 but looks more than her age. In front of her shelter, she is trying to make a fire to cook the day’s only meal. Her weak hands tremble as she adds some fallen leaves and straw to the fire. The whispering wind from the river Jamuna makes the fire unsteady. The dancing of the flames reminds Meherjan of the turmoil in her life. Not long ago Meherjan had everything a family, cultivable land and cattle. The erosion of the Jamuna consumed all her land property gradually. It finally claimed her only shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river only a day to demolish Meher’s house, trees, vegetable garden and the bamboo bush. She had a happy family once. Over the years, she lost her husband and her family to diseases that cruel hunger and poverty brought to the family. Now, she is the only one left to live on with the loss and the pain. The greedy Jamuna has shattered her dreams and happiness. There are thousand others waiting to share the same fate like Meherjan. Bangladesh is a land of rivers that affect its people. Erosion is a harsh reality for the people living along the river banks. During each monsoon many more villages are threatened by the roaring rivers like the Jamuna, the Padma and the Meghna. It is estimated that river erosion makes at least 1,00,000 people homeless every year in Bangladesh. In fact, river erosion is one of the main dangers caused by climate change. If we can’t take prompt action to adapt to climate change, there will be thousands of more Meherjans in our towns and villages every year.

1. Choose the correct answer from the fair alternatives given after each question:

(a) What does the expression “The turmoil in her life” in the 1st paragraph mean?

(i) The pleasures of life (ii) The thunderstorm in her life

(iii) The pangs and pains of her life (iv) The dreams of her life

(b) What are the rivers mentioned in the passage?

(i) The Jamuna (ii) The Padma (iii) The Meghna (iv) All the Above

(c) Once Meherjan was

(i) solvent (ii) insolvent (iii) poor (iv) impoverished

(d) Meherjan was homeless because of

(i) the erosion of the Jamuna (ii) selling of her house (iii) destruction of her house (iv) flood

(e) What is the main purpose of the author of the passage?

(i) To explain the importance of river. (ii) To describe the impact of monsoon.

(iii) To describe the effect of river erosion. (iv) To describe the fate of a woman.

(f) She is living in her makeshift house now.

(i) with her relatives (ii) alone (iii) with her husband (iv) with her family

(g) Dancing of the flame means

(i) a traditional form of folk dance. (ii) a flame that makes people dance around it.

(iii) unstability of flame. (iv) a flame made by people to remember their past.

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) Why does Meherjan look more than her age?

(b) Where does she live and how does her living place look like?

(c) When are many more villages threatened by the roaring rivers?

(d) What happens then?

(e) How can we reduce the increasing number of shelterless people affected by river erosion?

3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

March, our Independence Day, is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. It is a national holiday. All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories remain closed on this day. The day begins with 31 gunshots. Early in the morning the President and the Prime Minister on behalf of the nation place floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then diplomats, political parties, social and cultural organizations and freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs. People from all walks of life also go there in rallies and processions. There are several cultural programmes throughout the day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971. The country also witnesses a smartly dressed parade of defence forces, border guards, police, ansars and the VDP (Village Defense Party) at the National Parade Ground near the National Parliament. In Bangabandhu Stadium, school children, scouts and girl guides take part in various displays to entertain thousands of spectators. Educational institutions also organise their individual programmes. Sports meets and tournaments are also organised on the day, including the exciting boat race in the river Buriganga.

Question: Independence day is the biggest festival in our country. The day is observed throughout the country in a befitting (a) —. The (b) — of the Independence Day begins with 31 gunshots. People from all walks of life (c) — to the National Mausoleum to pay their respect by offering (d) —. Several cultural programmes are also (e) — to highlight the supreme sacrifice of our heroic sons for the independence of the country.

Read the following passage and answer the questions no. 4 and 5.

Rabindranath Tagore was one of the most leading poets in the history of world literature. He was at the same time a poet, a novelist, a dramatist, a philosopher and a musician. He was born in the renowned Tagore family in March, 1861. After the completion of his house education, he was sent to school. But he did not like institutional education. So arrangements were made at house for his proper education. In his thirteenth year, Rabindranath along with his father went to visit Himalayas. At the age of seventeen he was sent to London to study law. But he studied literature with professor Henry Morley only for a few months and then returned home. Only at the age of eight he started composing poems. He wrote his poetic novel Banaphul at the age of fifteen. When he was sixteen, his poems and essays were being published in journals. After returning from England, he began to write tirelessly in all branches of literature. In 1911 he translated his poems of “The Gitanjali” into English which brought him the highest honour in the form of the Nobel Prize in 1913. One year after his awarding of the Novel Prize, he was made a knight by the British Government which he rejected as a protest against the atrocities of British Government at Jalianwalabagh. The University of Oxford honoured him with D.Litt., in 1940. Earlier in 1921, he laid the foundation of Viswa Bharati. At the age of eighty, Rabindranath Tagore breathed his last.

4. Complete the table below with information from the above passage.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of the sentences given in column A, B and C to write five complete sentences.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.

(a) The dog dropped the bone and barked at the crow.

(b) One of them started pecking to dog’s tail.

(c) Both the crows went near the dog.

(d) Once a dog was eating a bony piece of meat sitting under a tree.

(e) The dog not only felt disturbed but also became angry.

(f) If flew away and after sometime returned with another crow.

(g) A crow saw him and wished to eat that.

(h) In the meantime the other crow flew away with the bone.

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on ‘Environment Pollution’ in 200 words. 10

(a) What do you mean by “Environment Pollution”? (b) What are the elements of Environment? (c) How are the elements being polluted? (d) What are the effects of pollution? (e) What should we do to get rid of Environment Pollution?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story.

Liton is a brilliant student. Though he wants to make good result, he does not attend classes regularly. Rather going to a coaching center, he memorises answers from guide books and sheets and finds that he cannot cut a good figure in the exams. One day his class teacher called him and …

10. The pie chart below shows the percentage of transportation used by the students to come to their school. Describe the chart in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart.

Car, 10% Bus, 20% Rickshaw, 50% Walking, 20%

11. Imagine, you are Rafi/Rafia and your friend is Swapan/Swapna. You are an SSC examinee of 2019. After your examination you will have enough time for leisure. Now, write a letter to your friend telling him/her what you intend to do after your SSC Examination.

12. Suppose, you are Bakul and your friend is Nayon. Recently you have noticed the road accident is on the rise horribly in our country. Everyday many people fall victim to road accidents. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the causes and remedies of road accidents.

Cumilla Board-2019

English 1st Paper

Total Marks: 100 (N.B. – Answer all the questions. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.] Read the text, then answer the questions no. 1 and 2.

21 February is observed as Shaheed Dibosh every year throughout the country in remembrance of the martyrs of Language Movement of 1952. The commemoration begins at the early hours of the day with mourning songs that recall the supreme sacrifices of our language martyrs. People wear black badges and go to the Shaheed Minar in barefoot processions, singing mourning songs. They place wreaths at the Minar. Many of them visit the graves of the martyrs at Azimpur graveyard and pray for them. They also attend various programmes organised in remembrance of the language martyrs. The UNESCO on 17 November in 1999 proclaimed February 21 as the ‘International Mother Language Day’ in recognition of the sacrifices of the martyrs for the rightful place of Bangla. The day is now annually observed worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives:

(i) The word ‘diversity’ means

(a) similarity (b) variety (c) likeness (d) comparison

(ii) On 21 February, people go to the Shaheed Minar in procession singing

(a) national anthem (b) mourning songs (c) bhatialee (d) patriotic songs

(iii) Our language martyrs are those who

(a) fought for Bengali language (b) died for Bengali language

(c) led the Language Movement (d) fought for East Pakistan

(iv) Who observe ‘Shaheed Dibosh’ every year?

(a) Political persons (b) Students (c) People of all ages (d) The intellectuals

(v) The International Mother Language Day is being observed

(a) only in our country (b) all over the world (c) in Indian sub-continent (d) in western countries

(vi) What do you mean by the word ‘supreme’ in the phrase ‘supreme sacrifice’?

(a) at any cost (b) highest (c) suicide (d) utter

(vii) What is the purpose of the author of this passage?

(a) To highlight how 21 February is observed and its international recognition.

(b) To highlight how the people go to the Shaheed Minar.

(c) To portray how the freedom fighters lose their lives.

(d) To state how the UNESCO approves Shaheed Dibosh.

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) Why is 21 February observed as ‘Shaheed Dibosh”?

(b) Why do we go to the Shaheed Minar bare-footed?

(c) What is your idea about the significance of wearing black badges on the Shaheed Dibosh? Write in two sentences.

(d) What do you understand by the phrase the rightful place of Bangla’?

(e) What is the importance of the ‘International Mother Language Day’?

3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

“Today there are many jobs where you need English. This is because the world has become smaller. Vast distances are shortened by speedy transport. We can talk to a person thousands of kilometres away on the phone or the Internet. So, we can communicate with the whole world easily. English has made this communication easier. There are many countries in the world with many languages, but to communicate with them, you cannot speak all the languages. So, you need a common language that you can use with more or less all the people in the world. English is that common language. English for us in Bangladesh is all the more important. As we have seen earlier, we are too many people in a small country. So, if you learn English, you have the best opportunity to find a good job, both within and outside the country. And that is good news for millions of our unemployed youths.

Globalization has made the world smaller and so it requires a (a) — language for international communication. The lingua franca of the world is (b) —. English provides us with the (c) — to pursue a good job. Being a densely (d) — country, Bangladesh is cursed with unemployment. Proficiency in English may help (e) — unemployment problem and bring economic development.

4. Read the passage on Altaf Mahmud. Complete the following table with information from the passage.

Altaf Mahmud was a musician, cultural activist, and martyred freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was born on the 23 December, 1933. He was also a language activist of the Language Movement and composer of ‘Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano’, the famous song written by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury a famous journalist. In 1950, he sang gonoshongit in many places to inspire the activists of Language Movement. Along with his singing Mahmud continued to support the movement. He tuned the song ‘Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano’ in 1969, in Zahir Raihan’s film “Jibon Theke Neya’. Altaf Mahmud took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He created a secret camp inside his house for the freedom fighters. But as the secret revealed, Pakistan Army caught him on August 30, 1971. He was tortured by them. A lot of other guerrilla war fighters like Shafi Imam Rumi were also captured by the Pak Army on that day. Along with most of them, he was lost ever since. His patriotic songs which were then broadcast at the “Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra” also inspired the war fighters at that time. In 1977, Altaf Mahmud was awarded the Ekushey Padak for his valuable contribution to Bengali culture and the War of Liberation.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of sentences given in column A, B and C to write five complete sentences.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.

(a) The old woman felt pity for him and quickly gave Taimur a full dish of food.

(b) Then he disguised himself as a poor traveller and supported himself by begging.

(c) As a result, he burnt his fingers.

(d) He came to a house and asked an old woman to give him something to eat.

(e) Once young Taimur attacked a province but unfortunately his soldiers were all killed.

(f)The food was very hot.

(g) One day he became very hungry and could not get anything to eat.

(h) He hurriedly dug his fingers right at the middle of the dish.

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on ‘Your School Library!. You should write it in about 150 words

(a) What is a library? (b) Where is it situated? (c) What kinds of books are there in your school library? (d) What is the use of your school library? (e) How can you borrow books from there? ( What types of books do you borrow from the library?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Write at least ten new sentences to complete the story.

It was a holiday. Rimi was staying home alone as her parents had gone to their village home. They told Rimi to remain careful and also assured that they would come back before evening. She thought of making a good use of her lonely time. She was fond of reading adventure stories and so started reading one. Suddenly she heard a sound  ….

10. Look at the following pie-chart. It represents the passing rates of different subjects of the students of a school. Now describe the chart in your own language

‘Passing rates of different Subjects’

Bangla, 85%

Science, 65%

Mathmatics 87%

English, 85%

11. Suppose, you are Habib/Habiba. You have a friend called Ramesh/Reshma. He/She informed you about his plan after the SSC Exam. He/She also entreated you to inform him/her about your plan after the SSC Exam. Now, write a letter to your friend telling him/her about your plan after the SSC Exam.

12. Suppose you are Nabil/Nabila. You have a friend called Nabeen/Nabeena. Both of you are very interested in different types of games and sports. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend emphasizing the importance of games and sports in our life.

Sylhet Board-2019

English 1st Paper

Total Marks: 100 [N.B.- Answer all the questions. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.] Read the passage, then answer the questions no. 1 and 2.

26 March, our Independence Day, is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. It is a national holiday. All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories remain closed

The day begins with 31 gunshots. Early in the morning the President and the Prime Minister on behalf of the nation place floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then other leaders diplomats, political parties, social and cultural organisations, educational institutions and freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs. People from all walks of life also go there in rallies and processions. There are several cultural programmes throughout the day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971. The country also witnesses a smartly spectacular parade of defence forces, border guards, police, ansars and the VDP (Village Defense Party) at the National Parade Ground near the National Parliament. In Bangabandhu Stadium school children, scouts and girl guides take part in various displays to entertain thousands of spectators. Educational institutions also organise their individual programmes. Sports meets and tournaments are also organised on the day, including the exciting boat race in the river Buriganga. In the evening, all major public buildings are illuminated with colourful lights. Bangla Academy, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and other sociocultural organizations hold cultural functions. Similar functions are also arranged in other places in the country.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives:

(a) How is the parade conducted on the Independence Day?

(i) challenging (ii) enchanting (iii) risky (iv) competitive

(b) How does the celebration of the Independence Day being with?

(i) a procession (ii) a gun shot

(iii) placing wreaths at the National Mausoleum (iv) parade by the defence forces

(c) What do the President and the Prime Minister do at the first hour of the day?

(i) attend seminars with the freedom fighters (ii) highlight the heroic struggle of the martyrs

(iii) pay homage to the martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Mausoleum

(iv) attend different cultural programmes

(d) “Freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs” means that they –

(i) highlight the sacrifice of the martyrs (ii) praise highly of the martyrs

(iii) maintain silence (iv) show due respect and gratitude to the martyrs

(e) Which of the following activities is done on the Independence Day?

(i) organising cultural programmes by different persons only (ii) organising debating programmes only (iii) illuminating all the major public buildings (iv) arranging fairs only

(f) What is the purpose of the author of writing the passage?

(i) focus on the importance of the sacrifice of the martyrs (ii) show the importance of the freedom fighters (iii) highlight the significance of the day (iv) to show due respect and gratitude to the martyrs (g) Where is the National Parade held on the Independence Day?

(i) at the National Parade ground (ii) in a decorated hall (iii) on the streets (iv) in the Bangabandhu Stadium

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) What are the main features of the day?

(b) Why do people from all walks of life go to the National Mausoleum according to the text?

(c) What are the most spectacular events of the day?

(d) What kind of programmes are held other than the parade?

(e) Which leading organisations of our country organise cultural programmes on this day?

3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

As human beings, we have ability to bring about a great change in our social, national and international life. But we cannot change everything. For examples, we can neither change the sun’s radiation nor the earth’s orbit around the sun. But we can control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere. It is a matter of great sorrow that only during the last hundred years the carbon dioxide concentration has been raised alarmingly in the atmosphere and we humans can be held responsible for this.

Carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is increasing due to burning of fossil fuels. Since the 19h century, industrial activities and the number of industries have been increased. So, for energy combustion of coal increased. Natural gas and oil are also burnt for different purposes. Thus, we are generating more and more greenhouse gases world wind.

Question: So, it is our duty to stop cutting down trees in discriminately. We should also inspire the general mass to plant more and more trees for our existence on earth. There are several reasons why the carbon dioxide concentration has been (a) — in the atmosphere. Our mills and factories burn coal, mineral oil, natural gas etc. With a view to (b) — energy, we also burn these materials to (c) — our everyday needs. But for our own safety, we have to encourage (d) —. Otherwise our existence on earth will be at (e) —.

Read the passage on SAARC and answer questions no. 4 and 5.

SAARC is a regional organization for mutual cooperation, friendship and development. The full form of SAARC is “South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation”. At the initial stage, there were only seven developing nations to form the organization. Later, Afghanistan was included as one of its member countries. SAARC started its journey through holding its first conference in Dhaka on 8 December 1985. At present, the member countries of this organization are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The secretariat of this organization is situated in the capital of Nepal. Its head is called Secretary General. There is a deep relationship between Bangladesh and SAARC. It was Bangladesh that took the first initiative to form SAARC. As the initiator of SAARC, Bangladesh has been playing a significant and strong role in its different activities. As one of the member countries it has also been making every effort to expand the trade between the member countries and to solve the regional conflicts and existing crisis between the neighbouring countries.

4. Complete the table below with information from the above passage.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of sentences in column A, B and C to write five complete sentences.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.

(a) But his heart was not in medicine and he felt that he was born to be a poet.

(b) This great poet met a premature death on February 23, 1821.

(c) Finally he abandoned surgery for literature.

(d) John Keats was born on October 31, 1795.

(e) He lost his father in 1804 and his mother in 1810.

(f)His finest poems like ‘Ode To a Nightingale’, ‘Ode On a Grecian Urn’ etc were published in 1820.

(g) In 1811 Keats became an apprentice to a surgeon at Edmonton.

(h) He was the eldest son of his parents.

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on “A Tea Stall”. You should write it in about 150 words.

(a) What is a tea stall? (b) What kind of foods and drinks are sold in a tea stall? (c) Where is it located? (d) When do people come to take tea here? (e) Why is it called a “Mini Sangsad”?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it.

Lina is a student of class ten. One day in the afternoon she was gossiping with her friend beside a pond near her house. While gossiping she noticed two small boys quarrelling over a trifling matter. She did not take it seriously thinking that their quarrel would come to an end soon. But …………..

10. The pie chart below shows the percentage of supporters of different games of a country. Now, describe the chart in about 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart.

Badminton, 20%

Football, 40%

Cricket, 30%

11. You are Roushan/Roushanara living at 64, Pragpur road, Kuishtia. Your younger brother does not take physical exercise at all. Now, write a letter telling him the importance of taking physical exercise. 12. Suppose, you are Rohan/Raiyana reading in class ten. You along with your classmates want to make a garden in front of your school. So, you need to talk to the headmaster. Now, write a dialogue between you and the headmaster about making a garden.

Chattogram Board-2019

English 1st Paper

Total Marks: 100 (N.B.- Answer all the questions. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.] Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions below.

Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment. Her polythene-roofed shelter looks like a cage. She is nearly 45 but looks more than her age. In front of her shelter, she is trying to make a fire to cook the day’s only meal. Her weak hands tremble as she adds some fallen leaves and straw to the fire. The whispering wind from the river Jamuna makes the fire unsteady. The dancing of the flames reminds Meherjan of the turmoil in her life. Not long ago Meherjan had everything a family, cultivable land and cattle. The erosion of the Jamuna consumed gradually all her landed property. It finally claimed her last shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river only a day to demolish Meher’s house, trees, vegetable garden and the bamboo bush. She had a happy family once. Over the years, she lost her husband and her family to diseases that cruel hunger and poverty bought to the family. Now, she is the only one left to live on with the loss and the pain. The greedy Jamuna has shattered her dreams and happiness. There are thousand others waiting to share the same fate like Meherjan, Bangladesh is a land of rivers that affect its people. Erosion is a harsh reality for the people living along the river banks. During each monsoon many more villages are threatened by the roaring rivers like the Jamuna, the Padma and the Meghna. It is estimated that river erosion makes at least 1,00,000 people homeless every year in Bangladesh. In fact, river erosion is one of the main dangers caused by climate change. If we can’t take prompt actions to adapt to climate change, there will be thousands of more Meherjans in our towns and villages every year.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives:

 (a) Meherjan tries to make fire to

(i) warm herself (ii) cook day’s meal (iii) make tea (iv) make night’s meal

(b) Before the erosion of the river, she was

(i) wealthy (ii) healthy (iii) unhappy (iv) joyful

(c) — has made Meherjan’s life miserable.

(i) Old age (ii) Sickness (iii) River erosion (iv) Frustration

(d) How old is Meherjan?

(i) Below 40 (ii) Below 45 (iii) Below 50 (iv) Above 50

(e) What does the word ‘Demolish’ mean?

(i) Build (ii) Preserve (iii) Destroy (iv) Support

(f) What is the dangerous result of climate change?

(i) Cruel hunger (ii) River erosion (iii) Landed property (iv) The curse of nature

(g) Meherjan’s hands are trembling because

(i) she is frightened (ii) she is feeble (iii) she is tired (iv) she is exhausted

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) Where does Meherjan live?

(b) What happened to her after the erosion of Jamuna?

(c) Describe Meherjan’s residence?

(d) What property did Meherjan lose due to river erosion?

(e) What crushed Meherjan’s dream and happiness and how?

3. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

26 March, our Independence Day is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. It is a national holiday. The day begins with 31 gunshots. Early in the morning the President and the Prime Minister on behalf of the nation place floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then diplomats, political parties, social and cultural organisations and freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs. People from all walks of life also go there in rallies and processions. There are several cultural programmes throughout the day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971.

26 March is a (a) — day for the people of Bangladesh. On this day, our (b) — war began. The heroic sons of our country sacrificed their (c) —. So, the whole nation (d) — the day every year to (e) — respect to the martyrs.

Read the following passage and answer the questions no. 4 and 5:

Milton was a great poet after Shakespeare. His father early decided that Milton was to have a literary career. At the age of 7, in 1615 he got himself admitted in Star Palace School. But Milton could not pay attention to his studies in this school. After a couple of years, he left the school and studied at St. Paul’s School till 1624. In the succeeding year, John Milton entered Christ College in Cambridge. He took his M.A degree at the age of 24 and went to his father’s house in the village of Horton. Milton’s father, however, had faith in his son and allowed him to continue his studies at Horton from 1632 to 1638. During his time, he made himself master of everything worth knowing in the literature of Rome, Greece, Italy, France, Spain and the Bible. In 1643, Milton met Mary Powel in an occasion and married her. But this great poet became blind in 1652. The idea behind his famous work ‘Paradise Lost’ developed after his blindness. ‘Paradise Lost’ saw the light of the day in the year 1665. Nine years after its publications, this great artist in Literature died.

4. Complete the table below with the information from the passage.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of sentences given in Column A, B and C to write five complete sentences.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.

(a) In the evening a lion entered the cave.

(b) One day he fled from the master’s house and took shelter in a cave.

(c) Once upon a time, there lived a young man named Androcles.

(d) He came near Androcles and lifted his paws.

(e) He was caught by a slave-merchant who sold him to a richman in another country.

(f) The lion seemed wounded as he was groaning.

(g) His master was very bad and inflicted heavy torture on him.

(h) He took the lion’s paw in his hand and removed a big thorn from it. The lion was relieved of his pain.

8. Answer the questions to write a paragraph on ‘A School Library.

(a) What is a school library? (b) What kinds of book are there in a school library? (c) What is the use of a school library? (d) How can it help students? (e) What is the importance of a school library?

9. Read the beginning of the following story. This story is not complete. Write ten new sentences to complete the story and give a suitable title to it.

Robert Bruce was the king of Scotland. His army was defeated again and again against the King Edward-I of England. Being defeated for six times he lost his hope …………..

10. The pie-chart below shows the interest of a secondary school in different subjects. Describe the chart in about 150 words. You should highlight and summarise the information given in the chart.

English, 17%

Bengali, 21%

Science, 21%

Mathematics, 35%

11. Suppose, your father lives abroad. He wants to know your progress of studies for the coming SSC Exam. Now, write a letter to him about your progress of studies. Imagine you are Rana/Rani and you live in Sonapur, Rangpur district

12. Suppose, you are Nadim/Nadia. You have a friend named Fahim/Fahima who does not read newspaper. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of reading newspaper.

Jashore Board-2019

English 1st Paper

Total Marks: 100 [N.B.-Answer all the questions. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.) Read the passage, then answer the questions No. 1 and 2.

26 March, our Independence Day, is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. It is a national holiday. All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories remain closed on this day. The day begins with 31 gun salute. Early in the morning the President and the Prime Minister on behalf of the nation place floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then other leaders, diplomats, political parties, social and cultural organisations and freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs. People from all walks of life also go there in rallies and processions. There are many cultural programmes throughout the day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971. The country also witnesses a spectacular dressed parade of defence forces, border guards, police, ansars and the VDP (Village Defense Party) at the National Parade Ground near the National Parliament. In Bangabandhu Stadium, school children, scouts and girl guides take part in various displays to entertain thousands of spectators. Educational institutions also organise their individual programmes. Sports meets and tournaments are also organised on the day, including the exciting boat race in the river Buriganga. In the evening, all major public buildings are illuminated with colourful lights. Bangla Academy, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and other socio-cultural organizations hold cultural functions. Similar functions are also arranged in other places in the country.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives:

(a) Illuminate stands for

(i) put out (ii) light (iii) put on (iv) put off

(b) — hold cultural functions on 26 March.

(i) British Council (ii) Bangla Academy and Shilpakala Academy (iii) Nazrul Academy (iv) Children Academy

(c) Various displays are arranged to the spectators.

(i) sadden (ii) irritate (iii) annoy (iv) amuse

(d) What is the main purpose of the author of the passage?

(i) To highlight the celebration of Independence Day (ii) To show us the way of arranging programmes (iii) To describe our tradition (iv) To show our nationalism

(e) ‘Enthusiasm’ means

(i) ambition (ii) celebration (iii) dedication (iv) zeal

(f) 26 March is observed in

(i) a normal way (ii) a simple way (iii) a befitting manner (iv) an organized way

(g) Our biggest state festival is

(i) Shaheed Dibosh (ii) May Day (iii) Independence Day (iv) Pahela Boishakh

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) What is the significance of our Independence Day?

(b) How do we pay homage to the martyrs?

(c) What do the cultural programmes highlight?

(d) Where is the parade held on 26 March? Who take part in the parade?

(e) How do we become inspired from this passage?

3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text:

Humans can neither change the sun’s radiation nor the earth’s orbit around the sun. But they can control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere. Only during the last hundred years the carbon dioxide concentration has been raised alarmingly in the atmosphere and we humans can be held responsible for this. The main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is the burning of fossil fuels. Since the end of the 19th century, industrial activities increased rapidly giving rise to many factories. These factories required energy, which was produced through the combustion of coal. Besides coal, other sources of energy such as mineral oil and natural gas were also burned to heat our houses, run cars and airplanes or to produce electricity. Nowadays, about 85 million barrels of crude oil are burned daily. Every time a fossil raw material is burned, it releases carbon dioxide into the air.

Question: It is true that most of the natural phenomena are beyond humans’ control, yet he can (a) — some aspects like the greenhouse effect by his wise activities. Carbon dioxide is the main (b) — of it. Carbon dioxide is being (c) — in the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels. In fact, industrial activities have given rise to many factories

where coal is (d) — for energy. Moreover, mineral oil and natural gas are also used for various (e) —. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions no. 4 and 5.

The great men were born in different places of this world but their activities make them familiar and closer to us. Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah is one of those who contributed a lot towards Bangla language and merature he was the greatest scholar of Bengal. This great scholar was born on July, 1885 at 24 Pargonas in West Bengal, India. He passed his entrance examination in 1904 and obtained his B.A. degree six years later. It took him two years to complete his M.A. and another two years for his Bachelor of Law Degree. He later joined the University of Dhaka in 1921 as a Professor of Sanskrit and Bengali. He was awarded the Doctorate Degree from Sorborne University, Paris in 1928. “Bangla Shahitter Katha,” the first well-arranged history of Bengali literature was composed by him that was published in 1953. This great scholar remained busy with his work till he became seriously ill in 1967 and was confined to bed for about two and a half years. Dr. Shahidullah breathed his last on 13th July, 1969 in Dhaka. We remember him with great respect and gratitude.

4. Complete the table below with information from the above passage.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of sentences in column A, B and C to write five complete sentences.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.

(a) The merchant sold him to a rich man in another country.

(b) To escape torture, he one day fled from his master’s house.

(c) Once there lived a young man named Androcles.

(d) Unfortunately he was caught by a slave merchant.

(e) He took shelter in a cave.

(f) He used to inflict heavy torture on him.

(g) It was unbearable for him.

(h) The man was very rude and cruel.

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on ‘Tree Plantation. You should write it in about 150 words. (a) What is tree plantation? (b) Why should we plant trees? (c) When and where should we plant trees? (d) How should we take care of trees? (e) What should the government do in this regard?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story.

There lived a hare and tortoise in the same jungle. The hare used to taunt the tortoise for its slow pace. One day he challenged the tortoise in a race

10. The graph below shows “The number of people in percentage, living below the poverty line” from 1995 to 2010. Describe the graphs in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the graph.

People in percentage living below line of poverty –

11. Suppose, you are Helal/Helen. You have a friend called Limon/Luna who informed you about his/her plan after the SSC Exam. Now, write a letter to your friend telling him/her what you intend to do after the SSC Examination.

12. Nowadays computer is used in different sections. It has become very essential to learn about computer. Your friend Nabil/Nabila wants to know a lot about it. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of learning computer.

Rajshahi Board-2019

Read the passage, then answer the following questions no. 1 and 2.

The advantages of the Internet technology have made a good number of websites to emerge to facilitate social relations among people around the world. These are known as social networking services or social networks. At present, Facebook is the most popular. Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. are other frequently used social services. Social network services are web-based and hence, provide ways for the users to interact through the Internet. These services make it possible to connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders and thus have made a lot for the users to feel that they really live in a global village. Why are social networks expanding so fast? The answer is simple. Most of the social services are cost-free. You can make use of them free, paying a very little to your Internet service provider. Secondly, you can make your personal profile public before the entire online community. It is like presenting yourself before the entire world. You can also look into other people’s profile if you are interested. It is simple and easy. Thirdly, social networks allow users to upload pictures, multimedia contents and modify the profile. Some services like Facebook allow users to update their profiles. Fourthly, networks allow users to post blog entries. User profiles have a section dedicated to comments from friends and other users. Finally, there are privacy protection measures too. A user himself or herself decides over the number of visitors/viewers, and what information should be shared with others.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives:

(a) The word ‘advantage’ in the first line refers to

(i) convenience (ii) inconvenience (iii) inappropriate (iv) uncertain

(b) The utility of website is —

(i) abusing social network (ii) creating social awareness

(iii) discouraging social relation (iv) promoting universal brotherhood

(c) Users’ account have — protection measures.

(i) virus (ii) identity (iii) personal secrecy (iv) network

(d) The word ‘content’ stands for

(i) conversation (ii) agreement (iii) a rehearsal (iv) the things that are contained in something

(e) A lot of websites help

(i) to worsen social relations among the world people (ii) to dissuade the world people

(iii) to develop social relations among the global people (iv) to spread terrorism only in the world

(f)This passage highlights the importance of

(i) electronic media (ii) information technology (iii) social networking services (iv) completing education

(g) — are sharing interest through internet.

(i) only students (ii) people of the world (iii) Only the rich people (iv) A privileged few

2. Answer the following questions:

(a) What do you mean by social networks?

(b) How can a user take privacy protection measures?

(c) Where can you make your personal profile?

(d) Do you support the idea that a good number of websites facilitate social relations among people around the world? Why or why not? Explain in 2 or 3 sentences.

(e) Write the merits and demerits of Facebook.

3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

A responsibility is a duty or an obligation to do something. It is also a duty or obligation not to do something. For example, our to do’s are casting our votes if we are 18 or over, maintaining discipline in all spheres of life, helping our trouble-riden neighbours and relatives, completing our lessons in time, keeping our environment clean etc. Again, our not to do’s include keeping bad company, causing harm to anybody, hurting anybody, practising dishonesty or injustice, doing anything subversive of law, evading taxes etc. The responsibilities of the government are so provide for the citizens the basic necessities of life, to protect the fundamental right of the citizens, to ensure freedom of speech, to ensure equality of all before law etc.

Question: It is unbelievable that a nation consists of people having (a) — thoughts and ideas, a single religious (b) — or a single language. People belong to different caste and (c) —. So it is the responsibility of each and every citizen to (d) — respect to others thoughts, faiths, customs way of life and so forth. He/She is expected to do what he/she should do and (e) — from doing what he/she should not do.

Read the passage on Major Yuri Gagarin and answer questions No. 4 and 5.

Yuri Gagarin was Russian pilot and astronaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space. He on his spacecraft Vostok completed and orbit of the earth on 12 April, 1961. Yuri Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino, Russia on March 9, 1934. His parents worked on a farm. He was the third of four children. In 1946, Gagarin completed his secondary education at Klushino. At the age of 16, in 1950, he entered a foundry steel factory near Moscow. He did his graduation from a vocational school in 1951. Then he took a training as Soviet Air Cadet at a local club where he learned to fly at first. He again graduated from a technical school in 1955 and he was recruited in the Soviet Army. He became a lieutenant in the Soviet Air Force in 1957. In 1960, Yuri was selected for Soviet space programme. On 12 April, 1961 he became the first human to travel into space and move round the earth. He died in 1968 in plane crash.

4. Complete the table below with the information from the above passage.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ to write five complete sentences.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written.

(a) Suddenly he stopped one of the guests.

(b) The marriage ceremony was over and the guests were all going to the feast.

(c) He spoke so strangely that the guests stood still and listened to the story.

(d) He saw people walking past him.

(e) The old man told him about his last journey.

(f) The old sailor sat on a stone outside the church.

(g) He had a strange mad look in his eyes.

(h) There was a ship “The old sailor began”.

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on “A Rainy Day” in about 150 words.

(a) How is a rainy day? (b) What usually happens on this day? (c) What do people do on this day? (d) What do children do on this day? (e) How do you spend the day?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story.

Gias Uddin Azam Shah was a great ruler of Bengal. He was very kind and just. He was fond of hunting. One day he went a hunting at a nearby jungle. He aimed at a fawn but

10. Look at the following pie-chart. It shows the choice of professions by different educated youths in Bangladesh. Now, describe the pie-chart in your own words in 150 words. You are advised to highlight and summarize the information given in the pie-chart.

40% perfect Govt job 30% choose jobs of private sector

10% foreign job 08% like business

7% like ICT job 5% opt for farming

11. Suppose, you are Sajib and your friend is Tania who is living in Sylhet. Now, write an email to your friend describing about the co-curricular activities of your school.

12. Suppose, you are Rabeya living in village. You have a friend named Tulika. She lives in Barishal city. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the merits and demerits of village and city life.

All Boards-2018

Total Marks: 100 (N.B.- Answer all the questions. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.] Read the passage, then answer the questions No. 1 and 2.

Mainul Islam is a qualified farmer in Naogaon. Mr. Islam was very brilliant as a student. He took his higher education from Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh. After completing his higher education, Mainul came back home and started advanced farming. He has two other brothers who are graduates in different areas. The speciality of the Islam family is that they all are living in their village and all have fame in their own fields. His younger brother, who is a Rajshahi University graduate, is a science teacher in a local school. His youngest brother is a Social Science graduate and he too would like to start a local NGO to work for this area. When asked “What makes you decide to stay here in this village?”, Mr. Islam smiled. He said, “Look, it’s true that we could leave this village for a city life, I could be an officer or my brother could be a bureaucrat. But it didn’t attract us. We are sons of this soil. Yes, we have education but does education prepare a person only to be an officer? Don’t we have any obligation to the soil that has made us what we are?” He also added that every educated individual shouldn’t be a job seeker. He continued that since his discipline was Agriculture, after his education he took the occupation of a farmer. In response to the question whether they have any frustrations to live in a village, he confirmed that they were very pleased with their life. He said, “I work in my own farm, stay with my family members, pass time with my old friends, and sleep at my own home. All these count a lot.” Mr. Islam is right. Many people go to cities and forget or loosen their roots knowingly or unknowingly. Mr. Islam and his brothers are great – they never forgot their roots. They not only stuck to their own roots, they have been torch bearers for others to be respectful of their own roots.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives:

(a) According to Mr. Islam, – should not be the only motto of education.

(i) acquisition of knowledge (ii) to be aware of responsibilities (iii) job seeking (iv) fellow feeling

(b) Mainul along with his brothers — in a village.

(i) live (ii) work (iii) studies (iv) lives

(c) Mainul and his brothers are  — with their present life.

(i) frustrated (ii) dissatisfied (iii) satisfied (iv) annoyed (1) discot

(d) Which quality of Mainul describes him best in the passage?

(i) He is a graduate (ii) He is an educated farmer

(iii) He does not like conventional jobs (iv) He shows responsibility to his root

(e) Mainul’s younger brother graduated from

(i) Agricultural University (ii) Rajshahi University (iii) Dhaka University (iv) Rajshahi College

(f) “People forget their roots” What does ‘root’ mean here?

(i) country-side (ii) lower portions of trees (iii) place of birth and its surroundings (iv) world heritage

(g) Mainul started — farming in village.

(i) modern (ii) traditional (iii) outdated (iv) conventional

2. Answer the following questions:

(a) What made Mainul Islam come back to his village?

(b) “Every educated individual should not be a job seeker.” – Do you agree? Why?

(c) What is the speciality of Islam family?

(d) Why did Mainul become a farmer?

(e) Why are the three brothers great?

3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text:

Fish population is at the risk from global warming. Climate change is increasing the water temperature in lakes, rivers and seas. This indicates there is less food and supply of oxygen available for fish. It again means that fish may not grow properly and may have fewer generation. If temperatures rise even by one or two degrees, some fishes will be extinct from our planet. Climate change increases the pressure on fish population and these fishes are treated as one of the most valuable biological assets. 40% people of the world depend on fish for their protein. In case of our failure to reduce greenhouse gas emission, we will increase the pressure on fish. Thus, people depending on fish will suffer from malnutrition, hunger and poverty.

Question: The temperature rise of water in rivers, lakes and seas has (a) — in the scarcity of food and oxygen for fish. As a result, the (b) — and reproduction of fishes is being hampered. If temperature rise goes on in this rate, it will cause the (c) — of some fishes. If this happens, people (d) — on fish as the main source of protein will suffer a lot. A possible solution to this problem is the (e) — of greenhouse gas emission.

Read the passage on Gustave Eiffel and his Tower and answer questions No. 4 and 5:

The Eiffel Tower was named after Gustave Eiffel, a Frenchman who designed the tower. He was born in a prosperous family in 1832. He took his graduation from the Central School of Engineering in Paris and went to work for a railway construction company. His mother thought that he would not go far. “Be patient, mum. I’ve got some ideas. You’ll see,” Gustave assured his mother. For years, Gustave made plan after plan of dams, factories, stations and structures of great sized buildings. All over Europe engineers copied them. In the middle of 1880s, a group of French industrialists persuaded the government to organize a World Fair in Paris. Gustave proposed a 989 feet tower of iron as a symbol of the fair. The construction of the tower began in January 1887. Forty engineers and designers worked under Gustave’s direction for two years. The tower was finally completed in March 1889. It is the highest structure of iron made by man. No such structure had ever been constructed before. It is regarded as one of the wonders of the world.

4. Complete the table below with the information from the above passage:

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6. Match the parts of sentences in column A, B and C to write five complete sentences:

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of sentences need to be written:

(a) He made his first appearance in literature by writing “Liza of Lambeth”, a realistic study on the life of low neighbourhood in London.

(b) Some of his well-known plays are “Mrs. Cardilac”, “Lady Frederick” and so on.

(c) He was born in Paris in 1874.

(d) This brought for him a good name.

(e) He wrote a few other novels too.

(f) William Somerset Maugham was one of the greatest short story writers of modern time.

(g) Despite being a doctor, he gave up medicine for literature because of having no charm.

(h) Then he took to writing plays.

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on “Deforestation”. You should write it in about 150 words:

(a) What is deforestation? (b) What are the causes of deforestation? (c) What are the impacts of deforestation on human being, fauna, nature and climate? (d) How will the low-lying countries be affected? (e) How can deforestation be prevented?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it.

Sufia is a worker in a big garments factory. More than five thousand workers work in that factory. One day, while she was busy in work a sound was heard, “Fire! Fire! Help! Help!” ………………

10. The graph below shows the number of people using the internet from the year 2013 to 2017 in Bangladesh. Now, describe the graph in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the graph:

11. Suppose, you are Sayeem/Samia. You and your parents went to Chittagong by train a few days ago. You wish to share this new experience with your friend Abrar/Anika. Now, write a letter to your friend sharing the experience of the train journey that you made.

12. Suppose, you are Anik/Anika. Your younger brother/sister, Rashed/Rasheda goes to bed late and does not get up early. So, he/she often goes to school late and feels drowsy. Now, write a dialogue between you and your brother/ sister about the importance of early rising.