JSC MODEL QUESTION- ENGLISH 1ST PAPER .... Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it (1-3). Shamina’s misery started the day she was married. Her husband was a greedy person and he used to abuse her verbally and physically. Within a few months into her marriage she had to leave her husband Amirul Islam. Now Shamima vows to work with women, who are ill- fated like her. She has 43 female members in her organization working for her. She trains the members herself and then provides them with work. She designs fabrics, makes block- print, brush-print and hand-embroidere d sarees. She also makes three-piece dresses for women, and fatuas for men. She sells these products in her shop and supplies them outside. Shamima has a dream now, a dream to do something for the helpless people. She wants them to feel useful. They can live with self respect and dignity. With this in view, she goes out looking for such people. Shamima finished her story with a smile. Shamima has no complaints, no regrets, no grudges. All she wants to do is to bring a smile on the faces of those women who are unfortunate. Shamima wants to become a famous designer. 1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text. 5 (a)greedy— i. ambitious ii. Desirousiii. covetous iv. eager (b) regret__ i. grieve ii. rejoiceiii. celebrate iv. regard (c) leave— i. live ii. stay iii. abandon iv. give out (d) provide— i. change ii. take iii. get iv. supply (e) dignity— i. capability ii. Ability iii.respectiv.S uitability Or, Choose the best answer from the alteatives. a. Complaint mean ——. (i) grievance (ii) innovator (iii) objection (iv) criticism b. Her husband was ——-. (i) honest (ii) greedy (iii) dishonest (iv) kind c. She wants to do something for the ——-.women. (i) unlucky (ii) happy (iii)solvent (iv) able d.Shamima left her husband ——-. (i) within a few months (ii) within few days (iii) within few weeks (iv) within few years e.Shamima vows to work with – women. (i) rich (ii) dishonest (iii) helpless (iv) restless 2. Answer the following questions. (a) Why did Shamima leave her husband? 10 (b)What does Shamima want to be? (c) What did she do after leaving her husband? (d) What is the motto of Shamima? (e) How does Shamima sell her products? 3. Summarize the above passage in around 60 words. 10 Reading Test (Unseen Passage) Read the following text carefully and answer the questions 4 and 5:- The world is full of great men. They have come to different places of this world. Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah was one of those who contributed a lot towards the Bengali language and literature. He was the greatest scholar of bangal. The great scholar was bo at 24 Pangrams in West Bengal on 10 th July, 1885. He passed the entrance Examination in 1904. He obtained his B.A. degree in 1910, M.A. in 1912 and B.L. in 1914. He joined the University of Dhaka in 1921 as a professor of Sanskrit and Bengali. He was awarded the Doctorate Degree from Sorboe University of Paris in 1928. His` Bangle Shahitter katha’ published in 1953 was the first well-arranged history of Bengali literature. In 1966 he was seriously ill and was in sick bed for about two and a half years. The great scholar breathed his last on 13 July, 1969 in Dhaka. We all remember him with gratitude and respect. 4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage: 5 The name of events Place/ institute Year/When Dr.Mohammad Shamdullah’s birth (i)............ (ii)……….. 1921 (iii) ............ Sorboe University of Paris Bangla Shahitter katha (iv)........ His death (v)......... 5. Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements. 5 (a) Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah contributed a lot to English Literature. (b) He was bo on the 10th July 1985. (c) He received his M.A. in 1912. He was the greatest scholar of London. We consider Dr. Mohammad shahidullah one of the great men of the world. 6 Fill in the gaps with appropriate word 5 The (a)——- of English can not be described. English in an inteational (b) ———.We feel the(c) ——-of leaing English at every step. If we do not know (d)——, we can not get a good job. (e)——do not find it easy to live abroad unless we know English.5 7. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.10 (a) He had a bundle of books and some money with him. (b) They traveled for twelve days without any trouble. (c) On the thirteenth day a gang of robbers attacked them. (d) He ordered Saadi to give all he had to him (e) Saadi then said, “ I hope that you will make good use of these books.” (f) The robbers, took away all the goods and money from the merchants (g) The merchants had their goods and a lot of money (h) Sheikh Saadi handed him the bundle of books and also the little money he had without any fear. (i) Once Sheikh Saadi was going to banghdad with a group of rich merchants. (j)Then the leader of the robbers came to Saadi. 8. Fill in the each gap with a suitable word from the box. 5 sediment habitat forestland repair floods Effect insecurity damage protection causes Deforestation cut The most common causes of (a) ——————- are cutting and buing the (b) —————————————-. Though the forest lands are (c) ———————- and but for the sake of agriculture and (d) ——————, it has a negative (e) ——————- on environment. The removal of trees (f) ———————- the birds and the others animals living on them to leave the place. It also causes serious (g) ————— to the soil, as trees give (h) —————- to the soil as well. In the end , the soil gets (i) —————— in the river bed and causes frequent (j) ——————. 9. The phrases in column A are the beginnings of some sentences. The phrases in column B are the endings. Match the Column-A Column-B (i) Every country has a (a)in size and is very nice to look at. (ii)We achieved it after nine months sanguinary (b) national flag of her own, which symbolizes the sovereignty of the country (iii) Our national flag is rectangular (c) and the remaining portion is bottle green in color. (iv)It may be of different sizes but its length d) war of liberation in 1971 (v)The round middle portion is red (e) And breadth must be in the ratio 1: 6. phrases in column A with the phrases in column B to make complete . 5 Writing Test 10. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of reading newspaper. 10 11. Write a paragraph about “ Tree Plantation” in about 150 words answering the following questions. 10 (a) What is tree plantation? (b) Why are trees important for us? (c) Why do people cuttrees? (d) Why should we plant trees? (e) What should we do save the world? 12. The story below is about a greedy farmer. Complete the story in 150 words. 10 There lived a farmer in a village. He had a wonderful goose. The goose laid an egg of gold everyday. The farmer was very greedy. He thought that the stomach ——————————————— 13. Suppose you are a JSC Examinee and your examination is knocking at the door. You want to inform one of your friends about your preparation for the examination. Now, write a letter to your friend telling him how you have prepared yourself for the ensuing J.S.C Examination.
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