এই প্রশ্ন গুলো ভালো করে দেখবা Model Test (JSC) English — 2014JSC Model Test – 2014 (No—1)English 1stpaperTime: 3 hours Full Marks: 100Section A: Reading Test (Seen passage)Read the text and answer questions 1, 2& 3.Health is the condition of our body and mind. It may be good or bad. Good health means healthy body free from diseases. It is essential for everyone to lead a happy life. If we are not in good health, we cannot concentrate on any activity in our life.A proverb goes, ‘Health is wealth’. It means health is equally valuable as gold or any other personal possessions. We may have vast wealth and property, but ifwe are not healthy , we cannot enjoy them.To keep ourselves healthy, we have to docertain things. We have to eat a balance diet. We must exercise regularly to keep our body fit for work.There is an old saying:‘Early to bed and early to rise,Makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise.’So we must not keep late hours. We should go to bed early at night and rise early in the morning. Peace of mind is another condition for good health. So wemust not worry over small things of life.1.Guess the meaning of the following words and chose the correct meaning closest to the text. 1*5=5(i) Condition—-a) state b) mind c) good d) bad(ii) Concentrate —–a) mean b) healthy c) every d) attention upon a certain object(iii) Possession —-a) equal b) property c) value d) personal(iv) exercise ——a) want b) go c) exertion d) with(v) life ——-a) passes b) born c) luck d) a living being2.Answer the following questions: 2*5= 10a) What do you understand by ‘good health’?b) What is essential for anyone to lead a happy life?c) What to do if we keep ourselves healthy?d) Why must we not keep late hours?e) Why should we go to bed early at night and rise early in the morning?Extra:f) Do you think that good health lies in sound mind?g) Why is physical exercise necessary?h) Who cannot enjoy a happy life?i) Who is healthy man?j) What is needed for good mental health?3.Summarize the text in section A in your own words (around 85 words): 10 Section B: Reading Test (Unseen passage)Man is the maker of his own fate. if he makes the proper use of his time and does his duties accordingly, he is sure toimprove and prosper in life. But if he does otherwise, he is sure to repent when it is too late and he will have to drag a miserable existence from day to day. To kill time is as bad as to commit suicide: or, our life is nothing but the sum total of some hours, days and years.Youth is the golden season of life. in youth, the mind is soft and can be shaped in any form. If we sow good seeds, we shall reap a good harvest when we grow up.4.Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1*5=5ABCMan(i) ————–his own fate.(ii)between killing timeand suicide.Life isnothing but(iii) ————–Youth is(iv) ————–of sowing seeds(v) ————-make our fateand can destroy it.5.Read the passage again and write whether the statements are true or false. Give correct information for the false statements. 2*5=10a) Man is the architect of his own fate.b) life is nothing but enjoyment.c) He who uses his time properly and does his duties properly, can improve in life.d) Youth is the time of journey.e) The mind of a young man is soft.6.Fill in the gaps with appropriate words. 1*5=5Human beings are born as baby on this beautiful world and after a certain (a) ——they become older in the society. In the way of their lives they play vital (b) —— that gives much (c) ———- to the next generation. They are a (d) —– of our society. So they should no be (e) ——- .7.Read the texts and rearrange them in correct order. 0.5*10=5(a) On his return from the battle field he gave up the sword for pen.(b) He lost father at the age of eight.(c) He was taken to Bangladesh in 1972 from Calcutta.(d) At the age of eleven he showed his poetic genius.(e) Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in 1899 inthe district of Bardwan in west Bengal.(f) In 1914 the first World War broke out.(g) He was buried in the compound of Dhaka University Mosque.(h) At the age of nineteen he joined the army as an ordinary soldier.(i) He died on the August 29, 1976.(j) In 1924 he got married with Promila inCalcutta.8.Fill in the gaps using clues from the box. There are more words than necessary.0.5*10=5ontoofrommodernthroughtelevisionevensubjectthedistantbeforegoodTelevision has become (a) —- most common and widespread (b) —– of entertainment of the (c) —– world. A wide range of programmes of varied (d) —— is telecast (e) ——- numerous channels. Almost every middle class and(f) —– working class families have a (g) —– set today. Television programmes are not only entertaining; they can be highly educative (h) ——. For example, television is used for (i) —– learning. Courses run by the open University are shown (j) —– television.9.The phrases in column A are the beginnings of some sentences. The phrases in column B are the endings. Match the phrases in column A with the phrases in column B to make complete sentences. 1*5=5Column AColumn Bi) We are all indebted to our parentsa) duties to our parents.ii) They have brought us upb) for our life on earth.iii) So, we havec) and are also doing their best for our education.Iv) The first and foremost dutyd) is to obey them.v) when we respectthem, the get immense pleasuree) and bless us from the core of their heart.Section C: writing Test10. Suppose, you are Naima and Naim is your younger brother who is ready appear at the ensuing JSC examination. You know, he is weak in English and Mathematics. Now make a dialogue in 100 words between you and your younger brother about his preparation for the ensuing JSC Examination. 1011. Write a paragraph on “Your School Library” in about 150 words answering the following questions. 10a) What is a library?b) Where is your school library?c) How many books and furniture are there in your school library?d) How do students use the library?e) How does the library benefits you as well as the students?12. Read the beginning of the story. Now complete it in 150 words. 10Robert bruce was famous king. His kingdom was invaded by enemies. The king fought bravely but was defeated in the battle……………………………13. English is an international language. Now a days we cannot do anything without it. So, learning English is very necessary.Now,write a letter to your younger brother describing the necessity of learning English. 10JSC Model Test – 2014 (No—2)English 1stpaperTime: 3 hours Full Marks: 100Section A: Reading Test (Seen passage)Read the text and answer questions 1, 2& 3.Bangladeshi cuisine is rich and varied with the use of many spices. We have delicious and appetizing food, snacks and sweets.Boiled rice is our staple food. It is served with a variety of vegetables, curry, lentil, soups, fish and meat. Fish is the main source of protein. Fishes are now cultivated in ponds. Also we have fresh-water-fishes in lakes and rivers. More than 40 types of fishes are common. Some of them are carp, rui, katla, magur, chingrhi. Shutki or dried fishes are popular. Hilsa is very popular among the people of Bangladesh. Panta ilish is a traditional platter of Panta Bhat. It is steamed rice soaked in water and servedwith fried hilsha slice, often together withdried fish, pickles, lentil soup, green chilies and onion. It is a popular dish on the Pohela Boishakh.The people of Bangladesh are very fond of sweets, almost all Bangladeshi women prepare some traditional sweets, ‘Pitha’ a type of sweets made from rice flour, sugar, syrup, molasses, and sometimes milk, is a traditional food loved by the entire population. During winter Pitha Utsab, meaning pitha festival is organized by different groups of people.Sweets are distributed among close relatives when there is good news like births, weddings, promotion etc. Sweets of Bangladesh are mostly milk based. The common ones are roshgulla., sandesh, rasamalai, gulap jemun, kala jamun, and chom-chom. There are hundreds of different varieties of sweet preparations. Sweets are therefore an important part of the day to day life of Bangladeshi people.1.Guess the meaning of the following words and chose the correct meaning closest to the text. 15=5(i) delicious ——-(a) tasty (b) rich (c) new (d) foreign(ii) entire ——(a) total (b) main (c) local (d) troublesome(iii) distribute —-(a) collect (b) divide (c) tribute (d) sell(iv) variety —(a) taste (b) colour (c) price (d) diversity(v) organize ———-(a) create (b) arrange (c) show (d) utilize2.Answer the following questions: 2 5= 10a) What is our main food item?b) Why are sweets an important part of our life?c) What has made Bangladesh so special?d) Apart from fish, what other foods do we eat with rice?e) How is boiled rice served?3.Summarize the text in section A in your own words (around 85 words): 10Section B: Reading Test (Unseen passage)Read the text carefully and answer the questions 4, 5 & 6:Humayun Ahmed was born in 13 November 1984. He was a Bangladeshi author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker. Humayun reached peak of his fame with the publication of his novel Nondito Noroke (In Blissful Hell) in 1972, which remains one of his most famous works, winning admiration from literary critics, including DR. Ahmed Sarif. he wrote over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, all of which were bestsellers in Bangladesh. Inrecognition to the works of Humayun, Times of India wrote Humayun was a custodian of the Bangladeshi literary culture whose contribution single-handedly shifted the capital of Bengali literature from Kolkata to Dhaka without any war or revolution. Ahmed’s writing style was characterized as magic realism. Sunil Ganguly described him as the most popular writer in the Bengali language for a century and according to him, Ahmed was even more popular thanSarat chandra Chattopadhyay. Ahmed’s books have been the top sellers at the Ekushey Book Fair during the 1990s and 2000s. In 2011, Ahmed had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. He died on 19 July 2012 at 11.20 pm BST at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. he was buried in Nuhash palli.4.Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 15=5Who/WhatEventPlace/Time/CreationHumayun Ahmedwas born in(i) ————-He was a(ii) ————————Authorhereached peak of his(iii) —————(iv) ————-was publishedin 1972Hedied on(v) ———————5.Read the passage again and write whether the statements are true or false. Give correct information for the false statements. 25=10a) Humayun Ahmed was born in 13 November, 1948.b) He was a Bangladeshi author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker.c) Nondito Noroke was published in 1972.d) Humayun Ahmed wrote over 2000 fiction.e) Humayun Ahmed died on 19 July At Bellevue Hospital in New York City.6.Fill in the gaps with appropriate words. 15=5Bangladesh (a) —- a poor country with a per capita annual income of about four thousand taka. Although poverty (v) ——– everybody, it is the women who arethe worst sufferers. Social prejudices and customs (c) —— to degrade their position. When a girl (d) ——– in a poor family, it is not (e) —— as a happy event. She has come, as if to add to the sufferings of her parents.7.Read the texts and rearrange them in correct order. 0.510=5a) Then the leader of the robbers came to Saadi.b) The merchants had their goods and a lot of money.c) He had a bundle of books and some money with him.d) They travelled for twelve days without any trouble.e) he ordered Saadi to give all he had to them.f) ON the thirteenth day, a gang of robbers attacked them.g) Sheikh Saadi handed him the bundle of books and also the little money he hadwithout any fear.h) Once Sheikh Saadi was going to Bagdad with a group of rich merchants.i) Saadi then said, “I hope that you will make good use of these books.”j) The robbers took away all the goods and money from the merchants.8.Fill in the gaps using clues from the box. There are more words than necessary. 0.510=5washedtakeplantedexcludeaddprovideinsistprotectneedsbreatheproducepreventTrees are very useful to man. They (a) — the rich top soil from being (b) —— away by rain water and floods. You can see tree being (c) ——- along mountain slopes, on roadside and in parks. They (d) —– life to a place with their colourful flowers, beautiful leaves and fruits. They (e) ——- shelter to bird and animals, they give us timber, medicines, paper, gum etc. They (f) —– if Carbon dioxide and (g)—— Oxygen. As you know by now, man (h) ——- Oxygen to (i) ——— and live. Theyare our best friends. We should (j) ——– them and try to plant more trees around us.9.The phrases in column A are the beginnings of some sentences. The phrases in column B are the endings. Match the phrases in column A with the phrases in column B to make complete sentences. 15=5Column AColumn B(i) Joynul Abedin was born ata) pictures secretly.(ii) He din not like the hard andb) went to Kolkata.(iii) So, he drewc) admitted into Kolkata Govt. Art College.(iv) At the age of fifteen, hed) fast rules of schools.(v) At the age of nineteene) a village in Kishoreganj in 1914.Section C: writing Test10. Suppose, you are Naima and Naim is your younger brother. You have appeared at the JSC examination this year and are waiting for your result. you asked him to help you to choose the group of your study.Now make a dialogue in 100 words between you and your younger brother about future plan of your life/your aim in life. 1011. Write a paragraph on “Your School magazine” in about 150 words answering the following questions. 10a) What is a magazine?b) What does a school magazine contain?c) Who is the writers of the school magazine?d) How does it benefit the students?e) Why is a school magazine necessary?12.Read the beginning of the story. Now complete it in 150 words. 10Once a lion was sleeping in a cave. AT that time a mouse fell upon its body playing. The lion caught it and it…………………………………………13. Supposed, one of your friend got golden A+ in the JSC examination.Now write a letter congratulating him/her for his brilliant success in the examination. 10English Model Test Exam 2014Model TestClass: Eight Subject: English First PaperTime: 3 Hours Full Marks: 100Reading Test (Marks 50)Read the passage carefully and answer the questions:Shamima’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, whoare 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, brushpaint and hand-embroidered sarees. She also makes three-piece dresses for women, and fatuas for men. She sells these products in her shop andsupplies 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. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 7a. Shamima’s misery started —-.(i) from childhood(ii) after marriage(iii) from the day of her marriage(iv) from infancyb. Her husband was —–.(i) honest(ii) greedy(iii) dishonest(iv) kindc. He used to abuse her —–.(i) orally(ii) physically and mentally(iii) mentally(iv) orally and physicallyd. Shamima left her husband —–.(i) within a few months(ii) within few days(iii) within few weeks(iv) within few yearse. Shamima vows to work with – women.(i) rich(ii) dishonest(iii) helpless(iv) restlessf. Her organization consists of —-.(i) 43 male members(ii) 43 women members(iii) 34 male and female members(iv) 34 male membersg. The trainees are trained by —-.(i) themselves(ii) herself(iii) Shamima(iv) government2. Give short answers to the following questions. 10a. When did the misery of Shamima start?b. How was her husband?c. How long her marriage lasted?d. When did she leave her husband?e. What does she vow?f. What did she want to do for the helpless women?g. What does Shamima want to become?h. Where does she sell her products?i. What does she want them to feel?j. Why does she go out?3. Fill in the gaps in the following passage with suitable words. 8Shamima’s misery a) – with the day she was married. Her husband had greed andhe abused her verbally and b) — . So she left her c) — . She takes a vow to work with the ill-fated d) – like her. There are 43 female e) – in her organization. She not only f) – them but also provides them with work. She designs fabrics, makes block-print, bush paint and hand embroidered sarees. She g) – the products in her shop and supplies them outside. Now she h) – to do something for the helpless people
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