জুনিয়র স্কুল সার্টিফিকেট পরীক্ষা: বিশেষ প্রস্তুতি-৪৩ মডেল টেস্ট-১ English 1st Paper Full Marks: 100; Time: 3 Hours [Figures in the right margin indicate full marks.] Section A : Reading Test (Seen Passage) Read the text carefully and answer the questions 1, 2 and 3. Shamima started to tell us her story. Listening to her, we were stunned and at the same time our hearts were filled with admiration for her. It was 1995. Shamima was 15 years old. She got promoted to class 8. Shamima had all the dreams of an adolescent. She wanted to bring about a change in her life. She wanted to see happiness in her family too. She knew she could fulfill her dream by completing her education and getting a good job. Fifteen year old Shamima’s dreams were nipped in the bud. Her father wanted to marry her off against her will. Marrying off a girl under 18 is against the law in Bangladesh. Shamima did not want to get married. But nobody paid any heed to her. They arranged her marriage with a man much older than her. All her tears and protests went in vain. Shamima was married off to Amirul Islam. 1. Choose the best answer. 1┤5=5 (a) The term ‘stunned’ means ╛. (i) worried (ii) surprised (iii) interested (d) protested (b) ‘Admiration’ refers to ╛. (i) appreciation (ii) rumour (iii) binding (d) consolation (c) ‘Happy’ means ╛. (i) glad (ii) aversive (iii) calculative (d) meticulous (d) The word ‘heed’ refers to ╛. (i) attention (ii) inattention (iii) objection (d) race (e) ‘Job’ means ╛. (i) service (ii) serve (iii) work (d) condition 2. Give short answers. 2┤5=10 (a) When did the narrator listen to Shamimas story? (b) What did Shamima dream of? (c) Did Shamimas dream come true? What happened? (d) How old is Shamima now? (e) What are your dreams? 3. Read the text in A again. Now, write the summary of it in around 50 words. 10 Section B : Reading Test (Unseen Passage) Read the following text carefully and answer question 4 and 5. Begum Rokeya was born in 1880 in the village of Pairabondh, Rangpur, present Bangladesh, in the then British Indian Empire. Her father, Jahiruddin Muhammad Abu Ali Haidar Saber, was a highly educated zamindar. Rokeyas eldest brother Ibrahim Saber had a great influence on her life. Rokeya wanted to study Bengali, the language of the majority in Bengal. The family disliked this because many upper class muslims of the time preferred to use Arabic and Persian as the media of education. Ibrahim taught English and Bengali to Rokeya. Rokeya married at the age of sixteen in 1896. Her husband, Khan Bahadur Sakhawat Hussain, was the Deputy Magistrate of Bhagalpur. He was very supportive to Rokeya. In 1909, Sakhawat Hussain died. She was a leading feminist writer and social worker in undivided Bengal during the early 20th century. She is most famous for her efforts on behalf of gender equality and other social issues. She established the first school aimed primarily at Muslim girls, which still exists today. She wrote short stories and novels. Her important books are Sultanas Dream and Padmarag. She died of heart problems on December 9, 1932. In Bangladesh, 9 December is celebrated as Rokeya Day. 4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1┤5=5 Name/Who Information Time/When Place/Where Begum Rokeya was born 1880 (i) ........ Village, Rangpur (ii) ....... was married to Sakhawat Hossain (iii) ......... (iv) ...... celebrate as Rokeya Day 9 December (v) ....... 5. Read the passage again and write True or False beside the following statements. Give answers for the false statements. 1 ┤ 5 =5 (a) Begum Rokeya was born of a middle class family. (b) Begum Rokeya was younger than Ibrahim Saber. (c) That Rokeya studied Bengali was a furious revolt. (d) Begum Rokeya died of cardiac disorder. (e) Begum Rokeya fought for gender equality only. 6. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words. 1┤5=5 Illiteracy is a curse. It is the root (a) ╛ of ignorance which frustrates all development (b) ╛ of the government and the community. No development efforts can (c) ╛ unless illiteracy is eradicated. Eradication of illiteracy in a country like Bangladesh with so (d) ╛ a population is undoubtedly a gigantic task. No individual, community or organization, not even the government is (e) ╛ of solving this huge problem single-handed. 7. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order. 10 (a) But unfortunately he was defeated and taken as a prisoner. (b) He allowed him to rule his country as before and also made him king of another province. (c) The Panjab was ruled by a king named Porus. (d) Then he came to the plain of the Punjab. (e) Alexander, the king of Macedonia crossed the Khaiber Pass and reached India. (f) He was brought before Alexander. (g) Porus came forward with his men and arms in order to defend his land from the attack of Alexander. (h) Alexander asked him how he would like to be treated. (i) Alexander was pleased with Porus for his bold reply. (j) Porus bravely replied “Like a King. 8. Fill in the gaps using clues from the boxes. There are more words than necessary. 0.5┤10=5 recent trained a Essential the computer device process About modern Perform machine sense special The computer is (a) ╛ fairly recent invention. It has now become an important part of (b) ╛ life. It has greatly benefited us and brought (c) ╛ revolutionary changes in our life. Any (d) ╛ that helps people (e) ╛ mathematical calculation may be called a computer. In this sense (f) ╛ abacus is a simple computer. Today, however, the term (g) ╛ refers to special kind of electronic (h) ╛ that can perform mathematical calculations and (i) ╛ large masses of information at a great speed. In a few minutes a computer can perform calculation that (j) ╛ mathematicians would need years to complete. 9. The phrases in column A are the beginnings of some sentences. And the column B are the endings. Match the phrases in column A with the phrases in column B to make complete sentences. 1┤5=5 Column A Column B (i) Many people living in city areas (a) are not careful of utilizing natural gas and thus wasting our resources. (ii) By leaving the taps running whenever they (b) continues our resources will run out very soon. (iii) Our industrial productions (c) are not careful of using natural resources. (iv) People (d) are disturbed by load shedding. (v) If this wastage (e) waste water for day-to-day purpose. 10. Suppose, you are Tanjim. Taher is your friend. Make a dialogue in 100 words about the importance of learning English. 10 11. Write a paragraph on Traffic Jam by answering the following questions. Your paragraph should not exceed 100 words. 10 (a) What is traffic jam? (b) What are the causes of traffic jam? (c) How can these problems be solved? (d) What does traffic jam create? (e) Where does it usually happen? (f) What problems do the people face for it? 12. Read the beginning of the story. Now, complete it in 150 words. 10 It was a very hot day. A crow was very thirsty. It flew here and there in search of water. But it found no water anywhere. At last he saw a jar of water. The crow flew to the jar. But there was a little water at the bottom of the jar... 13. Imagine, you are Sami/Samia of Tannery More, Jhigatola, Dhaka. Your friend Rumi/Safwa of Narsingdi, has stood first in order of merit in Junior School Certificate (JSC) Examination. Now, write a letter to your friend congratulating him/her on his/her brilliant success. 10
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