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St. Gregory's High School & College, Dhaka Test Examination—2023; English
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Part A : Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read the passage. Then answer the
questions no 1 and 2. [Unit—5;
Lesson—3(A)]
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
out 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 in the air.
Therefore, it is clear that more and more greenhouse gases like carbon
dioxide are being generated worldwide by humans. Moreover, we are also
strengthening the greenhouse effect by deforestation which means cutting down
trees. Every year, enormous areas of forests are destroyed by people to obtain
wood and to clear regions for mining and to create pasture. The loss of the
forest causes dual problems. Trees that are burned down release large volume of
carbon dioxide gas into the air. On the other hand, an important carbon dioxide
storehouse is destroyed with the forests as forests absorb a lot of carbon
dioxide from the air and deliver oxygen.
1. Choose the best answer from the
alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) The earth
is —— around the sun.
(i) going (ii)
taking (iii)
encircling (iv) coming
(b) Human
being can control the —— amount of green house gases.
(i) decreasing (ii) risen (iii)
curbing (iv) growing
(c) The word
'responsible' means ——.
(i) reasonable (ii) accountable (iii)
enable (iv) countable
(d) The level
of carbon dioxide increases for the burning of —— fuel.
(i) mining (ii) burnt (iii)
alternative (iv) bio
(e) Industrial
activities —— in the increasing amount of carbon dioxide.
(i) lead (ii)
result (iii) succeed (iv) regulate
(f) The ——
source of carbon dioxide is burning of fossil fuel.
(i) potential (ii) partial (iii)
minimum (iv) alternative
(g) The word
'generated' means ——.
(i) produced (ii) modified (iii)
accelerated (iv) organized
2. Answer to the following questions in your
own words. 2´5=10
(a) What is possible in the part of human being?
(b) How is man responsible for the concentration
of increasing amount of greenhouse gases?
(c) Why has the amount of green house gases been
increased since the end of the 19th century?
(d) How does deforestation strengthen the
greenhouse effect?
(e) What are the roles of forest?
Read the
passage and answer to the following question. [Unit—5;
Lesson—1(A)]
Meherjan
lives in a slum on the Sirajganj 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 week hands tremble as she adds some fallen leaves and straw to the
lire. The whispering sound from the river Jamuna makes the fire unsteady. The
dancing flames remind 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 landed
property gradually. It finally claimed her 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 hanger 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 dream and happiness.
3. Fill in the following blanks with suitable
words. 1´5=5
Meherjan
is now a slum dweller. Her abode is now on the Sirajganj Town Protection
Embankment. Her shelter is (a) —— to cage. Her appearance is more (b) —— than
her actual age because she has to (c) —— the hard realities of life. Her
condition was not as
(d) —— as it is now. She had everything like house, property and the family
members. The erosion of Jamuna river snatched everything from her and has made
her (e) ——.
Read the passage and answer to
the question no (4—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 into
Star Palace School. But Milton could not pay attention to the 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 MA 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
this 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 Marry
Powell in an occasion and married her. But this great poet became blind in
1652. The idea behind his famous work "The Paradise Lost" developed
after his blindness. "The Paradise Lost" saw the light of the day in
the year 1667. Nine years after its publication, this great artist in English
literature died.
4. Complete
the table with necessary information from the passage. 1´5=5
John
Milton
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Who |
Name of the events |
Place/Whom |
Year/Time |
Contribution |
Reason/ Specialty |
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John Milton |
left
school |
(i)
.......... |
in
1615 |
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couldn't
pay attention to his studies |
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He |
(ii)
........... |
at
24 |
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Milton's
father |
allowed
him to study |
(iii)
.......... |
from
1632-38 |
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He |
married |
Marry
Powell |
(iv)
......... |
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His |
famous
work |
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(v)
......... |
developed
after his blindness |
5. Write the
summary of the above passage in 60-70 words. 10
6. Match the
clauses from column A, B and C to make five meaningful sentences. 1´5=5
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Column A |
Column B |
Column C |
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(a) Good manner is |
(i) has been given |
(i) in every sphere of life |
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(b) A man of good manners |
(ii) this invaluable virtue |
(ii) and is a great virtue |
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(c) In all religions, a great importance |
(iii) the great virtue |
(iii) is an ideal of humanity in all eras |
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(d) A person who possesses |
(iv) achieves success |
(iv) from the very stage of life |
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(e) So, all of us should cultivate |
(v) the best quality of a human |
(v) to good manners |
7. Rearrange
the following sentences sequentially. 1´8=8
(a) On their
way back to home they had no problem.
(b) They
fired another rocket and everything was found all right.
(c) It
proves that there is nothing impossible for man.
(d) Millions
of people watched their adventure on the screen of television.
(e) The mission
of the astronauts was completed.
(f) They
came out of the lunar orbit and headed back to earth.
(g) They
were ready to return on the earth.
(h) On July
24 in 1969, they landed in the Pacific Ocean and were received very warmly.
Part
B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on
"Global Warming". 10
(a) What is global warming? (b)
What are the causes responsible for warming up the atmosphere? (c) How is
mankind affected by it? (d) Why is it a global problem?
9. Read the beginning of a story and add at least ten new sentences
to complete the story. 10
Once upon a time, there was a
king who was very fond of knowing his future from astrologers. A good
astrologer happened to stop at his capital on his way to Benaras .......
10. Look at the chart below. It is about the
choice of profession by different educated people. Now, describe the chart in
your own words. 10
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Govt. Job |
Private Job |
Farming |
Business |
Intellectual Work |
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70% |
10% |
4% |
10% |
6% |
11. Suppose, you are Rony. You have a younger brother named Rahul who
is a student of class 8. Now, write a letter to your younger brother advising
him to study regularly and not to adopt unfair means in the examination. 10
12. Suppose,
you are Kishor. Today you and your friend Sagor are late in the exam hall due
to waterlogging. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about
waterlogging. 10