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Cumilla
Cadet College, Cumilla Test
Examination—2023; English : Paper I |
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Part A : Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read the following passage and
answer the questions 1 and 2 [Unit—10; Lesson—4(B)]
Zahir
Raihan was one of the most talented film makers in Bangladesh. He was born on
19 August 1935 in the village Majupur, in Feni district. He was an active
worker of the Language Movement. He was one of the ten students to go out in a
procession on 21 February 1952 despite a ban on such activities. As a result,
he and many others were arrested and taken to prison. Zahir was also present at
the historical meeting of Amtala on February 21, 1952. He also took part in the
mass movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined the Liberation War.
All
through his life, Zahir dreamt for a democratic society, a society that will
ensure freedom of speech and will. He had many dreams about our film industry
too. He made a legendary film Jibon Theke Neya based on the
Language Movement of 1952. It was a revolt against the then autocratic
government. The family presented in that film was a miniature East Pakistan
ruled by an autocrat who had to go to the prison for her conspiracy. During the
liberation war this film was shown outside Bangladesh. Critics like Satyajit
Ray, Mrinal Sen, and Ritwik Ghatak appreciated this film. Zahir gave all his
money to the Freedom Fighters' trust that he got from his film shows. Besides,
his great documentary on Pakistani atrocities, Stop Genocide,
helped create world sentiment in favour of our Liberation War.
On 30
December 1971, someone informed Zahir about an address somewhere at Mirpur,
where he might find his brother, the famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser.
Shahidulla was captured and killed by the Pakistani army and the local
collaborators during the last days of the war. Accordingly Zahir left home to
get his brother back and he never returned. Zahir's dream was fulfilled. He
could see the inception of a free independent Bangladesh though he did not get
back his brother. And it's a pity that this dreamer was missing at such a time when
his dream came true.
1. Choose the correct answer from the following
alternatives. 1×7=7
(a) The word 'talented' used in the text is
synonymous with ¾¾.
(i) dull (ii)
genius (iii) good (iv) famous
(b) The word 'procession' used in the text is a
/an ¾¾.
(i) adjective (ii) noun (iii)
adverb (iv) conjunction
(c) He was involved in ¾¾.
(i) Language Movement (ii) Liberation War
(iii) Mass Movement 1969 (iv) all of them
(d) The word 'conspiracy' denotes ¾¾.
(i) plan (ii)
work out (iii) hidden plan (iv) plot
(e) 'Jibon Theke Nyea' deals with ¾¾.
(i) Language Movement (ii) Liberation War
(iii) Mass Movement 1969 (iv) none of them
(f) 'Stop Genocide' is a/an ¾¾.
(i) film (ii)
short film
(iii) documentary on autocracy of
Pakistani govt. (iv)
all of them
(g) The word 'liberation' is the antonym of the
word ¾¾.
(i) slavery (ii) freedom (iii)
independence (iv) free
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5=10
(a) Who was Zahir Raihan?
(b) Why was he imprisoned?
(c) What did he dream and why?
(d) What's about 'Jibon Theke Neya'?
(e) How did Shahidullah Kaiser die?
3. Read the
following passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the
information of the text. [Unit—4;
Lesson—5(D)]
1×5=5
"Today there are many jobs where you need English." This is
because the world has become smaller. Vast distances are shortened by speedy
transports. We can talk to a person thousands of kilometers 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 can't use 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. You can talk to a Chinese toy
maker, as French artist, an Arab ambassador or a Korean builder in one language
–English.
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 the country and
outside the country. And that is good news for millions of our unemployed
youths. "Miss, we learn English for 12 or 14 years, yet we do not find good
jobs'' says Rum . She then tells the class about what happened to her brother.
"Could you please tell us why?" Rumi asks. "This is a very
important question'', Rumi. We should learn how to use English. English both
orally and in writing for doing things as needed in our work, such as
communicating with others at personal, social, national and international
levels. But unfortunately, at the moment we are learning English mainly for our
exams." continues Ms Choudhury. "Remember, English can greatly help
you become skilled workers".
"But where and how can we learn this kind of English, Miss ? asks
Ratan. Ms Choudhury says, "We can learn English both in and outside the
classroom. Besides your textbooks, the radio, television newspapers, magazines,
computers and other supplementary materials will greatly help you. During our
classroom activities, we'll see how we can learn English."
English is a (a) ¾¾ language all over the word due to
globalization. If anybody has no
(b) ¾¾ in English, he
cannot keep pace with the advanced word. It is only language which opens the
gateway of good jobs and introduces us to the realm of (c) ¾¾ because all the
books of higher education are written in English. It helps us to take us into
the world of ICT because English is the (d) ¾¾ language used in ICT. So, we must (e) ¾¾ the language to keep ourselves
updated.
Read
the passage on Alessandro Volta. Complete the table below with information from
the above passage.
Alessandro
Volta was an Italian physicist. He is 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. From 1776-1778 Volta
studied the chemistry of gases. 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, VoIta married an aristocratic lady. In honor of his work, he
was made a count by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1801. In 1782, he traveled 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.
4. Complete the following table with the information given in the
passage. 1´5=5
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Name
of Events |
Institution/Place |
Year |
Contribution |
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Born |
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(i) ............... |
09.12.1608 |
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Became a professor of physics |
(ii) ............... |
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(iii) ............... |
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from 1776-1778 |
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In November, 1777 |
(iv) ............... |
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(v) ............... |
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in 1827 |
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5. Write the summary of the above passage in
your own words. 10
6. Match the parts of sentences given in column
'A', 'B' and 'C' to write five complete sentences. 1´5=5
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Column
A |
Column
B |
Column
C |
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(a) Education is not mere bookish knowledge |
(i) which will train us |
(i) as a good citizen of the country in
particular and of the world in general |
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(b) A truly educated man knows |
(ii) cannot be compensated for |
(ii) to use our knowledge wisely |
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(c) On the other hand, without wisdom |
(iii) rather it is much |
(iii) by knowing a lot |
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(d) Again, the lack of wisdom |
(iv) we cannot make the best use of our
knowledge and |
(iv) more than that |
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(e) So, we need a special kind of education |
(v) how to lead a happy and useful life |
(v) so we remain foolish |
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. 1´8=8
(a) During the time when he was the President of America, a civil war
took place over the question of slavery.
(b) Abraham Lincoln was among the greatest Presidents of the United
States of America.
(c) He rose from a humble origin.
(d) Lincoln was born in 1809.
(e) It begun in 1861 and continued for more than four years and
Lincoln was in favor of the slaves. With that he supported his family with
difficulty
(f) Lincoln became great by dint of his own efforts and perseverance.
(g) As a man, he was simple and kind.
(h) There were many Negro slaves in America in those days.
Part B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Answer
the following questions to write a paragraph on 'Environmental Pollution' in
200 words. 10
(a)
What is environmental pollution? (b) What are the causes of it? (c) Which areas
are greatly affected by it? (d) What are the impacts of it? (e) How can it be
prevented or reduced?
9. Read the beginning of a story. Write new ten sentences to complete the story. 10
Once there was a small boy named was
Bayazid. His mother was ill. One night while he was studying beside his mother
bed. Getting up from sleep, his ill mother told him to give her a glass of
water .............
10. Look at the following chart. It shows the
number of mobile phone users in Bangladesh. The point is shown in million. Now,
describe the graph. 10
11. Suppose, you have friend who was
familiar with social networking sites and his name is Oliver. He wanted to know
from you about Bengali Culture. Now write an email to your friend about Bengali
Culture. 10
12. Make a dialogue about between you and your friend about the
importance of cleanliness. 10