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Jhenaidah Cadet College, Jhenaidah Test Examination—2023; English : Paper I |
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Part A : Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read the passage carefully and answer
the questions no 1 and 2. [Unit—3; Lesson—2(B)]
May
Day or International Workers' Day is observed on May 1 all over the world today
to commemorate the historical struggle and sacrifices of the working people to
establish an eight-hour workday. It is a public holiday in almost all the
countries of the world. Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th
centuries in Europe and the US, the workers in mills and factories had been
working a long shift, fourteen or even more hours a day.
On
May 1st in 1886, inspired by the trade unions, half of the workers at the
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in Chicago went on strike demanding an
eight-hour workday. Two days later, a workers' rally was held near the
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and about 6000 workers joined it. The
rally was addressed by the labour leaders. They urged the workers to stand
together, to go on with their struggle and not to give in to their bosses. At
one point of the rally, some strike breakers started leaving the meeting place.
The strikers went down the street to bring them back. Suddenly about 200
policemen attacked them with clubs and revolvers. One striker was killed
instantly, five or six others were seriously wounded and many others were
injured.
The
events of May 1, 1886 are a reminder that workers will continue to be exploited
until they stand up and speak out to gain better working conditions, better pay
and better lives.
1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) 'Historical' means ——.
(i) traditional (ii) primitive (iii)
inception (iv) historic
(b) May Day events occurred in —— century.
(i) 17th (ii)
18th (iii) 19th (iv) 20th
(c) The policemen attacked the strikers on ——.
(i) May 1st (ii) May 2nd (iii)
May 3rd (iv) May 4th
(d) Clubs and revolvers were used upon ——.
(i) trade union leaders (ii) policemen
(iii) strikers (iv)
strike breakers
(e) The workers' demand was to —— work time.
(i) sustain (ii) assign (iii)
reduce (iv) upgrade
(f) To stop exploitation workers should not ——.
(i) express their opinion in public (ii) rule out any unfair condition by their bosses
(iii) speak meekly (iv) think of their privilege
(g) "And not to give in to their
bosses." — What does 'give in' mean here?
(i) dominate (ii) refuse (iii) agree to
continuing struggling (iv) agree to stop struggling
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) What does May Day commemorate?
(b) Which demand did the workers struggle for?
(c) What activities did the workers do against
the authorities?
(d) What happened when the policemen attacked
the strikers?
(e) Why is the event of May 1, 1886 a reminder for
the workers?
Read the following passage and answer
the question number 3 with information from the text. [Unit—10;
Lesson—04(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 imposed by the
authorities. As a result, he and many others were arrested and taken to prison.
Zahir was also present at the historical meeting of Amtala on 21 February 1952.
He also took part in the mass movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined the
Liberation War.
All
through his life, Zahir Raihan dreamt for a democratic society, a society that
would 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 autocratic government.
During
the Liberation War, this film was shown outside Bangladesh. Critics like
Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, and Ritwik Ghatak appreciated the film. Zahir gave
all the money to the Freedom Fighters' trust that he got from his film show.
Besides, his great documentary on Pakistani atrocities, Stop Genocide, helped
create world sentiment in favour of our Liberation War. Zahir Raihan's dream
was fulfilled. And it's a pity that this dreamer was missing at such a time
when his dream come true.
3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word based
on the information of the passage. 1´5=5
Zahir Raihan desired to establish a society free from (a) ——.
He dreamt of a society that will have (b) —— of speech. He took (c) —— in
different movements to (d) —— this right. He wanted to raise world (e) —— in
favour of our Liberation War.
Read the passage carefully and answer
the question numbers 4 and 5 following it:
Altaf
Mahmud was a musician, cultural activist, and martyred freedom fighter of the
Bangladesh Liberation War. He was born on the 23 December, 1933. He was also a language
activist of the Language Movement and composer of ‘Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano’,
the famous song written by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury a famous journalist. In 1950,
he sang gonoshongit in many places to inspire the activists of Language
Movement. Along with his singing Mahmud continued to support the movement. He
tuned the song ‘Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano’ in 1969, in Zahir Raihan’s film
“Jibon Theke Neya’. Altaf Mahmud took part in the Bangladesh Liberation War in
1971. He created a secret camp inside his house for the freedom fighters. But
as the secret revealed, Pakistan Army caught him on August 30, 1971. He was
tortured by them. A lot of other guerrilla war fighters like Shafi Imam Rumi
were also captured by the Pak Army on that day. Along with most
of them, he was lost ever since. His patriotic songs which were then broadcast
at the “Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra” also inspired the war fighters at that
time. In 1977, Altaf Mahmud was awarded the Ekushey Padak for his valuable contribution
to Bengali culture and the War of Liberation.
4. Complete the table below with information
from the above passage. 1´5=5
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Altaf Mahmud |
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Role |
Musician,
cultural activist and freedom fighter |
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Lifetime |
From
1933 to (i) ........... |
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Who/What |
Activities |
Type of work/name |
Time |
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Altaf
Mahmud |
sang |
(ii)
........... |
1950’s |
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(iii)
........... |
was
tuned |
song |
1969 |
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Altaf
Mahmud |
(iv)
........... |
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1971 |
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Bangladesh
Government |
awarded
him |
Ekushey
Padak |
(v)
........... |
5. Write a summary of the above passage with
your own words. 10
6. Match the parts of the sentences of columns
A, B and C to write five sentences. 1´5=5
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Column
A |
Column
B |
Column
C |
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a) Bangladesh
is blessed |
i) an
ecologically critical area |
i) wetlands
of Bangladesh |
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b) Hakaluki
Haor is |
ii) the
Kushiara River to the north |
ii) and
livelihood to many people |
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c) With
a vast land area it |
iii) one
of the major |
iii) in
April 1999 by the govt. |
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d) This
haor was declared |
iv) supports
a rich biodiversity |
iv) open
water resources |
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e) It is
bounded by |
v) an
ecologically critical area |
v) and
Kulaura railway to the west |
7. Rearrange the sentences in correct order. 1´8=8
(a) She
saw a box marked half crown.
(b) But
she had no money left.
(c) She
had exhausted all her pocket money once in buying some gifts.
(d) Queen
Victoria was taught economical habits when she was a girl.
(e) She
was not permitted to exceed it.
(f) She
thought it would be just the very thing for him.
(g) Suddenly
she remembered she should buy a gift for another cousin.
(h) She
had a set allowance for pocket money.
Part
B : Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Answer the following questions
to write a paragraph on 'A Street Accident'. 10
(a) Why did it happen? (b) How could it be prevented? (c)
What should we do to prevent street accidents? (d) What lesson does your
accident teach us? (e) Who are responsible to look after it? (f) How can a
government contribute to lessen it?
9. Read the beginning of the following story. This story is not
complete. Write at least ten new sentences to complete the story. 10
Once on a summer day a crow
became very thirsty. It began to move here and there in search of drinking
water but in vain. The crow did not lose hope. It, at last, noticed a jar at a
little distance. It at once flew to it but..................
10. The chart below shows the
number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995: Describe
it. 10
Japanese
tourists travelling abroad
11. You are going to observe the raising day of your college on 18th
October. Now, write a letter to your friend inviting him to attend the
programme. 10
12. Suppose, you
are Reza. The name of your friend is Rumi. Now, write a dialogue between you
and your friend about the preparation of your SSC Examination ahead. 10