JSC English First Mpodel 4
English 1st paper
Time- 50 Minutes Marks-100
Read the passage and answers 1, 2 and 3
Shamima’s misery started the day she was married. Her
husband was a greedy person and used to abuse her verbally and physically.
Within a few months into her marriage she had to leave her husband Amirul
Islam. Now vows to work with women, who are 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 brush-print and hand-embroidered sarees. She also makes three-piece
dresses for women and fatuas for men. She sells these products in her shop and
supplies 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 grudge. 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 correct meaning closest to the text: 5
(a) Verbally
means ........(i) spoken (ii) written (iii) formal (iv) orally
(b) Fabrics means.(i) clothing (ii) garments (iii)
handkerchief (iv) a pair of shirts
(c)Abuse means……(i) maltreat (ii) rough behavior (iii) well-behaved (iv)
cultured
(d) Dignity ….(i)
respect (ii) power (iii)
affection (iv) love
(e) Vows means…(i) adamant (iii) to declare
confidently (iii) promise seriously (iv)
to rebuke someone
2. Answer the
following questions: 10
(a)How was Shamima’s husband?
(b) What does she vow?
(c) What does
she do?
(d) What training does she provide?
(e) What is dream of Shamima?
3. Read the
text in A again. Now, write the summary of it in your own language. 10
Read the
following text carefully and answer the questions 4 and 5.
Humayan Ahmed was born in 13 November 1984. He was a
Bangladeshi author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker. Humayan
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. In
recognition 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 than Sarat
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 table below with information from the above passage. 5
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Who/What
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Event
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Place/Time/Creation
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Humayun Ahmed
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was born in
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(i) ————-
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He was a
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(ii) ————————
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Author
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He
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reached peak of his
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(iii) —————
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(iv) ————-
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was published
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in 1972
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5. Write true or false. Give answers for
the false statements.
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a)
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
word. 5
We
cannot think of modern (a)… without the newspaper. It is an important (b)…in
the life of modern men. Early in the morning we
(c)…our newspaper on table. Indeed reading has (d)…..a habit for us. The
newspaper (e)…many interesting information.
7. Rearrange
the following sentences in correct order.
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a) The Mayor called a meeting
of the councillors.
b) The people of the town
came to the Town Hall.
c) At that moment there was a
knock at the door.
d) They said to Mayor to do
something about rats.
e) The Mayor and the
councillors talked about the problem.
f) A long ago the town of
Hamelin in Germany was faced with a great problem.
g) The Mayor said, `` Come
in”.
h) But they could not find a way out.
i) The stranger entered the
hall.
j) It became full of rats.
8. Fill in the gaps using clues from the box. There
are more words than necessary. 5
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present
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even
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on
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the
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find
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distance
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on
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too
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interest
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source
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in
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of
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Television
has become (a)…….. most common and wide spread (b)……..entertainment of the
(c)……. world. A wide of programmers of varied (d) ……..is telecast (e)……… numerous
channels. Almost every middle class and (f)…….working families have a (g)…….set
today. Television programmes are not entertaining; they are high educative
(h)…….. . For example, television is used for (i)…… learning courses by the
Open University are shown (j)……television by them.
9. Match the phrases in column A with
the phrases n column B 5
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Column A
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Column B
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(i)
The titanic sailed
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(a) down on its first voyage
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(ii)
The Titanic was carrying
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(b)sixteen
water-tight compartments
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(iii)
The Titanic had
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(c)
for New York from Southampton on April 10, 1912
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(iv)
The Titanic was regarded
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(d)
1316 passengers and 891 crews
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(v)
The Titanic went
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(e)
unsinkable
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Section C: writing Test
10. Suppose, you are Selim/Selina and your friend is
Dipok/Dipika. Write a dialogue between two
friends on load shedding. 10
11. Write a paragraph on “A book Fair.”
Your paragraph should not exceed 100 words:- 10
12.
Read the beginning of the story. Now, complete it in your own way: - 10
One
there lived a poor wood-cutter. But he was very honest. Every day he went out
to cut wood in the jungle. He earned his livelihood by selling wood in the
market. One day while ---
13.
Suppose, you are Rahim/Rahima. Your friend is Shaker/Shakera.He /She wants to
know what you intended to do after J.S.C examination.Now write a letter to your friend telling him about a
street accident. 10
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