JSC English First Paper Model 8

English 1^st paper

Time- 3 hours                                           Marks-100

Read the passage and answers 1, 2 and 3

River gypsies in Bangladesh are having various problems. First, Bangladesh is urbanizing very rapidly. Gypsy people are losing their customers in urban population. Hence, their income is threatened. Secondly, 24,000 kilometers of previous waterways has shrunk into only 6,000 kilometers in the country in dry seasons. Scientists believe that Bangladesh will be worst affected by global climate change. The unpredictable rain and drying out of rivers have made boat movement heavily restricted. Thirdly, many river gypsies are changing their lifestyle in the context of changed reality. They are thinking of living permanently on land. The authority feels that river gypsies need help to survive in the mainstream population. Therefore, the government is offering voting rights, permanent housing and bank loan facilities. However, changes do not come overnight. Traditionally, river gypsies are used to water life. They have inherited from their forefathers necessary life skills to survive in waters. They have no education and training to adapt to mainstream modern society. So the authority feels the need to bring them under formal education network. But they have no permanent living place. Gypsy children are born and brought up on roaming boats. Therefore, they cannot go to conventional schools. And hence, mobile boat-schools are coming up for gypsy children. Some voluntary organizations are running special schools on boats to educate river gypsy children in some areas.

1. Choose the correct meaning closest to the text:                                        5

(a) Problem means….         (i) Difficulty           (ii) supervise           (iii) Question         (iv) Riddle

(b) Shrunk means…. .        (i) Rose                   (ii) Decreased          (iii) Design            (iv) Sprinkler

(c) Movement means…… .(i) Faction               (ii) Effort                 (iii) Passage           (iv) Lobby

(d) Inherited means…..      (i) Traditional          (ii) Received            (iii) Expected        (iv) External

(e) Permanent means…     (i) Temporary           (ii) Everlasting         (iii) Fleeting          (iv) Transient

2. Answer the following questions:                                                                                10

(a) What are the main problems that river gypsies are facing?

(b) What is the effect of global climate change in Bangladesh?

(c)  Why are many river gypsies thinking of changing their lifestyle?

(d)  Why can’t river gypsy children go to conventional schools?

(e)  Who are running special schools for river gypsy children? Why?

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.

Bangladesh is an independent country of Asia. It is located in the east of south Asia. It gained independence from Pakistan in 1971 through a bloody war of nine months. Though it is a small country, its population is very large. Its capital is Dhaka. It is the biggest city in the country. Almost all people of the country speak Bangla. There are also some tribal languages. The currency of Bangladesh is taka. India is the largest country in south Asia. It gained freedom from Britain in 1947. India is a country of variation in culture, language and religion. Though there are many languages in India, its state language is Hindi. Hindi is the medium of communication among different nations. New Delhi is the capital of India. It is an old Mughul city in India. Its currency is rupee. Pakistan is another country of south Asia. Pakistan too gained freedom from Britain in 1947. In 1947 all India was divided into India and Pakistan. Its capital is Islamabad. As Pakistan has many nations, they speak different languages. But the state language is Urdu. Its currency is also rupee.

4. Complete the table with information from the above passage:                                         5

Name of countries	State language	Capital	Currency
Bangladesh	(i)…….		(ii)…….
Pakistan		(iii)……
India	(iv)……	(v)………

5. Write true or false. Give answer for the false statements:                                               5

(a) In spite of being a small country, its population is very large.

(b)  Some people of the country speak Bangla.

(c) We gained freedom from Britain in 1947.

(d) The people of Pakistan speak in different language.

(e) India is the largest country the east of south Asia.

6. Fill in the gaps with appropriate word.

Air is an important (a).........of our environment. We cannot live without (b)..........air. But (c).........air is harmful for our health. The important element which pollutes air is (d).......So we should (e)..........public opinion about air pollution.

7. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.                                 10

 a) One day Androcles fled from his master and took shelter in a cave.

 b) He was caught by the slave merchant who sold him to a rich man.

 c) In the evening a lion entered the cave.

 d) Once upon a time there lived a young man named Androcles.

 e) Androcles took the lion’s paw in his hand and saw a sharp piece of stone to it.

 f) The lion was relieved of his pain.

 g) He came near Androcles and lifted his paw.

 h) His master was very bad and tortured him.

 i) The lion seemed wounded as he was groaning.

 j) He pulled the stone out.

8. Fill in the gaps using clues from the box. There are more words than necessary.       5

were	right	fighting	fought	respect
life	away	achieve	took place	free

Independence Day is the (a) ----- of a man. But no nation can (b) -----it without struggling. Our war of Independence (c) ------ in 1971.  People of all walks of (d) -------- joined the war with a smiling face to (e) ----- the country. They (f) ---- face to face the enemy. They did not run (g) ------showing their backs. Many died while (h) ----. Again many of them (i) ------killed. Today we remember them with profound (j) ----.

9. Match the phrases in column A with the phrases column B                          5

Column A	Column B
a) Newspaper is called	i)  their opinion through it
b)  It has a great	ii) news of home and abroad
c) It can give	iii) the store house of knowledge
d) It is in fact	iv) educative value
e) People are able to express	v) an integrated part of life

Section C: writing Test

10. Suppose you are Kamal and your friend is Jamal. Write a dialogue between you and your friend regarding benefits of early rising.                                                                                                    10

11. Write a paragraph on “A Winter Morning.” 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 very clever fox in a jungle. One day, when, when the fox was walking through the jungle, he fell into a trap. He could anyhow get out of the trap -------------

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 a letter to your father describing your preparation for JSC examination                                                                                                                                                   10