Part-B: Vocabulary (20 Marks)
9. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box (make any grammatical change if necessary). There are more words in the box than you need. 1x10=10
flower job farming raising also sectors means
opportunities engage create oneself easily rearing many
Self-employment means to create (a) —— opportunity for (b) —— by one’s own effort. Various government organizations are trying to (c) —— a congenial atmosphere for self-employment. Different NGO’s have (d) —— rendered their help. Livestock (e) ——, agricultural (f) ——, poultry (g) —— are some of the (h) ——. There are many (i) —— for self-employment in Bangladesh. One can (j) —— engage oneself in these jobs.
10. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word in
each gap. 1x10=10
Money is power and can do much good and evil. It gives (a) —— and delight. It (b) —— do everything. A person without (c) —— is a person to be pitied. Nobody pays (d) —— respect to him. His friends do not (e) —— him. He has to depend on the (f) —— of others. In order to (g) —— money, he does a lot of jobs. It is a must (h) —— our life. But it does not necessarily (i) —— happiness. Happiness is absolutely a (j) —— matter.
Part-C: Guided Writing (40 Marks)
11. Match the phrases in the following substitution table to make sensible sentences. Write out the
sentences in full. 6x2=12
A B C D
(i) Deprivation of basic human needs in the developing countries three dimensions of poverty —- in Bangladesh.
(ii) There live do not have of poverty.
(iii) The consequences of it is probably hunger is often deadly enough food to eat.
(iv) 8 hundred million people is also wide spread and low life expectancy social, economic and political.
(v) Poverty are the universal definition in this country.
(vi) About 45% of the people are under acute poverty and illiteracy.
12. The sentences in the following text are jumbled. Re-write the sentences in the proper order and in a continuous paragraph to make a story. 1x14=14
(i) The hare was always proud of his speed.
(ii) The next day the hare and the tortoise reached the venue.
(iii) One day he challenged the tortoise to defeat him in a race.
(iv) The hare ran very swiftly.
(v) Long ago there lived a hare in a forest. (vi) They got ready.
(vii) The hare always teased the tortoise.
(viii) Covering much, the hare took rest.
(ix) A tortoise also lived nearby.
(x) They went to a fox and wanted him to act as a judge.
(xi) He decided to take rest for sometime.
(xii) The tortoise accepted the challenge.
(xiii) As the fox waved the flag, the two started running.
(xiv) But the tortoise ran very slowly.
13. Write a paragraph of about 100 words based on the following questions. Your answers to the questions should give as much detail as possible. 14
What do you mean by “Digital Bangladesh”?
How can we materialise this concept?
What are the common sectors that should be digitalised to make “Digital Bangladesh”?
What steps should be taken to materialise the plan?
How can you help implement this ambitious vision?
