এইচএসসি পরীক্ষার প্রস্তুতি :ইংরেজি প্রথমপত্র নমুনা প্রশ্ন

মো. ওয়াহিদুল ইসলাম (বাপ্পী) প্রভাষক, ইংরেজি বিভাগ নিকুঞ্জ মডেল কলেজ, ঢাকা Time: 3 hours Full marks:100 Part-A : Seen Comprehension (40 Marks) Read the passage below and answer the question 1-4 In recent years, there have been many alarming reports that the world’s climate is undergoing a significant change. All these reports provide strong evidence that world temperatures are increasing day by day. This increase in global warming is caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide around the earth. Most climatologists believe that the greenhouse effect is the most likely cause of this global warming. What is the greenhouse effect? It is the gradual warming of the air surrounding the earth as a result of heat being trapped by environment pollution. This is exemplified by the destruction and burning down of tropical rain forests, by traffic that clogs up city streets, by the rapid growth of industry, the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in packaging and manufacturing commercial products, the use of detergents such as washing powder and washing-up liquid and so on. The oceans are also said to be affected both because of human waste and because of pollution caused by industrial waste products, oil seeping from damaged supertankers and from other maritime disasters. However, the main culprits for global warming are carbon dioxide gas, produced by the burning of fossil fuels and forests and pollutants such as methane and chlorofluorocarbons. Climatologists predict that by midway through the next century temperatures may have risen by as much as 4° C. This could catastrophically reduce mankind’s ability to grow food, destroy or severly damage wildlife and wilderness, raise sea levels and thereby flood coastal areas and farmland. The alarming news about Bangladesh is that as a result of the rise of the sea level the lower southern part of the country may one day go under water. Choose the right word to complete each sentence. 1×5=5 (a)The global warming may have a pernicious/magnificient/heinous effect on the life of earth. (b) World temperature is improving/going up/ strengthening day by day. (c) Greenhouse effect is the certain/feasible/authentic cause of global warming. (d) Global warming is caused by the preservation/extermination/plantation of trees. (e) Traffic that clogs up city streets has delayed/accelerated/hastened the environmental pollution. 2. True/False? If false, give the correct information. 1×5=5 (a) Nothing but CFCs is responsible for global warming. (b) This passage deals with geography. (c)If the sea level rises, it might engulf some parts of Bangladesh. (d)Greenhouse effect is a global phenomenon. (e)The greenhouse effect has become a global concern. 3. Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the words. Add any preposition if necessary. 1×5=5 (a)Destruction of forests (result)————— a change in the climate. (b)Deforestation (relate)—————— the greenhouse effect. (c)Life on earth is seriously (threaten)———————- global warming. (d)Alarming reports now come in that world temperatures (increase)———- day by day. (e) Industrial waste products are one of the (cause)—————— water pollution 4. Make a list of five consequences of globalwarming. 1×5=5 Read the passage below and answer questions 5-8. Feeding the ever growing population is a big challenge for Bangladesh in the coming decades. The major challenge for the country is to sustain the current level of the agricultural production; the task is daunting, especially when the country loses about 80 thousand hectares of cultivated land annually due to excessive pressure on land for human settlement as well as the building of infructure such as roads and bridges. Moreover, river erosion and other non–agricultural uses contribute to the diminishing of agricultural land. Although the total number of farm holdings has increased by 18 percent, the cultivated area has declined with the average farm size decreasing for 2.26 acres in 1983-84 to 1.69 acres in 1996. Given that about 805 of the farms are small and highly fragmented more imaginative and effective organizations of production are needed to sustain community. The newly emerging ‘contract farming’ taken up by a number of private agri-business firms is one approach for promotion food production, especially vegetables and fruit. One possibility to compensate for the loss of land is to go for land reclamation in the Bay of Bengal for which of course the country needs massive external assistance. It is essential to improve agricultural production in general and food production in particular. For this, support from public sector is necessary to generate and promote technologies and hence to strengthen production.Bio-technology research and development of hybrid crops and animals species need to be given priority which will probably involve partnerships with multinational private sector firms and institutions. 5. (a) Which thing is daunting us? (b)What factors have led to the problem? (c) From where can we reclaim land? (d) How can public sectors help promote agricultural products? (e) What is contract farming system? 6. In spite of the (a)——————- of the total number of farm holdings by 18 percent, the cultivated area has declined. Because of the (b)—————————-and high (c)——————- of farms, more imaginative and effective organizations are needed to sustain the (d)———————of agriculture and (e)——————of more employment and income for the farming community. 7.Summarize the passage in five sentences. 1×5=5 8. Based on your reading of the passage, make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow chart showing the measures we need to have to sustain the current level of production(No.1has been done for you) 1×5= 5 9. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word from the box. (Make any grammatical changes, if necessary).There are more words in the box that you need. 1 ×10=10 Throwing acid at woman is one of the most (a) _________ forms of violence against women. This type of (b) _______ has continued to rise and become one of the major forms of (c) ________ against women. Nowadays it is so (d) _______ that we have started to accept it as a part of our daily life, just as we (e) _________ accepted road accident. One of the most (f) ________ motives behind it is revenge. (g) ________ one’s love or marriage proposal, not giving the (h) ________ of second marriage, (i) ________ to give dowry are common factors for the (j) __________of acid throwing. 10. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word in each gap. 1×10=10 Introverts and Extroverts (a) _________ two kinds of men (b) ________ in the society. An introvert is quite (c) ________ to an extrovert. Without (d) __________ extrovert no man or woman can (e) ________ life in the country. What we have (f) ________ from the (g) _______ of Sohel and Farid gives us the quality of introvert. (h) ______ Farid has done in the bus (i) _________introvert. Fatima is (j) _______ the extrovert quality. 11. Match the phrases in the following substitution table to make sensible sentences. Write the sentences in full. 2×6=12 12. The sentences in the following text are jumbled. Rewrite the sentences in the proper order and in a continuous paragraph to make a story. 1×14=14 (i) The farmer was surprised. (ii) So, he could not devote himself to work. (iii) Now a new thinking took hold of the farmer. (iv) He didn’t find any safe place to keep the bag. (v) He could not think where to keep the money. (vi) He dug a hole in his hut and kept the money there. (vii) He said to himself, “One thousand rupies is a lot of money.” (viii) He gradually realized that he had money , but no peace of mind. (ix) Keep this money and remove your distress. (x) He always thought that this money could be stolen any time. (xi) He took the bag of money from the rich man and thanked him. (xii) This thought kept him awake and his sleep fled away at night. (xiii) The rich man went to a farmer with one thousands rupies in a bag. (xiv) He said to himself, “Look my friend, I have brought taka one thousand for you.” 13.Write a paragraph of about 150 words based on following questions. Your answers to the questions should give as much detail as possible. (a)Where is Bangladesh located? (b) When did she get freedom? (c) Where is the capital of Bangladesh ? (d) What are the different religions here? (e) What are some of the common customs and traditions that people follow ?(f)What are the main tourist spots in Bangladesh? 14