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Subject: English 1st Paper(final)

Time : 2:30 Hours Full Marks : 100
[Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks]
Read the passage and answer the question below:
Physical exercise means the movement of our limbs and muscles. There are many kinds of Physical
exercises; Swimming, Walking, running, riding etc. are well known of them. This is the saying of a
wise man. “A Sound mind lies in a sound body”.
It is said that walking in the best medicine of nature. It is true because it helps a person in several
ways to keep his health sound. Firstly, it brings discipline into a person’s life. Walking regularly at a
particular time everyday becomes a habit. Secondly, it increases blood circulation and makes all the
organs of human body more active. It is very necessary for keeping sound health. Third, walking in
open air increases the intake of oxygen which is also very vital for any person to work more. After a
walk in the morning. When a man goes out for work with fresh mind and body. He can work better
than others. Finally, walking is also good for diabetics. A brisk walk for an hour regularly helps
control diabetics. So, walking is nature’s best medicine.
Swimming is both a necessity and a form of recreation. It is getting popular day by day. However,
the art is known and practiced all over the world. Those who live near a river or sea need it very
much. They also take to the water as naturally as a duck to the pond. Swimming is also a very good
form of exercise. It increases the limbs of the entire body without straining them. It also can be
practiced at any time of the day be it morning, afternoon or evening. Almost every club or gymnasium
of developed countries and even big hotels have swimming pools attached to them. Members can
drop in and refresh themselves very easily there. Swimming has also occupied an important place in
competitive sports like the Olympic games. Among the aquatic games swimming is the most popular.
Hence, everybody should try to learn swimming early in life.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
Which of the following have the closest meaning of the words (a-e) 1x7 = 7
(a) organs
(i) movement (ii) limbs (iii) body (iv) mind
(b) straining
(i) exercise (ii) running (iii) swimming (iv) pressure
(c) aquatic
(i) watery (ii) acquire (iii) riding (iv) running
(d) gymnasium
(i) sports (ii) playing (iii) exercising club (iv) geometry
(e) recreation
(i) create (ii) amusement (iii) research (iv) regret
(f) blood circulation is increased by----------
(i) swimming (ii) running (iii) singing (iv) walking
(g) The inhabitants of river or sea need-----------
(i) swimming (ii) running (iii) singing (iv) riding
2. Answer the following questions. 2x5 = 10
(a) “Morning time is the best for walking” Put your opinion.
(b) What is the usefulness of swimming and why is it essential for everyone?
(c) What does increase the limbs of the entire body and how?
 (d) Which is the suitable time for swimming you think?
(e) What is true in the second Para?
3. Read the following and complete the table below with information from the passage. 5
‘Pahela Boishakh’ is the first day of Bangla new year. The day is a public holiday. This day has a
special significance for us as it forms a part of Bangalee culture and tradition. People from all walks
of life, irrespective of their ethnic identity or religious beliefs, celebrate the day with traditional
festivities. On this day, the whole of Bangladesh is in a festive mood. The day inspires people to start
life with renewed hopes and inspirations.
Every year the day is celebrated traditionally. People wake up early in the morning, have a bath and
wear their traditional clothes. People also come to join the colorful processions, the biggest carnival
of the country, organized by the Fine Arts students of Dhaka University. The masks and wreaths worn
by the people are so fascinating! Often they symbolize contemporary worries or happiness in the
national life. It attracts increasing number of foreign tourists every year. The day is also observed all
over the country and other parts of the world where people of Bangladesh live. Different social and
cultural organizations and educational institutions celebrate the day with their own cultural programs.
The celebration of Pahela Boishakh marks a day of cultural unity for the whole nation irrespective of
caste and creed.

The word Pahela means the first and Boishakh is the 1st month of Bangla calendar. The day is
observed not only in Bangladesh but also in some other parts of the world. It is celebrated in West
Bengal, Assam and Tripura. It is also __(a)____ in Australia and the UK. In Australia, the largest
___(b)___ for Bangla New Year is the Sydney Boishakhi Mela held ___(c)___ Sydney Olympic Park.
In England, the Bangalees ___(d)___ celebrate the day with a street ____(e)____ in London. It is the
traditional Asian festival in Europe, Bangladesh and West Bengal.

Read the following text and complete the question number 4 & 5.
Rabindranath, the fourteenth child of Debendranath and Sarada Devi Tagore, went to school early
and wrote his first verse at the age of eight. At the age of seventeen, in 1878, he arrived in London,
on his way to Brighton, to join his brother’s family and attend school there. London made a poor
impression on him. He described it as a dismal city, smoky, foggy and wet, with everyone jostling
and in a hurry.
Young Tagore joined London University, where he attended Henry Morley’s lectures in English
literature and read Religion Medici and Shakespeare with him. He often visited the Houses of
Parliament and listened to Gladstone and John Brigit’s debates on Irish Home Rule. Away from the
home of his brother’s family, he was lucky to find a friendly English family with whom he spent
some time, but not without some initial opposition from the two daughters in the family, who were
rather taken aback with the presence of a ‘blackle’ in the house and went away to stay with relatives.
They returned only after being reassured that the stranger was harmless. Dr and Mrs. Scott, the girl’s
parents, in fact treated him like a son. In1880. Rabindranath was called back to India, His letters, full
of admiration for English society made his family think again about the wisdom of letting him loose
in England alone. He returned home without any qualifications of distinction.
4. Complete the table below with the information given above passage. 5
Who/What event Time Place
Rabindranath Was born no 7th may 1861 (i).....................
He Arrived (ii)...................... London
 He (iii)................. in 1913 from Sweden
He Died (iv)................. Calcatta
He returned in 1880 (v)...................
5. Write a summary of the passage in not more than 100 words. 10
6. Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’ ‘B’ and column ‘C’ to write five complete
sentences. There are more parts of sentences in column B than required. 1x5=5
a) Nazrul i) he is i) declared as our national poet.
b) He ii) inspire ii) as to revolt.
c) He is remembered with iii) is iii) both a poet and singer.
iv) is
d) for his works iv) a rebel poet.
v) great
e) His poems v) respect.
7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story. 1 x 8 = 8
(a) He was very much industrious.
(b) He had to take pains to acquire learning.
(c) All of you have heard the name of Vidyasagar.
(d) He would never violate the orders of his mother.
(e) He was a very learned man.
(f) He respected his parents very much.
(g) He was very meritorious too.
(h) The financial condition of his father was not good.
8. Write a paragraph on ‘Source of renewable energy’ within 250 words. 10
9. Read the beginning of a story. Write ten new sentences to complete the story. 10
One day some boys were playing cricket in a school ground. All on a sudden they heard a hue and
cry nearby. The boys stopped playing then and went to the spot. They found…………
10. Look at the chart below. It shows some information about some activities including
Bangladesh. Now, describe the chart in your own words. [Word limit-150] 10
Bangladesh Sri Lanka India China
Land area 147570sq. km 65600sq. km 3287590sq. km 9600000sq.
km
Population 165m 20m 1.15b 1.33b
Density of population 1000 332 382 143
Birth rate (per 1000) 20.1 17.42 22.22 12.29
Death rate (per1000) 6.1 5.92 7.48 7.03
Growth rate 1.40% 0.7% 1.41% 0.5%
11. Suppose you have a pen friend named Kamrul in USA. Recently you have witnessed
Cyclonic Storm Roanu in Bangladesh. Write a letter to Kamrul describing Roanu's effect in
Bangladesh. 10
12. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the usefulness and bad effect of social
media like Facebook. 10