Subject Code 1 0 7
B A F Shaheen College Dhaka
Test Examination2017 Class XII
Subject : English 1st Paper
Time : 3 Hours Full Marks100
Part A : Writing Test ( 60 marks) 1. Read the following text and answer A and B :
The term ædiaspora” is used to refer to people who have left their homelands and settled in ohter parts of the world, either because they were forced to do so or because they wanted to leave on their own. The word is increasingly used for such people as a collective group and/ or a community. The world has seen many diasporas but scholars have been studying the phenomenon with great interest only in recent decades.
Among the great diasporas of history is that of the Jewish people, who were forced to leave their lands in ancient times. The movement of Aryans from Central Europe to the Indian sub-continent thousands of years ago is also a noteworthy diaspora, although the causes of this diaspora are unclear. In twentieth century history, the Palestinian diaspora has attracted a lot of attention and has been a cause of concern for world leaders because of the plight of Palestinians. There have been massive diasporas in Africa, too, over the centuries, either because of war or because of the ravages of nature. But the chief reason why the phenomenon of diaspora is attracting so much attention now is globalization.
A. Choose the correct answers from the alternatives : 15=5 a. The word ‘decade’ refers to
i. 30 years ii. fifty years iii. ten years iv. five years b. The synonym of ‘noteworthy’ is
i. insignificant ii. noticeable iii. inappropriate iv. appreciable c. The synonym of ‘ravage’ is
i. devastation ii. barren iii. fertility iv. importance d. The reason behind the movement of Aryans from central Europe to the
Indian sub-continent is
i. invadors ii. civil war iii. rough nature iv. unknown e. The world has become concerned about the Palestinian diaspora
i. for their travelling to central Africa
ii. for their meigratio to the Indian sub-continent iii. because of losing their belonings
iv. for their unbearable miseries
B. Answer the following questions : 25=10
a. Why do people leave their own country?
b. Mention the reasons behind diasporas in Africa.
c. Why is diaspora attracting so much attention?
d. Do you think all the diasporas are voluntary? Give reasons.
e. What do you think about the plight of the Palestinians?
2. Read the following text and make a flow chart showing the reasons of
increasing coastline retreat. 10
A vast mangrove forest shared by Bangladesh and India that is home to possibly 500 Bengal tigers is being rapidly destroyed by erosion, rising sea levels and strom surges, according to a major study by researchers at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and others.
The Sundarbans forest took the brunt of super cyclone Sidr in 2007, but new satellite studies show that 71% of the forested coastline is retreating by as much as 200 meters a year. If erosion continues at this pace, already threatened tiger populations living in the forests will be put futher at risk.
Natalie Pettorelli, one of the report’s authors, said : æCoastline retreat is evident everywhere. A continuing rate of retreat would see these parts of the mangrove disappear within 50 years. On the Indian side of the Sundarbans, the island which extends most into the Bay of Bengal has receded by an average of 150 metres a year, with a maximum of just over 200 metres; this would see the disappearance of the island in about 20 years.”
The Sundarbans is known for vanishing islands but the scientists said the current retreat of the mangrove forests on the southern coastline is not normal. æThe causes for increasing coastline retreat, other than direct anthropogenic ones, include increased frequency of strom surges and other extreme natural events, rises in sea-level and increased salinity which increases the vulnerability of mangroves”, said Pettorelli.
æOur results indicate a rapidly retreating coastline that cannot be accounted for by the regular dynamics of the Sunderbans, Degradation is happening fast, weakening this natural shield for India and Bangladesh.”
‘As human development thrives, and global temperature continues to rise, natural portection from tidal waves and cyclones is being degraded at alarming rates. This will inevitably lead to species loss in this richly biodiverse part of the world, if nothing is done to stop it.”
æThe Sundarbans is a critical tiger habitat; one of only a handful of remaining forests big enough to hold several hundred tigers. To lose the Sundarbans would be to move a step closer to the extinction of these majestic animals”, said ZSL tiger expert Sarah Christie.
3. Write the summary of the following text : 10
In the Bengali language there is a modern maxim which can be translated,
‘He who learns to read and write rides in a carriage and pair’. In English there is a similar proverb, ‘Knowledge is powr’. It is an offer of a prospective bribe to the students, a promise of an ulterior reward which is more important than knowledge itself.... Unfrotunately, our very education has been successful in despriving us our real initiative and our courage of thought. The training we get in our schools has the constant implication in it that it is not for us to produce but to borrow. And we are casting about to
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borrow our educational plants from European institutions. The trampled plants of Indian corn are dreaming of recouping their harvest from the neighbouring wheat fields. To change the figure, we forget that, for proficiency in walking, it is better to ttrain the muscles of our own legs than to strut upon wooden ones of foreign make, although they clatter and cause more surprise at our skill in using them than if they were living and real.
A most important truth, which we are apt to forget, is that a teacher can never truly teach unless he is still learning himself. A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame. The teacher who has come to the end of his subject, who has no living traffic with is knowledge, but merely repeats his lessons to his students, can only load their minds; he cannot quicken them. Truth not only must inform but inspire. If the inspiration dies out, and the information only accumulates, then truth loses its infinity. The greater part of our learning in the schools has been waste because, fo most of our teachers, their subjects are like dead specimens of once living things, with which they have a learned acquaintance, but no communication of life and love.
4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if
necessary. 0.510=5
transmit electronic simultaneous store sent actually communicate easily personal establish base mode time improve
E-mail means (a) mail. It is an electronic (b) of communication. E- mail (c) is user to user but telex communication is terminal to terminal.
Telephone connection often takes a lot of time to be (d) . In telex communication both the caller and the called must be present (e) . But e- mail is a computer (f) system and the messages that are (g) via the computer become (h) in the mail box of an individual’s (i) computer without the need of his being (j) present. Thus e-mail saves both time and money.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 110=10 Learning a languae is (a) riding a cycle. The most (b) thing (c) any language is communication. You learn to (d) effectively by using a language, by doing things with it and by experiencing it. You (e) learn English in the same (f) as one learns to ride a cycle. Do not (g) if people laugh at you (h) you make (i) . You can certainly learn (j) mistakes.
6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order : 10 i. As a result, he studied under a great thinker Plato.
ii. He also wrote books on Biology, Literature, Economics and Comparative Politics.
iii. Plato taught Aristotle according to his own way.
iv. Aristotle was born in Greece.
v. His father wanted him to be a physician but the never cherished to be so.
vi. Later on, Aristotle took the pen to write on topics suitable for human civilization.
vii. He is called the father of Biology because of his creativity.
viii. ‘Politics’ is one of his famous books which exposes fullest development of his wisdom.
ix. He was the son of a royal physician.
x. He wanted to be a free thinker.
Part-B : Writing Test (40 marks)
7. Write a paragraph on æThe Uses and Abuses of Mobile Phone” in about 200 words based on the answers to the following questions : 10 a. What is a mobile phone?
b. How does it function?
c. Who are the users of it?
d. What are its uses and abuses?
e. Is a mobile phone a blessing or a curse of modern science?
8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. 7 It was my younger brother’s brithday. I along with my parents made a secret plan. We...
9. Suppose, you are Ahsan. Your friend Alamgir has got the first prize in a debate competition. Now, wirte a letter congratulating him and asking about
the details of the competition. 5
10. The bar graph shows the gradual rate of the internet users in Bangladesh.
Describe and analyze the graph in at least 80 words. 10 Gradual Rate of the Internet Users (in crore)
11. Write the theme of the following poem. 8
Hold fast do dreams For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird That can not fly.
Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
Subject Code 1 0 8
B A F Shaheen College Dhaka
Test Examination2017 Class XII
Subject : English 2nd Paper
Time : 3 Hours Full Marks100
Part-A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. Fill in the blanks in the following text with articles (a/an/the) as necessary.
Some of the blanks may not require as article. Put a cross () in those
blanks : .510=5
Truthfulness is (a) greatest of all (b) virtues which make (c) person really great. If we do not cultivate (d) habit of speaking (e) truth, we can not command (f) trust of others. The man whom nobody believes can never be famous in life. It may be that we may succeed once or twice by telling (g) lie but it never brings about (h) good result. A lie never lies hidden. Today or tomorrow it comes to light. Then (i) real character of (j) liar is revealed and nobody believes him.
2. Complete the text with suitable prepositions: 510=5 I am glad to receive your letter. You have wanted to know (a) the picnic that we made. I am now writing (b) you about it. It was winter vacation.
Our college was closed. I (c) some of my friends arranged a picnic. We selected Sonargaon (d) the picnic spot. It is some twenty miles from Dhaka. We got (e) the bus (f) about 9 am (g) all necessary utensils and materials. (h) reaching Sonargaon, we finished our breakfast (i) about 9.30 am. We did not take any cook (j) us.
3. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/words given in the box : .510=5 let alone , as if, as soon as, had better, What’s ... like, If, It, Would rather, have to, there
a) I met him ten years ago. I can hardly recall his name, his address.
b) has been many years since I saw him. So, I cannot recognize him.
c) Don’t behave you knew everything. Remember all others here are senior to you.
d) You build your own house than live in a rented house. House rent has increased much now a days.
e) Give him the good news you meet him.
f) are many rivers in Bangladesh. The rivers abound with plenty of fishes.
g) I had a typewriter, I would type well.
h) You consult with a doctor, The condition of your health may deteriorate.
i) he 2 He is friendly and he can help you..
j) Time is over. I go now.
4. Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases: .510=5 a) The job market is getting bad to worse day by day. If you don’t work
hard in your student life,
b) Trees are most important for our survival. They supply oxygen without which
c) My HSC exam is knocking at the door. I have to study attentively so that
d) I have lost my cellphone. Would you mind so that I can talk to my mother.
e) Last week my friend Hasan met with an accident. No sooner had I heard the news than
f) Flower is a symbol of beauty, love and purity. There is hardly any one who
g) Walk fast lestÍ
h) Jui is studying medicine. She wants
i) During the recent years, most teenagers have become face-book freak.
They waste time for nothing. They should know that j) He came to my room while . He did not wake me up.
5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per
subject and context : .5 10=5
Air (a) (be) an important element of the environment. But it is constantly being (b) (pollute) in many ways. We make fire to cook food and (c) (do) many works. This fire emits smoke which (d) (contaminate) air.
Vehicles pollute air to a great extent by (e) (burn) fuel. Air pollution also (f) (happen) when coal and oil (g) (burn). Mills and factories can be (h) (hold) responsible for this pollution. It is high time we (i) (check) air pollution. Otherwise we (j) (suffer) a lot.
6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed : 15=5 a) Jim and Della sacrificed their dearest possessions in order to buy
Christmas presents for each other (Compound).
b) Della had an ardent desire to give her husband a worthy gift (Complex).
c) Jim also thought how he could give his wife a nice gift (Simple).
d) Della saved a scanty amount of money for this (Passive).
e) Jim was one of the sincerest husbands that we have ever known (Positive).
7. Rewrite the following in the reported speech : 5 æPlease give me your English grammar book,” said Zahidul. æI can not give it,” said Samiha. æI have to take it with me in the class.” æI shall return the book before the class starts.” Said Zahidul. æTake it” said Samiha. æThanks,” said Zahidul.
8. Identify the unclear pronoun references in the following paragraph. Where necessary rewrite the sentences so that all pronoun references become
clear : 15 = 5 Teaching is a profession who is full of challenges. I want to be a teacher because you like working with children. But my father argues that one cannot make much money from it. He wants me to look after their farms instead. But this does not inspire me much.
9. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank
spaces: .510=5
The people of Bangladesh have expressed their shock (a) (post modify the verb) at the reaction of the Pakistan Parliament. Pakistan strongly protested the execution of two (b) (pre-modify the noun collaborators who committed crimes against humanity on their own people in 1971.
There is a demand for apology from (c) (use a noun adjective to pre- modify the noun) government for the crimes of its army during the liberation war of Bangladesh. Recently Pakistan’s National Assembly may be within its rights (d) (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb) for the execution of two collaborators. Bu1 it is quite clear to us that Pakistan always tries to erase its past history. To erase (e) (use a demonstrative to premodify the noun) history is not easy because history continues to follow all of us. Pakistan, (f) (post modify the noun with an appositive), cannot come out of its military influence. As a result, the country has become (g) (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) barbarous. So Pakistan is going down (h) (use an adverb to post-modify the verb). The founder of Pakistan Mr. Jinnah was physically (i) (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) weak and so, the state always tried to show its physical strength since (j) (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) birth.
10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following
passage: .510=5
Rangpur town hall is a place of cultural activities. (a) in 1971 it became a torture cell used by the Pakistani army. (b) the army brought here innocent Bangalees. After that they started to bring Bangalee women here.
Among them Mansura Begum was one who was the wife of a freedom fighter, (c) she was young and beautiful, she drew the attention of local collaborators. (d) they informed the Pakistani army. (e) the Pakistani army abducted Mansura. On the day of occurrence Pakistani soldiers surrounded her house. (f) they searched her husband who joined the Mukti Bahini (g) they found her father-in-law. They started to beat him mercilessly. The old man got unconscious. (h) the barbarous soldiers did not stop beating him. Mansura rushed to her father-in-law, grabbed his bleeding body and begged the military not to kill him. (i) they did not listen to her. They picked up the old man on the military truck. (j) they pulled and dragged Mansura on to the truck.
11. Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as
directed below: .510=5
During the nine month long Liberation War the Pakistani army carried out the most brutal massacre in human history. There were thousands of killing fields all around Bangladesh. One of the largest killing fields is located at Dumuria in Khulna. The area is called Chuknagar. Hundreds and thousands of fleeing people arrived at Chuknagar to cross the border. On 20 May 1971 Pakistani soldiers surrounded the area. They started to fire the fleeing people. About eight to ten thousand people were killed at Chuknagar.
(a) liberation (synonym) (b) brutal (antonym) (c) Massacre (synonym) (d) human (antonym) (e) located (antonym) (f) called (synonym) (g) surrounded (synonym) (h) started (antonym) (i) killed (synonym) (j) largest (antonym)
12. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following texts.
Rewrite the text correcting the errors : .510=5
Son : Did you keep a diary during the liberation war Father: Yes I did
Son: Can I have a look at it?
Father: I’m afraid, lve lost it.
Son: Can you remember anything about it
Father : Yes, I remember one event there were lots of sounds and bangs outside one night. You wanted to lookout but we didn’t let you.
Son : Why
Father: Because it was very dangerous. You were only four years old then Son : I cant remember anything.
Father: Its natural. No one can remember all from early childhood Part-B: Composition (40 Marks)
13. Write an application to the Principal of your college for setting up a
debating club in your college. 8
14. Suppose you are a staff reporter of a national daily. You are asked by the authority to write a report on corruption in Bangladesh. 8 15. Write a paragraph mentioning the positive and negative impacts of facebook.
Use 150 words. 10
16. Write a composition on the Impact of Climate Change. Write at least 200
words, but don’t exceed 250 words. 14
