BAF Shaheen College Dhaka

BAF Shaheen College Dhaka

Practice Half yearly exam – 2020 Class: 7 (English Version) Subject- Bangladesh and global studies Creative Part

Time: 2 Hours 30 minutes Marks- 70 Answer any 7 of the following questions:

1. While speaking about the country's history, Sakib’s grandfather told him about a movement that began in in the 40s and ended in the 50s. He described all the incidents that happened during that period and said-

“thought many were martyred, it laid the foundation of our liberation war”.

a) Who were made the prime accused in the historic Agartala Conspiracy Case?

b) Why 6 point movement is called the Charter of freedom?

c) Describe the background of the movement indicated by Sakib's grandfather in the stem.

d) “ The movement laid the foundation of Bangladesh's liberation war”-do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

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2. Today is 14 April. Jara , Sara decided to go to Ramana Batamul and Dhaka University together. They will wear red and white saree. There, they will listen to the songs and eat panta- hilsa fish of the festival.

Every year a large number of men and women gather there. They put on masks, sing songs, some of them paint various motifs on their faces.

a) What is the name of the first month of Bangla calendar?

b) Why do we celebrate 14^th April?

c) Which fair of Bengal is indicated at in the stem? Discuss.

d) What role does the fair of the stem play in patronising the cultural diversity off Bangladesh.

Discuss.

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3. Ahsan was going to school in his school bus. Suddenly, the bus stopped in a place due to traffic jam.

Ahsan looked outside through the window and a signboard caught his sight. There was a picture of a family in the signboard. There were parents and their children. There was a a beautiful cuddly girl in the lap of parents. There was a slogan written on the signboard – “Small family is a happy family”.

a) What is socialization?

b) A child starts to learn language with the utterance of ‘Mother '. Explain.

c) Why nuclear families are increasing day by day in urban cities? Explain some causes.

d) ‘Family is the fast place of socialization’-Do you agree with this statement? Give your opinion.

1 2 3 4 4. Today Sumona visited a jute fair with her mother and she has bought a jute bag for her own. Her mother

told her that once jute and jute products were our main export goods. Now it has been considered as one of the major export goods of Bangladesh.

a) What is Genome Sequence?

b) What does cottage industry mean? Explain?

c) Describe about our main export products of Bangladesh d) “Once upon a time jute and jute products were our main export goods”- Do you agree with this

statement ? Explain.

1 2 3 4 5. A country needs good citizen for its proper development . Nobody is a good citizen by birth ,everyone

achieves it. Development of a nation largely depends on the qualification and skills of its citizen. Anything but that will hamper national development. ignorant and illiterate people do not know as well as

understand many things.

a) How many people of our country is illiterate?

b) Draw a diagram of characteristics of a good citizen.

c) Write down three barriers to being a good citizen in Bangladesh.

d) What types of measures should be taken for removing the barriers to becoming good citizens?

Evaluate your opinion.

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6. Mr Asif works as a commissioner under a neutral and independent commission. He is telling his daughter that voting is our most important political right as a citizen. A country we can reap the real benefits of democracy only if the fittest people are elected through that process a free and fair election.

a) What is Election commission?

b) Why selecting the representative through a special process is one of our most important political rights?

c) Which process is mentioned here by Mr. Asif? Explain.

d) “A country can reap the real benefits of democracy only if the fittest people are elected through affair a free e and fair election” -Do you agree with this statement? Evaluate the opinion.

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7. Rahima Bibi works at Santa’s house as a helping hand. Few days ago, she was suffering from fever and taking 'jharfuk' from a local person instead of medicine. She believes that it will help her to recover from fever.

a) What is folk culture?

b) Why folk culture is basically an oral tradition?

c) Reflection of what kind of culture is seen and by the belief and activity of Rahima Bibi? Explain.

d) Various strains have originated in folk culture from various perspectives. Explain your opinion.

1 2 3 4 8. Meera runs an online business which is based on homemade and organic food items. This business has

made her self-reliance and employs a good number of people. But sometimes she faces problems of traditional system of food processing. Meera thinks some specific plans along with the usage of modern technology can eradicate these problems.

a) What is cottage industry?

b) Why do the demands of agro processing products are increasing?

c) What kind of problems of food processing are now Meera facing? Explain.

d) “Some specific plans along with the usage of modern technology can eradicate these problems”- Do you agree with this statement ? Explain.

1 2 3 4 9. Topu was travelling by a rickshaw. Suddenly, he saw a car ran over a man on the street and it was trying

to speed off. With the help of others, Topu caught the driver, handed him over to police and took the injured man to the hospital.

a) Which are the characteristics of a good citizen?

b) ‘Self interest is a great impediment on the way to becoming a good citizen’- Explain.

c) What kind of characteristics we can find in Topu's behaviour? Discuss.

d) The state also expects our citizens to carry out certain duties and responsibilities as like Topu. Do you agree with this statement? Write down duties and responsibilities of citizen from' the Constitution of Bangladesh'.

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10. Ms. Shahnaz Akhtar is an elected representative of a local government body. She discusses with 9 elected members under her in regards of constructing roads, bridges and culverts in her area along with her other members from reserved seats also participate in the discussion.

a) How many reserved seats for women are in there in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh?

b) What is the name of the local government headed by Ms. Shahnaz Akhtar?

c) Which kind of local government is this? - Explain.

d) Do you think the steam given activity is the only activity of this local level government body?

Explain your opinion.

1 2 3 4 11. Faheem and Bashar read in the same class. Bashar frequently goes to visit different places along with his

parents. Bashar is always smiling. Faheem's parents live separately due to frequent quarrel among them . Though Faheem lives with his mother, he is always gloomy.

a) What is the smallest unit of a society?

b) Why role of a parents is too important to a child life?

c) What is the reason behind difference in behaviour of the two children? Explain.

d) Discuss about the role of family members and impact of their mutual relationships in socialization of children.

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