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BAF Shaheen College Dhaka Practice Exam on Half Yearly- 2020
Class-VII
Subject : English 1st Paper
Time : 3 Hours Full Marks-80 Section A : Reading ( 40 Marks)
Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.
Shahana’s husband Mr. Zamil Huda works in a company office. His firm has a vacant position. On several days he told Shahana, “ I want you to apply for the post.”But Shahana said, “ Please don’t insist. I’m joining the local high school as a teacher.” “ What do you find in a teaching job, Shahana? I don’t want you to do it.” Her in-laws were also on his side. Yet Shahana joined the school against the will of the family.
Weeks, months went by. Every day Shahana helps with the household work. Every day she works hard to prepare her lessons. Every day she goes to school, teaches her students and helps both weak and bright ones. They often come to her in the teachers’ room, in the corridor and even on the road, and talk to her about any academic or personal problems.
Within a year Shahana becomes a very good teacher. Students give her salam wherever they see her. Teachers, even the Head Teacher, admire her. Parents and other people in the community come to see her at home and at the school and pay her great respect.
One day her husband said, “ You have opened my eyes, Shahana. Teaching is more than a job. I didn’t know it.
Congratulations!”
“Thank you,” she smiled.
“ Tell me Shahana, how you could be such a great teacher!” Zamil wanted to know.
“ I don’t only teach my subject, I care for my students. I love them. I myself demonstrate good behaviour and inspire them to be good. That’s all I do,” replied Shahana.
1. Guess the meaning of the following words used in the text above. 0.5 X10= 5 a. Zamiul Huda works in a company. Here Company means-
(i) group (ii) firm (iii) business (iv) farm
b. The word Vacant means-
(i) evict (ii) full (iii) empty (iv) complete c. The word position means-
(i) attitude (ii) post (iii) social status (iv) place
d. The word demonstrate means-
(i) prove (ii) determine (iii) show (iv) describe
e. The word smile means
(i) frown (ii) glower (iii) hate (iv) laugh f. The word insist means
(i) persist (ii) resist (iii) check (iv) refuse
g. The word inspire means
(i) discourage (ii) influence (iii) impress (iv) encourage
h. Shahana started school against the will of her-
(i) parents (ii) in- laws (iii) husband (iv) family
i. All teachers-
(i) hate Shahana (ii) laugh at her (iii) admire her (iv) quarrel with her j. “Teaching is more than a job” was told by -
(i) the Headteacher (ii) the English Teacher (iii) Mr. Zamil Huda (iv) other teachers.
2. Read the following passage again. Give short answers to the following questions. 2X5=10 Begum Rokeya (1880-1932) was a famous writer and a social worker. She lived in undivided Bengal in the early 20th century. She believed that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men have in the society.
So she fought for their cause throughout her life.
Begum Rokeya was born in a village called Pairabondh, Rangpur in 1880. Her father Jahiruddin Muhammad Abu Ali Haider Saber was an educated landlord. Rokeya was married to Khan Bahadur Sakhawat Hussain in 1896. Her husband was the Deputy Magistrate of Bhagalpur, now a district in the Indian state of Bihar. He was very cooperative, and always encouraged Rokeya to go on with her activities.
Many upper class Muslims of Bengal at that time learnt Arabic and Persian as medium of education and communication. But Rokeya had great love for her mother tongue. She learnt Bangla and English from her eldest brother Ibrahim.
(a) Who was Begum Rokeya?
(b) What did Rokeya think for women?
(c) What was her husband’s name, and what was he by profession?
(d) What kind of family did she come from?
(e) What did she fight for?
Page 2 of 2 3. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Marconi was an Italian inventor. He was best known for inventing radio. He was mborn at Bologna, Italy on 25 April, 1874. His father was an Italian landowner and his mother was from Ireland. Marconi was educated at the Technical Institute of Livomo and attended the University of Bologna. In 1890, he began experimenting with wireless telegraph. In 1896, he founded Marconi”s Wireless Telegraph Company in London. In 1898, Marconi successfully transmitted signals across the English Channel. This was the journey of radio and in 1901, he established communication with Newfoundland, America from England. Marconi’s system was adopted by the Royal Navy. During the First World War, his wireless telegraph was widely used. He won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1909. He died in 1937.
A. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 5X1=5 Marconi
His best invention is (i) ---
His mother was a citizen of (ii) ---
His telegraph company was situated in (iii) ---
Communication from the UK to the USA was done in (iv) ---
He died at the age of (v)---
B. Read the following text and answer the following questions.
Farrukhj Ahmed is a renowned poet ofour country. He was born on June 10, 1918 in Magura. His father Hatem Ali was a police Instector. After passing IA from Kolkata Ripon College, he entered Scottish Church College to study on philosophy and completed it. Then he entered Saint Paul College and studied in English ( Honours). In his student life he got involved in leftist politics. At this time he was a follower of Radical Humanism Movement led by M. N.
Roy. Afterwards, he was employed as a staff writer in Radio Dhaka, for the period of 1947-1974. During this period he was detached from leftist politics and received the basic principles of Islam. Along with his service, he used to write in favour of Islam. His famous poems are : Sat Sagorer Majhi, Panjery and poetic work is Sirazam Munira. He was awarded several times on literature. This great poet breathed his last on October 19, 1974.
Write (T) in your answer script if the statement is true. Write (F) if the statement is false. If false, give the correct
answer. 1X5=5 a. Farrukh Ahmed was a literary man..
b. He studied on Philosophy and Bangla literature.
c. In his student life, Farrukh Ahmed was connected with rightist politics.
d. He championed Islam in his writing.
e. He worked for a daily from 1947 to 1974.
4. Complete the text with the right words in the box. .5X10=5
with ratio of ratio has a
rectangular middle are 10:6 freedom
Every nation has a flag. It is the sumbol (a)--- independence and prosperity. Bangladesh (b) --- a flag.It is (c)--- in size. There is (d)--- red circle in the (e) --- of green background. The (f) ---of the length and (g) --- of the flag is (h) --- . Red and green colours (i) --- used in it. Our (j)--- fighters sacrificed their lives to achieve it.
5. Match the texts in Column A and B to make complete sentences. 1X5=5
Column A Column B
(i) Education is (a)distinguish right and wrong.
(ii) It helps to (b) the business of education to train the individuals.
(iii) It is also (c) often compared to light which removes the darkness of ignorance.
(iv) Education is (d) prosper in life without education.
(v) Nobody can (e) the process of developing our mind.
6. Read the following sentences and rearrange them in correct order. .5X10=5 (a) He would often go out in the streets of Athens.
(b) He was the wisest philosopher and teacher of his time.
(c) He did not die a natural death.
(d) He would stop passers-by at different places in the street and asked them simple questions.
(e) Socrates was born in 459 B. C. in Athens.
(f) Athens was the home of sculpture.
(g) He wanted to spread knowledge among the people.
(h) He was killed by the rulers of Athens.
(i) He lived in Athens in Greece.
(j) He wanted to educate people.
Section B : Writing ( 40 Marks)
7. Read the starting of the story and complete it. Give a suitable tile to it. 10
Once there were two friends in a village. They were very intimate. One day they were passing through a forest. They were talking about how they would help one another in time of danger. At that time --- 8. Write a letter to your friend thanking him for his hospitality. 10
9. Write a dialogue with your friend about the necessity of tree plantation. 10
10. Write a paragraph on A Good Teacher 10
11. Listening Test (Done) 10
12. Speaking Test (Done) 10
