Subject Code 1 0 7 B A F Shaheen College Dhaka
Practice Preparatory Test Examination-1 : 2020 Class VIII
(English Version) Subject : English
Time : 3 Hours Full Marks⎯100
Part-A : Seen Part
Read the text below and answer questions no. 1 and 2 :
Shamima started to tell us her story. Listening to her, we were stunned and at the same time our hearts were filled with admiration for her.
It was 1995, Shamima was 15 years old. She got promoted to class 8.
Shamima had all the dreams of an adolescent. She wanted to bring about a change in her life. She wanted to see happiness in her family too. She knew, she could fulfill her dream by completing her education and getting a good job. Fifteen-year old Shamima’s dreams were nipped in the bud. Her father wanted to marry her off against her will. Marrying off a girl under 18 is against the law in Bangladesh. Shamima did not want to get married. But nobody paid any heed to her. They arranged her marriage with a man much older than her. All her tears and protests went in vain. Shamima was married off to Kamal Uddin Joardar.
1. Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the answers in your
answer-script : 17=7
i) Shamima was married off to a man much ⎯ than her.
(a) taller (b) youner (c) older (d) shorter ii) The word ‘admiration’ in the second sentence means⎯
(a) admission (b) respect (c) aspect (d) dedication iii) She has experienced the cruel ⎯ of life.
(a) achievement (b) treatment
(c) aim (d) feature
iv) Shamima’s story made everyone ⎯.
(a) fascinated (b) astonished (c) frightened (d) glad v) Her dreams were ⎯ after her marriage.
(a) started (b) broken (c) bloomed (d) encouraged vi) Marrying off a girl under 18 in Bangladesh is⎯
(a) unlawful (b) authorised
(c) restricted (d) unrestricted vii) Who supported Shamima in that situation?
(a) her mother (b) her father (c) her family (d) no one 2. Answer the following questions from your reading of the above text.8
a) Who was Shamima married off to?
b) When was she married off?
c) Why did all her tears and protests go in vain?
d) Did Shamima have any dream? If yes, what was it?
3. Read the following text and fill in the gaps with appropriate words to
make it a meaningful one 15=5
Zara and her parents have come from London to Bangladesh with a view to visiting her cousin, Mita and her parents. (a) ⎯ visiting some interesting places of Bangladesh, they decided to visit Thailand. Mita’s parents could not go (b) ⎯ them because of their works’. Mita is very (c) ⎯ about her first plane journey. Mita, Zara and her parents fill up the immigration (d) ⎯ before going through the immigration. The immigration officer will check their (e) ⎯ and stamp them and then they will be ready for travelling.
Part-B : Unseen Part
Read the following text and answer questions no. 4 and 5 : Zainul Abedin was born at a village in Kishoreganj in 1914. ‘His father Tamijuddin was a police officer. He did not like hard and fast rule of school and so he drew pictures secretly. He had a great interest in art. So, at the age of 15, he went to Calcutta to see art school. At the age of 19, he was admitted into’ Calcutta Govt. Art College. In 1938, he became first class first in the art college and in the same year, he was awarded gold medal in All India Art Exhibition. He drew a lot of pictures of famine during the Second World War in 1949. His name and fame spread all over the world from then. In 1948, he founded the Dhaka Art Institution in Dhaka.
He was appointed principal of this institution in 1949. This institution was shifted to the present Art Institute Building in 1956.
By dint of his hard effort, within seven years this institution turned Charukala Mahabiddaloya. He retired from this institution in 1967.
He became visiting professor of Dhaka University in 1973. He earned honorary doctorate in 1974 from Delhi University and in the same year he became National Professor of Bangladesh. He died on 28 May in 1976 in Dhaka.
4. Complete the following table. Write no more than three words and/or
numbers for each answer: 15=5
Place/Institution Achievement/Activities Year/ When Calcutta Govt. Art College (i) ... 1933.
All India Art Exhibition Picture of famine (ii) ...
Dhaka Art Institution (iii) ... 1949.
Delhi University (iv) ... 1974.
(v) ... Visiting Professor 1973.
5. Read the vassaffe again and write whether the statements are true or false. Give correct answers if the statement is false : 5 a) Zainul Abedin had great aversion to art.
b) Zainul Abedin was admitted to Dhaka Art Institution at the age of 19.
c) He was appointed Principal of Dhaka Art Institution in 1949.
d) He retired from Delhi University in 1974.
e) Zainul Abedin breathed his last at the age of 62.
6. Read the text below and fill in the gaps using the clues given in the boxes. There are more words than necessary. One word can be used
once only : 5
isolated in separate great flood people
vacation suffering illiterate society native raising Students should not (a) ⎯ themselves from society. They can serve the society (b) ⎯ many ways. Their service is of (c) ⎯ importance to the society. During (d) ⎯ they should go to their (e) ⎯ village.
They can educate the (f) ⎯ . During flood they can remove the (g) ⎯ of the flood affected (h) ⎯ by (i) ⎯ fund as they live in (j) ⎯.
7. Read the text below and fill in the gaps using suitable words to make
it a meaningful text : 15=5
Honesty is a great virtue. It helps a man to (a) ⎯ in life. An honest man is (b) ⎯ and respected by all. Nobody (c) ⎯ a dishonest man. A man (d) ⎯ be successful by means of (e) ⎯ but that is short lived.
8. Match the part of sentences from Columns A and B to make five
complete sentences: 15=5
Column A Column B
(a) People do not eat the same food
(i) on its geographical position, climate and soil.
(b) It varies from (ii) a lot of fruits and vegetables.
(c) The eating habits of the people of a country depend
(iii) place to place.
(d) People in tropical countries eat
(iv) are taro roots, bread, fruits and sea food.
(e) The chief foods of the people of Hawaii and Polynesia
(v) all over the world.
(vi) are rice, bread and meat.
Section C: Grammar Part
9. Read the text below and fill in the gaps with the root words in the brackets adding suitable suffix, prefix or both : 0.510=5
Our freedom (a) ⎯ (fight) fought (b) ⎯ (brave). Their (c) ⎯ (dedicate) is an act of (d) ⎯ (inspire) for us. They have become (e) ⎯ (mortal). They have brought (f) ⎯ (dependence) for the country through their (g) ⎯ (mass) sacrifice. They were also (h) ⎯ (courage). Now, we should not (i) ⎯ (honour) our valiant freedom fighters in any way.
Our freedom has not come to us (j) ____ (automatic)
10. Fill in the gaps in the following text with appropriate articles (a, an or the). Put a cross () where no article is used : 0.510=5
Money cannot buy (a) ⎯ happiness. Money is (b) ⎯ must for our life. But it is not (c) ⎯ necessary to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d) ⎯ psychological thing. It is (e) ⎯ name of (f) ⎯ feeling. It means the contentment of mind. He who is (g) ⎯ satisfied with what he gets and content with his life is really (h) ⎯ happy man. On the other hand (i) ⎯ unhappy man finds no contentment with his things.
Happiness is (j) ____ blessing of the Almighty.
11. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets : 15=5 a) None can prosper in life without industry. (Make it an
interrogative sentence)
b) The idle always lag behind. (Make it a negative sentence)
c) Hard work is very essential to succeed in life. (Make it an exclamatory sentence)
d) A hard-working person can see the light of prosperity. (Make it a passive sentence)
e) We cannot but work hard to be established in life.
12. Re-write the following passage changing the form of speech : 5 Mother said to Sarnia, “What are you doing now?” I am watching television mother.” Sarnia replied. “Have you prepared your lesson?”
“Yes, mother.” “It’s late at night. Go to bed,” mother said.
13. Use capital letters and punctuation marks as needed in the following
passage : 0.510=5
do you think it is easy to pass english said talha no said tabassum but why are you so careless of english i don’t feel interest in this subject oh i see
Part-D: Writing part (30 Marks)
14. Suppose, you are Jishan/Jerin. You have a friend named Ortho/Orpa.
Now, make a dialogue between you and your friend about the skills of developing English language. 10 15. Write a paragraph on ‘Tree Plantation’ by answering the following
questions. 10
(a) What is tree plantation?
(b) How does tree help us?
(c) What impact does tree have on climate?
(d) Why is tree plantation important?
(e) What will happen if there is no tree?
(f) How can we make the earth greener and safer?
16. Suppose, you are Nabil/Nabila. You have a friend named Rahul/Rahela. Your Test Exam is knocking at the door. Now, write
an email to your friend about your preparation for the exam. 10
