HSC-English 1st paper: Model Question 1

HSC-English 1st paper: Model Question 1 ।। শিক্ষার্থীরা NCTB সিলেবাস অনুযায়ী এইচএসসি HSC-English 1st paper Part I: Reading Test Model Test সহ বেশকিছু নতুন Exclusive Suggestion বিষয় যুক্ত করা হয়েছে। জাগোরিকে আমাদের নতুন যুক্ত হওয়া উত্তরণ আলোকে Exclusive Suggestion With Answer Sheet প্রকাশ করেছি। এরই ধারাবাহিকতায় এই পোস্টে তোমরা এইচএসসি HSC-English 1st paper Part I: Reading Test Model Test. সম্পর্কে জানতে পারবে। এই প্যাসেজটি নেওয়া হয়েছে, সম্পূর্ণ Exclusive Suggestion (With Answer Sheet) টি তোমরা উত্তরসহ পাবে।

Model Question 1
English First Paper
Full marks-100; Time: 3 hours
Part-I: Reading Text
Read the following text and answer the questions A and B:
Unit-3 : Lesson-3

… (T)he Negro is still not free. … the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. … (T)he Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty of the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. … (T)he Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition ….

I say you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.”

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of ‘interposition’ and ‘nullification’, that one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today.

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1×5=5

The word vicious mentioned in the passage mean.

(i) Co-operative (ii) friendly (iii) kind (iv) barbarous

(b) ‘I Have A Dream’ is a famous speech made by-

(i) Nelson Mandela (ii) Richard the Lion Heart

(iii) Robert Bruce (iv) Martin Luther King Jr.

(i) blissful (ii) woeful (iii) buoyant (iv) cheerful

(d) Which of the following statement is true about the Negro according to the speech made by Martin Lither King Jr..?

(i) division and discrimination are common to them

(ii) there is no difference between the white and the black

(iii) they are the most privileged caste in American society

(iv) they enjoy all human right

(e) The word chain mentioned in the passage means.

(i) loose (ii) free (iii) handcuff (iv) release

Answer the following questions. 2×5=10

(a) Briefly describe the condition of the Negro in the state of Mississippi.

(b) The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. Explain.

(d) What is the dream of Martin Luther King Jr. regarding the nation and its creed?

(e) Describe in brief the dream of Martin Luther King Jt. Regarding the red hills of Georgia.

Read the passage and complete the table below with the given information. 1×10=10

I say you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.”

Who/What	Event/Activity	Where	When/How long
(i)—————–	lives on a lonely island of poverty	in the midst of a vast ocean of (ii)——————-	—————
The Negro	is (iii)————-	in the corners of American society	(iv)————-
The Negro	finds himself (v) ————-	in his (vi)——————–	still
(vii)————–	is a dream deeply rooted	in the (viii)————————–	——
(ix)————–	has a dream that this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed	———-	(x)—————

HSC English 1st paper Model Test With Answer

Or, Based on Your reading of the passage, make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow-chart showing the conditions of the Negro. (No.1 has been done for you). 2×5=10

Not free

Summarize the following text. 10

Unit-3 : Lesson-3

I say you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.”

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

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. 0.5×10=5

have	same	rural	meal	difference	habit
urban	serve	heavily	occasions	drink	patterns

There are some similarities and difference between the (a) ——- of eating in Britain and that in Bangladesh. The food habit and meal times of the rural people of the two countries are the (b) ———-. The main (c) ——– of the people of Bangladesh is the lunch and dinner is the main meal of the British. The British usually (d) ———- cereal, toast and tea or coffee for their bread, banana, parata, chapati eggs etc. We have got no special meal during a week but on (f) ———– special meals are arranged. But in Britain Sunday lunch is the most important meal of the week when a cooled meal is (g) ——— at midday instead of in the evening and the whole family eats together. In our country specially the rural people eat (h) ———- meals at noon but in Britain lunch can be a light meal of sandwiches or fruit. Before going to bed the people in Britain have a hot (i) like tea or coffee with biscuits but people in our country are not in the (j) of taking these things before going to bed.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1×10=10

Among the Muslims, Hazrat Muhammad (Sm) first of all realized the (a) ———– and utility of education. He made education compulsory for (b) ———– male and female. He (c) ———— one literate non-believer to ten illiterate believers. He drew this (d) only to inspire the Muslims to (e) ———. The Muslim thinkers also realized the importance of education. So, they also inspired the Muslims to (f) ——————education. They understood that there was no other (g) ———– to education to make a person a (h) ———– man. To bring about the harmonious (i) ———– of both body and mind, education is a must. Islam gave first (j) ———— on literacy.

Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 10

(a) Then the leader of the robbers came to Saadi.

(b) The merchants had their goods and a lot of money.

(d) They travelled for twelve days without any trouble.

(e) He ordered Saadi to give all he had to him.

(f) On the thirteenth day a gang of robbers attacked them.

(g) Saadi handed him the bundle of books and also the little money he had without fear.

(h) Once Sheikh Saadi was going to Baghdad with a group of rich merchants.

(i) Saadi then said, “I hope that you will make good use of these books.”

(j) The robbers took away all the goods and money from the merchants.

Part-II: Writing Test

Write a paragraph on “Female Education” in about 200 words based on the answers to the following questions. 10

(a) What is the condition of female education in our country?

(b) What are the barriers on the way of female education?

(d) Why is female education important?

(e) How can these problems be solved?

The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. 7

Once there was a wise noble man. He built a grand house. On the front of the gate he wrote, “This house is to be given to the first man who will be able to probe that he is contented.”

Your class wants to go on a picnic at Sonargaon. Amit is one of your intimate friends. Now write an e-mail to him inviting him to join the picnic. 5

The pie chart below shows the passing rate of different subjects in class eight in the first terminal exam of 2013 in Saint Martin High School, Teknaf. Write a paragraph on the pie chart in at least 80 words. 10

Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words). 8

He dwelt among the untrodden ways

Beside the springs of Dove,

A Maid whom there were none to praise

And very few to love:

A violet by a mossy stone

Half hidden from the eye!

Fair as a star, when only one

Is shining in the sky.

She lived unknown, and few could know

When Lucy ceased to be;

But she is in her grave, and oh,

The difference to me!

SOLUTION TO MEDEL QUESTION 1

Part I

A. (a) (iv) barbarous (b) (iv) Martin Luther King Jr. (c) (ii) woeful (d) (ii) division and discrimination are common to them (e) (iii) handcuff
(a) Martin Luther King Jr. Says that the Negro is not still free because the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.

(b) According to Martin Luther King Jr. the Negro is living in poverty and those who live around the Negro enjoy a prosperous life. So, the habitat of the Negro is compared to a poverty-stricken island which is surrounded by the ocean of prosperity.

(c) The Negro finds himself an exile in his own land because in spite of being native he possesses a very lower position in American society. He is oppressed and dominated by the white.

(d) The dream of Martin Luther King Jr. regarding the nation and its creed is that one day the nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.”

(e) The dream of Martin Luther King Jr. regarding the red hills of Georgia is that one day on these hills, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

(i) The Negro (ii) material prosperity (iii) languishing (iv) still (v) an exile (vi) own land (vii) It (viii) American dream (ox) The speaker (x) one day

Or,

Not free
Crippled by the manacles of segregation
Crippled by the chains of discrimination
Deserted on a lonely island of poverty
Left languishing in the corners of American society
Left in an exile in his own land

HSC-English 1st paper Part I: Reading Test Model Test

Martin Luther King Jr. bemoans the fact that the Negro is still in the grip of segregation and discrimination. The Negro is treated in a way in the society that it seems he is in exile in his own land. In spite of the present and future difficulties, Martin Luther King Jr. dreams of a nation that will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed that all men are created equal. He dreams of Georgia as a land of brotherhood. He dreams of Mississippi to be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. He dreams of a nation where the children will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

(a) patterns (b) same (c) meal (d) have (e) urban (f) occasions (g) serves (h) heavy (i) drink (j) alternative (h) complete (i) development (j) habit

(a) importance (b) both (c) compared (d) comparison (e) education (f) receive (g) alternative (h) complete (i) development (j) priority

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
h	c	b	d	f	j	a	e	g	i

Once Sheikh Saadi was going to Baghdad with a group of rich merchants. He had a bundle of books and some money with him. The merchants had their goods and a lot of money. They travelled for twelve days without any trouble. On the thirteenth day a gang of robbers attacked them. The robbers took away all the goods and money from the merchants. Then the leader of the robbers came to Saadi. He ordered Saadi to give all he had to him. Saadi handed him the bundle of books and also the little money he had without fear. Saadi then said, “I hope that you will make good use of these books.”

উক্ত বিষয় সম্পর্কে কিছু জানার থাকলে কমেন্ট করতে পারেন।
আমাদের সাথে ইউটিউব চ্যানেলে যুক্ত হতে এখানে ক্লিক করুন এবং আমাদের সাথে ফেইজবুক পেইজে যুক্ত হতে এখানে ক্লিক করুন। গুরুত্বপূর্ণ আপডেট ও তথ্য পেতে আমাদের ওয়েবসাইটে ভিজিট করুন।