HSC English First Paper Cumilla Board Questions and Answers

Cumilla Board-2022
English (Compulsory)
English First Paper
[According to the Syllabus of 2022]
Time-2 hours, Full marks-50
[N.B. Answer all the question. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]

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Part 1-Reading [Marks-30]

Read the following text and answer the questions:

As a child you must have been told to greet your elders and visitors to your home according to your culture and tradition. You must also have been taught to been polite in company and keep quiet while others, especially your elders, spoke. Possibly, you at times grudged such schooling. Possibly, at times you even protested such disciplining. Now, certainly you know that you can’t always behave the way you want specially in the presence of others. There are rules of behaviour you have to follow in accompany. We are social beings and have to consider the effect of our behaviour on others, even if we are at home and dealing with our family members.

We have two terms to describe our social behaviour ‘etiquette’ and ‘manners’. ‘Etiquette’ is a French word and it means the rules of correct behaviour in society. The word ‘manners’ means the behaviour that is considered to be polite in a particular society or culture. Manners can be good or bad. For example, it is a bad manner to speak with food in one’s mouth. No one likes a bad mannered person. Remember that etiquette and manners vary from culture to culture and from society to society.

We learn etiquette and manners from our parents, families and various institutions such as schools, colleges or professional bodies. There are rules of behaviour for all kinds of social occasions and it is important to learn them and practice them in everyday life. The manners that are correct in a wedding reception will not do in a debating club. Therefore, we have to be careful about etiquette and manners. We know how important it is to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ in everyday life. A few more polite expressions such as, ‘pardon me’, ‘excuse me’, ‘may I’, are bound to make your day smooth and pleasant.

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives:0.5×10=5

(a) What is the closest meaning of the word ‘Greet’?

(i) Congratulate (ii) Welcome

(iii) Consider (iv) See off

(b) The phrase ‘keep quiet’ in the passage stands for ………

(i) noisy (ii) stand

(iii) silent (iv) chaos

(c) The synonym of ‘schooling’ is……….

(i) knowledge (ii) experience

(iii) sensibility (iv) education

(d) What should be the antonym of ‘certainly’?

(i) Discertainly (ii) Miscertainly

(iii) Uncertainly (iv) Non-certainly

(e) Our social behaviour is described by…….. terms.

(i) three (ii) four

(iii) one (iv) two

(f) The word ‘polite’ can be replaced by ………

(i) gentle (ii) calm

(iii) wise (iv) silent

(g) Manners is of ……… kinds.

(i) five (ii) six

(iii) two (iv) four

(h) A bad mannered person is disliked by ………

(i) nobody (ii) everybody

(iii) somebody (iv) someone

(i) ‘Please’ is a kind of ………

(i) order (ii) proposal

(iii) request (iv) offerings

(j) The word ‘occasions’ can be replaced by ……..

(i) meetings (ii) programmes

(iii) entertainments (iv) feasts

Read the following text and answer the questions 2 and 3:

Kuakata, locally known as Sagar Kannya (Daughter of the sea) is a rare scenic spot located on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh. Kuakata in Latachapli union under Kalapara police station of Potuakhali district is about 30 km. in length and 6 km. in breadth. It is 70 km. from Potuakhall district headquarters and 320 km. from Dhaka. An excellent combination of the picturesque natural beauty, sandy beaches, blue sky and the shimmering expanse of water of the Bay of Bengal and the evergreen forest makes Kuakata a much sought after tourist destination.

The name Kuakata takes its origin from the story of a ‘Kua’ or well dug on the sea shore by the early Rakhaine settlers for collecting drinking water. The Rakhaines had landed on Kuakata coast after being expelled from Arakan by the Mughals. Following the first well, it becomes a tradition to dig wells in the neighborhood of Rakhaine homesteads for fresh water supply.

Answer the following questions:2×4=8

(a) What is the distance of Kuakata from Potuakhali and Dhaka?

(b) What makes Kuakata an attractive tourist spot?

(d) Why did the Rakhatnes come to Kuakata?

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Read the passage and then write the antonym and synonym of the words as directed:

0.5×10=5

(a) Rare (Synonym) (b) Natural (Antonym) (c) Excellent (Synonym) (d) Follow (Antonym) (e) Forest (Synonym) (f) Early (Antonym) (g) Destination (Synonym) (h) Expel (Antonym) (i) Tradition (Synonym) (j) Fresh (Antonym)

Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap:0.5×8=4

Gender (a) ……… is a deeply rooted social and cultural problem of our country. From the very (b) …….. of a girl child the disparity begins. Day by day she grows up and faces the (c) …….. attitude of the (d)……..members to her. She begins to understand that she is deprived of the basic (e)………. necessary to build up her career. But she does not get (f) ……… way to overcome the burdens of the (g) ………of social oppression. In this way, she ends up her life keeping her dreams in her (h)……….

Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order: 1×8=8

(a) In 1994, Mandela was elected as the first black president of Africa.

(b) After passing nearly three decades, he was freed.

(d) Finally, he left his public life in 2004 and worldly life in 2013.

(e) White domination in South Africa was a very inhuman practice.

(f) So, he was arrested and sent behind the prison bar.

(g) He raised his voice against the cruelties of apartheid.

(h) The white African leader F.W. de Klark negotiated the end of racism.

HSC English First Paper Cumilla Board Questions and Answers

Part B-Writing test [Marks-20]

Write a paragraph on ‘Dream’ in about 150 words based on the answers to the following questions:7

(a) What is a dream?

(b) What are the characteristics of a dream?

(d) Do you have any dream in your life?

(e) What do you do to fulfil your dream?

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

Bithi is a shelterless, helpless street orphan of ten years who sells flowers on the intersection of Dhaka street. She lives on the income of what she gets from selling flowers. One day, whileselling flowers in the traffic jam………

Write a summary of the following text:6

World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies adolescence as the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood. This phase represents one of the critical transitions in one’s life span and is characterised by fast paced growth and change which are second only to those at infancy. Biological processes drive many aspects of this growth and development with the onset of puberty marking the passage from childhood to adolescence. The biological determinants of adolescence are fairly universal; however, the duration and defining characteristics of this period may vary across time, cultures and socio- economic situations. This period has seen many changes over the past century-puberty for example, comes earlier than before, people marry late and their sexual attitudes and behaviours are different from their grandparents, or even parents. Among the factors responsible for the change are education, urbanization and spread of global communication.

Solution To Cumilla Board-2022

Part-I

(a) (ii) Welcome (b) (iii) silent (c) (iv) education (d) (iii) Uncertainly (e) (iv) two (f) (i) gentle (g) (iii) two (h) (ii) everybody (i) (iii) request (j) (ii) programmes
Question and answer:

(a) The distance of Kuakata from Potuakhali is 70 km. and from Dhaka is 320 km.

(b) An excellent combination of the picturesque natural beauty, sandy beaches, blue sky and the shimmering expanse of water of the Bay of Bengal and the evergreen forest makes Kuakata an attractive tourist spot.

(c) The name Kuakata is originated from the story of a ‘Kua’ or well dug on the sea shore by the early Rakhaine settlers for collecting drinking water.

(d) The Rakhaines came to Kuakata because they were expelled from Arakan by the Mughals.

(a) uncommon/unusual/exceptional (b) artificial/ unnatural (c) outstanding/ exceptional (d) lead (e) woodland/jungle/wood (f) later (g) goal/objective/target (h) welcome/invite/intake (i) custom (j) impure
(a) discrimination (b) birth (c) discriminatory (d) family (e) things/requirements (f) easy (g) result/outcome/effect (h) mind
Rearrangement:

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

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