HSC Preparation 2020 (Model Test 2)

HSC Preparation 2020

Model Test – 2 (English 1^st Paper)

Part-I : Reading (60 Marks)

1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B. [Unit—1; Lesson—2]

My brothers,

I stand before you today with a heart overflowing with grief. You are fully aware of the events that are going on and understand their import. We have been trying to do our best to cope with the situation. And yet, unfortunately, the streets of Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur are awash with the blood of our brothers. The people of Bengal now want to be free, the people of Bengal now want to live, and the people of Bengal now want their rights.

What have we done that was wrong? After the elections, the people of Bangladesh voted as one for me, for the Awami League. We were to sit in the National Assembly, draft a constitution for ourselves there, and build our country; the people of this land would thereby get economic, political, and cultural freedom. But it is with regret that I have to report to you today that we have passed through twenty-three tragic years; Bengal’s history of those years is full of stories of torture inflicted on our people, of blood shed by them repeatedly. Twenty-three years of a history of men and women in agony!

The history of Bengal is the history of a people who have repeatedly made their highways crimson with their blood. We shed blood in 1952; even thought we were the victors in the elections of 1954 we could not form a government then. In 1958 Ayub Khan declared Martial Law to enslave us for the next ten years. In 1966 when we launched the six point movement our boys were shot dead on 7 June. When after the movement of 1969 Ayub Khan fell from power and Yahya Khan assumed the reins of the government he declared that he would give us a constitution and restore democracy; we listened to him then. A lot has happened since and elections have taken place.

I’ve met President Yahya Khan, I have made a request to him not only on behalf of Bengal but also as the leader of the party which has majority in Pakistan; I said to him: “You must hold the session of the National Assembly on 15 January”. But he didn’t listened to me. He listened to Mr. Bhutto instead. At first he said that the meeting would take place in the first week of March. We said, ‘Fine, we will be taking our seats in the Assembly then”. I said we will carry out our discussions in the Assembly. I went so far as to say that if anyone came up with an offer that was just, even though we were in the majority we would agree to that offer.

______________________________A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1´5= 5

(a) The phrase ‘a heart overflowing with grief’ implies——.

(i) a pensive mood (ii) jocund mood (iii) angered heart (iv) relieved mind

(b) The word ‘Constitution’ mentioned in the passage refers to.

(i) regime (ii) reign (iii) rein (iv) laws

(c) The word ‘repeatedly’ mentioned in the passage means.

(i) once again (ii) forever (iii) once for all (iv) again and again

(d) The word ‘launch’ mentioned in the passage means.

(i) commence (ii) enforce (iii) enhance (iv) thrive

(e) The word ‘restore’ mentioned in the passage means.

(i) found (ii) re-establish (iii) renovate (iv) degenerate

B. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10

(a) What, according to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the people of Bengal want to do now?

(b) Do you know the period, mentioned as the ‘twenty-three tragic years’? Why was the period termed as tragic? Explain in your own words.

(d) Why did Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman meet President Yahya Khan? Did the President listen to him?

(e) What was the offer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman? What intent of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was to be found in the offer?

2. Read the following text and make a flow chart showing the findings of the survey on food adulteration (One is done for you.) 2´5=10

[Unit—3; Lesson—1]

Unsafe levels of pesticides are present in around half of the vegetables and more than a quarter of fruits sold in the capital’s markets, a recent survey has found. A 15-member team of the National Food Safety Laboratory, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), came up with the findings after collecting and testing food samples from the capital’s Gulshan, Karwanbazar and Mohakhali markets.

The survey report, a copy of which was acquired by the Dhaka Tribune, read that nearly 40% of 82 samples of milk, milk products, fish, fruits and vegetables contained banned pesticides such as DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor. The amount of pesticides in these samples were found to be 3 to 20 times greater than the limits set by the European Union. Around 50% vegetables and 35% fruits were found to be contaminated with unsafe level of pesticides.

Analysing more than 30 samples of turmeric powder (branded, packaged and open), the team also found that nearly 30% of the samples contained traces of lead chromate, which can be fatal if swallowed or inhaled. These samples also contained lead at 20 to 50 times above the safety limit of 2.5 parts per million set by the Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute (BSTI). Arsenic and Chromium above safety limits were detected in a total of 5 out of 13 rice samples.

Using a sensitive High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method developed by the Food Safety Lab, 66 samples were analysed for the presence of formaldehyde. Adulteration was thereby detected in samples of coriander, mango and fresh shrimps.

1. Collecting and testing food samples

3. Summarize the following text. 10

[Unit—8; Lesson—5]

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 Patuakhali district is about 30 km in length and 6 km in breadth. It is 70 km from Patuakhali 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 became a tradition to dig wells in the neighbourhood of Rakhaine homesteads for fresh water supply. Kuakata is one of the unique spots which allow a visitor to watch both the sunrise and the sunset from the beach. That perhaps makes Kuakata one of the world’s most attractive beaches. The long and wide beach at Kuakata has a typical natural setting. This sandy beach slopes gently into the Bay and bathing there is as pleasant as is swimming or diving.

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than you needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary. 0.5´10=5

identity	pioneer	leader	shape	than	study	aspiration
student	remember	now	know	then	design	concept

Hamidur Rahman was the man who gave (a) —— to the (b) —— and design of the Shaheed Minar, by combining all the (c) —— of Bengali (d) —— and nationalism. He was the first (e) —— of Bangladesh who in the 1950, went to Europe and (f) —— at ‘Ecolo de Beaux Art’ in Paris. He was the (g) —— of the new painting movement in the (h) —— Pakistan. But he is most remembered (i) —— for his remarkable (j) —— of the Central Shaheed Minar.

5. Fill in the gaps using suitable words. 10

The ARPANET, the first (a) ——, was invented in 1969 and the (b) —— only had access to the World Wide Web (c) —— in 1993. Today, just 22 years (d) ——, the web has (e) —— the dissemination of (f) ——, created a new multi-trillion dollar (g) —— phenomenon, played a (h) —— role in (i) —— and has interconnected much of the (j) ——.

6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 10

(a) “Please let me go to my country”.

(b) An English boy was making a small boat.

(d) He made all the arrangements to send him to his country.

(e) Suddenly he noticed a wonderful thing.

(f) Napoleon was charmed by the words of the small boy.

(g) “I haven’t seen my mother for a long time.”

(h) The boy said, “My country is on the other side of the sea”.

(i) One day Napoleon, the king of France, was walking along the seashore.

(j) The boy was brought before him and he asked him what he would do with such a small boat.

Part-II : Writing (40 Marks)

7. Write a paragraph on “Scientific Achievements” in about 200 words on the basis of the answers to the following questions: 10

(a) How has scientific achievements changed the world?

(b) How has they increased the amenities and expectation of human life?

(d) What are the fields the scientific achievements have contributed most?

(e) What are the amazing achievements?

(f) What more we expect from science?

8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words: 07

Once there was a selfish giant who had a large and beautiful garden. The garden was full of...........................

9. Suppose, you are Asad. Masum is your younger brother. Masum is wasting time using Feacebook. Now, write a letter to him advising him not to use Facebook. 5

10. Look at the chart below. It shows the percentage of family’s household income distribution into different categories. Describe the pie chart in 150 words. 10