HSC ENGLISH MODEL TEST QUESTION 1
HSC ENGLISH
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Model Question
Total Marks -100
Part-1 (Seen Comprehension)-55
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 though 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
shotdead 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.
(Unit 1 Lesson 1)
1. Each of the following questions has a word with four
alternative meaning. Choose the word which is closest in meaning in the context
that has been used in the text. 10
(i) The word
“grief ” in the text means______
(a) love (b) sorrow
(c) victor (d) revered
(ii) What does the
word “Justice” mean ______
(a) impartiality (b) corruption
(c)
fair (d) satisfy
(iii) The word
“crimson” means_______
(a) reddish (b) blue
(c)
white (d) pink
(iv) Bengal’s
history of twenty years is full of
_______ .
(a) oppression (b) humiliation
(c) deprivation (d) all of the above answers
(v) We shed blood
in 1952 for ___________
(a) our rights (b) our agony
(c) our language (d) liberation
(vi) What does the
word enslave mean?
(a) support (b) favour
(c) offer (d) subjugate
(vii) Who became the
president of Pakistan after 1969?
(a) Mr. Bhutto (b) Ayub Khan
(c) Yahya Khan (d) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(viii) The six
point movement was launched ________ years after Ayub Khan had declared Martial
Law?
(a) 11 (b) 12
(c) 10 (d)
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(ix) The phrase
overflowing with grief implies --------------.
(a) a pensive mood (b) jocund mind
(c) angered heart (d) relieved mind
(x) The word
constitution mentioned in the passage
___________
(a) regime (b) reign
(c) rein (d) laws
2. Answer the following question: 5x3=15
(a) Who was Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman?
(b) Where and when
did Sheikh Mujibur Rahman give his aristocratic speech?
(c) What did he say
about the will of the people of Bengal?
(d) What did he say
about the twenty three years tragic years of Bengal?
(e) What is six
points?
Additional Questions
(f) Which qualities
of leaders do you find in Bangabondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman?
(g) Define Martial
Law?
(h) Why do you think
Ayub Khan declared Martial Law? Explain in brief.
(i) What do the
following years refer to? 1952, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1969
(j) What is unforgettable history? and why?
3. Read the
following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. Make any
grammatical change if necessary. 10
# poisonous of # preserve
# greatest # be # more
# refresh # stern by # production
# contamination # health
Food adulteration is one of the (a) —— problems in the
recent time in our country. Different food and food products, vegetables,
fruits and fishes are being (b) —— (c) —— the unscrupulous and profit-monger
businessmen and green grocers. However, we, the general people (d) —— the
victims (e) —— all sorts of pangs and serious diseases. The businessmen use (f)
—— chemicals such as DDT, Aldrin, Heptachlor just to make their products (g) ——
attractive or to (h) —— them for a long time. So, it is time the authorities
concerned took (i) —— steps to stop such food adulteration. Proper monitoring,
supervision and public awareness should be compulsory from (j) —— level to
consumers.
4. Fill in the
blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 10
Independence is the (a) —— of a man. But no nation can (b)
—— it without struggle. Our War of Independence (c) —— in 1971. People of all
walks of (d) —— joined the war with a smiling face to (e) —— the country. They
(f) —— face to face the enemy. They did not run (g) —— showing their backs.
Many died while (h) ——. Again many of them (i) —— killed. Today we remember
them with profound (j) ——.
i) They were
aliens in their own country and were subjected to all sorts of indignities.
(ii) The blacks
were treated cruelly.
(iii) The great
leader vowed to put an end the inhuman practice.
(iv) They were denied
all basic human rights.
(v) Even dogs
received a much better treatment than the blacks.
(vi) Eventually,
the great leader realized the goal of liberating his own people.
(vii) He was thrown behind the prison bar.
(viii) Nelson Mandela was the great leader of South Africa.
(ix) But the
oppressive rulers could not break the spirit.
(x) In fact, he
was one of the greatest leaders of the world who struggled against apartheid
throughout his life.
Part-2 (Writing 45 Marks)
6. Write a
paragraph on 'Digital Bangladesh' in about 200 words based on the answer to the
following questions. 15
(a) What do you
understand by digital?
(b) What are the advantages of digital Bangladesh?
(c) What are the
disadvantages of digital Bangladesh?
(d) What are the
sectors where digital Bangladesh is used?
(e) What steps are
taken by the govt. to establish a digital Bangladesh?
(f) What are the
more steps to be taken you think?
7. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in own words. 15
One day a crow stole a piece of meat. It flew away and sat on the branch of a tree. Suddenly, a fox ................
8. Suppose, you
are Rimon/Rima living in Chattogram. Now, write a letter to your father
describing your preparation for the coming Test Examination. 15
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