DEWATOLI IDEAL SCHOOL
2nd terminal examination 2022
Class: Ten Sub: English 1st paper
Time:3hours Total marks: 100
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it:
21 February is a memorable day in our national history. We observe the day every year as International Mother Language Day. The day is a national holiday. On this day, we pay tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives to establish Bangla as a state language in undivided Pakistan in 1952. The struggle to achieve our language rights is known as the Language Movement. The seed of the Language Movement was sown on 21 March 1948 when Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Governor General of Pakistan, declared in a public meeting in Dhaka that Urdu would be the only state language of Pakistan. The declaration raised a storm of protest in the eastern part of the country. The protest continued non-stop, gathering momentum day by day. It turned into a movement and reached its climax in 1952. The Government outlawed all sorts of public meetings and rallies to stop it. The students of Dhaka University defied the law and brought out a peaceful protest procession on 21 February 1952. When the procession reached near Dhaka Medical College, the police opened fire on the students, killing Salam, Rafiq, Barkat, Safiur and Jabbar. As a result, there were mass protests all over the country and the government had to declare Bangla as a state language. This kindled the sparks of Independence Movement of Bangladesh.
1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives. 10
i.What does the expression ‘pay tribute to the martyrs’ in the line 4 mean?
a.To show honour to the martyrs of Liberation War
b.To show honour to the martyrs of language movement
c.To show honour to the martyrs of non-cooperation movement
d.To show honour to the martyrs of Sepoy Mutiny
ii.Which of the following best describes the similarity between Salam and Rafiq?
a. Fighters b. Preventers
c. Pro-activists d. Martyrs
iii.Which of the following best describes the 21 February?
a. A memorable day b. International Mother Language Day
c. Intellectual Day d. International Language Day
iv.Which of the following statement is true about the language movement?
a.It started on 21 January 1952.
b. It started on 21 July 1947.
c. It started on 21 March 1948.
d. It started on 21 February 1952.
v.The declaration raised a storm of protest in the eastern part of the country.’ What does the eastern past of the country mean?
a. India b. West Bengal c.The then East Pakistan Bangladesh. d.East Bengal
vi. What could be the closest meaning for enkindle?
a. Exhaust b. Ignite
c. Excite d.Extinguish
vii. What does the word independent in the text refer to?
a.got b.confined
c.free d.enthralled
2. Answer the following questions. 12
a. Why do we observe 21 February as the International Mother Language Day?
b. What happened when Urdu was declared as the only state language of Pakistan?
c. “The seed of independence was sown in 21 February, 1952”.Do you agree with the comment? Why?
d. What was the result of the language movement?
e. What was the effect of Mr. Zinnah’s speech?
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. 1×5=5
Nepal is home to nearly 29,000,000 people. The population is primarily rural. Kathmandu, the capital city, has less than one million inhabitants. Nepal’s demographic features are complicated not only by dozens of ethnic groups, but by different castes. In total, there are 103 castes and ethnic groups living in this small country. Lord Buddha, the light of Asia, was born in Lumbini in Nepal’s southern plains, which makes this a sacred pilgrimage destination for the Buddhists as well. In fact, many Nepalese combine Hindu and Buddhist practices; many temples and shrines are shared between the two faiths, and some deities are worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists.. Kathmandu Valley is the richest cultural heritage centre of Nepal. The seven monument zones situated within the Valley have been named as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
The (a) ———– of Nepal is about 29,000,000. Most of the people live in rural areas. Less than one million inhabitants live in the (b) — — of Nepal. Nepal’s demographic features are complicated both by dozens of ethnic groups and by different castes. There are a total (c) ———– of 103 castes and ethnic groups living in this small country. Lord Buddha, the light of Asia, was born in Lumbini in Nepal’s southern plains, which makes this a sacred pilgrimage destination for the Buddhists as well. It is (d) ———– that many Nepalese combine Hindu and Buddhist practices. The seven monument zones (e) ———– the Valley have been named as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage.
1X6=6
Hazrat Mohammad (Sm) was born in Makka in 570 A. D. His father, Abdullah, died before his birth. His mother also died when he was five years old. Then his grandfather, Abdul Mottalib took all care of prophet Mohammad (Sm) who also died when he was seven years old. Then his uncle Abu Talib took the care of Prophet Mohammad (Sm).
When he was only twelve years old, he went to Syria with his uncle, Abu Taleb for the purpose of his uncle’s business. He went abroad several times for the same purpose and became acquainted with religion, culture and ritual of the then Jews, Christians and people of different sects. Hazrat Mohammad (Sm) married Hazrat Khadija (R) a wealthy widow of forty when he was only twenty five years old. He managed her business and had a very happy life with her. But he had no attraction for worldly life. He used to retire in the cave of Mount Hira and think about the problems of men lonely. At last revelation came to him when he was forty years old and he started preaching, “There is no God except Allah.”
The people of Makka became very angry with him for preaching a new religion. They oppressed him in
people of Medina helped him in all possible ways. So, within a short time, the number of the Muslims increased rapidly, and the invitation of Islam spread far and wide. In 630 A. D. Prophet (Sm) conquered Makka. Only two years after the conquest of Makka, Prophet (Sm) breathed his last in Medina.
| Biography of Hazrat Mohammad (Sm) | |||||
| Known as | Prophet Mohammad (Sm) | ||||
| Lifespan | From 570 A. D to (1) — | ||||
| Who | What | Event/ activity | Time/ When | Place/ Where | Subject/ Specialty |
| Hazrat Mohammad (Sm) | going abroad | went with his uncle | 582 A. D | (2). . . . | acquaintance with religion, culture and ritual of the then Jews’ Christians and I people of different sects |
| Hazrat Mohammad (Sm) | start of of conjugal life | (3). . . . . . | at twenty five | ||
| (4) ———- | left Makka | (5) ——— | for Medina | for spreading Islam with less difficulty | |
5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words. 10
6. Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A”B’ and ‘C’ to write five complete sentences. 7
| Column A | Column B | Column C |
| (a) Hospitality | (i) speaking to foreigners | (i) towards foreigners |
| (b) People are very | (ii) are interested in the personal affairs | (ii) of the foreigners. |
| (c) They like | (iii) is meant by asking | (iii) personal questions |
| (d) The Bangladeshis | (iv) has long been a part | (iv) of our culture in Bangladesh |
| (e) No harm | (V) polite and friendly | (v) even without being introduced |
7. Answer to the following questions to write a paragraph on ‘load shedding” 14
- (a)What is load shedding?
(b) How does it affect the national economy?
(c) How does it affect domestic life?
(d) What happens to patients and students during load shedding?
(e) What do the pick-pockets do then?
(f) What is your mind about the problem?
8. Read the beginning of the following story and Complete it in your own way Give title to it . 12
one day a fox in a Jungle fell into a trap . He tried hand to be free and manage some low but lost his tail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. Write a e-mail to your friend about join in birthday party . 12
10. Suppose, you are Anik/Anika your friend Nahid/Nahida. Write a dialogue between your friends about Merite and dmerite use of mobile phone . 12
