<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>মডেল প্রশ্ন (মান-৫০)</strong></p> <p><strong>Read the text and answer the questions below it.</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 nonstop, gathering movement day by day. It turn into a movement and reached its climax in 1952. The government outlawed all sorts of public meetings and rallies to stop it. The student 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, Rafique, Barkat 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.</p> <p><strong>1. Guess the meaning of the following words used in the text above.    1×7=7</strong></p> <p>i) The martyrs of 21 February laid down lives to — .</p> <p>a) establish Bangla as a state language           </p> <p>b) establish Urdu as a state language           </p> <p>c) establish their political right                      </p> <p>d) free the country from Pakistan</p> <p>ii) What does the expression a ‘storm of protest’ reveal?</p> <p>a) Moderate opposition</p> <p>b) Intense opposotion    </p> <p>c) Moderate demand   </p> <p>d) Intense contest</p> <p>iii) The word ‘outlaws’ refers to — .</p> <p>a)  banned </p> <p>b)  permitted</p> <p>c)  enforced   </p> <p>d)  enacted</p> <p>iv) The language movement inflamed the spark of — .</p> <p>a) mass movement                    </p> <p>b) six point launch movement         </p> <p>c)  general election in 1970   </p> <p>d)  independence movement</p> <p>v) Which of the words is most relevant to the word ‘enkindled’ light of the passage?</p> <p>a)  lit                      </p> <p>b) kind          </p> <p>c) spindle              </p> <p>d) scandal</p> <p>vi) Which of the words is closest to the word ‘climax’ in the passage?</p> <p>a) bade                  </p> <p>b) peak         </p> <p>c) track                  </p> <p>d) tide</p> <p>vii) ‘Pay tribute to’ is a —.</p> <p>a) noun phrase        </p> <p>b) adjective        </p> <p>c) verbal phrase      </p> <p>d) adverbial phrase</p> <p><strong>2. Answer the following questions.   2×5=10</strong></p> <p>a) Why is 21 February a memorable day in our national history?</p> <p>b) How was the protest against the declaration of Mohammad Ali Jinnah?</p> <p>c) Why did the government prohibit all sorts of public meetings and rallies?</p> <p>d) Why was the government bound to declare Bengali as a state language?</p> <p>e) ‘The seed of independence was sown in 21 February, 1952.’ Do you agree with the comment? If yes, write the reason.</p> <p><strong>3. Read the following text and fill each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. 1×5=5</strong></p> <p>We live in society. And every society needs good citizens for its betterment. To be a good citizen, we have to prepare ourselves to do right works in society. Before discharging our duties towards society, we have to acquire knowledge. Today’s society is based on knowledge. We must have knowledge about our society, country and as a whole of the world. Then we have to gain the capability of applying our knowledge to do things properly. After acquiring the skills, we have to blend them into our behavior and the outcome will change our attitudes towards other people or things.</p> <p>Today we live in knowledge</p> <p>(a) — society. The other thing one (b) — in society is skill. It should be applied for (c) — purposes. Finally, knowing and doing things (d) — about a change in a person’s behavior. This (e) — change makes a man understand and feel others.</p> <p><strong>Read the following text carefully and answer the questions 4 and 5. </strong></p> <p>Sher-e-Bangla is one of the most popular leaders of Bangladesh. He was born in 1873 at Chakhar in Barisal. His father Mohammad Wazed Ali was a famous lawyer. He passed the Entrance Examination and went to Kolkata for higher studies. At the age of 22, he passed the MA and was placed in the first division. After two years, he obtained the BL degree with distinction and joined the bar. At the age of 33, he was appointed as a deputy magistrate. He resigned his post in 1912 due to difference of opinion with the government. In 1913, he became the member of Bengali Council. In 1915, he defeated Khawaja Nazimuddin miserably in the election of Patuakhali. In 1918, he was made general secretary of Indian Congress. In the same year he was made president of All India Muslim League. He was the Chief Minister of Bengal. On 23 March 1940, he proposed his historical Pakistan resolution in Lahore Conference of Muslim League. In 1924, he established many educational institutions in Bengal as an Education Minister. He was the Mayor of Kolkata Corporation in 1935-1936. In 1937, he was the first elected Prime Minister of Bengal. He led the United Front in the general election of East Pakistan until 1958. He died at the age of 89. People of Bangladesh remember him with gratitude.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>4. Complete the table below with the information from the passage.   1×5=5</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style="width:500px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Year</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Event</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Place</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>(i)  —</td> <td>Sher-e-Bangla obtained MA degree</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>1915</td> <td>he took part in an election</td> <td>(ii) —</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1940</td> <td>(iii) —</td> <td>Lahore Conference</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(iv) —</td> <td>he obtained BL degree</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>(v) —</td> <td>he died</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words. 10</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>6. Match the parts of sentence given in column ‘A’,</strong> <strong>‘B’ and ‘C’ to write five complete sentences.        1×5=5</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style="width:500px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Column A</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Column B</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Column C</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>(a) Humans, animal and plants are all</td> <td>(i) We cannot protect</td> <td>(i) Of extinction today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(b) But humans</td> <td>(ii) Are faced with the threat</td> <td>(ii) Our environment from being spoiled</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(c) Various plants and animals</td> <td>(iii) Are cruelly destroying</td> <td>(iii) From the earth in the last few decades</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(d) Many wild animals and birds</td> <td>(iv) Equally important elements</td> <td>(iv) Plants and animals</td> </tr> <tr> <td>(e) If we do not care for our wildlife</td> <td>(v) Have vanished</td> <td>(v) Of our environment</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.                                            8×1=8</strong></p> <p>(a) The fox said, ‘What a noble advice it is!’ Then he carried the turtle to the river and let it go.</p> <p>(b) The fox began to shout, You are OK, come now, dear. But the turtle raised his neck and said, ‘Here the more cunning animals than you.’</p> <p>(c) The turtle began to make more distance and by noticing it tears came to the fox’s eyes.</p> <p>(d) The shouting of the fox got gradually softer.</p> <p>(e) Once a hungry fox captured a turtle to eat and said, ‘How hard your body is!’</p> <p>(f) The fox said, “I am here, don’t waste my time, come quick while you are soft enough.”</p> <p>(g) The turtle began to dive and make a great distance between them.</p> <p>(h) The cunning turtle said, ‘Let me go to the river to soften my body.’</p> <p> </p> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>ইংরেজি মডেল টেস্টের উত্তর</strong></h3> <p><strong>মডেল টেস্টের ১ ও ২ (ধ-প) নম্বর প্রশ্নের নমুনা উত্তর দেওয়া হলো :</strong></p> <p>1. (i) (a) establish Bangla as a state language           </p> <p>(ii) (b) Intense opposotion    </p> <p>(iii) (a)  banned             </p> <p>(iv) (d) Independence movement (v) (a) lit (vi) (b) peak (vii) (c) verbal phrase</p> <p>2. a) 21 February is a memorable day in our national history because 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.</p> <p>b) The declaration of Mohammad Ali Jinnah raised a storm of protest in the eastern part of the country. This protest continued non-stop gathering momentum day by day. Consequently, this gathering turned into a movement and reached its climax in 1952.</p> <p>c) The government prohibited all sorts of public meetings and rallies to stop mass movement against the declaration of Mohammad Ali Jinnah.</p> <p>[উত্তরের বাকি অংশ আগামী সংখ্যায়]</p>