Class Eight
Subject-English Second Paper
Time-3 Hours                                                     Full Marks-100

Part- A: Seen

Read the text and answer questions 1 and 2.
The ethnie people in Bangladesh hold a very important place in the culture of the country.The majority of these people live in the chottogram hill tracts. The others live in the regions of Mymensingh, Rajshahi and Sylhet.They live in forest areas, in the hills and in rural areas. They do jhum cultivation. For this work they elear a pice of land in the forest prepare it and now need it. They are mostly farmer. By religion they are Hindus, Christians or Buddhists. They speak their mother tongues. Some of them are the Chakmas, the marmas, the tipperas and the moorange, who live in the hill tracts. The Santals live in Rajshai. The khaias and the monipuries live in sylhet and the Hajangs and the Garos in Mymensigh. Most of these ethrie people living in Bangladesh have some common characterislies.They have their own litestyles. They build their houses on bamboo or woodenplatforms called ‘machang’. Rice is their staple food. They eat vegetables, maize and fish, poultry and meat. Their kitchen utemils are bamboo, wooden and carthen pots whcih they make themselves men wear lungis and women wear thamis or for angs and angis. Women weave their own cltohes. Hunting and fishing are their pastimes. They our fond of songs, music, dances, theatre and fairs. Traditional musical instruments such as bugles are are made for popular sport for them.

1. Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternative given and wrtie corresponding number of the answers in your answer script.
(a) The word ‘culture’ means…….
(i) customs (ii) convention (iii) ethricity (iv) ) Society
(b) The word ‘weave’ refers to……….
(i) knit (ii) create (iii) invent (v) paint
(c) The ethnic people are mainly………
(i) teacher (ii) carpenters (iii) potters (iv) tillers.
(d) They now needs in…….. land
(i) hilly (ii) forest (iii) plain (iv) hilly and forest.
(e) Bugle is a……..
(i) kitchen utensil (ii) musical instrument (iii) sport (iv) dish
(f) The ethnic people live by………..
(i) farming (ii) co-operative work (iii) jhum cultivation (iv) fishing

2. Answer the following questions from your reading of the above text.
(a) How do the ethnic people lead their livelihood?
(b) What does Jhum cultivation mean?
(c) With waht the ‘machang’ are made?
(d) How do they contribute in our country?

3. Read the following text and fill in the gaps with appropriate words to make it a meaningful one-
Words to make the right kind of food for good health. It is nutritious. It must contain natural (a)………. that our body need to grow properly (b)……….. stay healthy. But remember, you must not (c)………… too much though the food is good. (d)…….. too much is bad for health. You (e) ……… eat only a certain amount of food that your body needs.

Part- B: Unseen

Read the following text and answer questions 4 and 5.
The padma Bridge is a multipurpose bridge in Bangladesh. It is being bult across the Padma River. This bridge is now under construction. It will conneet louhajong. Mushigani to shariatpur and madaripur. It will connect 21 southern districts with the capital. Padma Bridge the most expensive project in the history of Bangladesh. There will be highway on the supper level and a rail way line on a lower level. It has 150m span. Its length is 6150m and width is 18.10m. The project has taken 1062 heetares of land. The total cost of the bridge will be TK.92 billion. This total cost has been funded by the government of Bangladesh alone. China Major Bridge Engineering Company ltd boding the overall constucation works. THis mega project will be completed by the end of 2019. The Bridge will contribute a lot to the economic development of Bangladesh. It will merease the GDP by as much as 1.2 percent.

4. Complete the table below with appropriate information:

Who	Activity/What	Relevant information
Padma Bridge	connecting	(i)…… districts
(ii)……….	doing construction work
Padma Bridge	total land	(iii)…….
Bangladesh goverment	(iv)……..	for padma Bridge project
Padma Bridge	will be completed in	(v)…………

 

5. Read the passage again and write Ture or False beside the following statement. Give correct answer for the false statement.
(a) The Padma Bridge is being built across the Jumuna River.
(b) It will link southern region to the capital.
(c) Bangladesh govt. is financing the project.
(d)_ It is the most expensive project in the history of the word.
(e) Padma Bridge will decarease the GDP.

6. Read the text below and fill in the gaps using the class given in the boxes. There are more words than necessary. One word can be used once only.

Principal	valuable	student	and	boys	study
season	sown	be	time	successful	success

Student life in the most useful and (a)…….. period in a mans life. This is the (b)………. when the needs of future life are (c)…….. For this, it is called.The sowing (d)………. in our life. Dwring this period a (e) has to do certain things to be (f)………. and happy in his future life. THe (g)………… duty of a student is to studay (h)…………. acquire knowledge on various things. He must (i)……….. according to a routine. He has to (j)…….. attentive to his studies and teachers. He should also read newspapers,magazine,literature, history etc.

7. Read the text below and fill in the gaps using suitable words to make it a meaningful text.
Independence is (a)…………birth right of a man. We achived independence in 1971 through a (b)……….war people if akk walks of life tought (c)……… against the enemies. They did not run (d)………. showing their back. Many freedom fighter became martyrs in the war. So we remember them with. (e)…….. respect.

8. Match the part of sentences from column A and B to make five complete sentences.

Column A	Column B
(i) Truthfulness is one	(a) likes a liar.
(ii) It means the quality	(b) in order to proper in life
(iii) Nobody	(c) of speacking the truth in all nituations
(iv) Truthful person	(d) of the greatest virtues of human
(v) We should practise this habit regularly	(e) is respected by all.

Part-C: Grammar (25 Marks)

9. Read the text below and fill in the gaps with the noot words in the brackets adding suitable suffix prefix or both:
Dhaka is the (a)………(big) city of. It is (b)……..(dense) populated. As it is the capital of our country. Its (c)…….(important) is great Dhaka is a (d)…..(beauty) city. The (e)………(beautiful) process of Dhaka is still going on. Those who live (f)…..(out) the city have a (g)………(fascinate) to visit Dhaka. I was very (h)………(desire) to visit Dhaka. At last I fulfiled my (i)………….(aspire) last year. I beacme pleased seeing the (j)………(attract) building.

10. Fill in the gaps in the following text with appropriate articales (a,an,or the). Put a cross (x) where no article.
(a)………..16th of December is (b)……… read letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day, we achieved victory at (c)……… cost of (d)……….. bloody battle. Bangladesh came into being as (e)……. independent country. It oceupied a place in the world (f)……… map. Every year we observe (g)……..day with due solemnity. We remember (h)……………supreme sacrifices of our heroic sons. The day is (i)………….. public holiday. The day begins with gunshots. The national flag is hoisted on (j)…………. top of important houses.

11. Change the following sentences as dirceted in the brackets.
(a) Cricket is a very exciting game (Make it interrogative)
(b) People enjoy this game (Make it passive)
(c) It is very costly game (Make it Negitive)_
(d) Nobody distikes it. (Make it Affrmative)
(e) I wish I could paly it (Make it Exclamatory)

12. Re-write the following passage changing the from of speceh.
I said to my friend ”Where are you going after the examination?” “I’ve not yet decided,” said my friend ”Let’s go to my village home together. What a great tie we will have there” said I. ”I’ll discuss it with my parents”, my friend said.

13. Use capital letter and punctuation marks as needed in the following passage.
The creator has provided us with many facilities in nature so we shuld be gratedful to him for his wonderful gifts we should also praise him.

D: Writing Part

14. Suppose, you are summon/summona and your friend is Rashed/Rasheda. Make a dialogue between you and your friend about the preparation for the JSC Examination to be held in November.

15. Write a paragraph in about 120 words on ”your School library”. In your paragarph, answer the following question.
(a) What is a library?
(b) Why is it needed for you?
(c) Where is your school library situated?
(d) What kinds of books are there in your school library?
(e) Why is it called a store-house of knowledge?

16. Suppose you are salman/Salma. Your friend is Nahian/Nuha. You are going to arrange a picnic in the next month. Now, write an e-mail inviting him/her to join the picnic. You may send the e-mail to nahian [email protected]. In your e-mail, you should.
– Write subject line
– Use proper salutation/grectings
– Describe the place and time of picnic
– Tell about the natural beauty and enjoyable things
– Give an account of the grogrammeon that day
– Write a closing semark
– Write your name