Class-Nine
Subject- English First Paper
Time-3 Hours Full                               Marks-60
N.B- The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Answer all the question according to the instructions.
Seen Comprehension

Read the passage and answer the question (1-2)
Meherjan lives in a slum on the sirajgonj Town protection Embankment. He whispering wind from the river Jamuna makes the fire unsteady. The dancing flames remind meherjan of the tumoil in her life. Not long ago meherjan had everything-a family, cultivatable land and cattle. The crosion of the Jamuna gradually ansumed all the landed property. It finally claimed her only sheter during the last monsoon. It look the river only a day to devour meher’s house, trees, vegetable garden and the bambo bush. She had a happy family once. Over the years she lost her husbend and her family to diseases that cruel hunger and poverty brought to the family. Now, She is the only one left to live on with the loss and the pain. The greedy Jamuna has shattered her dreams and happiness. There are thousand others waiting to share the same fate like meherjan. Bangladesh is a land of river. Some of whose banks overflow or erode during monsoon. Erosion is harash reality for the people living along the river banks. During each monsoon many more villages are threatened by the Might Rivers like the Jamuna, the padma and the meghna. It is estimated fhat river erosion makes at least 100,000 people homeless every year in Bangladesh. In fact, river erosion is one of the main dangers casued by climate change. If we can’t take prompt actions to adapt to climate change, there will be thousands of more meherjans inour towns and villages every year.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a) Meherjan lives in…………………
(i) pabna (ii) kishorgonj (iii) sirajgonj (iv) hobigonj
(b) Her roof is made of……………
(i) in (ii) brick (iii) polythene (iv) bamboo
(c) Erosion affects the people living along…………
(j) the village (ii) the city (iii) the river barks (iv) rural areas
(d) In the past meherjan lived a…………life.
(i) happy (ii) unhappy (iii) difficult (iv) harsh

2. Read the text again and answer the following question in your own words.
(a) Who is meherjan?
(b) Where does she live?
(c) How does her house look?
(d) What makes the fire unstable?
(e) What properties has meherjan lost for the river erosion?

Unseen Comprehension – Marks-9

Read the passage and answer the questions (3-4)
Hobbies are activities that we persue in our leisure time. People’s hobbies and interests very according to their gender and age. For example, kinds are always curious. So they choose hobbies where they can discover things. Hobbies like reading, stamp collection, gardening, cycling ete. Suit well with their age. When women choose their hobbies, there preference is for creative skill as they have fondness for latest fashion, fusing cooking, stitching and gardening as their hobbies. Men perfer to do challenging and thrilling things they physical strength in their leisure. They like travelling, trekking, mountaineering etc.

3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.

Choose

various

activities

does

better

largest

Hobbies are activities that a man …………..wher he is not working. It’s a type of leisure…………. There are………….. types of hobbies. According to …………… and capbility one can…….. his hobby.

4. Write a summary of the above unseen passage.

Part B- Grammar- Marks- 24

5. Make four meaningful sentence using parts of sentences from each columns of the table below.

Column A	Column B	Column C
unemployment	can	increasing day by day.
It	comes	not finding a job.
Vocational education	is	to aid in this regard.
This problem	means	the roots of all evils

 

6. Change the voice of the following sentences (any four).
(a) Mr. Rahman teaches us English.
(b) My brother read a book.
(c) He can help the poor.
(d) Let me do the work.
(e) He killed himself.
(f) I know the man well.

7. Complete the following sentences using infinitive, Gerund, Participle and conditionals. (Any four)
(a) This is a house…………….
(b)…………………, you will learn a lot.
(c) Md. Rhman,…………., is very honest.
(d) Don’t drink………….. water.
(e) I saw the bird…………. in the sky.
(f)……………. a lie is great sin.

8. Identify the parts of speech of the following underlined words (any four)
(a) ……………….. he plant.
(b) The mango is …………. sweet.
(c) ……………… is a great excrcies.
(d) He bought a……………. shirt.
(e) He gives…………Dhaka.
(f) I know…………. he is honest.

9. Re-write the following sentences using introductory If/there where necessary. (any four).
(a) The rain is falling.
(b) To walk in the morning is good for health.
(c) Using mobile phone in the exam hall is forbidden.
(d) You should attend the class.
(e) Lived a poor man.
(f) A table has four legs.

10. Fill in the gaps with appropriate preposition, appositives and modal Auxiliaries (any four)
(a) April come……….may.
(b)………. you tell me the way to the technical college?
(c) Where do you come………….?
(d)…………….., kazi Nazrul islam, was a self- educated person.
(e)……………… I come in sir?
(f) Arifa Begum, ……………….., is puntual to here studies.

Part C: Composition – Marks-18

11. (A) Write a paragraph answering the following question and give a suitable tittle to it.
(i) What does tree plantation mean?
(ii) How does it help our natural calamities?
(iii) How does it help our economy?
(iv) What will happen if there are no trees on earth?
(v) What do we do to keep the balance of our environment?
OR
(B) Suppose, you are Rana/Rina and your friend is murad/mursida.
Now, write an email to your friend congratulating his/her brilliant success.

12. (A) Write a letter to your friend telling him about your visit to a place of historical interest.
OR
(B) Suppose you have passed the SSC Examination this year. Now you need a testimonial for your admission to a college. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your school for a testimonial.