Class-Ten
Subject-English Second Paper
Time-3 Hours Full Marks-60
The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Answer all the question from par A, B and C
Part A: Seen and unseen comprehension
Marks: 18 Seen Passage (mark-9)
Read the following text carefully and answer the question (1,2):
26 March, our independence day, is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fevour. It is national holiday. All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories remain closed on this day. They day begins with a 31- gun salute.
Early in the moring the president and the prime minister on hehalf of the nation place flora wreaths at the National mausoleum at savar. Then other leaders, political panties, diplomas, social and cultural organizations, educational institutions and freedom fighteres pay homage to the martyrs. People from all walk of life also go in rallies and processions. There are many cultural programmes through out the day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971.
The country also witnesses a spectacular parade of defence forces, borader guards, police, ansars and the VDP (village defense party) at the national parade Ground near the national partiament. In Bangladesh national stadium, school childer, scouts and girl guides fake part in various displays to entertain thousands of spectators Educational institutions also organize their individual programmes. Sport meets and tounamen are also organized. On the dau including the exciting boat race in the river buriganga.
In the evening all major public building are illuminatted with colourful light. Bangla Academy, Bangladesh shilpakala Academy and other socio-cultural organizations hold cultural functions similar functions are also arranged in other places in the country.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a) ………… is our Independence Day.
(i) 27 march (ii) 21 March (iii) 26 march (iv) 21 February
(b) Floral wreaths are placed at sauar on behalf of the national by………………..
(i) the primeminister (ii) the president (iii) the M.P (iv) (i) and (ii)
(c) The day begins with a 31- gun salute is……………. sentence.
(i) Imperative (ii) itergogative (iii) assertive (iv) optaive.
(d) Public buildings are illuminated…………
(i) in the morning (ii) before evening (iii) at noon (iv) in the evening
2. Answer the following questions:
(a) What do you know about VDP?
(b) Who places the flora wreaths on behalf of national?
(c) How are the buildings lighted?
(d) Who organize individua programmer?
(e) How is our independence day celebrated?
Unseen Passage
Read the passage and answer the questions 3 and 4:
Write another vital element of the environment is also polluted in different ways. Man pollutes water by throwing waste into it. Farmers use chemical fertilizers and insecticides in their fields. When rain and floods wash away some of these chemicals, they get mixed with water in rivers canals and thus pollute the water. Water vechicles also pollute rivers by dumping oil, food waste and human waste into them. Insanitary latrines and unsafe drains standing on river and canal barks are also responsible for furter pollution. Thus water is contaminated by various friends of waste and filth.
3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box given below. There are more than necessary.
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throwing |
various | pollute | responsible | water |
air |
Water is polluted in……….. ways. Human beings are mostly………… for water pollution. Fertilizers and insecticides used by man……… water mills and factories pollute water by……….. east into it.
Summaries the above passage in five sentences.
Part-B-Grammar – Marks-24
Use the right form of verbs in the following sentences. (any four)
(a) It………….. (to rain) since morning.
(b) He……………. (to come) home yesterday.
(c) She……………….. (to go) now.
(d) Mr. Alam…………… (to build) a house next year.
(e) Already he…………. (to finish) reading the book.
(f) He…………. (eat) rice before you came.
Change the form of speech (any four)
(a) The teacher said, ”The earth is round”.
(b) The boy says, ”My father is working abroad.”
(c) He said to me, ”When will you go home ?”
(d) The major said to soldiers, ”march on.”
(e) Karim said to the girl, ”Lets enjoy the party”.
(f) He said to me, ”Is your father at home”?
Transform the following sentences as directed (any four)
(a) Only Allah can help. (Negative)
(b) It is a very nice bird. (Exclamatory)
(c) Everybody wishes to be happy. (Interrogative)
(d) You should maintain rules of health.
(e) We must love our country (Negative)
(f) None is happy. (Interrogative)
Add appropriate tag questions to the following sentences. (any four)
(a) None will do this,……………..?
(b) The birds fly,…………..?
(c) Nothing is impossible,………………..?
(d) Lets enjoy the party,…………….?
(e) Please, help me,……………….?
(f) I am a student,………………..?
Use correct punctuation marks and capital letter in the following passage:
The old man said can you give me some food I’ve been starving for two day why do you beg cant you work said the maid
10. Use the connectors from the box given below, fill in the blank (any four)
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though |
it | that | but | or |
since |
(a) It has been raining………..monday
(b) Studay hard…………. you will fail in the exam.
(c) …………….. he is poor, he is honest.
(d) This is the pen…………. I wanted.
(e)……………… you work hard, you wil shine.
(f) He is rich…………………. he is honest.
11. (A) Write a short composition.
”Future of Technical Education in Bangladeh”
Or
(B) Read the beginning of the following story and complete if in your own way. Give a suitable little to it:
Once upon a time there was an old farmer. He lived with his wife and three sons in a small village. The three sons always quarried with each other……………….
12. (A) Write a dialogue between two friends- on their preparation for the SSC (Vocational) Examination.
Or
The graph below shows the choice of profession by different educated people. Describe the graph in 150 words.