Reading
Test: (40 Marks)
Zara lives with her
parents in London. They have come to Bangladesh to visit Zara’s aunt and uncle. She is very close to her cousin Mita. Both the
families have visited many interesting places together in Bangladesh. It was a great
fun. Then they decided that they would visit some places outside Bangladesh too. They
decided to go to Thailand. But Mita’s parents were too busy with their work, so
they could not go.
However, Mita was going with them. Mita, Zara and her parents are at Hajrat Shahjalal International
Airport. They are waiting in the lounge. Mita is very excited. This is her first
time to board a plane.
They are flying by Bangladesh Biman. Mita is hoping to have a
great time in Thailand. As they wait, the two cousins start planning what they would do
once they reach Bangkok. Mita’s uncle brings forms for all of them to fill in
before going through the immigration. He gives one to Mita and says, “You have to give
some information about yourself in the form. The immigration officer will check
your passport and stamp it. And then you are ready to travel.” Mita, Zara and her
parents start filling inthe forms.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a)
Zara is very ------------ to
her cousin Mita.
(i)
Similar (ii) close (iii) kind (iv) frighten
(b)
Zara and her parents have come
to Bangladesh to ------------ Zara’s aunt and
uncles.
(i) take (ii) see (iii)entertain (iv) eager
(c) Mita was ----------- to
board a plane.
(i) sad (ii) able (iii)
excited (iv) eager
(d) They thought that they ---------------------- go to Thailand.
(i) can (ii) will (iii)
may (iv) would
(e) They were waiting at the
-------------------------.
(i) Zoo (ii)
station (iii) air port (iv) park
Or, Write whether the following statements are true or false. If
false, write the correct information.
(a) Zara lives with her parents, aunt and uncle in London.
(b) Zara is very intimate with her cousin Mita.
(c) Zara is flying for the first time by plane.
(d) Zara and Mita are dreaming about Visiting Bangkok.
(e) Mita feels excited thinking about boarding the plane.
2. Give short answers to the following questions:
(a) Why have Zara and her parents come to Bangladesh?
(b) Which country did they want to visit?
(c) Why are they waiting at the air port?
(d) Why is Mita excited?
(e) Who checks the passports at the airport?
3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the text.
Zara’s family … (a) ……to visit
Thailand. But Mita’s parents are….. (b) …… busy to ……(c) ……there. So, Mita
accompanied Zara’s …(d) ….. to …… (e) …….. Bangkok. The two cousins …… (f) …….
Dreaming about Bangkok …… (g) …….. waiting at the airport. Zara’s father … (h) ……..
immigration forms. They have to …… (i) …….. in them. This is the …… (j) ……..step
to board the plane.
4. Read the following table and make five appropriate sentences.
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Mita, Zara and her parents
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Is boarding
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Mita’s cousin.
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Zara
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Have to fill in
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Bangladesh to visit Riat’s
family.
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Mita
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Decided
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A plane for the first time.
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All
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Has come to
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A form before going through immigration.
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Zara’s family
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Is
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To visit Bangkok.
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5. Read the above passage
again. Now write a paragraph using the clues in the box below. Write the information in the correct sequence as
it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words.
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Visit
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Fun
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Decided
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Waiting
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Board
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Immigration
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Passport
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6. The following sentences are in wrong order. Write them in the
correct order.
Both the families have visited
many interesting places together in Bangladesh. Mita, Zara and her parents are
at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. She is very close to her cousin.
Mita, Zara and her parents have come to Bangladesh to visit Zara’s aunt and uncle. They are waiting in
the lounge. Then they decided to go to Thailand.
Supplementary Reading Test
Read the passage below and answer the following questions97-8)
Street children are the children of streets. They are named as
ragamuffin, street urchins, foundlings, tokais, waifs and strays, rootless
children and so on. Most of them are the abandoned children of their parents.
Their life and living is miserable. Many of the street children are orphans.
They earn their livelihood by begging, stealing, cheating and doing the manual
jobs of the wage earners. They have to bear the brunt of tiresome drudgery of
day-to-day life. These street children live in the way – side shanties or in
the make –shift houses of the slums. Some of them also sleep under open sky.
They also work as garbage collectors, porters, helper of tempos and buses,
table-boys in the tea-stalls and hotels and also do many other odd jobs in many
places. They are not in a position to enjoy the basic needs of life, let alone
the so called human rights and other extra-facilities. As human beings they
deserve equal rights to worthy citizens of the country. People in general and
government in particular should take all possible measures to ensure a better
life for the rootless; otherwise they will become trouble – makers and cause
immense harm to the society.
7. |Answer each of the following questions in one complete sentence.
(a) Who are the street children?
(b) Do their parents provide them basic needs?
(c) How do they earn their livelihood?
(d) What are their occupations?
(e) Where do they usually live?
8. Summarize the passage in
five sentences.
Writing Test (40 Marks)
9. Write a paragraph on ‘A Winter Morning’ answering the following
questions.
(a) How is a winter morning?
(b) How do people feeling in a winter morning?
(c) When does the sun peep?
(d) When do people get up?
(e) What kinds of food do people eat?
(f) Do you like it? Why?
Or, Read the incomplete dialogue between you and Tama about
borrowing a book.
Myself : Hi, Tama. How are you?
Tama : ………………………………………………….
Myself : I am fine too. What’s about your
preparation?
Tama : ………………………………………………………..
Myself : Do you have the JSC English Special Test
Papers book? What’s about the book?
Tama : ………………………………………………………..
Myself : But my dear, I don’t have this book. So I
want to borrow from you for some days.
Tama : ……………………………………………………
Myself : Yes, I shall come to your home tomorrow.
Thank you Tama for cordial suggestion.
Tama : ………………………………………………………………..
10. Write a short easy “your daily life”.
11. Suppose, you are Mary. You read in Stanford Girls High School.
You have three brothers and sisters. Now, write an application to the
headmistress of your school for a full- free studentship.
12. Punctuate and capitalize the following passage.
one day meena and her parrot
mithu climbed a tall tree to pick a mango she picked the mango and took it to
her mother but her mother gave the larger share of the fruit to raju
