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Date: 27/08/2022 English First Paper Set: A
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Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment. The whispering wind from the river Jamuna
makes the fire unsteady. The dancing flames remind Meherjan of the turmoil in her life.
Not long ago Meherjan had family, arable land and cattle. The erosion of the Jamuna gradually consumed all her land
property. It finally claimed her only shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river only a day to devour Meher's
house, trees, vegetable garden and the bamboo bush. She had a happy family once. Over the years, she lost her husband
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 thousand others waiting to share the same fate like Meherjan. Bangladesh is a land of rivers, some of whose banks
overflow or erode during monsoon. Erosion is a harsh reality for the people living along the river banks. During each
monsoon many more villages are threatened by the mighty rivers like the Jamuna, the Padma and the Meghna. It is
estimated that river erosion makes at least 100,000 people homeless every year in Bangladesh. In fact, river erosion is
one of the main dangers caused by climate change. If we can't take prompt actions to adapt to climate change, there will
be thousands of more Meherjans in our towns and villages every year.
1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives: 1×8=8
(a) What does the expression “The turmoil in her life’ in line 2 mean?
(i) the pleasures of life (ii) the thunderstorm in her life
(iii) the pangs and pains of her life (iv) the dreams of her life
(b) What are the rivers mentioned in the passage?
(i) the Jamuna (ii) the Padma (iii) the Meghna (iv) all the above
(c) Once Meherjan was ––.
(i) solvent (ii) insolvent (iii) poor (iv) impoverished
(d) –– has made Meherjan’s life miserable.
(i) Old age (ii) Sickness (iii) River erosion (iv) Frustration
(e) Meherjan is now––.
(i) a well off woman (ii) a city dweller (iii) a destitute woman (iv) a happy woman
(f) Meher’s husband died of––.
(i) cholera (ii) flood (iii) diseases (iv) accident
(g) ‘Consumed’ means––.
(i) utilized (ii) devoured (iii) ravaged (iv) spoiled
(h) ‘Over the years’ means––.
(i) eventually (ii) consequently (iii) over the passage of time (iv) slowly
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5=10
(a) Where does Meherjan live?
(b) What do you know about the past life of Meherjan?
(c) How can we stop river erosion?
(d) What do you think about the main cause of river erosion?
(e) What makes Meherjan nostalgic?
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. 1×5=5
Fish population is in serious danger from global warming. Climate change is increasing the water temperature in rivers,
lakes and seas. This means there is less food and oxygen available for fish. It also means the fish may not grow fully
and may have fewer fish fries. Some fishes will become extinct if temperatures rise even by one or two degree Celsius.
Climate change increases the pressure on fish population. Fishes are one of the world's most valuable biological assets.
Forty percent of people in the world eat fish as their main source of protein. If we fail to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, we will increase the pressures on fish. As a result, people who depend on fish will suffer from hunger and
poverty.
It is (a) –– from the passage that global warming is (b) –– a great threat to fish population. (c) –– to
global warming, food production and oxygen (d) –– in water decreases. As a result, some fish may be
extinct (e) –
4. Write an email to your cousin requesting him/her for staying a few days with me during summer
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“Do not lose hope, nor be sad.” Quran 3:139
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Date: 27/08/2022 English First Paper Set: B
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Humans can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun. But they can control the increase in
the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere. Only during the last hundred years the carbon dioxide
concentration has been raised alarmingly in the atmosphere and we humans can be held responsible for this.
The main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is the burning of fossil fuels. Since the end of
the 19th century, industrial activities increased rapidly giving rise to many factories. These factories required energy,
which was produced through the combustion of coal. Besides coal, other sources of energy such as mineral oil and
natural gas were also burned to heat our houses, run cars and airplanes or to produce electricity. Nowadays, about 85
million barrels of crude oil are burned daily. Every time a fossil raw material is burned, it releases carbon dioxide into
the air.
Therefore, it is clear that more and more greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are being generated worldwide by
humans. Moreover, we are also strengthening the greenhouse effect by deforestation, which means cutting down trees.
Every year enormous areas of forests are destroyed by people to obtain wood and to clear regions for mining and to
create pasture. This loss of the forest causes dual problems. Trees that are burned up release large volumes of carbon
dioxide gas into the air. On the other hand, as forests absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the air and deliver oxygen
instead, we also destroy an important storehouse of carbon dioxide when we clear forests.
1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives: : 1×8=8
(a) The word ‘deforestation’ means ––.
(i) planting trees (ii) cutting down trees (iii) taking care of trees (iv) afforestation
(b) The things which are impossible for man are ––.
(i) to change the sun’s radiation (ii) to change the earth’s orbit
(iii) to change the rays of the sun (iv) all stated above
(c) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word ‘effect’ used in line 2?
(i) result (ii) up to date (iii) change (iv) pollute
(d) The antonym of ‘increase’ is ––.
(i) reduce (ii) raise (iii) proper (iv) mobility
(e) Combustion means ––.
(i) the process of burning (ii) the process of planting(iii) the process of using (iv) none of these
(f) The word ‘generate’ refers to ––.
(i) generation (ii) general (iii) produce (iv) reduce
(g) The word ‘combustion’ refers to ––.
(i) combined (ii) colour (iii) coal (iv) burning
(h) The word ‘pasture’ stands for ––.
(i) field for growing corn (ii) field for tending cattle (iii) field for playing games (iv) mine
2. Answer the following questions. : 2×5=10
(a) How can we stop the emission of greenhouse gases?
(b) What are burned daily and what is the effect of it?
(c) How are burned daily and what is the effect of it?
(d) What is the main cause of increasing carbon dioxide level?
(e) How are we creating pasture?
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. 1×5=5
Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment. The whispering wind from the river
Jamuna makes the fire unsteady. The dancing flames remind Meherjan of the turmoil in her life. Not long ago
Meherjan had family, arable land and cattle. The erosion of the Jamuna gradually consumed all her land
property. It finally claimed her only shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river only a day to devour
Meher's house, trees, vegetable garden and the bamboo bush. She had a happy family once. Over the years,
she lost her husband 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.
Meherjan, a ____ woman, lives in a slum. She is now (b) ––because she lost all her property. Once She was
(c) ––. The (d) –– Jamuna consumed all her landed property and made her life (e) –– of sorrows. There are
many sufferers like Meherjan in our country.
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“Do not lose hope, nor be sad.” Quran 3:139