জুনিয়র স্কুল সার্টিফিকেট পরীক্ষা 2015
ইংরেজি ১ম পত্র
পূর্ণমান-১০০, সময়-৩ ঘণ্টা
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Section A Reading Test (Seen Passage)
#Read the text carefully and answer the
questions 1, 2 and 3.
Shamima started to tell us her story.
Listening
to her, we were stunned and at the same time
our hearts were filled with admiration for her.
It was 1995. Shamima was 15 years old. She
got promoted to class 8. Shamima had all the
dreams of an adolescent. She wanted to bring
about a change in her life. She wanted to see
happiness in her family too. She knew she
could fulfill her dream by completing her
education and getting a good job.
Fifteen-year old Shamima’s dreams were
nipped in the bud. Her father wanted to marry
her off against her will. Marrying off a girl
under 18 is against the law in Bangladesh.
Shamima did not want to get married. But
nobody paid any heed to her. They arranged
her marriage with a man much older than her.
All her tears and protests went in vain.
Shamima was married off to Amirul Islam.
1. Choose the best answer from the
alternatives. 1┤5=5
a. The term ‘stunned’ means ╛.
i. worried ii. surprised
iii. interested iv. protested
b. ‘Admiration’ refers to ╛.
i. appreciation ii. rumour
iii. binding iv. consolation
c. ‘Happy’ means ╛.
i. glad ii. aversive
iii. calculative iv. meticulous
d. The word ‘heed’ refers to ╛.
i. attention ii. inattention iii. objection iv. race
e. ‘Job’ means ╛.
i. service ii. serve iii. work iv. condition.
2. Give short answers to the following
questions. 2┤5=10
a. When did the narrator listen to Shamima's
story?
b. What did Shamima dream of?
c. Did Shamima's dream come true? What
happened?
d. How old is Shamima now?
e. What are your dreams?
3. Read the text in A again. Now, write the
summary of it in around 50 words. 10
Reading Test (Unseen Passage)
#Read the following text carefully and answer
question 4 and 5.
Begum Rokeya was born in 1880 in the village
of Pairabondh, Rangpur, present Bangladesh, in
the then British Indian Empire. Her father,
Jahiruddin Muhammad Abu Ali Haidar Saber was
a highly educated zamindar. Rokeya's eldest
brother Ibrahim Saber had a great influence on
her life. Rokeya wanted to study Bengali, the
language of the majority in Bengal. The family
disliked this because many upper class Muslims
of the time preferred to use Arabic and Persian
as the media of education. Ibrahim taught
English and Bengali to Rokeya. Rokeya married
at the age of sixteen in 1896. Her husband,
Khan Bahadur Sakhawat Hussain, was the
Deputy Magistrate of Bhagalpur. He was very
supportive to Rokeya. In 1909, Sakhawat
Hussain died.
Begum Rokeya was a leading feminist writer
and social worker in undivided Bengal during
the early 20th century. She is most famous
for her efforts on behalf of gender equality
and other social issues. She established the
first school aimed primarily at Muslim girls,
which still exists today. She wrote short stories
and novels. Her important books are Sultana's
Dream and Padmarag. She died of heart
problems on December 9, 1932. In Bangladesh,
9 December is celebrated as Rokeya Day.
4. Complete the following table with the
information given in the passage.
1┤5=5
Name/ Who Information Time/ When
Place/ Where
Begum Rokeya was born
1880 (i) ..... village, Rangpur
(ii) ..... was married to Sakhawat
Hossain (iii) .....
(iv) ..... celebrate as Rokeya Day 9
December (v) .....
5. Read the passage again and write True or
False beside the following statements. Give
answers for the false statements. 1┤5=5
a. Begum Rokeya was born of a middle class
family.
b. Begum Rokeya was younger than Ibrahim
Saber.
c. That Rokeya studied Bengali was a furious
revolt.
d. Begum Rokeya died of cardiac disorder.
e. Begum Rokeya fought for gender equality
only.
6. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.
1┤5=5
Illiteracy is a curse. It is the root a. ╛ of
ignorance which frustrates all development b.
╛ of the government and the community. No
development efforts can c. ╛ unless illiteracy is
eradicated. Eradication of illiteracy in a country
like Bangladesh with so d. ╛ a population is
undoubtedly a gigantic task. No individual,
community or organization, not even the
government is e. ╛ of solving this huge
problem single-handed.
7. Rearrange the following sentences in correct
order. 10
a. But unfortunately he was defeated and taken
as a prisoner.
b. He allowed him to rule his country as before
and also made him king of another province.
c. The Panjab was ruled by a king named
Porus.
d. Then he came to the plain of the Punjab.
e. Alexander, the king of Macedonia crossed
the Khaiber Pass and reached India.
f. He was brought before Alexander.
g. Porus came forward with his men and arms
in order to defend his land from the attack of
Alexander.
h. Alexander asked him how he would like to be
treated.
i. Alexander was pleased with Porus for his
bold reply.
j. Porus bravely replied ‘Like a King’.
8. Fill in the gaps using clues from the boxes.
There are more words than necessary.
0.5┤10=5
recent Trained a
Essential the
computer device process
About modern
Perform machine
sense special
The computer is a. ╛ fairly recent invention. It
has now become an important part of b. ╛ life.
It has greatly benefited us and brought c. ╛
revolutionary changes in our life. Any d. ╛ that
helps people e. ╛ mathematical calculation may
be called a computer. In this sense f. ╛ abacus
is a simple computer. Today, however, the
term g. ╛ refers to special kind of electronic h.
╛ that can perform mathematical calculations
and i. ╛ large masses of information at a great
speed. In a few minutes a computer can
perform calculation that j. ╛ mathematicians
would need years to complete.
9. The phrases in column A are the beginnings
of some sentences. The phrases in column B
are the endings. Match the phrases in column
A with the phrases in column B to make
complete sentences. 1┤5=5
Column A Column B
(i) Many people living in city areas (a) are
not careful of utilizing natural gas and thus
wasting our resources.
(ii) By leaving the taps running whenever they
(b) continues our resources will run out
very soon.
(iii) Our industrial productions (c) are
not careful of using natural resources.
(iv) People (d) are disturbed by load shedding.
(v) If this wastage (e) waste water for
day-to-day purpose.
10. Suppose, you are Tanjim. Ekais your friend.
Make a dialogue in 100 words about the
importance of learning English. 10
11. Write a paragraph on 'Traffic Jam' by
answering the following questions. Your
paragraph should not exceed 100 words. 10
a. What is traffic jam?
b. What are the causes of traffic jam?
c. How can these problems be solved?
d. What does traffic jam create?
e. Where does it usually happen?
f. What problems do the people face for it?
12. Read the beginning of the story. Now,
complete it in 150 words. 10
It was a very hot day. A crow was very thirsty.
It flew here and there in search of water. But it
found no water anywhere. At last he saw a jar
of water. The crow flew to the jar. But there
was a little water at the bottom of the jar....
13. Imagine, you are Sami/Samia of Tannery
More, Jhigatola, Dhaka. Your friend Rumi/
Safwa of Narsingdi, has stood first in order of
merit in Junior School Certificate (JSC)
Examination. Now, write a letter to your friend
congratulating him/her on his/her brilliant
success. 10
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