Test Examination-2023

Govt. Adamjeenagar M.W. College, Narayanganj

English First Paper Subject Code- 107
Full Marks- 100 Time – 3 Hours
Part-A Reading (60 Marks)
1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B
The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle said, 'Man is by nature a social animal.' What he meant was that man, by instinct,
seeks company of others and establishes relationships, much like most animals of the wild, for companionship and for
physical and emotional support. Unlike the animals however, man's relationships give meaning to his existence and
inspires him to do well in education, in workplace or in a profession that he pursues.
Relationships are of different kinds. Some are familial and intimate, formed by blood and by marriage; some are social
like the ones we have with friends and some are made in school where we form close bonds with classmates and teachers.
Relationships can also be fostered in workplace, which may quickly change from professional to social. There are
relationships also between human beings and animals, between children and their toys that they cannot part with.
All these relationships keep us close to each other and provide us all kinds of support, love and affection. A person who
has no family feels the pain of loneliness and isolation. There is no one to laugh or cry with him/her. When we share our
joy with someone, it simply redoubles, and we when we suffer a loss and someone shares our sorrow, it lessens.
Relationships are thus needed for our emotional health.
To build relationships, we need to have trust and respect for each other, and love where this is needed. We cannot be
selfish and possessive if we want to establish an effective relationship. But quite often we see people quarrelling and
fighting with each other which only brings misery and loss to all.
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 0.5×10=5
(a) Man cannot live---
i) without existence ii) with too many relationship
iii) without companionship iv) with sufferings
(b) If you have a quarrel with your family, what would your action be?
i) To leave them ii) To accept it
iii) To take revenge iv) To prove yourself right
(c) Loneliness leads to----
i) kindness ii) perfection
iii) depression iv) hardship
(d) What type of relationship do you have with your classmates?
i) Intimate ii) Social
iii) Stable iv) Good
(e) without proper relationships, there is, indeed,-----
i) a crisis of existentialism ii) emotional support
iii) mental support iv) all of the above
(f) What does a man pursue?
i) wealth ii) knowledge
iii) health iv) relationship
(g) Loneliness and isolation can be removed in----
i) market ii) family
iii) restaurant iv) sea beach
(h) When someone shares sorrow. It----
i) enhances ii) doubles
iii) increases iv) reduces
(i) The word ‘seek’ mentioned in the passage means---
i) find ii) pursue
iii) achieve iv) obtain
(j) The word ‘relationship’ mentioned in the passage means---
i) friendship ii) love
iii) affair iv) bond
B. Answer the following questions. 3x5=15
(a) What did Aristotle say about man? What did he mean by it?
(b) What are the types of relationships?
(c) Write down two benefits of all kinds of relationships.
(d) Do you agree that sharing joys and sharing sorrows are the same thing? Justify your answer.
(e) How is man’s relationship different from those of other animals?
2. Read the following text and make a flow chart showing the situations of adolescent girls in Bangladesh. (No.1 has been
done for you) 1×5=5
Adolescents constitute a nation's core resource for national renewal and growth. Adolescence is a period in life when
transition from childhood to adulthood takes place and behaviours and life styles are shaped. The situation of adolescent
girls in Bangladesh is characterised by inequality and subordination within the family and society. This inequality leads to
widespread practice of child marriage, marginalisation or exclusion from health, education and economic opportunities,
and vulnerability to violence and sexual abuse.
In Bangladesh, the legal age of marriage is 18 for girls and 21 for boys. However, 33 percent of adolescent girls are
married before the age of 15 and 60 percent become mothers by the age of 19. Research finds that adolescents with higher
level of education and from more affluent families tend to marry at a later age.
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inequality.
3. Summarize the following poem 1×10=10
Sundays too my father got up early
and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold,
then with cracked hands that ached
from labor in the weekday weather made
banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.

I’d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking.

When the rooms were warm, he'd call,
and slowly I would rise and dress,
fearing the chronic angers of that house,

Speaking indifferently to him,

who had driven out the cold
and polished my good shoes as well.
What did I know, what did I know of
love's austere and lonely offices?

4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary: 0.5×10=5

enables educated choice importance healthy know

develop protect need education food ability

Education is one of the basic (a)_____ of a human being. It is (b)_____ for the (c) ____ of mind. Many illiterate people do
not have any (d)_____ of health. If they were (e)_____, they could live a (f)____ planned life. (g)_____ teaches us how to
live well. It (h)____ us to make the right (i)____ in life. It enhances our (j)____ to face our everyday problems.

5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap: 1×10=10

Bangladesh is a land of (a)____. But nowadays the rivers are (b)____ up. So (c)____ is an urgent necessity for our country
now. The rivers carry (d)___ which makes the land (e)___ to grow crops. Besides, they supply us plenty of (f)____.
During the dry season, we (g)____ river water to the land. At present, the (h)___ of water causes bad harvest. We can
easily (i)____ the use and utility of the rivers in our life and (j)_____ .
6. The following sentences are jumbled. Re-arrange them in a proper sequence: 10
(i) “Please, let me go to my country.”
(ii) An English boy was making a small boat.
(iii) “I shall cross the sea and go to my country by this boat.”
(iv) He made all the arrangements to send him to his country.
(v) Suddenly, he noticed a wonderful thing.
(vi) Napoleon was charmed by the words, of the small boy.
(vii) I haven’t seen my mother for a long time.”
(viii) The boy said, “My country is on the other side of the sea.”
(ix) One day, Napoleon, the king of France, was walking along the seashore.
(x) The boy was brought before him, and he asked him what he would do with such a small boat.

Part-B Writing (40 Marks)

7. Look at the chart below. It shows the sources of air pollution in a city. Now analyze the chart in at least 150 words
focusing the main aspects. 15
Sources of Air Pollution

Air Conditioner
6%
Power Plant
13%

Waste disposal
3%

Vehicles Industry
60% 18%

Air Conditioner Power Plant Waste disposal Industry Vehicles

8. Read the beginning of the following story and complete it in your own way. Give a title to the story: 15
One day a lion was sleeping in its cave……….

9. Suppose you are Sohel of Guptapara, Rangpur. You are currently living in Dhaka. Your younger brother Emon 10
has been found smoking with his friends in the school campus. Now write a letter to your younger brother advising him to
refrain from smoking.