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S.S.C 2016
Part A: Grammar (Marks: 50)
Read the passage A and answer the questions no 1, 2 and 3.
December 16 is our victory day. On this day, we achieved our ultimate victory over Pakistani
occupation forces. The day is celebrated through out the country every year with great enthusiasm
and fervor. It is a national holiday in Bangladesh and is one of the biggest state festivals. On this
day in 1971, the Pakistan army eastern command surrendered to the Indo-Bangladeshi Joint Force
high command in Dhaka, ending the nine month long liberation war. The event of surrender took
place at the Remna Race Course in Dhaka on December 16, 1971.
The celebration of victory day has been continuing since 1972. Every year early in the morning, the
President and the Prime Minister, one behalf of the nation, place wreaths of flowers at the National
Memorial at Savar near Dhaka to pay homage and tribute to the millions of martyrs who laid down
their lives for a free, sovereign and prosperous motherland. The day reminds us of the heroic
sacrifices of our fallen sons for the nobile cause and also inspires us to sacrifice ourselves for our
beloved country. The rituals of the celebration gradually obtained a distinctive character with a
number of similar elements like placing floral wreaths by the leader of the opposition, diplomats,
political parties, socio-cultural organizations, freedom fighthers and people from all walks of life.
The victory day in Bangladesh is a joyous celebration in which popular cultural programs also play
a great role. Electronic media broadcast documentaries, talk Print media also publish special
supplementary containing elements like experiences of the war venterans and their biographies,
literary pieces on freedom movement and paper clips of the then time. The main streets are
decorated with national flags along with gorgeous illumination of important and noted buildings and
structures. Different political parties and socio-cultural organizations under take programs to mark
the day in a befitting manner.
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
17=7
(a) What is the vanue of the surrender of the Pakistan army?
(i) Savar, Dhaka
(ii) Kolkata, India
(iii) Ramna Race Couse, Dhaka
(iv) Tajgaon, Dhaka
(b) The word Commemorate stands for__.
(i) a unity among people
(ii) the struggle
(iii) to show merriments
(iv) preserve in memory by some celebration
(c) How is the victory day celebrated?
(i) reluctantly
(ii) ardently
(iii) frequently
(iv) negligently
(d) The National Memorial represents___.
(i) honour and dignity of the people
(ii) valiant struggle
(iii) warning to oppressors
(iv) nations respect for the martyrs
(e) Our victory day roads are adorned with__.
(i) national flags
(ii) red carpets
(iii) banners
(iv) flowers
(f) The word achievement has the closest meaning to___.
(i) improvement
(ii) accomplishment
(iii) disappointment
(iv) embodiment

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Board Final Exam

Subject: English-1st Paper
Time: 3 hours
Full Marks: 100
[N.B.- The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Answer all the questions.]

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Read the passage carefully and answer the question 4 and 5.

Sher-E-Bangla is one of the most popular leaders of Bangladesh. He was born in 1873 at Chakhar in
Barisal. His father Mohammad Wazed Ali was a famous lawyer. He passed the Entrance
Examination and went to Calcutta for higher studies. At the age of 22 he passed the M.A and was
placed in the first division. After two years, he obtained B.L. degree with distinction and joined the
Bar. At the age of 33, he was opinion with govt. In 1913, he became the member of Bengal Council.
In 1915,he was made General Secretary of Indian Congress. In the same year he was made
President of All India Muslim League. He was the Chief Minister of Bengal. In 1924, he established
many educational institutions in Bengal as an Education Minister. He was the Mayor of Calcutta
Corporation in 1935-36. In 1937, he was the first elected Prime Minister of Bengal. On 23rd March
1940 he proposed his historical Pakistan resolution in Lahore Conference of Muslim League. He led
the united front in the general election of East Pakistan until 1958. He died at the age of 89. People
of Bangladesh remember him with gratitude.
4. Fill in the blanks of the table below with the information from the passage.
15=5
Year
Event
Place
(i).
Sher-E-Bangla obtained M.A. degree
1915
He took part in an election
(ii)
1940
(iii).
Lahore Conference
(iv)..
He obtained B.L. degree
(v)..
He died
5. From your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word
only in each blanks.
15=5
A number of great leaders were born in our country. She-E-Bangla was one of (a)__. He was the
son of a famous pleader. After (b)__his education, he served in different important (c)__ of the
then government. He performed his responsibility (d)__a Mayor of Calcutta, Education Minister,
Prime Minister and Governor. This great leader is also (e)__for his historical Lahore resolution.
6. Match the parts of the sentences given in column A and column B to write five complete
sentences. There are more parts of sentences in column B than required.
15=5
Column A
Column B
(i) in the year of 1982.
(ii) from an architect named Louis I Kahn.
(a) Our Parliament House in one of the
(iii) was held on Februry the same year.
(b) It was designed
(iv) most spectacular building in the world.
(c) The building is surrounded by
(v) by a great American architect Louis I
(d) It was inaugurated
Kanh.
(e) The first Parliamentary Session
(vi) an artificial lake called the crescent lake.
(vii) famous parliament house in the world.

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(g) The martyred freedom fighters fighters will always be__.

(i) ignored
(ii) forgotten
(iii) recollected
(iv) neglected
2. Answer the following questions.
(a) How do the people of our country observe the victory day?
(b) Why did the martyrs sacrifice their lives in 1971?
(c) What does the victory day remind the people of Bangladesh?
(d) Where does the National Memorial of Bangladesh stand?
(e) Is victory day the greatest achievement for us? If yes, why?
3. Write a summary of the passage in not more than 90 to 100 words.

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35

15

23.45

20.05

14.34

17.02

18.40
13.07

20

15.00

25

22.25

30

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5
0

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

11. Suppose, your name is Anik/ Anika. The annual prize giving ceremony of your school was
held yesterday. Now write an e-mail to your friend Upam/ Upama describing it.
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12. Suppose, your friend Rana/ Rina lives in a village and you Fardin/ Fariha live in a town. 10
Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the advantages and
disadvantages of life and city life.

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Part B: Writing Test (Marks: 50)

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on Air Pollution. You should write
about 250 words.
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(a) What is air pollution?
(b) How is air polluted?
(c) What are the main reasons of air pollution?
(d) What are the demerits of air pollution?
(e) How can we solve this problem?
9. Read the beginning of a story. Write new ten sentences to complete the story.
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There was a shepherd. He kept a flock of sheep near a forest. It was not far from his village. One
day he wanted to make fun with the villagers. So, he began to shout, Wolf! Wolf! Help! The
villagers heard.
10. The graph shows yearly imports and exports (Billion Dollars) of a country. Describe the
graph in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the
graph.
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7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story.
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(a) When asked, the youngest daughter said, Nothing.
(b) But first he wanted to know how much they loved him.
(c) Being pleased, Lear gave each of them a third of his kingdom.
(d) His eldest daughter declared, Sir, I love you more than I can say.
(e) Long ago, there was a mighty old king of England named Lear who wanted to divide his
kingdom among his three daughters.
(f) At fist Lear asked his eldest daughter, How much do you love me?
(g) When asked, his second daughter said, My love for you shall never change.
(h) Lear was shocked and said, Nothing will come of nothing.

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