SABUJ BIDYAPITH SCHOOL & COLLEGE

SABUJ BIDYAPITH SCHOOL & COLLEGE

Class: Ten
Subject: English First Paper
Topic: Unseen Passage (Q. 4,5)
Muntasir Mamun
Assistant teacher, English
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Unseen Passage
Question: 4 (Information transfer)
5 (Summary)
নবদূত টেস্ট টেোরস: Page- 243
Passage No.- 25
Stephen Hawking is considered the greatest physicist after
Einstein. He was born in England in 1942. He was very skilled in
mathematics from an early age. He wrote the book ‘A Brief
History of Time: From the Big Bang to the Present Times” in
1988. In this book he explains Cosmology for the general
public.
It became famous and established his reputation as a great
scientist. He received his PhD in cosmology from Cambridge
University in 1968. But fortune did not favour him. In 1972 he
became a victim of Gehrig’s disease. Since then, he had been
confined to a wheel chair with no power to control his body.
But he continued teaching through the help of computer. In
1974, he won the prestigious Albert Einstein award for
theoretical physics. In 1979, he joined Cambridge University as
Lucasian Professor of mathematics. He carried out his research
work using his computer. The great scientist breathed his last
on 14 May March 2018.
 About Stephen Hawking
Aims Highlighting his glorious works despite his being handicapped.
Lifespan Born in 1942 and died (i) 76 years
Where and when he achieved
Who/What Activities Type of Time/Date Subjcet Achievement
work/Name
Stephen Wrote a book (ii) A Brief In 1988 established
Hawking History of him as a great
Time: From… scientist
He took a degree PhD in 1968 (iii) Cosmology
(iv) appointed as Lucasian in 1979 of
Cambridge Stephen Hawking Professor Mathematics
University
Stephen was awarded (v) in 1974 theoretical Albert Einstein
Hawking physics award
 5. Summary
Stephen Hawking, the greatest physicist after Einstein, is famous for his book ‘A
Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to the Present Times”. Unfortunately, he
became a victim of Gehrig’s disease and lost the power of moving and speaking.
However, he continued teaching and carried out his research work using his
computer. The great scientist died at the age of 76.
Unseen Comprehension (Question 4 and 5)
1. Abraham Lincoln was…....... theatre in Washington.
2. Stephen Hawking is……….... on 14 March 2018.
3. John Milton was one………… on November 8, 1674.
4. Mammals are animals………. shrimps called krill.
5. George Barnard Shaw……….. died.
6. Albert Einstein was…………… Nobel Prize for physics.
7. The first president …………… Virginia in December 1799.
8. Charles Babbage was………... on 18 October, 1871.
9. Louis Pasteur was……………… at the age of 72.
10. P B Shelly (1792-1822)……….. by melody and imagery.
11. Mother Teresa was……………. 1997 at the age of 87.
12. Rabindranath Tagore……….. his last.
Seen Comprehensions (Question 3)
1. Long ago, a young man…. ..happy citizens. (Unit- 1; Lesson-1)
2. To be a good citizen………..feel about a person or things. (Unit- 1; Lesson-2)
3. A responsibility is a duty…… and country as a whole. (Unit- 1; Lesson-4)
4. Yoga is a kind of posture….regular fitness routine. (Unit- 2; Lesson-1)
5. The scarcity of food………....to build a house on. (Unit- 4; Lesson-3)
6. Today there are……………...unemployed youths. (Unit- 4; Lesson-5)
7. Air pollution comes from……human habitations. (Unit- 5; Lesson-2)
8. Anyone visiting Sri Lanka…..kilometres of coastline. (Unit- 6; Lesson-2)
9. In 1985 Jobs left Apple………the business history. (Unit- 7; Lesson-7)
10. Lake Baikal is the……………Is exceptional. (Unit- 8; Lesson-4)
11. Everyone wants to share……empty and lost. (Unit- 12; Lesson-1)
 Suggestion for SSC- 2021 (English First Paper)
Seen Comprehensions (Question 1 and 2)
1. 21 February is a memorable……. movement of Bangladesh. (Unit- 3; Lesson-4)
2. 26 March our independence…... places in the country. (Unit- 3; Lesson-5)
3. Today there are many …………….. we can learn English. (Unit- 4; Lesson-5)
4. Meherjan lives in a slum……..….. villages every year. (Unit- 5; Lesson-1)
5. Humans can neither change……. deliver oxygen instead. (Unit- 5; Lesson-3)
6. The pioneer of Bangladeshi …….. in 1975. (Unit-7; Lesson-1)
7. Mother Teresa was moved…… on in our mind. (Unit- 7; Lesson-6)
8. ‘Heritage’ is what we inherit….. beauties of Bangladesh. (Unit- 8; Lesson-1)
9. The French sculptor Frederic… anywhere in the world. (Unit- 8; Lesson-3)
10. Zahir Raihan was one of the… his dream came true. (Unit- 10; Lesson-4)
11. In a speech at the 90th…………… in 21st century. (Unit- 11; Lesson-2)
12. Countries of the world……………. energy source too. (Unit- 11; Lesson-3)
13. Mainul Islam is…………………..… of their own roots. (Unit- 12; Lesson-2)
14. The advantages of the internet … shared with others. (Unit- 13; Lesson-2)