(iv) we have to be English educated

Mid Term Examination- 2023 (c) English is needed in ---------

SSC (voc) Subject: English 1 (i)National Level
Class: IX (ii) International Level
Subject code: 1912 (iii) Both national and international level
Time: 1.5 Hour Full Marks: 20 (iv) all of the above
[ N.B.- The Figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Answer the questions according to the (d) In the text ‘unfortunately’ is a/an –
instruction] (i)Noun (ii) Adverb (iii) Pronoun (iv) Adjective
Part- A: Seen Comprehension (marks- 6) 2. Read the text again and answer the following questions in brief in your own
Read the text carefully and answer the questions ( 1 & 2): words: 1×2=2
“Today there are many jobs where you need English. This is because the world has a) What opportunity can you get by learning English?
become smaller. Vast Distances are shortened by speedy transport. We can talk to a person b) How can our youths become a skilled workforce?
thousand kilometers away on the phone or the internet. So we can communicate with the
whole world easily. English has made this communication easier. Part- B: Grammar (Marks- 9)
There are many countries in the world with many languages, but to communicate with 3. Rewrite the following sentences using introductory it/there where nexessary
them, you cannot use all the languages. So you need a common language that you can use (any three): 1×3=3
with more or less all the people in the world. English is that common language. You can a) Telling lie is a great sin
talk to a Chinese toy maker, a Franch artist, An Arab ambassador or a Korean builder in b) seven days in a week
one language,- English. c) To walk is a good form of exercise
English for us in Bangladesh is all the more important. As we have seen earlier, we are too d) i the rain is falling
many people in a small country. So if you learn English, you have the best opportunity to e) --- lot of fishes in the pond
find a good job, both within and outside the country. And that is good for millions of our 4. Change the Voices (any three) 1×3=3
unemployed youths.” a) Do the work
“But miss, we learn English for 12 or 14 years, yet we do not find good jobs,” says Rumi. b) We made him captain
She tells the class about what happened to her brother. “Could you please tell us why?” c) You see a bird
Rumi asks. d) Shima is writing a letter
“This is very important question, Rumi. We should learn how to use English both orally e) Hassan Has bought a shirt.
and in writing for doing thing as needed in our work, such as communicating with others at 5. Identify the parts of speech of the following underlined words (any three): 1×3=3
personal, social, national and international levels. But unfortunately , at the moment we are a) ---- is a good habit
learning English mainly for our exams.” continues Ms Chowdhury. “Remember, English b) --- a lie is a great sin.
can greatly help you become skilled workers.” c) We eat---.
“But where and how we can learn this kind of English, Miss? asked Ratan. Ms Chowdhury d) If you learn well, ----.
says, “We can learn English both in and outside the classroom. Besides your textbooks, the e) I saw the ---- bird in the sky.
radio , television, newspaper, magazines, computers and other supplementary materials
will greatly help you. During our classroom activities, we’ll see how we can learn Part- C: Composition [marks: 5]
English.” 7. Write a paragraph answering the following questions and give a suitable title to
1. Choose the best answer from the four alternatives given to each of the it:
following and write a complete sentence on your answer- script: 1×4=4 i) What does tree plantation mean?
(a) ------ is the most important thing about a language. ii) How useful trees are in our life?
(i)idea (ii) Grammar (iii) Knowledge (iv) Communication iii) How does it help our natural calamities?
(b) English is all the more important for people of Bangladesh because ----- iv) What Should we do to save our environment?
(i) we are too many to live here or,
(ii) we have to get good marks in English Write an application to the principal of your institute for full free studentship.
(iii) we have to talk to the foreigners