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Slum (a) ___ (dwell) are (b)___ (root) people. (c)____ (actual) they are rootless Nobodhara Academic Care
and they have to take shelter in slums under different circumstances. They live Final Model Test
there in an (d)___ (human) condition. They are deprived of all kinds of human Subject: English
rights. About 80% of the slum dwellers suffer from hunger, (e)___ (nutrition), and Class: Nine
different kinds of diseases. As a result, many of them die a (f)___ (mature) death
and the others fight with death. They live in a society of (g)___ (lawless) and Read the text and answer the question 1 and 2.
violence. They are made to involve in different anti-social activities. Besides, they Zahir Raihan was one of the most talented film makers in Bangladesh. He was
are exploited by so called political (h)___ (lead) for organizing hartals, picketing, born on 19 August 1935 in the village Majupur in Feni district. He was an active
damaging vehicles and destroying public properties. The government and non- worker of the Language Movement. He was one of the ten students to go out in a
government welfare (i)___ (organize) should come forward to (j)___ (habilitate) procession on 21 February, 1952 despite a ban on such activities imposed by the
them. authorities. As a result, he and many others were arrested and taken to prison.
5. Make tag questions of these statements. 05 Zahir was also present at the historic meeting of Amtala on February 21, 1952. He
(a) I have a few books, ___? also took part in the mass movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined the Liberation
(b) ‘You’ is a pronoun, ___? War.
(c) Let us help the poor students, ___? All through his life, Zahir dreamt for a democratic society, a society that will
(d) None is none under the sun, ___? ensure freedom of speech and will. He had many dreams about our film industry
(e) The Headmaster along with other teachers went to Dhaka, ___? too. He made a legendary film “Jibon Theke Neya” based on the Language
6. Complete the sentences. 05 Movement of 1952. It was a protest against the autocratic government then ruling
(a) The weather was so cold that _____. our country. The family portrayed in that film symbolically represented East
(b) The load was so heavy for _____. Pakistan. The family was ruled by an autocrat who had to go to prison for her
(c) Despite his brilliance in academic result, _____. conspiracy.During the liberation war this film was shown outside Bangladesh.
Critics like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak appreciated this film.
(d) Scarcely had they reached home _____.
Zahir gave all his money to the Freedom Fighters' trust that he got from his film
(e) _____ unless you love them.
shows. Besides, his great documentary on Pakistani atrocities, Stop Genocide,
7. Change the sentences according to directions. 05
helped create world sentiment in favour of our liberation war.
(a) Sometimes traffic jam is very painful. (Exclamatory)
On 30 December 1971, someone informed Zahir about an address somewhere at
(b) However, this problem can be solved by adopting some measure. (Active) Mirpur where he might find his brother, the famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser.
(c) He is older than I. (positive) Shahidullah was captured and killed by the Pakistani army and the local
(d) English is a foreign language. (Negative) collaborators during the last days of the war. Accordingly, Zahir left home to get
(e) It matters little if a man lives many years of not. (Interrogative) his brother back and he never returned.
Zahir's dream was fulfilled though he did not get back his brother. And it's a pity
8. Write a CV with a cover letter. 10 that this dreamer could not live to see his dream come true.
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1. Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives 2. Give answers to the following questions: 08
given and write the corresponding number of the answers to your
answer script. 07 (a) “Jibon Theke Neya” was a revolt against the then autocratic government.
i. “All through his life, Zahir dreamt for a democratic society, a Why is it so called? Give your own logic.
society that will ensure freedom of speech and will” Here the (b) What did he dream all through his life?
highlighted words have been used as ___ (c) Why did Zahir leave home?
(a) Verb and noun (d) Who was Shahiduallah Kaiser? What happened to him?
(b) Verb and verb
Read the following passage to answer the question no. 3
(c) Verb and adjective
(d) Both a and b Today there are many jobs where you need English. This is because the world has
ii. Which of the following expression describes Zahir best? become smaller. Vast distances are shortened by speedy transport. We can talk to a
(a) A freedom fighter person thousands of kilometers away on the phone or the internet. So we can
(b) A talented film maker communicate with the whole world easily. English has made this communication
(c) A great patriot easier.
(d) Language activist
iii. “Stop Genocide” revealed the ___ of Pakistani rulers? There are many countries in the world with many languages. But to communicate
(a) Autocracy with them, we cannot speak all the languages. So we need a common language that
(b) Atrocity we can use with more or less all the people in the world. English is that common
(c) Democracy language. We can talk to a Chinese toy maker, a French artist, an Arab ambassador
(d) Mercifulness of a Korean builder in one language English. If we learn English, we have the best
iv. The word ‘sentiment’ refers to __ opportunity to find a job, both within and outside the country. We should learn
(a) Feeling (c) insensate how to use English both orally and in writing for doing things as needed in our
(e) huge (d) callous work, such as communicating with others, at personal, social, national and
v. The word “ban” means international levels. But unfortunately, at the moment we are learning English
(a) Preclude mainly for our exams, English can greatly help us become skilled workforce.
(b) Prohibition 3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.
(c) Avert 05
(d) Prevent
vi. Zahir Raihan ____in Liberation War. A common language is necessary for (a) ___ communication. For many (b) ___
(a) Took part (c) fled away English has achieved the prestige of being that language. It helps to get good jobs
(b) Escaped (d) avoided and (c) ___better salaries. It can help us communicate with others.
vii. The film “Jibon Theke Neya” is a symbol of __ So we all should learn English for the improvement of our (d) ____ carrier. It also
(a) Barbarism helps (e) ____ our unemployment problem.
(b) Autocracy
(c) Revolt against autocratic government