HSC English 1st Paper Model Question 2024 (03)
1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B. [Unit–11; Lesson–4(2)]
Migration from Bangladesh to Britain started in 1930s and was predominantly a
Sylheti phenomenon. Men of this particular geographical area employed by the
British ship companies first started the process of migration. These men were
largely illiterate and belonged to the landless peasantry. After the World War
II, due to labor shortages, British government encouraged labor migration from
its former colonies. The post-war British economy demanded cheap and plentiful
labor, much of which was recruited from South Asia. Since Sylhet had already
forged a strong link with the UK, most new labour was drawn from there.
Sylhetis, based in the UK, helped each other to integrate into the new society
by providing credit, arranging documents, and gradually spreading the network.
During the 1950s, the numbers increased dramatically. However, along with
people from poorer backgrounds, a small number of urban upper and middle class
Bangladeshis also migrated even before the World War II for higher education
and settled in the UK.
According to the
2001 census, 2,83,063 Bangladeshis lived in the UK, which is 0.5 percent of the
total population. In Britain, they are primarily concentrated in Greater London
and the third generation of Bangladeshi population, those ‘born and bred’ in
Britain, constitute half of the community. The largest Bangladeshi population
outside London is located in Oldham, and the others are scattered across
Birmingham, Luton and Bradford. British Bangladeshis are predominantly Muslims.
Studies reveal that the second and the third generation Bangladeshis seem to
uphold their Muslim identity rather than their identity as Bangladeshis.
A. Choose the correct answer
from the alternatives.
(a) What does the word
‘peasantry’ in the passage refer to?
(i) agricultural worker (ii) stout (iii) protester (iv) mentor
(b) “Born and bred” in the
second paragraph refers to ——.
(i) where one forced to live
(ii) migrated people given chance to live
(iii) where one’s birth and childhood took place
(iv) ii & iii
(c) What does the word
‘integrate’ mean in the text?
(i) assimilate (ii) reveal (iii) scatter (iv) without doubt
(d) What is the correct verb of
‘colony’?
(i) colonize (ii) encolonize (iii) discolonize (iv) emcolonize
(e) What is the main idea of
the passage?
(i) to highlight the bad effect of migration
(ii) to expose about how migrated people becomes a leading factor
(iii) to discuss about the Sylheti-migrated people only
(iv) to show the process of migration
B. Answer the following
questions.
(a) When did migration start from Bangladesh? And why?
(b) Why did the British Government encourage labour migration?
(c) Which part of the states outside London belonged to Bangladeshi population?
(d) Why do the third generation Bangladeshis prefer Muslim to be identified
rather than to be identified as Bangladeshi? Explain your opinion?
(e) What are the major contributions by Sylhetis to make a network among the
migrated people?
2. Read the following text and
make a flow chart giving the information of marvelous beauties found in the
King’s garden and the Queen’s palace. (No. 1 has been done for you.) [Unit–15; Lesson–4(2)]
The trees along
the walks in the King’s garden are arranged very tastefully. By cutting the
branches many of them have been shaped into human forms, so that at night one
may mistake them for real people. It takes many days of work to tailor the
trees into these shapes. The road in front of the Queen’s palace is very broad
and charming. On one side is the palace, on the other a pond which is part of a
park. Deer are kept in the park and the walk in it are lined with shady walnut
trees. On Sundays, men and women, old and young, rich and poor, natives and
foreigners, all come here to stroll and amuse themselves. In these delightful
surroundings a heavy heart is automatically lightened. Sauntering courtesans
with lissom figures and amorous maidens with the faces of houris spread a
heavenly aura and the visitor’s soul becomes a flowering garden.
বি.দ্র: ওয়েবসাইটের সিস্টেম সক্ষমতার সীমাবদ্ধতার কারণে (No. 1 has been
done for you.) দেয়া গেল না।
3. Summarize the following
text. [Unit–6; Lesson–1(2)]
A most important truth, which we are apt to forget, is that a teacher can never
truly teach unless he is still learning himself. A lamp can never light another
lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame. The teacher who has come to the
end of his subject, who has no living traffic with his knowledge, but merely
repeats his lessons to his students, can only load their minds; he cannot
quicken them. Truth not only must inform but inspire. If the inspiration dies
out, and the information only accumulates, then truth loses its infinity. The
greater part of our learning in the school has been waste because, for most of
our teacher, their subjects are like dead specimens of once living things, with
which they have a learned acquaintance, but no communication of life and love.
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.
Overeating (a) —— taking too much food (b) —— one needs. We eat (c) —— to
overload our stomach but to (d) —— a sound health. A sound health (e) —— on
eating habit, to some extent. Overeating tells (f) —— our health. By (g) ——
awareness of the people, the habit of overeating can be (h) ——. With a view to
(i) —— our body fit, we should (j) —— taking too much food.
5. Fill in the gaps using
suitable words.
Kuakata is one of the (a) —— spots which allows a (b) —— to watch both the
sunrise and the (c) —— from the beach. That perhaps makes Kuakata one of the
(d) —— most attractive beaches. The long and (e) —— beach at Kuakata has a
typical (f) —— setting. This sandy beach slops (g) —— into the Bay and bathing
there is as (h) —— as is swimming or diving. Kuakata is (i) —— a virgin beach
and a (j) —— for migratory winter birds.
6. Rearrange the following
sentences to make a coherent order.
(a) When anyone came in, he quickly hid his pipe.
(b) So, the man brought some water and threw it over Raleigh.
(c) One day, he was not quick enough.
(d) Sir Walter Raleigh travelled widely, learnt to smoke and returned to
England.
(e) A man came in and found clouds of smoke in the room.
(f) He used to smoke two pipes everyday secretly in his room.
(g) He thought Raleigh was burning.
(h) He also noticed that more smoke was coming from Raleigh’s mouth.
(i) After this smoke was not a secret.
(j) He ran out of the house and told everybody about it.
Part II : Writing (40 Marks)
7. Write a paragraph on ‘Folk
Music’ in about 200 words on the basis of answers to the following questions.
(a) What is folk music?
(b) What are the components of folk music?
(c) Why is not folk music sophisticated?
(d) Who are the contributors of folk music in Bangladesh?
(e) What kind of role does folk music play in our social and cultural life?
8. The following is the
beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words.
Long ago, there lived a hare in a forest. He could run fast. He would always
take pride in his speed……………………..
9. Write an email to your
friend asking him/her to return the book borrowed from you.
10. The pie chart below shows
the percentage of getting admission of DIC students in different universities
in 2018. Now, analyze the chart focusing the main aspects. (At least in 80
words)
11. Write down the theme of the
following poem. [Unit–7; Lesson–5(2)]
“Don’t let him cut my hand off –-
The doctor, when he comes. Don’t let him, sister!”
So. But the hand was gone already.
The doctor put him in the dark of ether.
He lay and puffed his lips out with his breath.
And then- the watcher at his pulse took fright.
No one believed. They listened at his heart.
Little-less-nothing! – and that ended it.
No more to build on there. And they, since they
Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs.
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