প্রিয় শিক্ষার্থী বন্ধুরা, NCTB প্রণীত সর্বশেষ প্রশ্নকাঠামো ও মানবণ্টন অনুযায়ী ১, ২ ও ৩ নং প্রশ্নের জন্য পরীক্ষায় ৩টি Seen Passage থাকবে। সুতরাং পরীক্ষায় একই Passage ১নং বা ২নং বা ৩নং প্রশ্নের জন্য Set করা হতে পারে। তাই অনুশীলনের সুবিধার্থে বিশেষজ্ঞ শিক্ষকগণ ও মাস্টার ট্রেইনারদের পরামর্শ অনুযায়ী একই Passage এর অধীনে ১, ২ ও ৩ নং এর ওপর প্রশ্ন প্রদান করা হল। এগুলো নিয়মিত অনুশীলন করলে উপকৃত হবে, ইনশাআল্লাহ।
Model Test-67
HSC English First Paper
Question with Answer pdf download
Time: 3 hours Full Marks:100
[N.B. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.]
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Part-I: Reading Test (60 Marks)
1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.
A craftwork is an applied form of art, a social and cultural product reflecting the inclusive nature of folk imagination. A craftwork, which usually doesn't bear the signature of its maker, retains a personal touch. When we look at a thirty year old nakshikantha we wonder at its motifs and designs that point to the artistic ingenuity and the presence of the maker in it. The fact that we don't know her name or any other details about her doesn't take anything away from our appreciation of the artist. Indeed, the intimate nature of the kantha and tactile feeling it generates animate the work and make it very inviting.
A craftwork is shaped by the interaction of individual creativity and community aesthetics, utility functions and human values. It is distinguished by its maker's desire to locate himself or herself in the wider and ever-changing cultural aspirations of the community, and subsequently of the market. But even when the market is an important factor, community aesthetics remains the factor determining the form and content of the craftwork. The exquisite terracotta dolls from Dinajpur dating back to early 1940s that form a part of the Bangladesh National Museum's collection were mostly bought from village fairs by some patron. They were no doubt meant to be consumer items, but the dolls reflect community aesthetics in such a manner that the market has not been able to impose its own preferences on them....
[Unit-14; Lesson-3]
[JB '17; Mymensingh Girls' Cadet College- '16; New Govt. Degree College, Rajshahi- '16; Cantonment Public School, Rangpur- '16; Chuadanga Govt College- '16; Govt. City College, Chittagong- '16]
বাংলা অনুবাদঃ
একটি শিল্পকর্ম হলো শিল্পকলার প্রায়োগিক রূপ, একটি সামাজিক ও সাংস্কৃতিক পণ্য, যাতে মানুষের সব কল্পনার প্রতিফলন ঘটে। শিল্পকর্ম সচরাচর এর প্রস্তুতকারকের স্বাক্ষর বহন করে না কিন্তু এতে ব্যক্তিগত স্পর্শ বজায় থাকে। আমরা যদি ত্রিশ বছরের পুরোনো নকশিকাঁথার দিকে তাকাই, এর বৈশিষ্ট্য ও নকশা দেখে অবাক হই যা শৈল্পীক উদ্ভাবনপটুতা এবং এতে প্রস্তুতকারকের উপস্থিতি নির্দেশ করে। আমরা তার নাম কিংবা তার সম্পর্কে বিস্তারিত কোনো তথ্য জানি না এ বিষয়টি শিল্পীর প্রতি আমাদের প্রশংসার কোনো কিছুই দূরে সরিয়ে নেয় না। মূলত, কাঁথাগুলোর ধরন ও স্পর্শনেন্দ্রিয় অনুভূতি কাজটিকে প্রাণবন্ত ও আকর্ষণীয় করে তোলে।
একটি শিল্পকর্মকে ব্যক্তিগত সৃজনশীলতা ও সাম্প্রদায়িক নান্দনিকতা, ব্যবহারিক উপযোগিতা ও মানবিক মূল্যবোধের মিথস্ক্রিয়া দ্বারা রূপদান করা হয়ে থাকে। সম্প্রদায়ের বিস্তৃত ও সদাপরিবর্তনশীল সাংস্কৃতিক উচ্চাকাগুক্ষায় এবং পরবর্তী সময়ে বাজারে নিজেকে প্রতিষ্ঠিত করার শিল্পীর প্রত্যাশা দ্বারা এটা বিশেষ বৈশিষ্ট্যমণ্ডিত। কিন্তু এমনকী যখন বাজার একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বিষয় তখনও সাম্প্রদায়িক নান্দনিকতা শিল্পকর্মের ধরন ও উপাদান নির্ধারণে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বিষয় থাকে। ১৯৪০ দশকের সূচনালগ্নে দিনাজপুর থেকে সংগৃহীত অপরূপ সুন্দর পোড়ামাটির পুতুলগুলো যেগুলো বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় জাদুঘরের সংগ্রহের একটি অংশ গড়ে দিয়েছে সেগুলোর অধিকাংশই গ্রামীণ মেলা থেকে কোনো সৌখিন ক্রেতা কর্তৃক ক্রয় করা হয়েছিল। নিঃসন্দেহে এগুলো ভোগ্যপণ্য, কিন্তু পুতুলগুলো এমনভাবে সাম্প্রদায়িক নান্দনিকতার প্রতিফলন ঘটায় যে বাজারও তার নিজস্ব অভিরুচি সেগুলোর ওপর চাপিয়ে দিতে সক্ষম হয়নি।.....................
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1☓5 = 5
(a) The word 'tactile' on the passage refers to —.
(i) intangible (ii) physical (iii) mental (iv) perception
(b) The phrase 'content' means —.
(i) form (ii) characteristics (iii) ingredient (iv) inherit
(c) Which of the following has the closest meaning of 'aesthetic'?
(i) beauty (ii) principles of beauty
(iii) graceful (iv) ugly
(d) What does the word 'subsequent' mean?
(i) preceding (ii) before (iii) from past (iv) later
(e) "A craftwork, which usually doesn't bear the signature of its maker, retains a personal touch —" what does it imply?
(i) maker of a craftwork is known to all (ii) maker of a craftwork remains unknown
(iii) maker of craftwork is familiar to all (iv) all the above
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) Which word is close to 'retain'?
(i) entertain (ii) maintain (iii) let go (iv) obstruct
(g) Which statement is true about "nakshikantha'?
(i) It is a kind of quilt (ii) It has a nice artistic pattern
(iii) It is a handicraft of our village (iv) all of the above
(h) According to the passage the meaning of 'intimate' is —.
(i) close (ii) bosom (iii) special (iv) distant
(i) What do you understand by the word 'appreciation'?
(i) an expression of gratitude (ii) an expression of anger
(iii) an expression of flatter (iv) none of the above
(j) Which of the following words is close to "inviting"?
(i) calling (ii) evoking (iii) asking (iv) tempting
(k) What do you understand by "terracotta"?
(i) made of clay (ii) made of glass (iii) made of burnt clay (iv) both (i) and (ii)
(l) Which of the following is the part of the Bangladesh National Museum?
(i) nakshi katha (ii) terracotta utensils (iii) terracotta dolls (iv) all of the above
(m) The terracotta dolls which are now part of the Bangladesh National Museum are of — century.
(i) 21st century (ii) 20th century (iii) 19th century (iv) early of 19th century
(n) The word 'exquisite" refers to —.
(i) intense (ii) extreme beauty (iii) minimal (iv) ugly
(o) In the passage the word "patron" means —.
(i) power (ii) custodian (iii) protection (iv) purchaser
(p) The word "preference" means —.
(i) strong liking (ii) strong hatred (iii) being biased (iv) all the above
(q) What do you understand by "interaction"?
(i) a mutual action (ii) a reciprocal action (iii) a fundamental action (iv) both (i) and (ii)
(r) We wonder — at thirty year old Nakshikantha.
(i) looked (ii) to looking (iii) to look (iv) look
(s) Most of the time the maker of nakshikantha — unknown.
(i) becomes (ii) became (iii) remained (iv) remains
(t) The word "creative" means —.
(i) the ability to destroy (ii) the ability to create (iii) the lack of creativity (iv) all of the above
(u) What does the word 'imagination' mean?
(i) invention (ii) insight (iii) fancy (iv) enterprise
(v) The intimate nature of nakshikantha makes it very —.
(i) ugly (ii) cheap (iii) attractive (iv) artless
(w) The word 'motif' refers to —.
(i) distinct theme (ii) inducement (iii) causing motion (iv) object
(x) The phrase "artistic ingenuity" means —.
(i) the ability of creation (ii) the power of valuation
(iii) ability of production (iv) the power of creativity
(y) The closest meaning of the word 'animate' is —.
(i) living (ii) artificial (iii) active (iv) anile
Answer (A):
(a) (ii) physical (b) (iii) ingredient (c) (ii) principles of beauty (d) (iv) later (e) (ii) maker of a craftwork remains unknown (f) (ii) maintain (g) (iv) all the above (h) (iii) special (i) (i) an expression of gratitude (j) (iv) tempting (k) (iii) made of burnt clay (l) (iii) terracotta dolls (m) (ii) 20th century (n) (ii) extreme beauty (o) (iv) purchaser (p) (i) strong liking (q) (iv) both (i) and (ii) (r) (iii) to look (s) (iv) remains (t) (ii) the ability to create (u) (iii) fancy (v) (iii) attractive (w) (i) distinct theme (x) (iv) the power of creativity (y) (i) living
B. Answer the following questions. 2☓5 = 10
(a) By which is a craftwork shaped?
(b) What do you mean by terracotta?
(c) Do you get any distinction about craftwork from your reading?
(d) When and where were the terracotta dolls collected from?
(e) What do the terracotta dolls reflect?
❤ Extra Questions:
(f) What is nakshikantha?
(g) How craftworks are significant for our culture and tradition?
(h) Why the makers of nakshikantha are unknown?
(i) Why the traditional craftworks are kept in the Bangladesh National museum?
(j) Why the market has not been able to impose it's own preference on terracotta dolls?
(k) What do you mean by craftwork?
(l) What are the differences between art and craft?
(m) Do you get any quality of a craftwork from your reading? Mention some qualities of craftwork.
(n) What role does it play in our life?
(o) "A craft work doesn't bear the signature of its maker". Do you support that? Why or why not?
Answer (B):
(a) A craftwork is shaped by the interaction of individual creativity and community aesthetics, utility function and human values.
(b) By terracotta we mean one kind of hard pottery of brownish-red colour for making small statues, vases, etc.
(c) Yes, we get a particular distinction about craftwork. It is wished by its maker's desire to locate himself or herself in the wider and everchanging cultural aspiration of the community.
(d) In the early 1940s the terracotta dolls were collected from Dinajpur.
(e) The terracotta dolls reflect community aesthetics in such a manner that the market has not been able to impose its own preferences on them.
(f) Nakshikantha is a kind of quilt made by the village women. During several decades it has it's own appeal because of it's artistic pattern.
(g) Craftworks are very important for our culture and tradition. Our tradition reflects through the craft items. Craft items are related to the root of our culture.
(h) The makers of nakshikantha are unknown because they put no signature or any details in their work.
(i) The traditonal craftworks are kept in the Bangladesh National Museum because they have an aesthetic value. Most of the craft items are declining. But our future generation should know about these. So to preserve these craftworks they are kept in the museum.
(j) The terracotta dolls have an aesthetic value. It reflects strong community aesthetics in such a way that the market has not been able to impose its own preferences on them.
(k) A craftwork is a dynamic object which influences our way of life. It is one kind of art and the artists design it according to his her/ sweet will.
(l) A craftwork is an applied form of art. It is the reflection of beauty of common life. Art is something more abstract. It can be painting or even a poem.
(m) Yes, I get some qualities of craftwork from my reading such as: a craftwork is shaped by the interaction of individual creativity and community aesthetics. It is distinguished by its maker's desire and also represents a way of life and cultural flavour.
(n) It plays a vital role in the life of the common people. It relfects the maker's desire, artistic ingenuity, creativity, human values which are an important part of the society and culture.
(o) Yes, I support that. For example, if we look at thirty years old 'Nakshikantha', we can find the desire, artistic ingenuity and the presence of the maker in it but we don't know about any information about her/him.
2. (i) Read the above text and make a flow chart showing some objects that have influence on craftworks. (One has been done for you.) 2☓5 = 10
1. Ever-changing culture → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
❤ Extra Questions:
(ii) Read the above text and make a flow chart showing important aspects of craftwork. (One has been done for you.) [JB '17] 2☓5 = 10
1. An applied form of art → 2. → 3. → 4. → 5. → 6.
Or, (i) Read the above passage and complete the table below with the given information. 1 × 10 = 10
What Event/Activity Why/ Theme How/ Place
A craftwork being a dynamic object always evolving (i) ..........
A craftwork (ii) .......... life and culture
(iii) .......... being influenced because of (iv) ..........
(v) .......... able to function (vi) ..........
The handmade craftworks (vii) .......... because of mechanical and mass production
The machine helping restore the appeal of the crafts (viii) ..........
(ix) .......... should be revived to preserve the authenticity and naturalness of craftworks (x) ..........
(ii) Read the above passage and complete the table below with the given information. 1 × 10 = 10
What Event/Activity Theme/Why Place/Time
A craftwork being an applied form of art (i) ..........
(ii) .......... given shape (iii) ..........
A craftwork (iv) .......... to locate himself or herself the wider cultural aspirations of the community subsequently of the (v) ......
Terracotta dolls collection (vi) ..........
(vii) .......... being collected (viii) ..........
Terracotta dolls of the Bangladesh National Museum (ix) .......... (x) ..........
Answer (2):
(i) A flow chart showing some objects that have influence on craftwroks is given below:
1. Ever-changing culture → 2. Tactile feeling → 3. Impact of market → 4. Impact of community aesthetics → 5. Individual creativity → 6. Impact of human life, sorrows and happiness
(ii) A flow chart showing important aspects of craftwork is given below:
1. An applied form of art → 2. Reflecting the inclusive nature of folk imagination → 3. Ignoring the signature of its maker → 4. Retaining personal touch → 5. Representing artistic ingenuity → 6. Having innovation and innovative work
Or, (i) (i) changing tastes and preferences (ii) representation (iii) Craftworks and their production (iv) changes in lifestyle and material conditions (v) A craftwork (vi) as a stable signifier of community values (vii) losing their attraction (viii) due to their cheaper production costs (ix) Disappearing crafts (x) throughout the country and beyond
(ii) (i) social and cultural product (ii) A craftwork (iii) the interaction of individual creativity and community (iv) being distinguished by its maker's desire (v) market (vi) Dinajpur (vii) Terracotta dolls (viii) early 1940s (ix) being collected (x) from village fairs
3. Write a summary of the above text. 10
Answer (3):
This passage deals with craft works. A craftwork which has great influence on our culture is one kind of art. It is mainly handmade designed by artists according to his/her sweet will. There are some distinctive qualities of a craftwork. It is a dynamic object-always evolving and always abreast of changing tastes and preferences. It also represents a way of life and cultural flavour. They play a vital role in the life of the ordinary people. So we should preserve our craftworks.
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. 0.5☓10 = 5
identified influenced renovated in architectural unusual
destroy gave announce have recognise institution
Buddhist temples are called Viharas. Not only in Bangladesh but also (a) — Indian sub-continent, the Somapura Mahavihara is the best known Buddhist Vihara. It is a (b) — World Heritage Site. UNESCO (c) — it as a World Heritage Site in 1985. It was (d) — that the Vihara was built by the second Pala king, Dharmapala. After being (e) — by fire the vihara was (f) — after a century by Vipulashrimitra. It was a famous (g) — for the monks of ancient Bengal and in Southern Asia. (h) — it was unusual. Its (i) — style (j) — that of Burma, Java and Combodia.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1☓10 = 10
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was born in Pairabond. She was a (a) — writer, feminist and (b) — worker in the early 20th century. She is most remembered for her work on (c) — equality. She advocated (d) —, she believed that (f) — and conservatism were responsible for women's unexpected condition. She believed, those were also responsible for the (g) — development of Muslims. She was also a (h) — and launched her (i) — career with a (j) — called 'Pipasa'.
6. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 1☓10 = 10
(i) Thus adults have unique opportunities to influence adolescents.
(ii) Many adolescents experience a wide range of adjustment and mental health problems.
(iii) It may make them vulnerable to sexual exploitation and risky behaviours.
(iv) For example, laws and policies often restrict unmarried adolescents' access to reproductive health information.
(v) Family and other social institutions should promote adolescent development and interfere for any problem.
(vi) Many adolescents face pressure to use drugs, cigarettes and alcohol and even get infected by `STIs and HIV.
(vii) Adolescents depend on their families, communities, schools, health services and workplaces to learn a wide range of skills.
(viii) Even in the time of services, provider attitudes pose a significant barrier.
(ix) These skills help them to successfully transit from childhood to adulthood.
(x) These are the storm and stress of adolescence.
Part-II: Writing Test (40 Marks)
7. Write a paragraph on "Diaspora" in about 200 words based on the answers to the following questions. 10
(a) What is diaspora? (b) What do you know about the process of diaspora in the history of human civilization? (c) What are the main reasons of diaspora? (d) What are the sceneries of Bangladeshi diaspora? (e) What has globalization to do with diasporas?
8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. Give a title to it. 7
There lived a woodcutter in a village. One day he was cutting wood near a pond. Suddenly, his axe fell into the pond. The pond was very deep...........................
9. Suppose, you are Afsan. Your friend does not know how to open a bank account. Now, write an email to your bosom friend telling him about how to open a bank account. 5
10. The graph below shows the number of people living below the poverty line. Describe the graph in at least 80 words. You should highlight the information and report the main features given in the graph. 10
The number of people living below the poverty line (%)
11. Write down the theme of the following story (Not more than 50 words). 8
According to some Myths and legends, Gazi Pir was a Muslim saint who is said to have spread Islam in the parts of Bengal close to the Sundarbans. He was credited with many miracles. For example, he could supposedly calm dangerous animals and make them docile. He is usually depicted in paats or scroll paintings riding a fierce-looking Bengal tiger, a snake in his hand but in no apparent danger. According to some stories, he also fought crocodiles who threatened the people of a region full of canals and creeks, indeed a kind of watery jungle bordering the Bay of Bengal. Because of his alert and vigilant presence, all predatory animals were said to have been kept within bounds. It was also believed that he enabled villagers to live close to forests and jungles and cultivate their lands. Consequently people of these regions would pray to him for protection. The story of Gazi Pir has been preserved in folk literature. In fact, some Gazir Paat scrolls are part of the collection of the British Museum.
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