Sample English First Paper Question-5 for class - x

Subject Code : 107

Class X

Subject : English First Paper

Time: 3  hrs.                                                                                                                     Full Marks:  100

Part A : Reading test

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.

In mid-15^th century, a Muslim colony was founded in the inhospitable mangrove forest of the sundarbans near the seacoast in Bagerhat district by a saint Ulugh Khan Jahan. He was the earlies torchbearer of Islam in the south who laid the nucleus of an affluent city during the reigh of sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah ( 1442-59), then known as ' Khalifatabad' ( present Bangladesh). Khan Jahan adorned his city with numerous mosques, tanks, roads and public buildings. The most spectacular of which is the imposing multidomed mosque in Bangladesh Known as the shat Gambuj Masjid. The stately fabric of the monument stands on the eastern bank of a vast sweet water tank, clustered around by the heavy foliage of a low lying conuntryside characteristic of a seacoast landscape.

The mosque is rooted over with 77 squat domes, including 7 chauchala of four sided domes in the middle row. The vast prayer hall is provided with 11 arched doorways on east and 7 each on north and south for ventilation and light. It has 7 longitudinal aisles and 11 deep bays by a forest of slender stones columns. From these columns spring rows of endless arches, supporting the domes. The arches are six feet in thickness, have slightly tapering hollow and round walls. The interior and the exterior of the mosque give a view of rather plain architecture but the interior western wall of the mosque was beautifully decorated with terracotta flowers and foliage. Besides being used as a prayer hall the mosque was also used as the court of khan Jahan Ali. Now it is one of the greatest tourist attractions and best architectural beauties of Bangladesh.

1.         Choose the best answer from the alternatives.                                                                                                 1x5=5

            a)         The word ' inhospitable' means-

                        (i)  adverse       (ii)  having no hospital     (iii)  having many hospitals             (iv)  unhygienic.

            b)         The word ' effluent's is a -      

                        (i)  Noun          (ii)  verb           (iii)  adjective       (iv)  adverb

            c)         What is the adjective of colony.

                        (i)  colonism    (ii)  colonical   (iii)  colonically   (iv)  colony.

            d)         The mosque has _________ door.

                        (i)   17              (ii)   11             (iii)  25             (iv)   7

            e)         Khan Jahan Ali had a __

                        (i)  ruler           (ii)  preacher    (iii)  dervish     (iv)   all of them.

2.         Write whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer.                 1x5=5

            a)         None but khan Jahan Ali (R) preached Islam all over the country.

            b)         The tank is on the eastern side of the Shat Gambuj Masjid.

            c)         All the walls of the mosque was decorated with terracotta flowers and foliage.

            d)         There are 17 four-sided domes in the middle row.

            e)         The shat Gambuj Masjid has sixty domes.

3.         Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words then necessary.                                                                                                                                            .5x10=5

suitable	previously	spread	established	preacher	rule
attractions	wealthy	beautiful	unfavourable	pious	decorated

           

Khan Jahan Ali, a (a) _______saint, (b) _______a Muslim colony in Bagerhat district. It was situated in the (c) ______ mangrove forest of the sundarbans near the seacoast. He was the (d) _____ of Islam in the south who (e) _____ the light of Islam among the people of Bagerhat. He founded a (f) ______ city during the (g)_____ of sultan Nasiruddin Mahamud Shah. Bagerhat was (h) ______ called ' Khalifatabad.' The city has been (i) ______ with numerous mosques. There are other (j) ______ of the city for its tanks, roads and public building.

4.         Read the passage in 'A' again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about the shat Gambuj Masjid, Bagerhat. Use the clues in the box. Write the information in the correct sequence. It should no exceed 70 words.       5                                                                                                                                                           

monument	architecture	ventilation	attraction	spectacular	decoration	seacoast.

5.         Answer the following questions in your own words.                                                                           1x5=5

            a)         By whom and where was Muslim colony founded?

            b)         What did Khan Jahan Ali adorh the city with?

            c)         For what purpose was the mosque used?

            d)         Where does the Shat Gambuj Masjid stand?

            e)         How was the interior western wall decorated with?

6.         Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own, based on the information from the text in A.        .5x10=5

There was a famous saint (a) _____ name was khan Jahan Ali. He was a (b) ________ of a Muslim colony in Bagerhat district. With a view to (c) _____ Islam he came to Bagerhat. Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud shah was the (d) _____ ruler of Bengal. He contributed a lot in order to (e) _____ Bagerhat. The saint was a (f) ___ of mankind. Khan Jahan Ali performed many philanthropic (g) _______. The (h) _____ of shat Gambuj Masjid is one of them. It is an (i) _____multimode mosque with (j) _____ beauties.

7.         Suppose, you made an excursion in Bagerhat and visited the Shat Gambuj. Write in about 70-80 words about now the mosque attracted you.                                                                                                                                    5

8.         Read the passage in 'A' again. Now write the main ideas of the story in your own words in not more than five sentences.                                                                                                                                                        5

9.         Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.                 1x10=10

for	objects	noted	to	among	monastery
antiquity	from	type	sites	exposed	seen

Salvan Vihara is a tourist centre (a) ______for  (b) ______. It is (c) ____, the most important excavated (d) _____in Mainamati. Excavations have (e) _______ a large paharpur (f) ____ Buddhist (g) ______ and other material (h) _____ datable (i) ______ the 7^th (j) ______ 12^th centuries AD.

10.       Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word for each gap.                                  1x10=10

Shahbag was the garden house of the Nawabs of Dhaka. A wall (a) ____ the garden house (b) ____ security. Shahbaj was the (c) _____ of the social, cultural and (d) _____ activities of Dhaka's (e) ______from the end of the 19^th century to the early (f) _____ of the 20^th century. In (g) _____ to the family function of the Nawab of Dhaka, receptions were (h) _____ here for welcoming or (i) ______farewell to dignitaries who (j) _____to visit Dhaka.

Part C : Writing test.

11.       Read the following table and make ten sentences.                                                                   1x10=10

Friction	be	occur in all homes.
It certainly	behaviours are common	causes of friction.
It can certainly	try to control	think for themselves
There	rebel	teenagers and parents is very common.
One obvious reason	is the	transition from dependance to independance.
The more the parents	want to	against the ways and thoughts of the older generation.
Another source of	between	difficult behaviour of adolescents.
Moody and sulky	are many	avoided if parents are wise and tactful.
Adolescents	does not	features of the teenagers.
They	friction	the more they become rebellious.

12.       Rearrange the following sentences according to sequence and rewrite them in a paragraph.               1x10=10

            a)         Edision created his first invention, an electric vote recorder, when he was only twenty one years old.

            b)         After that, Edision concentrated on inventing objects that he expected would be really marketable.

            c)         The inventions made him both famous and rich.

            d)         He died in West Orange, New Jerry in 1931.

            e)         Thomas Alva Edision. the great American inventor was born in a village of Milan in USA. on the 11^th of             February, 1847.

            f)         His school master considered him retarded.

            g)         It did not sell well.

            h)         He had only three months of formal education during his boyhood.

            i)          For most of his life, Edison suffered from seriously impaired hearing.

            j)          He made a series of very useful inventions.

13.       Write a paragraph about your idea of 'Grameen Bank'. You must answer the following questions in your paragraph.                                                                                                                                                        10

            a)         What is the concept of Grameen Bank?

            b)         Who is the founder of this bank?

            c)         Who are eligible for getting loan?

            d)         What are the procedures?

            e)         Who are responsible for disciplinary activities?

14.       Write a letter to your friend advising him not to adapt unfair means in the examination.                                10

Or,       Write a composition in about 200 words about how you observed last 'Pahela Baishakh'.

Sample English First Paper Question-4 for class - x

 CADET COLLEGE

PRETEST EXAM 2010

CLASS X
SUBJ:    ENGLISH 1^st PAPER
Time: 2 ½ Hours          Marks: 100

Part A: Read the following passage carefully & attempt at the attached questions

Substances called acids have a sharp taste known as acidity. Ordinary rain water is slightly acidic. But in severely polluted areas, rain water can be as acidic as the acids of lemon juice or vinegar. The rain which is very acidic can cause damage to trees, lakes, wildlife, buildings and human health. There is a link between acid rain and damage to human health. Breathing in the chemicals can harm people, causing chest illness. Also when the acid rain causes the release of chemicals and metals into drinking water, it can damage people’s health.

Acid pollution spoils the colour of paint, weakens leather and washes away building materials. Some stained-glass windows are 1,000 years old, but in the last thirty years acid damage has become a problem. Fading of the colours of glass is a common result of acid rain. Many of the world’s famous buildings are at risk from acid pollution. Damage to the beautiful Taj Mahal in India, caused by sulphur pollution from nearby oil refineries, was one of the first indicators of acid pollution occurring in the developing world.

1. Choose the answer from the given options:                                                                        1x5=5

a.         What does acid rain contain?

i.          harmful chemicals       ii.         carbon iii.        Vinegar           iv.        lemon juice

            b.         What is the synonym of ‘result’?

                        i.          upcoming        ii.         put out             iii.        Publicity          iv.        Consequence

            c.         acid rain causes the colour of stained glass to____

                        i.          darken             ii.         disappear         iii.        Break               iv.        discolour

            d.         Acid rain is a ____ problem

                        i.          regional           ii.         national           iii.        All round         iv         global

            e.         What is the human health hazard of acid rain?

                        i.          skin disease     ii.         chest illness     iii.        Lung complicacy         iv.        fever

2.         Clarify the following statements (True/False)                                                            1x5=5

            a.         Rain water in general has acidity.

            b.         Acid rain causes numerous diseases.

            c.         Acid rain is conductive not only to human beings but also to wildlife.

            d.         Wildlife remains under threat of acid pollution.

            e.         The acidity of acid rain is variable.

3.         Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box:                                                     1x5=5

Extinction

Level

Sharp

Acidity

Polluted

Acidic

            (a)____ is a term by which we mean the (b)____ taste of acids. Rain water is slightly (c)____ in the areas which are not much (d)____ . But the (e)____ of acidity is very high in the areas where the pollution level is high.

4.         Read the above passage again. Now write a short paragraph (within 70 words) keeping your flow of information according to the chart below:                              5

            a.         acid’s character

            b.         acidic hazards on human health

            c.         acidic harms to installations

5.         Answer the following questions:                                                                                1x5=5

            a.         What is acidity?

            b.         Why does acid pollution occur?

            c.         What effect does acid rain have on environment?

            d.         How does acid rain damage buildings?

            e.         What diseases are caused by acid rain?

6.         Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the text:                                               1x5=5

            Acid rain causes as much (a)____ to human health as to many other (b)____ . Both air and (c)____ are contaminated by (d)____ that are present in acid rain. Acid rain causes the (e)____ of the colour of the stained glass.

7.         Suppose you are experiencing acid rain frequently in your locality. Write a small paragraph on what should be done in this regard. (Within 70 words)                                                           10

P.T.O

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Vocabulary

8.         Fill in each gap with a clue provided in the box below:                                             1x10=10

Distance	Timber	Live	Fertile	Wood	Dependent
Connection	Created	Meet	Meals	Shortage	Through

            People who (a)____ in cities and towns don’t think they have any (b)____ with the forests. This is due to the fact that forests are at a (c)____ from the them. But they are surely (d)____ on forests for (e)____ which is nothing but wood used in building houses and many other things. People in villages also use (f)____ for cooking their (g)____. In the past there was no fear of any (h)____ of wood. But thoughtless cutting of trees has (i)____ scarcity of firewood, corroded soil and made (j)____ land unproductive.

9.         Complete the following passage with sensible words for the gaps:                           1x10=10

Examination is very important for a student. It (a)____ a student’s quality. No student can be (b)____ to new class without exam. So every student tries (c)____ to pass the exam. There are many (d)____ to do well in the exam. (e)____ is not all to make an approach in an exam. One may (f)____ much knowledge about his subject but if he can’t show his (g)____ in the exam, all his (h)____ go in (i)____ . He must be very (j)_____ in the exam hall.

Guided Writing

10.       Read the following table and make ten meaningful sentences out of it:                    1x10=10

		Called the storehouse of knowledge
Man	Has	Curious by nature
		Their opinion through it
Newspaper	Shows	Us the outside world like mirror
He	Is	The best way to satisfy his curiosity
It	Want	Us news of home & abroad
People	Express	To know about various things of the world
	Gives	Useful to all sections of people
They	Are	Really a pert and parcel of life
		Great educative value too

11.       Rearrange the following sentences according to their proper order                           1x10=10

            a.         Meena felt very disappointed.

            b.         Mithu was not very pleased to see that.

            c.         Coming back, Raju was upset to see that half his egg was gone.

            d.         one day Meena and her parrot Mithu climbed a tall tree to pick a mango.

            e.         While they were outside washing their hands, Mithu divided the egg into two and put half of it in Meena’s plate.

            f.          At dinner, Meena saw that Raju, as usual had got an egg but she had not.

            g.         She picked the mango.

            h.         Mother wanted to see if the children had washed their hands before they started eating.

            i.          Although Meena picked the mango, her mother gave the larger share to Raju.

            j.          Then she took it to her mother.

12.       Write a paragraph about Traffic Jam, answering the following questions:                             10

            a.         What’s traffic jam?

            b.         What are the causes of traffic jam?

            c.         What are remedial measures for it?

            d.         What are your suggestions about it?

13.       Write a letter to a friend describing how you spent your last summer vacation.                    10

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