Cumilla Board-2023
Sub Code 107
Time : 3 hours
English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper
Total Marks : 100
[According to the Syllabus of 2023]
[N.B. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]
PART-1: READING TEST [60 Marks]
1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.
The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle said, "Man is by nature a social animal." What he meant was that man, by instinct, seeks the company of others and establishes relationships, much like most animals of the wild, for companionship and for physical and emotional support. Unlike the animals, however, man's relationships give meaning to his existence and inspire him to do well in education, in the workplace, or in a profession that he pursues.
Relationships are of different kinds. Some are familial and intimate, formed by blood and by marriage; some are social, like the ones we have with friends, and some are made in school where we form close bonds with classmates and teachers. Relationships can also be fostered in the workplace, which may quickly change from professional to social. There are relationships also between human beings and animals, and between children and their toys that they cannot part with.
All these relationships keep us close to each other and provide us all kinds of support, love, and affection. A person who has no family feels the pain of loneliness and isolation. There is no one to laugh or cry with him/her. When we share our joys with someone, it simply redoubles, and when we suffer a loss and someone shares our sorrow, it lessens. Relationships are thus needed for our emotional health.
To build relationships, we need to have trust and respect for each other, and love where this is needed. We cannot be selfish and possessive if we want to establish an effective relationship. But quite often, we see people quarreling and fighting with each other, which only brings misery and loss to all.
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 0.5 x 10 = 5
(a) The word 'isolation' means —(i) connection (ii) confinement (iii) separation
(b) What does a man pursue? —(i) Wealth (ii) Knowledge (iii) Health
(c) Who forms relationships with toys? —(i) Boys (ii) Girls (iii) Children
(d) Emotional health is needed in —(i) abstraction (ii) triviality (iii) human life
(e) The word 'foster' refers to —(i) cheer (ii) separate (iii) nourish
(f) Without proper relationships, there is, indeed, —(i) a crisis of existence (ii) a risk of ruin (iii) a problem of helplessness (iv) all of the above
(g) What keeps us close to each other? —(i) Society (ii) Family (iii) Livelihood
(h) The wild animals also need —(i) food (ii) house (iii) company
(i) Man establishes relationships for physical and emotional —(i) health (ii) crisis (iii) breakdown
(j) Man's relationship is related to his —(i) enmity (ii) antipathy (iii) entity (iv) bond
B. Answer the following questions:
3 x 5 = 15
(a) How does relationship help a man?
(b) What types of relationships are there?
(c) What pain does the person feel who has no family?
(d) How is man's relationship different from those of other animals?
(e) What is the role of school in man's relationship?
Read the following text and make a flow chart showing Amerigo's sufferings after his parents' separation, (one is done for you) 1x5 = 5
My name is Amerigo. I am 13 years old and 1 live on the street, alone. My mother, who is separated from my father, doesn't want me. She told me to go away.... Now she Is married to another man. My father lives very far away. 1 want to go to him. but he won't take me either. 1 begged him to send me some money so that I could buy a bus ticket. I am still waiting. He hasn't answered. The streets are now my home. Sometimes I find work. I used to collect trash and sell it to a vendor. I stopped doing that after 1 had a serious infection and a doctor told me to stay away from the trash dump. Once I worked for an ice-cream shop owner and sold ice-cream on the beach. But 1 got no money in return. The owner of the shop gave me something to eat, and let me sleep In his hut at night. The work was difficult and painful. The ice-cream box is quite heavy when it is full. 1 had to walk for hours, offering my ice-cream to whoever wanted to buy. There were days when I could not even sell one ice-cream.
3.Write a summary of the following poem : 10
All people dream, but not equally.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind.
Wake in the morning to find that it was vanity.
But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people.
For they dream their dreams with open eyes.
And make them come true.
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 x 10 = 5
truthful | help | keep | characteristics | theory | cheat |
need | easy | select | difficult | judge | suggestions |
It is not easy to understand a man by seeing only his face. Even it is not easy to know about his mentality by (a) ______ only his speeches. It is very difficult to examine a man's (b) ______ by his outer appearances. So finding a friend is not very (c) ______. It is one of the world's most (d) ______ tasks. Real friends are found in our (e) ______. A real friend is always (f) ______ in his friend's dangers. He always (g) ______ his friend's secrets secure. We can often be (h) ______ by friends. We must remain careful in (i) ______ friends. We can have (j) ______ from our elders in this regard.
Fill in the gaps using suitable words. 1 x 10 = 10
A large number of people learn English (a)--- the world. Some people use it (b)---- a first language and some people take it as a (c)----- language. Many international (d)----- now depend on English for (e) ----- with offices in different countries. They offer employment to people (f) --- adequate knowledge of English. The advertisements (g)------ in many dailies (h)--- In English. So. it would not be (i)-- to neglect this (j)------ language.
6.Rearrange the fallowing sentences to make a coherent order. 10
(a) He was one of the most renowned linguists of Bangladesh.
(b) He died in 1969 and we remember him with respect.
(c) He was second to none in Bangla language and literature.
(d) Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah was bom in 24 Porgonas, West Bengal in 1885.
(e) He Joined Jashore Zilla School in 1910.
(f) He passed the Entrance and F.A. Exam in 1904 and 1906.
(g) He received some awards and contributed much to Bangla literature.
(h) He passed Honours and Masters in 1910 and 1912.
(1) He Joined Dhaka University as a Lecturer in 1921.
(]] He got his Ph.D in 1928.
PART-II [40 Marks]
The pie chart below shows the time allocation of a student's daily activities. Describe the chart in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information in the chart. 15
Daily activities of a student
8. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words: 15
Once there was a selfish giant who had a large and beautiful garden. The garden was full of soft green grass. Here and there all over the grass stood many colorful flowers like stars.............................
Suppose, you have received a birthday gift from your friend. Now, write a letter to your friend thanking him/her for the birthday gift. 10
Key To Cumilla Board-2023
English (Compulsory)- First Paper
PART-1: READING TEST
1. A. (a) ill. separation [b] iv. Relationship (c) iii. Children (d) ill. human life (e) iii. nourish (f) iv. all of the above (g) iv. Relationship (h) iii. company (i) i. health (j) iii. entity
B. (a) Relationship help a man by providing emotional support, companionship, and a sense of belonging.
(b) There are various types of relationships, such as, familial, social, and professional. Besides, there are also relationships between human beings and animals, between children and their toys that they cannot part with.
(c) The person without a family may feel deep sense of loneliness, isolation, and lack of emotional connection.
(d) Man's relationships are different from those of other animals due to their complexity, emotional depth, and ability to communicate and connect on various levels.
(e) The role of school in a man's relationships is to provide opportunities for social interaction, skill development, and the foundation for forming connections with friends.
2. | 1. Living on street alone | -> | 2. Collects trash & sells it | > | 3. Sells ice-cream for livelihood | -> | 4. Goes untreated in sickness | -> | 5. Works for 10 to 12 hours | -> | 6. Remains always hungry |
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Or, | 1. Living on street alone | —i | 2. Being unable to go to his father | —> | 3. Getting no remuneration from ice-cream seller | —> | 4. Walking for hours to sell ice-cream |
| 5. Being unable to sell any ice-cream | —> | 6. Having a serious Infection |
3. In this poem the poet expresses his thoughts about dreams. All people dream but not equally. Here he utters an expression which is universal. He points out two types of dreams. There are some dreams which people dream in a stage of subconsciousness by night and there are some other dreams which people dream at the stage of consciousness. The dreams dreamt by night in the dusty recesses of mind are full of vanity. But the dreams which one dreams with open eyes are serious in nature, because these sorts of dreams are dreamt by dangerous people who try their level best to materialize their dreams at any cost.
4. (a) Judging (b) character (c) easy (d) difficult (e) need (f) helpful (g) keeps (h) cheated (i) selecting (j)
suggestions
5. (a) across/throughout (b) as (c) second (d) organizations/companies (e) corresponding/
communicating (1) having (g) published (h) are (I) wise/logical (j) intemational/important/necessary
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
d | a | c | f | h | e | i | J | g | b |
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