Subject: English 1st Paper
Read the following passage and
then answer the questions below it.
Zahir Raihan was one of the most talented film
makers in Bangladesh. He was born on 19 August, 1935 in the village Majupur, In
Feni district. He was an active worker of the Language Movement. He was one of
the ten students to go out in a procession on 21 February, 1952 despite a ban
on such activities. As a result, he and many others were arrested and taken to
prison. Zahir was also present at the historical meeting of Amtala on February
21, 1952. He also took part in the mass movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined
the Liberation War.
All through his life, Zahir dreamt for a democratic
society, a society that will ensure freedom of speech and will. He had many
dreams about our film industry too. He made a legendary film Jibon Theke Neya
based on the Language Movement of 1952. It was a revolt against the then
autocratic Government. The family presented in that film was a miniature East
Pakistan ruled by an autocrat who had to go to the prison for her. conspiracy.
During the liberation war this film was shown outside Bangladesh. Critics like
Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, and Ritwik Ghatak appreciated this film. Zahir gave
all his money to the Freedom Fighters’ trust that he got from his film show.
Besides his great documentary on Pakistani atrocities, Stop Genocide, helped
create world sentiment in favour of our liberation war.
On 30 December, 1971, someone informed Zahir about
an address somewhere at Mirpur, where he might find his brother, the famous
writer Shahidullah Kaiser. Shahidulla was captured and killed by the Pakistani
army and the local collaborators during the last days of the war. Accordingly
Zahir left home to get his brother back and he never returned. Zahir’s dream
was fulfilled. He could see the inception of a free independent Bangladesh
though he did not get back his brother. And it’s a pity that this dreamer was
missing at such a time when his dream came true.
1.
Choose the best
answer from the alternatives : 1×7=7
(a)
talented
(i) dull (ii) stupid (iii) good (iv) brilliant
(b)
movement
(i) inaction (ii) interness (iii) action (iv) inactivity
( c)
procession
(i) still (ii) march (iii) walking (iv) running
(d)
prison
(i) cell (ii) guardhouse (iii)
custody (iv) jail
(e)
legendary
(i) normal (ii) common (iii) renowned (iv) infamous
(f)
revolt
(i) calm (ii) harmony (iii) peace (iv) muting
(g)
miniature
(i) big (ii) gigantic (iii) tiny (iv) large
More multiple choice for practice
(a)
autocrate
(i) liberal (ii) dictator (iii) democratic (iv) aristocratic
b)
conspiracy
(i) practice (ii) trick (iii)
intrigue (iv) fun
(c)
critic
(i) praiser (ii) reviewer (iii) nagger (iv) attacker
( d)
capture
(i) release (ii) free (iii) escape (iv) imprison
(e)
disappearance
(i) entrance (ii) arrival (iii) vanishing (iv) exhibition
(f)
inception
(i) end (ii) finish (iii)
beginning (iv) conclusion
Or, Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
(a)
Which of the following word describes Zahir best?
(i) brilliant (ii) polite (iii) energetic
(iv) revolutionary
(b)
What does the expression “Zahir dreamt for a
democratic society, a society that will ensure freedom of speech and will” mean
best?
(i) Zahir dreamt of
freedom fighting
(ii) Zahir dremt of
an independent country
(iii) Zahir was
against freedom of press
(iv) Zahir did a lot
to ensure freedom of speech and will
(c)
On which basis did Zahir Raihan make the film Jibon
Theke Neya?
(i) Local movement (ii)
Liberation war
(iii) Mass movement
in 1969 (iv)
Language movement
(d)
“It was a revolt against the then autocratic
Government.” What does “the then autocratic Government” imply?
(i) The Martial Law
Government (ii)
The Pakistani Ruler
(iii) The
Provisional Government (iv)
The Ruler of East Pakistan
( e)
Stop Genocide is _____.
(i) A film on
Liberation war (ii)
A short film
(iii) A documentary (iv)
A feature film
(f)
“Accordingly Zahir left home to get his brother back
and he never returned. “What does the sentence mean?
(i) Zahir did not
find his brother (ii)
Zahir failed to come back home
(iii) Zahir neither
found his brother nor came back home (iv) Zahir was found dead
(g)
And it’s a pity that this dreamer was missing at
such a time when his dream came true. What does “his dream came true” signify?
(i) Bangladesh
became independent (ii)
Freedom of speech was ensured
(iii) The local collaborators
were defeated (iv) At
last he found his brother alive
More multiple choice for practice
(a)
What is the main theme of the passage?
(i) About Zahir’s
last days (ii)
About Zahir’s activities
(iii) About Zahir’s
life (iv)
About Zahir’s contribution
(b)
He was killed _____ the Liberation war.
(i) before (ii) long after (iii) just after (iv) long before
(c)
Many critics ____ the film “Jibon Theke Neya.”
(i) criticised (ii) admired (iii) discouraged (iv) ridiculed
(d)
Zahir Raihan _____ in liberation war.
(i) took part (ii) fled away (iii) escaped (iv) avoided
(e)
He was in favour of ______.
(i) socialism (ii) communism (iii) democracy (iv) autocracy
f)
He made a/an _____ film.
(i) ordinary (ii) legendary (iii) humurous (iv) comic
(g)
The then Government was ______.
(i) democratic (ii) autocratic (iii) despotic (iv) socialistic
(h)
Then film “Jibon Theke Neya” is a symbol of _____.
(i) barbarism (ii)
autocracy
(iii) revolt against
autocratic government (iv)
brutalism
(i)
Zahir Raihan was born in _______ district.
(i) Majupur (ii) Rangpur (iii) Feni (iv) Dhaka
(j)
The mass movement happened in ______.
(i) 1971 (ii) 1952 (iii) 1969 (iv) 1948
(k)
The name of his own village is _____.
(i) Manikpur (ii) Rangpur (iii) Feni (iv) Majupur
( l)
Jibon Theke Neya is based on ______.
(i) the mass
movement (ii) the freedom
fight (iii) the liberation
war (iv) the language movement
(m) Jibon Theke
Neya was shown outside Bangladesh at the time of _____.
(i) the liberation
war (ii) the language movement (iii) the mass movement (iv) all
(n)
_____ was one of the greatest critics of films.
(i) Zahir Raihan (ii) Mrinal Sen (iii) Sahidullah Kaiser
(iv) all
(o)
He was born ______ 1935.
(i) on (ii) at (iii) in (iv) about
(p)
Sahidullah Kaiser was _____.
(i) Zahir’s cousin (ii) Zahir’s friend (iii) Zahir’s brother (iv) Zahir’s uncle
2.
Answer the
following question. 2×5=10
(a)
From your readings of the first paragraph give a
short account of Zahir Raihan’s participation in various movement?
( b)
Write a short note on his film Jibon Theke Neya.
( c)
What is Stop Genocide? How did it help our
liberation war?
( d)
Who was Shahidullah Kaiser? What happened to him?
( e)
What happened to Zahir Raihan?
3.
Fill in each gap
with a suitable word of your own based on the information in the text. 10
Zahir Raihan had extraordinary (a) _____ in film
making. He took active (b) _____ in the Language Movement. He was sent to jail
for bringing (c) _____ violating the ban imposed by the then government. He (d)
_____ in the Liberation War. He was staunce (e) _____ of democracy. He dreamt
(f) _____ country where people would enjoy freedom of (g) _____. His legnedary
film “Jibon Theke Neya” focusses the Language Movement. This film (h) _____
rebel against the (i) _____ government. He had a great contribution to our War of
Liberation. His dream came (j) _____ but he could not enjoy the result of his
dream. He was killed just after the independence.
Reading Test (Unseen Passage)
4.
Read
the following passage carefully and complete the table below with information
from the passage 1×5=5
Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta
was a Moroccan
Muslim scholar and traveller. He is Morocco, on the 24th of February
1304 (703 Hijra). He was commonly known as Shams ad-Din. His journeys lasted
for a period of almost thirty years. This covered nearly the whole of the known
Islamic world and beyond, extending from Norh Africa, West Africa, Southern
Europe and Eastern Europe in the West, to the Middle East, Indian subcontinent,
Central Asia, Southeast Asia and China in the East. He first began his voyage
by exploring the lands of the Middle East. Thereafter he sailed down the Red
Sea to Mecca. He crossed the huge Arabian Desert and travelled to Iraq and
Iran. In 1330, he set of again, down the Red Sea to Aden and then to Tanzania.
Then in 1332, Ibn Battuta decided to go to India. He was greeted open heartedly
by the Sultan of Delhi. There he was given the job of a judge. He stayed in
India for a period of 8 years and then left for China. Ibn Battuta left for
another adventure in 1352. He then went south, crossed the Sahara desert, and
visited the African kingdom of Mali. Finally, he returned home at Tangier in
1355. After the completion of the Rihla in 1355, little is known about Ibn
Battuta’s life. He was appointed a judge in Morocco and died in 1368.
Who/What
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Event/activity
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Where/Place
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When
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Ibn
Battuta
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went
to
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(i)
-------------
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in
1330
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He
|
decided
to go
|
to
India
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(ii)
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He
|
(iii)
---------------
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home
at Tangier
|
in
1335
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He
|
completed
Rihla
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(iv)
------------
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He
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was
appointed a judge
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(v)
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6.
Match the parts of
the sentences given in column ‘A’ and column ‘B’ to write five complete
sentences. There are more parts of sentences in column ‘B’ than required. 1×5=5
Column
A
|
Column
B
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(a) The US led coalition forces attacked Iraq
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(i) the internal affairs of other countries
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(b) Bush and Blair justified their attack
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(ii) in the name of democracy
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(c) No nation has any right to interfere with
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(iii) to grasp the wealth of Iraq
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(d) The Iraqi soldiers fought the enemies
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(iv) face to face
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(e) People all over the world
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(v) supported this war
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(vi) protested against this war
|
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(vii) behind
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7.
Put the following
parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story. 1×8=8
( a) The
television programmes are many tines educative.
(b) Watching TV
has become an addiction for many.
(c) Many kinds
of programmes are telecast on different channels.
(d) The working
class people have television sets today.
(e) Television
is a great source of entertainment today.
(f) Television
is used today for distance learning.
(g) BTV
telecasts the courses run by the Open University.
(h) Discovery-Channel
and National Geographic channel telecast highly informative programmes.
