BENGALI

(Three hours)

(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutesfor only reading the paper.

They must NOT start writing during this time).

A nswer questions 1, 2 and 3 in Section A and four other questions from Section B on at least three of the prescribed textbooks.

If you answer two questions on anyone book, do not base them both on the same material.

The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ }.

SECTION-A

Question 1.

Write a composition in Bengali on any ONE of the following topics in about

400 words: [20]

(~~ c<!-~ 1l1<fiij ~ ~~ $.! 800 "fVIf -!I<i>fG ~ CO'!~ g)

(a) Lessons from Nature=-Live and let others live.

(~ C'<WI' li'Ml-f.rvB1 <fmT <£I<!~ '5[~'8 ~ 'f1'8 I)

(b) Talent shows on television have provided a platform for the common man to showcase his talent. Discuss.

«($f&1f:,"1Ff ~ ~ ~ ~Ifffi"f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ <£I'l" >1""13 ~9f C'Nl ~I ~ ~I)

(c) 'Fashion depends on taste, not money.' Give your views either for or against this statement.

('~ ~ '8~ ~ '1'@, '5[CQ(~ '8~ om I' ~ ~ <>WI' <n f<!9ft'lli ~~'f1'8I)

(d) Superstitions. ('1: - Jf~mTI I )

(e) India's contribution to the world. (JfIm ffi"J ~ ~ 1)

(f) Write an original short story on anyone of the following: ~ C'1 c<!'F1 <£I<I'1t ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ CG1Nl

(i) A story beginning with the words-v-Tt was too good to be true '

~<I'1t ~ m ~ "f11<i3P! ~ -' -!I~ ~ 'f'3T ~ , I'

(ii) A story ending with the words~ ' and so he could rest in peace.'

<£I'1'!5 "M <® ~ "l'>f~jq ~- , <£I<!~ <rfC:I!j AA ~ ~

9f1"@OT I'

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Question 2,

Read the following passage carefully and answer in Bengali the questions (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) that follow:

(~ ~ \ffiG1 <!lET ~ (i), (ii), (iii) <!I<!~ (iv) ~Gm ~ caM ~)

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~~,'~I'

<!~~, '~9fCQJ<!~~~~~'9ff<!?' "<111 ~ ~ ~'fI~, 'CI5f'i!"M 'l'N ~ ?' <!fG'l<l5 'll~'1, '\!i!1m 'l'N 'mIT'9f'f I '

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(i) ~f<1 c;<lS? m C'll11lIT?1' ~ c!l<!~ 9fC~ c<P!m ~ ~ ~ ? [5]

(Ii) ~<rTR 'l'T<! '!V'f 'IN>''1I''1<111~ C1f<!1 ~ <.£!<!~ ~ '!V'f f<I> 'l'1IIT ~ ? [5]

(iii) ~ ~ ~ ? C'I f<I> ~ ~ "11f~ ? [5]

(iv) ~ ~ 'If\:,''1I''1<1I~ m ~ ~ ~ ? mT<! ~ ~ f<I> ~

~ 9fT'8m <!TIT ? [5]

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BENGALI

(Three hours)

(Candidates are allowed additional 15 minutesfor only reading the paper.

They must NOT start writing during this time).

A nswer questions 1, 2 and 3 in Section A and four other questions from Section B on at least three of the prescribed textbooks.

If you answer two questions on anyone book, do not base them both on the same material.

The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ }.

SECTION-A

Question 1.

Write a composition in Bengali on any ONE of the following topics in about

400 words: [20]

(~~ c<!-~ 1l1<fiij ~ ~~ $.! 800 "fVIf -!I<i>fG ~ CO'!~ g)

(a) Lessons from Nature=-Live and let others live.

(~ C'<WI' li'Ml-f.rvB1 <fmT <£I<!~ '5[~'8 ~ 'f1'8 I)

(b) Talent shows on television have provided a platform for the common man to showcase his talent. Discuss.

«($f&1f:,"1Ff ~ ~ ~ ~Ifffi"f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ <£I'l" >1""13 ~9f C'Nl ~I ~ ~I)

(c) 'Fashion depends on taste, not money.' Give your views either for or against this statement.

('~ ~ '8~ ~ '1'@, '5[CQ(~ '8~ om I' ~ ~ <>WI' <n f<!9ft'lli ~~'f1'8I)

(d) Superstitions. ('1: - Jf~mTI I )

(e) India's contribution to the world. (JfIm ffi"J ~ ~ 1)

(f) Write an original short story on anyone of the following: ~ C'1 c<!'F1 <£I<I'1t ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ CG1Nl

(i) A story beginning with the words-v-Tt was too good to be true '

~<I'1t ~ m ~ "f11<i3P! ~ -' -!I~ ~ 'f'3T ~ , I'

(ii) A story ending with the words~ ' and so he could rest in peace.'

<£I'1'!5 "M <® ~ "l'>f~jq ~- , <£I<!~ <rfC:I!j AA ~ ~

9f1"@OT I'

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Question 2,

Read the following passage carefully and answer in Bengali the questions (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) that follow:

(~ ~ \ffiG1 <!lET ~ (i), (ii), (iii) <!I<!~ (iv) ~Gm ~ caM ~)

~~~'lMI"1<111~~~"II~."1'iI9fCQj~PW1P!'llTC~~ <!I<!' ~@j<! AA ~ <frfun ~ ~ ~ <!I~ 'f"rn <!I<!' <!l"1"<Il ~ ~ <ffiM-'"<I11 ~ ~ C'1'l~ ?' ~ 'f!P! ~ c<lT"!<! ~ ~ I

~~,'~I'

<!~~, '~9fCQJ<!~~~~~'9ff<!?' "<111 ~ ~ ~'fI~, 'CI5f'i!"M 'l'N ~ ?' <!fG'l<l5 'll~'1, '\!i!1m 'l'N 'mIT'9f'f I '

C~9 cwrW~ '1"f<! ~ I ~ ~ D"f, 9f&lfM <.£!~~ ~ I ~ ~ 'f<i~ <l1~"1I<l~\5 I c<Wf m C"I'i ~ ~ "<I'fum ~ ~ I

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<r~~<!1<!~ <.£!~~W-U9f1"lT9I1fiif~~~1 ~~~'1" OW< I '!i[i:[19T ~ ~ ~ orMm ~~, C'I "fSSi1 ~I ~ ~ ~ ~~~, ~ <r~ C'I ~ ~ ~~, ~ C'I C<I'1'i ~l:! "!1f.r<1 on I ~ cSfol cwrW ~c( ~ ~ ~ ~ I '5ffI./D <!I~ ~ <!lET C"I ~ C<I'1'i ~ 0!lf'f <!T C~ Wl'1"1 'Ofm 'ill ~ ~ ~ C"1"fOIT<l[ ~ CSfol 'ill

~ 9E'l '!i[i:[19T ~Wi'> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~I c!l~. 'Sft'il CSfol, cwrW ~-'5$ <!e,~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I

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(i) ~f<1 c;<lS? m C'll11lIT?1' ~ c!l<!~ 9fC~ c<P!m ~ ~ ~ ? [5]

(Ii) ~<rTR 'l'T<! '!V'f 'IN>''1I''1<111~ C1f<!1 ~ <.£!<!~ ~ '!V'f f<I> 'l'1IIT ~ ? [5]

(iii) ~ ~ ~ ? C'I f<I> ~ ~ "11f~ ? [5]

(iv) ~ ~ 'If\:,''1I''1<1I~ m ~ ~ ~ ? mT<! ~ ~ f<I> ~

~ 9fT'8m <!TIT ? [5]

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(a) Use the following idioms in sentences of your own :

(~"<K5 'IT<;flffin~m ~ 'IT<IS1~ ~ : )

~9f!:< <fTD 9fT C'f-..l, ~ C\5M1, ~ <ffi9ffi!, C~ $f'1'f, c9ft~ I [5]

(b) Correct the mis-spelt words :

(\Of<:l'lf <rRR <:l'lf 'l"'! :)

1J_'>f'r~, 9ffu~,~,~, 'ffi'ffiR1

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SECTION-B (~~)

Question 4.

"~ "l1f*'l C"fr15 ~~ ~rr<f"

-c<PR ~ CC'l"il c<PR ~ \!if,"1 ? 'W1 C'l' ? Ji;5f.r c<PR ~, <1lrn ~

~~ ~9 f<Is ~ '11~ ? [12Y,]

Question 5.

"f.lf~ ~~ C"fT<8T, ~~ m, ~~ ?li9fmM-"

c<PR ~ 9f~fu> ? ~ ~ ~ C"fT<8T, ~, ?li~ <rof.n ifI'8l C"1I<1

<WI <1lrn ~ f<Is ~ ~ ? [12'i2]

Question 6.

"1iI<f mfur >r@ m <w1 ~ "flo[ merr9f1'iJ

~~~~~W~I"

c<PR ~ c<PR ~ \!if,"1 ? ~~ ~ ~ "rl ~ f<Is ? <!l"ITR <WI c<PR c<PR C'fV'B! 'Wr ~"/ ~ ? '~' <1l~ \!if1fu~ \!if~ f<Is ~<r, <!l"/W1 f<Is

\!ifC~ "f"l11t ~ wm ~ ? [12Y2]

Question 7.

"~<;f"l. ~ ~'8 "l1- <!l~ ~W <l'TI<f~ "5ffi ~ ~"B! ~ I"

--c<1'l"i '~W ~' <1l~ ~"Ir(J[ 'l"fT ~ ? ~ ~ '9fo'IT <ll'r ~ ? <!l <ffi"'fm[ ~ ~ ~ ~ 9fT@ <iCPT G'f"/"ll ~ ~ ?

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Question 8.

"~ ! <l11 "f"!'f OWIlq ~I"

-'<l1<l' ~ f<l> f<l> '5[q W? ~ <rT'1'I, <1'1, ~, ~151 '8 ~ ~ G'I~

f<Is ~ ? ~ c<i'R C'l'l" f<rm;r "{'l1 ? [12Yz]

Question 9.

""f[o1 "f[o1 ~, ~ 19mJ1 ~- ~ ~<rR ~ ~ 9fT9j ~ I I5IT'm c£I~ 9f1~13 '1lfu I"

C'l'l"f G'I~ C'l'l"f ~ '5[~"f ? c;«> ~ C'l'l"f 9f19j <fi1TI! <!'Q[! ~., ~<r~ C'li"r

~ ? <r&l ~ 9fT9j ~ mful ~ C'li"r ? [12Y,]

Question 10.

"~'8 C'-! ~ '!\5 "f'8' ~ "'fT0 ~ D1 ~ onl"

c£I~ C'l'l"f m~ <!'''-Jl <r'11 ~ ? ~ ">ff~ ~ <!'@ ~ ~ 'fRl1

Question 11.

"c£I~ ~ 01mn ~ c£I~"-Jlf.r C~9j"f ~~I"

-C<!' ~ <!'15 "iJRs1 ~ ? ~ 01'8>mf C~ 'C~9j"f~' It f<l> ? ''i!~' "iJRs1 C9fV,:[ f<l> ~ ? I5!"Nl ''f1\51'i!' f<Is ~ ~ ?

Question 12.

"D1 ~ 9fTif ~ I ~ ~ C<!'W ~-e Q1 '31 ~ I"

-~ C-<1' c£I<[, C'l'l"f. 2PWi D1 c£I~ @fu; ~ ? c£I~ ~ ~I:fl ~ ~ ~

c<i'R ~ ~ ~ ? [12Yzl

Question 13.

~\~ C<!'? %r ~ 'i"of.n 'fRl1 ~ ~ <£l~ ~ \5I1"l1~\jII'1 9jO.j ~ 0"'T

or-r ? [12Yzl

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Question 14.

"~ Wr ~ DM'm ~~ <r"R ~ "fM ~ ~ ~ mfu- ~ I" -L!1"<fRi1" c<PR ~ 'l'~ <r'11 ~ ? <!I ~ 'lof.n ''TNl I ~ ~ <1St ~,

mm (q<f I [12'/2]

Question 15.

"c!1~ <rE,~ filr'1!lP.< ~'l' ~'f1" ~ ~ I "

"'I~\!J'f1" ~ <rof.n 'TNll ~~ '<Jtiml WU ~ m@ C~~ 01<f ~

~ ~ f<I> 'lC"1~C"1'1 ? ~~ ~ ~ ~ f<I> Wrf ? [12Yz]

Question 16.

~~~~~~'ifTi'I1'I~~ '8 ~JfV!~9f ~ <Pm ? C"fV1 ~'ifTi'I1'I ~ ~ om c<f>i'f ?

Question 17.

~ 9{1ll'f ~ ~ 1f("ll <.!l'l' ~ '$ N:o'<qJ<iI"I~ C<f ~ ~<f~, '3@

2l!lJ>f 9f~fu;1t Cd1<f I <£i' N,"f4<iI"I~ ~ 'f1'$! ~ 'OR bl~ m9{ ~ ~? [12Yz]

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"~ ! <l11 "f"!'f OWIlq ~I"

-'<l1<l' ~ f<l> f<l> '5[q W? ~ <rT'1'I, <1'1, ~, ~151 '8 ~ ~ G'I~

f<Is ~ ? ~ c<i'R C'l'l" f<rm;r "{'l1 ? [12Yz]

Question 9.

""f[o1 "f[o1 ~, ~ 19mJ1 ~- ~ ~<rR ~ ~ 9fT9j ~ I I5IT'm c£I~ 9f1~13 '1lfu I"

C'l'l"f G'I~ C'l'l"f ~ '5[~"f ? c;«> ~ C'l'l"f 9f19j <fi1TI! <!'Q[! ~., ~<r~ C'li"r

~ ? <r&l ~ 9fT9j ~ mful ~ C'li"r ? [12Y,]

Question 10.

"~'8 C'-! ~ '!\5 "f'8' ~ "'fT0 ~ D1 ~ onl"

c£I~ C'l'l"f m~ <!'''-Jl <r'11 ~ ? ~ ">ff~ ~ <!'@ ~ ~ 'fRl1

Question 11.

"c£I~ ~ 01mn ~ c£I~"-Jlf.r C~9j"f ~~I"

-C<!' ~ <!'15 "iJRs1 ~ ? ~ 01'8>mf C~ 'C~9j"f~' It f<l> ? ''i!~' "iJRs1 C9fV,:[ f<l> ~ ? I5!"Nl ''f1\51'i!' f<Is ~ ~ ?

Question 12.

"D1 ~ 9fTif ~ I ~ ~ C<!'W ~-e Q1 '31 ~ I"

-~ C-<1' c£I<[, C'l'l"f. 2PWi D1 c£I~ @fu; ~ ? c£I~ ~ ~I:fl ~ ~ ~

c<i'R ~ ~ ~ ? [12Yzl

Question 13.

~\~ C<!'? %r ~ 'i"of.n 'fRl1 ~ ~ <£l~ ~ \5I1"l1~\jII'1 9jO.j ~ 0"'T

or-r ? [12Yzl

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Question 14.

"~ Wr ~ DM'm ~~ <r"R ~ "fM ~ ~ ~ mfu- ~ I" -L!1"<fRi1" c<PR ~ 'l'~ <r'11 ~ ? <!I ~ 'lof.n ''TNl I ~ ~ <1St ~,

mm (q<f I [12'/2]

Question 15.

"c!1~ <rE,~ filr'1!lP.< ~'l' ~'f1" ~ ~ I "

"'I~\!J'f1" ~ <rof.n 'TNll ~~ '<Jtiml WU ~ m@ C~~ 01<f ~

~ ~ f<I> 'lC"1~C"1'1 ? ~~ ~ ~ ~ f<I> Wrf ? [12Y2]

Question 16.

~~~~~~'ifTi'I1'I~~ '8 ~JfV!~9f ~ <Pm ? C"fV1 ~'ifTi'I1'I ~ ~ om c<f>i'f ?

Question 17.

~ 9{1ll'f ~ ~ 1f("ll <.!l'l' ~ '$ N:o'<qJ<iI"I~ C<f ~ ~<f~, '3@

2l!lJ>f 9f~fu;1t Cd1<f I <£i' N,"f4<iI"I~ ~ 'f1'$! ~ 'OR bl~ m9{ ~ ~? [12Y2]

Question 18. '~'~~~I

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