vi. The Taj Mahal is situated in_____.

Tamirul Millat Kamil Madrasah, Dhaka a. Bangladesh b. Pakistan

Half-Yearly Online Examination-2020 c. Srilanka d. India
Class: Six Subject: English vii. It is the finest example of ______ architecture.
Time: 3:00 hours Full Marks: 100 a. Bangla b. Turky c. Mughal d. British
Part A: Seen 2. Answer the following questions from your reading of the above text.
Read the text and answer question 1 and 2. 24 = 8
a. What is the other name of the Taj Mahal?
The Taj Mahal is known as “The Taj” It is a white marble tomb located in Agra b. What is the Taj Mahal?
in India. Do you know the story behind the Taj Mahal? The Mughal emperor, c. Where is the Taj Mahal located?
Shah Jahan loved his wife Mumtaz Mahal more than his life. Mumtaz died at an d. Who built the Taj Mahal?
early age. Shah Jahan was very shocked at her death. So he built the Taj Mahal as
3. Read the following text and fill in the gaps with appropriate words to
a token of love for his wife. It is the place where Mumtaz is sleeping for ever. make it a meaningful one. 05
The Taj has an area of about 1003 acres or 405 hectares. The Taj Mahal is the The Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders in the -------. (a). It is a white ------
finest example of Mughal architecture. - (b) tomb situated in Agra in India. The Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan ------- (c)
It combines the art of Persia, Turky and India. It took 21 years and thousands of his wife Mumtaz Mahal more than his life. Mumtaz died at an ------- (d) age.
artisans and craftsmen to complete the Taj Mahal. The Taj is universally admired Shah Jahan was very ------- (e) at her death.
as one of the wonders of the world.
Part B: Unseen
1. Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternative given and Read the following text and answer question 4 & 5.
write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script.
17 = 7 Our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was born on 24th May, 1899. His father died
when he was only nine years old. So he had to start a very struggling life from his
i. The Taj Mahal is a ______.
very childhood. Nazrul completed his primary education in 1909 and joined a
a. Palace b. large graveyard
local „Maktab‟ as a teacher in the same year. Nazrul again got himself admitted
c. memory d. large building
in Mathrun School of Bardwan in class six. But he could not prosecute his
ii. Mumtaz died at _____. studies for financial crisis and left for Asansole. He had to work there for his
a. Premature age b. mature age livelihood in a bread factory. In Asansole Nazrul came in contact with a police
c. old age d. early age Sub-inspector, Kazi Rafizullah. Nazrul requested him to make arrangements for
iii. The word „built‟ in the line 5 of the text means_____ his education. In 1914 Kazi Rafizullah sent Nazrul to his village home at
a. construct b. build Kazirshimla in Mymensingh. There he got admitted in Darirampur High school
c. constructed d. planned in class seven. Nazrul read in that school only for one years and left Kazirshimla.
iv. The word „token‟ in the line 6 of the text means______ On returning home Nazrul got himself admitted in Raniganj Siarsole High school
a. expression b. option in class eight in 1915 and continued his studies till 1917. While he was a student
c. alternative d. coin of class ten in 1917, he joined the Army putting an end to his formal education.
v. It is the place where Mumtaz is sleeping for ever. Here “Sleeping for After the Second World War Nazrul came back to Calcutta in 1920.
ever” means____
a. sleeping for many years b. lying dead
c. sleeping for many days d. sleeping for few days
4. Complete the table below. Write not more than three words and/or Part C: Grammar
numbers for each answer. 15 = 5 9. Read the text below and fill in the gaps with the root words in the
The name of events Place Year brackets adding suitable word in the brackets adding suitable suffix,
Nazrul‟s birth (i) ……… prefix or both. 05
(ii) ………… In 1909 We are highly (a) grate to our (b) courage freedom (c) fight. For their (d)
Working in a bread factory (iii) …… hero deeds in 1971. But this is so (f) fortune that many of them are now
Getting into class eight (iv) …… leading an (g) human life. Even after 47 years of (h) independent, they are
Joining the Army (v) ……… leading miserable life. So, our government should be more (i) care about (j)
5. Read the passage again and write, whether the statements is false. 5 develop their states.
a. Nazrul was eleven years old when his father died.
10. Fill in the gaps in the following text with appropriate articles (a, an or
b. He had to struggle hard after his father‟s death.
c. Nazrul Joined a local „Maktab‟ after secondary education. the). Put a cross () where no article is used. 05
d. Kazi Nazrul studied up to class eight. A true friend is (a) ____ asset. He stands by his (b) _____ friend in time of
e. Nazrul returned from the war in 1920. danger. He is not (c) _____ greedy man. He always wishes for (d) _____
6. Read the text below and fill-in the gaps using the clues given in the welfare of his friend. But it is (e) ____ matter of (f) _____ fact that (g) ___
boxes. 05 ideal friend is very rare today. (h) _____ selfish man cannot be (i) ____true
Took basket scientist stuck fell inside friend. He thinks only of his own (j) ____interest.
kendro bring pot large his shone 11. Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets. 5
In Gonoshastho kendro the (a) __called (b) ___ assistant to (c) __some a. Book is the best of all friends (Negative)
strong gum. Then he carefully (d) __the pieces of mirror (e) _ of the basket b. He is never late to go to madrasah (Affirmative)
with that gum. After that he (f) ___ it outside. The sun (g) __brightly (h) c. He is very attentive to his studies (Negative)
___it. Then he told his assistant to bring a (i) __ pot. Then the scientist stuck
d. He goes to Madrasah regularly. (Interrogative)
the three sticks into the three holes in the basket and put the (j) __on top of
them. e. Everybody loves him very much. (Passive)
7. Read the text below and fill in the gaps using suitable words to make it 12. Rewrite the following passage changing the form of speech. 5
a meaningful text. 15 = 5 Father said to me, “How is your progress for the coming examination?” I
Rafiq (a) ______ with his family just outside Sonapur. His father (b) _____ a said, “Not so bad.” “Maintain regularity to achieve your goal.” Said he.
farmer, like samira‟s father. During his free time, Rafiq (c) _____his father “May Allah help you?”
on his land. It was hard work, but he liked (d) ____ with everybody. Even his 13. Use Capital Letters and Punctuation marks in the following passage: 05
grandfather (e) _____ because he was still a strong man. Oh my lord please don‟t kill the child said the first woman to the king
8. Match the part of sentences from columns A & B to make five complete Solomon let her have it king Solomon said to them now everything is clear to
sentences. 05 me pointing the first woman he said to the servant give her the child she is
Column A Column B the mother of the baby.
a. Humans are i. work sensibly to save our planet. 14. Write a dialogue between Doctor and Patient. 10
b. Avoid machin ii. free and more environment friendly.
15. Write an e-mail to your friend inviting him on your birthday party. 10
c. We can use iii. responsible for adverse situation of climate.
d. Solar energy iv. as much as passible. 16. Write a Paragraph on Early rising. 10
e. We all should v. hand fan to avoid air conditioning facility.