ইংরেজি ১ম পত্র

English
1st Paper
2
Marks Distribution for HSC
English First Paper
Test Item/s Marks

Part 1: Reading (60 Marks)
Multiple choice questions 1.5 × 10 = 5
Short answer questions 3 × 5 = 15
Information transfer/flow chart 1×5=5
Summary writing 1 × 10 = 10
Cloze test with clues (unseen) .5 × 10 = 5
Cloze test without clues (unseen) 1 × 10 = 10
Rearranging (unseen) 10
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Marks Distribution for HSC
English First Paper
Test Item/s Marks

Part 2: Guided Writing (40 Marks)
Interpreting graph/chart 15
Story Writing 15
Informal letter 15
Total Marks 100
4
Seen Comprehension
1. Multiple Choice Ques. & Answering Ques.
2. Information Transfer/Flow Chart
3. Summary Writing
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IMPORTANT
Unit Lesson
1 1, 2, 3
2 1, 3
3 2, 3, 4, 5
4 1, 2, 4, 5
5 1, 2, 4, 5
6 1, 3
7 4
9 3
12 1, 3
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Seen Passage
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to
function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide
things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn
how to read, write and do the basic operations of
arithmetic, we gain a degree of self-confidence. We
learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we
pick up skills to communicate with others and manage
our affairs well. Education helps us think independently
and make our own opinions.
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Seen Passage
As we know more about the world, we appreciate the
good things it offers us but also become critical of the
deviations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred
or conflict that follows.
The first thing education does is to give us an awareness
about ourselves which leads to the development of our
personality. As we begin school, we feel the need to
belong to the class and make friends.
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Seen Passage
We then expand our sense of belonging to include the
school at large, our community and finally our country.
Education thus prepares every child to become an
active member of the community and work for its
welfare.
Education, it is believed, releases our potentials and our
inner strengths. It sharpens our intellect and develops our
creativity. As we are taught to reason well and find
solutions to the problems of life,
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Seen Passage
we become productive members of society. Education
by definition is progressive and liberal, teaching us to
respect human diversity and cultural and religious
differences. If all of us practice these values in life, the
world becomes much happier place.
Education also fosters critical thinking and provides us a
set of competences including life skills that enables us to
become competitive even in the most challenging of
circumstances.
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Seen Passage
Education also teaches us to appreciate beauty and the
bounties of nature.
School, however, is not the only place where a child gets
education. A Bangla poem tells us that nature can be our
best teacher. Here is a couple of lines from the poem in
English translation:
The sky has taught me to be liberal.

The wind has given me the motto to be industrious.
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Seen Passage
If we can make nature our friend, philosopher and
guide, we can learn lessons about life that, combined
with what our schools teach us, will prepare us for the
future.
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MCQ 1
Education encourages us _____.
a) to avoid challenging situations
b) to enjoy the great bounties of nature
c) to tactfully avoid the ugly aspects of life
d) to think critically and achieve adequate

abilities to face grim and most competitive
situations of life
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MCQ 1
Education encourages us _____.
a) to avoid challenging situations
b) to enjoy the great bounties of nature
c) to tactfully avoid the ugly aspects of life
d) to think critically and achieve adequate

abilities to face grim and most competitive
situations of life
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MCQ 2
What is the purpose of the author of this passage?
a) to put up the functions of education in our

life
b) to show how to be educated
c) to show the positive and negative aspects

of education
d) to show how nature can be our teacher

and philosopher
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MCQ 2
What is the purpose of the author of this passage?
a) to put up the functions of education in our

life
b) to show how to be educated
c) to show the positive and negative aspects

of education
d) to show how nature can be our teacher

and philosopher
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MCQ 3
We learn _____.
a) from school only
b) not only from educational institutions but

also from family, society, nature, from
experience of life, etc.
c) from our life
d) from teachers and philosophers
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MCQ 3
We learn _____.
a) from school only
b) not only from educational institutions but

also from family, society, nature, from
experience of life, etc.
c) from our life
d) from teachers and philosophers
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MCQ 4
The world can become a happier abode _____.
a) if we stick to the philosophy of education
b) if we sharpen our intellect
c) if we love people irrespective of cultural

differences
d) if we take nature as our teacher and guide
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MCQ 4
The world can become a happier abode _____.
a) if we stick to the philosophy of education
b) if we sharpen our intellect
c) if we love people irrespective of cultural

differences
d) if we take nature as our teacher and guide
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MCQ 5
The function of education is _____.
a) to enable us to earn a lot
b) to enrich our knowledge
c) to make our life meaningful
d) to give us knowledge and capabilities

needed to judge things rationally
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MCQ 5
The function of education is _____.
a) to enable us to earn a lot
b) to enrich our knowledge
c) to make our life meaningful
d) to give us knowledge and capabilities

needed to judge things rationally
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MCQ 6
The best synonym of the word ‘conflict’ is _____.
a) harmony
b) struggle
c) peace
d) discord
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MCQ 6
The best synonym of the word ‘conflict’ is _____.
a) harmony
b) struggle
c) peace
d) discord
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MCQ 7
Education develops _____ to our school, people at

school and at last to our country.
a) our sense of getting connected
b) our hatred or dislike
c) our love and respectful attitude
d) our spirit to go
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MCQ 7
Education develops _____ to our school, people at

school and at last to our country.
a) our sense of getting connected
b) our hatred or dislike
c) our love and respectful attitude
d) our spirit to go
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MCQ 8
Love for people of the country and spirit to work for

their betterment _____.
a) emanate from education
b) evolve from ancestors
c) develop owing to mental elevation
d) originate from religious education
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MCQ 8
Love for people of the country and spirit to work for

their betterment _____.
a) emanate from education
b) evolve from ancestors
c) develop owing to mental elevation
d) originate from religious education
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MCQ 9
The word ‘intellect’ stands for _____.
a) knowledge
b) cleverness
c) intelligence
d) sense
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MCQ 9
The word ‘intellect’ stands for _____.
a) knowledge
b) cleverness
c) intelligence
d) sense
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MCQ 10
Failure to maintain social values gives rise to _____.
a) social development
b) social upliftment
c) conflict or contempt among people
d) suspicion in people
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MCQ 10
Failure to maintain social values gives rise to _____.
a) social development
b) social upliftment
c) conflict or contempt among people
d) suspicion in people
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(1B) Q-1
What does education do to us?
➢ Education equips us with knowledge and a set of

abilities to work meaningfully in life, like the ability to
judge things rationally and make right choices.
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(1B) Q-2
When do we achieve ability to solve the problems of

life?
➢ In our educational process, our latent talents and

mental faculties become flourished, our intellect is
sharpened and creativity is developed. At the same
time, our reasoning powers also become full-
fledged. And then, we achieve the ability to solve
the problems of life.
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(1B) Q-3
How do we become productive members of society?
➢ Education enables our potentials and inner strengths

to be full-fledged. It makes our intellect keener and
develops our creative power. In our educational
process, our reasoning power is strengthened and
then we can solve the problems of life. Thus, we
become productive members of society.
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(1B) Q-4
How can we manage our affairs well?
➢ In the process of our education, we learn how to

read and write and do basic things of arithmetic.
These create a degree of self-confidence in us.
Moreover, we can think independently and achieve
skills to communicate with others. All these things
enables us to manage our affairs well.
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(1B) Q-5
How can nature be our teacher?
➢ If we observe various things of nature closely, we can

learn great lessons from them. For example, the sky is
vast or infinite in size and serves all people of the
world with its rain, shade, beauty, etc. Thus, it
teaches us to be liberal. Likewise, the wind which is
constantly blowing teaches us to be industrious.
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IMPORTANT
Most important lessons for seen passage 1 (MCQ and

Answering Questions):
Unit Lesson
12 1, 3
4 2
1 2, 3
6 3
7 4
3 3
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Q-2
What/Who Activity How/Why Result

Education provides us (i) ………….. our
with development
knowledge
and set of
abilities
(ii) ……… enables us to (iii) ……….... our personal
live well development
i. to enable us to function meaningfully

ii. Education
iii. by giving us an awareness
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Q-2
What/Who Activity How/Why Result

Awareness is the result of (iv) …………..
about education
ourselves
Every child can become (v) …………. development of

an active the community
member of
the
community
iv. development of personality

v. by receiving proper education
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Q-2 (or)
Education gives us knowledge and a set ……………. of

the community and work for its welfare.
1. Giving
us
2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
knowledg
e
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Q-2 or, E1
Answer
3.
2. Enabling
1.
Enabling us us to
Giving us
to function decide
knowledge
meaningfully things
rationally
6. 4.
5.
Preparing us to Enabling us
Enabling us to
become active to make the
think
members of the right
independently
community choices
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IMPORTANT
Most important lessons for seen passage 2 (Flow Chart):
Unit Lesson
12 1
1 1
4 2
6 1
3 4
2 1
7 4
5 1
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Q-3
Summarize the following text.
The situation of adolescent girls in Bangladesh is

characterised by inequality and subordination within the
family and society. This inequality leads to widespread
practice of child marriage, marginalisation or exclusion from
health, education and economic opportunities and
vulnerability to violence and sexual abuse. For an
adolescent bride, even if her in-laws are supportive, there
are greater health risks in terms of pregnancy and child
birth.
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Q-3
The maternal mortality rate for adolescents is double the

national rate. When adolescent girls are pulled out of
schools, either for marriage or work, they often lose their
mobility, their economic and non-formal educational
opportunities. While the situation for adolescent boys is
somewhat better, many are vulnerable and lack the power
to make decisions about their own lives.
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Q-3
Many boys who are unable to go to school, or are

unemployed, remain unaware of social or health issues. They
are at considerable risk of being drawn into criminal
activities. They are also more likely to get exposed to drugs
and alcohol.
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Q-3
Summary
Adolescent girls in Bangladesh are treated unequally
and subordinately. Hence, they experience the
practice of child marriage, marginalization or exclusion
from health, education and economic opportunities.
Also, they are vulnerable to violence, sexual abuse and
maternal mortality. The situation for adolescent boys is
somewhat better, but many of them lack the power to
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Q-3
Summary
make decisions about their own lives. Thus, they are
vulnerable too. Being unable to go to school or being
unemployed, they remain unaware of social or health
issues. Besides, they are at the risk of committing crimes
and getting exposed to drugs and alcohol.
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IMPORTANT
Most important lessons for seen passage 3 (Summary):
Unit Lesson
2 1, 2, 3
6 1, 2
12 1, 3
3 3, 5
5 1
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Q-4
eloquent darkness awareness learn attain enlighten

choice intellectual purpose human sensibility parochialism
Education is the process by which our mind develops

learning at an institution. It is mental
through formal (a) ________
intellectual training. It provides opportunities of
and (b) ___________
growth and helps to (c) ______
attain challenges. Moreover, the
enlighten an individual.
purpose of education is to (d) _________
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Q-4

The aim of education is also to train individuals to make

choices It enables our mind and refines our (f)
right (e) ________.
sensibility It broadens our outlook and removes (g)
_________.
aware of our rights
parochialism It helps us to be (h) _______
_____________.
and responsibilities.
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Q-4

eloquence in expressing truth.

It furnishes us with an (i) ___________
Therefore, it is compared to light which dispels the (j)
darkness of ignorance.
__________
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Q-5
Dream is a series of thoughts, images and sensations

occurring in a person’s mind during sleep. Dream is a
(a) representation/reflection
______________________ of unconscious wishes,
may/can be sweet or
thoughts and imaginations. It (b) __________
something pleasant, we
horrible. When we dream (c) ____________
But/Again when we dream
call it a sweet dream. (d) __________
something extremely bad, we (e) _____
call it a nightmare.
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Q-5
Dream is meaningless if (f) __

it is a day dream. But dream
has also (g) _______
a/so real purpose as it is related to our
(h) mental/psychological
____________________, emotional and physical well-
being. The main benefit (i) ___
of dream is that it produces
and ideas in brain and helps to clean
new thoughts (j) _____
up clutter from mind.
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Q-6
Rearrange in proper sequence.

i. Then he invited applications.
ii. The applicants were asked to meet the Sultan one by one.
iii. Long ago, there lived a Sultan in a country.
iv. Then he found the desired man.
v. He wanted to appoint an honest man as his tax collector.
vi. A number of people applied for the job.
vii. All the applicants blushed and refused except one.
viii. So, he asked for the wise counsellor’s advice.
ix. When they all arrived, the Sultan asked them to dance.
x. They came through a passage where gold coins were
kept.
(iii) (v) (viii) (i) (vi) (ii) (x) (ix) (vii) (iv)
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Q-6
Long ago, there lived a Sultan in a country. He wanted to

appoint an honest man as his tax collector. So, he asked for
the wise counsellor’s advice. Then he invited applications. A
number of people applied for the job. The applicants were
asked to meet the Sultan one by one. They came through a
passage where gold coins were kept. When they all arrived,
the Sultan asked them to dance. All the applicants blushed
and refused except one. Then he found the desired man.
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Q-7
Look at the chart below. It shows the sources of air pollution

in a city. Now, analyse the chart in at least 80 words
focusing the main aspects.
SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION
Brick-fields Powerhouse
Railway engines 8% 2%
5%
Cooking &
domestic 10%
activities
60%
15% Vehicles
Factories
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WRITING PART IMPORTANT
INTERPRETING GRAPH/CHART
1.The sources of air pollution in a city ……………..………..
2.The percentages of transportation used by students to
come to college……………………………………………
3.The number of mobile Phone/ Internet/ Social Media
users in Bangladesh…………………………………………...
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4. The literacy rate of Bangladesh …...……...….………….
5. Girls' education rate in Bangladesh ...……………..……
6. The economic/ population growth rate of
Bangladesh ……...…………………………………………..
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7. The number of people living below the poverty line…
8. The choice of profession by educated people in our
country ...……………………………………………………...
9. The selling rates of four types of books in Ekushey Boi
Mela ...……….…....…………………………………………..
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10. The young people's changing attitude to pastimes….
11. The rate of early marriage in Bangladesh in different
years ……….......….…………………………………………..
12. The time allocation of students' daily activities………..
13. The impact of COVID-19 on business in Bangladesh…
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Q-8
The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in

your own words. Give a suitable title to it.
One day, a girl of class five was going to school.

Suddenly, she saw a moneybag dropped by someone
on the road. She was at a loss …………
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COMPLETING A STORY
1.The Honesty of a schoolgirl/ student/ a boy ……………...
2.The Dove and the Ant ………………………………………...
3.An Honest Woodcutter ……………………………………….
4.A Farmer and His Wonderful Goose ………………………..
5.Money Cannot Bring Happiness …………………………….
6.A Foolish Crow and a Cunning Fox …………………………
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COMPLETING A STORY
7. Grasp All, Lose All ………………………...…………………..
8. Dress Does Not Make a Man Great ……………………...
9. Bayazid's Devotion to His Mother ……………………….
10. Unity is Strength ………………..………...…………………..
11. The Pied Piper of Hamelin .................................................
12. Nobody believes a liar ………………………………………
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Q-9
Write a letter to your father informing him of your

progress of studies.
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INFORMAL LETTER
1.Write a letter to your friend telling him about the
benefits of reading newspaper/ advising him to read
the newspaper regularly …………………………………….
2.Write a letter to your friend telling him how to improve
skills in English/ Importance of learning English ………….
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INFORMAL LETTER
3. Write a letter to your friend about your preparation

for the HSC Examination/ about your plan after the
HSC examination ……...…………………………………….
4. Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to
give up smoking/refrain from smoking/describing the
bad effects of smoking/describing the adverse
effects of drug addiction ………………...
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INFORMAL LETTER
5. Write a letter to your friend congratulating him/her
on his/her brilliant success in the HSC Examination.…..
6. Write a letter to your friend thanking her for
hospitality……………….....................................................
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INFORMAL LETTER
7. Write a letter to your friend about the picnic you
have enjoyed/ the book fair you have recently
visited ………………………………………………………….
8. Write a letter to your younger brother about the
importance of physical exercise …………………………
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INFORMAL LETTER
9. Write a letter to your friend describing your
experience of traveling by metro rail in Dhaka city/
Padma Bridge ...……………………………….…………….
10. Write a letter to your foreign friend/ penfriend
describing your visit to a historical place/describing
your experience of visiting an attractive tourist spot…
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INFORMAL LETTER
11. Advising not to spend much time using Facebook/
Internet/ Social Media/ Mobile Phone ………………….
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IMPORTANT
Unit Lesson
1 1, 2, 3
2 1, 3
3 2, 3, 4, 5
4 1, 2, 4, 5
5 1, 2, 4, 5
6 1, 3
7 4
9 3
12 1, 3
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IMPORTANT
Most important lessons for seen passage 1 (MCQ and

Answering Questions):
Unit Lesson
12 1, 3
4 2
1 2, 3
6 3
7 4
3 3
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IMPORTANT
Most important lessons for seen passage 2 (Flow Chart):
Unit Lesson
12 1
1 1
4 2
6 1
3 4
2 1
7 4
5 1
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IMPORTANT
Most important lessons for seen passage 3 (Summary):
Unit Lesson
2 1, 2, 3
6 1, 2
12 1, 3
3 3, 5
5 1
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1.The sources of air pollution in a city ……………..………..
2.The percentages of transportation used. by students
to come to college……………………………………………
3.The number of mobile Phone/ Internet/ Social Media
users in Bangladesh…………………………………………...
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4. The literacy rate of Bangladesh …...……...….………….
5. Girls' education rate in Bangladesh ...……………..……
6. The economic/ population growth rate of
Bangladesh ……...…………………………………………..
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7. The number of people living below the poverty line…
8. The choice of profession by educated people in our
country ...……………………………………………………...
9. The selling rates of four types of books in Ekushey Boi
Mela ...……….…....…………………………………………..
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10. The young people's changing attitude to pastimes….
11. The rate of early marriage in Bangladesh in different
years ……….......….…………………………………………..
12. The time allocation of students' daily activities………..
13. The impact of COVID-19 on business in Bangladesh…
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COMPLETING A STORY
1.The Honesty of a schoolgirl/ student/ a boy ……………...
2.The Dove and the Ant ………………………………………...
3.An Honest Woodcutter ……………………………………….
4.A Farmer and His Wonderful Goose ………………………..
5.Money Cannot Bring Happiness …………………………….
6.A Foolish Crow and a Cunning Fox …………………………
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COMPLETING A STORY
7. Grasp All, Lose All ………………………...…………………..
8. Dress Does Not Make a Man Great ……………………...
9. Bayazid's Devotion to His Mother ……………………….
10. Unity is Strength ………………..………...…………………..
11. The Pied Piper of Hamelin .................................................
12. Nobody believes a liar ………………………………………
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INFORMAL LETTER
1.Write a letter to your friend telling him about the
benefits of reading newspaper/ advising him to read
the newspaper regularly …………………………………….
2.Write a letter to your friend telling him how to improve
skills in English/ Importance of learning English ………….
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INFORMAL LETTER
3. Write a letter to your friend about your preparation

for the HSC Examination/ about your plan after the
HSC examination ……...…………………………………….
4. Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to
give up smoking/refrain from smoking/describing the
bad effects of smoking/describing the adverse
effects of drug addiction ………………...
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INFORMAL LETTER
5. Write a letter to your friend congratulating him/her
on his/her brilliant success in the HSC Examination.…..
6. Write a letter to your friend thanking her for
hospitality……………….....................................................
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INFORMAL LETTER
7. Write a letter to your friend about the picnic you
have enjoyed/ the book fair you have recently
visited ………………………………………………………….
8. Write a letter to your younger brother about the
importance of physical exercise …………………………
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INFORMAL LETTER
9. Write a letter to your friend describing your
experience of traveling by metro rail in Dhaka city/
Padma Bridge ...……………………………….…………….
10. Write a letter to your foreign friend/ penfriend
describing your visit to a historical place/describing
your experience of visiting an attractive tourist spot…
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INFORMAL LETTER
11. Advising not to spend much time using Facebook/
Internet/ Social Media/ Mobile Phone ………………….
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Test Item/s Marks

Test Item/s Marks

The sky has taught me to be liberal.

Education encourages us _____.

a) to avoid challenging situations

b) to enjoy the great bounties of nature

c) to tactfully avoid the ugly aspects of life

d) to think critically and achieve adequate

Education encourages us _____.

a) to avoid challenging situations

b) to enjoy the great bounties of nature

c) to tactfully avoid the ugly aspects of life

d) to think critically and achieve adequate

What is the purpose of the author of this passage?

a) to put up the functions of education in our

b) to show how to be educated

c) to show the positive and negative aspects

d) to show how nature can be our teacher

What is the purpose of the author of this passage?

a) to put up the functions of education in our

b) to show how to be educated

c) to show the positive and negative aspects

d) to show how nature can be our teacher

a) from school only

b) not only from educational institutions but

c) from our life

d) from teachers and philosophers

a) from school only

b) not only from educational institutions but

c) from our life

d) from teachers and philosophers

The world can become a happier abode _____.

a) if we stick to the philosophy of education

b) if we sharpen our intellect

c) if we love people irrespective of cultural

d) if we take nature as our teacher and guide

The world can become a happier abode _____.

a) if we stick to the philosophy of education

b) if we sharpen our intellect

c) if we love people irrespective of cultural

d) if we take nature as our teacher and guide

The function of education is _____.

a) to enable us to earn a lot

b) to enrich our knowledge

c) to make our life meaningful

d) to give us knowledge and capabilities

The function of education is _____.

a) to enable us to earn a lot

b) to enrich our knowledge

c) to make our life meaningful

d) to give us knowledge and capabilities

The best synonym of the word ‘conflict’ is _____.

The best synonym of the word ‘conflict’ is _____.

Education develops _____ to our school, people at

a) our sense of getting connected

b) our hatred or dislike

c) our love and respectful attitude

Education develops _____ to our school, people at

a) our sense of getting connected

b) our hatred or dislike

c) our love and respectful attitude

Love for people of the country and spirit to work for

a) emanate from education