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Time : 2 hour 30 Minutes, Full Marks : 100
Read the text and answer the question 1, 2, 3 and 4.
My home district is Kishoreganj. It is about 145 kilometres from Dhaka. It is a district headquarter. The district has 8 municipalities, 13 upazilas, 108 unions and 1745 villages. The name Kishoreganj comes from the name of an old landlord known as Brojakishore Pramanik or Nandakishore Pramanik. The area of Kishoreganj municipality is about 10 square kilometres. The river Narasunda flows through the town. Kishoreganj is a small town, but there are many important places in and around it. The largest Eid fairgrounds, called Solakia Eid Ground and the well-known Government Gurudayal College are in the town. People from many districts come to this place to celebrate Eid. The Pagla Mosque is also in my home district. Outside the town, you can visit the fort of Isah Khan at Jangal Bari. You can also see the Shah Muhammad Mosque at Egaroshindhur. Near the Fuleshwari River, you can see the Shiva Temple of Chandrabati.
1. Write only the answer on the answer paper.
a) What is Kishoreganj?
(i) District town (ii) District headquarters (iii) District municipality (iv) District small town
b) The area of Kishoreganj municipality is about —. (i) 6 sq. km (ii) 8 sq. km (iii) 10 sq. km (iv) 12 sq. km
c) How far is Kishoreganj from Dhaka?
(i) About 145 kilometres (ii) About 145 miles (iii) About 155 kilometres
(iv) About 155 miles
d) The town stands on the —.
(i) Fuleshwari (ii) Dakatia (iii) Bhairab
(iv) Narasunda
e) Where is the Gov. Gurudayal College?
(i) Netrakona (ii) Kishoreganj
(iii) Mymensingh (iv) Sherpur
f) There are many — places in and around Kishoreganj. (i) important (ii) beautiful
(iii) scecnic (iv) interesting
g) People from many districts come to Solakia to — Eid.
(i) observe (ii) celebrate (iii) perform (iv) do
h) The — Mosque is also in Kishoreganj.
(i) Shahi (ii) Baitul Aman
(iii) Pagla (iv) Baitul Mukarram
i) Where lies the fort of Isah Kha?
(i) Solakia (ii) Egaroshindhur (iii) Jangal Bari (iv) Kishoreganj
j) The Shiva Temple of Chandrabati can be seen near —.
(i) the Narasunda river (ii) the Kalni river
(iii) the Meghna river (iv) the Fuleshwari river
2. Match the words of column A with their meaning that is mentioned in the text in the column B. 1 ┤ 5 = 5
Column A Column B
a) District i) The solid surface of the earth
b) Important ii) A place of worship
c) Ground iii) A building in which the Muslim worship
d) Celebrate iv) Having a great effect on people or things
e) Mosque v) An area of a country or town that has particular features
vi) Something special
vii) To show that a day or an event in important by doing something special on it
3. Answer the following questions.
25 = 10
a) Where does the name Kishoreganj come from?
b) How many villages are there in Kishoreganj district?
c) Why do people from many places come to Solakia?
d) Name the two important mosque of the district?
e) Where lies the Shiva Temple of Chandrabati?
4. Write a short composition about ‘Your Home District’ by answering the following questions at least five sentences . [Remember to use capital letters, full stops and correct spelling.] 10
a) What is the name of your home district?
b) What type of town is it.
c) How did your home district get its name?
d) What are the interesting places in your home district?
e) What do you like about your home district?
First, here are some important words. They will help you to understand the text.
[Special - Particular, Variety - Diversity, Various - Different, Natural - Not artificial, Beauty - Charm]
Now read the given text carefully and answer the questions 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Bangladesh is a small country. But she has a rich natural beauty and variety. There are six seasons in Bangladesh. They are the summer, rainy, autumn, late autumn, winter and spring season. Each season has a special look. Summer is the first season of the year taking the Bangla months Boishakh and Jyaishtho. Various kinds of juicy fruits ripe in this season. Mangoes, Jackfruits, Lichis, Melon, Watermelon are very common among them. Then comes the rainy season taking Ashar and Srabon. It rains heavily and the sky remains cloudy always in this season. Vadra and Ashwin make the autumn season. The sky remains clear and blue. While clouds like cotton fly in the endless sky. Then comes the season of ‘Nabanno’, late autumn. The paddy fields take golden colour with golden paddy. The farmers are very busy in this season for harvesting. Nabanno festivals go on in every house of the villages with new rice. Poush and Magh are the months of winter. Various kinds of pithas are made in this season. Days are very short and nights are very long. The poor suffer much from cold and burn dry leaves and straw to get warm. Delicious vegetables grow in this season. It is the season of fog. Spring is the best of all seasons. Falgun and Chaitra are the months of spring. Trees get new leaves and flowers. The sweet song of the cuckoo is heard. In this way the six seasons cycle all the year round in Bangladesh.
5. Write only the answer on your answer paper. 1┤10 = 10
a) How many seasons are there in Bangladesh?
i) Three ii) Four iii) Five iv) Six
b) What is the name of the fourth season in the year? i) Late autumn ii) Autumn
iii) Rainy iv) Summer
c) Which Bangla months constitute the winter? i) Kartik-Agrahyan ii) Agrahyan-Paush iii) Paush-Magh iv) Magh-Falgun
d) When does mango ripe?
i) In Chaitra ii) In Boishahk iii) In Ashar
iv) In Srabon
e) When do trees get new look?
i) Boishakh-Jyaishtho ii) Asar-Srabon
iii) Srabon-Bhadra iv) Falgun-Chaitra
f) What is the traditional festival to the farmers? i) Boat race ii) Catching fish
iii) Nabanno iv) Mela
g) How is the winter sky?
i) Clear ii) Cloudy iii) Foggy iv) Rainfull
h) Spring is the season of —.
i) fruits ii) flower-leaves iii) cuckoo
iv) both ii and iii
i) A season consists of — days.
i) 60 ii) 50 iii) 65 iv) 70
j) When can we get various kinds of fruits?
i) Poush ii) Bhadra iii) Jyaishtho iv) Kartik
6. Fill in the gaps with the best word from the list. Find the information in the text. There are extra words which need not use. 1┤5 = 5
seasons, special, heavily, always, winter, busy, round
a) There are six — in Bangladesh.
b) It rains — . c) Various kinds of pithas are made in the — . d) Each season has a — look. e) He is very — now.
7. Answer the following questions in a sentence or sentences. 2┤5 = 10
a) How many months does a season
consists of?
b) How is rainy seasons?
c) Which months constitute the winter season?
d) Who suffer much in winter and why?
e) What happens in spring?
8. Write at least five sentences about ‘Winter season’. [Remember to use capital letters, full stops and correct spelling]. 10
9. Write a letter to your friend who wants to know about ‘Nabanno Festival’. [Remember to include these things in your letter: date, address, salutation, main points for the letter, closing.] 10
10. Read the suggestions about enjoying ‘a birthday’. Then answer the questions.
1. A birthday is a memorable day in one’s life.
2. This is the day when you were born.
3. Children around the world have fun this day.
4. Parents ask other children to enjoy a party.
5. Children wear new clothes, cut cakes, sing songs and enjoy the day in different ways.
Questions:
a. How is a birthday in one’s life?
b. Why is the birthday a memorable day in your life?
c. How do you celebrate your birthday?
11. Write five sentences about your evening activities considering the following points. 5
[Write the time in numbers and period sequence in ordinal numbers in your writing.]
a. What time do you start your evening activities?
b. How many activities do you do?
c. What time does each activity begin?
12. Arrange and re-write following letters and words so that they make sense. 5
a) sionvieetl.
b) best, who, your, is, friend.
c) go, do, you, school, how to?
d) is, what, your, hobby, favorite?
e) strongly, Babul, on, tree, a, held, fallen.
13. Suppose, Masud reads in class 5. He reads in Alampur Primary School. His date of birth is 18.02.2007. He wants to be a member of local public library. Now fill up the following form writing the given information. 5
ALAMPUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Alampur, Rangpur
1. Name : ..................................................
2. Mother’s name : ....................................
3. Father’s name : .....................................
4. Date of birth : .......................................
5. Name of school : ..................................