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BRILLIANT BATCH

HSC Final Program-2024


First Gear Up Examination
Sub: English
Full Marks: 62 Time: 1:30 hrs
1. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are
more words than needed. Make any grammatical changes if necessary: 0.5x10=5
living connects mighty huge ambitious great
changes economic reality owing dream developed
The Padma Bridge is no longer a dream now, it is a (a)---. This multipurpose bridge is going to be a (b)---boon
for the southwestern part of Bangladesh. But decades ago, it was rather an (c)---dream, a daunting challenge to
tame the (d)---Padma. Crossing the river has always been strenuous and sometimes dangerous (e)---to
unreliable and limited ferry connections and long waits for crowded boats and launches. The Padma Bridge that
(f)---Dhaka with 21 southern districts is a potential catalyst for major economic (g)---in the lives of over 30
million people (h)---in the region and will give a (i)---boost to trade and (j)—activities.
2. Complete the text with suitable prepositions: 0.5x10=5
Speaking ill (a)---others is a very bad human tendency. It develops a negative inclination (b)---one’s mind. This
habit tempts one (c)---indulge (d)---a negative approach out of his unsound mind. It leaves bad effects (e)---
human individuals and society. People very often burst (g)---tears (h)---this heinous act. We all should be aware
(i)---it and give (j)---this bad habit.
3. Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed: 05x14=07
Facebook is a very popular social networking site with over eight hundred million users. But it has both positive
and negative effects on its users. We can keep touch with our friends and relatives. It is the best means to stay
connected with people. Facebook helps us make friendship even with unknown people. On the otherhand, it is
very easy for cyber bullies to thrive. They can harass any one. Besides, teenagers are spending too much time
on it.
a) popular (antonym); b) effects (synonym); c) touch (synonym); d) friends (antonym); e)
means ((synonym); f) connected (antonym); g) help (synonym); h) make (synonym); i) unknown
(antonym); j) easay (antonym); k) thrive (synonym); l) harass (synonym); m) teenger (antonym); n)
spend harass (synonym);
4. Write a paragraph on “General education VS Technical education”. 15
5. Suppose, you are Sumon/Sumona. You have passed HSC with GPA-5. 10
Now, write an e-mail to the Admission Section of Oxford University asking about admission
procedure for overseas students.
6. Read the following text and then make a flow chart showing the contribution of education in human
life. (No. 1 has been done for you) 1x5=5
The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about oursalves which leads to the development of our
personality. As we begin school, we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. 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 we become productive
members of society. Education by definition is progressive and liberal, teaching us to respect human diversity
and cultural and religious difference. If all of us practice these values in life, the world becomes a much happier
place.

1. Awareness 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Read the following passage and answer the following questions (7-8 ):
Nelson Mandela guided South Africa from the shackles of apartheid to a multi-racial democracy, as an
icon of peace and reconciliation who came to embody the struggle for justice around the world.
Imprisoned for nearly three decades for his fight against white minority rule, Mandela never lost his
people’s emancipation. He was determined to bring down apartheid while avoiding a civil war. His
prestige and charisma helped him win the support of the world.
“I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my
life, I fight it now and will do so until the end of my days,” Mandela said in his acceptance speech on
becoming South Africa’s first black president 1994, “The time for the healing of the wounds has come.
The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. We have, at last, achieved our political
emancipation.” In 1993, Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, an honour the shared with F.W.
de Klerk, the white African leader who had freed him from prison three years earlier and negotiated the
end of apartheid. Mandela went on to play a prominent role on the world stage as an advocate of human
dignity in the face of challenges ranging from political repression to AIDS.
7. Choose the correct answer from the alternative: 1x5=5
a. What does apartheid refer to in the first paragraph?
i. apart ii. distance iii. discrimination iv. dialogue
b. In the 2nd paragraph, by political emancipation Mandela has indicated-
i. white minority rule ii. black minority rule iii. complete democracy iv. avoidance
c. Nelson Mandela struggled for-
i. the establishment of socialism in South Africa
ii. the establishment of equal rights and freedom for all people of South Africa
iii. initiating white domination in South Africa iv. ending black domination in South Africa
d. F.W. de Klerk was-----Mandela.
i. against ii. in favour of iii. the opponent of iii. an enemy of
e. “I have fought it all during my life,” What does it refer to here?
i. AIDS ii. a civil war iii. race discrimination iv. South Africa’s President ship
8. Write the summary of the above passage. 10

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