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Part-A : Reading Test [Marks-50]

1. Read the text passage. Then answer the question no 1 and 2.
Countries of the world rely heavily on petroleum, coal and natural gas for their energy sources.
There are two major types of energy sources: renewable and non-renewable. Hydro-carbon or
fossil fuels are non- renewable sources of energy. Reliance on them poses real bigt problems. First,
fossil fuels such as oil, coal, gas, etc. are finite energy resources and the world eventually will run
out of them. Secondly, they will become too expensive in the coming decades and too damaging
for the environment. Thirdly, fossil fuels have direct polluting impacts on earth's environment
causing global warming. In contrast, renewable energy sources such as, wind and solar energy are
constantly and naturally replenished and never run out.
Most renewable energy comes either directly or indirectly from the sun. Sunlight or solar energy
can be used for heating and lighting homes, for generating electricity and for other commercial
and industrial uses. The sun's heat drives the wind and this wind energy can be captured with wind
turbines to produce electricity. Then the wind and the sun's heat cause water to evaporate. When
the water vapour turns into rain or snow and flows downhill into rivers or streams, its energy can
be captured as hydroelectric energy.

1. Choose the best answer from the alterative.

(a) How many major types of energy sources are there?
i. five
ii. four
iii. two
iv. three
(b) Oil, gas and coal are called----
i. renewable energy
ii. fossil fuels
iii. hydro-carbon
iv. solar energy
(c) Geothermal energy can be used for----
i. Running the cars
ii. Heating home
iii. Heating the surroundings
iv. Doing work in the industries
(d) Hydrogen and Oxygen are used to make---
i. water
ii. fuel
iii. gas
iv. oil
(e) The wind and sun's heat are jointly responsible for---
i. replenishment
ii. evaporation
iii. distillation
iv. decantation
(f) What is the possible outcome of using non-renewable source of energy?
i. They will be useless
ii. They will run out
iii. Better source will be found out
iv. They will be available
(g) What is the benefits of renewable sources of energy?
i. They are going to be useless soon
ii. They have limited sources
iii. They will run out some day
iv. They have availability everywhere
(h) The sun is responsible-
i. for the destruction of the world
ii. to cause evaporation of sea-water and then rain
iii. for our environment pollution
iv. for our many difficulties
(i) The word 'captured in the passage can be best replaced by---
i. imprisoned
ii. arrested
iii. encapsulated
iv. trapped
(j) Which source of energy is cost-effective?
i. natural gas
ii. hydro carbon
iii. peteoleum
iv. solar energy
2. Answer the following questions in your own words.
(a) What are the problems with nonrenewable energy?
(b) What are the major differences between renewable and non-renewable energy
sources?
(c) How can Hydrogen be used to produce electricity?
(d) What is geothermal energy?
(e) How can ocean energy be a substitution to run out non-renewable energy?
(f) How many types of energy sources are there? To which type do wind, solar energy
belong?
Read the following text and answer the question no 3 and 4.
Internationally acknowledged scientist and former Indian president Mr APJ Abdul Kalam
mentioned a very important aspect of mankind's future energy crisis. He pointed out that the era
of wood and bio- mass has almost come to an end. The age of oil and natural gas would soon be
over within the next few decades. Massive burning of world's coal reserves may cause a worldwide
ecological disaster because coal burning emits the highest amount of carbon in the atmosphere.
Ukraine's (former Soviet Union) Chernobyl disaster in 1986 has exposed that nuclear energy can
be potentially dangerous too. So according to Kalam, the only solution that mankind can look to
is solar energy because it has some advantages over other forms of renewable energies.
The world's petroleum consumption has increased from annually 3 billion barrels in 1930 to
annually 50 billion barrels today. Developing countries will grow their economies about two times
faster than industrialised countries in the next two decades. Global economic growth is expected
to continue at 3 percent per year.
Consequently, the global demand for energy will grow at an average of 1.7 percent per year. It
indicates a 50 percent rise of energy consumption by 2030. The present reserve of hydro-carbon
energy resources is limited and it will not be sufficient to meet the future energy challenges of the
world. And hence, leading industrial countries have taken initiatives to tap alternative energy
sources mainly known as green or renewable energy sources.
3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.
APJ Abdul Kalam is a (a)--- Indian president. He has given much importance on energy (b)-
--- of mankind in future. Massive burning of world's coal reserves may lead to a worldwide
ecological disaster as (c)---- to coal burning emits the highest amount of carbon in the
atmosphere. He has said that (d)---- use of solar energy can solve the problem because it has
some advantages over other (e)---- of renewable energy.
4. Match the parts of sentences given in the column A, B and C to write seven complete
sentences.
Column A Column B Column C
(a) The energy sources i. of hydrocarbon energy i. has almost come to an end.
(b) The era ii. is going to face ii. future energy challenges of
(c) The present reserve iii. can be a great the world.
(d) It will not be iv. of wood and bio-mass iii. solution in this respect.
(e) As a result, mankind v. give importance on iv. crisis.
(f) So, they should vi. have always become v. is limited.
(g) Solar energy vii. sufficient to meet vi. energy crisis near future.
vii. a major factor of change
throughout history.
Read the following text carefully and answer the question no 5 and 6.
George Washington was the first President of the USA. He was born in Virginia on February 22,
1732. His family used to cultivate tobacco in their estates in Virginia. When George Washington
was twenty years old, he took over these estates and lived a comfortable life. In 1752, France and
Britain started war. Then George Washington left his estates and joined the English forces. He
soon made a good name for himself as a brilliant officer. In 1773 the unpleasant incident known
as Boston Tea party took place between the Americans and the British. Thirteen colonies joined
into a Congress in 1774. In 1775 some English troops were attacked and a war broke out. In 1776
the colonies formally declared themselves independent. Peace treaty was signed between America
and Britain in 1783. When England and France made peace he went to his home of Virginia to live
happily. In 1789 Washington became the first President of the United States. He died on December
14, 1799.
5. Complete the table below with information from the passage.
Name of who/ what Name of the country Activities Date/ Times/ Year
or state or company
George Washington U.S.A i.---- In 1732
ii.--- Boston Tea Party iii.---
 Thirteen colontiens iv.--- Joined into a congress v.
Some troops vi..--- Were attacked and In 1775
war borke out
6. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

Part-B : Writing Test [Marks-50]

7. Imagine that you have seen 'A Bus Stand'. Write a paragraph by answering the
following questions:
(a) Where is the bus-stand situated?
(b) What is the necessity of this?
(c) Why is the bus-stand a busy place?
(d) What is the condition of an over-crowded bus?
(e) What type of hawkers are seen there?
8. Read the following story. It is not complete. Complete the story by using your
imagination with a suitable title to it:
You are a student of class X. You live in the hostel of your school. During the Ramadan
vacation you came to your village house and spent the whole vacation there. After the
Ramadan vacation had been over you went to the railway station at a distance of twenty
kilometers from your house on foot. You reached the station at 9 O'clock at night. After
reaching the station you came to know that the train had left the station a few minutes
before....
9. Suppose your name is Rabi/Rubina. You have a pen-friend in London named
James/Jenifer. He/She wants to know about Bangladeshi food. Now write an e-mail to
him/her describing the foods and the food-habits of the people of Bangladesh.
10. Suppose, you are a student of Nurpur High School, Chattogram. Recently your father
has been transferred from Chattogram to Sylhet. You will have to go with your family.
So you need a transfer certificate. Now, write a dialogue between you and your
headteacher on the basis of Issuing a transfer certificate.
 Answer:
1. (a) iii. two (b) ii. fossil fuels (e) ii. Heating home (d) i. water (e) ii. evaporation (f) ii. They
will run out (g) iv. They have availability everywhere (h) ii. to cause evaporation of sea-
water and then rain (i) iv. trapped (j) iv. solar energy
2. Wh questions answer:
(a) The problems with non-renewable energy are many, such as, once it will run out and
become too much expensive. As fossil fuels are non renewable energy, they are
polluting our environment and causing global warming.
(b) The major differences between renewable and non renewable energy sources are
several, such as-
i. renewable energy source is abundant in nature and seems never-ending whereas
non- renewable energy source is limited and will run out in near future.
ii. renewable energy source is eco-friendly whereas non renewable energy source
is the main cause behind environment pollution etc.
(c) Hydrogen can be used to produce electricity. If it is possible to separate hydrogen from
another element and can be burnt as fuel to produce electricity.
(d) Earth's interior contains molten lava that gives off extreme heat. That heat produces
steam and hot water inside the earth and becoame geothermal energy which can be
used to produce electricity for heating home.
(e) Ocean energy comes from several sources. Ocean's force from tide and wave can be
used to produce energy and also the surface of the ocean gets more heat from the sun
than the ocean depths. This temperature difference can be used as energy source. As
this energy source is renewable, it can be a wonderful substitution of non-renewable
energy.
(f) There are two types of energy sources-
1. renewable energy source
2. non-renewable energy source.
Wind and solar energy belong to renewable energy source.
3. (a) former (b) crisis (c) owing/due (d) massive (e) forms
4. (a) The energy sources have always become a major factor of change throughout history.
(b) The era of wood and bio-mass has almost come to an end.
(c) The present reserve of hydrocarbon energy is limited.
(d) It will not be sufficient to meet future energy challenges of the world.
(e) As a result, mankind is going to face energy crisis near future.
(f) So, they should give importance on energy crisis.
(g) Solar energy souces can be a great solution in this respect.
5. (i) was born (ii) the unpleasant incident (iii) in 1773 (iv) America and Britain (v) in 1774
(vi) England
6. George Washington, the first President of the USA, was born in 1732 in Virginia. He was
the commander-in-chief of the continental army during the American Revolutionary war and
one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. However, the members of his family were
tobacco cultivators. They used to cultivate tobacco in their estates in Virginia. At the age of
20 George Washington took over these estates and started living a comfortable life.
7. A Bus Stand
Commonly a bus stand is a place where buses stop and start from. Generally, it stands at the
outskirts of a town or city. It carries a great value for the passengers of long drive. It is quite
 a crowded place. In the maximum bus stands there is a waiting room for the passengers.
Passengers don't have to waft for long time for the buses. Passengers gather at bus stand to
get into the bus when it comes. It is visible that both passengers and coolies are equally busy
at the stand. Some passengers wait for buses for a while and go into the tea-stall for drinking
a cup of tea. Most of buses cannot come to the station in time because of jam. It is sometimes
seen that buses are overcrowded and so the environment inside the buses is suffocating.
However, a bus stand is a temporary shelter for passengers. In some bus stands there are
counters for booking ticket. Passengers stand in a line for buying tickets. Sometimes some
ill-tempered passengers break the line and quarrel among themselves. Many kinds of things
are found at the bus stand. There are road-side tea-stalls, other small shops, hawkers selling
betel leaf and cigarette at a bus stand. Magazine and seasonal fruits are available here. Indeed
it is a place of crowd.
8. A Bitter Experience
You are a student of class X. You live in the hostel of your school. During the Ramadan
vacation you came to your village house and spent the whole vacation there. After the
Ramadan vacation had been over you went to the railway station at a distance of twenty
kilometers from your house on foot. You reached the station at 9 O'clock at night. After
reaching the station you came to know that the train had left the station a few minutes before.
I became disappointed. I was at a loss what to do. I was informed that it was the last train
for that day. It was not possible to get back home walking twenty kilometres at that night. I
sought a shelter to pass the night somehow. There was no hotel in that area. So I decided to
pass the night in the waiting room of the station. But the room was not tidy and well
protected. Besides, there was no one left in the waiting room at that dead of night. I was
throbbing in fear. In the mean time the station master approached to me. He got ready to
leave the station. He could realize my situation. As I was young in age, he felt sympathy for
me. He asked me whether I would go with him in his house. Finding no other means, I
jumped to his proposal. However. I went to his house half a kilometre away from the station.
I passed the night there comfortably.
Really, I was charmed at the hospitality he and his family members showed towards me. The
following morning. I availed the 9 o'clock train. This incident left a great lesson for me that
I would never be late to reach anywhere.

9. To: [email protected]
Subject: About the foods and the food habits of the people of Bangladesh
Dear James,
Have my love. I am in receipt of your 6th instant e-mail in which you have wanted to know
about Bangladeshi food: Now I am giving you a pen picture of this.
Bangladesh is an agro-based country of South Asia where rice and fish are available. Rice
is our staple food. It is said that we are 'mache bhate Bangalee' who possess ponds abundant
with fish. shed full of cows and granary full of rice. Bangladesh is a country of rivers
abundant with fishes of various species. We eat panta bhat with hilsa as well. There are a lot
of herbal foods in our country. These foods come from different vegetables and fruits. Hence
these are natural foods. We raise livestock and eat their flesh cooking usually and on some
occasions. We mainly take three square meals daily. During breakfast city dwellers generally
eat bread, fried egg. fried vegetables, biscuits, tea etc. But the villagers at the same time
mainly eat pantha bhat to which you are introduced in one of my former e-mails. The
 villagers can enjoy fresh vegetables that is almost impossible for the town people. Now the
town people are bending to the fast food that is common in your country. A large amount of
our people nowadays eat birtani. polao and the like. Khai, muri and chira are well known to
our village people. A little portion of our people is bending to Thai and Chinese restaurant
at present. Infact the worldwide influence of globalisation has already began to level the
uneven food habit across the world. But we Bangalee have been forwarding so long with
food and food habit that originated with our age-old and prestigious culture.
I am putting an ending mark here. Hope you all are hale and hearty in your family. I perhaps
am coming to visit London soon.
Your friend
Rabi
10. Student : May I come in, sir?
Headteacher: Yes, come in.
Student : Good morning, sir. Headteacher: Good morning. How are you?
Student : I'm fine. How are you, sir? Headteacher: Well, do sit down.
Student : Thank you, sir.
Headteacher : What's your problem?
Student : My father is a govt employee, sir. He has recently been transferred to Sylhet. So I
can't stay here in this school, sir. I need a transfer certificate, sir. Would you please issue it
for me, sir?
Headteacher : Now, it isn't an easy task, my boy. You'll need a board permission to change
the school. Without the permission of the Chairman of the Education Board I can't issue any
transfer certificate, can I?
Student : O my goodness. Then, what can I do for the permission, sir?
Headteacher : Give me an application for T. C.; I'll put it forward to the board Chairman.
Student : All right, sir. Good-bye.
Headteacher : Good-bye.