ENGLISH 3
ENGLISH 3
HSC PREPARATION BATCH – 2K25 .(i) wane (ii) enlarge (iii) diminish (iv) decrease
Subject : English(L-5,6) Full Marks : 50 (e) One of the main objective of education is to teach us how to ——
human diversity andcultural and religious differences.
1. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B. (i) develop (ii) maintain (iii) respect (iv) hate
Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to function (f) The word 'function' in the passage is used as a/an ——
meaningfully in life, such as the ability todecide things rationally and make (i) noun (ii) adjective (iii) verb (iv) adverb
the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basicoperations (g) The word 'articulate' has a closest meaning with ——
of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self-confidence. We learn to think for (i) express (ii) suppress (iii) mumble (iv) refrain
ourselves andarticulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to communicate with (h) The word 'appreciate' means ——
others and manage our affairs well.Education helps us think independently (i) devalue (ii) admire (iii) ignore (iv) criticize
and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world,we (i) The word 'impart' means ——
appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the (i) oppose (ii) reject (iii) render (iv) disallow
deviations from the values itimparts and the rise of hatred or conflict that (j) What does the word 'conflict' mean?
follows. The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about ourse (i) agreement (ii) dispute (iii) concord (iv) accord
lves which leads to thedevelopment of our personality. As we begin school,
we feel the need to belong to the class and makefriends. We then expand our B. Answer the following questions. 3*10=30
sense of belonging to include the school at large, our community andfinally (a) What abilities does education give us?
our country. Education thus prepares every child to become an active (b) How can we gain a degree of self-confidence?
member of the communityand work for its welfare.Education, it is believed, (c) What is the usefulness of an awareness about ourselves?
release our potentials and our inner strengths. It sharpens our intellect (d) How can we become productive members of society?
anddevelops our creativity. As we are taught to reason well and find solutions (e) Why is education called progressive and liberal?
to the problems of life, webecome productive members of society. Education (f) What is the first thing education does for us, according to the passage?
by definition is progressive and liberal, teaching us torespect human diversity (g) How does education contribute to the development of our personality?
and cultural and religious differences. If all of us practise these values in (h) How does education prepare children to become active members of the
life,the world becomes a much happier place. community?
(i) What abilities does education give us to function meaningfully in life?
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives. 1*10=10 (j) How does education help us think independently and form our own
(a) The word 'rationally' means —— opinions?
.(i) foolishly (ii) dumbly (iii) unintelligently (iv) intelligently
(b) What does the word 'deviation' mean? 2.Read the following lines and complete the story and give a title on it. 10
(i) aberration (ii) conformity (iii) regularity (iv) instability Once, there lived a woodcutter. he was very poor but honest. he lived on the
(c) Which of the following is not true about education? bank of a river near a jungle. He used to cut wood …
(i) Education provides the skills needed for doing meaningful work
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(ii) Education makes us confident.
(iii) Education helps us to think independently
(iv) Education gives us a lot of wealth.