PSC Examination Pre-Preparation Subject : English

Time: 2:30 Hours Full marks-100 [N.B: Answer all the questions. Figures in the right margin indicate full marks]

Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2, 3 & 4.

My home district is Kishoreganj. It is about 145 kilometers from Dhaka. It is a district headquarters. 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 Ed 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. Kishoreganj is also the home district of some famous people. Chandrabati, the first

woman poet of Bangla literature, was born here. Two writers of children's literature, Upendrakishore

Roy Chowdhury and Sukurnar Roy are also from here. The great painter Zainul Abedin comes from

Kishoreganj, too. Syed Nazrul Islam, the first acting President of Bangladesh, is also from here. I love

my home district!

1. Write only the answer on the answer paper. 1×10 = 10

i) What is the story about?

a. Mamun's home district b. the importance of a town

c. Brojakishore Pramanik d. Nandakishore Pramanik

ii) How far is Kishoreganj from Dhaka?

a.145 kms b. 245 kms c. 135 kms d. 235 kms

iii) Which river flows across the Kishoreganj town?

a. Padma b. Tista c. Fuleshawari d Narasunda

iv) The biggest Eidgah in Bangladesh is –

a. Solakia Eidground b. Kishregonj Eidground

c. National Eidground d. Rajshahi Eidground

v) The Shiva Temple of Chandrabati is situated ----

a. on the bank of Fuleshawari River

b. on the bank of Narasunda River

c. at Jangal Bari

d. at Egaroshindhu

vi) The district has 8 municipalities, 13 upazillas, 108 unions and 1745 villages.

What is the purpose of the comma ,) in this sentence?

a. to shorten the sentence

b. to make the sentence look good

c. to separate three or more words in a list.

d. to show the importance of words

vii) The name 'Kishoreganj' came from the name of –

a. a poet b. a landlord

c. educationist d. a river

viii) 'Kishoreganj' is —

a. a district b. a town

c. an upazilla d. both a district and a town

ix) What type of town is Kishoreganj?

a. Divisional town b. A capital town

c. District headquarters d. The largest town

x)Where is the Shah Muhammad Mosque?

a. at Mirpur b. at Egaroshindur

c. on the bank of Fuleshwari river d. at Jangal Bari

2. Match the words in column A with their meanings that is mentioned in the text in column B.

There are two extra : 1×5 = 5

Column A Column B

a) Mosque i. On all sides

b) Around ii. Not so good or not so 'bad

c) Small iii. The prayer house of the Muslims

d) Outside iv. Not large in size or amount

e) Temple v. Large in the highest degree

vi. A building used for worship

vii. Beyond the limit

3. Answer the following questions in sentences). 2 × 5 = 10

a) Who is the writer of the passage?

b) Which river flows across the town?

c) What is the area of Kishoreganj municipality?

d) What is the name of the college mentioned in the passage?

e) Who is Syed Nazrul Islam?

4. Write a short composition about Your home district' in at least five sentences by answering the

following questions. Remember to use capital letters, punctuation and correct spelling in your

writing. 10

a) What is the name of your home district?

b) How far is it from Dhaka?

c) What are the important places in your home district?

d) Who are the famous people of your home district?

e) What is your feeling about your home district?

Read the text and answer the questions 5, 6, 7 & 8.

Once there were two friends. They lived in a certain village. They promised that they would help each

other at the time of danger. One day they were passing through a deep forest. Suddenly a bear came in

front of them. So both of them were afraid and did not know what to do. One of the friends knew how

to climb a tree. He found a tree nearby and climbed on it. The other friend did 'not know how to climb

a tree. He did not know what to do. All on a sudden a thought came to his mind. He knew that the bear

do not touch a dead animal. So, he laid down on the ground pretending to be a dead man. The bear came

near him, took smell of him and went away thinking him dead. When the bear went away, his friend

climbed down from the tree and asked his friend what the bear told him. "The bear told me to avoid false

friend. A friend in need is a friend indeed." Saying that, he went away.

5. Write only the answer on the answer paper. l×10 = 10

a. The two friends lived in a —

i) village ii) town iii) island iv) jungle

b. The two friends promised to help each other at the time of —

i) examination ii) happiness iii) danger iv) travelling

c. The friends were going through a —

i) desert ii) forest iii) field iv) village

d. The forest was —

i) thick ii) thin iii) deep iv) small

e. Both of them feared of —

i) a bear ii) a ghost iii) a tiger iv) an elephant

f. One friend climbed on a —

i) building ii) bush iii) tree iv) hill

g. One of the friends laid down on the ground because —

i) he did not know how to climb a tree

ii) he knew that the bear do not touch a dead animal

iii) he was not afraid

iv) both i and ii

h. " " is called —

i) question mark ii) exclamation mark

iii) quotation mark iv) comma

i. A bear do not touch an animal which is –

i) alive ii) dead iii) ill iv) weak

j. The bear told him to avoid —

i) a good friend ii) a false friend

iii) an honest friend iv) a bad friend

6. Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box below. There are three extra words which

you do not need to use. 1×5 = 5

dead through real for got were what coming

a) The two friends were going — a forest.

b) They saw a bear — towards them.

c) They — frightened.

d) They did not know — to do.

e) They were not — friend so far we learn from the story.

7. Answer the following questions in sentences. 2×5 = 10

a) Where did the two friends live? What did they promise?

b) What were the two friends going through? What did they see suddenly?

c) What did they do seeing the bear?

d) What is the moral of the story?

e) Do you think the first friend is a real friend? Why or Why not?

8. Suppose, you are Asif. Your elder brother wanted to know about your best friend. Now write

at least six sentences about your best friend to him. Remember to include these things in your

letter: date, address, salutation, main points for the letter, closing.) 10

9. Make five Wh questions with the underlined words) from the given statements. 10

a) Arnit's home district is Kishoreganj.

b) Kishoreganj is about 145 kilometres far from Dhaka.

c) The district has 13 upazilas.

d) Brojakishore Pramanik lived in this district.

e) Kishoreganj was named after him.

10. Read the suggestions about becoming a good student in school, then answer the following

questions: 1+2+3 = 6

1. Attend your class on time,

2. Be attentive in the class.

3. Listen carefully to your class teacher.

4. Raise your hand if you want to ask your teacher a question.

5. Write down and complete the task your teacher gives you.

Questions

a) What should you do in the class? 1

b) Why should you raise your hand to ask your teacher a question? 2

c) What if the benefit of writing down the ask in your khata? 3

11. Fill in the gaps by writing the days so that the story makes senses. 5

Today is a) —, Yesterday was b) —. Tomorrow will be c) —. The day after tomorrow will be d) —.

Then will come the weekend e) —. Oh what a great fun!

12. Arrange and rewrite the following words so that they make sense. 5

a) is, town, a, Kishoregonj, small.

b) island, Dublar Char, a, is, small.

c) morning, it's, lovely, winter, a

d) Badal's, everyone, work, praises

e) is, Chittagong, Teknaf, how far, from?

13. Suppose you are Shahana Hoque. Your father's name is Nasimul Hoque and your mother's

name is Farjana Hogue. You are a student of class 5 and you are 11 years old. You live at Village-

Gonipur, P.0. Gonipur, Thana- Begumgonj, Dist- Noakhali. You will participate in a drawing

competition. Your father has given you a form like the below. Fill it out.

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a. Your Name :

b. Father's Name :

c. Mother's Name :

d. Age :

e. Class :