Question one

Model Test

H.S.C

English 1^st Paper

Time: 1.15                                                                                        Marks: 50

Read the passage below and answer the questions.

In recent years, there have been many alarming reports that the world’s climate is undergoing a significant change. All these reports provide strong evidence that world temperatures are increasing day by day. This global warming is caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide around the earth. Most climatologists believe that the greenhouse effect is the likely cause of this global warming.

What is the greenhouse effect? It is the gradual warming of the air surrounding the earth as a result of heart being trapped by environmental pollution. This is exemplified by the destruction and burning down of tropical rain forests, by traffic that clogs up city streets, by the rapid growth of industry, the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in packaging and manufacturing commercial products, the use of detergents such as washing powder and washing-up liquid and so on. The oceans are also said to be affected both because of human waste and because of pollution caused by industrial waste products, oil seeping from damaged supertankers and from other maritime disasters. However, the main culprits for global warming are carbon dioxide gas, produced by the burning of fossil fuel and forests, and pollutants such as methane and chlorofluoro-carbons.

Climatologists predict that midway through the next century, temperatures may have risen by as much as 4°C. This could catastrophically reduce mankind’s ability to grow food, destroy or severely damage wildlife and wilderness, raise sea leaves and thereby food coastal areas and farmland. The alarming news about Bangladesh is that as a result of the rise of the sea level, the lower southern part of the country may one day go under water.

1. Choose the right word to complete each sentence.                               5x1=5

a. The world’s climate is now highly safeguarded/ timid/ jeopardized.

b. Greenhouse effect is the assumed/accepted/possible cause of global warming.

c. Man’s ability to grow food could helplessly/utterly/drastically be reduced.

d. Global warming is caused by the sustenance/annihilation/preservation of our forests.

e. Global warming causes the sudden/gradual/rapid in world temperature.

2. True/false? If false, give the correct information.                                5x1=5

a. only chemical products are pollutants

b. Greenhouse effect causes global warming.

c. Urbanization helps the pollution of environment.

d. Increased carbon dioxide is the direct causes of greenhouse effect.

e. The pollution of ocean can be minimized.

3. Fill in the gaps with the correct from of the words. Add any prepositions of necessary.                                                                                                  5x1=5

a. Global warming seriously (threat) ____ human life on earth.

b. World’s climate is changing (significance) _____ the world.

c. The cause of the rise of the sea level can (attribute) ______ greenhouse effect.

d. Climatologists are getting (concern) _____ the possible disasters.

e. The greenhouse effect might cause disasters (catastrophe) _____ nature.

Read the passage below and answer questions.

How safe will the building in the city of Dhaka be in the event of an earthquake? Experts give no straight answer to the question. But call for talking adequate precautions to minimize losses. That Bangladesh lies in the active earthquake zone is not unknown to Bangladeshis. Alarmed by the recurrence of an earthquake resistant building code that all building should follow as mandatory.

There are two schools of experts regarding earthquake. One school comprising of engineer and geologist is of the view that the recurrence of quakes in recent years should be taken as a signal for a major earthquake. Another school comprising of similar categories of experts, however, believes that the concern should not be amplified, because although there are a number of fault lines in the geographical area comprising Bangladesh, none of them is active enough to pose a major threat. Yet none of the schools rules out the possibility of a major quake and the dangers that might be associated with it. The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakhya (RAJUK), responsible for a planned development of the city believes that an earthquake resistant building code should be developed to reduce the losses.

4. Write short answers the following questions.                                     5x1=5

a. What is an earthquake?

b. What should be done if it cannot be stopped?

c. On what point do all the experts agree regarding earthquake?

d. Why do our experts feel the need of an regarding earthquake?

e. What makes the possibility of a major earthquake in Bangladesh?

5.  Fill in the gaps with suitable words                                                    5x1 = 5

Earthquakes (a) ________ Major threat in Bangladesh. All the experts agree that (b) ______ measures should be taken to make the losses (c) ______. Bangladesh (d)______ in an earth quake zone runs an (e) ______ risk of a major disaster.

6. Summarise the passage in five sentences.                                            5x1=5  

7. Match the Phrases in the following substitution table to make sensible sentence. Write out the sentence in full.                                                   6x1=6

8. Match the Phrases in the following substitution table to make sensible sentence. Write out the sentence in full.                                            6x1=6

9. Write a paragraph on …………………………………………….                8

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