দ্বাদশ শ্রেণির
ইংরেজি দ্বিতীয়পত্র
: মডেল প্রশ্ন
ইংরেজি
মোহাম্মদ সারবিন
মুন্সী
প্রভাষক (ইংরেজি)
বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ নূর
মোহাম্মদ পাবলিক কলেজ, ঢাকা
এইচ.এস.সি.'
Part A: Seen Comprehension (40 Marks)
Read the passage carefully and answer questions 1–4:
Rabindranath, the fourteenth child of Debendranath and
Sarada Devi Tagore, went to school early and wrote his first verse at the age
of eight. At the age of seventeen in 1878, he arrived in London, on his way to
Brighton, to join his brother's family and attend school there. London made a
poor impression on him. He described it as a dismal city, smoky, foggy and wet,
with everyone jostling and in a hurry.
Though he was happy in Brighton, a friend of the family
persuaded his brother to send him to London in order to benefit from his
education in the West. He was put up in a lodging house facing Regent's Park
but later moved to the house of a professional coach, a Mr. Scott, as a paying
guest.
Young Tagore joined London University, where he attended
Henry Morley's lectures in English literature and read Religio Medici and
Shakespeare with him. He often visited the Houses of Parliament and listened to
Gladstone and John Bright's debates in Irish Home Rule.
Away from the home of his brother's family, he was lucky
to find a friendly English family with whom he spent some time, but not without
some initial opposition from the two daughters in the family, who were rather taken
aback with the presence of a 'blackie' in the house and went away to stay with
relatives. They returned only after being reassured that the stranger was
harmless. Dr and Mrs Scott, the girls' parents, in fact, treated him like a
son.
In 1880, Rabindranath was called back to India. His
letters, full of admiration for English society made his family think again
about the wisdom of letting him loose in England alone. He returned home
without any qualifications of distinction.
1. Choose the right alternative to make a complete
sentence.1 x 5 = 5
(a) Rabindranath Tagore wrote his first verse
(at/before/after) the age of ten.
(b) From England he was called back to India after
(two/three/eight) years.
(c) At the outset Rabindranath was (accepted/welcomed/opposed)
by the two daughters of Scott.
(d) At first London (impressed/hardly impressed/pleased)
Tagore.
(e) After the birth of (thirteenth/fourteenth/eighth)
child of Debendranath and Sarada Devi Tagore, Rabindranath was born.
Extra:
(a) Rabindranath Tagore was born in (1878/1861/1880).
(b) London could not make a good
(impact/pleasure/confidence) on him.
(c) Tagore spoke (low/high/ill) of the English society in
his letters.
(d) Scott's daughters returned home only after knowing
that the stranger was (safe/qualified/harmful).
(e) At the age of (nineteen/seventeen/eight),
Rabindranath was called back to India.
2. True / False? If false, give the correct information.
1 x 5 = 5
(a) Rabindranath was sent to London University for the greater
benefit of his education.
(b) Rabindranath returned home without any qualification
but with experience a lot.
(c) Rabindranath wrote his first verse in 1869.
(d) Rabindranath had to pay though he was a guest in Mr.
Scott's house.
(e) The two daughters returned home after being reassured
that the stranger was undisruptive.
Extra:
(a) At the age of nineteen, Young Tagore was called back
to India.
(b) Tagore went to London to visit his brother in
Brighton.
(c) Mr. Scott had no relatives.
(d) Young Tagore liked other subjects more than his
regular subjects.
(e) Tagore was fortunate to find a congenial family of
Mr. Scott.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in
brackets. Add preposition if necessary. 5
(a) At the very outset London (describe)———— as a foggy,
smoky and dismal city.
(b) The days (enjoy)———— Tagore in Mr. Scott's house were
full of (please)————.
(c) Rabindranath started (write)————- poems at the age of
only eight.
(d) (Initialise)———— Tagore faced some opposition.
(e) After (join)———— London University, Tagore attended
Henry Morley's lectures in English Literature.
Extra:
(a) At first the city of London could not
(impressive)————- Tagore.
(b) Rabindranath Tagore (lucky)————- got the opportunity
to stay in a friendly English family.
(c) Tagore's brother (persuade)————- one of his friends.
(d) Rabindranath Tagore (opposition)———— Scott's two
daughters at the beginning.
(e) Tagore was passing his days (happy)———— Brighton.
(f) Tagore described London as a city full of
(foggy)————-.
(g) In 1880, Tagore (come)———— India without (have)————
any qualifications of distinction.
(h) At first Tagore (not impression)————- much after
arriving in London.
(i) English society (admire)———— Tagore.
(j) The two daughters of Mr. Scott returned only after
they (reassurance)————- that the stranger was harmless.
4. Make a list of five points about different important
activities of Tagore in London. 1 x 5 = 5
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