দশম শ্রেণির ইংরেজি প্রথমপত্র

দশম শ্রেণির ইংরেজি প্রথমপত্র

এস. এম. মুরাদ হোসেন সিনিয়র শিক্ষক, ইংরেজি বিভাগ বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ নূর মোহাম্মদ পাবলিক কলেজ, পিলখানা, ঢাকা।

01. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.

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fanatic real visualizing symbol initial alarm

Sitting on her rocking chair, Mrs. Smith was (a)……...her husband and son who were off to the border. No sooner had she switched on the radio than she heard an invasion (b)……. . Actually, a radio (c)……of H.G. Well's novel "War of the Worlds" was on the air. It was being broadcast as (d)……of the Halloween celebration. Many people missed the (e)…….part of the programme and mistook the alarm for a (f)……..invasion. They were seized with (g)…..… . They took it for granted that a war was (h)….…off. As a (i)…….., a number of frenzied people became victim of fatal accidents or committed (j)…….. . 

04. Read the passage in 'A' again. Now, write a paragraph based on the information about how people were influenced by the radio. Use the clues given in the box below. Write the information in the correct sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words.

tension program invasion fleeing suicide accidents

05. Answer the following questions in your own words.

(a).Why did Mrs. Smith tense? 

(b).Why did many people get scared? 

(c).What drove many people into frenzy? 

(d).Which part of the radio programme was missed by many listeners?

(e).What was the consequence of the invasion alarm mistaken for a real one? 

6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own, based on the information from the text in 'A'.

Mrs. Smith was (a)….…..in her rocking chair. There was a (b)……..…tension of the World War II. She was very (c)…..…...about her husband and son who went to the border for (d)…..... . At that time there was a radio program (e)…...…. "War of the Worlds." The program was (f)…..…to be a Halloween joke. But the listeners (g)…...….to the program missed the beginning of it. It was (h)….....for the news coverage of an actual invasion of the USA by them. This incident caused many people to get (i)…..… . They started (j)…..…..from the place invaded. 

7. Read the passage in 'A' again. Imagine you are Mrs. Smith. Now, write a paragraph in 70-80 words about your experience of the panicky reaction of the people to the invasion alarm given out in a radio broadcast.

8. Read the passage in 'A' again. Now, write the main idea of the passage in your own words in not more than five sentences.