Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Seen comprehension for HSC Exam

Part A: Seen Comprehension
Read the passage below and answer questions 1-4:
‘Communicative competence’ refers to the ability to use language appropriately in different circumstances. There are two ways of developing communicative competence in a language. The first is acquisition which is similar to the way people develop ability in their mother tongue. It is a natural, subconscious process in which users are not usually aware of acquiring a language. They are aware only of the fact that they are using the language to communicate. In non-technical terms, acquisition is ‘picking up’ a language spontaneously. It may also be called ‘implicit’ learning.
On the other hand, the second way of developing communicative competence in a language is learning that language. It refers to conscious knowledge of a language, knowing the rules of language use, being aware of using them, and being able to talk about them. In non-technical terms, learning is to know consciously about a language. It may be described as explicit learning.
Language specialists believe that acquiring a language is more successful and longer lasting than learning. Therefore, teachers these days encourage learners of a second language to practise and experience the language in different situations where they are involved in communicating with others.
1. Choose the right word to complete each sentence: 1Í5=5
(a) Communicative competence can be gained/earned/developed in two ways.
(b) People acquire a mother tongue consciously/unconsciously /subconsciously.
(c) Acquisition signifies ‘implicit’/’explicit’/`exact’ learning.
(d) Knowing a language by rules lasts longer/shorter/more momentarily than acquiring a language.
(e) Teachers suggest that learners should learn language by practicing and communicating with others/writing letters/watching TV.
2. True/False? If false, give the correct information. 1Í5=5
(a) People develop competence in their mother tongue through a deliberate process.
(b) We are acquiring English.
(c) Communication through learning language by rules is a long process.
(d) People learn a second language subconsciously.
(e) Learning a language is more effective than acquiring it.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of words. Add any preposition if necessary. 1Í5=5
(a) To be (competence) — a language one has to use it in different situations.
(b) There is an element of (spontaneous) — the acquisition of a language.
(c) Acquiring a language (believe) — to be more lasting than learning it.
(d) By being (consciously) — a language one can develop his ‘explicit’ learning.
(e) Communicative competence can be (develop) — in two ways.
4. Make a list of five points about the ways of developing communicative competence in a language. 5
Read the passage below and answer the questions 5-8:
There have been significant changes in the types of entertainment over time. Many of these no longer exist. Even if they do, people keep looking for newer forms of entertainment. Thus snake charming, puppet shows, jatra, jarigan, sharigan and kabigan which were common forms of entertainment in the past, have almost lost their appeal. Radio, which was used to be a good source of entertainment in the past, is now giving place to television and to V satellite channels in particular. The entertainment business, like other spheres of life, is getting westernised day by day. Folk music palligeeti is now sung with western instruments. At the same time, modem music is now fusing melodies from folk and traditional songs. In general, band and pop music are becoming more and more popular, particularly among the young generation.
Sport has become a great source of entertainment today. Football, which used to be the most popular spectator sport in Bangladesh, is gradually being replaced by cricket as a popular form of sport entertainment.
5. Write short answers to the following questions. 1Í5=5
(a) What is the position of radio now?
(b) What changes do you find in music?
(c) Which type of entertainment has lost its appeal?
td) How is folk music or palligeeti sung now?
(e) Which sport is gradually taking the place of football?
6. Fill in the gaps with suitable words: 1Í5=5
Changes is the order of nature. Everything (a) — with the passage of time. Today what is new gets old tomorrow. Similarly change is noticed in (b) —. Today people’s tastes are not confined in older types of entertainment. Sports are also a good (d) — of entertainment. Once people used to (e) — football match.
7. Summaries the passage in five sentences. 5
8. Based on your reading of the passage, make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow chart showing how changes are taking place in the sphere of entertainment. (No 1 has been done for you.) 1Í5=5


Part B : Vocabulary
9. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box (make any grammatical change if necessary). There are more words in the box than you need: 110=10
beat uphappyconsiderimportanceintroductionproperlydominationhealthyto haveliketo beneedWomen in our society have always (a) — subservient to men. The majority of houses are being (b) — usually by husbands and women most often (c) — no say in opinion. Their opinion is considered unnecessary even in such (d) — issues as the number of children they (e) — to have. In many households, they (f) — by the husbands. To protect their rights the govt. (g) — law. But law sometimes cannot save them. So what (h) — more (i) — for them is the (j) — education.
10. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: 1Í10=10
Many events of great importance (a) — during the last century. Significant advances (b) —in the field of Science and technology. Many European colonies gained independence. The movement (c) — democracy became (d) — in many parts of the world. Two world wars (e) — in the century. It (f) — witnessed the misuse of atomic energy. Two cities of Japan were completely destroyed as a result of dropping of atom bombs. The Vietnam war and the Gulf war killed many of innocent people. However, the (g) — of Bangladesh as an independent nation (h) — a momentous event. After a (i) — war of nine months, Bangladesh was born. Now we (j) — our heads high as an independent country in the world.
Part C Guided Writing
11. Match the phrases in the following substitution table to make sensible sentences. Write out the sentences in full : 6Í2=l2
12. The sentences in the following text are jumbled. Re-write the sentences in the proper order and in a continuous paragraph to make a story: 14
(i) He is rebel poet and our national poet.
(ii) Very often he used to flee away from school.
(iii) He lost his father in his childhood.
(iv) So, he drew the attention of the public.
(v) He was called “Dukhu Mia” for his sorrow.
(vi) Nazrul Islam was born on the 20 May 1899 in Burdhwan.
(vii) He was fond of adventures, music and jatra party.
(viii) As a result his mother fell in great financial problem.
(ix) He didn’t like the hard and fast rule of the school.
(x) You may have heard the name of Kazi Nazrul Islam.
(xi) He spent his early life in great hardship.
(xii) One day this “Dukhu Mia” became a great poet.
(xiii) He could sing, dance, and compose verses even in his childhood.
(xiv) As a boy Nazrul was restless and carefree.

Answer :

1. (a) developed; (b) subconsciously; (c) implicit; (d) more momentarily; (e) practicing and communicating with others.
2. (a) False; Corr. Ans. People develop competence in their mother tongue through natural process. (b) False; Corr. Ans. We are learning English. (c) True. (d) False; Corr. Ans. People learn a second language consciously. (e) False; Corr. Ans. Acquiring a language is more effective than learning it.
3. (a) competent in; (b) spontaneity in; (c) is believed; (d) conscious about; (e) developed.
4. Five points about the ways of developing communicative competence in a language are as follows:
(i) Acquiring the language;
(ii) Using mother tongue subconsciously;
(iii) Learning the second language;
(iv) Conscious knowledge of that language;
(v) Practising and communicating with others;
5. (a) Now radio is giving place to television.
(b) Music has undergone a drastic change as modern music is fusing melodies from folk and traditional songs and folk music or palligeeti is sung with western instruments.
(c) The common forms of entertainment in the past have lost their appeal.
(d) Folk music or palligeeti is now sung with western instruments.
(e) Cricket is gradually taking the place of football.
6. (a) changes; (b) entertainment; (c) newer; (d) source; (e) enjoy.
7. Over time significant changes have been taken place in the forms of entertainment. Nowadays people are craving for newer forms of entertainment. The forms of entertainment are getting westernised. Our young generations are badly affected by this western culture. For example, palligeeti and folk music are getting westernised which should be checked to uphold our culture and identity.
9. (a) been considered; (b) dominated; (c) have; (d) important; (e) would like; (f) are beaten up; (g) introduced; (h) is; (ii needed; (j) proper.
10. (a) took place/occurred; (b) were made; (c) for; (d) momentous; (e) broke out; (f) also; (g) birth/emergence; (h) was; (i) bloody; (j) raise/hold.
11. (i) Ayesha Begum has three sons and two daughters.
(ii) Her husband was a landless farmer and used to work on other people’s land.
(iii) With great effort they married off their daughters by the time they reached teenage.
(iv) The sons also started working with their father as day labourers when they were old enough to earn money.
(v) By the time they were about seventeen years old, all of them had left to work in nearby towns to earn money.
(vi) At first they used to send money to their parents occasionally.
Part-A : Seen Comprehension
Read the passage below and answer the question 1-4 :
First aid instructions :
FIRE
The injured person should be removed from the source of heat. If the person’s clothing is no fire she should be wrapped in a blanket or cloth or rolled on the ground to put out the fire. The burnt area should be cooled immediately by using lots of cold clean water. Blisters should not be punctured. Oil, ghee, suger or any such thing should not be put on the burn. If the burnt area is very large, medical help should be immediately sought. If the burnt area is a small one, then it should be kept clean, dry and protected with a dry bandage.

BLEEDING
A clean pad of smooth cloth should be placed over the wound. Then the pad should be pressed firmly with your hand for at least five minutes. This will help blood clots to develop and stop bleeding. If the pad becomes soaked with blood, it shouldn’t be removed. Another pad should be put on top of the first one and these should be bound with a piece of cloth. The bind should not be too tight because the would stop the normal flow of blood and cause permanent damage.

BROKEN
Make sure that the broken bone doesn’t move. You can do this by making a splint. It can be made from a piece of wood or anything stiff that doesn’t bend. The splint should be tied to the broken bone with strips of cloths to ensure that the broken bone doesn’t move. The injured person should be made to sit or lie down and the injured part kept above the level of the heart so that there is less bleeding. Nothing should be applied on the wound. If there is an injury to the neck or back the person should not be moved. Movement can cause furhter injury and possibly paralysis for the rest of the life. If an ambulance is not available, the person should be carried to the hospital on a flat board and with as little jolting as possible. The wound should not be washed or any attempts made to push back any bone that might be sticking out. Cover the break with a clean cloth to prevent infection.
1. Choose the right word to complete each sentence : 1Í5=5
(a) The burn patient should be removed from the starting point/source/result of heat.
(b) If a person’s clothing is on fire he should be stripped of his clothes/cooled immediately with cold clean water/wrapped in a blanket.
(c) If the burnt area is large, one should quickly look for/look into/look on medical help.
(d) A pad that got wet with blood should not be removed/turned over/on.
(e) Blister should not be prickled/pricked/priced.
2. True/False? If false, give the correct information. 1Í5=5
(a) The strip of wood should be bound to the broken bone with strip of clothes.
(b) The bleeding part of an injured person should always be kept lower than the level of the heart.
(c) If the bone pierced the skin, the wound should be covered with a dirt-free cloth to prevent contamination.
(d) The tie should be loose enough so that the normal flow of blood is not stopped.
(e) Movement of the injured person can cause further injury and possibly paralysis for the rest of the patient’s life.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of words. Add any prepositions if necessary. 1Í5=5
In order to prevent a broken bone from moving, it should be (a) ___ with a splint and strips of cloth. If the bone pierced the skin, the wound should be (b) ___ without applying any medication. A person with injury in the neck or back must not (c) ___. If the person is moved from one position to (d) ___, his injury may become more (e) ___.
4. Information transfer. Take information from the paragraph and write in the format as instructed. 1Í5=5
Read the passage below and answer the questions 5-8 :
Humans, animals and plants are all important elements of the natural environment. But humans are cruelly destroying plants and animals and thereby creating a danger for us all. The destruction of forests and other habitats is causing the extinction of various plants and animals every day. These losses are particularly severe in the areas of tropical forest which cover only 7% of the surface of the globe, but which provide the living space for between 50% and 80% of all our wildlife. Many wild animals and birds such as pandas, bears, tigers, alligators, whales, wolves, eagles, falcons, kites and buzzards are faced with the threat of extinction today. Their decline has been accelerated by the destruction of their feeding and nesting places, by the collection of eggs, and above all by the widespread use of chemicals and pesticides which enter their food chains leading to sterility and mass deaths. Hunting of birds and animals is another cause of their extinction. Men kill birds for food and feathers, hunt big cats to make fur coats and slaughter alligators and other reptiles for shoes and bags. In addition, whale-hunting has also drastically reduced the number of blue whales in the Atlantic Ocean.
We know that all species are important for maintaining ecological balance. If one is lost, the whole natural environment changes. In order to protect the environment from being spoilt, we should therefore protect our wildlife. The good news is that many countries are now taking action to protect their endangered wildlife. George Laycock, author of several books on wildlife writes: ‘Mankind must develop a concern for wild creatures and a determination that these wild species will not perish”. We should save the earth’s wild creatures to save ourselves. To be kind to animals is to be kind to mankind.
5. Write short answers to the following questions. 2Í5=10
(a) In what ways are human beings destroying wildlife?
(b) In which part of the world is most of the wildlife of the world living?
(c) Life of what wild animals and birds are at risk today?
(d) How is the reduction of the wild animals and birds speeding up?
(e) What hopeful sign of wildlife’s safety do you see in the world?
6. Fill in the gaps with suitable words: 1Í5=5
We human beings, the most important component of the natural environment, (a)____capable of either protecting or destroying our own environment. Instead of taking (b) ____of it, we are atrociously destroying it. By destroying plants and animals we are (c) ____ourselves. If we want to protect the world and want to (d) ____long, we must sake effective steps right now. The future of the world is (e) ____the hands of us, human beings.
7. Summaries the passage in five sentences. 1Í5=5
Part B : Vocabulary
8. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box (make any grammatical changes if necessary). There are more words in the box than you need: 1Í10=10
The world is producing millions of tons (a) — rubbish and toxic (b) — waste each year, and it is becoming (c) — difficult to find suitable locations to get rid of all the(d) —. The (e) — of various kinds of waste is seriously polluting the environment. We know that air is an important (f) — of our environment and our air is polluted by smoke. Man makes (g) — to cook food, make brick, melt tar for road construction and to do many other things. Fires create smoke and pollute the air. Railway engines and powerhouses create smoke by burning coal and oil. Mills and factories also (h) — a lot of smoke. Buses, trucks and cars use petrol and diesel oil. These too (i) — smoke. All these (j) — of smoke pollute the air.
9. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: 1Í10=10
Riaz is fed up (a) — his next door neighbours. His bedroom is very close (b) — theirs. Every time he sits down to study (c) — the evening there comes the blaring sound of the television (d) —the house next door. It seems that the TV is kept (e) — the whole evening. It becomes very difficult for him to concentrate (f) — his studies. In winter he can bear it (i) — keeping his window closed, but in summer it gets too hot and stuffy if the window kept closed. So he is compelled to put up (i) — the disturbance form next door. Who will teach us our duty (j) — our neighbours?
Part C : Guided Writing
10. Match the phrases in the following substitution table to make sensible sentences. Write out the sentences in full: 3Í6=l8
Answer :

1. (a) source; (b) wrapped in a blanket; (c) look for; (d) removed; (e) pricked.
2. (a) True. (b) False; Corr. Ans. The bleeding part of an injured person should always be kept higher than the level of heart. (c) True. (d) True. (e) True.
3. (a) bound; (b) left; (c) be moved; (d) another; (e) serious.
4. (i) To take care of a bleeding wound the following instructions must be remembered
(ii) Cover the break with a clean cloth to prevent infection
(iii) Without changing the soaked pad, put an extra pad
(iv) Bind the wound gently with a piece of cloth
(v) The injured place must not be rubbed
5. (a) Humans are destroying wildlife by destroying forests, feeding and nesting places, by collecting eggs and by using chemicals and pesticides.
(b) Most of the wildlife of the world is living in the tropical rain forests.
(c) Many animals and birds such as pandas, bears, alligators, whales, wolves, eagles, falcons, kites and buzzards are now on the verge of extinction.
(d) The reduction of the wild animals and birds is speeding up by the destruction of their feeding and nesting places by the collection of eggs and by the use of chemicals and pesticides.
(e) We see that many countries of the world are now taking actions to protect our wildlife.
6. (a) are; (b) care; (c) destroying; (d) live; (e) in.
7. All species are important for the ecological balance of our natural environment. But humans are cruelly destroying other species such plants and animals indiscriminately. As a result, many of the species have already been extinct and many are now faced with the threat of extinction. Consequently, our own existence is now uncertain. So many countries of the world are coming to protect our wildlife and thus save our existence.
8. (a) domestic; (b) industrial; (c) increasingly); (d) refuse; (e) disposal; (f) element; (g) fire; (h) belch; (i) emit; (j) kinds.
9. (a) with; (b) to; (c) in; (d) from; (e) on; (f) on; (g) by; (h) is; (i) with; (j) towards/to.
10. (i) His home was the little temple at the edge of the village.
(ii) He spent most of the day in the shade of the banyan tree.
(iii) The tree spread out its branches in front of the temple.
(iv) On some nights he had a story to tell.
(v) He then lit a small lamp and placed it in a niche in the banyan tree.
(vi) The villagers saw this as they returned home in the evening.
Set-1
Read the following passage and answer the questions 1-4 :
Statistics show that about 350 million people speak English as a language and another 300 million use it as a second language. It is the official or semi-official language in more than 60 countries and of many international organizations. The International Olympic Committee, for example, always holds meetings in English. English helps the international community and the business world to communicate across national borders. Today, more than 80% of all the information in the world’s computers is in English, so organizations frequently need employees who speak and write a standard form of English. In fact some companies provide English language training for their staff. It is therefore little wonder that job advertisements now a days often ask for a ‘good working knowledge’ of English. Many believe now that English usually helps them to get good jobs and better salaries.
1. Choose the right world/ expression to complete each sentences. 5
a. First language means the important/ main/natural language.
b. A second language is one that is taught and learnt regarding it as next in importance to the mother tongue/a foreign language/a dead language.
c. The number of people who use English as a second language is about 300/350 million.
d. International Olympic Committee always holds its meetings in French/English /Spanish.
e. English is used as official or semi-official language in more than 60/50/70 countries.
2. True/false? If false, give the correct information. 5
a. Nowadays more than eighty percent of all the information in the world’s computers is in English.
b. Many nowadays get good jobs because they know English.
c. Many international organizations often use different languages.
d. A good knowledge of English is necessary for a good job.
e. No companies arrange training for their staff to make them able to use English well.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words. Add any preposition if necessary. 5
as a first language by 350 million people.¾a. Statistics show that English is (speak)
 English in its meetings.¾b. The International Olympic Committee (use)
 communication across national borders.¾c. English (help)
 in English.¾d. More than 80% of all the information in the world’s computers (be)
 a good working knowledge of English.¾e. Employers nowadays want applicants (have)
4. Make a list of five reasons why English is important. 5

Answer to the question no. Set-1
1. (a) main (b) mother tongue
(c) 300 (d) English (e) 60
2. (a) True (b) True (c) False, Correct answer : Many international organizations always use English languages. (d) True (e) False, Correct answer : Many companies arrange training for their staff to make them able to use English well.
3. (a) spoken (b) uses (c) helps to (d) is (e) having
A list of five reasons why English is important: (a) spoken as the first language by 350 million people. (b) used as the second language by 300 million people. (c) holds meeting by the International Olympic Committee in English. (d) more than 80% of all the information in the world’s computers is in English (e) helps us to get good jobs and better salaries.


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et-2
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
The unit by which the loudness of sound is measured is called a decibel. According to the UN, the normal tolerable, pleasant level, is simply called sound. But when it is sharp and harsh to the ears it becomes noise. Serious harm can be caused to people if they are regularly exposed trod sounds exceeding 70 decibels. Because of the growth of urban population and the increasing use of machines in our everyday life there has been a general increased in the level of sound around us. On an average, people in the cities are exposed to sounds ranging from 30 to 90 decibels or even more. A study in Japan has found that housewives who live in the city were exposed to almost the same amount of sound that a factory worker was exposed to at his her workplace. The occupations that the study found to be the noisiest were factory work, truck driving and primary school teaching. Many developed countries are trying to control sound pollution by careful town planning and developing public awareness. In Holland schools are not allowed near airports and hoses which are situated near airports are provided with special types of insulation to limit the sound heard inside the buildings.

5. Write short answer to the following questions:
(a) What is the view of the UN about the tolerance limit of sound?
(b) What is a decibel?
(c) When does sound become a noise?
(d) Why does the Japanese study consider the primary school environment noisy?
(e) What is the range of sound in the cities of Bangladesh?
6. Fill in the gaps with suitable words.
We (a) — the loudness of sound by a unit called a decibel. Sound is tolerable but noise is (b) —. The level of sound around us has (c) —. Growth of population and increasing use of machines (d) — responsible for this. Many developed countries are controlling sound pollution in (e) — ways.
7. Summarise the causes and effects of sound pollution in five sentences.

8. On the basis of your reading of the passage, make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow chart, showing the measures taken by the developed countries. (No. 1 has been done for you).

1. town planning 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Ans. to the Ques. No. Set-2
5. (a) According to UN the normal tolerance limit is 45 decibels. (b) Decibels is the unit of sound (c) if the sound goes beyond the limit of audibility, it becomes noise. (d) The Japanese study finds that the primary school teaching is noisy because it exceeds the normal limit of audibility. (e) The range of sound in the cities is from 30-90 decibels.
6. (a) measure (b) intolerable (c) increased (d) are (e) various
7. Summary: Sound pollution is a threat to sound life. It makes life intolerable. The city dwellers are exposed to loud sounds. Factory work, truck driving and primary school teaching are noisy. Decibels is the unit of sound

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