Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.
26 March, our Independence Day, is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. It is a national holiday. All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories remain closed on this day. The day begins with 31 gunshots.
Early in the morning the President and the Prime Minister on behalf of the nation place floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then diplomats, political parties, social and cultural organisations and freedom fighters pay homage to the martyrs. People from all walks of life also go there with rallies and processions. There are several cultural programmes throughout the day, highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971.
The country also witnesses a smartly dressed parade of defense forces, border guards, police, ansars and the VDP (Village Defense Party) at the National Parade Ground near the National Parliament. In Bangabandhu Stadium, school children, scouts and girl guides take part in various displays to entertain thousands of spectators. Educational institutions also organise their individual programmes. Sports meets and tournaments are also organised on the day, including the exciting boat race in the river Buriganga.
In the evening, all major public buildings are illuminated with colourful lights. Bangla Academy, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and other socio-cultural organisations hold cultural functions. Similar functions are also arranged in other places in the country.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
a) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word fervour used in the text?
i. Apathy ii. ardour iii. vendetta iv. jealousy
b) The word ‘homage‘means-.
i. derision ii. reverence iii. rapture iv. acclamation
c) Celebration of our Independence commences with.
i. lightening ii. lightning ii. revival iv. firing
d) Displays are for entertaning the-
i. president ii. guests iii. viewers iv. army
e) The word ‘meets’ in the passage is a/an…
i. Adjective ii. Adverb iii. Verb iv. Noun
f) The illumination of the buildings with lights symbolizes the-of the whole nation.
i. oppression ii. glumness iii. seventh heaven iv. dejection
g) What is the purpose of the author of the text?
i. To draw our emotion for Independence Day.
ii. To ignore the importance of Independence Day.
iii. To delineate the events of Independence Day.
iv. To verify the functions of Independence Day.
2. Answer the following questions. 2–5=10
a) What do the cultural programmes emphasize?
b) Explain the reason of building National Mausoleum.
c) Why is it important to celebrate the independence Day?
d) What does 26 March remind us?
e) What is the passage about?
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.
1×5=5
Zahir Raihan was one the most talented film makers in Bangladesh. He was born on 19th August 1935 in the village Majupur in Feni district He directly participated in the language Movement. He was one of the ten students to go out in a procession on 21 February, 1952. He also took part in the Mass Movement in 1969. In 1971 he joined the liberation war.
All through his life, Zahir dreamt for a democratic society that will ensure freedom of speech and will. He had many dreams about our film industry too.
He made a legendary film ‘Jibon Theke Neya’ based on the Language Movement of 1952 It was a revolt against the then autocratic government. During the liberation War, this film was shown outside Bangladesh. Many renowned critics appreciated this film. Zahir gave all his money to the freedom fighters, trust that he got from his film shows. Besides, his great documentary on pakistani atrocities, ‘Stop Genocide’ helped create world sentiment in favour of our Liberation War.
It’s a great pity that this dreamer was missing at such a time when the dream came true.
n Zahir Raihan is (a) ____ a legendary and talented film maker. His film got (b) ____ from the great critics. Moreover, his active (c) ____ in language and Mass Movement brought him to spot light. His joining and (d) ____ to Liberation War will always be remembered. Zahir was in favour of democracy, freedom of speech, Actually, he (e) ____his life for the freedom of the country.
Read the following text carefully and answer the question 4 and 5 :
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is over 29,000 feet above the sea level. It was named after George Everest, an Englishman who first surveyed the Himalayas in 1841. Many expeditions had been led to conquer Mount Everest. Some of them were abandoned. Many climbers, who took part in them lost their lives. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and his companion Tenzing Norkay from Nepal led an expedition in 1953. The expedition was set out on March l0. As the climbers were going up, they set up camps at different places. They left some of their men and supplies in those camps.
The highest camp was set up at 27,000 feet. Only Hillary and Tenzing reached the height on March 25. But the top was still 2000 feet away. They went up and up. After two months of difficult and dangerous climbing, they succeeded in reaching the top on May 10. They must have felt excited when they stood there. They have gone down in history as the conquerors of the highest mountain in the world. They were given hearty welcome in 1954. Hillary went to Britain with Tenzing in 1955. They were given tribute in 1956. In 1956 they were recorded in the Guinness Book. In l958 both of them were given honour of world hero.
4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1×5=5
5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words. 10
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