প্রাথমিক সমাপনী পরীক্ষা : ইংরেজি

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Read the following text and answer the questions : 1-4.

One day a hare was walking in the forest when he saw a tortoise. The hare was the fastest animal in the forest. The tortoise was the slowest animal in the forest. The hare called out to the tortoise. “Hurry up! You are so slow! Can’t you walk faster? Can’t you run?”

The tortoise felt angry and said to the hare, “Why don’t we have a race? May be I can win!”

The hare laughed and laughed. “Sure! I will win!” the hare said. They agreed to start next to a big tree and finish at the river. Then they called their friends to watch. The hare stood beside the tortoise and the race began.

1.         Choose the best answer from the alternatives :            10x1=10

            a. The tortoise was moving .

            i. speedily ii. angrily iii. slowly iv. gently

            b. The tortoise felt — .

            i. happy ii. satisfied iii. tired iv. angry

            c. “Can’t you walk faster?” is a — sentence.

            i. assertive        ii. interrogative

            iii. imperative   iv. optative

            d. The race was decided to be finished at —.

            i. river              ii. a small tree

            iii. a big tree     iv. forest.

            e. The tortoise runs — than the tortoise.

            i. Faster    ii. quieter   iii. lower   iv. slower

            f. “Sure! I will win!” The underlined word is a —.

            i. Noun    ii. pronoun    iii. verb   iv. adverb

            g. Why did the tortoise feel angry?

            i. for insulting ii. for sleeping

            iii. for eating    iv. for waiting

            h. The hare was — of his speed.

            i. excited    ii. angry   iii. proud   iv. upset

            i. The word ‘race’ is the synonym of —.

            i. fight   ii. competition   iii. peace   iv. run

            j.They agreed to start. Here ‘start’ means—.

            i. first    ii. end    iii. begin     iv. carry on

Answers :

            a. iii. slowly,   b. iv. angry,

            c. ii. interrogative,        d. i. river,

            e. iv. slower,    f) iii. verb,

            g. i. for insulting ,        h. iii. proud,

            i. iv. run,    j. iii. begin

2. Match the words with their similar meaning. (There are two extra in column B)      5×1=5

Answers :

            a) + vii. Forest-jungle.

            b) + iii. Hurry up-swiftly

            c. + i. Walk-footing

            d. + v. Angry-annoyed

            e. + ii. Finished-end

3.  Answer the following questions :    5×2=10

            a. Where did the hare see the tortoise?

            b. Who was the slowest animal in the forest?

            c. Why did the tortoise get angry?

            d. Who proposed to have a race?

            e. Who were invited to enjoy the race?

            Answers :

            a. The hare sow the tortoise beside the forest.

            b. The tortoise was the slowest animal in the forest.

            c. The tortoise get angry as it was insulted by the hare.

            d. The hare proposed to have a race.

            e. The other animals in the forest were invited to enjoy the race.

4. Write a short composition on “The Hare and the Tortoise” by answering the following questions :            10

            a. Where did the hare and the tortoise live?

            b. Who was the slowest animal in the forest?

            c. Why did the tortoise become angry?

            d. Where was the starting point of their race?

            e. Who were invited to enjoy the race?

Answers :

            The Hare and the Tortoise

            The hare and tortoise lived in the forest. One day, the hare saw the tortoise walking slowly. The tortoise was the slowest animal in the forest. The hare insulted him for his slow movement. The tortoise became angry at this. They decided to run a race. They select a big tree as their starting point. They invited all the animals of the forest to enjoy the race.