HSC-2023 English 1st Paper

Final Model Test Syllabus: Short Syllabus

Exam Code: 103 Set Code: A Full Marks: 100 Time: 2:55 min.
[N.B:––The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]
Part-A: Reading
01. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.
Children must pass through several stages in their lives to become adults. For most people, there are four or five such
stages of growth where they learn certain things: infancy (birth to age 2), early childhood (3 to 8 years), later childhood
(9 to 12 years) and adolescence (13 to 18 years). Persons 18 and over are considered adults in our society.
World Health Organization (WHO) identifies adolescence as the period in human growth and development that occurs
after childhood and before adulthood. This phase represents one of the critical transitions in one's life span and is
characterized by fast paced growth and change which are second only to those at infancy. Biological processes drive
many aspects of this growth and development with the onset of puberty marking the passage from childhood to
adolescence. The biological determinants of adolescence are fairly universal; however, the duration and defining
characteristics of this period may vary across time, cultures, and socio-economic situations. This period has seen
many changes over the past century- puberty for example, comes earlier than before, people marry late, and their
sexual attitudes and behaviors are different from their grandparents, or even parents. Among the factors responsible
for the change are education, urbanization and spread of global communication.
The time of adolescence is a period of preparation for adulthood during which one experiences several key
developments. Besides physical and sexual maturation, these experiences include movement toward social and
economic independence, development of identity, the acquisition of skills needed to carry out adult relationships and
roles and the capacity for abstract reasoning. While adolescence is a time of tremendous growth and potential, it is
also a time of considerable risks during which social contexts exert powerful influences.

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 0.5×10=5

(a) Adolescence is actually a period of ------------.
(i) transitions (ii) maturity (iii) stability (iv) critical physical condition
(b) What could be the closest meaning for ‘onset’ in the passage?
(i) conclusion (ii) commencement (iii) result (iv) termination
(c) The pace of growth at adolescence is fast, but less fast than at ---------.
(i) childhood (ii) adulthood (iii) cradle (iv) puberty
(d) The biological causal factors of adolescence are --------------.
(i) seasonal (ii) immured (iii) incarcerated (iv) ubiquitous
(e) The duration and defining characteristics of this period may vary across time. Here ‘defining’ is a/an---------.
(i) noun (ii) adjective (iii) adverb (iv) verb
(f) The word ‘tremendous’ refers to ----------
(i) microscopic (ii) colossal (iii) homuncular (iv) diminutive
(g) Many aspects of the growth and development of adolescence are driven by -----------.
(i) good or bad company (ii) family pressure
(iii) biological process (iv) house and infrastructure
(h) What does the phrase “social independence” suggest?
(i) marriage (ii) right to family
(iii) decisions in relation to socialization (iv) citizens living in isolation
(i) “It is also a time of considerable risks.” Here ‘considerable’ isn’t similar to -----------
(i) reasonable (ii) substantial (iii) plausible (iv) idiotic
(j) The word ‘reasoning’ in the passage refers to -----------.
(i) ability to think (ii) ability to imagine imprudently
(iii) inability to find out the reason (iv) ability to understand pragmatically
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(a) →(i) transitions
(b)→ (ii) commencement
(c)→ (iii) cradle
(d)→ (iv) ubiquitous
(e) → (ii) adjective
(f) → (ii) colossal
(g) → (iii) biological process
(h) → (iii) decisions in relation to socialization
(i) → (iv) idiotic
(j) → (iv) ability to understand pragmatically
B. Answer the following questions: 3×5=15
(a) Mention the stages of growth from childhood to adulthood. Who in our society are considered adults?
(b) How does WHO define adolescence? And what factors are responsible for the change in the period of adolescence
over the past century?
(c) Why do you think adolescence is called the preparation phase for adulthood?
(d) Why do the duration and defining factors of change vary among adolescents? What are the changes in the period
of adolescence now?
(e) “The biological determinants of adolescence are fairly universal.” --- Explain the quote.
Answer:
(a) The stages of growth from childhood to adulthood are infancy, early childhood, later childhood, adolescence
and then adulthood. Persons aged 18 / over are considered adults in our society.
(b) WHO defines adolescence as the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before
adulthood. The factors that are responsible for the change in the period of adolescence over the past century are
education, urbanization and the spread of global communication.
(c) Adolescence is called the preparation phase for adulthood because in this period a person experiences several
developments including physical/sexual maturation, movement toward social/economic independence,
development of identity, capacity for abstract reasoning and acquisition of skills to carry out adult relationships.
Adolescence is a time of tremendous growth and potential, it is also a time of considerable risks during which
social contexts exert powerful influences.
(d) The duration and defining factors of change vary among adolescents because of different time, cultures and socio-
economic situations. Earlier puberty, late marriage, different sexual attitudes and behaviors from grandparents or
even parents are the changes in adolescent period now.
(e) The biological determinants of adolescence are fairly universal as these determinants turn an adolescent into an
adult. There is seen the very same process of experiencing fast paced growth and change with the onset of
puberty. (The hormones producing chemicals influence adolescents’ growth). But the duration and defining
characteristics of this period may vary across time, and socio-economic situations.
02. Read the following text and make a flow chart showing the significant incidents before the final dissolve of the
Assembly. (No. 1 is done for you.) 1×5=5
Mr. Bhutto came here; he carried out discussions with us; he said that the doors of negotiations had not been shut and
that there would be further negotiations. I then had talks with other leaders; I said to them, “Come and sit down with
us; let’s create a constitution for ourselves through discussions.” But Mr. Bhutto declared that if West Pakistani
members came here the Assembly would end up as a slaughterhouse. He claimed that whoever came here would be
slaughtered. He said that if anyone showed up here all shops from Peshawar to Karachi would be shut down. I declared
that the Assembly will continue to meet. But suddenly on the 1st of March the Assembly was postponed. Mr. Yahya
Khan called the session of the Assembly in his capacity as the President and I declared I would be attending it. Mr.
Bhutto said he would not be part of it. Thirty-five members of the Assembly came from West Pakistan to take part in
its proceedings. But it was dissolved all of a sudden. The blame was put on the people of Bengal, the finger was
pointed at me!
After the Assembly’s session was prorogued, the people of this country protested. I told them, “Observe the General
Strike we have called peacefully.” I told them “Shut down all mills and factories.” Our people responded to my call.
They came to the streets spontaneously. They expressed their firm determination to carry out the struggle peacefully.

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 Answer:
Any 5 of the followings:
o Declaring/Declaration of further negotiations by Bhutto
o Talking to other leaders/Offering to sit together/
o Offering to create a constitution through discussions by Bangabandhu
o Threatening to slaughter West Pakistani members for attending Assembly/
o Threatening to shut down all shops from Peshawar to Karachi/
o Declaration of continuity of Assembly by Bangabandhu/
o Postponement of Assembly on 1st March
o Calling the Assembly session by Yahya Khan /
o Declaring/Declaration of attending the session of Assembly by Bangabandhu /
o Attending Assembly by Thirty-five West Pakistani members
o Rejecting the Assembly session by Bhutto

03. Summarize the following text. 1×10=10

Ecotourism is broadly defined as low impact travel to endangered and often undisturbed locations. It is different from
traditional tourism because it allows the traveler to become educated about the areas– both in terms of the physical
landscape and cultural characteristics. It often provides funds for conservation and benefits the economic development
of places that are often impoverished. To be considered ecotourism, a trip must meet some set forth principles:
minimize the impact of visiting the location (i.e. the use of road), build respects and awareness of the travelers for the
environment and cultural practices, provide financial aid for conservation, provide financial aid, empowerment and
other benefits for local people etc. Ecotourism is popular in Indonesia as well as in Central and South America.
Despite the popularity of ecotourism, there are several criticisms of ecotourism as well. Increased tourism to sensitive
areas without proper planning and management can actually harm the ecosystem and its species because the
infrastructure needed to sustain tourism such as roads can contribute to environmental degradation. Ecotourism is also
said by critics to have a negative impact on local communities because the arrival of foreign visitors and wealth can
shift political and economic conditions of the area. It can also make the area dependent more on tourism than its
domestic economic practices.
Answer:
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04. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than
needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary. 0.5×10=5
do continue will grow share crumble
yourself think appear throw encourage bless
A warrior of light (a) ______ his world with the people he loves. He tries to (b) ______ them to do the things they
would like to do but for which they lack the courage; at such times, the Enemy (c) ______ holding two wooden signs
in his hand. On one sign is written: ‘Think about yourself. Keep all the (d) ______ for yourself, otherwise, you’ll end
up losing everything’. On the other sign, he reads: ‘Who (e) ______ you (f) ______ you are, helping other people?
Can’t you see your own faults?’ A warrior knows that he has faults. But he knows too that he cannot do his (g) ______
alone and thus distance himself from his companions. Therefore, he (h) ______ the signs to the floor, even if he thinks
they may contain a grain of truth. The signs (i) ______ into dust, and the warrior (j) ______ to encourage those nearest
him.

Answer:
(a) shares (b) encourage (c) appears (d) blessings (e) do
(f) think (g) growing/growth (h) throws (i) crumble (j) continues

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05. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. 1×10=10
It was Neil Armstrong who first (a) ---------- on the moon. He (b) ----------- Apollo 11, the spacecraft which was used
to reach the moon. It was on July 16, 1969 (c) ---------- the astronauts named Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike
Collins (d) ------- for the moon by Apollo 11. After the (e) ---------- of four days Armstrong and Aldrin landed their
Lunar Module on the moon. Then (f) ----------- stepped on the surface of the moon and (g) ---------- their footprints in
the lunar dust as the first human (h) -------------. After (i) -------------- the surface of the moon, they (j) --------------
moon rocks for over two hours.

Answer:
(a) landed/alighted/arrived/stepped/
(b) operated/ran/drove/guided/steered/piloted/led/(functioned)/
(c) when
(d) left/headed
(e) expedition/journey/trip/drive/passage/ride/flight/
(f) they
(g) marked/placed/put/stained/
(h) being(s)
(i) exploring/inspecting/surveying/analyzing/examining/testing/scrutinizing/
(j) gathered/

06. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 10

(a) He died on August 29, 1976 and was buried in the compound of Dhaka University.
(b) He lost his father at the age of eight.
(c) It was tragic that he had been suffering from a cruel disease since 1942.
(d) But after the First World War he gave up the sword for the pen.
(e) At the age of eleven he showed his poetic genius.
(f) Bangladesh became independent in 1971 and he was brought to Bangladesh from Kolkata in 1972.
(g) At the age of nineteen, he joined the Army as an ordinary soldier.
(h) Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in 1899 in the district of Burdwan in West Bengal.
(i) Then he was declared our national poet by the Government of Bangladesh.
(j) For that, he remained paralyzed for the rest of his life.sw
er:
Answer:
01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10.
h b e g d c j f i a

Part-B : Writing
07. The pie chart below shows the percentage of people’s transportation means of a megacity. Describe the chart
in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart. 15

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08. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words and give a suitable title to it. 15
Once a golden necklace was lost from a rich man’s house. A few servants worked in that house. Naturally, it was
suspected that any one of the servants had stolen the necklace. Each of them was asked. But nobody ......................

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09. Suppose, you are Rafiha, living in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Your friend Sara, a resident of Oslo, Norway, wants to visit
Bangladesh. Now, write a letter to your friend describing the beautiful visiting places of Bangladesh. 10

Answer:
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 HSC-2023 English 1st Paper
Final Model Test Syllabus: Short Syllabus
Exam Code: 103 Set Code: B Full Marks: 100 Time: 2:55 min.
[N.B:––The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]
Part-A : Reading
01. Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.
I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places
will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all
flesh shall see it together.” This is our hope. This is the faith that I will go back to the South with.
With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able
to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.
With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand
up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day…. And if America is to be a great nation, this must
become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty
mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania…
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. And when
this happens, and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every
state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews
and gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual,
“Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
[ a part of speech made by Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington DC, America]

A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 0.5×10=5

(a) “Let freedom ring” means ------------.
(i) freedom should make sounds (ii) freedom should make people alert
(iii) freedom should disappear (iv) people may achieve freedom
(b) We will be able to work together. Here “together” is a/an ----------
(i) noun (ii) adjective (iii) adverb (iv) verb
(c) ‘jangling discords’ in line no. 6 suggests ---------.
(i) harsh attitudes (ii) lack of faith
(iii) deadlock in relationship (iv) noticeable disagreements
(d) The speaker expresses -------------- through his speech.
(i) despair (ii) pessimism (iii) optimism (iv) greed
(e) The antonym of “exalted” is ---------
(i) venerable (ii) distinguished (iii) famed (iv) insignificant
(f) “and the ---------- of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.” Which of the following
words suits the best to fill the gap?
(i) obscurity (ii) majesty (iii) commitment (iv) commemoration
(g) “Gentile” in the text indicates to -----------.
(i) non-Jewish (ii) non-believer (iii) aboriginal (iv) Jewish
(h) What does the phrase “symphony of brotherhood” suggest?
(i) unity among same blood relations (ii) harmonious relationship among citizens
(iii) brothers living apart (iv) citizens living in isolation
(i) How many states have been mentioned in the speech?
(i) five (ii) three (iii) two (iv) four
(j) The word ‘transform’ in the passage is not similar to -----------.
(i) transfigure (ii) mutate (iii) metamorphose (iv) hoard
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(a) → (iv) people may achieve freedom
(b) → (iii) adverb
(c) → (iv) noticeable disagreements
(d) → (iii) optimism
(e) → (iv) insignificant
(f) → (ii) majesty
(g) → (i) non-Jewish
(h) → (ii) harmonious relationship among citizens
(i) → (iv) four
(j) → (iv) hoard

B. Answer the following questions: 3×5=15

(a) How shall every valley be exalted, and every hill and mountain be made low?
(b) What, according to the speaker, can make America great again?
(c) From where should the people let freedom ring?
(d) What will happen when freedom is allowed to ring from mentioned places? In the passage, who will be free at last?
(e) “This is the faith that I will go back to the South with.”- Here, what is the faith of Martin Luther King and how
will faith form the sense of togetherness?
Answer:
(a) There were valleys deprived of proper facilities during the time of Martin Luther King. Discrimination was made
between the valleys of black people and those of white people. Martin Luther King Jr. urged the importance of
equality, equity & togetherness. He was optimistic that one day every valley would be exalted, every hill and
mountain would be made low if people of all classes and colors were treated equally.
Or, every valley would be exalted, every hill and mountain would be made low by giving equal facilities to the
deprived / by removing discrimination between black & white, / by treating people of all classes and colors
equally.
(b) Martin Luther King Jr. points out that if America is to be a great nation, its people must work together, pray
together, struggle together, go to jail together and stand up for freedom together.
(c) People should let the freedom ring from prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire, from the mighty mountains of
New York, from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania, from every hill and molehill of Mississippi,
from every mountainside, from every village and every hamlet and from every state and every city.
(d) When freedom is allowed to ring, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children will be able
to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual. All the American people/All God’s children
including black and white people, Jews and gentiles, Protestants and Catholics will be free at last.
(e) The faith of Martin Luther King is that this land will be made equal. / Every valley shall be exalted, every hill
and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made
straight, “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
With this faith, people will have some hope within a world of despair and will be able to transform the discords
of the nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.
Or, People will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith people will be able
to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.

02. Read the following text and make a flow chart showing the activities of Valentina Tereshkova during her flight
in space. (No. 1 has been done for you.) 1×5=5
Although Tereshkova experienced nausea and physical discomfort for much of the flight, she orbited the earth 48
times and spent almost three days in space. With a single flight, she logged more flight time than the combined times
of all American astronauts who had flown before that date. Tereshkova also maintained a flight log and took
photographs of the horizon, which were later used to identify aerosol layers within the atmosphere.
Vostok-6 was the final Vostok and was launched two days after Vostok-5, which carried Valary Bykovsky into a
similar orbit for five days, landing three hours after Tereshkova. The two vessels approached each other within 5
kilometers at one point, and from space, Tereshkova communicated with Bykovsky and the Soviet leader Khrushchev
by radio.

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 Answer: (Any 5=05
• Orbiting the earth 48 times
• Spending almost three days
• Traveling more time than American astronauts
• Keeping a flight record /maintaining a flight log
• Taking photographs of the horizon
• Communicating with Bykovsky & soviet leader Khrushchev

03. Summarize the following text. 1×10=10

Conflict can be described as a disagreement among individuals and groups characterized by antagonism and brutality.
This usually happens when parties to conflict cannot agree on a peaceful resolution of a contentious issue. Very often
elements of conflict such as opposing interests or needs, misunderstandings, stress and frustration and a lack of
communication contribute to an escalation of hospitality. If we do not allow others to freely express their opinions
and beliefs, conflict becomes inevitable. Conflict involves two or more parties, but we may have conflict within our
own selves. Conflicts are basically of three types arising out of three different causes.
Firstly, resources are limited, and so groups or individuals come into conflict with each other to possess as much of
these resources as possible, thus giving rise to hostile behaviours among those involved.
Secondly, it is concerned with the varied preferences and ideologies that people have as their principles. Conflicts
driven by this factor are demonstrated in wars wherein contending parties have their separate sets of beliefs that they
assert in an aggressive manner.
Thirdly, it occurs when the parties involved intend to maximize what influence they have in the social setting. Such
a situation can happen among individuals, groups or even nations.

Answer:
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04. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than
needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary. 0.5×10=5
attraction be praise expect insolvent overlook
through thank entertainment express say pass
Twenty years ago the writer was living in an apartment in Paris and it (a) -------- a cemetery. At that time a lady wrote
a letter (b) -------- one of his books. The writer answered (c) ----------- her. Within a very short time the writer received
another letter from her (d) --------- that she was passing (e) ---------- Paris and would like to have a chat with him. She
also requested to give her a little luncheon at Foyot’s. (f) ----------- flattered the writer agreed to (g) ----------- the lady
at Foyot’s in spite of his financial (h) ------------. The lady was neither young nor (i) ------------ according to the writer’s
(j) --------------.

Answer:
(a) overlooked (b) praising (c) thanking (d) saying/expressing (e) through
(f) Being (g) entertain (h) insolvency (i)attractive/expressive (j) expectation

05. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word in each gap. 1×10=10
Child labour denies children of their (a) ___and interferes with their ability to attend regular (b) ___. This intervention
is mentally and physically (c) ___. Child labour is (d) ___ harmful by social organizations. Legislations (e) ___ child
labour are being made across the world. In developing countries, child labour is still (f) ___. Still many children have
to work to fulfill their basic (g) ___. Extreme poverty still prevails in many (h) ___ of the world. Extreme poverty is
the (i) ___ cause of child labour. In fact, only the law cannot stop child labour. We all must work together to (j) ___
child labour.
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(a) childhood/rights
(b) activities/
(c) harmful/destructive/
(d) considered/regarded/defined/marked/
(e) against
(f) rampant/protrusive/drastic/widespread/uncontrolled/unrestrained/high/pervasive/unbridled/increasing/ [adj/v+ing]
(g) needs/essentials/necessities/demands/rights/
(h) countries/parts/states/corners/regions/communities/societies/
(i) root/main/primary/leading/major/prime/first/chief/
(j) stop/eradicate/eliminate/end/remove/prevent/resist/uproot/
* Any kind of grammatical or spelling mistake bears no mark.

06. Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order. 10

(a) At one moment a huge iceberg was spotted very close to the ship and the great ship turned sharply to avoid a
collision.
(b) It was on April 10, 1912.
(c) Being the largest ship, she was able to carry 1316 passengers and a crew of 891.
(d) The Titanic was sailing for New York from Southampton then.
(e) Four days after setting out, a great disaster happened when the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the
North Atlantic.
(f) The captain went down to see what had happened.
(g) So, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly.
(h) Five of the ship’s sixteen watertight compartments were totally damaged by the collision.
(i) Suddenly there was a slight trembling sound from below.
(j) At that time, she was the largest ship in the world built in a special way and regarded as unsinkable.

: Answer:
01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10.
b d j c e a i f h g

Part-B : Writing
07. The graph below shows the percentage of people living in urban and village areas in Bangladesh from 2018 to 2022.
Describe the graph chart in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart. 15

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08. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words and give a suitable title to it. 15
There lived three friends in a village. One day, one of the three friends planned to steal a bag of gold from a house.
The second friend, at once, -------------

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09. Suppose, you are Jahid, an HSC Examinee of Rajshahi New Government Degree College. Your brother Jahangir, a
jobholder living in Dhaka, wants to know about your plan after the HSC examination. Now, write a letter in reply
to your brother. 10

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