৮ম শ্রেণি ইংরেজি ১ম পত্র প্রশ্ন (৩টি পূর্ণাঙ্গ প্রশ্নপত্র)

Read the text and answer questions 1 and 2.

Ms Rehana began her class with a simple question: "What did you eat for breakfast today?" Some students said bread and tea, some said rice and egg, and one boy admitted that he had eaten nothing at all. Ms Rehana smiled and explained that the food we eat decides how well we grow, learn and play.

Our body needs different kinds of nutrients, and no single food contains all of them. Carbohydrates, found in rice, bread and potatoes, give us energy for work and study. Proteins, found in fish, meat, eggs and dal, build our muscles and repair worn-out cells. Fats from oil, butter and nuts also give energy and keep us warm, but we need them only in small amounts. Vitamins and minerals, which come mainly from fresh vegetables and fruits, protect us from diseases. Water is not a food, but every part of the body needs it to work properly.

A diet that contains all these nutrients in the right proportion is called a balanced diet. It does not have to be expensive. A plate of rice with dal, a small piece of fish and a bowl of green leafy vegetables is a balanced meal for most Bangladeshi families. Seasonal fruits such as guava, mango and banana are cheap and full of vitamins.

Ms Rehana ended the class with a piece of advice: "Never skip breakfast, and fill half your plate with vegetables. Your body will thank you."

Now choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script. 1×7=7

i) The boy who spoke last had eaten ___ for breakfast.

• a) bread and tea
• b) rice and egg
• c) nothing
• d) fruits

ii) Which of the following gives us energy for work and study?

• a) carbohydrates
• b) minerals
• c) vitamins
• d) water

iii) The word 'repair' in the passage means—

• a) break
• b) mend
• c) clean
• d) count

iv) Proteins are found in—

• a) rice and potatoes
• b) oil and butter
• c) fish, eggs and dal
• d) guava and banana

v) The word 'proportion' is closest in meaning to—

• a) amount compared with others
• b) price
• c) taste
• d) colour

vi) Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

• a) Every part of the body needs water.
• b) A balanced diet must be expensive.
• c) Fats keep us warm.
• d) Vitamins protect us from diseases.

vii) The main idea of the passage is that—

• a) Ms Rehana is a strict teacher
• b) breakfast is costly
• c) a balanced diet keeps us healthy and need not be costly
• d) fish is the only good food

Read the text and answer the following questions. 2×5=10

• (a) What question did Ms Rehana ask her students at the start of the class?
• (b) What do proteins do for our body?
• (c) What is a balanced diet?
• (d) Why does the writer say that a balanced diet does not have to be expensive?
• (e) Ms Rehana advised her students never to skip breakfast. Do you follow this advice? Why or why not?

Read the following text and answer questions 3 and 4.

Fill in the gaps with suitable words. 1×5=5

Folk songs are the music of ordinary people. Nobody knows who first composed most of them. They have passed from one generation to the next by word of (a) ___, not through books. Farmers sing them in the fields, and boatmen sing them while rowing on the wide rivers. Bangladesh has a rich (b) ___ of folk songs. Bhatiyali is the song of the boatmen, and its long, slow tune carries the loneliness of the river. Bhawaiya belongs to the northern districts, especially Rangpur, and it often tells of the sorrow of separation. Lalon Giti and the songs of Hason Raja are full of deep thoughts about life and death. These songs are usually played on simple (c) ___ such as the ektara, the dotara and the flute. Sadly, many young people now prefer modern songs, and as villagers (d) ___ to cities, some old tunes are being forgotten. We must (e) ___ this treasure for the future.

Read the passage again and write synonyms/antonyms of the following words. 1×5=5

• (a) ordinary (synonym)
• (b) wide (antonym)
• (c) sorrow (synonym)
• (d) simple (antonym)
• (e) prefer (synonym)

Read the following text carefully and answer questions 5, 6 and 7.

Johannes Gutenberg, the man who changed the way the world reads, was born around 1400 in Mainz, a town in Germany. As a young man he learnt the craft of working with metal, and this skill later helped him greatly. Before his time, books in Europe were copied by hand. A single book could take a writer many months, so books were rare and very costly, and only the rich could own them.

Around 1434 Gutenberg moved to Strasbourg, where he began to experiment with a new way of printing. He made small metal letters, one for each character, which could be arranged to form a page and then used again and again. He also prepared a special oil-based ink and built a press like the ones used for squeezing grapes. By about 1440 his printing press was ready. He later returned to Mainz, and around 1455 he completed his most famous work, a Bible printed in Latin. About 180 copies were produced, and some of them still survive today.

Gutenberg did not become rich from his invention, and he died in Mainz on 3 February 1468. But his press spread across Europe within a few decades. Books became cheaper, more people learnt to read, and knowledge travelled faster than ever before.

Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1×5=5

Read the passage again and write whether the following statements are True or False. Give correct answers for the false statements. 1×5=5

• (a) Before Gutenberg, books in Europe were copied by hand.
• (b) As a young man, Gutenberg learnt the craft of working with wood.
• (c) His metal letters could be used only once.
• (d) About 180 copies of his Bible were produced.
• (e) Gutenberg became very rich from his invention.

Summarise the text in your own words. 10

Match the words from the columns 'A and B' to make five complete sentences. 1×5=5

Read the following sentences and rearrange them in correct order to make a complete passage. 1×8=8

• (a) The mouse begged the lion to let him go and promised to help him one day.
• (b) One day a lion was sleeping under a tree in a forest.
• (c) A few days later, the lion was caught in a hunter's net.
• (d) The lion laughed at the idea but set the mouse free.
• (e) A little mouse ran over his body and woke him up.
• (f) The mouse heard him roaring and came running to the spot.
• (g) The angry lion caught the mouse and was about to kill him.
• (h) He cut the ropes of the net with his sharp teeth, and the lion was free.

Read the poem and answer the following questions. 2×5=10

The Boatman's Song

The river is wide and the evening is grey, The boatman is rowing his lonely way; His oar dips slow and his oar dips deep, While the fields on the bank are falling asleep.

He sings of his village, his home and his wife, Of the river that gives and the river that takes life; The wind takes his tune to the far-off shore, Where his children are waiting beside the door.

• (i) At what time of the day is the boatman rowing?
• (ii) How does the boatman move his oar?
• (iii) What does the boatman sing about?
• (iv) What does the poet mean by "the river that gives and the river that takes life"?
• (v) Who are waiting for the boatman, and where are they waiting?

Part B: Writing Test

Read the beginning of the story and complete the story below. Use at least ten new sentences. Give a suitable title to it. 10

Rahim, a farmer's son, walked three kilometres to school every day. One morning, on his way to school, he found a small bag lying on the muddy road. When he opened it, he saw a bundle of money and a letter with a name and an address on it ……

Write a paragraph in about 150 words on 'A Village Fair' by answering the following questions. 10

• (a) What is a village fair?
• (b) When and where is it usually held?
• (c) What things are sold at the fair?
• (d) What kinds of fun and entertainment can be found there?
• (e) How do you feel when you visit a village fair?

Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on 'Your Hobby'. 10

• (a) What is a hobby?
• (b) What is your hobby?
• (c) When and how did you start it?
• (d) When do you spend time on it?
• (e) How does your hobby help you?

Read the text and answer questions 1 and 2.

Every year, when the monsoon comes, many hospitals in Bangladesh fill up with patients suffering from dengue. Dengue is a communicable disease, which means it can spread from one person to another. It is caused by a virus and carried by the Aedes mosquito. When an Aedes mosquito bites a person who already has dengue, it takes the virus into its body. Later, when it bites a healthy person, it passes the virus on.

The Aedes mosquito is easy to recognise. It has black and white stripes on its body and legs, and unlike many other mosquitoes, it usually bites during the day, especially in the early morning and late afternoon. It lays its eggs in clean, still water. Flower tubs, old tyres, broken pots, coconut shells and water left on rooftops are its favourite breeding places.

A dengue patient usually suffers from high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes and pain in the joints. Some patients also get red spots on the skin. There is no specific medicine for dengue, so patients need plenty of rest and fluids, and they must see a doctor quickly. They should not take any painkiller without a doctor's advice.

The best way to fight dengue is to stop the mosquito from breeding. We should empty stored water every three days, keep our surroundings clean and use mosquito nets even while sleeping in the daytime. If every family does its part, dengue can be controlled.

Now choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script. 1×7=7

i) Dengue is caused by a—

• a) bacterium
• b) virus
• c) worm
• d) fungus

ii) The word 'communicable' means—

• a) that can pass from one person to another
• b) that can never be cured
• c) that is very rare
• d) that attacks only children

iii) The Aedes mosquito usually bites—

• a) at midnight
• b) only in winter
• c) during the day
• d) only animals

iv) The Aedes mosquito lays its eggs in—

• a) dirty drains
• b) clean, still water
• c) running rivers
• d) dry soil

v) The word 'severe' is closest in meaning to—

• a) mild
• b) very bad
• c) sudden
• d) short

vi) Which of the following is NOT a sign of dengue mentioned in the passage?

• a) high fever
• b) pain behind the eyes
• c) cough
• d) pain in the joints

vii) According to the writer, the best way to fight dengue is to—

• a) take painkillers
• b) stay indoors all day
• c) stop mosquitoes from breeding
• d) keep away from hospitals

Read the text and answer the following questions. 2×5=10

• (a) How does dengue spread from one person to another?
• (b) How can you recognise an Aedes mosquito?
• (c) Name three places where the Aedes mosquito breeds.
• (d) What should a dengue patient do?
• (e) "If every family does its part, dengue can be controlled." Do you agree? Give reasons.

Read the following text and answer questions 3 and 4.

Fill in the gaps with suitable words. 1×5=5

Water is one of the most precious gifts of nature, yet we are polluting it every day. The rivers around Dhaka, such as the Buriganga, are a sad example. Once their water was clear, and boats carried people and goods up and down them. Today many factories (a) ___ their waste directly into the rivers. Tanneries, dyeing mills and households add chemicals, plastic and dirty water. As a result, the water has turned black and smells bad, and in some places fish can no longer (b) ___ in it. People who use this water for bathing and washing suffer from skin (c) ___ and stomach problems. Polluted water also enters the fields and harms our crops. The situation is serious, but it is not hopeless. Factories must clean their waste before throwing it away, and the government should make strict (d) ___ and see that they are obeyed. Each of us can also help by not throwing plastic bags and rubbish into rivers and ponds. Clean rivers mean a healthy (e) ___.

Read the passage again and write synonyms/antonyms of the following words. 1×5=5

• (a) precious (synonym)
• (b) clear (antonym)
• (c) serious (synonym)
• (d) hopeless (antonym)
• (e) harms (synonym)

Read the following text carefully and answer questions 5, 6 and 7.

Thomas Alva Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history, was born on 11 February 1847 in Milan, a small town in Ohio, USA. He went to school for only about three months, because his teacher thought he asked too many questions. After that his mother, who had been a teacher, taught him at home. Young Edison loved reading and did chemical experiments in the basement of his house.

At the age of twelve he began selling newspapers and sweets to passengers on a train. Later he worked as a telegraph operator and spent his free time improving machines. In 1876 he set up a laboratory at Menlo Park in New Jersey. The next year, 1877, he invented the phonograph, a machine that could record and play back sound. People were so amazed that they called him "the Wizard of Menlo Park".

His most famous work came in 1879, when he made an electric light bulb that could burn for many hours. Other people had made bulbs before, but his was practical and cheap enough for ordinary homes. In 1882 he opened a power station in New York to supply electricity to homes and offices. Edison received more than a thousand patents for his inventions. He died on 18 October 1931 in West Orange, New Jersey. He once said that genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.

Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1×5=5

Read the passage again and write whether the following statements are True or False. Give correct answers for the false statements. 1×5=5

• (a) Edison went to school for many years.
• (b) His mother taught him at home.
• (c) He sold newspapers on a train at the age of twelve.
• (d) The phonograph could record and play back sound.
• (e) Edison was the first person ever to make an electric bulb.

Summarise the text in your own words. 10

Match the words from the columns 'A and B' to make five complete sentences. 1×5=5

Read the following sentences and rearrange them in correct order to make a complete passage. 1×8=8

• (a) The hare laughed at the tortoise for being so slow.
• (b) The tortoise kept walking slowly without stopping.
• (c) Once there lived a proud hare in a forest.
• (d) Soon the hare was far ahead, so he lay down under a tree and fell asleep.
• (e) When the hare woke up, he saw the tortoise crossing the finishing line.
• (f) The tortoise calmly challenged him to a race.
• (g) The race began, and the hare ran off at great speed.
• (h) The hare learnt that slow and steady wins the race.

Read the poem and answer the following questions. 2×5=10

The Caged Bird

A little bird in a golden cage Sits on a swing of shining wire; It gets its seeds and water each day, And all the things we think it should desire.

But when it sees the open sky And hears its brothers calling high, It beats its wings against the bars And dreams of trees and clouds and stars.

Open the door and let it go, Its song is sweetest when it is free; A cage of gold is still a cage, For a bird, or you, or me.

• (i) Where does the little bird live?
• (ii) What does the bird get every day?
• (iii) What does the bird do when it hears other birds calling?
• (iv) Explain the line "A cage of gold is still a cage."
• (v) What does the poet ask us to do, and why?

Part B: Writing Test

Read the beginning of the story and complete the story below. Use at least ten new sentences. Give a suitable title to it. 10

Nabila had always been afraid of speaking in front of others. One day her English teacher announced that every student of the class would give a short speech at the school's annual cultural programme next week ……

Write a paragraph in about 150 words on 'Load Shedding' by answering the following questions. 10

• (a) What is load shedding?
• (b) Why does load shedding happen?
• (c) When is it most troublesome?
• (d) What problems do students, patients and factories face during load shedding?
• (e) How can we reduce the problem?

Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on 'Your Favourite Teacher'. 10

• (a) Who is your favourite teacher?
• (b) What subject does he or she teach?
• (c) How does he or she teach in the class?
• (d) How does he or she behave with the students?
• (e) Why do you like him or her most?

Read the text and answer questions 1 and 2.

We come across news every day. We read it in newspapers, hear it on the radio, watch it on television and scroll through it on our phones. But what exactly is news? Simply put, news is information about recent events that are important or interesting to many people. An American editor, Charles Anderson Dana, once explained it in a famous way: "When a dog bites a man, that is not news; but when a man bites a dog, that is news." In other words, news is usually about something new, unusual or unexpected.

Good news reports have some common qualities. First, they must be recent; a story about something that happened months ago is no longer news. Second, they must be correct and based on facts. Third, they should be clear and well explained, so that ordinary readers can understand them. A good reporter tries to answer six questions in every story: who, what, where, when, why and how.

A news report should also be objective. This means that the reporter should present the facts without adding his or her own likes and dislikes. When a report favours one side unfairly, we say it is biased. Opinions do have a place in a newspaper, but they belong to the editorial page, not to the news pages.

Today anyone can post a story online, so false news spreads quickly. A wise reader checks the source before believing or sharing any piece of news.

Now choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script. 1×7=7

i) According to the passage, news is information about—

• a) old stories
• b) recent events that interest many people
• c) the reporter's feelings
• d) advertisements

ii) Charles Anderson Dana was—

• a) a scientist
• b) a Bangladeshi reporter
• c) an American editor
• d) a television presenter

iii) The word 'unusual' means—

• a) common
• b) strange
• c) boring
• d) daily

iv) A good reporter tries to answer—

• a) three questions
• b) four questions
• c) five questions
• d) six questions

v) The word 'objective' in the passage means—

• a) based on facts, not feelings
• b) a goal
• c) exciting
• d) short

vi) Which of the following is NOT a quality of good news mentioned in the passage?

• a) It is recent.
• b) It is correct.
• c) It is long.
• d) It is clear.

vii) According to the passage, opinions in a newspaper belong to—

• a) the front page
• b) the sports page
• c) the editorial page
• d) the advertisement page

Read the text and answer the following questions. 2×5=10

• (a) From which sources do we get news every day?
• (b) What did Charles Anderson Dana mean by his famous saying?
• (c) What are the six questions that a good reporter tries to answer?
• (d) When is a news report called biased?
• (e) Why should a reader check the source before sharing news? Do you do it? Explain.

Read the following text and answer questions 3 and 4.

Fill in the gaps with suitable words. 1×5=5

Last winter, Zara travelled by air for the first time. Her family was going to Cox's Bazar, and their flight was at ten in the morning. They reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport two hours early, as the airline had advised. First, they showed their tickets and ID cards at the counter and (a) ___ in their luggage. The airline staff weighed the bags, put tags on them and gave each of them a boarding (b) . Next, they went through the security check, where their hand bags were checked by a machine. After that they waited in the departure (c) , where Zara watched the big planes taking off through the glass wall. At last an announcement asked the passengers to board the plane. Zara felt a little nervous when the plane began to (d) ___ down the runway, but soon she was looking down at the tiny houses and green fields below. In about an hour they (e) ___ at Cox's Bazar.

Read the passage again and write synonyms/antonyms of the following words. 1×5=5

• (a) early (antonym)
• (b) watched (synonym)
• (c) nervous (synonym)
• (d) tiny (antonym)
• (e) soon (synonym)

Read the following text carefully and answer questions 5, 6 and 7.

For thousands of years, pearls were among the most valuable jewels in the world. A natural pearl is formed when a tiny grain of sand or a small creature gets inside an oyster. To protect itself, the oyster covers the object with layer after layer of a shiny substance. After some years, a pearl is formed. But only one oyster in thousands holds a good pearl, so divers had to risk their lives diving deep into the sea without any equipment.

The man who changed this was Kokichi Mikimoto of Japan. He was born on 25 January 1858 in Toba, a small town by the sea, where his family ran a noodle shop. As a young man he saw that the pearl oysters near his home were becoming fewer because too many were being collected. He decided to find a way to make oysters produce pearls. For years he placed small beads inside oysters and waited, but most of them died. At last, in 1893, he succeeded in producing a half-round pearl. Later he learnt to grow fully round pearls, and in the early twentieth century his cultured pearls reached markets in Europe and America.

Cultured pearls were much cheaper than natural ones, so ordinary people could buy them. But this brought hard times for the traditional pearl divers of the Persian Gulf, who lost their work. Mikimoto died on 21 September 1954, at the age of ninety-six.

Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1×5=5

Read the passage again and write whether the following statements are True or False. Give correct answers for the false statements. 1×5=5

• (a) A natural pearl forms when something small gets inside an oyster.
• (b) Every oyster holds a good pearl.
• (c) Mikimoto's family ran a noodle shop.
• (d) Mikimoto produced a fully round pearl in 1893.
• (e) Cultured pearls were cheaper than natural pearls.

Summarise the text in your own words. 10

Match the words from the columns 'A and B' to make five complete sentences. 1×5=5

Read the following sentences and rearrange them in correct order to make a complete passage. 1×8=8

• (a) The water god appeared and brought up a golden axe from the river.
• (b) Once a poor woodcutter was cutting wood beside a river.
• (c) The woodcutter said that it was not his.
• (d) Suddenly his axe slipped from his hand and fell into the deep water.
• (e) Then the god brought up a silver axe, but the woodcutter refused it too.
• (f) He sat down on the bank and began to cry.
• (g) At last the god brought up his own iron axe, and he happily took it.
• (h) Pleased with his honesty, the god gave him all three axes.

Read the poem and answer the following questions. 2×5=10

The Turning Wheel

Round and round the old wheel rolled Beneath the cart in days of old; It carried rice and jute and hay From muddy fields to market day.

Round and round the wheels now run On buses, trains, from sun to sun; They bring the distant cities near And carry friends from there to here.

A simple ring of wood began The long, long journey of the man; So when you ride, remember how One small idea moves the world now.

• (i) What did the old wheel carry?
• (ii) Where did the cart go?
• (iii) Name two vehicles from the poem that run on wheels today.
• (iv) Explain the line "They bring the distant cities near."
• (v) What does the poet want us to remember when we ride?

Part B: Writing Test

Read the beginning of the story and complete the story below. Use at least ten new sentences. Give a suitable title to it. 10

It was the last day of the school trip to the Sundarbans. While the other students were busy taking photographs on the deck of the launch, Tanim noticed a young deer standing on the muddy bank, its leg caught in a fishing net ……

Write a paragraph in about 150 words on 'A Winter Morning' by answering the following questions. 10

• (a) What does a winter morning look like?
• (b) How is the weather in the early morning?
• (c) What do people in villages do on a winter morning?
• (d) What special food do we enjoy in winter?
• (e) How do the poor suffer on a winter morning?

Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on 'The Importance of Reading Newspapers'. 10

• (a) What is a newspaper?
• (b) What kinds of news and features does it contain?
• (c) How does reading newspapers help students?
• (d) Why should we be careful about false news?
• (e) How often do you read a newspaper, and which part do you like most?