Read the passage on Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah & answer the questions below (A-B). The great men were born in different places of this world but their activities make them familiar and closer $\to$ us. Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah is one of those who contributed a lot towards Bangla language and literature. He was the greatest scholar of Bengal. This great scholar was born on 10 July 1885 at 24 Parganas in West Bengal, India. He passed his Entrance Examination in 1904 and obtained his BA degree six years later. It took him two years $\to complete his MA and another two years for his Bachelor of Law$ degree. He later joined the University of Dhaka in 1921 as a Professor of Sanskrit and Bangla. He was awarded the Doctorate degree from Sorbonne University, Paris in 1928. "Bangla Shahityer Katha", the first well-arranged history of Bangla literature was composed by him that was published in 1953. This great scholar remained busy with his work till he became seriously ill in 1967 and was confined $\to bed for about two and a half$ years. Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah breathed his last on 13 July, 1969 in Dhaka. We remember him with great respect and gratitude. A. Complete the following table with information from the above passage.

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3.Read the following text and answer questions A and B. Yuri Gagarin was a Russian pilot and astronaut. He was the first human $\to journey into outer$ space. He on his spacecraft Vostok completed an orbit of the earth on 12 April 1961. Yuri Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino, Russia on March 9, 1934. His parents worked on a farm. He was the third of four children. In 1946, Gagarin completed his secondary education at Klushino. At the age of 16, in 1950, he entered a foundry steel factory near Moscow. He did his graduation from a vocational school in 1951. Then he took a training as a Soviet Air Cadet at a local club where he learned $\to fly at$ first. He again graduated from a technical school in 1955 and he was recruited in the Soviet Army. He became a Lieutenant in the Soviet Air Force in 1957. In 1960, Yuri was selected for the Soviet Space Programme. On 12 April 1961, he became the first human $\to travel into space and move round the$ earth. He died in 1968 in a plane crash. Complete the grid below with appropriate information.

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5.Read the following passage and then answer questions A and B. Kate Winslet, born on October 5, 1975, in Reading, England, is one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation. Growing up in a family involved in acting, she was exposed $\to the world of theater and performance from an early$ age. Winslet's professional carcer began in the early 1990s with small television roles, but her breakthrough came with the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures, directed by Peter Jackson. In it, she played Juliet Hulme, a troubled teenager involved in a shocking real-life crime. Her elegant performance with authenticity impressed the critics and audiences alike. Her worldwide fame came in 1997 when she starred in James Cameron's epic Titanic. The film became a global phenomenon, and Winslet's performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Despite the enormous success, she continued $\to choose challenging and diverse roles rather than relying solely on her$ fame. Throughout her career. Winslet has been known for her versatility and commitment $\to her$ craft. She has appeared in a range of films, including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Finding Neverland (2004), and Little Children (2006), earning multiple awards and nominations. In 2009, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Reader, portraying a former Nazi concentration camp guard struggling with guilt and redemption. Her choice of complex, emotionally demanding roles has made her one of the most respected actresses in Hollywood with her gallant and classic appearance. A. Complete the following table with exact information provided in the passage.

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7.Read the following passage on John Milton and answer questions A & B. John Milton was one of the famous poets in English literature. He was born on December 9, 1608 in London. At the age of 17, he went $\to Cambridge University for study and after seven years of$ study, he obtained his MA degree from that university. The next six years, he spent at Horton in unprofessional study. In 1638, he started his foreign tour. In 1642, he married Mary Powell, a young girl of seventeen. But his wife died in 1652 leaving him with three daughters. So, he married second time in 1656 but two years after his second wife also died. Of all his works 'The Paradise $Lost^{\prime} is said \to be his$ greatest. He finished composing this great epic in 1663. But it was published four years later. By this time, he lost his eyesight. At the age of 66, he died on November 8, 1674. A. Complete the following table with information from the above passage.

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9.Read the passage on education and answer questions A and B. What is education? It is much more than the knowledge we find in books. If a man is truiy educated, he will show how $\to lead a happy and useful life and how \to be a good citizen of the country in which he$ lives, $\to a greater extent a good citizen of the$ world. He will have learnt how $\to behave towards other human$ beings. By coming in touch with the active minds of his teachers and follow students, he will discover what kind of mind he himself has. He will become proud of what he knows \to be \right and ashamed of doing what he knows \to be wrong. The cleverest man is not always the educated. A wise man is one who is able $\to think clearly and then act in such a way that the best results$ follow. Knowledge is very useful, but knowledge by itself does not make a man wise. We need a special kind of education which will train us $\to use our knowledge$ wisely. For example, there had been a great increase in scientific knowledge during the present century but the wisdom of man has not increased at the same rate. Wisdom guides us $\to make the best use of our$ knowledge. Without wisdom, however, much we know we remain foolish. A. Complete the following table with information from the passage.

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11.Read the passage on Nelson Mandela. Complete the table below with information from the passage. Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa, on 18 July 1918. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies. In November 1962, he was sentenced $\to five years in prison and started serving his sentence at Robben Island Prison in 1963. From 1964 \to 1982 he was again imprisoned at Robben Island Prison and then later moved \to Polismoor$ prison, during which his reputation as a potent symbol of resistance $\to the anti-apartheid movement grew$ steadily. Released from prison in 1990, Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994. He is the author of the international best seller book named 'Long Walk $\to Freedom^{\prime} and$ 'Conversations with myself. Mandela was the first black president of south Africa. He was in prison from 1962 $\to 1990. He became the president of South Africa in 1994 and retired in 1999. He spent 27 years in the prison for trying \to overthrow the pro-apartheid$ government. After he \left prison, he worked \to achieve human rights and a better future for everyone in South Africa. Nelson Mandela died on 5 December, 2013 following a lungs illness.

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