Write a paragraph in about 200 words on "A Rainy Day" answering the following questions: (a) How is a rainy day? (b) What can people do on this day? (c) How do the animals and birds pass this day? (d) What do the children do on this day? (e) What is the impact of the day on the poor and the rich?

1.Suppose, you are Wasif/Wasika. Your friend's name is Asif/Anisha. In your school, you are involved in a good number of co-curricular activities that give you much pleasure as well as develop your creativity. Now, write a letter to your friend about the co-curricular activities of your school.

2.Look at the following pie-chart. It shows the choice of professions by different educated youths in Bangladesh. Now, describe the pie-chart in about 150 words. You should highlight and summarise the information given in the chart.

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4.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.

5.Read the passage and answer the question A . [Unit-2; Lesson-3(A)] Humans can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun. But they can control the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere. Only during the last hundred years the carbon dioxide concentration has been raised alarmingly in the atmosphere and we humans can be held responsible for this. The main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is the burning of fossil fuels. Since the \end{of}the 19th century, industrial activities increased rapidly giving rise $\to many$ factories. These factories required energy, which was produced through the combustion of coal. Besides coal, other sources of energy such as mineral oil and natural gas were also burned $\to heat our$ houses, run cars and airplanes or $\to produce$ electricity. Nowadays, about 85 million barrels of crude oil are burned daily. Every time a fossil raw material is burned, it releases carbon dioxide into the air. Therefore, it is clear that more and more greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are being generated worldwide by humans. Moreover, we are also strengthening the greenhouse effect by deforestation, which means cutting down trees. Every year enormous areas of forests are destroyed by people $\to obtain wood and \to clear regions for mining and \to create$ pasture. This loss of the forest causes dual problems. Trees that are burned up release large volumes of carbon dioxide gas into the air. On the other hand, as forests absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the air and deliver oxygen instead, we also destroy an important storehouse of carbon dioxide when we clear forests. A. Answer the following questions. (a) How does the burning of fossil fuels since the Industrial Revolution illustrate the direct between human progress and environmental degradation? (b) In what ways does deforestation create a dual impact on the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? (c) Evaluate how industrialization and modernization have collectively intensified the greenhouse effect over the past century. (d) How are htımans producing a great amount of carbon dioxide daily? (e) How can we stop the emission of greenhouse gases?

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7.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.

8.Read the passage carefully and answer question B. [Unit-16] Graffiti's potency lies in its subversive, guerrilla nature. Unlike wall art, which is typically organized and sanctioned, graffiti thrives on immediacy, spontaneity, and the risk of persecution. Where wall art may take time and care, graffiti is often quick, requiring speed and anonymity due $\to the threat of$ detection. Its purpose is $\to challenge$ power, counter surveillance, and inscribe messages that are otherwise censored or suppressed. The July Uprising brought new dimensions $\to this medium of$ dissent. Spray-painted slogans defied erasure, embodying collective rage and revolutionary solidarity. Demands like "Ek dofa, ek dabi, shoirachar tul kobe Jabi?" surfaced as cries for justice, echoing the French philosopher Jacques Derrida's assertion that "What cannot be said... must not be silenced but written." A strong sense of inclusivity was also reflected in the wall art and graffiti during and after the July Uprising, which highlighted the case of the marginalized and minoritized people in multiple instances. Numerous graffiti and wall art pieces not only called for justice but also carried a broader message of liberation, "Not a land of one nation, Bangladesh is a land of many communities" symbolizing the interconnected struggles of all communities. It underscored the message i.e. our collective liberation is intertwined, with the fight for justice uniting people across regions and backgrounds. The true power of graffiti lies in its resilience; it persists as a medium for revolutionary memory and collective consciousness. It speaks for those silenced, ensures the struggles of the marginalized \end{ure}, and, as Banksy's words suggest, comforts the disturbed while disturbing the comfortable. B. Answer the following questions in your own words. (a) Why is graffiti called a subversive art form? (b) Why is speed important in graffiti creation? (c) How does graffiti resist censorship? (d) Why is graffiti important for marginalized community (e) Why is graffiti considered resilient?

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10.Read the passage and answer questions A and B. Stephen Hawking is considered the greatest physicist after Einstein. He was born in England in 1942. He was very skilled in mathematics from an early age. He wrote the book "A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang $\to Black$ Holes" in 1988. In this book he explains Cosmology for the general public. It became famous and established his reputation as a great scientist. He received his PhD in Cosmology from Cambridge University in 1968. But fortune did not favour him. In 1972, he became a victim of Gehrig's disease. Since then, he has been confined $\to a wheel-chair with no power \to control his$ body. But he continued his teaching through the help of a computer. In 1974, he won the prestigious Albert Einstein Award for theoretical physics. In 1979, he joined Cambridge University as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. He carried out his research work using his computer. This great scientist breathed his last on 14 March 2018. Complete the table below with information given in the passage.

11.Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the text. Zahir Raihan is a great son of our country. He was basically a (a) — film maker. He also wrote a number of novels. Besides, he was an (b) — worker in organizing the Language Movement that ultimately (c) — to the War of Liberation. He was a dreamer of Independence. He played a very important role. He made a documentary film on the (d) — Pakistanis did on the Bangalees in 1971 during the war. He did all these noble things to have an (e) — and democratic country.

12.Read the passage. Then answer questions B and C. [Unit-10; Lesson-4(B)] Zahir Raihan was one of the most talented film makers in Bangladesh. He was born on 19 August 1935 in the village Majupur in Feni district. He was an active worker of the Language Movement. He was one of the ten students $\to go out in a procession on 21 February 1952 despite a ban on such activities Imposed by the$ authorities. As a result, he and many others were arrested and taken $\to$ prison. Raihan was also present at the historical meeting of Amtala 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 Raihan dreamt of a democratic society, a society that would ensure freedom of speech. 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 protest against the autocratic government then ruling our country. The family portrayed in that film symbolically represented East Pakistan. The family was ruled by an autocrat who had $\to go \to prison for her$ conspiracy. During the Liberation War in 1971, this film was shown outside Bangladesh. Celebrated film makers like Satyajit Ray. Mrinal Sen, and Ritwik Ghatak appreciated the film. Rathan gave all the money the film made $\to the Freedom Fighters^{\prime}$ trust. Besides, his great documentary on Pakistani atrocities, Stop Genocide, helped create world sentiment in favour of our Liberation War. On 30 December 1971, someone informed Raihan about an address somewhere at Mirpur, where he might find his brother, the famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser, who had gone missing from 14 December 1971. Kaiser was captured and killed by the Pakistani Army and the local collaborators during the last days of the war. Accordingly. Raihan \left home \to get his brother back but he never returned. Zahir Raihan's dream was fulfilled. But it's a pity that this dreamer could not live $\to see his dream come$ true. B. Answer the following questions. (a) What did Zahir dream all through his life? (b) How did he create world sentiment in favour of our Liberation War? (c) Where does Zahir Raihan hail from? (d) From your reading of paragraph 2, give an account of the legendary film Jibon Theke Neya. (e) Do you think Zahir Raihan was a freedom fighter? Why/Why not?