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a. A national flag is the symbol

i. stands for everlasting youth, freshness and vigour of the nation.

b. As we are a free nation

ii. of independence of a nation.

c. It is the symbol of our national

iii. we have to uphold its dignity.

d. The green colour of our national flag

iv. the greenery of Bangladesh.

e. It also symbolizes

v. integrity, solidarity and sovereignty.

vi. our existence as a free nation

vii. we have a national flag of our own.

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(i) The 21st of February is

(a) of the soil laid down their lives.

(ii) On this day in 1952, valiant youths

(b) the government conducts all its business.

(iii) They were demanding Bangla

(c) have got our mother tongue as our official language.

(iv) Because of their supreme sacrifice, we

(d) a very important day in our national calendar.

(v) It is the language in which

(e) to be declared an official language of the state.

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(i) The Titanic sank when

(a) the ship struck violently against an iceberg.

(ii) There were 891 crew

(b) with heavy loss of life.

(iii) An alarm was given before

(c) on the Titanic.

(iv) The Titanic had an accident

(d) she was sailing across the North Atlantic.

(v) The Titanic was the biggest ship

(e) that had ever been built.

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(a) Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar, was

(i) basing on it, won the 2nd Panipath Battle in 1556.

(b) He was the son of Humayun and grandson

(ii) one of the most famous rulers of the Mughal dynasty.

(c) Though he had no formal education, he

(iii) in 1542 at Amarkot in Sindh.

(d) Though not formally educated, he acquired the warfare skill and

(iv) ascended to the throne of Delhi at the age of 13 only and successfully ruled for more than 50 years in India.

(e) It was indeed the greatest victory in

(v) had not much education.

(vi) his life and for it he is still remembered by all.

(vii) of Babur, two famous rulers of the same dynasty.

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(a) Nobody can make progress and prosperity in life

(i) life and speed if there is no sort of competition.

(b) Life itself loses its interest and speed

(ii) the keeper the contest, the greater the enjoyment.

(c) Similarly, games and sports grow devoid of

(iii) type of continuous competitive examination.

(d) A victory is not meaningful and significant

(iv) if the result cant be easily foreseen.

(e) Human life is indeed one

(v) without the exercise of struggle.

(vi) in the absence of sincere efforts.

(vii) until both sides are equally matched.

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(a) Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh is

(i) our drivers, passers-by and passengers are not respectful to the traffic rules.

(b) It is a very old city which is

(ii) rules for making the city free from traffic jam.

(c) A flyover is built at Mohakhali

(iii) not only a populous city but also a city of traffic jam.

(d) A good number of flyovers are under construction

(iv) out life will be at stake.

(e) It is a matter of great regret that

(v) with a view to reducing the unbearable traffic, jam.

(vi) in different parts of the city just to reduce the increasing traffic jam.

(vii) situated on the bank of the Buriganga.

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(a) E-mail is a wonderful invention

(i) data and information within a few seconds.

(b) This is a scientific way of sending messages,

(ii) for information technology.

(c) Communication through e-mail is made

(iii) and it plays a very important role in the world of business.

(d) To operate an e-mail system, we need

(iv) money and technical knowledge.

(e) E-mail functions instantly with the help

(v) between two persons or offices or organizations.

(vi) a computer with internet connection.

(vii) of a computer set connected with a network.

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(a) Thankurmar Jhuli has

(i) now also available in the form of videos, audio-CDs and e-books.

(b) Rabindranath Tagore himself

(ii) this book a classic choice for their children.

(c) Even today many parents consider

(iii) gained legendary status.

(d) Some children of this age do not like

(iv) with children since its first publication in 1907.

(e) Many of the stories of Thankurmar Jhuli are

(v) reading books in printed version.

(vi) both from West Bengal as well as Bangladesh.

(vii) wrote the introduction to this book.

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a. Many diseases are rising

i. societies are affected by pollution.

b. Experts believe that

ii. suffer from many more diseases.

c. Pollution appears to be

iii. at an alarming rate.

d. To day city people

iv. great in urban areas.

e. Adulterated food is

v. It is due to environment pollution.

vi. also responsible for these diseases.

vii. are living a pollution free life.

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(a) It is true that mother is

i) touch our mother enormously

(b) The sweet name is entangled

ii) my head bows down

(c) Our happiness and sorrow fist

iii) the highest place

(d) Every religion gives mother

iv) the sweetest word

(e) According to Prophet, heaven lies

v) to the child until death

vi) at the feet of mother

vii) with our existence

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(a) Florence Nightingale was

(i) not regarded as a respectable profession in those days.

(b) The parents, who were very well off, were shocked

(ii) a princess — she was pretty, brilliant charming!

(c) She wanted to become a nurse but nursing

(iii) traveling with their friends, but her resolution remained unraveled.

(d) The parents had given her education fit for

(iv) born at Florence, in Italy, on May 12, 1820.

(e) They tried various methods to distract her from there purpose and sent her

(v) bandaging the wounds of the neighbors pet animals.

(vi) when they came to know of her one great ambition in life.

(vii) went to Paris to study.

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a. People suffer much

i. is not responsible for traffic jam.

b. There are many

ii. causes traffic jam.

c. It is necessary

iii. unlicensed vehicles.

d. Drivers should make

iv. aware of the traffic jam.

e. Fast increasing population

v. to remove unlicensed vehicles.

vi. unaware of the results of traffic jam.

vii. for traffic jam.

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a. Hamlet was the

i. of games and pastime

b. He was a brave boy who

ii. a great sorrow that had fallen on him

c. He was very fond

iii. and so he was more sad when his mother married his uncle Claudius

d. His father was treacherously killed

iv. prince of Denmark

e. He loved his father more than anything in the world

v. changed person all on a sudden

vi. wanted to take revenge

vii. by his wicked and Cunning uncle

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a. Physical exercise is the movement

i. exercise regularly

b. It helps us

ii. of the limbs of our body according to rules

c. We should take

iii. the best form of exercise

d. If we neglect it

iv. we will not be able to stay fit

e. Walking

v. to be healthy and fit

vi. is beneficial to health

vii. best form of exercise

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a. Shylock who was a Jew.

i. because he was a very kind-hearted money lender.

b. He was a usurer, a man who had made a great fortune

ii. and as sharp as a knife blade.

c. He was a hard man, hard of hard

iii. lived at Venice.

d. So, he was very much disliked by all good men

iv. used to lend money without any interest.

e. Shylock also hated Antonio

v. by lending money at high interest to Christian merchants.

vi. particularly by Antonio a young merchant of Venice.

vii. for his prosperity in business.

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a. Advertisements and customers

i. mislead the customers

b. Advertisements promote

ii. harmful to the young.

c. Sometimes advertisements

iii. are alike.

d. They draw the attention

iv. both the products and the customers.

e. The advertisements are also

v. of the manufacturers.

vi. go together.

vii. of the customers.

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a. Once a scholar was very proud

i. he heard the illiterate boatman speaking incorrect sentence

b. While he was crossing a river by boat

ii. of his knowledge and experience

c. Rebuking the boatman for his illiteracy

iii. the scholar was crying for help

d. As the storm began and the boat was about to sink

iv. the boatman asked him weather he knew how to swim

e. As the answer was in the negative

v. he told him that half his life was lost

vi. the boatman said that all his life was lost

vii. the boatman also rebuked him

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(i) The 21st of February is                            

(a) of the soil laid down their lives.

(ii) On this day in 1952, valiant youths                            

(b) the government conducts all its business.

(iii) They were demanding Bangla                            

(c) have got our mother tongue as our official language.

(iv) Because of their supreme sacrifice, we                            

(d) a very important day in our national calendar.

(v) It is the language in which                            

(e) to be declared an official language of the state.

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(i) The Titanic sank when

(a) the ship struck violently against an iceberg.

(ii) There were 891 crew

(b) with heavy loss of life.

(iii) An alarm was given before

(c) on the Titanic.

(iv) The Titanic had an accident

(d) she was sailing across the North Atlantic.

(v) The Titanic was the biggest ship

(e) that had ever been built.

The profit she made was

,from the bank loan she built a thatched hut

and bought a dheki and paddy

After the profit

the generosity. of others

There was happiness iii her heart because

feroza bought more than 4 mounds of

paddy to make more profit

No more had she to depend on

just right to buy essential things she needed for her children

The bank found Feroza

everv week she bought 160 seers of paddy

When she managed to f she was working to

maintain herself and

her.family

feroza borrowed 3000 taka from the bank

vigorous and trustworthy borrower

repay the entire

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a. Existence of any kind of life

i. solar energy

b. There is acute scarcity of water

ii. criss-cross Bangladesh

c. We are gifted with

iii. in desert areas

d. Many rivers

iv. cannot be thought without water.

e. In the rainy season

v. water resources.

vi. in coastal areas.

vii. there is heavy shower of rain.

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a. Elderly population has been

i. on their families for care are emotionally abused.

b. The traditional society of Bangladesh does not

ii. growing for centuries all over the world.

c. Their long experiences of life, their wealth of knowledge

iii. because of their physical and financial inability.

d. Many older people who depend

iv. are not given much importance.

e. But they remain powerless to stop it

v. increase rapidly day by day.

vi. offer any commendable role to the old aged people.

vii. unfavourable for the development of its people.

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a. We take food

i. vitamins.

b. Costly items of food

ii. bears no had effect.

c. Lack of knowledge of food value

iii. causes various diseases.

d. Various kinds of food contains

iv. to keep our body fit.

e. By eating one group of food we

v. may lack nutrition.

vi. can make us healthy.

vii. cannot keep our body ift.

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a. The role of women in nation-building

i. to serve the family affairs.

b. It is not possible for any nation to reach its goal

ii. are greater than most things.

c. There was a time when women

iii. can not be denied any more in the situation of the world.

d. They were the only civilization instrument

iv. the outlook and attitude of the world to wards women has been changed.

e. But with the progress of civilization

v. without allowing the women folk to play their active role.

vi. were looked upon without any dignity and honours.

vii. with the development of the present world.

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(a) Illiteracy retards

(i) attended school after their days work.

(b) To eradicate illiteracy

(ii) to remove illiteracy

(c) The aged people should

(iii) easy to say but difficult to do.

(d) Public awareness can be made

(iv) by mass media.

(e) Our educated people must be active

(v) is a mammoth task.

(vi) in the morning.

(vii) the development programme.

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a. Blood donation is

i. can donate blood every three months

b. Many of us have

ii. cause no harm to us

c. Every man is sound health

iii. misconception about blood donation

d. By donating blood, we can

iv. deny this fact

e. Donating blood will

v. useful for our health

vi. save the life of a dying man

vii. a very noble deed

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a. Flood is both

i. to mitigate the sufferings of the flood affected people.

b. In flood affected area

ii. constructive and destructive.

c. It is the duty of each and every citizen

iii. has tried to overcome the problem.

d. Eight districts have been inundated

iv. entertaining and amusing.

e. Our government

v. in south-west Bangladesh this year.

vi. all kinds of crops grow in plenty.

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a. There is shortage

i. of the prosperity of a country

b. Energy resources is one of the factors

ii. for fire only.

c. In our country wood is an

iii. for maintaining ecological balance.

d. The demand of fire wood

iv. is decreasing.

e. Trees are necessary

v. is on the rise.

vi. of energy resources in Bangladesh.

vii. important source of energy.

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a. Our total environment influences

i. are man, animals, plants, soil, air and water.

b. The main elements of the environment

ii. the environment balanced and favorable

c. There are relationships

iii. it clean and pure

d. When these relationships are disturbed

iv. among these elements of the environment

e. So, it is duty to keep

v. life becomes difficult or impossible

vi. it free from pollution

vii. our life and our way of living

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a. A national flag is the symbol

i. stands for everlasting youth, freshness and vigour of the nation.

b. As we are a free nation

ii. of independence of a nation.

c. It is the symbol of our national

iii. we have to uphold its dignity.

d. The green colour of our national flag

iv. the greenery of Bangladesh.

e. It also symbolizes

v. integrity, solidarity and sovereignty.

vi. our existence as a free nation

vii. we have a national flag of our own.