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দিনাজপুর বোর্ড

ENGLISH FIRST PAPER 

[According to the Syllabus of 2026]

Subject Code: 107 Time: 3 hours Full marks: 100

[N.B. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Answer all the questions.]

Part A—Reading Test (Marks-70)

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions no. 1, 2 and 3:

Traditional childhood pastimes of climbing trees and playing conkers are in decline, according to a survey by the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). It's a charitable organization registered in England and Wales. The survey shows that people under 34 recall far fewer such childhood outdoor experiences than people over 55, according to a survey by RSPB. People were asked which of the twelve childhood outdoor experiences they could remember. The answer included making dens, daisy chains, climbing trees, playing conkers and feeding birds. Four out of five boys climbed trees and the same number of girls made daisy chains. But the survey showed the numbers declining among the newer generations. Some 15% more of those aged over 55 had these outdoor experiences in their childhood, compared with those between 15-34 years old. Some 92% of the public agreed that experiences of nature were still important to children, and 82% agreed that schools should play a role in providing them to all children. The survey has highlighted the positive impact of contact with nature on a child's education, health, wellbeing and social skills. At the same time, there has been a decline in these opportunities, with negative consequences for children, families and society a condition now known as nature deficit disorder. Mike Clarke, chief executive of the RSPB, will meet parliament members to urge the government to join other organizations in providing children with first-hand experiences of the natural environment ...."We believe this guidance should include the many positive impacts to children of having contact with nature and learning outside the classroom."

1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: (1×7=7) 

(a) The closest meaning of the word 'organization' is ______ (i) meeting (ii) convention (iii) association (iv) conference

(b) What does the word 'include' in the text refer to? (i) Involve (ii) intimate (iii) irritate (iv) insert

(c) The elderly people ______ childhood memories more than the younger people. (i) recollect (ii) forget (iii) ignore (iv) offer

(d) Which one is in decline? (i) Swimming (ii) Running (iii) Climbing trees (iv) Playing cricket

(e) Today young generation are ______ nature. (i) attracted with (ii) related with (iii) detached from (iv) derived from

(f) RSPB is a ______ organization. (i) benevolent (ii) cultural (iii) literary (iv) health

(g) The word 'den' in the text means- (i) drain (ii) dumb (iii) cave (iv) curt

2. Answer the following questions: (2×5=10) 

(a) What is the full form of RSPB? Where does it work?

(b) What are the traditional childhood pastimes according to your reading of the text?

(c) What did the survey by RSPB show?

(d) Why do you think the pastime habits are declining among the newer generation?

(e) Describe the term 'nature deficit disorder'.

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the text given above: (1×5=5) 

The author of the passage has expressed a deep (a) ______ on the decline of the traditional childhood (b) ______. Today's children are staying themselves far away (c) ______ nature which may have a great negative (d) ______ on their education, (e) ______, wellbeing and social skills.

Read the passage on SAARC and answer the questions no. 4 and 5: 

SAARC is a regional organization for mutual cooperation, friendship and development. The full form of SAARC is 'South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation'. At the initial stage, there were only seven developing nations to form the organization. Later, Afghanistan was included as one of its member countries. SAARC started its journey through holding its first conference in Dhaka on 8 December, 1985. At present, the member countries of this organization are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The secretariat of this organization is situated in the capital of Nepal. Its head is called Secretary General. There is a deep relationship between Bangladesh and SAARC. It was Bangladesh that took the first initiative to form SAARC. As the initiator of SAARC, Bangladesh has been playing a significant and strong role in its different activities. As one of the member countries it has also seen making every effort to expand the trade between the member countries and to solve the regional conflicts and existing crisis among the neighboring countries.

4. Complete the table below with the information from the above passage: (1×5=5)

Who/What	Event/Activity	Where/Place	Time/Duration
Aim	of mutual cooperation officially started in		(i) ______
(ii) ______	initiator of SAARC		1985
Secretariat	located	(iii) ______
(iv) ______	included as the last member country		April, 2007.
First conference	(v) ______	Dhaka

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words. (10)

6. Match the parts of sentences given in columns 'A', 'B' and 'C' to write five complete sentences. (1×5=5) 

Column A	Column B	Column C
(a) Facebook is an internet	(i) internet connection may	(i) gain access to Facebook.
(b) Nowadays Facebook has become	(ii) using Facebook	(ii) among people living anywhere.
(c) It contributes much	(iii) based social network	(iii) To facilitate the official works.
(d) People are also	(iv) to maintain social and friendly relationship	(iv) connecting people worldwide.
(e) Everybody having	(v) an important part	(v) of our daily life.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written. (1×8=8) 

(a) Penicillin is the life saving medicine.

(b) He passed his boyhood with his parents.

(c) It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming.

(d) He was the seventh of the eight brothers and sisters.

(e) He was never absent from school up to the age of twelve.

(f) He was sent to London at the age of fourteen for higher study.

(g) Fleming was born in a poor family in Scotland.

(h) Fleming was a very regular and attentive student.

8. Answer any five of the following questions from the poems in English For Today: (2×5=10) 

(a) What does the poet refer by 'useless years' in the poem 'O Me! O Life'!?

(b) What rises in our fancies and our eyes according to the poem 'Books'?

(c) Who was the speaker's second mother in the poem 'Two Mothers Rememberd'?

(d) What things will the poet offer time in the poem 'Time, You Old Gypsy Man' if it stays just for a day?

(e) Why did the poet, Robert Frost, stop by the woods when it was dark and he was alone?

(f) What does the poet mean by the verse 'And miles to go before I sleep' in the poem 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'?

(g) When do you have friends and when do they leave you according to the poem 'Solitude'?

(h) How has the poet described the western tide in the poem, 'The Sands of Dee'?

9. Answer any five of the following questions from stories in English For Today: (2×5=10) 

(a) How was the milliner's shop decorated?

(b) What things did Rosamond want to buy?

(c) How did her mother try to stop Rosamond from buying all the things she wanted to buy? (d) Why was Bassanio short of money constantly?

(e) Why did Antonio meet Shylock?

(f) How many people tried to choose the right casket? Who succeeded at last?

(g) How does the writer narrate the atmosphere before the storm in 'The Wheel of Cyclone'? (h) Why didn't Ameen make any conversation during his breakfast?

Part B—Writing Test (Marks-30)

10. Read the beginning of the story given below and add at least ten sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it. (15) 

Once upon a time there was a king called Midas. He was extremely fond of gold. Though he had a lot of it, he wanted more...

11. Suppose you are Nahid/Nahida and you have a friend named Shafin/Sofia. Both of you have a plan to do so many things after SSC examination. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend about what you intend to do after SSC examination. (15)

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দিনাজপুর বোর্ড

ENGLISH FIRST PAPER 

[According to the Syllabus of 2026]

Subject Code: 107 Time: 3 hours Full marks: 100

[N.B. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Answer all the questions.]

Part A—Reading Test (Marks-70)

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions no. 1, 2 and 3: 

Traditional childhood pastimes of climbing trees and playing conkers are in decline, according to a survey by the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). It's a charitable organization registered in England and Wales. The survey shows that people under 34 recall far fewer such childhood outdoor experiences than people over 55, according to a survey by RSPB. People were asked which of the twelve childhood outdoor experiences they could remember. The answer included making dens, daisy chains, climbing trees, playing conkers and feeding birds. Four out of five boys climbed trees and the same number of girls made daisy chains. But the survey showed the numbers declining among the newer generations. Some 15% more of those aged over 55 had these outdoor experiences in their childhood, compared with those between 15-34 years old. Some 92% of the public agreed that experiences of nature were still important to children, and 82% agreed that schools should play a role in providing them to all children. The survey has highlighted the positive impact of contact with nature on a child's education, health, wellbeing and social skills. At the same time, there has been a decline in these opportunities, with negative consequences for children, families and society a condition now known as nature deficit disorder. Mike Clarke, chief executive of the RSPB, will meet parliament members to urge the government to join other organizations in providing children with first-hand experiences of the natural environment ...."We believe this guidance should include the many positive impacts to children of having contact with nature and learning outside the classroom."

1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: (1×7=7) 

(a) The closest meaning of the word 'organization' is ______

(i) meeting (ii) convention (iii) association (iv) conference

(b) What does the word 'include' in the text refer to?

(i) Involve (ii) intimate (iii) irritate (iv) insert

(c) The elderly people ______ childhood memories more than the younger people. (i) recollect (ii) forget (iii) ignore (iv) offer

(d) Which one is in decline?

(i) Swimming (ii) Running (iii) Climbing trees (iv) Playing cricket

(e) Today young generation are ______ nature.

(i) attracted with (ii) related with (iii) detached from (iv) derived from

(f) RSPB is a ______ organization.

(i) benevolent (ii) cultural (iii) literary (iv) health

(g) The word 'den' in the text means- (i) drain (ii) dumb (iii) cave (iv) curt

Answer:

1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives:

(a) The closest meaning of the word 'organization' is ______ (iii) association

(b) What does the word 'include' in the text refer to? (i) Involve

(c) The elderly people ______ childhood memories more than the younger people. (i) recollect

(d) Which one is in decline? (iii) Climbing trees

(e) Today young generation are ______ nature. (iii) detached from

(f) RSPB is a ______ organization. (i) benevolent

(g) The word 'den' in the text means- (iii) cave

2. Answer the following questions: (2×5=10) 

(a) What is the full form of RSPB? Where does it work?

(b) What are the traditional childhood pastimes according to your reading of the text?

(c) What did the survey by RSPB show?

(d) Why do you think the pastime habits are declining among the newer generation?

(e) Describe the term 'nature deficit disorder'.

Answer:

(a) What is the full form of RSPB? Where does it work?

The full form of RSPB is the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. It is a helpful charity organization that mainly works in England and Wales to protect nature.

(b) What are the traditional childhood pastimes according to your reading of the text? According to the text, the traditional childhood pastimes are playing outside in the fresh air. These fun activities include making small caves or dens, making beautiful daisy chains, climbing big trees, playing a game called conkers, and feeding wild birds.

(c) What did the survey by RSPB show?

The survey by RSPB showed a very sad truth about today's young people. It showed that younger people under the age of 34 have very few memories of playing outside in nature, but older people over the age of 55 remember playing outside a lot during their childhood.

(d) Why do you think the pastime habits are declining among the newer generation?

I think outdoor pastime habits are declining because the modern world has changed a lot. Today, children love to stay inside their bedrooms all day. They spend all their free time watching television, playing video games, and looking at their smart mobile phones instead of going out to play in the open field.

(e) Describe the term 'nature deficit disorder'.

The term 'nature deficit disorder' is a new kind of modern problem. It happens when children completely stop spending time in natural places like parks or forests. Because they stay away from nature, they suffer from bad health, poor education, and they fail to learn how to make good friends in society.

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the text given above: (1×5=5) 

The author of the passage has expressed a deep (a) ______ on the decline of the traditional childhood (b) ______. Today's children are staying themselves far away (c) ______ nature which may have a great negative (d) ______ on their education, (e) ______, wellbeing and social skills.

Answer: (a) concern (b) pastimes (c) from (d) impact (e) health

Read the passage on SAARC and answer the questions no. 4 and 5: 

SAARC is a regional organization for mutual cooperation, friendship and development. The full form of SAARC is 'South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation'. At the initial stage, there were only seven developing nations to form the organization. Later, Afghanistan was included as one of its member countries. SAARC started its journey through holding its first conference in Dhaka on 8 December, 1985. At present, the member countries of this organization are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The secretariat of this organization is situated in the capital of Nepal. Its head is called Secretary General. There is a deep relationship between Bangladesh and SAARC. It was Bangladesh that took the first initiative to form SAARC. As the initiator of SAARC, Bangladesh has been playing a significant and strong role in its different activities. As one of the member countries it has also seen making every effort to expand the trade between the member countries and to solve the regional conflicts and existing crisis among the neighboring countries.

4. Complete the table below with the information from the above passage: (1×5=5)

Who/What	Event/Activity	Where/Place	Time/Duration
Aim	of mutual cooperation officially started in		(i) ______
(ii) ______	initiator of SAARC		1985
Secretariat	located	(iii) ______
(iv) ______	included as the last member country		April, 2007.
First conference	(v) ______	Dhaka

Answer: (i) 8 December 1985 (ii) Bangladesh (iii) Capital of Nepal/Kathmandu, Nepal (iv) Afghanistan (v) held/was held

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words. (10)

SAARC is a very important regional organization for South Asian countries. Its main goal is to build deep friendship, mutual help, and peaceful development among the neighboring nations. The journey of this great organization officially started in Dhaka on December 8, 1985. Bangladesh took the first and most important step to create it. Right now, there are eight member countries in SAARC, and Afghanistan was the last country to join. The member countries are always working very hard together to improve their trade and solve their daily problems peacefully.

6. Match the parts of sentences given in columns 'A', 'B' and 'C' to write five complete sentences. (1×5=5) 

Column A	Column B	Column C
(a) Facebook is an internet	(i) internet connection may	(i) gain access to Facebook.
(b) Nowadays Facebook has become	(ii) using Facebook	(ii) among people living anywhere.
(c) It contributes much	(iii) based social network	(iii) To facilitate the official works.
(d) People are also	(iv) to maintain social and friendly relationship	(iv) connecting people worldwide.
(e) Everybody having	(v) an important part	(v) of our daily life.

Answer:

(a + iii + iv) Facebook is an internet based social network connecting people worldwide.

(b + v + v) Nowadays Facebook has become an important part of our daily life.

(c + iv + ii) It contributes much to maintain social and friendly relationship among people living anywhere.

(d + ii + iii) People are also using Facebook to facilitate the official works.

(e + i + i) Everybody having internet connection may gain access to Facebook.

7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written. (1×8=8) 

(a) Penicillin is the life saving medicine.

(b) He passed his boyhood with his parents.

(c) It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming.

(d) He was the seventh of the eight brothers and sisters.

(e) He was never absent from school up to the age of twelve.

(f) He was sent to London at the age of fourteen for higher study.

(g) Fleming was born in a poor family in Scotland.

(h) Fleming was a very regular and attentive student.

Answer: a+c+g+d+b+h+e+f

8. Answer any five of the following questions from the poems in English For Today: (2×5=10) 

(a) What does the poet refer by 'useless years' in the poem 'O Me! O Life'!?

By the phrase 'useless years', the poet means the long time that human beings waste by doing nothing good. Instead of finding the true beauty of the world, people waste their valuable time being sad, acting foolishly, and fighting for no reason.  

(b) What rises in our fancies and our eyes according to the poem 'Books'?

According to the beautiful poem 'Books', our imagination wakes up when we read. We can clearly see magical new worlds, wonderful cities, brave knights, and great adventures rising in our minds and in front of our eyes, even if we are just sitting in a room.

(c) Who was the speaker's second mother in the poem 'Two Mothers Remembered'?

The speaker's second mother was not a different person. She was the exact same woman, but seen at a much older age. The strong, young mother had become a very weak, slow, and helpless old lady who desperately needed the love and care of her child.

(d) What things will the poet offer time in the poem 'Time, You Old Gypsy Man' if it stays just for a day?

The poet wants time to stop moving so he can enjoy life a little longer. To make time stay for just one single day, the poet promises to give time very rich gifts. He offers beautiful silver bells, shiny gold rings, and a wonderful golden carriage.

(e) Why did the poet, Robert Frost, stop by the woods when it was dark and he was alone? The poet was traveling on a very dark and cold evening. He suddenly stopped by the deep woods because the forest looked extremely beautiful and peaceful. He just wanted to stand quietly and watch the soft, white snow falling beautifully all over the trees.

(f) What does the poet mean by the verse 'And miles to go before I sleep' in the poem 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening'?

In this famous line, the word 'sleep' actually means the final rest of death. The poet means that human life is very busy. He cannot stop in the forest forever because he has many duties, hard work, and promises to finish before his life ends.

(g) When do you have friends and when do they leave you according to the poem 'Solitude'?

The poem teaches a very harsh truth about human nature. It says that when you are very happy, rich, and successful, many people will come to be your friends. But when you fall into bad times, become sad, and start crying, all those friends will leave you to suffer completely alone.

(h) How has the poet described the western tide in the poem, 'The Sands of Dee'?

The poet has described the western sea tide as a very angry, cruel, and hungry monster. It did not make any loud noise at first, but it crawled silently over the beach in the dark fog just to trap and kill the poor, innocent young girl.

9. Answer any five of the following questions from stories in English For Today: (2×5=10) 

(a) How was the milliner's shop decorated?

The milliner's shop was decorated in a very bright, colorful, and attractive way to catch everyone's attention. The large glass windows of the shop were completely filled with beautiful ribbons, soft laces, and pretty artificial flowers that looked very real.

(b) What things did Rosamond want to buy?

Little Rosamond was amazed by the shops in London. She wanted to buy many different things all at once. She asked her mother to buy her colorful ribbons, pretty fake flowers, a useful pair of shoes, and a very large, bright purple jar from the chemist's shop.

(c) How did her mother try to stop Rosamond from buying all the things she wanted to buy? Her mother was very wise and wanted to teach Rosamond a good lesson. She did not scold her, but she firmly refused to buy everything. She told Rosamond that she only had enough money to buy one thing, so Rosamond had to choose very carefully between what was useful and what was just pretty.

(d) Why was Bassanio short of money constantly?

Bassanio was Antonio's closest friend, but he had a very bad habit. He was constantly short of money because he loved to live a very rich and luxurious lifestyle. He always spent much more money than he actually had on expensive clothes and parties.

(e) Why did Antonio meet Shylock?

Antonio was a rich merchant, but all his money was tied up in his ships at sea. He went to meet the cruel moneylender, Shylock, because he urgently needed to borrow three thousand ducats. He wanted to give this money to his dear friend Bassanio so Bassanio could travel to Belmont and marry the beautiful Portia.

(f) How many people tried to choose the right casket? Who succeeded at last?

Many great princes and rich men from different parts of the world tried to choose the right casket, including the proud Prince of Morocco and the Prince of Arragon. However, they all failed. At last, the young and true lover, Bassanio, succeeded by choosing the simple lead casket.

(g) How does the writer narrate the atmosphere before the storm in 'The Wheel of Cyclone'? The writer paints a very scary picture of the weather before the storm hit. The atmosphere was extremely hot, completely still, and very hard to breathe. The open sky quickly turned an ugly, dark color, and all of nature became totally silent, as if waiting for a great disaster.

(h) Why didn't Ameen make any conversation during his breakfast?

Ameen was usually a talkative boy, but during that special breakfast, he was completely silent. He didn't make any conversation because his heart was very heavy. He had secretly decided to leave his loving mother's home that very day to join the dangerous Liberation War, and he didn't know how to say goodbye.

Part B—Writing Test (Marks-30)

10. Complete the Story

Title: The Greedy King and the Golden Touch

Once upon a time there was a king called Midas. He was extremely fond of gold. Though he had a lot of it, he wanted more. He spent all his days sitting in his dark treasure room, simply counting his gold coins. He thought that gold was the best and most beautiful thing in the whole world. One lucky day, a powerful Greek god named Dionysus came to visit his palace and offered to grant the king any one wish he wanted. King Midas did not even think for a second. He greedily asked that whatever he touched with his hands should immediately turn into pure, solid gold. The god smiled and granted his strange wish.

King Midas was so happy that he felt like dancing. He quickly ran out into his beautiful royal garden to test his new magic power. He touched a green apple on a tree, and instantly it became a heavy, shiny gold apple. Then he touched a lovely soft rose, and it turned into stiff, cold gold too. He was overjoyed. However, after playing for a while, the king became very hungry and thirsty. He sat down at his grand dining table to eat a delicious lunch. But a terrible thing happened! As soon as he touched a piece of bread, it turned into solid gold. When he tried to drink a glass of pure water, the water changed into liquid gold. The poor king could not eat or drink anything at all.

Suddenly, his sweet little daughter ran into the room. She loved her father very much and quickly threw her arms around him to give him a big hug. To the king's absolute horror, the moment his hands touched his child, she stopped smiling. She instantly turned into a lifeless, cold, golden statue! King Midas fell to his knees and started crying very loudly. He finally realized his terrible mistake. His extreme greed had destroyed his life and killed his only beloved child. He prayed to the god with tears in his eyes to take the magic touch back. The kind god told him to go and wash his hands in a special river. After washing in the river, his normal life came back, and his daughter became a living girl again. From that day on, King Midas hated gold and lived a simple, happy life.

11. Suppose you are Nahid/Nahida and you have a friend named Shafin/Sofia. Both of you have a plan to do so many things after SSC examination. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend about what you intend to do after SSC examination. (15)

A dialogue between Nahid and Shafin about their plans after the SSC examination:

Nahid: Hello Shafin! How are you doing today? Our SSC examination is finally over. I feel so free and happy!

Shafin: Hello Nahid! I am doing very well, thank you. I feel very relaxed too. The exams were very tough, but now we will have a long and peaceful vacation. What is your plan for this long free time?

Nahid: Well, I have made a very useful plan. I want to learn how to speak fluent English, so I will admit myself into a spoken English course. I also want to learn basic computer skills like typing and using the internet. What about you?

Shafin: That is a very modern and great idea, Nahid! Those skills will help you a lot in the future. But my plan is a little bit different. I am planning to go to my native village next week. I want to open a small night school there for the poor adult people who cannot read or write.

Nahid: Wow, Shafin! That is a very noble and kind plan! I am very proud of you. But how will you manage a whole school all by yourself?

Shafin: I will not be alone. I will collect some of my educated village friends to help me. Together, we will teach the poor, hard-working farmers how to write their names and read simple books. Education is the most important thing for our country's overall development.

Nahid: You are absolutely right. If the farmers are educated, they can learn modern farming methods. Besides my computer course, I also want to read some famous storybooks and travel to a few beautiful historical places in Bangladesh with my parents.

Shafin: Traveling is also a wonderful way to learn about the world. You will see new things. Hey, do you want to come to my village and join my night school project for just a few days?

Nahid: I would love to do that! It will be a completely new and great experience for me to help the simple village people. Thank you for inviting me.

Shafin: You are most welcome, Nahid. Let's try our best to utilize our long vacation properly and do something good.

Nahid: Yes, let's do our best. See you very soon, my friend!