JSC – English 1st Paper

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1. Re-arrange the following sentences in correct order: (e) Though he was not rich, he was very hospitable.
(a) He had not much education. (f) They admired him more than their king.
(b) He ascended the throne of Delhi at the age of 13. (g) Being envious, one day the king gave a dinner in order to
(c) His full name was Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar. please people.
(d) He was skilled in warfare. (h) This made the king very angry.
(e) Akbar was born in 1542 at Amorkot in Sindh. (i) So, the king planned to have him removed from the world.
(f) He won the Second Panipath battle in 1556. (j) For this people liked and admired the man much.
(g) His father was Humayun. Ans. c, e, j, h, g, d, a, b, f, i.
(h) It was the greatest victory in his life. 6. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order:
(i) He ruled 50 years in India. (a) He rose to a high position in the army by his good work
(j) He was the grandson of Babur.
and courage.
Ans. e, c, i, g, b, d, f, h, a, i. (b) Under him France was very powerful.
2. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order: (c) More than 170 years ago there lived in France one of the
(a) The woman said to him that they had been starving for greatest soldiers called Napoleon Bonaparte.
three days. (d) When he was young, he joined the French Army as an
(b) He went there. ordinary soldier.
(c) Hazrat Oman (R.) was the second Caliph of Islam. (e) He was born in 1769.
(d) He went to the royal treasury and brought food for them. (f) He fought several wars with the neighbouring countries
(e) Hearing this his heart was filled with pity. and won victories over them.
(f) He asked the woman why the children were crying. (g) Yet the Frenchmen remember him with due respect.
(g) He found a woman and three children. (h) He died in 1821.
(h) At night he used to walk alone in the streets of Medina. (i) In 1804 he proclaimed himself to be the Emperor.
(i) One night while he was walking he heard the sound of (j) He grew very powerful and soon became the greatest
crying coming out from a hut. man in the country.
(j) His pain was to see the condition of the people with his Ans. c, e, d, a, f, j, i, b, h, g.
own eyes.
Ans. c, h, j, i, b, g, f, a, e, d. 7. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order:
3. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order: (a) He is our pride.
(a) The first friend climbed up a tree. (b) Dr. Muhammad Yunus was born in 1940 in Chittagong.
(b) Suddenly a bear came there. (c) In 1997, Professor Yunus organized the world's first
(c) Once upon a time two friends were passing by a forest. Micro Credit Summit in Washington DC.
(d) The other could not climb up tree. (d) He is also the Managing Director of the Grameen Bank.
(e) They were talking about their love for each other. (e) He received his primary education in Chittagong.
(f) He did not find any way. (f) He is the founder of Grammen Bank.
(g) The bear smelt his ears, nose and face. (g) He was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
(h) He lay down on the ground and feigned death. (h) He was the Head of Economics Department of
(i) Then the bear went away. Chittagong University.
(j) He thought him to be dead. (i) He received his Ph.D from Vanderbilt University in the
Ans. c, e, b, a, d, f, h, g, j, i. USA.
4. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order: (j) He is the third of 14 children of his parents.
(a) He entered the kingdom of the prince and captured a Ans. b, j, e, h, i, f, d, c, g, a.
large village. 8. Re-arrange the following sentences in correct order:
(b) Taimur disguised himself as a poor traveller. (a) As he was a greedy person, he did not hear his wife.
(c) He came with a large army to defend his province. (b) He told his desire to his wife.
(d) Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world. (c) He was very greedy and selfish person.
(e) The prince heard the news. (d) His wife was a wise and clever woman.
(f) Thus, he saved his life. (e) Once a farmer had a wonderful goose.
(g) Taimur's soldiers were killed. (f) She forbade her husband to do that.
(h) His soldiers surrounded the village on all sides and a (g) It laid a golden egg everyday.
terrible battle took place. (h) He wanted to cut the belly and get all the eggs at a time.
(i) Once he attacked the province of a powerful prince. (i) He cut the belly with a sharp knife and to nothing there.
(j) The village was situated far away from the capital. (j) He was not happy to get an egg daily.
Ans. d, i, a, j, e, c, h, g, b, f. Ans. e, g, c, j, h, b, d, f, a, i.
5. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order: 9. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(a) The king felt happy and proud. (a) There she became a teacher of a school in Calcutta.
(b) But the guests admired Hatem Tai also. (b) Soon her activities for the service of mankind spread all
(c) Long ago there lived a great man named Hatem Tai in over the world.
Yemen. (c) She was on her heeds for her selfless services to mankind
(d) The guests attending the dinner admired the king. even at her old age.
 (d) As a recognition to her service, she was awarded the
Nobel Prize for peace in 1979. (d) Ibn Batuta Became very pleased hearing it.
(e) She was one of those people who dedicated their lives to (e) It took him about six months to reach Chittagong.
the service of mankind. (f) They said that they were sent by Shah Jalal to receive him.
(f) When she was eighteen, she decided to be a nun and (g) From there he had to walk for another month to reach
came to Calcutta. Sylhet.
(g) She swore to dedicate her life for the cause of helpless (h) You might have heard the name of Ibn Batuta.
and poor people. (i) He wrote down all that he saw.
(h) She was born in Yugoslavia in 1919. (j) He heard the name of Shah Jalal of Sylhet and decided to
(i) She was also given "Bharat Ratna Award" in the visit him.
following year. Ans. h, a, i, j, b, e, g, c, f, d.
(j) You have heard the name of Mother Teresa. 14. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
Ans. j, e, h, f, a, g, b, d, i, c. (a) The first friend climbed up a tree.
10. Rearrange the following statements in correct order. (b) Suddenly a bear came there.
(a) They were shocked, because they were eating all their (c) Once upon a time two friends were passing by a forest.
young plants. (d) The latter could not climb up a tree.
(b) They stood and looked at their garden. (e) They were talking about their love for each other.
(c) About ten years ago Mr. Anis Ahmed and his wife came (f) He did not find any way.
to live in Nurpur. (g) The bear smelt his ears, nose and face.
(d) Early one morning, they were eating their breakfast and (h) He lay down on the ground and feigned death.
looking out of their window when they saw some cows (i) Then the bear went away.
and goats in their garden. (j) He thought him to be dead.
(e) They built a house for themselves on a nice piece of land Ans. c, e, b, a, d, f, h, g, j, i.
and made a garden around it. 15. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
(f) They worked so hard that soon their flowers and (a) He wanted to teach him a good lesson.
vegetables were growing very well. (b) So one day he painted the word 'dumb' on a board.
(g) "How long have they been there?" Mrs. Ahmed asked. (c) So he thought how he could add to his income.
(h) They quickly ran out into the garden and chased the (d) He could not earn much by begging.
cows and goats away, but it was too late. (e) Once there lived a beggar in a city.
(i) Then they planted seeds and seedlings in their garden. (f) One day an idea crossed of him.
(j) "I don't know," Mr. Ahmed replied. (g) He was very jealous of him.
Ans. c, e, i, f, d, a, g, j, h, b. (h) Another beggar also lived in the city.
11. Rearrange the following statements in correct order. (i) He hung it round his neck.
(a) It can kill a deer in two or three minutes. (j) He thought that he would have more money if he
(b) A tiger kills to eat and kills swiftly. pretended to be dumb.
(c) But they do not kill any animal that comes their way. Ans. e, d, c, f, j, b, i, h, g, a.
(d) The victim does not have the slightest warning of the 16. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
tiger's approach. (a) The rain filled his heart with joy.
(e) It always charges from the side. (b) The father and the son drove their oxen to the field.
(f) Tigers are known as ferocious animals. (c) He and his son Mizan work together in the paddy field.
(g) As the paws are cushioned, a big tiger can walk through (d) He has five acres of land.
the driest leaves without a single crackle. (e) Jamal is a farmer living in a village in Kalaroa, Satkhira.
(h) Sometimes it charges from the rear too. (f) One night Jamal woke up by the sound of heavy rain,
(i) With a quick leap, it topples the victim instantly and falling on the thatched hut.
breaks its neck. (g) So, they became very worried.
(j) It can kill a big animal like buffalo within five minutes. (h) Early in the morning, he woke his son up.
Ans. f, a, j, b, c, e, h, i, g, d. (i) They ploughed some fields.
12. Rearrange the following statements in correct order. (j) This year the rainy season was a little late.
(a) The Mayor called a meeting of the councilors. Ans. e, d, c, j, g, f, a, h, b, i.
(b) The people of the town came to the Town Hall. 17. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(c) At that moment there was a knock at the door. (a) The Mayor called a meeting of the councilors.
(d) They said to the Mayor to do something about rats. (b) The people of the town came to the Town Hall.
(e) The Mayor and the councilors talked about the problem.
(c) At that moment there was a knock at the door.
(f) A long time ago, the town of Hamelin in Germany was
(d) They said to the Mayor to do something about the rats.
faced with a great problem.
(g) The Mayor said, "Come in." (e) The Mayor and the councilors talked about the matter.
(h) But they could not find a way out. (f) A long time ago, the town of Hamelin in Germany was
(i) The stranger entered the hall. faced with a great problem.
(j) It became full of rats. (g) The Mayor said, “Come in.”
Ans. f, j, b, d, a, e, h, c, g, i. (h) But they could not find a way out.
13. Rearrange the following statements in correct order. (i) The stranger entered the hall.
(a) He travelled for more than thirty years. (j) It became full of rats.
(b) He boarded a ship for Chittagong. Ans. (f)  (j)  (b)  (d)  (a)  (e)  (h)  (c)  (g) 
(c) Outside the town of Sylhet two persons met him. (i)
18. Rearrange the following statements in correct order.
 (a) Je did not die a natural death.
(b) He was born in 459 B.C. in Athens. (h) He wanted more though he had a lot of it.
(c) He would stop passers-by at different places in the street (i) He was fond of gold.
and asked them simple questions. (j) A ripe apple fell beside him.
(d) Socrates was the wisest philosopher and teacher of his Ans. f, i, h, b, a, d, j, g, e, c.
time. 23. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(e) His mission was to spread knowledge among the people. (a) He entered the kingdom of the prince and captured a
(f) He wanted to educate people. large village.
(g) He was killed by the rulers of Athens. (b) Taimur disguised himself as a poor traveler.
(h) He lived in Athens in Greece. (c) He came with a large army.
(i) Athens was the home of sculpture. (d) Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world.
(j) Socrates would often go out in the streets of Athens. (e) The prince heard the news.
Ans. d, b, h, i, j, c, e, f, a, g. (f) Thus, he saved his life.
19. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order. (g) Taimur’s soldiers were killed.
(a) One day he saw that the fence round the garden was (h) His soldiers surrounded the village on all sides and a
broken. terrible battle took place.
(b) He had a few acres of land. (i) Once he attacked the province of a powerful prince.
(c) But he did not plough them well. (j) The village was situated far away from the capital.
(d) So, he could not raise good crops. Ans. d, i, a, j, e, c, h, g, b, f.
(e) He said to himself, “I shall repair the fence tomorrow. 24. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(f) As a result, he was always in want of food. (a) He travelled for more than thirty years.
(g) But he totally forgot it the next day. (b) He boarded a ship for Chittagong.
(h) Once there was an idle farmer in a village. (c) Outside the town of Sylhet two persons met him.
(i) He did not sow seeds in time. (d) Ibn Batuta became very pleased hearing it.
(j) The farmer had a kitchen garden near his house. (e) It took him about six months to reach Chittagong.
Ans. h, b, c, i, d, f, j, a, e, g. (f) They said that they were sent by Shah Jalal to receive him.
20. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order. (g) From there he had to walk for another month to reach
(a) He did not die a natural death. Sylhet.
(b) He was born in 459 B.C in Athens. (h) You might have heard the name of Ibn Batuta.
(c) He would stop passer-by at different places in the street (i) He wrote down all that he saw.
and asked them simple questions. (j) He heard the name of Shah Jalal of Sylhet and decided to
(d) Socrates was the wisest philosopher and teacher of his visit him.
time. Ans. h, a, i, j, b, e, g, c, f, d.
(e) His mission was to spread knowledge among the people. 25. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(f) He wanted to educate people. (a) The Mayor called a meeting of the councillors.
(g) He was killed by the rulers of Athens. (b) The people of the town came to the Town Hall.
(h) He lived in Athens in Greece. (c) At that moment there was a knock at the door.
(i) Athens was the home of sculpture. (d) They said to the Mayor to do something about the rats.
(j) Socrates would often go out in the streets of Athens. (e) The Mayor and the councillors talked about the problem.
Ans. d, b, h, i, f, j, c, e, a, g. (f) A long time ago the town of Hamelin in Germany was
21. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order. faced with a great problem.
(a) The Mayor called a meeting of the councillors. (g) The Mayor said, "Come in."
(b) The people of the town came to the Town Hall. (h) But they could not find a way out.
(c) At the moment there was a knock at the door. (i) The stranger entered the hall.
(d) They said to the Mayor to do something about rats. (j) It became full of rats.
(e) The Mayor and the councillors talked about the problem. Ans. f, j, b, d, a, e, h, c, g, i.
(f) A long time ago the town of Hamelin in Germany was 26. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
faced with a great problem. (a) In 1914 when the First World War broke out, he wanted
(g) The Mayor said, "Come in." to join the army.
(h) But they could not find the way out. (b) At the age of eleven, he showed his poetic genius.
(i) The stranger entered the hall. (c) On his return from the battlefield, he gave up his sword
(j) It became full of rats. for the pen and began to write poems.
Ans. f, j, b, d, a, e, h, c, g, i. (d) In 1972, he was brought to Bangladesh from Kolkata and
22. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order. was declared our national poet.
(a) A wise god granted his wish promptly. (e) His poems inspired our freedom fighters in the
(b) He wished for golden touch. Liberation War of Bangladesh.
(c) He could hardly believe his eyes. (f) At last at the age of 19, he joined the army as an ordinary
(d) One day Midas was sleeping under an apple tree. soldier.
(e) The apple turned into gold as soon as he touched it. (g) He wrote a lot of poems, songs, short stories, gajals,
(f) There was a king called Midas. novels etc. and travelled all branches of Bengali
(g) He picked up the apple. literature.
(h) Our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in 1899
AD at Churulia.
 (i) He died on the 29th August, 1976.
(j) His famous poem "Bidrohi" stirred the whole nation. (c) But he never threw his net into the sea more than four
Ans. h, b, a, f, c, g, e, j, d, i. times.
27. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order. (d) One morning he threw his net into the sea as usual.
(a) The angle took down his request and went away. (e) He thought he had caught a large fish and so he felt very
(b) His name was Abu Ben Adhem. happy.
(c) Abu then requested him to write his name in the list as he (f) But a moment later he saw that he had no fish rather only
loved mankind. a dead donkey.
(d) Once upon a time there lived an honest man. (g) He could barely support his wife and three children.
(e) The angel again appeared next night and showed him the
list with his name at the top. (h) Then the fisherman became angry.
(f) The angel was writing the names of those persons who (i) He was very disappointed.
loved God. (j) He had just repaired his net and he noticed that the
(g) He asked the angel if his name was there. weight of the dead donkey had broken it in several
(h) Once he was sleeping peacefully. places.
(i) In reply the angel said that his name was not there. Ans. b, g, a, c, d, e, f, i, j, h.
(j) Suddenly he woke up and saw an angel.
35. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
Ans. d, b, h, j, f, g, i, c, a, e.
(a) In 1938 he became first class first in the Art College.
28. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
(b) So, he drew pictures secretly.
(a) A number of people applied for the job.
(b) Once there lived a Sultan in a country. (c) Joinul Abedin was born at a village in Kishoreganj in
(c) They came through a passage where gold coins were 1914.
kept. (d) He breathed his last on May 28, 1976.
(d) Then he found the desired man. (e) He drew a lot of pictures of famine during 1943.
(e) When they all arrived, the Sultan asked them to dance. (f) He is the pioneer of modern art in Bangladesh.
(f) He wanted to appoint an honest man as his tax collector. (g) At the age of nineteen he got himself admitted into
(g) All the applicants blushed and refused except one. Kolkata Govt. Art College.
(h) The applicants were asked to meet the Sultan one by one.
(h) He did not like the hard and fast rules of school.
(i) So he asked for the wise counselor's advice.
(j) Then he invited applications. (i) Those pictures earned him a world wide fame.
Ans. b, f, i, j, a, h, c, e, g, d. (j) At the age of fifteen he went to Kolkata.
29. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order. Ans. c, f, h, b, j, g, a, e, i, d.
(a) Bruce saw the spider climbing to the ceiling after some 42. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order.
unsuccessful attempts. (a) Solomon was puzzled for a time.
(b) He took shelter in a remote cave. (b) Everyone has heard the name of Solomon, the kind of
(c) Then he saw a spider trying hard to reach the ceiling of the Jews, who was famous all over the world for his
the cave. wealth and magnificence and especially for his wisdom.
(d) But it did not give up hope.
(c) Attracted by such reports, she came to test the king.
(e) He had to flee from his kingdom to save his life.
(f) The king fought bravely but lost the battle. (d) The Queen of Sheba had heard much about the grandeur
(g) Once he was lying in the cave. of Solomon's court and the worldwide reputation of his
(h) The spider failed again and again to succeed. learning and wisdom.
(i) Robert Bruce was a famous king of Scotland. (e) The Queen of Sheba was surprised and went away
(j) Enemies invaded his kingdom. admiring the king's great wisdom.
Ans. i, j, f, e, b, g, c, h, d, a. (f) He asked the windows to be opened.
30. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order. (g) She placed them before the king to take the natural one.
(a) He became a cabin boy on a sailing ship. (h) She brought with her two garlands of flowers: one
(b) He wanted to be a sailor from his boyhood. natural and the other artificial.
(c) He did not like the idea. (i) The bees came in and settled on the natural flowers and
(d) Once a storm arose in one of the voyages. thus solved the riddle of the Queen.
(e) It drove the ship onto a sand bank.
(f) Robinson Crusoe was born in England. (j) While pondering, he noticed some bees humming for
(g) His father wanted him to study law. honey in a withered rose.
(h) His father did not want that he should go to sea. Ans. b, d, c, h, g, a, j, f, i, e.
(i) One day he ran away from home. 43. The following sentences are in wrong order. Write them
(j) He became a clever sailor in a few years. in correct sequence.
Ans. f, b, h, g, c, i, a, j, d, e. (a) One said, "I have lost my husband."
31. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order. (b) A poor woman once came to Buddha.
(a) Everyday he used to go fishing early in the morning. (c) The sorrowful mother went from door to door seeking the
(b) Once upon a time there lived a fisherman who was old mustard seeds but at every door she met with sad replies.
and poor. (d) She returned with heavy heart to the great teacher and
told him the result of her great search.
(e) He told her that there was only one medicine which could
revive her son.
(f) Another said, "Our youngest child died last year."
(g) Then Buddha told her affectionately that she must not
think much of her own grief since sorrow and death are
common to all.
(h) The holy man was touched by the great sorrow of the
woman.
(i) She asked him whether he could give her any medicine
to restore her dead child to life.
(j) He told her to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a
house where death had never entered.
Ans. b, i, h, e, j, c, a, f, d, g.