English (Compulsory) First Paper
Part I: Reading Test (60 marks)
1. Read the passage and answer the
questions A and B.
Nelson
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A.
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives:
1×5 = 5
a.
What does apartheid refer to in the first paragraph?
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i) apart
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ii) distance
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iii) discrimination
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iv) dialogue
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b.
race discrimination (line 6) refers to Í
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i) differences on the basis of caste, creed and colour
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iii) demoralization of people
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ii) competition among the members of a race
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iv) domination of others
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c.
The word 'ideal' (line 25) refers to Í
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i) a person or thing
regarded as perfect
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ii) a principle to be aimed at
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iii) a struggle for prosperity
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iv)the comfortable situation
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d.
In a democratic and free society Í
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i) the minorities are given special opportunities
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ii) the majorities are given special opportunities
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iii) everybody enjoys equal opportunities
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iv) a chosen class enjoy better opportunities
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e.
"I have fought it all during my life." What does ‘it’ refer to here?
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i) AIDS
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ii) a Civil War
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iii) race discrimination
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iv)
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(f)
Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Í.
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(i)
Nadine Gordiman
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(ii)
Einstein
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(iii) F.W. de Klerk
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(iv)
Rontgen
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(g)
What does the phrase 'charged with' mean?
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(i)
demanded
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(ii)
attacked
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(iii)
bleamed
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(iv)
accused of
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(h)
What is the closest meaning of the word 'negotiate'?
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(i)
signify
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(ii)
converse
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(iii)
bargain
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(iv)
broker
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(i)
Mandela suffered imprisonment for
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(i)
nearly 15 years
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(ii)
nearly 20 years
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(iii)
nearly 25 years
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(iv)
nearly 30 years
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(j)
"We have at last achieved our political emancipation."- What does it
imply?
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(i)
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(ii)
Racial discrimination was abolished
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(iii)
Mandela became the President of South Africa
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(iv) Mandela drove away the white minorities from
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Answer: 1.
A . a. iii) discrimination; b. i) differences on the
basis of caste, creed and colour; c. ii) a principle to be aimed at; d. iii)
everybody enjoys equal opportunities; e. iii) race discrimination. (f) (iii)
F.W.de Klerk (g) (iv) accused of (h) (ii) converse (i) (iv) nearly 30 years (j)
(ii) racial discrimination was abolished
B. Answer the following
questions. 2 5 = 10
(a) When did he become the
first Black President of South Africa? What did he say in his inaugural speech
as President?
(b) What was Nelson Mandela's
dream? For whom did he fight and how?
(c) What did he say in the
court of Rivonia Trial?
(d) Who was Nadine Gordimer and
what did he remark about Mandela?
(e)
What made him the world's most revered and celebrated public figure?
f.
From your reading of the 1st and 2nd paragraph, mention the reasons of Nelson
Mandela’s struggle.
g.
Why can Nelson Mandela be called "an icon of peace and
reconciliation"?
h.
Who was F.W. de Klerk? What do you know about him from the passage?
i.
What is the ideal of Mandela? Do you support his ideal? Why/Why not? Explain in
2/3 sentences.
j.
Do you know any other leader who struggled like Nelson Mandela? Write in brief.
Answer:
(a) He became the first Black
President of South Africa in 1994. In his inaugural speech after accepting
Presidency he said, "The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The
moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. We have, at last, achieved
our political emancipation."
(b)
Nelson Mandela's dream was to gain freedom for the Black Africans of South
Africa and to achieve political emancipation for them. He fought for the Black
South Africans to bring down racial discrimination by avoiding a civil war
through a non-violent movement.
(c)
Charged with capital offences in the 1963 Rivonia Trial, his statement from the
dock bore his political testimony. He said, "During my lifetime I have
dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against
white domination, and I have fought against black domination as well. I have
cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live
together in harmony and with equal opportunities."
(d)
Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer and Nobel Laureate for Literature,
who remarked, "Nelson Mandela is at the epicenter of our time, ours in
South Africa, and yours, wherever you are."
(e)
Nelson Mandela's imprisoned life for nearly three decades made him the world's
most revered political prisoner and a celebrated public figure of mythic
stature for millions of Black South Africans and other oppressed people far
beyond his country's borders.
f.
The first and second paragraphs clearly show that Nelson Mandela struggled for
the emancipation of black people from the shackles of apartheid. He also wanted
to bridge the chasms that created division among people and establish multi-
racial democracy.
g.
Nelson Mandela led South Africa to breaking the shackles of apartheid. He
tended to build a multi-racial democracy without shedding a drop of blood. That
is why, Mandela can be called "an icon of peace and reconciliation."
h.
F.W. de Klerk was a white African leader who freed Nelson Mandela from prison
and negotiated the end of apartheid in South Africa. He also shared the Nobel
Peace Prize with Mandela.
i.
Mandela’s ideal is the establishment of a democratic and free society in which
all people can live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. I support
his ideal by all means. It is because, without equal rights and social harmony
that democracy ensures, none can live independently and comfortably in his/her
state. I think, deprivation of democracy means deprivation of freedom. So, we
should be determined to establish our freedom by establishing a democratic
society even in exchange of our lives.
j.
Yes, I know a leader of our country who struggled like Nelson Mandela. He is
none but Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Nelson Mandela struggled for the
emancipation of his people from the white minority rule. Likewise, Bangabandhu
struggled for the emancipation of his people from the shackles of the
oppressive Pakistani rulers.
