Seen Comprehension-1 - English 1st Paper প্র্যাকটিস | ব্রিলিয়ান্ট টেস্ট পেপার

1.

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once:

special	to	a	the	exchange
alone	feeling	suit	any	in

Loneliness means staying alone without (a) _______ company. Man is (b) _______ social being. He cannot live (c) _______. He wants the company of others (d) _______ of his friends and relatives. When a man misses the company of anyone in (e) _______ society, he feels lonely. Loneliness is a kind of (f) _______. Sometimes we feel lonely (g) _______ the midst of many people because we do not find any (h) _______ situation to (i) _______ views with them. This kind of loneliness is very painful (j) _______ us.

2.

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words.

on	off	the	to	of
full	compensate	a	success	competent

The present world is very competitive. So, as a student, you need to be (a) _______. You have to give (b) _______ concentration (c) _______ your studies. You must not be indifferent (d) _______ your studies. No (e) _______ can make up your loss (f) _______ wasting time. There is no denying (g) _______ fact that true (h) _______ depends on hard labour. So, you must shake (i) _______ your idleness from your brain. Otherwise, you have to pay (j) _______ lot in future.

Countries of the world rely heavily on petroleum, coal and natural gas for their energy sources. There are two major types of energy sources: renewable and non-renewable. Hydro-carbon or fossil fuels are non-renewable sources of energy. Reliance on them poses real big problems. Firstly, fossil fuels such as oil, coal, gas, etc. are finite energy resources and the world eventually will run out of them. Secondly, they will become too expensive in the coming decades and too damaging for the environment. Thirdly, fossil fuels have direct polluting impacts on earth's environment causing global warming. In contrast, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy are constantly and naturally replenished and never run out.

Most renewable energy comes either directly or indirectly from the sun. Sunlight or solar energy can be used for heating and lighting homes, for generating electricity and for other commercial and industrial uses. The sun's heat drives the wind and this wind energy can be captured with wind turbines to produce electricity. Then the wind and the sun's heat cause water to evaporate. When the water vapour turns into rain or snow and flows downhill into rivers or streams, its energy can be captured as hydroelectric energy.

Along with the rain and snow, sunlight causes plants to grow. Plants produce biomass which again can be turned into fuels such as fire wood, alcohol, etc. that are called bioenergy.

Scientists have identified hydrogen as another form of renewable energy source. It is the most abundant element in nature. But it does not exist separately as a gas. It is always combined with other elements, such as with oxygen to make water. Hydrogen, separated from another element, can be burned as a fuel to produce electricity.

Our earth's interior contains molten lava which gives off extreme heat. This heat inside the earth produces steam and hot water which can be used as geothermal energy to produce electricity for heating homes, etc.

Ocean energy comes from several sources. Ocean's force of tide and wave can be used to produce energy. The surface of the ocean gets more heat from the sun than the ocean depths. This temperature difference can be used as energy source too.

3.

Choose the best answer from alternatives.

(a) Which of the following describes non-renewable energy sources?
(i) non-renewable, renewable and fossil
(ii) natural and man-made
(iii) renewable and non-renewable
(iv) natural and artificial

(b) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word "extreme"?
(i) minimum
(ii) medium
(iii) external
(iv) immense

(c) We should use renewable energy because it ____.
(i) never runs out
(ii) finite
(iii) is in sufficient
(iv) can be damaging

(d) What can be trapped as geothermal energy?
(i) Steam and river
(ii) River and hot water
(iii) Steam and hot water
(iv) Sunlight and wind

(e) Which of the following gases can be burnt to produce electricity?
(i) Carbon di-oxide
(ii) Hydrogen
(iii) Nitrogen
(iv) Oxygen

(f) The word "rely" refers to ____ in the passage.
(i) depend
(ii) separate
(iii) assist
(iv) unite

(g) Consumption of fossil fuels ____.
(i) protects the environment
(ii) damages the environment
(iii) creates no problem for us
(iv) is unlikely to lead us towards a crisis

4.

Answer the following questions.

(a) Why will fossil fuels such as oil, coal, gas, etc. run out?
(b) What are the positive aspects of renewable energy?
(c) How does hydrogen exist in nature?
(d) What is bioenergy? Where do we get it from?
(e) "Reliance on them poses real big problems" - How? Explain it in 2/3 sentences.

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