Stephen Hawking
4.Read the passage on Interpol. Complete the following table with information from the passage.
| Stephen Hawking is considered the greatest physicist after Einstein. He was born in England in 1942. He was very skilled in mathematics from an early age. He wrote the book “A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to the Present Times” in 1988. In this book he explains Cosmology for the general public. It became famous and established his reputation as a great scientist. He received his PhD in Cosmology from Cambridge University in 1968. But fortune did not favour him. In 1972, he became a victim of Gehrig’s disease. Since then, he had been confined to a wheelchair with no power to control his body. But he continued teaching through the help of computer. 1974, he won the prestigious Albert Einstein award for theoretical physics. In 1979, he joined Canbridge University as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. He carried out his research work using his computer. The great scientist breathed his last on March 14,2018. |
| About Stephen Hawking | |||||
| Aims | Highlight his glorious works despite his being handicapped. | ||||
| Lifespan | Born in 1942 and died (i) —————- | ||||
| Significant occurrences with necessary details. | |||||
| Who/What | Event/ Activity | Type of work/ Name | Time/Date | Subject | Achievement |
| Stephen Hawking | wrote a book | (ii)———— | in 1988 | established him as a great scientist. | |
| He | took a degree | PhD | in 1968 | (iii) ——- | |
| (iv) ———- | appointed Stephen Hawking | as Lucasian Professor | in 1979 | of Mathematics | |
| Stephen Hawking | was awarded | (v)——— | theoretical Physics | Albert Einstein Award | |
Extra Question (i)
| Name of the Event | Year/Time | Place | Achievement |
| Born | (i)———— | ||
| (ii)——— | in 1988 | ||
| Became Lucasian Professor of Mathematics | (iii)————– | ||
| Received PhD | (iv)———- | ||
| In 1974 | (v) ————- |
(ii)
| Who | Event | Time | Place/Reason |
| Stephen Hawking | (i)————– | 1942 | into an educated family. |
| Stephen Hawking | being greatest physicist | (ii) ———- | (iii) ———– |
| Stephen Hawking | (iv) ————— | in the Cambridge University | |
| Stephen Hawking | getting PhD | 1968 | (v) ———— |
- Match the parts of sentence given in column “A” “B” and “C” to write five complete sentences.
| Column A | Column B | Column C |
| (a)21st February is a red letter day | (i)the whole world is observing 21st February | (i)for its language except we, the Bengalis |
| (b) It is our pride because | (ii) for the language martyrs who | (ii) recognized as the International Mother Language Day |
| (c) The recognition of the day | (iii) no nation off the world has ever fought | (iii) as the International Mother Language Day |
| (d) From the beginning of the 21st century | (iv)as the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO | (iv) laid down their lives for establishing Bangla as state language |
| (e) The recognition is the best reward | (v) in our national history and the day has been | (v) has ushered in a new era in our national history |
- 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.
(a) One day, he became very hungry and could not get anything to eat.
(b) The food was very hot.
(c) He came to a house and asked an old woman to give him something to eat.
(d) As a result, he burnt his finger.
(e) He hurriedly dug his fingers right at the middle of the dish.
(f) Then he disguised himself as a poor traveler and supported himself by begging.
(g) Once a young Taimur attacked a providence of a powerful prince but unfortunately all his soldiers were killed.
(h) The old woman felt pity for him and quickly gave Taimur a dish full of food.
- English 2nd Paper.
1.Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below.05
| Sincerity | are | indifferent to the importance of sincerity. |
| A sincere man | properly. | |
| The great people | is | not aware of its importance. |
| The people of our country | also sincere to their work | |
| They | works | A great virtue. |
- Complete the sentences.
(a) It is said that ————.
(b) In youth the mind is so soft that ————.
(c) If you lose the morning hours of life ————-.
(d) We will reap good harvest ————-.
(e) On the other hand, if we remain lazy ———-.
- Make tag questions of these statements.
(a) Everyone is nostalgic in life, ————?
(b) We hardly forget the golden past, ————?
(c) The memories of childhood are always haunting us, ———–?
(d) Nothing is more pleasant to man than the sweetest memories of childhood, ———–?
(e) Therefore, let’s practise it, ————-
- Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.
why are you putting up the food in your pocket sir why don’t you eat asked the nobleman i am foing the right thing my dress deserves these rich dishes replied sjeikh saadi i don’t understand what you mean to say said the nobleman and I’m sorry
- Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis.
The other name of water is life. Clean water is (a) ——– (drink) . Dirty water is (b) ——– (safe). Clean water is (c) —— (contaminate) and (d) ———- (suit) for drinking. Bangladesh is a (e) —— (river) country. But we get (f) ——— (adequate) water for use. The water of our rivers is (g) —– (filth) and (h) ——– (poison). We should keep water clean for health, happiness and (i) ——– (long). The government should play an (j) – —– (act) role to keep water safe.