HSC English 1st Paper Rajshahi Cadet College 2026 CQ Question Bank & Solution

Read the passage and make a flow chart illustrating the swimmer's journey to breaking the world record. (One is done for you.)

Once in water, you get oblivious of time, distance or direction. The only thought which kept me worried, was that I must make it and that. I must get good weather all the way. The second half of the swim is always very difficult. And if even little waves develop, it saps the ebbing energy of the swimmer all the more. Taking a lesson from my previous swims. I kept my speed at a steady pace for I knew I would need every ounce of my energy towards the close ___ I felt, hungry and famished and shouted for my manager. In reply. I was told that I could not afford to waste 10 minutes in having the feed! If I have to break the record, I must swim on with all my might. But I refused ____ I am sorry now for it. For if I had gone on, I might have finished the whole swim in less than 10 hours and 15 minutes creating a new world record from both sides ____ After the feed I really got my teeth into the strokes ___ I was squeezing my body for the last drop of energy I could get out of it ___ and edged on inch by inch. The people in the motorboat were cheering me. I saw the flash on the Kent shore very clearly. I realized I was very close. I could see the record, like the proverbial carrot, dangling before my swollen eyes ___ I kept pulling myself on ____ a little more, just a little more ___ the momentum was building up then I felt rocks, sharp and craggy ___ Then a big rock appeared before me. And that was it ___ the shore it was the time: 4:35 a.m. GMT I had broken the world record by 15 minutes. I thanked God for fulfilling my life's ambition. Then I remembered my parents. I had not failed my country.

Summarize the following text.

Greta Thunberg is an environmental activist. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2003. When she was eight, she started learning about climate change. The more she learned, the more baffled she became as to why so little was being done about it. At the age of 11, Greta became so sad about climate change that she temporarily stopped speaking! Greta has Asperger syndrome, a condition that affects how people socialise. But Greta views her condition as a positive, calling it her 'superpower'! She says it helps her see the world in black and white, and that there are no grey areas when it comes to climate change." In August 2018, Greta decided to take action. Instead of going to school, she made a large sign that read Skolstrejk för Klimatet': SCHOOL STRIKE FOR CLIMATE', and calmly sat down outside the Swedish parliament. Her aim? To make politicians take notice and act to stop global warming.

Greta's strike was picked up by the Swedish media, and the word started to spread. Soon enough. tens of thousands of students from around the world joined her #Fridaysfor Future strikes skipping the world, and inspired by Greta, came together to co-ordinate the first Global Staigner Climate. school on Fridays to protest against climate change. In March 2019, climate campaigners across Over 1.6 million people from 125 countries took part! Since her strike bega Strike for lite has become a whirlwind! Shree to politicians, to the Euan Greta's life UK and more. She's appeared in documentaries and had loadame books and parliament, to protesters ven articles written about her hominated for a Nobel Peace Prizeads of hot 2019. Greta travelled on a wind and redboat from Plymouth, UK. Prize in August. the Journey took 15 days. Her passionate speech "You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words... We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money, and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!" has drawn much attention from all over the world. Thunberg was known for changing how some people think and act about climate change. Her impact is called 'the Greta effect'. Greta has named Rosa Parks, the civil rights activist, as one of her greatest inspirations. In the 1950s. Rosa sparked a civil rights movement that unproved the lives and treatment of millions of African Americans.

Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical changes if necessary.

Environmental Justice is a movement that highlights the (a) ____ connection between human action and environmental disasters. These disasters often arise from (b) ____ practice that harm vulnerable groups. (c) ____ poor people and women. The movement argues that the negative effects of environmental damages are not evenly distributed; instead, they (d) ____ Impact the world's poor, who are primarily people of color. Conversely, the (e) ____ of resource overconsumption are primarily (f) ____ by a small, privileged segment of the population. Environmental Justice aims to make these (g) ____ clear to everyone and unite people for a (h) ____ change. Ultimately, it advocates for (i)  ____ sharing of both environmental (j) _____ and benefits among all individuals, regardless of their socio-economic status.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.

The tea garden workers in Sreemongal are (a) ____ for better wages and living conditions. They complain about the lack of (b) ____ for their children's education, and the insufficient (c) ____ of ration they receive. Many workers can hardly afford to (d) ____ which has led to their protests. One worker mentioned that they only get 3 kg of flour once a week, which is not (e) ____. The workers have been demanding that their daily (f) ____ be raised to 3 dollars. They are hopeful that if their demand is met, they can (g) ____ to work, but so far, the (h) ____ have not understood their (i) ____ They continue to (j) ____ for their rights.

The following sentences are jumbled. Rearrange them in proper sequence.

(i) The emperor smiled and said, "My worthy Gernerals, I remember my promise very well."
(ii) But, they were taken aback to find that the emperor started to view the rebels as allies.
(iii) When they arrived in the province, every rebel offered their surrender and pleaded for forgiveness.
(iv) An emperor was once informed that the people in one of his provinces had revolted.
(v) The Generals thought that the emperor would kill all the rebels.
(vi) They asked him, "Your Majesty, why are you not keeping your promise?"
(vii) Hearing this, he called his Generals and said, "We will destroy all our enemies".
(viii) "I meant to kill all my enemies, not friends and the rebels have become my friends".
(ix) And they reminded him that it was to destroy the enemies without showing any forgiveness.
(x) The Generals went to the king.