বেসিক ইংলিশ (Basic English) – 204103, আরবি ভাষা ও সাহিত্য – ফাজিল অনার্স ১ম বর্ষ পরীক্ষা ২০২৩

Examination Code: 201 | Question Code: 024
FAZIL (B.A) HON’S FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION, 2023
ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
BASIC ENGLISH
Subject Code: 204103
Time—4 Hours | Full marks—80
[N.B : The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]
Part A—Grammar (Marks—40) | Part B—Translation (Marks—10) | Part C—Composition (Marks—30)

Part A—Grammar (Marks—40)

1. Identify the head words, gerunds, determiners, prepositional phrases from the given sentence:

“Syrian people, coming from their sweet homeland, spread in Europe and neighbouring countries having been innocent victims to war to save their lives staying in protected areas by UN securities.”

2. Re-write the following sentences using the right form of verbs (any five):

[প্রশ্নের সবগুলো ১০টি বাক্যেরই নির্ভুল সমাধান দেওয়া হলো]

3. Fill in the blanks of the following sentences with appropriate prepositions (any five):

[প্রশ্নের সবগুলো ১০টি বাক্যেরই উপযুক্ত Preposition সহ সমাধান দেওয়া হলো]

4. Change the voice of the following sentences (any five):

[প্রশ্নের সবগুলো ১০টি বাক্যের বাচ্য পরিবর্তন (Voice Change) দেওয়া হলো]

5. Change the following direct speech into indirect speech (any five):

[প্রশ্নের সবগুলো ১০টি বাক্যের উক্তি পরিবর্তন (Narration) দেওয়া হলো]

6. Make sentences with the following phrases and idioms (any five):

[প্রশ্নের সবগুলো ১০টি Phrase & Idiom-এর অর্থ ও তথ্যবহুল বাক্যরচনা দেওয়া হলো]

1. Come to light (প্রকাশ পাওয়া / প্রকাশিত হওয়া): The corruption of the dishonest officer finally came to light after the investigation.
2. Burning question (গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ও আলোচিত বিষয়): Unemployment has become the most critical burning question for the educated youth of Bangladesh.
3. Apple of discord (বিবাদের মূল কারণ): The ancestral property became an apple of discord between the two brothers.
4. Hue and cry (শোরগোল / চিল্লাচিল্লি): The villagers raised a hue and cry when they spotted a thief in the dark.
5. Black and white (লিখিতভাবে): The manager asked the employee to submit his resignation in black and white.
6. Blue Blood (আভিজাত্য / সম্ভ্রান্ত বংশমর্যাদা): Although he claims to have blue blood, his rude manners prove otherwise.
7. As soon as (হওয়া মাত্রই / যেইমাত্র): As soon as the bell rang, the students entered their examination hall.
8. Bag and baggage (তল্পিতল্পাসহ): The illegal tenants were forced to leave the building bag and baggage.
9. Heart and soul (প্রাণপণে / কায়মনোবাক্যে): A student must try heart and soul to achieve brilliant success in the honours examination.
10. Come of (জন্মগ্রহণ করা): He comes of a noble and highly educated Muslim family.

7. Complete the following sentences using parts of speech or phrases (any five):

[প্রশ্নের সবগুলো ১০টি অসম্পূর্ণ বাক্য উপযুক্ত Clause বা Phrase দিয়ে সম্পূর্ণ করা হলো]

1. (a) Although he is poor, he is honest, dignified and never accepts any unlawful bribe.
2. (b) Since he was honest, everyone in the locality respected and trusted him wholeheartedly.
3. (c) He read attentively so that he could secure a brilliant first class in the Fazil honours examination.
4. (d) A man is known by the company he keeps.
5. (e) Empty vessel sounds much.
6. (f) It is high time you gave up your bad habit of smoking and focused on your studies.
7. (g) If you come in time, we will attend the educational seminar together.
8. (h) A little learning is a dangerous thing.
9. (i) Bangladesh is a beautiful, peace-loving, riverine country with immense agricultural potential.
10. (j) The more you read, the more you will learn and broaden your intellectual horizon.

Part B—Translation (Marks—10)

8. Translate from the Holy Quran:

(a) Translate the Surah ‘al-Ikhlas’ into English:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ﴿٤﴾

English Translation:

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

1. Say, “He is Allah, [who is] One.
2. Allah, the Eternal Refuge (the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need).
3. He neither begets nor is born,
4. Nor is there to Him any equivalent.”

(b) Translate the following Ayat into English:

تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿سورة الملك: ١﴾

English Translation:

“Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion (of the entire universe), and He has absolute power over all things.” (Surah Al-Mulk: 1)

Part C—Composition (Marks—30)

9. Write a paragraph on ‘Corruption’. (Marks—10)

Corruption

Corruption is one of the most destructive social evils and formidable barriers to socio-economic development in contemporary society. It refers to the dishonest, unethical, and fraudulent abuse of entrusted power, authority, or public office for illegitimate personal or collective gain. In developing countries like Bangladesh, corruption manifests in various notorious forms, such as bribery, embezzlement of public funds, extortion, nepotism, money laundering, and administrative red-tapism. The root causes of corruption include moral degradation, lack of religious consciousness, unchecked greed, insufficient accountability, weak enforcement of rule of law, and institutional loopholes. The catastrophic consequences of corruption are pervasive: it widens the chasm between the rich and the poor, deprives marginalized citizens of basic human rights, discourages domestic and foreign investments, and severely cripples public service delivery. Moreover, from the Islamic moral standpoint, bribery and corruption are strictly condemned as grievous sins. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) solemnly declared that both the bribe-giver and the bribe-taker are destined for the Hellfire. To eradicate this deeply rooted national cancer, a comprehensive and relentless anti-corruption drive is essential. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) must be granted absolute institutional autonomy, legal procedures should be digitized to ensure complete transparency, exemplary punishments must be executed against corrupt officials without political bias, and value-based moral education must be cultivated from the grassroots level. Only through concerted national vigilance and ethical integrity can a corruption-free, equitable, and prosperous society be established.

10. Write an application to the Principal of your Madrasah for opening a language club in your Madrasah. (Marks—10)

Date: 25 October 2023
To,
The Principal,
Tamirul Millat Kamil Madrasah,
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Subject: Application for permission and patronage to establish a Language Club.

Respected Sir,
With due respect and humble submission, we, the students of the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, beg to draw your kind and benign attention to the following matter. In this era of rapid globalization and technological advancement, acquiring communicative proficiency in international languages, particularly English and Arabic, has become an indispensable prerequisite for academic excellence and future career competitiveness.

Although our respected teachers provide comprehensive grammatical knowledge in formal classrooms, we lack an interactive co-curricular platform where students can actively practice spoken communication, debating, creative writing, and public speaking skills. Establishing a modern “Language Club” on our campus will offer students a golden opportunity to conduct weekly discussions, organize debate competitions, practice language audio-visual materials, and develop four basic linguistic skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

We, therefore, fervently pray and hope that your honor would be benevolent enough to grant us necessary permission and allocate an appropriate room equipped with basic learning aids to establish the proposed Language Club, and thereby oblige us.

Yours obediently,
On behalf of the students,
Muhammad Raihanul Islam
Fazil (B.A) Honours 1st Year
Department of Arabic Language and Literature
Roll No: 05, Session: 2022-2023

11. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the impact of ‘Climate Change’ in our country. (Marks—10)

A Dialogue on the Impacts of Climate Change in Bangladesh

Myself: Assalamu Alaikum, Tanvir! How are you doing today?

Tanvir: Wa Alaikumus Salam, Raihan! I am doing well, but I am deeply disturbed by the erratic weather and frequent natural disasters reported in today’s national dailies.

Myself: You have raised a very grave issue. Indeed, global climate change has transformed from a scientific forecast into an alarming humanitarian reality.

Tanvir: Absolutely! Although Bangladesh is responsible for less than 0.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, our country is ranked among the most vulnerable nations on the planet. Isn’t that tragic?

Myself: It truly is a colossal injustice. Our geographical positioning as a low-lying delta makes us exceptionally susceptible to sea-level rise, erratic monsoons, and extreme weather phenomena.

Tanvir: Exactly! What specific catastrophic impacts are we already witnessing across Bangladesh?

Myself: The consequences are staggering. In coastal districts like Satkhira, Khulna, and Bagerhat, rising sea levels are causing massive saline water intrusion into agricultural lands and sweet water reservoirs. As a result, millions of farmers are losing their fertile cropland, leading to an unprecedented wave of climate refugees migrating towards congested urban centers like Dhaka.

Tanvir: Not only that, we are also experiencing catastrophic flash floods in Sylhet and Sunamganj, severe riverbank erosion along the Jamuna and Meghna, and prolonged heatwaves during the summer seasons.

Myself: Yes, it threatens our food security, public health, and ecological biodiversity. Experts warn that if global temperatures rise by 1.5°C to 2°C, nearly 17% of our coastal territory might be permanently submerged by 2050.

Tanvir: That is horrifying! What urgent steps must be taken to mitigate this existential threat?

Myself: At the national level, we must heavily invest in climate adaptation strategies, such as building robust coastal embankments, inventing saline-tolerant crop varieties, expanding massive coastal green belts through afforestation, and transitioning towards renewable solar energy. At the international level, developed nations must honor their climate finance commitments under the Paris Agreement to compensate vulnerable countries.

Tanvir: Truly said! Every citizen should also practice eco-friendly habits and plant trees regularly.

Myself: Precisely. Thank you so much, Tanvir, for this insightful and awareness-raising discussion.

Tanvir: You are most welcome, Raihan. Take care and goodbye!

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