English Mode test: PRIMARY SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION 2026

 

MODEL QUESTION 02

Focus Area: Unit 2: Our School Garden & Environment Protection

Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes   Full Marks: 100

PART A: SEEN PASSAGE & COMPREHENSION (31 MARKS)

Our school has a lovely garden in front of the big playground. A fence encloses the garden. In the garden, there are many beautiful flowers like roses, sunflowers, jasmines and marigolds. A swarm of butterflies dances on the flowers. It makes the garden look very beautiful. There is a ditch near the corner of the garden. A group of frogs live there. Sometimes, we see a flock of birds sitting on the nearby trees, singing sweet songs. We take care of the garden regularly. On a selected day, students from each class work together to clean the garden. We use a set of gardening tools like spades, rakes, and sickles. We water the plants and remove the weeds regularly. We also add compost to the soil for making it fertile. The garden is full of plants and flowers. They give us joy and happiness. We love working in our school garden.

1. Match the words in Column A with their correct meanings in Column B: (1 × 5 = 5)

Column A	Column B
a) Enclose	i) A group or cluster of insects flying together
b) Swarm	ii) To surround or fence in on all sides
c) Fertile	iii) Organic fertilizer made from decayed plants
d) Compost	iv) Rich in nutrients and capable of producing abundant vegetation
e) Weed	v) An unwanted plant growing in a garden

 

2. Make meaningful sentences with the given words (1 × 5 = 5)

a) Garden : ___________________________________________________

b) Beautiful : ________________________________________________

c) Together : _________________________________________________

d) Regular : __________________________________________________

e) Joy : ______________________________________________________

3. Answer the following short constructed response questions in full sentences (3 × 6 = 18)

a) Where is the school garden situated?

b) Which flowers grow in the school garden?

c) What do the students see on the nearby trees?

d) What gardening tools do the students use to clean the garden?

e) Why do the students add compost to the soil?

f) Write two sentences on how working in a garden benefits students.

PART B: UNSEEN PASSAGE & COMPREHENSION (14 MARKS)

Trees are essential components of our natural environment. They provide us with oxygen, shade, fruits, timber, and medicines. Trees absorb harmful carbon dioxide gas from the air and release fresh oxygen that we breathe. They prevent soil erosion and shield our villages from heavy storms and flood damage. Planting trees around schools and homes makes our surroundings cool, green, and beautiful. Therefore, tree plantation drives should be organized every year during the rainy season in every school across Bangladesh.

 

4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the box (1 × 5 = 5)

[ Box Words: oxygen  |  erosion  |  rainy  |  beautiful  |  shade  |  harmful ]

a) Trees release fresh ____________ for human beings to breathe.

b) Green leaves absorb ____________ gases from the atmosphere.

c) Planting trees prevents soil ____________ during heavy rains.

d) Trees make our school campus green and ____________.

e) Tree plantation is best done during the ____________ season.

5. Answer the following questions based on the unseen passage (3 × 3 = 9)

a) Mention three useful things we get from trees.

b) How do trees protect our environment from storms and soil erosion?

c) Why should every school organize tree plantation drives?

PART C: GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE FOCUS (34 MARKS)

6. Identify Parts of Speech / Change tenses as directed (1 × 5 = 5)

a) A flock of birds sang sweetly. (Identify collective noun)

b) Students clean the garden every week. (Change into Simple Future Tense)

c) The red roses bloom in spring. (Identify adjective)

d) They water the young plants. (Change into Past Continuous Tense)

e) Flowers give us happiness. (Identify abstract noun)

7. Complete the text adding prefixes, suffixes or articles (a, an, the) (1 × 6 = 6)

A school garden is ____ (a) place of beauty. ____ (b) students work together with great ____ (c) (eager) ____. They clean ____ (d) garden every week. It creates ____ (e) (beauty) ____ environment for learning. It gives ____ (f) useful practical experience.

8. Make WH questions from the given statements based on underlined words (1 × 5 = 5)

a) A swarm of butterflies dances on the flowers.

b) The garden is located in front of the playground.

c) Students clean the garden on Friday morning.

d) They add compost to make the soil fertile.

e) Mr. Anwar guides the young student gardeners.

9. Rearrange the given jumbled words to make meaningful sentences (1 × 7 = 7)

a) garden / lovely / school / a / our / has

b) flowers / beautiful / bloom / the / garden / in

c) water / we / plants / the / regularly

d) tools / gardening / use / set / a / of / we

e) soil / compost / makes / fertile / the

f) birds / sitting / are / trees / the / on

g) happiness / plants / give / joy / us / and

10. Rewrite the sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation marks (0.5 × 10 = 5)

a) our school garden has roses sunflowers and marigolds

b) mr anwar said take care of the young plants

c) do you work in your school garden on friday

d) how beautiful the flowers look

e) setu and fatima cleaned the garden yesterday

11. Fill out the Form / Fill in blanks (time, cardinal & ordinal numbers) (1 × 5 = 5)

SCHOOL GARDENING WORK ROUTINE

1. Morning Watering Time: 8:00 ____ (a.m. / p.m.)

2. Weeding & Cleaning Day: Every ____ (Day of week)

3. Number of Student Groups: ____ (Cardinal number)

4. Position of Garden: ____ (1st / 2nd gate)

5. Annual Exhibition Month: ____ (Month name)

12. Complete the sentences/text using the correct forms of verbs (1 × 5 = 5)

a) The students (clean) ________ the garden every Friday.

b) Look! A swarm of bees (fly) ________ over the flowers.

c) Yesterday we (plant) ________ ten new rose bushes.

d) They already (add) ________ compost to the soil.

e) We must (protect) ________ our natural environment.

PART D: GUIDED & COMPOSITION WRITING (20 MARKS)

13. Write a Letter / Application / Email as instructed (10 Marks)

Write an application to your Headteacher requesting permission to arrange a 'Tree Plantation Week' in your school campus.

14. Write a Short Composition as instructed (10 Marks)

Write a short composition on 'Our School Garden' or 'Importance of Planting Trees' covering location, varieties of plants, maintenance, and benefits.