SSC English First Paper | Unit: 1, Lesson: 3 | Good Citizens | Good Character

 A. Ask and answer these questions in pairs.

1. What do you understand by character?

            2. What does a person with a good character usually do to others?

B. Listen to the Audio and answer the following questions.

Listening text 1

Questions: Tick the best answer.

1. Which is the correct statement according to the information in the listening text?
a     Good character does not mean special qualities.
b     Good citizens must have good character along with other qualities,
c     Character means a tool to curve wood.
d     Character traits are distinctive marks always seen on a person's face.

2. The red crest of a rooster
a     is a symbol of power and strength,
b     enables it to crow in the morning,
c     makes the bird tall and beautiful,
d     shows how it is different from a hen.

3. The expression 'distinctive qualities' means those qualities of a person, which 
a    are the same as others'.
b    emphasise honesty in him/ her.
c    make him / her different from others.
d    he / she gets from their parents.

4. Character traits are 
a    naturally gifted.
b   personally learned.
c    God given.
d   physically visible.

C. Fill in the blanks in the following passage with appropriate words from the box.

Citizens possessing good character live a life of virtue. They may belong to any social 1)_______________ , upper or lower. Their thoughts and 2)________________show high moral values. That is, they have a strong 3)______________________ of right and wrong. So what they do is 4)____________________ for themselves as well as for others in the 5)___________________ and in the society. In fact, they cannot even think of 6)_____________________ any wrong to others. One of the most positive 7)________________   of these people is tolerance towards 8)____________ . Suppose a group of people in your community 9)_______________

or practise something which you do not like 10)_____________________ . But as a good citizen you should 11)_________________ them to perform their activities. Thus tolerance can generate 12)____________ for people of other cultures. Tolerance and respect together can make life   13) ________________________ and peaceful in society.

D. Read the completed passage and tick the best answer.

1. People with moral values

a can do anything they like.

b belong to upper social class.

c do good only for themselves.

d cannot do anything wrong to others.

2. 'Tolerance' means

a allowing others to say and do what they like.

b having a good character.

c  having disagreements with others.

d a quality that every citizen has.

3. What can make life harmonious in society? 

a performing religious rites

b encouraging cultural values

crespecting others' beliefs and opinions

d fulfilling religious obligations

E. Find the opposites of these words. If you do not know any, look it up in your dictionary. Then make a meaningful sentence with each of these opposites:

right — wrong

If you have moral values, you cannot do any wrong to your fellow beings.

tolerance ---------------

respect -----------------

allow -------------------

enjoyable ---------------

F. Write a paragraph about how tolerant or intolerant you are towards your classmates. Give reasons.

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Lesson: 4 | Responsibilities