Model Test
Dhanmondi Govt. Boys’ High School, Dhaka
SSC Examination
English 2nd Paper
Subject Code: 108
Full marks: 100 Time: 3 hours
[N.B. Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks.]
Part A : Grammar (40 Marks)
1. Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary. 1x5=5
[undertake - solve - succeed - avoid - teach - frustrate - eradicate]
Illiteracy is a curse. It is the root cause of ignorance which (a) —— all development efforts of the government and the community. No development effort can be (b) —— unless illiteracy is removed. No individual, community or organisation not even the government is capable of (c) —— this huge problem single handed. It is the social responsibility of all the literate people to (d) —— illiteracy from society. We can (e) —— this responsibility.
Answer:
Right form of verbs
(a) frustrates;
(b) succeeded;
(c) solving;
(d) eradicate;
(e) hardly avoid.
2. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed. 0.5x10=5
Our life is (a) —— sum total of hours, days and years. But all the days are not equally memorable to us. Most of (b) —— days are forgotten with (c) —— passage of time. Only (d) —— few of these days remain ever fresh in our memory. My (e) —— first day at school is such (f) —— day. It is fresh in my mind even now. When I was (g) —— boy of six, my father proposed that I should be admitted into (h) —— school in (i) —— class 1. I felt (j) —— both joy and delight.
Answer:
Use of articles
(a) the;
(b) the;
(c) the;
(d) a;
(e) x;
(f) a;
(g) a;
(h) a;
(i) x;
(j) x.
3. Fill in the gaps with appropriate preposition. 1x5=5
The 21st February is a memorable day (a) —— the history of our nation. That day many Bangalees sacrificed their lives (b) —— the sake of their mother tongue. We pay homage (c) —— the martyrs of the language movement (d) —— that day. We should use our mother tongue in every sphere (e) —— our lives.
Answer:
Appropriate prepositions
(a) in;
(b) for;
(c) to;
(d) on;
(e) of.
4. Complete the following sentences with phrases or idioms from the list given in the box below. 1x5=5
[bless with - to be in the soup - over head and ears - spared no pains - no one else - see the light - find fault with]
(a) After asking many questions I ——.
(b) The habit of —— others is not good.
(c) He is —— than your brother.
(d) The man was —— in debt.
(e) The maid —— to make the bedroom beautiful.
Answer:
Use of phrases & idioms
(a) saw the light;
(b) finding fault with;
(c) no one else;
(d) over head and ears;
(e) spared no pains.
5. Rewrite the following passage in the reported speech. 1x5=5
“Why did you not go to school yesterday?” said the mother to the girl. “I was ill, mum,” the girl replied. “How are you today?” the mother asked again. “Well,” said the girl, “Don’t worry for me.”
Answer:
Changing the form of speech
The mother asked the girl why she (G) had not gone to school the previous day. Addressing her as mum, the girl replied that she had been ill. The mother asked the girl again how she (G) was that day. The girl replied that she was well and also told her mother not to worry for her/forbade her mother to worry for her.
6. Transform the underlined sentences in the following passage as directed in the brackets. 1x5=5
We are human beings. (a) All men must die. (Negative) (b) It matters little if a man lives or not. (Interrogative) (c) Our life is not measured by months or years. (Active) (d) The people living only for their own interest are not real human beings. (Complex) (e) Their life is not better than that of a beast. (Positive)
Answer:
Transformation of sentences
(a) All men cannot but die.
(b) Doesn't it matter little if a man lives or not?
(c) We do not measure our life by months or years.
(d) The people who live only for their own interest are not real human beings.
(e) Their life is as good as that of a beast.
7. Add tag questions to the following sentences. 1x5=5
(a) What a pity! ——?
(b) He will buy this book, ——?
(c) Neither of them complained, ——?
(d) Fire burns, ——?
(e) Let you and me go for a walk, ——?
Answer:
Tag questions
(a) What a pity, isn't it?
(b) He will buy this book, won't he?
(c) Neither of them complained, did they?
(d) Fire burns, doesn't it?
(e) Let you and me go for a walk, shall we?
8. Complete the following sentences. 1x5=5
(a) I am optimistic that ——.
(b) Fault is thick ——.
(c) Fortune smiles upon those who ——.
(d) Hardly had he reached the station ——.
(e) Since the boy broke discipline ——.
Answer:
Completing sentences
(a) I am optimistic that he will win the game/I will succeed in life/I will pass the exam.
(b) Fault is thick where love is thin.
(c) Fortune smiles upon those who are brave.
(d) Hardly had he reached the station when the train left.
(e) Since the boy broke discipline, he was taken to task.
Part B : Composition (60 Marks)
9. Write a paragraph about “A rickshaw puller”. Your paragraph should include the answer to the following questions. 10
(a) Who is a rickshaw-puller? (b) How does he lead his daily life? (c) How much does he earn a day? (d) How long does he work everyday? (e) What happens when he earns too little?
10. Write a composition in about 250 words on any one of the following topics. 15
11. Suppose, you are a student of Rangpur Zilla School. You are interested in reading books in the library. But books are not sufficient here. Now, write an application to your Headmaster asking more books in the library. 10
Or,
Write the summary of the following passage. Give a suitable title to it.
Money cannot buy happiness. Money is a must for our life. But it is not the thing that necessarily brings happiness. Happiness is absolutely by a psychological thing. It is the name of a feeling. It means the contentment of the mind. He who is satisfied with what he gets and content with his life, is really happy. Happiness can not be purchased with money. So we see that the richest men of our society are not the happiest men. They lead life with cares and anxieties and pass sleepless nights. On the other hand, there are large number of poor men who are happy and enjoy a sound sleep. The man who is honest and virtuous, though not rich, does not suffer from the anguish of the soul. His conscious mind does not torment him. Hence money cannot ensure happiness. It is only moral and spiritual development that gives us happiness.
Answer:
Writing a summary
Money cannot Buy Happiness
Though money is a must it cannot bring us happiness. A man is happy who is satisfied with what he gets. The richest people are not the happiest people. Instead, they are afflicted with cares and anxieties and pass a sleepless night. An honest and virtuous man does not suffer from the anguish of the soul. Happiness lies in moral and spiritual development.
13. The following story is incomplete. Use your imagination and complete it in your own way. Give a suitable title to it. 15
There was an old pond in a village. There lived a large number of frogs in the pond. The frogs were living happily. One day some boys were passing by the pond. At that time, the frogs were swimming and croaking happily. Seeing this, the boys began to........
Story
Sincerity is the root of success of all works. One can go a long way if one does anything with sincerity. The people who are sincere to their work are capable of making anything a success. The great men are sincere because they know that sincerity is the key to success. Those who do not follow the rules of sincerity can never prosper in life. The people who are not sincere always lag behind. If they do not know the benefit of sincerity, they cannot make a good use of it. Sincerity is the tonic to any work because it helps the work to be done properly. If any work is not done properly, one will never get good output from it. So we should be sincere in every walk of life. Sincerity does not mean only to do any work properly. It also means dutifulness, honesty and modesty.
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