Model Test Question-40
SSC English First Paper
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Part A : Reading Test (Marks-50)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it. Unit-10: Lesson-4(B)
Zahir Raihan was one of the most talented film makers in Bangladesh. He was born on 19 August 1935 in the village Majupur, in Feni district. He was an active worker of the Language Movement. He was one of the ten students to go out in a procession on 21 February 1952 despite a ban on such activities. As a result, he and many others were arrested and taken to prison. Zahir was also present at the historical meeting of Amtala on February 21, 1952. He also took part in the mass movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined the Liberation War.
All through his life, Zahir dreamt for a democratic society, a society that will ensure freedom of speech and will. He had many dreams about our film industry too. He made a legendary film Jibon Theke Neya based on the Language Movement of 1952. It was a revolt against the then autocratic Government. The family presented in that film was a miniature East Pakistan ruled by an autocrat who had to go to the prison for her conspiracy. During the liberation war this film was shown outside Bangladesh. Critics like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, and Ritwik Ghatak appreciated this film. Zahir gave all his money to the Freedom Fighters’ trust that he got from his film show. Besides his great documentary on Pakistani atrocities, Stop Genocide, helped create world sentiment in favour of our liberation war.
On 30 December 1971, someone informed Zahir about an address somewhere at Mirpur, where he might find his brother, the famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser. Shahidulla was captured and killed by the Pakistani army and the local collaborators during the last days of the war. Accordingly Zahir left home to get his brother back and he never returned. This day is observed as Zahir’s Disappearance Day. Zahir’s dream was fulfilled. He could see the inception of a free independent Bangladesh though he did not get back his brother. And it’s a pity that this dreamer was missing at such a time when his dream came true.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
a. Zahir Raihan engaged himself in the mass movement in —.
i) 1969 ii) 1959 iii) 1996 iv). 1952
b. Zahir Raihan was a —.
i) soldier TV ii) patriot iii) professor iv) photographer
c. He was taken to — for procession on 21 February.
i) hospital ii) medical college iii) clinic iv) jail
d. Shahidullah Kaiser was Zahir Raihan's —.
i) uncle ii) cousin iii) friend iv) brother
e. Zahir dreamt for a democratic society —.
i) all through his life ii) in his college life
iii) in his school days iv) in his varsity life
f. Zahir Raihan was born in —.
i) Faridpur ii) rural area iii) district area iv) Mirpur
g. He had many dreams about our—.
i) country ii) flim industry iii) education iv) garment industry
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h. The film was shown —.
i) outside Pakistan ii) outside our country
iii) inside Bangladesh iv) outside the world
i. The critics — the film.
i) chose ii) praised iii) disliked iv) liked
j. Zahir got disappeared on —.
i) 30 December 1971 ii) 16 December 1971
iii) 26 March 1971 iv) 16 August 1975
k. Zahir Raihan was a renowned ——.
(i) film director (ii) film maker (iii) professor (iv) film hero
l. The famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser was Zahir Raihan's ——.
(i) brother (ii) cousin (iii) uncle (iv) teacher
m. Zahir took part in the mass movement in ——.
(i) 1958 (ii) 1969 (iii) 1952 (iv) 1971
n. Zahir Raihan was a —.
(i) film maker (ii) reader (iii) player (iv) speaker
o. He was born on — August 1935.
(i) 20 (ii) 15 (iii) 19 (iv) 25
Answer: 1. a. i) 1969; b. ii) patriot; c. iv) jail; d. iv) brother; e. i) all through his life; f. ii) rural area; g. ii) film industry; h. ii) outside our country; i. ii) praised; j. i) 30 December 1971; j. (ii); k. (i); l. (ii); m. (i) film maker; n. (iii) 19.
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
a. What did Zahir Raihan dream all through his life?
b. Who was Zahir?
c. What was the role of his documentary'Stop Genocide'?
d. What did he do for the freedom fighters?
e. Why was he taken to prison?
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f. When was Zahir Raihan born?
g. Did he join the Liberation War?
h. What was the fate of Shahidullah Kaiser?
i. When is Zahir's Disappearance Day observed?
j. Who appreciated the film'Jibon Theke Neya'?
Answer: 2. a. Zahir Raihan dreamt for a democratic society that will ensure freedom of speech and will, all through his life.
b. Zahir was one of the most talented film makers in Bangladesh.
c. The documentary 'Stop Genocide' played a great role in creating world sentiment in favour of our liberation war.
d. He gave all his money to the freedom fighters trust that he got from his film show.
e. He was taken to prison .as he went out in a procession on 21 February despite a ban on such activities.
f. Zahir Raihan was born on 19 August 1935.
g. Yes, he joined the Liberation War in 1971.
h. Shahidullah Kaiser was captured and killed by the Pakistani army
i. Zahir's Disappearance Day is observed on 30 December 1971.
j. Critics like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak appreciated the film 'Jibon ThekeNeya'.
3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own based on the information in the text. 0.5×10=5
i. Zahir Raihan (a) — a freedom (b) —. He (c) — from Feni. He (d) — for a democratic (e) —. He was a (f) — film (g) —. He (h) — all his (i) — to the freedom fighters' (j) —.
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ii. Zahir Raihan (a) ------ for a democratic (b) ------ where there will be (c) ------ of speech and will. He (d) ------ dreamt about film industry. He was able to (e) ------ a wonderful (f) ------ named Jibon Theka Neya (g) ------ on the language (h) ------. It was (i) ------ against the then autocratic government. The film was (j) ------ by everybody.
iii. Zahir (a) — for a democratic society. He had (b) — dreams about our film industry too. He (c) — legendary film Jibon Theke Neya (d) — on the language movement of 1952. It was (e) — against the then (f) — Govt. The family (g) — in that film was a miniature East Pakistan (h) — by an autocrate who had to go to the (i) — for her (j) —.
Answer: 3. i. (a) Was (b) fighter; (c) hails; (d) dreamt; (e) society; (f) famous; (g) maker; (h) gave; (i) money; (j) trust.
ii. (a) dreamt; (b) society; (c) freedom; (d) also; (e) make; (f) film; (g) based; (h) movement; (i) revolt; (j) appreciated.
iii. (a) dreamt (b) many (c) made (d) based (e) revolt (f) autocratic (g) presented (h) ruted (i) prison (j) conspiracy
4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1×5=5
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatama Gandhi, was born on October 2, 1869 in Gujrat, India. He passed his matriculation exams from Samaldas College in Bhavnagar, Gujrat. His father wanted him to be a barrister. So, Gandhi went to London to study law. He studied law at University College, London. He came back to India and joined the bar for practice in1891. He could not continue practice as he was too shy to speak. In 1893 he joined a law firm in the colony of Natalm, South Africa. He spent 21 years in South Africa. There he developed his political view. In 1915 Gandhi returned to India permanently. In 1920 he took the leadership of Congress. In 1921 he reorganized the National Congress Party of India; He demanded immediate independence of India in 1942. On 30 January 1948, Gandhi was shot while he was going to address a prayer meeting.
Person/Facts | Action/Achievement | Place/Institute | Time |
Gandhi | Born | (a) ¾ | (b) ¾ |
He | Joined | a (c) ¾ firm in | 1893 |
He | (d) ¾ | the National Congress Party | (e) ¾ |
Answer: 4. (a) India, (b) 1869, (c) law, (d) reorganized, (e) 1921.
5. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10
Answer: 5. Mahatma Gandhi was born in Gujrat, India. He studied law at University College, London. As he was too shy, he could not continue his practice in bar. In 1920, he took the leadership of Congress. He demanded immediate independence of India in 1942. Gandi was shot when he was going to address prayer meeting.
6. Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’ and column ‘B’ to write five complete sentence. There are more parts of sentences in column ‘B’ than required. 1×5=5
Column A | Column B |
a. Mother Teresa was one of the greatest philanthropists and | i. joined a girl’s school as a teacher |
b. She was born on | ii. social workers in the world |
c. She was the only daughter of her | iii. died on 05 September 1997 |
d. She came to | iv. 26 August 1920 in |
e. In 1952, she founded ‘Nirmol Hriday’, a sister home | v. father was an Albanian builder |
vi. for the destitute and started an orphanage there in 1953 | |
vii. parents and she had two brothers older than her. |
Answer: 6. (a+ ii) : Mother Teresa was one of the greatest philanthropists and social workers in the world
(b+ iv) : She was born on26 August 1920 in Skopje, Macedonia
(c+ vii) : She was the only daughter of her parents and she had two brothers older than her.
(d+ i) : She came to India in 1928 and joined a girl’s school as a teacher
(e+ vi) : In 1952, she founded ‘Nirmol Hriday’, a sister home for the destitute and started an orphanage there in 1953
7. Read the following sentences and put them in correct order. 1×8=8
(a) The boy took the calf to the market, but was not able to sell it.
(b) Once upon a time, there lived a poor widow.
(c) In the evening, the boy returned home with those pea-nuts and gave them to his mother.
(d) On the way back home, an old man took the calf for three pea-nuts.
(e) She had a son who was foolish by nature.
(f) Next morning, the boy saw a big nut tree beside the window and a big palace on the top of the tree.
(g) One day, the widow told him to sell their only calf.
(h) The poor woman got furious at this and threw the pea-nuts out of the widow.
Answer: 7. b → e → g → a → d → c → h → f
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