Model Test Question-46
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-12: Lesson-3(A)
Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a popular 19th-century Bengali poet and dramatist. He was born in Sagordari on the bank of the Kopotaksho River, a village in Keshobpur Upozila under Jessore district.
From an early age, Dutt aspired to be an Englishman in form and manner. Though he was born in a sophisticated Hindu family, he took Christianity as a young man, much to the ire of his family, and adopted the first name Michael. In his childhood, he was recognised by his teachers as a precious child with a gift of literary talent. His early exposure to English education and European literature at home and his college inspired him to imitate the English in taste, manners and intellect.
Since his adolescence he started believing that he was born on the wrong side of the planet, and that his society was unable to appreciate his intellect. He also believed that the West would be more receptive to his creative genius. Michael was an ardent follower of the famous English poet Lord Byron. So after adopting Christianity, he went to Europe and started composing poetry and drama almost entirely in English. They proved his higher level of intellectual ability. However, he failed to gain the right appreciation. With his utter frustrations he saw that he was not regarded as a native writer of English literature. Out of his frustration he composed a sonnet in Bangla “Kopotaksha Nad”, which earned him huge reputation in Bangla. Gradually he could realise that his true identity lies here in this Bengal and he was a sojourner in Europe. Afterwards he regretted his attraction for England and the Occident. He came to Bengal and devoted himself to Bangla literature from this period. He is the poet to write the first Bangla epic Meghand Badh Kabya.
(Source: Wikipedia)
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
a. Madhusudan was a popular —.
i) poet of Urdu ii) Bangali poet and dramatist
iii) Bengali poet iv) English poet
b. He went to — after adopting Christianity.
i) Europe ii) America iii) Africa iv) Australia
c. He was born in a — family.
i) Hindu ii) Muslim iii) Christian iv) Buddhist
d. He was born oh the bank of river —.
i) Kapotaksha ii) Jamuna iii) Meghna iv) Nabaganga
e. He took Christianity as ---- man.
i) a young ii) an old iii) a brave iv) an English
f. Madhusudan started believing that his — was unable to appreciate his intellect.
i) society ii) family iii) country iv) village
g. He was — of Lord Byron.
i) an ardent follower ii) a student iii) a teacher iv) a friend
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h. He started writing in — in Europe.
i) Bangla ii) Hindi iii) Urdu iv) English
i. He devoted himself to — literature.
i) English ii) Bangla iii) Urdu iv) Hindi
j. He wrote the first — epic.
i) Bangla ii) English iii) Urdu iv) Arabic
Answer: 1. a. ii) Bengali poet and dramatist; b. i) Europe; c. i) Hindu; d. i) Kapotaksha; e. i) a young; f. i) 'j society; g. i) an ardent follower; h. iv) English; i. ii) Bangla; j. i) Bangla.
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
a. Where was Madhusudan born?
b. What did he start believing since his adolescence?
c. What did he aspire to be from his early age?
d. What did he adopt as a young man?
e. What is the name of his Bangla sonnet?
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f. What do you know about Michael Madhusudan Dutt?
g. What inspired him to imitate the English?
h. What did he do after adopting Christianity?
i. What could he realise gradually?
j. Do you think he gained the right appreciation in Europe?
Answer: 2. a. Madhusudan was born in Sagardari on the bank of the river Kapotaksha in Jessore.
b. He started believing that he was born on the wrong side of the planet and his society was unable to evaluate his intellect.
c. He aspired to be an Englishman in form and manner from his early age.
d. He adopted Christianity as a young man.
e. The name of his Bangla sonnet is 'Kapataksha Nad.
f. Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a popular Bengali poet and dramatist.
g. His early exposure to English education and European literature at home and his college inspired him to imitate the English.
h. He went to Europe and started composing poetry and drama almost entirely in English.
i. He could realise gradually that his true identity lies in Bengal and he was a sojourner in Europe.
j. No, he failed to gain the right appreciation in Europe.
3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own based on the information in the text. 0.5×10=5
Madhusudan had great (a) — for English society (b) — cultures. He possessed a low mentality to the culture of his (c) — land. He wanted to (d) — popularity by his writings, in English. But in spite of being an extraordinary (e) —, he was neglected in English literature. Being disappointed, he (f) — a poem in his (g) — tongue. This poem (h) — a great popularity for him. Since then he (i) — himself to enrich the Bengali (j) —.
Answer: 3. (a) attraction; (b) and; (c) native / own / mother; (d) gain / earn; (e) genious; (f) wrote; (g) mother; (h) brought; (i) devoted; (j) literature.
4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1×5=5
SM Sultan, A renowned painter, was born on 10th August, 1923 in Narail district. He studied at the Victoria Collegiate School in Narail for five years and then joined his father who was a mason. He use to draw buildings in his spare time and thus developed a liking for art.
Sultan went to Calcutta in 1938 to study Art with the monetary support of the Zaminder of his area but failed to get admission to the Government School of Art. Again with the help of another patron, Shahed Sohrawardi who was a member of the Governing Body of that School, Sultan was admitted in the Art School. Sohrawardi provided him accommodation in his home and he permitted him to use his own library.
Sultan left the school after three years and started working as a freelance artist. He was a both a man in nature and wanderer. He started travelling to different places of India and drew portraits of the allied soldiers of the Second World War.
His first exhibition of Art was held in Simla in 1946 but not a single piece of his work of this period survived as he was totally indifferent to preservation of his work.
He returned to Narail after partition in 1947. In 1950 he went to America and held several exhibitions in New York, Washington, Chicago, Boston and later in London. In 1951 he went to Karachi to work as an art teacher at a school there. He returned to Narail in 1953 and built a school and a huge boat for children. He live in a house full of cats and snakes in the quiet isolation.
Sultan’s first exhibition in Dhaka was held in 1976 and another one in 1987. He died in 1994.
Person/Facts | Action/Achievement | Place/Institute | Time |
Sultan | born | (a) ¾ | (b) ¾ |
He | went to study (c) ¾ | 1938 | |
Sultan’s first (d) ¾ | held | (e) ¾ | 1976 |
Answer: 4. (a) Narail, (b) 1903, (c) art, (d) exhibition, (e) Dhaka.
5. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10
Answer: 5. A renowned painter, SM Sultan, was born in Narail. Sultan went to Calcutta in 1938 to study Art. Sultan left the school and started working as freelance artist. His first exhibition Art was held in Simla in 1946 but not a single pieace of his work survived. He returned to Narail in 1953 and built a school and huge boat for children.
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. Science has made our life different | i. keep indoors and spend time on computer or TV |
b. In the after school hours | ii. from what it was in the past |
c. But children at present | iii. or even the beautify of a moonlit night. |
d. They do not enjoy the sunset | iv. in many ways. |
e. This is their outlook | v. we should play in the field in the afternoon. |
vi. different from ours. | |
vii. they watch the scenes of violence on screen |
Answer: 6. (a + ii) : Science has made our life different from what it was in the past.
(b + v) : In the after school hours we should play in the field in the afternoon.
(c + i) : But children at present keep indoors and spend time on computer or TV.
(d + iii) : They do not enjoy the sunset or even the beautify of a moonlit night.
(e + vi) : This is their outlook different from ours.
7. Read the following sentences and put them in correct order. 1×8=8
(a) Soon, he fell in economic difficulty.
(b) He had only one son named Sindbad.
(c) At last one of his father’s friends helped him to start a business and being successful in it, he became rich again.
(d) He went to his friends and relatives for help but none helped him.
(e) Sindbad’s father died when he was only sixteen.
(f) Sindbad having inherited all his father’s vast wealth, many of his relatives and friends gathered round Sindbad to look after him.
(g) Sindbad, a young and inexperienced boy, spent money extravagantly for his relatives and friends.
(h) Long, long ago, there lived a rich man.
Answer: 7. h → b → e → f → g → a → d → c
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