Model Test Question-28
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-7: Lesson-4(A)
It was Autumn. August 26, 1910. A little girl was born to an Albanian descent, rich Catholic merchant’s family in a small town called Skopje, Macedonia. She was the youngest of the three siblings and was named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Who had known that this tiny, little girl would one day become the servant of humanity-- love and serve the poorest of the poor and become the mother of humanity. Yes, we are talking about none other than Mother Teresa.
At the age of 12, she heard a voice from within her that urged her to spread the love of Christ. She decided that she would be a missionary. At the age of 18 she left her parental home. She then joined an Irish community of nuns called the Sisters of Loreto, which had missions in India.
After a few months of training at the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dublin, Mother Teresa came to India. On May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948, Mother Teresa taught geography and catechism (religious instruction) at St. Mary's High School in Kolkata (then Calcutta). However, the prevailing poverty in Kolkata had a deep impact on Mother Teresa's mind, and in 1948 she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent and devote herself to work among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Kolkata.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
a. Mother Teresa decided to be a ___.
(i) nurse (ii) doctor (iii) missionary (iv) physician
b. The poverty in ___ had a deep impact on her mind.
(i) Kolkata (ii) Kuwait (iii) Kualalampur (iv) Kathmandu
c. She was born in ___.
(i) Autumn (ii) Summer (iii) Winter (iv) Spring
d. She took her initial vows as a ___ on May 24, 1931.
(i) nun (ii) teachers (iii) doctor (iv) nurse
e. She left her ___ at the age of 18.
(i) husband (ii) children (iii) father (iv) parental home
f. Mother Teresa was the ___ siblings.
(i) youngest of the two (ii) eldest of the three
(iii) youngest of the three (iv) eldest of the two
g. She heard a voice at the age of ___.
(i) 12 (ii) 16 (iii) 18 (iv) 20
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h. The voice urged her to spread the love of ___.
(i) Buddhist (ii) Christ (iii) Hindu (iv) Muslim
i. The Irish community of nuns had missions in ___.
(i) Pakistan (ii) India (iii) America (iv) Bangladesh
j. She taught ___ and catechism.
(i) English (ii) Bangla (iii) Geography (iv) Philosophy
k. What does "servant of humanity" mean in the text?
(i) becoming a slave (ii) to work in other people's house
(iii) to be oppressed by others (iv) to serve the needy
l. Mother Teresa set out to join the missionary of the sisters of Loreto in the year —.
(i) 1927 (ii) 1928
(iii) 1929 (iv) 1930
m. Mother Teresa took her first vows at the age of ——.
(i) 18 (ii) 19
(ii) 20 (iv) 21
n. Mother Teresa left her parental home at the age of ——.
(i) 21 (ii) 18
(iii) 24 (iv) 26
o. The poverty in— had a deep impact on Mother Teresa's mind.
(i) Kolkata (ii) Bangladesh
(iii) Albania (iv) Macedonia
p. Which family Teresa was from?
(i) Hindu (ii) Medisi
(iii) Christian (iv) Catholic
q. ‘To serve the needy’ refers that ——
(i) become a slave (ii) work for all people
(iii) servant of morality (iv) servant of humanity
Answer: 1. a. (ii) missionary; b. (i) Kolkata; c. (i) Autumn; d. (i) nun; e. (iv) parental home; f. (iii) youngest of the three; g. (i) 12; h. (ii) Christ; i. (ii) India; j. (iii) geography. k. (iv); l. (ii); m. (iv); n. (ii); o. (i); p. (iv); q. (iv).
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
a. What was the season that led Mother Teresa to be a missionary?
b. When did she leave her parental home?
c. When was Mother Teresa born?
d. What did she teach at St Mary’s High School?
e. What made impression on her mind?
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f. What did the voice urge her?
g. What did she decide?
h. Where did she join?
i. When did she take her initial vows as a nun?
j. Where did she teach?
f. Do you think that Mother Teresa is a great lady of humanity?
Answer: 2. a. Mother Teresa wanted to be a missionary because she heard a voice within herself that urged her to spread the love of Christ.
b. She left her parental home at the age of 18.
c. Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910.
d. She taught geography and catechism at St Mary’s High School.
e. The prevailing poverty in Kolkata made a deep impression on her mind.
f. The voice urged her to spread the love of Christ.
g. She decided to be a missionary.
h. She joined an Irish community of nuns called the sisters of Loreto.
i. She took her initial vows as a nun on May 24, 1932.
j. She taught at St Mary’s High School in Kolkata.
e. Mother Teresa wanted to be a missionary because she heard a voice within herself that urged her to spread the love of Christ.
3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own based on the information in the text. 0.5×10=5
i. Mother Teresa (a)___ the mother of (b)___. She (c)___ of a rich Catholic merchant’s (d)___. She became the (e)___ of humanity. She (f)___ a voice (g)___ herself that (h)___ her to (i)___ the love of Christ. She (j)___ her life to the poorest of the poor.
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ii. Mother Teresa (a) ------ the servant of humanity. She (b) ------ name and fame in home and (c)------. Her name will be written in the world's (d)------ in golden letters. She (e) ------ done a lot for the down-frodden (f) ------ of the world. Her work for the (g) ------ has no comparison. She possessed a vast heart where needy and distressed (h) ------ of the globe would get (i) ------ and motherly (j) ------ and care.
iii. Mother Teresa was (a) ------ to an Albanian (b) ------. She was the (c) ------ of the (d) ------ siblings. She was (e) ------ Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Nobody thought that this (f) ------ girl would one day become the (g) ------ of humanity. She left her parental home only at the (h) ------ of 18. She (i) ------ an Irish community of nuns called the Disters of (j) ------.
Answer: 3. i. (a) was; (b) humanity; (c) came; (d) family; (e) servant; (f) heard; (g) within; (h) urged; (i) spread; (j) dedicated.
ii. (a) was; (b) earned; (c) abroad; (d) history; (e) has; (f) people; (g) humanity (h) people; (i) shelter; (j) affection.
iii. (a) born; (b) descent; (c) youngest; (d) three; (e) named; (f) little; (g) servant; (h) age; (i) joined; (j) Loreto.
4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1×5=5
Diego Armando Maradona, born 30 October 1960, is an Argentine football coach as well as a manager and former player. Many experts, football critics, former players and football fans consider Maradona to be the greatest football player of all time. He joined FIFA player of the 20th century with Pele.
He attempted to work as a coach alongside former Argentines Juniors midfield team mate Carlos Fren. The pair led Mandiyu of Corrientes (1994) and Racing Club (1995), but with little success. In May 2011 he became manager of Dubai club Al West FC in the FC in the United Arab Emirates. Maradona was sacked in 10 July 2012.
After the resignation of Argentina national football team coach Alfio Basile in 2008; Diego on 29 October 2008, AFA chairman Julio Grondona confirmed that Maradona world be the next coach of the national side from December 2008. On 19 November 2008, Diego Maradona managed Argentina for the first time when Argentina played against Scotland at Hampden Park in Glasgow which Argentina won 1-0.
After winning his first three matches in charge of he national team, he oversaw a 6-1 defeat to Bolivia, equaling the team’s worst ever margin of defeat. With two matches remaining in the qualification tournament for the 2010 World Cup, Argentina was in fifth place and faced the possibility of failing to qualify, but victory in the last two matches secured qualification for the finals.
At the World Cup in June 2010 Argentina started by winning 1-0 against Nigeria, and then defeated South Korea by 4-1, with a hatrick from Gonzalo Higuain. In the final match of the group stage Argentina won 2-0 against Greece to win their group and advance to a second round meeting with Mexico. After defeating Mexico 3-1, Argentina was in turn routed by Germany, 4-0 in the quarter finals to go out of the competition. Argentina was ranked 5th in the tournament. On 15 July 2010,the Argentina Football Association said that he would be offered a new 4 years deal that would keep him in charge through to the summer of 2014 when Brazil stages the World Cup. However on 27 July the AFA announced that its board had unanimously decided not to renew his contract.
Person | Action/Achievement | Place/Country | Time |
Maradona | born | (a) ¾ | (b) ¾ |
Maradona | became (c) ¾ | Al west/FC in the | (d) ¾ |
The World Cup | was held | (e) ¾ | 2014 |
Answer: 4. (a) Argentina, (b) 1960, (c) manager, (d) 2011, (e) Brazil.
5. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10
Answer: 5. Football coach, manager and former player Diego Armando Maradona was born in Argentina. After the resignation of Agrentina national football team coach, Maradona was confirmed as the next coach. After wining his first three matches in charge of national team, he oversaw a 6-1 defeat to Bolivia. At the world cup in June 2010, Argentina started by wining 1-0 against Nigeria and then defeated South Korea by 4-1. He was kept in charge through to 2014 when Brazil stages world cup.
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. Rabindranath Tagore was one of the | i. sent to |
b. The poet was born into the | ii. revealed through his poetic novel 'Banaphul' |
c. Initially he was educated | iii. Tagore family in March 1861. |
d. But he was not able to accustom | iv. tirelessly in all branches of Bengali literature |
e. At he age of fifteen, his poetic genius got | v. informally at home. |
vi. himself to formal education. | |
vii. most famous poets of world literature |
Answer: 6. (a) + vii) : Rabindranath Tagore was one of the most famous poets of world literature.
(b + iii) : The poet was born into the Tagore family in March 1861.
(c + v) : Initially he was educated informally at home.
(d + vi) : But he was not able to accustom himself to formal education.
(e + ii) : At he age of fifteen, his poetic genius got revealed through his poetic novel Banaphul.
7. Read the following sentences and put them in correct order. 1×8=8
(a) With ready wit the astrologer said, “The stars declare that I’ll die only a week before your death!”
(b) A good astrologer told him something very unpleasant.
(c) At this the king turned pale.
(d) Once there was a king who was fond of knowing his future from the astrologer.
(e) At this, the king got furious and condemned him to death.
(f) Being obsessed with another thought, the king then asked, “How long would you live?”
(g) I shall wait to receive Your Majesty where you are sending me.
(h) “Drive this wretch away and let him not come again,” shouted the king.
Answer: 7. d → b → e → f → a → g → c → h
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