Model Test Question-34
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-8: Lesson-3(D)
The French Sculptor Fredic Auguste Bartholdi was assigned to design and complete a sculpture within 1876, so that it could be a gift for the Americans on the occasion of celebrating the hundred years of the American Declaration of Independence. The statue was a joint venture between the USA and France. The French people would build the statue and assemble it in the States, and the people of the USA were to build the pedestal for the statue.
Raising money for the pedestal was completed in August 1885. The construction of the pedestal was finished in April 1886. In the meantime, France completed the Statue in July 1884. They sent it to New York on board the French war ship ‘Isere’ in 1885. While transporting the statue, it was split up into 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates.
It took four months to put the Statue together and place it on the pedestal. Thousands of people saw the unveiling ceremony of the Statue of Liberty on October 28th 1886. It was centennial gift ten years late.
The Freedom that the Statue stands for is not stationary. The broken chain wrapped around her feet, protruding from the bottom of her robe, symbolizes her free forward movement, enlightening the world with her torch, free from oppression and slavery.
The Statue's original torch was the first part constructed in 1876. It was replaced by a new copper torch covered in 24K gold leaf in 1984. The torch is lighted by flood light at night. The original torch is currently located in the lobby of the monument. Access to the torch has been closed since 1916.
From October 28, 2011, on her 125th anniversary, the Statue of Liberty was named “Liberty Enlightening the World Wide Web”. The credit goes to a series of new web cams placed around her torch. Several amazing views will be just a click of a mouse away. On clear days, three cameras provide unobstructed scenes and views. Two cameras provide an ultra wide-angle interactive view of the famous golden torch. The remaining camera looks downwards towards the crown of The Statue of liberty, her face, the tablet she is holding from your computer or smart phone. So a person can have access to the web cam’s live feed of The Statue of Liberty from anywhere in the world.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
a. The Statue of Liberty symbolizes ----.
i) freedom ii) struggle against tyranny
iii) Liberation War iv) Justice
b. It is a gesture of --- friendship.
i) global ii) international iii) unique iv) both (i) & (ii)
c. Broken chain means----.
i) rise of tyranny ii) overthrow of tyranny
iii) the death of oppression iv) the start of oppression
d. The Statue of Liberty is the shape of ----.
i) man ii) woman iii) building iv) flower
e. Who is the designer of the Statue of Liberty?
i) Loius Khan ii) Anam iii) Fredeirc Bertholdi iv) Joynul Abedin
f. The Statue of Liberty is the shape of ----.
i) man ii) woman iii) building iv) flower
g. Who is the designer of the Statue of Liberty?
i) Loius Khan ii) Anam iii) Fredeirc Bertholdi iv) Joynul Abedin
Answer: 1. a. i) freedom; b. iv) both i and ii; c. i) overthrow of tyranny; d. ii) woman; e. iii) Frederic Bartholdi.
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
a. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
b. Who designed the statue?
c. Who does broken chain stand for?
d. Who donated money to make it?
e. Why is 4 July 1776 a historical day?
Answer: 2. a. The Staute of Liberty is situated in New York.
b. A French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi was the designer of the statue.
c. The broken chain stands for the overthrow of tyranny.
d. The people of Franch and the US donors dontated money to make it.
e. 4 July 1976 is a historical day because the USA has become an independent country on this day.
3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own based on the information in the text. 0.5×10=5
The Statue of Liberty (a) – on Liberty Island symbolising freedom. The (b) --- of the statue was Frederic Batholdi. It was given by France to the United States to (c) --- the centennial of US independence in 1876. People of France (d) --- to manage the fund (e) --- for the construction of the statue. On the other hand, the US donors gave the financial (f) ---- for the pedestal and installation of the mounment. The work was (g) --- by President Grover Celeveland on October 28, 1886. Orginally it was (h) --- that the (i) ---- of The Statue of Liberty would (j) ---- international friendship.
Answer: 3. a. stands; b. designer; c. commemorate; d. subscribe; e. needed; f. support; g. dedicated; h. thought; i. presenting; j. uphold.
4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1×5=5
Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy on 12 May 1820. She was the second daughter of wealthy parents. However Florence was a devoted Christian and when she was only seventeen, she felt God was calling her to serve the humanity. So, she decided to nurse the sick. She was determined to sacrifice herself. In 1851 she went to Kaiserwerth in Germany to learn nursing. Then in 1853 she was given her first post reorganizing a small hospital in Harvey Street, London. It was an institution for the care of sick gentlewomen in distressed circumstances. Florence Nightingale did an excellent job of reorganizing the hospital. As a result of her work, Sidney Herbert, the Secretary of War invited here to go on a mission to soldiers wounded fighting the Russians. Florence Nightingale said with 38 nurses to Turkey on 21 October 1854. At that time, Britain, France and Turkey were fighting Russia. They arrived in Turkey in November 1854. Florence found military hospitals were dirty order and cleanliness to the hospitals and she became a heroine to the British public. She is known as the 'Lady with the Lamp' for serving the humanity.
Person/Facts | Action/Achievement | Place/Country | Time |
Nightingale | born | (a) ¾ | (b) ¾ |
She | went to study | (c) ¾ | 1851 |
She with other nurses | went to | (d) ¾ | (e) ¾ |
Answer: 4. (a) Italy, (b) 1820, (c) Germany, (d) Turkey, (e) 1854.
5. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10
Answer: 5. 'Lady with the lamp', Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy. As she felt God was calling her to serve the humanity, she wanted to nurse the sick. She went to Kaiserwerh in Germany to learn nursing. She was determined to sacrifice herself. For his work, even now people remember him with great respect.
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. Mount Everest is in the | i. always fascinated the climbers |
b. George Everest, an Englishman, was the | ii. again and again to reach the highest peak and many lost their lives |
c. Hence, it was named | iii. remain snow covered all the time |
d. The climbers, being allured, have tried | iv. after this Englishman |
e. | v. the highest mountain in the world |
vi. first man to survey the | |
vii. and still is the greatest attraction of the climbers. |
Answer: 6. (a+v) : Mount Everest is in the Himalayan Mountains the highest mountain in the world
(b+vi) : George Everest, an Englishman, was the first man to survey the Himalayas in 1841
(c+iv) : Hence, it was named after this Englishman
(d+ii) : The climbers, being allured, have tried again and again to reach the highest peak and many lost their lives
(e+vii) : Mount Everest has been and still is the greatest attraction of the climbers.
7. Read the following sentences and put them in correct order. 1×8=8
(a) For example, once the boy set his father’s house on fire only to see how it could burn.
(b) To satisfy his curiosity, he often undertook some risky adventures.
(c) But at the same time, he was proud of the young boy.
(d) And that was his loving mother.
(e) But there was only one person who did never feel annoyed with the boy.
(f) He was Thomas Alva Edison.
(g) His father got angry for this kind of activity.
(h) A young boy of six or seven became the subject of talk in a village because he always asked "Why, why, why".
Answer: 7. h → f → b → a → g → c → e → d
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