Model Test ENGLISH (COMPULSORY) DB/ ssc/2014
Second Paper
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Time ____ 3 Hours
Full Marks ____ 100
[N.B. The
figures in the margin indicate full marks]
Part A — Grammar
Marks — 40
Marks
1.
Complete the passage with suitable
verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where
necessary: ____ 1´5 = 5
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trouble
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sustain
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try
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tiny
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respect
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preach
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teach
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tell
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Truth always reigns in the last. Falsehood may triumph for the time
being. Those who are engaged in preaching the truth (a) — by the people. Those who feel interested in (b) — lies cannot prosper in life. They may prosper seemingly. But they cannot (c) — all the time. Socrates throughout his life would (d) — the truth. He tried to make people (e) — what was good for
them.
2.
Use
articles where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed: ___ .5´10 = 5
Bangladesh is no
doubt one of (a) — poorest countries
in the world, having (b) — few
enemies. (c) — few countries
encircling her are not much richer than she. They have (d) — little to do about our internal affairs. Our large population
is rather (e) — burden than (f) — asset. But it is (g) — fact that (h) — days are not very far when we will be (i) — able to win in (j)
— race with many other countries.
3.
Put a
suitable preposition in each blank: ___
1´5 = 5
It is known to
all that smoking is detrimental (a) —
health. In spite of knowing the fact that the smokers do not abstain (b) — smoking. They are indifferent (c) — their health. Those who are
addicted (d) — smoking lose their
appetite (e) — food.
4.
Complete the following sentences
with the phrases or idiom from the list: ___ 1´5 = 5
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palmy days
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French leave
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sine die
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yeoman service
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conductive to
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eat humble pie
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(a)
Morning walk is ___________________________ health.
(b)
You have to ___________________________ for your misconduct.
(c)
False friends are available in one’s ___________________________.
(d)
Sher – E – Bangla performed ___________________________ for the country.
(e)
No one should enjoy a ___________________________.
5.
Change the speech of the following
passage: ___ 1´5 = 5
Saikat said, “How fine the picture is! I wish I
could buy it.” His mother said, “But it is not durable and it will break down
in about a month.” Saikat said, “OK, Let us go now, mother. I shall not buy
it.”
6.
Read the following passage and
transform the underlined sentences as directed in brackets: 5
(a) Road
accidents are a curse. (Negative) (b)
They caused a great loss to life and
property. (Interrogative) But these accidents occur due to a number of
reasons. (c) The drivers are basically responsible for the accidents. (Complex) (d) Most
of them hardly know the traffic rules (Passive) (e) Even if they know some
rules, they hardly care for them. (Simple)
7.
Add tag questions to the following
sentences: ___ 1´5 = 5
(a)
The will of people prevails, ___________?
(b)
Everybody should be conscious, _______?
(c)
None is free from errors, ______________?
(d)
All’s well, that ends well, ____________?
(e)
Thank you so much, _________________?
Marks
8.
Complete the following sentences: ___ 1´5 = 5
(a)
Patient is bitter ___________.
(b)
—— was not known to me.
(c)
1971 is the year, ______________.
(d)
——, you learned your lessons.
(e)
He acted as if _________________.
Part B — Composition
[60
Marks]
9. Write a paragraph on “A Book Fair
You Have Visited” on the basis of the following questions: ___
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(a) What do you mean
by a book fair?
(b)
When did you visit the fair?
(c)
Where was it held?
(d)
What was the occasion?
(e)
What did you do in the fair?
10.
Write a composition in about 250 words on any one of the
following topics: ___ 15
(a) Population Problem in Bangladesh.
(b) Science in Everyday Life.
11. Suppose, you are
Shamim or Shamima, a student of Kushtia Zilla School. You have a library but
its facilities are not at all sufficient to meet up your demand. Now, write an application to the Headmaster
of your school on behalf of the students requesting him to increase the
facilities of the library as soon as possible. 10
12. Sumona gets up late in the morning. She cannot
prepare her lessons in time and so she does badly in the examination. On the
contrary, Maliha rises early in the morning and can complete her lessons well.
So she is doing well in the examination. Now,
write a dialogue between Sumona and Maliha about the benefits of early rising. 10
Or,
Write the summary of the following passage. Give a suitable title to it: ___
"The secret of success in
life lies in the proper use of time. Many of us forget that every moment is
valuable. Life is short but art is long. Time is uncertain. We do not know when
we shall die. During this limited and uncertain period, we have to do a lot of
things. If we waste the precious time in idleness, we reduce the time of our
important work. As a result, we suffer and success becomes difficult to
achieve. We can achieve success only by using every minute properly. Time once lost is lost for ever. The boy who
is unmindful to his lessons will realize his faults later on. He will certainly
understand that he has lost the opportunity to make him learned. The young man,
who is afraid of work and loses his time in idleness, is sure to find himself
in later years a burden to himself and to others.
If any man is punctual and
industrious, he will find time for doing everything. The busiest man has, in
fact, the greatest amount of leisure because he does his work regularly and
does not put off any work for tomorrow what he can do today. History tells us
that all the great men in the world have achieved success by making proper use
of time."
13. Read the beginning of the story and complete it in your own way. Give a
title to it. 15
There lived a farmer in a village. He
had a wonderful goose. The goose laid an egg of gold every day. The farmer was
very greedy. He thought that____________________________.
