Model Test 19: SSC English 2nd Paper

1. Fill in the blanks with words from the box1 × 10 = 10

• tremendous
• orbit
• commerce
• prominent
• news
• watch
• telecast
• nature
• informative
• degeneration

You may need to change the forms of some words. You may need to use one word more than once.

Satellites are the artificial objects or machines that are put in (a) ______ round the earth. They relay back to the earth radio and TV signals which are used by different channels to (b) ______ their programs. These satellites channels have brought a (c) ______ change in the world of education and entertainment of the people. Some channels are very (d) ______ like Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, Animal Planet and History Channels. Some telecast live shows and (e) ______ serials. The most (f) ______ sports channels are Ten Sports, Star Sports and ESPN. Some channels telecast (g) ______ every half an hour. Among them BBC, CNN are very (h) ______. Though the channels have contributed a lot in educating and entertaining the people, some channels telecast programs and movies of violent (i) ______. These channels cause cultural decay and moral (j) ______.

2. Make five sentences using parts from each column1 × 5 = 5

Choose the correct phrase from the options to complete each sentence.

• means to develop a person mentally and intellectually.
• helps to develop one's mind through formal learning in different institutions.
• does not necessarily mean the type of education to pass the examinations with credit and get good jobs only.
• helps one to meet challenges.
• mean the co-ordinated education through which one can learn a lot individually and socially.

1. a. Education ______
2. b. It ______
3. c. Education ______
4. d. It ______
5. e. By true education, we ______

3. Complete the text with the right form of the verbs1 × 10 = 10

• prove
• contribute
• raise
• rear
• see
• work
• constitute
• keep
• become
• expect

You can use a verb more than once. Use negatives where necessary.

According to the traditional views, women are meant for (a) ______ up children and doing household chores. But they have been (b) ______ wrong. Nowadays, women are (c) ______ to compete with men successfully in almost all spheres of human activities. They are now (d) ______ as doctors, teachers, civil servants, pilots, and above all politicians. They are important in our society because they (e) ______ half of our total population. Besides, (f) ______ them unemployed, we cannot (g) ______ the development of our country. Female education is necessary because without educating the women, we cannot (h) ______ our head as a prosperous nation in the world. In these days when economic problem are (i) ______ acute, many women are working out of home and (j) ______ to the family income.

4. Change the sentences according to directions1 × 10 = 10

1. a. Facebook is a common social network. (Make it a negative sentence)
2. b. Now, it is being used all over the world. (Make interrogative sentence)
3. c. Everybody uses it. (Make it an interrogative sentence)
4. d. There is no student without smart phone. (Make it an affirmative sentence)
5. e. Who does not like social network? (Make it an assertive sentence)
6. f. Facebook is the best of all social networks. (Make it a negative sentence)
7. g. It gives pleasure but we cannot get freedom to use it. (Make it a simple sentence)
8. h. Use it or you cannot keep pace with the modern world. (Make it a complex sentence)
9. i. We can get much new information by using it. (Make it a compound sentence)
10. j. Would that I could open a facebook account. (Make it an assertive sentence)

5. Make tag questions of these statements1 × 5 = 5

Write the tag question at the end of each sentence.

1. a. Environment pollution is the most serious problem of the present world. We all know the enormity of the problem, ______?
2. b. You are right. Water, air and sound pollution, cutting down and burning forest, excessive industries, factories and vehicles have polluted the environment to a great extent, ______?
3. c. Obviously the forests, wetlands, seas and coasts are also in a worse state today than before, ______?
4. d. Yes, it is carbon dioxide is increasing and water level is rising as a consequence of global warming, ______?
5. e. Undoubtedly, there should be a movement towards taxing environmental pollution on the pollution pays principle, ______?

6. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both1 × 5 = 5

Write the correct form of the word in parentheses.

1. a. Kuakata is one of the unique tourist spots of Bangladesh which allow a _______ (visit) to watch both the sunrise and the sunset from the beach.
2. b. The long and wide beach of Kuakata has a _______ (type) natural setting.
3. c. This sandy beach slopes gently into the Bay of Bengal and bathing there is as _______ (please) as is swimming or driving.
4. d. Fishing boats plying in the Bay of Bengal with _______ (color) sails, surfing waves and the lines of coconut trees add to the vibrant colors of Kuakata.
5. e. Each year thousands of devotees come here to attend the _______ (festive) of Rash Purnima and Maghi Purnima.

7. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition1 × 5 = 5

Biddya Sagar was in Kolkata. once he heard the news (a) ______ his mother's illness. He became very anxious to see his mother. He loved his mother so deeply that he could not control emotion and started (b) ______ home without any delay. His mind got very upset. The loving face of his mother attracted him very much and it came (c) ______ his mind's eye. At dead of night he reached near the river bank of their village. His heart was rolling (d) ______ his mother. He had deep passion for his beloved mother. Sitting near the river bank he thought how to cross the river. So he decided to swim and instantly started swimming to cross the river (e) ______ dead of night.

8. Complete the passage using suitable connectors1 × 5 = 5

The importance of English can hardly be exaggerated (a) ______ it is a global language. We need to learn it for higher studies. (b) ______ books of almost all faculties of knowledge are written in English. (c) ______ if we do not know English, we will fail to keep pace with the progressive force of the world. (d) ______ learning and teaching English in Bangladesh suffer serious set-backs (e) ______ most of the learners are not keen to learn it.

9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary5

ts eliot was born on 26 september 1888 in st louis missouri after studying at harvard and sorborne he emigrated to england in 1914

Rewrite the passage with correct capitals and punctuation marks.

10. Write a paragraph in 250 words on "A Rainy Day"10

Write a paragraph in 250 words on "A Rainy Day".

11. Write an email describing the celebration of 21st February10

Suppose, you are Sabina Yasmin/Sahin living in Subidbazar, Sylhet. You have a friend in Sunamgonj named Maliha Afrin/Milon. Now write a letter to your friend describing how you have celebrated the last 21st February in your school.

12. Write a composition on "Your Hobby"20

Write a composition on "Your Hobby".