Model Test 23: SSC English 2nd Paper

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

• certain
• victim
• heinous
• punish
• liable
• who
• eat
• execute
• adulterate
• cause
• inspection

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

Everybody knows that food (a) ______ is a crime. Adulterated food is poisonous and it (b) ______ fatal diseases. People (c) ______ this kind of food fall a (d) ______ to liver diseases, cancer, kidney failure and so on. Some businessmen are (e) ______ for this sort of (f) ______ work. They deserve severe (g) ______. Sometimes the authority concerned makes occasional (h) ______. The government has taken (i) ______ steps against them. We hope that the passed laws will be properly (j) ______.

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

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

• plays an important role to build up an educated nation.
• grows up in contact with its mother usually.
• is educated, her child will be educated.
• is largely indebted to its educated mother.
• is always in touch with its mother.

1. a. An educated mother ______
2. b. A child ______
3. c. If the mother ______
4. d. An educated nation ______
5. e. A child ______

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

• use
• implement
• require
• come
• have
• constitute
• undermine
• honour
• create
• give

You may need to change the form. Use negative if necessary.

It is high time we (a) ______ our brain about the curse of dowry. The issues of dowry (b) ______ to be considered in view of country's socio-economic, cultural, political circumstances. United efforts (c) ______ to put an end to violence against women. A specific framework must be drawn up to be (d) ______. Anyway, we can hope that dowry (e) ______ to an end in the time to come. It (f) ______ social imbalance. It also (g) ______ women. Women (h) ______ half of our population. We must (i) ______ them. We must (j) ______ them education.

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

1. a. People in general are fond of glittering things. (Complex)
2. b. They are the lovers of surface. (Interrogative)
3. c. They enjoy the outer show of things and beings. (Negative)
4. d. They do not bother about intrinsic value. (Affirmative)
5. e. Gold is one of the precious metals. (Interrogative)
6. f. But there are some other metals looking like gold. (Compound)
7. g. They fade soon and lose their beauty. (Simple)
8. h. Similarly, there are some people acting like the wise. (Complex)
9. i. As soon as their real identity gets revealed, people leave them. (Negative)
10. j. We are very foolish believing in them. (Exclamatory)

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

Write the tag question at the end of each sentence.

1. a. Life is very uncertain on earth, ______?
2. b. Nobody knows when death comes, ______?
3. c. But we hardly realize this truth, ______?
4. d. Our deeds and actions show probably we will never depart, ______?
5. e. We must do the well-being of mankind, ______?

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

Write the correct form of the word in parentheses.

1. a. Life without leisure and _______ (relax) is dull.
2. b. Life becomes charmless if man does not have anytime to enjoy the _______ (beauty) objects of nature.
3. c. Monotonous work hinders the _______ (smooth) of work.
4. d. Everybody knows that _______ (work) is harmful.
5. e. Leisure does not mean _______ (idle).

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

Adopting unfair means (a) ______ the examination is an offence. It degrades the standard (b) ______ education. If the students of our country do not acquire true academic education, there will be no development (c) ______ the country. An examinee should read seriously so that he can cut a good figure in the examination. To acquire true education should be the only aim in the lives (d) ______ all students. An educated man cannot support adopting any unfair means in the examination (e) ______ all.

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

Illiteracy is a curse of our country. (a) ______ we are responsible for our being illiterate. (b) ______ our government has taken steps to remove illiteracy from the country. Illiteracy causes great harm to us. (c) ______ we do not understand, we cannot take steps to improve our poor condition. (d) ______ we are lagging behind. We are dependent on forcing grants. (e) ______ we are not aware of the importance of literacy. We will not be able to change our lot.

9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary5

is there anybody here who has ever crossed a river by a boat i have teacher i clearly remember what happened in that journey said jamal

Rewrite the passage with correct capitals and punctuation marks.

10. Write a paragraph on “A Winter Morning”10

Write a paragraph on “A Winter Morning”.

11. Write a letter to your friend describing your experience of visiting a new place10

Suppose, you are Mollick/Mollicka. You have recently visited a new place with some of your friends and family members. Now, write a letter to your friend Asif/Asifa who lives in another city, describing your experience of the visit.

12. Write a composition on “Your Future Plan of Life”20

Write a composition on “Your Future Plan of Life”.