Model Test 8: SSC English 2nd Paper

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

• information
• the
• about
• conscious
• a
• of
• for
• without
• with
• on

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

Newspaper reading is a good habit. In the morning we eagerly wait (a) ______ a newspaper. We can not have our breakfast (b) ______ a newspaper of the day. We cannot do a single day without newspaper. It is (c) ______ part and parcel of our day to day life. Newspaper is (d) ______ great use to us. It serves the purpose of people of different sections. It acquaints us with the whole world. We get all sorts of (e) ______ in the newspapers. Through newspapers we come to know what is going (f) ______ in the world around us. By reading newspaper we know (g) ______ politics, economics, culture, literature, games and sports of (h) ______ whole world. Newspaper reading makes a man (i) ______. By reading newspaper a man can keep pace (j) ______ time.

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

Choose the correct verb from column B for each subject in column A.

• try
• should be
• spend
• become

1. a. Our parents ______ to make us happy.
2. b. We ______ obedient to them and try to make them happy.
3. c. They ______ money for food, clothes and education.
4. d. They ______ happy at our success.
5. e. They ______ unhappy at our failure.

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

• avoid
• maintain
• remain
• keep
• get
• learn
• take
• say
• sit

You may need to change the form.

A good student always (a) ______ his lesson. Generally he (b) ______ in the first bench. He normally (c) ______ a daily routine. Usually he (d) ______ bad company. Every day he (e) ______ part in games and sports. He hardly (f) ______ absent. He often (g) ______ suggestions from his teachers. He does not (h) ______ late hours at night. He (i) ______ up early in the morning and (j) ______ his prayers.

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

1. a. The Anti-discrimination Student Movement was about fighting against unfair job rules. (Make Complex Sentence)
2. b. The movement was led by university students. (Make Interrogative Sentence)
3. c. The students were not only from progressive groups but also from left-leaning groups. (Make Affirmative Sentence)
4. d. The protests spread to many universities very quickly. (Make Exclamatory Sentence)
5. e. The protests did not highlight fair practices in the job system. (Make Affirmative Sentence)
6. f. The government had a mixed reaction to the movement. (Make Compound Sentence)
7. g. Some leaders wanted to talk with the students who are leaders. (Make Simple Sentence)
8. h. The protests lasted for 36 days. (Make Negative Sentence)
9. i. August 5 is known as 36 July. (Make Interrogative Sentence)
10. j. Isn't the day celebrated as Bangladesh's Second Independence Day? (Make Assertive Sentence)

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

Write the tag question at the end of each sentence.

1. a. You are attending the marriage ceremony of my elder sister, ______?
2. b. Of course. I am coming to your house on next Thursday, ______?
3. c. I may stay two days in your house, ______?
4. d. You have invited some of our friends, ______?
5. e. It will be a great joy for us, ______?

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

Write the correct form of the word in parentheses.

1. a. Students are the future _______ (lead)...
2. b. ...and _______ (make) of the nation.
3. c. ...from the _______ (education) institutions.
4. d. In order to do something great _______ (selfish) for the society...
5. e. It will help them to remove self-centredness, _______ (narrow) bigotry...

7. Fill in the gaps with appropriate preposition1 × 5 = 5

Rupial decided (a) ______ living a lovely life. So he became detached (b) ______ his family. He cut (c) ______ all his relation and went (d) ______ a jungle. There he also found himself beset (e) ______ many problems.

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

Like the people of all professions, a teacher has got some duties to perform daily. He gets up early in the morning and does his homework. (a) ______ he takes academic preparation. If he is an English teacher, he reads the text very well and makes notes on important matters. (b) ______ it is time for school, he starts for the school. In the classroom he tries his best to present everything in a lucid and simple English. (c) ______ he supplies notes to the students. (d) ______ the off time he reads English newspaper, magazines etc. At school he does various works and spends a busy time. At night he again reads books and takes a good preparation. (e) ______ a teacher passes his daily life.

9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary5

robinson crusoe was born in england right from his boyhood he wanted to be a sailor but his father did not like the idea at all he wanted that he should study law robinson was determined to pursue his career

Rewrite the passage with correct capitals and punctuation marks.

10. Write a paragraph on "A Journey by Bus" (250 words)10

Suppose, recently you have made a journey by bus. Now, write a paragraph in 250 words on ‘A Journey by Bus’.

11. Write an application to your Headmaster/Headmistress praying for morning school10

Now, it is summer season. It is very hot during day time. It's quite impossible to continue classes after 11 am. Now, write an application to your Headmaster/Headmistress praying for morning school.

12. Write a composition about "A Journey by Boat"20

Write a short composition about a journey you made by boat.