SSC English 1st Paper Question Solution 2025 — Rajshahi Board

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives1 × 7 = 7

1. (a) The Mosque city was formerly recognized as ——.
   (i) Bagerhat (ii) Islamic colony (iii) Khalifatabad (iv) Turkish colony
2. (b) The word 'unique' means ——.
   (i) uncommon (ii) usual (iii) alike (iv) universal
3. (c) The Mihrabs in the Mosque are adorned ——.
   (i) with terracotta (ii) with stained glass (iii) with baked bricks (iv) with flowers
4. (d) Which of the following is the closest meaning of the word 'infrastructure'?
   (i) Armature (ii) Structure (iii) Reconstruction (iv) Surroundings
5. (e) How is the prayer hall?
   (i) The prayer hall has 25 doors for light and ventilation (ii) It is decorated with many domes (iii) The arches are horizontal (iv) Prayer hall is nicely adorned with 60 pillars
6. (f) Which of the following has made the Shat Gambuj Mosque the most significant?
   (i) Turkish design (ii) Recognized as World Heritage site (iii) Combination of Turkish and Mughal architecture (iv) Considered as an ancient mosque
7. (g) A Muslim colony situated at the outskirts of Bagerhat town was a —— place.
   (i) desolate (ii) welcoming (iii) crowded (iv) barbarous

2. Answer the following questions2 × 5 = 10

1. (a) What is World Heritage?
2. (b) What does the infrastructure of the city reveal?
3. (c) How was the mosque used?
4. (d) Why is the mosque unique?
5. (e) What did Khan Jahan do to make the city livable?

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text1 × 5 = 5

Text: The internet technology has helped design a large number of web sites to facilitate social relations among people around the world. These are known as social networking services or social networks or social media. At present, Facebook is the most popular social media site. Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. are other frequently used social services. Social network servicesarc web-based and hence, provide ways for the users to interact through the internet. These services make it possible to connect people across the borders and thus have made the users feel that they really live in a global village. Why are social networks expanding so fast? The answer is simple. Most of the social services are cost-free. You can make use of them free, paying a very little to your internet service provider.

With the development of internet technology, a number of websites, have been designed to promote the relations (a) ____ the people of the world. By (b) ____ these social media, we can share (c) ____ ideas with each other and feel (d) ____ the citizen of a global village. (e) ____ social media are expanding rapidly for their no or low cost.

4. Complete the table with information from the passage1 × 5 = 5

About Professor Stephen Hawking

💡 Write short answers (a word or a phrase) taken from the passage.

5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words10

6. Match the parts of sentences in columns 'A', 'B' and 'C' to write five complete sentences1 × 5 = 5

• short supply of commodities / leads to / for the fixed income group of people / a new dimension / by the hike in prices
• widespread corruption and moral degradation. / to the problems of Bangladesh. / of daily necessities. / to meet up the excessive load. / and inflation.

1. (a)Price hike has added
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   ____
2. (b)Price hike is caused by
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   ____
3. (c)The vast majority are hard hit
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   ____
4. (d)It is very difficult
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   ____
5. (e)Price hike
   ____
   ____

7. Put the parts of the story in correct order1 × 8 = 8

(a) They travelled for twelve days without any trouble.(b) Then the leader of the robbers came to Saadi and ordered him to give all he had to him.(c) The merchants had their goods and a lot of money.(d) He had a bundle of books and some money with him.(e) On the thirteenth day, a gang of robbers attacked them and took away all the goods and money from the merchants.(f) Sheikh Saadi handed him the bundle of books and also the little money he had without any fear.(g) Once Sheikh Saadi was going to Baghdad with a group of rich merchants.(h) Saadi then said, "I hope that you will make the good use of these books."

Choose which sentence comes at each position (1 = first).

Position 1 ____ Position 2 ____ Position 3 ____ Position 4 ____ Position 5 ____ Position 6 ____ Position 7 ____ Position 8 ____

8. Write a paragraph on "A Rainy Day" (about 200 words)10

Answer these questions in your paragraph:(a) How is a rainy day?(b) What can people do on this day?(c) How do the animals and birds pass this day?(d) What do the children do on this day?(e) What is the impact of the day on the poor and the rich?

9. Complete the story and give a suitable title to it10

Add at least ten sentences to complete the story and give it a suitable title.

Beginning: One day, Sara was going to school with her younger brother, Juhayer. On their way, they saw a woman sitting on the road, with a baby in her lap and crying loudly..........

10. Describe the pie-chart in about 150 words10

The pie-chart shows the choice of professions by different educated youths in Bangladesh. Describe the pie-chart in about 150 words. Highlight and summarise the information given in the chart.

Choice of Professions by Educated Youths (%)30% Govt. Job25% Private Job12% Business15% Foreign Job10% ICT Job8% Farming

11. Write a letter: about the co-curricular activities of your school10

Suppose, you are Wasif/Wasika. Your friend's name is Asif/Anisha. In your school, you are involved in a good number of co-curricular activities that give you much pleasure as well as develop your creativity. Now, write a letter to your friend about the co-curricular activities of your school.

12. Write a dialogue: the importance of reading story books10

Suppose, you are Sami/Suma. Your friend's name is Rahi/Rumi who does not have any interest in reading story books. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of reading story books.