SSC English 1st Paper Question Solution 2025 — Dhaka Board

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

1. (a) Where is May Day observed today?
   (i) In Asia (ii) In the USA (iii) In Europe (iv) All over the world
2. (b) The policemen attacked the strikers on ——.
   (i) May 1, 1886 (ii) May 2, 1886 (iii) May 3, 1886 (iv) May 4, 1886
3. (c) Who followed the call of trade unions?
   (i) Farmers (ii) Workers (iii) Owners (iv) Strikers
4. (d) Who used the clubs and revolvers?
   (i) Workers (ii) Strikers (iii) Owners of the factory (iv) Policemen
5. (e) May Day events occurred in —— century.
   (i) 18th (ii) 19th (iii) 20th (iv) 21st
6. (f) The word 'commemorate' means ——.
   (i) forget an event (ii) observe an event (iii) remember an event (iv) honour an event
7. (g) Which of the following best describes the workers before May 1st, 1886?
   (i) deprived (ii) benefited (iii) honoured (iv) privileged

2. Answer the following questions2 × 5 = 10

1. (a) What did the workers struggle for?
2. (b) Why is May Day observed now?
3. (c) How did the policemen behave with workers during their protest?
4. (d) Who addressed the rally and when?
5. (e) What have the workers learnt from the events of May 1?

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

Text: Air pollution comes from a wide variety of sources. In Bangladesh poisonous exhausts from industrial plants, brick kilns, old or poorly serviced vehicles and dust from roads and construction sites are some of the major sources of air pollution. We can minimise this type of pollution by making less use of motor vehicles and avoiding the use of vehicles older than 20 years. We may also use proper lubricants to lessen the level of emission and pollutants. We can encourage people to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) for fuelling their cars. The government may relocate hazardous industries like brick kilns to areas away from human habitations.

Air is the most important element of human environment. Man cannot (a) ____ a single moment without air. But (b) ____ do not think that it is (c) ____ who pollute this most vital element. (d) ____ the prevention of air pollution we (e) ____ avoid the use of vehicles older than 20 years.

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

Dr. Muhammed Shahidullah

💡 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

• to be ready to fight against / to be patriot and to be devoted / that inspire children to prepare / without which we cannot / for which a citizen doesn't hesitate
• themselves to work for the country. / all oppressions that can hinder our progress. / dream of a developed nation. / to their respective duties and responsibilities. / to shed the last drop of his blood.

1. (a)Patriotism is a great virtue
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   ____
2. (b)It is such a virtue
   ____
   ____
3. (c)Patriotism inspires us
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   ____
4. (d)So we all should encourage our children
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   ____
5. (e)Radio and television should telecast programmes
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   ____

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

(a) The old woman felt pity for him and quickly gave Taimur a full dish of food.(b) Then he disguised himself as a poor traveler and supported himself by begging.(c) As a result, he burnt his fingers.(d) He came to a house and asked an old woman to give him something to eat.(e) Once young Taimur attacked a province but unfortunately his soldiers were all killed.(f) The food was very hot.(g) One day he became very hungry and could not get anything to eat.(h) He hurriedly dug his fingers right at the middle of the dish.

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 "Your School Magazine" (about 200 words)10

Answer these questions in your paragraph:(a) What is a school magazine?(b) What is the name of your school magazine?(c) How is the magazine committee formed?(d) What does it contain?(e) What is the importance of a school magazine?

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: Once upon a time, there was a king called Midas. He was very rich and he always longed for more riches. Moreover, he was fond of gold though he had a lot of it..........

10. Describe the pie-chart in about 150 words10

The pie-chart shows the percentage of a family's household expenditure distributed into different categories. Describe the pie-chart in your own words in about 150 words. Highlight and summarize the information given in the pie-chart.

A Family's Household Expenditure (%)25% Food20% Housing20% Education12% Health5% Saving3% Transport15% Not labelledℹ️ The labels in the printed chart add up to 85%. The remaining 15% has no label, so it is shown in grey as "Not labelled".

11. Write an email: your plan after the SSC Examination10

Suppose, you are Ahnaf Faiaz. You have a friend named Sanjida Rahman. She informed you about her plan after the SSC Examination. Now, write an email to your friend telling her what you intend to do after the SSC Examination.

12. Write a dialogue: the importance of early rising10

Suppose, you are Fardin. You have a friend named Robin. Robin goes to bed late and does not get up early. So, very often he goes to school late and feels drowsy in the classroom. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of early rising.