SSC English 1st Paper Model Test 13

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

Unit 10, Lesson 4(B) — Zahir Raihan

Zahir Raihan was one of the most talented filmmakers in Bangladesh. He was born on 19 August 1935 in the village Majupur in Feni district. He was an active worker of the Language Movement. He was one of the ten students to go out in a procession on 21 February 1952 despite a ban on such activities imposed by the authorities. As a result, he and many others were arrested and taken to prison. Raihan was also present at the historical meeting of Amtala on 21 February 1952. He also took part in the mass movement in 1969. In 1971, he joined the Liberation War. All through his life, Zahir Raihan dreamt of a democratic society, a society that would ensure freedom of speech. He had many dreams about our film industry too. He made a legendary film Jibon Theke Neya based on the Language Movement of 1952. It was a protest against the autocratic government then ruling our country. The family portrayed in that film symbolically represented East Pakistan. The family was ruled by an autocrat who had to go to prison for her conspiracy. During the liberation war in 1971 this film was shown outside Bangladesh. Celebrated film makers like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, and Ritwik Ghatak appreciated the film. Raihan gave all the money the film made to the Freedom Fighters' trust. Besides his great documentary on Pakistani atrocities, Stop Genocide, helped create world sentiment in favour of our liberation war. On 30 December 1971, someone informed Raihan about an address somewhere at Mirpur, where he might find his brother, the famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser, who had gone missing from 14 December 1971. Kaisar was captured and killed by the Pakistani army and the local collaborators during the last days of the war. Accordingly, Raihan left home to get his brother back but he never returned. Zahir Raihan's dream was fulfilled. But it's a pity that this dreamer could not live to see his dream come true.

1. (a) Zahir Raihan was an inborn ⎯⎯.
   i. soldier
   ii. contributor
   iii. patriot
   iv. educator
2. (b) The name 'Zahir Raihan’ commemorates ⎯⎯.
   i. Liberation war
   ii. Mass movement
   iii. Language movement
   iv. All the above
3. (c) What does the phrase ‘local collaborator’ mean?
   i. local renowned person
   ii. local associates
   iii. local official
   iv. local authority
4. (d) ‘Jibon Theke Neya’ was a ⎯⎯.
   i. legendary film
   ii. legendary record
   iii. momentary film
   iv. temporary feature
5. (e) 'Stop Genocide' was a ⎯⎯.
   i. work of fiction
   ii. movie
   iii. drama
   iv. documentary
6. (f) In the passage the word ‘conspiracy’ is a/an ⎯⎯.
   i. verb
   ii. adjective
   iii. noun
   iv. preposition
7. (g) The word ‘atrocity’ refers to ⎯⎯.
   i. violence
   ii. massacre
   iii. immoral
   iv. offence

2. Answer the following questions in your own words2 × 5 = 10

Answer from the passage above (Zahir Raihan). Write 1–2 sentences for each.

1. (a) What did Zahir Raihan dream all through his life?
2. (b) What was the role of his documentary ‘Stop Genocide’?
3. (c) What was the fate of Shahidullah Kaiser?
4. (d) What was Zahir Raihan’s contribution to our language movement?
5. (e) What do you think about the demise of Zahir Raihan?

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

Unit 3, Lesson 2(B) — May Day

May Day or International Workers' Day is observed on May 1 all over the world today to commemorate the historical struggle and sacrifices of the working people to establish an eight-hour workday. It is a public holiday in almost all the countries of the world. Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and the US, the workers in mills and factories had been working a long shift, fourteen or even more hours a day. On May 1st in 1886, inspired by the trade unions, half of the workers at the McCormic Harvester Company in Chicago went on strike demanding an eight-hour workday. Two days later, a workers' rally was held near the McCormic Harvester Machine Company and about 6000 workers joined it... Suddenly about 200 policemen attacked them with clubs and revolvers. One striker was killed instantly, five or six others were seriously wounded and many others were injured. The events of May 1, 1886 is a reminder that workers will continue to be exploited until they stand up and speak out to gain better working conditions, better pay and better lives.

Type one word in each gap.

May Day is a (a) ____ day in the history of the world. For the (b) ____ made on this day, now the workers can (c) ____ various rights and (d) ____ . This day reminds that the workers will be exploited until they raise their (e) ____ .

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

Topic: Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is over 29,000 feet above the sea level. It was named after George Everest an Englishman who first surveyed the Himalayas in 1841. Many expeditions had been led to conquer Mount Everest. Some of them were abandoned. Many climbers, who took part in them lost their lives. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and his companion Tenzing Norgay from Nepal led an expedition in 1953. The expedition was set out on March 10. As the climbers were going up, they set up campus at different places. They left some of their men and supplies in those camps. The highest camp was set up at 27,000 feet away. They went up and up. After two months of difficult and dangerous climbing, they succeeded in reaching the top on May 10. They must have felt excited when they stood there. They have gone down in history as the conquerors of the highest mountain in the world. They were given hearty welcome in 1954. Hillary went to Britain with Tenzing in 1955. They were given tribute in 1956. In 1956 they were recorded in the Guinness Book. In 1958 both of them were given honour of world hero.

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

Write a summary of the passage on "Mount Everest" in 5–7 sentences.

6. Match the parts of sentences in columns A, B and C1 × 5 = 5

Column A is given. Choose the right part from Column B and Column C.

• fair and equal / a system / of speech, religion / their representative directly / election is the precondition
• of democracy. / in a democratic country. / of government. / and political opinions. / treatment for citizens.

1. (a) Democracy means
2. (b) It allows freedom
3. (c) It is
4. (d) People elect
5. (e) Free and fair

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

Type 1 to 8 beside each sentence to show its place in the story.

(a) The angel took down his request and went away. (b) His name was Abu Ben Adhem. (c) Abu then requested him to put his name in the list because he loved mankind and his fellow brothers. (d) He again appeared the next night and showed Abu that his name was at the top of the list. (e) Suddenly he woke up and saw an angel who was writing the names of the persons who loved God. (f) Once upon a time, there was an honest and pious man. (g) He asked the angel if his name was there and in reply the angel said that his name was not there. (h) He was once sleeping peacefully.

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on "Environment Pollution"10

(a) What is environment pollution? (b) What are the elements of the 'environment'? (c) How are the elements of environment being polluted? (d) What is the effect of pollution? (e) How are people responsible for environment pollution? (f) What should we do to stop environment pollution?

9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story10

Beginning: "A long time ago, the town of Hamelin in Germany was faced with a great problem. It became full of rats. The rats were so big and fierce that they fought the dogs, killed the cats and bit the babies in the cradles. They ate up........."

10. Look at the following graph. It shows a comparative selling rates of five kinds of books in Ekushey Boi Mela, 2018.10

Describe the graph in 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the graph.

Comparative selling rates of five kinds of books in Ekushey Boi Mela, 2018 Science3500 Novel2500 History1500 Story4500 Poetry2000

11. Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about your study tour10

Suppose, you are Sumon/Sumona of 18/5, Shantinagar, Dhaka. Recently you have gone to a study tour from your school. Now, write a letter to your friend Abid/Abida who lives at 18/A, Board Lane, Chattagram, telling him/her about the tour.

12. Write a dialogue about the importance of learning computer10

Suppose, you are Salma and your friend is Naima. Nowadays, it has become very essential to learn about computer. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of learning computer.