SSC English 1st Paper Model Test 18

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

Unit 7, Lesson 5(A) — Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was moved by the sight of the sick and dying on the streets of Kolkata. She founded a home for the dying destitute and named it 'Nirmal Hriday', meaning 'Pure Heart'. She and her fellow nuns brought the dying people off the streets of Kolkata to this home. They were lovingly looked after and cared for. Since then many men, women and children have been taken from the streets and carried to Nirmal Hriday. These unloved and uncared for people get an opportunity to die in an environment of kindness and love. In their last hours they get human and divine love, and can feel they are also children of God. The Missionaries of Charity try to find jobs for those who survive, or send them to homes where they can live happily for some more years in a caring environment. Regarding commitment to family, Mother Teresa said, "May be in our own family, we have somebody, who is feeling lonely, who is feeling sick, who is feeling worried. Are we there? Are we willing to give until it hurts in order to be with our families, or do we put our interest first? We must remember that love begins at home and we must also remember that future of humanity passes through the family". Mother Teresa's work has been recognised throughout the world and she received a number of awards. These include the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971), the Nehru Prize for Promotion of International Peace & Understanding (1972), the Balzan Prize (1978), the Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and the Bharat Ratna (1980). Mother Teresa died at the age of 87, on 5 September 1997. The world salutes her for her love and compassion for humanity. She has taught us how to extend our hand towards those who need our love and support irrespective of creed, caste and religion. The picture of mother Teresa draped in a white and blue-bordered sari, with a wrinkled face, ever soft eyes and a saintly smile, lives on in our mind.

1. (a) The word 'mother' in the first line refers to ⎯⎯.
   i. parent
   ii. maternal
   iii. a title
   iv. symbol
2. (b) Teresa taught us how to ⎯⎯ our hand to the destitute.
   i. spread
   ii. contract
   iii. limit
   iv. slum
3. (c) The three words 'men', women and children, refer to ⎯⎯.
   i. people
   ii. mankind
   iii. human beings
   iv. the people
4. (d) Mother Teresa smiled ⎯⎯.
   i. fabely
   ii. sacredly
   iii. sinfully
   iv. impiously
5. (e) Which of the following best describes 'Nuns' ⎯⎯.
   i. clergy men
   ii. priestess
   iii. convents
   iv. priestesses
6. (f) What do you mean by the word 'draped' ⎯⎯.
   i. decorated
   ii. arranged
   iii. crumbled
   iv. cloaked
7. (g) Mother Teresa received "The Bharat Ratna" award in ⎯⎯.
   i. 1971
   ii. 1972
   iii. 1980
   iv. 1979

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

Answer from the passage above (Mother Teresa). Write 1–2 sentences for each.

1. (a) What did Mother Teresa say about commitment to family?
2. (b) What is the purpose of establishing Nirmal Hridoy by Mother Teresa?
3. (c) Why do you think Mother Teresa won so many awards?
4. (d) What is the general image of Mother Teresa in your mind?
5. (e) Why did Mother Teresa want the dying people to feel that they deserve care and love too?

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

Unit 12, Lesson 2(D) — Mainul Islam

Many people go to cities and forget their roots knowingly or unknowingly. The specialty of the Islam family is that they are living in their village. Mr. Islam and his brothers are great as they haven't forget their roots. Mainul Islam is a graduate from Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh. He returned home and began advanced farming. His other two brothers are also graduate in different disciplines. They all are living in their own village in spite of being highly educated. They could easily move to cities to do attractive official jobs. But city life and official jobs don't attract them. They think that they are the sons of the soil and they have an unavoidable obligation to this soil. They not only stuck to their own roots, they have been example for others to be respectful to their soil.

Type one word in each gap.

Mr. Mainul Islam is certainly a person of great (a) ____ . Being highly educated he feels no (b) ____ to be an ideal farmer. Rather he takes pride in his (c) ____ . We all should take lesson from Mr. Mainul. It we follow the (d) ____ of Mr. Mainul, our agriculture will develop on one side and job hunting will be less. On the other side, (e) ____ of rushing to cities for jobs, we should try to be self-employed at our village.

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

Topic: Dr. Muhammad Qudrat-e-Khuda

Dr. Muhammad Qudrat-e-Khuda was bom in Birbhuni. West Bengali in 1900. He passed the Matriculation examination from Calcutta Madrasa in 1918 the first division. He obtained his M.Sc degree in chemistry securing the gold medal. He obtained the D.Sc degree in 1929 from London University. He was the Principal of Islamia College and Presidency College. Calcutta. In 1947 he came to East Pakistan and served as the director of Public Instruction for the government. He was appointed as the scientific Advisor to the ministry of defence. After the independence of Bangladesh, he was made Chairman of the National Education Commission in 1972. He was appointed visiting Professor of Dhaka University in 1975 and served there till his death in 1977. The government. of Bangladesh honoured him with 'Ekushe Padak' in 1976 and Swadhinata Dibas Puraskar 1984.

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

Write a summary of the passage on "Dr. Muhammad Qudrat-e-Khuda" 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.

• come from their house / plying in the scorching / but again / wearing form / are a common
• heat of the sun / they play together / sight in Bangladesh / before the sunrise and go back after the sun set. / clothes and bare footed.

1. (a) Street children
2. (b) They are often seen
3. (c) Many of them
4. (d) Sometimes they are seen
5. (e) Sometimes they quarrel

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) But his heart was not in medicine and he felt that he was born to be a poet. (b) This great poet met a premature death on February 23, 1821. (c) Finally he abandoned surgery for literature. (d) John Keats was born on October 31, 1975. (e) He lost his father in 1804 and his mother in 1810. (f) His finest poems like Ode to Nightingale, Ode on a Grecian Urn, etc were published in In 1820. (g) In 1811 Keats became an apprentice to a surgeon at Edmonton. (h) He was the eldest son of his parents.

8. Write a paragraph on 'Dengue Fever'10

Answer the following questions: (a) What is dengue fever? (b) Which areas are prone to dengue fever? (c) What are the symptoms? (d) What is its treatment? (e) What should we do to prevent it?

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

Beginning: "Once there was an old king. He did not like physical labour. As a result, he grew bulky and could not move from one place to another. He called in a doctor. The doctor was very clever and .........."

10. Describe the pie-chart showing a family's household income10

The pie-chart below shows the percentage of a family's household income, distributed into different categories. Describe the pie-chart in 150 words.

A Family's Household Income Distribution Food 30% Education 17% Clothes 13% Power 10% Transport 10% Savings 10% Others 8%

11. Write a letter describing your experience about a train journey10

Imagine you are Nabil. Last month you went to Jessore from Dhaka. One of your friend is very much eager to know about your train journey. Now write a letter to your friend describing your experience about the train journey you made.

12. Write a dialogue about how load-shedding is interrupting your everyday study10

Suppose you are Rashid an S.S.C Examinee. Regular electricity interruption creates a great hindrance to your study. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend Rajib about how this load-shedding is interrupting your every-day study.