SSC English First paper Model Test 2
English Learning Notes
English 1st Paper
Final Model Test-2
Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Full Marks: 50
Mainul
Islam is a qualified farmer in Naogaon. Mr Islam was very brilliant as a
student. He took his higher education from Bangladesh Agricultural
University in Mymensingh. He then came back home and started advanced farming.
He has two other brothers who are graduates in different disciplines. The specialty
of the Islam family is that they all are living in their village and all are
renowned in their own fields. Mr. Islam's younger brother, who is a Rajshahi
University graduate, is a science teacher in a local school. His youngest
brother is a social science graduate who likes to start a local NGO to work for
this area. When asked "What makes you decide to stay here in this
village?" Mr Islam smiled and said, "Look, it's true that we could
leave this village for city life. I could be a banker or my brothers could be
bureaucrats. But it didn't attract us. We are sons of this soil. Yes, we have
education but does education prepare a person only to be an officer? Don't we
have any obligation to the soil that has made us what we are?" He also
added that not every educated individual should be a job seeker. He added that
since his discipline was agriculture, after his education he took the
occupation of a farmer. In response to the question whether they had any
frustration living in a village, he confirmed that they were indeed very
pleased with their life. He said, "I work in my own farm, stay with my
family members, pass time with my old friends, and sleep at my own home. All
these count a lot."
Mr
Islam is right. Many people go to cities and forget or loosen their roots
knowingly or unknowingly. Mr Islam and his brothers are great - they haven't
forgotten their roots. They not only stuck to their own roots, they have been
torch bearers for others to be respectful of their roots.
1. Choose the best
answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
(a) Mr. Islam ----
in the roots.
i.
works
ii. studies
iii. trains
iv. believes
ii. studies
iii. trains
iv. believes
(b) Mr. Islam and
his brothers had ---- opportunity or quality to lead a city life.
i. few
ii. every
iii. improbable
iv. no
(c) What should
the individual be?
i.
Should be a job seeker
ii. Should be employed
iii. Should be a doctor
iv. Should be self-employed
ii. Should be employed
iii. Should be a doctor
iv. Should be self-employed
(d) According to
Mr. Islam, ---- should not be the only motto of education.
i.
acquisition of knowledge
ii. to be aware of responsibilities
iii. job seeking
iv. fellow feeling
ii. to be aware of responsibilities
iii. job seeking
iv. fellow feeling
(e) Mainul along
with his brothers ---- in a village.
i.
live
ii. work
iii. studies
iv. lives
ii. work
iii. studies
iv. lives
(f) Mainul and his
brothers are ---- with their present life.
i.
frustrated
ii. dissatisfied
iii. satisfied
iv. annoyed
ii. dissatisfied
iii. satisfied
iv. annoyed
(g) Which quality
of Mainul describes him best in the passage?
i.
He is a graduate
ii. He is an educated farmer
iii. He does not like conventional jobs
iv. He shows responsibility to his root
ii. He is an educated farmer
iii. He does not like conventional jobs
iv. He shows responsibility to his root
2. Answer the
following questions. 2×5 =10
(a)
What made Mainul Islam come back to his village?
(b) "Every educated individual should not be a job seeker. “Do you agree? Why?
(c) What is the specialty of Islam family?
(d) Why did Mainul become a farmer?
(e) Why are the three brothers great?
(b) "Every educated individual should not be a job seeker. “Do you agree? Why?
(c) What is the specialty of Islam family?
(d) Why did Mainul become a farmer?
(e) Why are the three brothers great?
Read
the following text carefully and answer the question no. 3 and 4:
John Milton was one of the famous poets in English Literature. He was born on December 9, 1608 in London. At the age of 17, he went to Cambridge University for study and after seven years of study, he took M.A. degree from that University. The next six years he spent at Horton in unprofessional study. In 1638 he started his foreign tour. In 1640, he married Mary Powel, a seventeen-year-old girl. But his wife died in 1652 leaving him with three daughters. So, he married second time in 1656 but two years after this second wife also died. Of all his works 'Paradise Lost' is said to be his greatest. He finished composing this epic in 1664. But it was published three years later. By this time he lost his eye sight. At the age of 66, he died on November 8, 1674.
John Milton was one of the famous poets in English Literature. He was born on December 9, 1608 in London. At the age of 17, he went to Cambridge University for study and after seven years of study, he took M.A. degree from that University. The next six years he spent at Horton in unprofessional study. In 1638 he started his foreign tour. In 1640, he married Mary Powel, a seventeen-year-old girl. But his wife died in 1652 leaving him with three daughters. So, he married second time in 1656 but two years after this second wife also died. Of all his works 'Paradise Lost' is said to be his greatest. He finished composing this epic in 1664. But it was published three years later. By this time he lost his eye sight. At the age of 66, he died on November 8, 1674.
3. Complete the
table below with information from the above passage: 5
|
Who/what |
Date/year |
Event |
Place |
|
Milton |
(i)---- |
studied |
(ii)---- |
|
Milton |
in
1632 |
(iii)---- |
|
|
|
in
1658 |
(iv)
--- |
|
|
Milton |
(v)---- |
died |
|
4. Write a summary
of the above passage in your own words. 10
5. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written: 1×8=8
(b) As a result, his lot has been changed radically.
(c) Poverty forced him to look for work.
(d) He has also been raising hybrid cows for milk and manure.
(e) Shamim was an unemployed youth of an impoverished family.
(f) So, he joined the training in vegetable cultivation.
(g) He is now very happy to be a self-sufficient man.
(h) He applied his new and improved knowledge for cultivating vegetables.
6. Suppose, you are Abir and your friend is Adib. You had gone to your friend's house and stayed there for a few days with his family. Now, write an e-mail to your friend thanking him for their hospitality. 10
5. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written: 1×8=8
(b) As a result, his lot has been changed radically.
(c) Poverty forced him to look for work.
(d) He has also been raising hybrid cows for milk and manure.
(e) Shamim was an unemployed youth of an impoverished family.
(f) So, he joined the training in vegetable cultivation.
(g) He is now very happy to be a self-sufficient man.
(h) He applied his new and improved knowledge for cultivating vegetables.
6. Suppose, you are Abir and your friend is Adib. You had gone to your friend's house and stayed there for a few days with his family. Now, write an e-mail to your friend thanking him for their hospitality. 10
Answer Sheet
Answer to the question number 1
(a) iv. believes
(b) ii. every
(c) iv. should be self-employed
(d) iii. job seeking
(e) iv. lives
(f) iii. satisfied
(g) iv. He shows responsibility to his root
Answer to the question number 2
(a) His feeling and obligation to his root made Mainul Islam come back to his village.
(b) Yes, I agree with the statement because everyone has obligation to their soil. They should love their native land. Besides, if the educated people return to their land and do something utilizing their knowledge, the village and its lifestyle would be developed.
(c) The speciality of Islam family is that they all live in their village. They love their village home, its environment, their old friends and relatives. All these attract them very much.
(d) Mainul became a farmer as he took his higher education on agriculture. His passion for his root also motivated him to become a farmer.
(e) The three brothers are great because in spite of being highly educated, they are living in their
village. They have never forgotten their roots. Rather they stick to their own roots which they
love wholeheartedly. They have been torch bearers for others.
Answer to the question number 3.
(i) in 1625
(ii) Cambridge University
(iii) took M.A degree
(iv) second wife died
(v) on November 8, 1674.
Answer to the question number 4
Summary: John Milton is one of the greatest poets in the world. Because of his various works in English Literature, he is widely regarded as a versatile genius. He composed two famous epics. But it is a matter of great regret that he lost his eye sight when these books were published in 1667. This great literary figure was demised at the age of 66 on November 8, 1674.
Answer to the question number 5.
e + a + c + f + h + d + b + g
