SSC English 1st Model

English First Paper

Time-3.00 hours Full Marks-100

Part A: Reading Test

Read the following text and answer the questions below:

“Today there are many jobs where you need English. This is because the world has become smaller. Vast distances are shortened by speedy transport. We can talk to a person thousands of kilometres away on the phone or the Internet. So we can communicate with the whole world easily. English has made this communication easier.

There are many countries in the world with many languages, but to communicate with them, you cannot speak all the languages. So you need a common language that you can use with more or less all the people in the world. English is that common language. You can talk to a Chinese toy maker, a French artist, an Arab ambassador or a Korean builder in one language —English.

English for us in Bangladesh is all the more important. As we have seen earlier, we are too many people in a small country. So if you learn English, you have the best opportunity to find a good job, both within and outside the country. And that is good news for millions of our unemployed youths.”

“But Miss, we learn English for 12 or 14 years, yet we do not find good jobs, “ says Rumi. She then tells the class about what happened to her brother. “Could you please tell us why?” Rumi asks. “This is a very important question, Rumi. We should learn how to use English both orally and in writing for doing things as needed in our work, such as communicating with others at personal, social, national and international levels. But unfortunately, at the moment we are learning English mainly for our exams,” continues Miss Choudhury. “Remember, English can greatly help you become skilled workforce.”

“But where and how can we learn this kind of English, Miss?” asks Ratan. Ms Choudhury says, “We can learn this communicative English both in and outside the classroom. Side by side with your textbook, the radio, television, newspapers, magazines, computers and other upplementary materials will greatly help you. And during our classroom activities, we’ll see how we can learn this English.”

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives: 1×5=5

a) How many years do we learn English ------------.

i. for 10 or 14 ii. for 10 or 12

iii. for 12 or 14 iv. for 10 or 16

b) What can we see in our small country-----------.

i. a lot of muneral resourses ii. Many rivers

iii. Englishmen everywhere iv. A vast population

c) How should we use English?.

i.Both orally and in writing ii. Only Orally

iii. In writing iv. None of them

d) How can we see the world easily___.

i. On the internet ii. On the photograph

iii. On the television iv. On the cinema

e) Tglobal communication requires a------- .

i. general knowledge ii. Common language

iii. rich language iv. easy language

f) The word speedy is______

i. noun ii. Verb iii. Adjective iv. adverb

g) The word `ambassador' stands for--------

i. evil ii. representative iii. rival iv. bearer

2. Answer the following questions: 1×5=5

a.Who are Rumi and Ratan? Tell about Miss.

b.What is communicative English?

c.What is the condition of Bangladesh about learning english?

d.What are the helping materials in learning English?

e. What happened to Rumi?

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word only in each blank.

victims	affects	close to	slum dweller	homeless
threats	example	due to	shortage of food	one lakh

Meherjan is a typical (1) …… woman who lives in a slum. She lost her shelter and properties (2) …… the erosion of river Jamuna. She also lost her family. Her husband had died of diseases caused by poverty and (3)…… Now, she is only a (4) .…. Like Meherjan there are many people who have become the (5) …… of river erosion. River erosion is still posing (6) …… to the lives and properties of thousands of people. People living (7) …… the rivers are the most likely victims of river erosion. Each year about (8) …… people become homeless due to river erosion in Bangladesh. Meherjan’s life is just one (9) …… of how climate change (10) …… the lives of thousands of people.

Read the passage and the questions 4 & 5.

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA. He is famous for his Gettysburg Address. It was delivered by him during the American Civil War, on November 19, 1863. Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky, the USA. His parents were from Virginia. In 1819, his mother died. Then his father moved to Indiana state. He grew up there. He was a captain in the Black Hawk War. He got the nomination for president in 1860. Then he became the President of the USA. In 1861. Lincoln declared a ban on slavery in America on January 1, 1863. He was reelected President in 1864. On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, he was assassinated at Ford’s theatre in Washington.

4. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1×5=5

Name of Event	Place	Time/Year	Contribution
Born	Kentucky, USA	(i) ———–
(ii) ——		November 19, 1863
Became the President		(iii) ———
		1863	(iv) ——–
Died	(v) ———

5. Read the passage again and write a summary of it. 10

6. Match the phrases in column A with the phrases in column B to make complete sentences. 1×5=5

Column A	Column B
(i) William Shakespeare, was one of the greatest	(a) a man of versatile genius
(ii) He rose like a dazzling	(b) never set and will shine forever
(iii) Perhaps, he was born at	(c) intellectual giants that the world has ever produced
(iv) Shakespeare was really	(d) star in the firmament of English literature
(v) His literary sun will	(e) Stratford-on-Avon in 1564 and died in 1616 A. D.