SSC English 1st Paper Model Test Question with Answer [21]

Model Test Question-21 

SSC English First Paper

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Part A : Reading Test (Marks-50)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it. Unit-6: Lesson-2(B)

When someone comes to Sri Lanka, they may often hear the word Ayubowan. This word means ‘May you have the gift of long life’. It is with this traditional greeting that everyone is welcomed to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has many nicknames: Serendip, Ceylon, Teardrop of India, Pearl of the Indian Ocean, etc. These names reveal the richness and beauty of this island nation. Many travellers, from ancient mariners and merchants to modern astronauts, have been attracted by the beauty of this island.

Sri Lanka is located in the Indian Ocean, just off the south-eastern coast of India. Shaped like a teardrop, the island of Sri Lanka measures about 415 kilometres from north to south, and about 220 kilometres from east to west, with a total land area of about 65,600 square kilometres. It has more than 1340 kilometres of coastline.

Despite its modest size Sri Lanka has a population of about 20 million. Sri Lanka is a multi-religious, multi-racial and multi-lingual country. The four major ethnic groups are Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils, Indian Tamils and Sri Lankan Moors or Muslims. A fifth group, the Veddhas are the original inhabitants of the island. The ancient history of Sri Lanka is depicted in the Hindu epic the Ramayana. But the most important work on Lankan origin is related in Mahavamsa or ‘The Great Chronicle’.

Sri Lanka's economy has traditionally been based on agriculture. The emphasis is on exporting crops such as tea, rubber, and coconuts. In fact, Sri Lanka is the largest tea exporter of the world. The country is also a major producer and supplier of a variety of spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, cloves, and nutmeg. Cinnamon first originated in Sri Lanka and was introduced later to the world by the Arab merchants.

Sri Lanka's archaeological treasures reflect the civilizations of the past that covered the golden age of Greece, the Roman Empire, Mayan citadels, and Napoleonic greatness. The culture that followed those glorious pasts has been enriched by the more recent influences of Western colonizers and Eastern traders. That resulted in developing a unique mix of races and religions, arts and crafts, festivals and costumes available in this small country.

Besides these man-made riches, one may find the God-given blessings of nature in Sri Lanka. The island is blessed with azure seas, sandy beaches, green hills, cascading waterfalls, abundant wildlife and a variety of flowers and fruits. The country abounds with coconut groves, spice gardens, tea estates and many other gardens and woods. Travellers from all over the world come to Sri Lanka. Here, a weary traveller can pass a gloriously lazy day by a palm-shaded lagoon looking at the endless ocean. And for the adventurous, days can be full of excitement, snorkeling, swimming, fishing or sailing.

 

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

a. The total land area of Sri Lanka is about ___ square kms.

(i) 65,600 (ii) 300 (iii) 147,181 (iv) 3,287,590

b. The population of Sri Lanka is about ___.

(i) 20 lakh (ii) 20 crore (iii) 20 million (iv) 20 billion

c. Traditionally economy of Sri Lanka is founded on ___.

(i) agriculture (ii) industry (iii) fishing (iv) business

d. Cinnamon was introduced later to the world by the ___ merchants.

(i) Arab (ii) Australian (iii) Africa (iv) American

e. The coastline area of Sri Lanka is ___.

(i) less than 1340 kilometres (ii) more than 1340 kilometres

(iii) 1340 kilometres (iv) 1340 square kilometres

f. Sri Lanka’s shape is like ___.

(i) a teardrop (ii) a jackfruit (iii) an orange (iv) a mango

g. Sri Lanka is the ___ of the globe.

(i) largest tea importer (ii) largest tea exporter

(iii) tea importer (iv) largest fish exporter

 

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h. What is ‘Ayubowan’?

(i) a greeting expression (ii) a spice

(iii) a way to say sorry (iv) a region of Sri Lanka

i. Sri Lanka is a multi-religious, multi-racial and multi-lingual country. What does the word ‘multi’ imply?

(i) one (ii) many (iii) two (iv) less than two

j. What is the verb form of ‘emphasis’?

(i) emphasis (ii) emphise (iii) emphasize (iv) emphases

k. The population of Sri Lanka is ——.

(i) about 20 lakh (ii) around 20 crore (iii) almost 20 billion (iv) about 20 million

l. The total land area of Sri Lanka is ——.

(i) about 65,600 square kms (ii) about 120 kms

(iii) around 220 ms (iv) almost 210 kms

m. The coastline area of Sri Lanka is ——.

(i) less than 1340 kms (ii) more than 1340 kms

(iii) 1340 kms (iv) 1340 square kms

n. Economy of Sri Lanka is based on ——.

(i) agriculture (ii) industry (iii) cottage industry (iv) business

o. Cinnamon was introduced later to the world by the —— merchants.

(i) American (ii) Australian (iii) Arabian (iv) African

p. Where is Srilanka located?

(i) in the Indian Ocean (ii) in the Bay of Bengal

(iii) in the Arab sea (iv) in the Pacific ocean

q. What does the word Ayubowan mean?

(i) May you be happy (ii) May you prosper in life

(iii) May you have the gift of long life (iv) May your soul live in peace

Answer: 1. a. (i) 65,600; b. (iii) 20 million; c. (i) agriculture; d. (i) Arab; e. (iii) 1340 kilometres; f. (i) a teardrop; g. (ii0 largest tea exporter; h. (i) a greeting expression; i. (ii) many; j. (iii) emphasize; (k) + (iv); (l) + (i); (m) + (ii); (n) + (i); (o) + (iii); (p) + (i); (q) + (iii)

 

2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10

a. What is ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’?

b. What do you mean by “Ayubowan”?

c. What is the total land of Sri Lanka?

d. What are the four major ethnic groups?

e. What is the population of Sri Lanka?

 

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f. Which country is the world’s largest tea exporter?

g. What do the nicknames reveal?

h. Where is Sri Lanka located?

i. What sorts of spices does Sri Lanka produce and supply?

j. What do you mean by ‘island nation’?

k. What is meant by "Ayubowan"?

l. What do you mean by "Pearl of the Indian Ocean"?

m. What is the total land area of Sri Lanka?

Answer: 2. a. Pearl of the Indian Ocean, is one of the nicknames of Sri Lanka. Besides, Sri Lanka is the land of sulime beauty which located in the Indian Ocean. That’s why, Sri Lanka is known as ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’.

b. Ayubowan means “May you have the gift of long life.” Everyone is welcomed to Sri Lanka with this traditional greeting.

c. The total land of Sri Lanka is about 65,600 square kilometers.

d. The four major ethnic groups are – Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils, Indian Tamils and Sri Lankan Moors or Muslims.

e. The population of Sri Lanka is about 20 million.

f. Sri Lanka is the world’s largest tea exporter.

g. The nicknames reveal the richness and beauty of Sri Lanka.

h. Sri Lanka is located in the Indian Ocean just off the south-eastern coast of India.

i. Sri Lanka produces and supplies a variety of spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, cloves and nutmeg etc.

j. ‘Island nation’ means the nation which stands in a place which is surrounded by water.

k. Ayubowan means "May you have the gift of long life." It is with this traditional greeting that everyone is welcomed to Sri Lanka. 

l. Pearl of the Indian ocean is one of the nicknames of Sri Lanka. Besides Sri Lanka is located in the Indian ocean. That's why Sir Lanka is known as Pearl of the Indian ocean.

 m. The total land area of Sri Lanka is about 65,600 square kms.

 

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own based on the information in the text. 0.5×10=5

i. Sri Lanka is often (a)___ as the Pearl of the Indian (b)___. It is the world’s (c)___ tea exporter. The (d)___ cinnamon first originated in (e)___. Sri Lanka was (f)___ in the great Indian (g)___ the Ramayana. It has the largest (h)___ rate in South (i)___. Sri Lanka has many (j)___.

 

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ii. The Pearl of the Indian Ocean is (a)___ of the nicknames of (b)___. When people (c)___ to Sri Lanka they are (d)___ with the (e)___ “Ayubowan” meaning “May you have the gift of (f)___ life. The Nicknames (g)___ the richness and (h)___ of this island (i)___. Many people from home and abroad are attracted by the beauty (j)___ this island.

iii. Sri Lanka is often (a) ------ as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It is (b) ------ of the (c) ------ of Sri Lanka. When people (d) ------ to Sri Lanka They are (e) ------ with the word "Ayubowan" means "May you have the gift of long life." The nicknames (f) ------ the richness and (g) ------ of this island nation. Many (h) ------ from home and abroad are (h) ------ by the beauty of this (j) ------.

Answer: 3. i. (a) known; (b) Ocean; (c) largest; (d) spice; (e) Sri Lanka; (f) mentioned; (g) epic; (h) literacy; (i) Asia; (j) nicknames.

 ii. (a) one; (b) Sri Lanka; (c) come; (d) greeted; (e) word; (f) long; (g) reveal; (h) beauty; (i) nation; (j) of.

iii. (a) known; (b) one; (c) nicknames; (d) come; (e) greeted; (f) reveal; (g) beauty; (h) travellers; (i) attracted; (j) land.

 

4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1×5=5

Marconi was born in Italy in 1874. He was born in a well off family in the country. He was a very good student who was very creative. He dreamt of making wireless telegraph. He invented radio for which he is every unforgettable. He obtained Nobel Prize in 1909. He helped the Army of Italy in the first world war. He died in 1937.

The ever greatest scientist Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. He was born in a very educated and rich family. He was a very calm boy who did not like friends. He started walking and talking very late. He was not a good student who always made bad results in the examinations. He had a great interest for philosophy. He had a very extraordinary talent in Mathematics. He started research in 1905. He got PhD degree. His great achievement “The Theory of Relativity’. He got Nobel Prize in 1921. He died in 1955.

Names	Marconi	Einstein
Country/City	(a) ¾	(d) ¾
Birth time	1874	(c) ¾
Profession/Achievement	Scientist	Scientist
Death year	(d) ¾	(e) ¾

Answer: 4. (a) Italy, (b) Germany, (c) 1879, (d) 1937, (e) 1955.

 

5. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10

Answer: 5. Marconi, the great scientist, was born in Italy. He invented radio. He got Nobel Prize. He helped the Italian Army in the First World War. Nobel laureate, greatest scientist ever, Albert Einstein was born in Germany. Though he was not a good student, he had a great interest in physics and extraordinary talent in Mathematics. 'The Theory of Relativity' in his great achievement.

 

6. Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’ and column ‘B’ to write five complete sentence. There are more parts of sentences in column ‘B’ than required. 1 × 5 = 5

Column A	Column B
a. The Nobel Prize, awarded every year for outstanding achievements, is	i. the prize money is equally distributed amongst all the winners.
b. It is awarded in six fields like Physics	ii. in 1969 for the first winners.
c. The prize winner is provided with a	iii. the world’s most important and prestigious prize.
d. One prize is usually awarded	iv. whose name was Alfred Bernard Nobel.
e. If there are more than one recipient for the prize in one field	v. gold medal, a certificate and a large sum of money.
	vi. in each individual field.
	vii. Chemistry, Literature, Medicine, Peace and Economics.

Answer: 6. (a + iii) : The Nobel Prize, awarded every year for outstanding achievements, is the world’s most important and prestigious prize.

(b + vii) : It is awarded in six fields like Physics Chemistry, Literature, Medicine, Pearce and Economics. 

(c + v) : The prize winner is provided with a gold medal, a certificate and a large sum of money.

(d + vi) : One prize is usually awarded in each individual field.

(e + i) : If there are more than one recipient for the prize in one field the prize money is equally distributed amongst all the winners.

 

7. Read the following sentences and put them in correct order. 1×8=8

(a) He showed extraordinary credit in every examination of the school.

(b) In 1953, he was appointed Chairman of Secondary Education Board. He made a great plan to give the new structure of education system.

(c) He has great contribution to the scientific research of Bangladesh.

(d) At the age of six, he was admitted in a Furkania Mardrasha and then in an English School.

(e) Extraordinary meritorious Dr. Kudrat-E-Khuda was born on the 8th May, at village Margra in the district of Birbhum in West Bengal in 1900 A.D.

(f) In 1925, with star marks he passed M.Sc. in Chemistry from Kolkata University. In 1929, he passed D. Sc. from Imperial college in England .

(g) He died on 3rd November, 1977.

(h) His father Hazarat Shah Abdul Mutit was a pious man and his mother Fashiha Khatun was also a pious woman.

Answer: 7. e → h→ d→ a→ f →b →c →g