SSC English 1st Paper Model Test Question with Answer [15]

Model Test Question-15

SSC English First Paper

Question with Answer

Part A : Reading Test (Marks-50)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it. Unit-4: Lesson-5(D)

“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 supplementary 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. 1×7=7

a. We should learn English at present mainly to ―.

(i) jobs (ii) communicate (iii) status (iv) need

b. We can learn communicative ―.

(i) from school alone (ii) only from radio

(iii) from money sources (iv) get a beautiful building

c. You have the best opportunity to ― if you learn English.

(i) find a good job (ii) buy a computer (iii) do a good result (iv) get a beautiful building

d. You can get a good job by learning English and it is good news for millions of our ― youths.

(i) employed (ii) educated (iii) uneducated (iv) unemployed

e. Rumi tells the ― about what happened to her brother Raihan.

(i) driver (ii) Headteacher (iii) classteacher (iv) students

f. There are lot of jobs where ― is essential.

(i) Bangla (ii) English (iii) Arabic (iv) Maths

g. We need a ― to communicate with the world.

(i) common language(ii) English (iii) transport (iv) speedy transport

Answer:

1. a. (ii) communicate; b. (iii) from money sources; c. (i) find a good job; d. (iv) unemployed; e. (i) students; f. (ii) English; g. (i) common language;

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

a. Why should we learn a common language?

b. Where can we learn communicative English?

c. What things can help us learn English?

d. What are we learning English at the moment for?

e. How are vast distances shortened?

Answer:

2. a. We should learn a common language as it is impossible for us to speak all the languages of the world.

b. We can learn communicative English both in and outside the classroom.

c. The text-book, the radio, television, newspapers, computers, magazines and other supplementary materials can greatly help us learn English.

d. We are learning English at the moment mainly for our exams.

e. Vast distances are shortened by speedy transport.

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

i. English is a common (a)___ through which you (b)___ exchange your (c)___ and views (d)___ people all (e)___ the world. English is very essential in (f)___ of Bangladesh. We (g)___ try our level best to (h)___ this language with a view to (i)___ a good job within and (j)___ the country.

Answer:

3. i. (a) language; (b) can; (c) ideas; (d) with; (e) over; (f) respect; (g) should; (h) learn; (i) having; (j) outside.

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

Michael Faraday was born in England in 1791 in a poor family. But Faraday was a very brilliant and hard working boy. He had a scientific mentality. He was a member of the Royal Society. He invented Benjin in 1825. He invented Dynamo that his major invention. He was a very polite man. This great scientist died in 1867.

Charles Darwin was born in England in 1809. He got a degree for being a clergyman at the age of 22. He was great for his research in animals and plants. His major work is ‘Origin of Species’ that was published in 1859. He wrote many books. He was a great scientist. He died in 1882.

Names	Farady	Darwin
Country/City	(a) ―	England
Birth time	(b) ―	1809
Profession/Achievement	invented (c) ―	Origin of Species
Death year	(d) ―	(e) ―

Answer:

4. (a) England, (b) 1791, (c) Dynamo, (d) 1867, (e) 1882.

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

Answer:

5. A man of scientific mentality, Michael Faraday was born in England. He was poor but very brilliant and hard working person. He also invented Dynamo that his major invention. Charles Darwin was also born in England. His major work is ' Origin of Species' Though he got a degree for being a clergyman, he was great for his research in animals and plants.

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. Newspaper is	i. games and sports etc.
b. The newspaper plays	ii. the people’s parliament.
c. It is said to be the	iii. an important role in modern civilization.
d. It helps us in acquiring	iv. facts and problems
e. The newspaper is a	v. general knowledge.
	vi. dainty in a dish of varieties.
	vii. mirror of the world.