SSC English 1st Paper Model Test Question with Answer [17]

Model Question-17

SSC English First Paper

Question with Answer

Part A : Reading Test (Marks-50)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it. Unit-5: Lesson-2(B)

Bangladesh is now apparently in the grip of all sorts of pollution like air pollution, soil pollution and water pollution. The dwellers of the urban areas are the worst sufferers of such pollution. The indiscriminate industrialisation process in Bangladesh over the past decades has created significant environmental problems. We will now know about some of the most common types of environmental pollutions and ways of coping with them.

Air pollution

Air pollution comes from a wide variety of sources. In Bangladesh poisonous exhaust from industrial plants, brick kilns, old or poorly-serviced vehicles and dust from roads and construction sites are some of the major sources of air pollution.

We can reduce this type of pollution by making less use of motor vehicles and avoiding the use of vehicles older than 20 years. We may also use proper lubricants to lessen the level of emission and pollutants. We can encourage people to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) for fuelling their cars. The government may relocate hazardous industries like brick kilns to areas away from human habitations.

Water pollution

Water pollution can occur in oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds and underground reservoirs. As different water sources flow together, the pollution can spread easily and quickly. Causes of water pollution include:

• increased sediment from soil

• erosion

• improper waste disposal and littering

• leakage of soil pollution into water supplies

• organic materials that decay in water supplies etc.

In fact, polluting the land means polluting the water. Throwing away a toxic substance on the ground near a water space means it eventually reaches a body of water. As a result, the water is polluted. Industrial wastes must not be disposed in rivers or lakes. We need to be more careful about disposing household wastes too. Use of pesticides means that when it rains on the lawn or garden, chemicals wash into the water bodies. Therefore, we must be aware of the dangers of using pesticides as they may pollute our rivers, canals and lakes.

Soil pollution

Among the most significant causes of soil pollution is the enormous volume of industrial waste which is being produced every day but not disposed properly. Themismanagement of household wastes, particularly the polythene shopping bags, has caused serious threat to the soil, and the drainage system. Another cause for soil pollution is the use of agricultural pesticides, fertilizers etc. Sometimes fuel leakages from automobiles may get washed away by rain and seep into the nearby soil.

Pesticides and fertilizers are useful for plant growth but their overuse has led to soil pollution. Natural fertilizers and compost can be used instead of their chemical alternatives. Recycling is another way to reduce and control soil pollution. Recycling papers, plastics and other materials reduces the volume of refuse in landfills. De-forestation also causes erosion, pollution and the loss of fertility in the topsoil. Planting trees and re-forestation help prevent soil erosion and pollution.

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

a. The indiscriminate industrialization process has created — problem.

(i) social (ii) familial (iii) mental (iv) environmental

b. We should be aware of the dangers of using —.

(i) insecticide (ii) genocide (iii) suicide (iv) pesticide

c. There is a reference to — kinds of pollution in the text.

(i) one (ii) two (iii) three (iv) none of the above

d. Air pollution can be reduced by avoiding the use of vehicles older than — years.

(i) twenty five (ii) twenty (iii) twelve (iv) twenty two

e. Recycling is one of the ways to reduce and control — pollution.

(i) air (ii) sound (iii) water (iv) soil

f. People can be encouraged to use — for fuelling.

(i) CNG (ii) LPG (iii) CNG or LPG (iv) Rickshaw or Van

g. Brick kilns should be in areas away from — habitations.

(i) animal (ii) human (iii) plants (iv) birds

Answer:

1. a. (iv) environmental; b. (iv) pesticide; c. (iii) three; d. (ii) twenty; e. (iv) soil; f. (iii) CNG or LPG; g. (ii) human;

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

a. What are the causes of water pollution?

b. What can we inspire people to use?

c. What are the major sources of air pollution?

d. What is the most significant cause of soil pollution?

e. What help prevent soil erosion and pollution?

Answer:

2. a. The causes of water pollution are erosion, increased sediment from soil, improper waste disposal and littering, leakage of soil pollution into water supplies, organic materials that decay in water supplies.

b. We can inspire people to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or liquid petroleum gas.

c. The major sources of air pollution are industrial plants, brick kilns, old or poorly serviced vehicles, dust from roads and construction sites.

d. The most significant cause of soil pollution is the enormous volume of industrial waste which is being produced everyday but not disposed properly.

e. Planting trees and re-forestation help prevent soil erosion and pollution.

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

i. The another (a)___ of water is (b)___. But this water is (c)___ in many (d)___. They main (e)___ are increased sediment from soil, erosion, improper waste disposal and littering, leakage, of soil (f)___ into water supplies’ organic materials that (g)___ in water supplies; etc. We (h)___ be very (i)___ so that this water cannot be (j)___.

Answer:

3. i. (a) name; (b) life; (c) harmful; (d) ways; (e) causes; (f) pollution; (g) decay; (h) should; (i) careful; (j) polluted.

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

Clerk Maxwell was born in Scotland in 1831. He was a scientist. He was very good at Geometry and Mathematics. He proved his excellent talent in mathematics. His major invention is to invent equation of dynamic magnetic. He became a professor of physics in 1871. He died in 1879.

Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He is the father of Nobel Prize which the best award in the world. He was born in Sweden in 1833. He was a very good student in mathematics. He also studied Chemistry. He went to Paris to study chemistry in 1850. He invented dynamite in 1867. He earned huge amount of money. He died in 1896.

Wilhelm Konrad was born in Germany in 1845. He studied in many countries. He received his PhD in 1869. He was a professor of physics. He invented X-Ray. He got Nobel Prize for physics. This great scientist died in 1923.

Names	Maxwell	Nobel
Country/City	(a) ―	(b) ―
Birth time	(c) ―	1833
Profession/Achievement	Scientist	Invented dynamite
Death year	(d) ―	(e) ―

Answer:

4. (a) Scotland ,(b) Sweden, (c) 1831, (d) 1879, (e) 1896.

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

Answer:

5. Scottish scientist Clerk Maxwell was very good at Geometry and Mathematics. His major invention is the equation of dynamic magnetic. The father of Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel was born in Sweden. He studied both Mathematics and Chemistry. He invented dynamite. The inventor of X-Ray, Winhelm Konrad was born in Germany. He got Nobel Prize for physics.

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 modern Olympic games derived	i. were banned by Theodosius.
b. In Roman times the games	ii. from the ancient Greek.
c. The Olympic Games were	iii. governed by the international Olympic.
d. The games are now	iv. a competition between countries.
e. The games are often seen as	v. education of youth.
	vi. sacred to the Greeks.
	vii. about their deeds.