C. Writing Test (40 Marks)

1. C. Writing Test (40 Marks) PGP (SSC) Model Test - 2014 11. Read the following table and make ten sentences. 110=10 surely going to prosper if he makes the proper utilisation of time. Subject: English First Paper Man said that time and tide wait for none. Time: 3 Hours Full Marks: 100 the golden season of life. [The figures in the margin indicate marks for each question.] A. Reading Test (40 Marks) But if he is similar to committing suicide. It does called the seedtime of life. Killing time can the maker of his own fate. Youth the time when the mind remains soft. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. A man the time to sow good seeds in order to harvest when we grow up. Dear Alam, How are you? be moulded in any shape or form one likes. otherwise, he will have to repent. In your last letter you wanted to know about the school I study in. You know that I am lucky to study in a Zilla School here. This is the biggest and most famous school in our town. 12. Rearrange the following sentences according to sequence and rewrite them in a paragraph. 110=10 Our Zilla School is situated right near to the Dhaka highway, not very far from the centre of the town. It has an area of 4 acres and has three buildings and a large field. I should say we are lucky to have ample space both at classes and at field. The buildings house the classrooms, the laboratories, the teachers’ lounge and the office. We also have a canteen in one building. In the field we have space for football and kabadi. Sometimes in winter we bring in our own bats and balls and play cricket. Sometimes people use the field for local gatherings. (a)However, he picked it up and carried it home. (b)He showed it to his wife. (c)The land yielded him some crops. (d)One day he was walking through the fields. (e)With that he supported his family. (f) He thought that it might have been dropped by a passer-by. (g)He had a few acres of land. (h)He was thinking how he could add to his income. Our school remains very busy all through the day. Our classes begin at 8.30 in the morning and runs till 3.30 in the afternoon with a break at 1 O'clock. We have a total number of 750 students in 12 sections of 6 classes. In class 9 we have 8 periods each day, Bangla, English and Mathematics are compulsory periods that we have everyday. In the junior classes they have 6 periods. We also have three games periods each week when we play in the field. (i) There lived a farmer in a village. (j) While walking, he came across a purse of gold. 13. Write a paragraph on traffic jam. Your paragraph should include the answers to the following questions. 10 (a)What is traffic jam? (b)What is the nature of traffic jam? The teachers of our school are very friendly with us. We can depend on our teachers not only for study matters but also for matters related to our other interests. Some of them run activity clubs in school. The clubs are places where one can go and pursue his or her hobby. I am a member of the debating club. We practise debating within the club and arrange debating competitions among classes and among other schools as well. Our English teacher runs this club. He not only guides us in writing good speeches but also shows us how to present them. (c)How do you feel if you are caught in traffic jam? (d)How can traffic jam be removed? 14. Imagine you are Suman / Sumana. Your home address is 54 N S Road, Dhaka. Your friend Rahim / Rahima, who lives at 33 S P Road, Tangail. He/She has got GPA 5.00 in the SSC Examination. Now, write a letter to him/her congratulating him/her on his/her brilliant success in the SSC Examintion. 10 Or, In short, I can tell you studying in this school is a great experience. Along with the regular study we can develop our other abilities as well. Write a composition of about 200 words on your future plan of life. Use the following clues. I guess you are planning to shift to a new school. If you ask for suggestions from me I will recommend my school without any hesitation. what your plan is reasons for your plan things to be done to reach your goal With best wishes Rafiq

2. 1. Choose the best answer. 1x5=5 (a) Why did Rafiq write a letter to Alam? (a) The teachers of Rafiq's school are very ——. (b) Why did Rafiq consider himself to be fortunate? (i) crazy (ii) amicable (iii) non-cooperative (iv) indifferent (c) What does Rafiq do as a member of the debating club? (b) In winter the students play —— in the school field. (d) What request does Rafiq put to his friend in his letter? (i) football (ii) kabadi (iii) badminton (iv) cricket (e) Where do the people arrange local gathering? (c) The debating club is —— by the English teacher. 6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own, based on the information from the text in 'A'. ½xl0=5 Rafiq's school buildings have ample space for (a) —— the classrooms, the laboratories, the teachers’ lounge and the office. (b) —— is also a canteen in one building. The students (c) —— football and kabadi in the field. Sometimes in winter, cricket is (d) —— by the students with their (e) —— bats and balls. Sometimes people of the (f) —— also gather there for (g)—— purposes. The school (h) —— a very busy time. The school has six classes. Every class has (i) —— sections. There is a debating club in the school. The club (j) —— run by the English teacher. (i) ran (ii) run (iii) runs (iv) running (d) The school is from ——. (i) Class I to Class VI (ii) Class V to Class X (iii) Class VI to Class X (iv) Class VIII to Class X (e) The local people use the field of Zilla School for ——. (i) political gathering (ii) religious gathering (iii) local gathering (iv) games and sports 2. Write, whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer. 1x5=5 7. Read the passage in 'A' again. Imagine you are Arif/Arifa. You read in Kustia Zilla School. Now write a paragraph in about 70-80 words describing your school after the passage. 5 (a) No other school in the town is as big as Rafiq’s school. (b) The classrooms of the school are congested. 8. Read the passage in 'A' again. Now write the main ideas of the letter in your own words in five sentences. 5 (c) There are arrangements for co-curricular activities in the school. (d) Alam is a member of the debating club. (e) Rafiq's English teacher only teaches English in the school. B. Vocabulary Test (20 Marks) 3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. ½xl0=5 9. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. 110=10 ample wanted bigger biggest happy located field describing through work long blue ready inferior encompasses known more stands Alam (a)—— to know about Rafiq's school. So Rafiq wrote to Alam (b)—— his school. Rafiq's school is (c) —— and (d) —— famous than any other school in the town. This school is well (e) —— to all as Zilla school. The school is (f)—— right near to the Dhaka highway. It (g) —— not very far from the centre of the town. It (h)—— four acres of land with three buildings and a large field. Rafiq is rational sacrifice high aware abovementioned same Man’s dignity depends upon his work. Man is a (a) ___ being on earth. He is to (b) ___ for others. He should not be proud if he is of (c) ___ blood. He should be (d) ___ to help any class of people. The man whom he is helping may be (e) ___ to him by birth. But after all, he is a man. He has the (f) ___ blood and flesh as the (g) ___ man. So, he should (h) ___ his own life for the welfare of others. We cannot live (i) ____ on earth. We must die once. But we can live (j) ___ our work. (i) —— to have enough space both in the classrooms and in the (j)——. 4. Read the passage in 'A' again. Now, write a paragraph based on the information about Rafiq's school. Use the clues in the box below. Write the information in a logical sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words. 5 relation between the teachers and the students — area and buildings — compulsory — games and sports — location —time 10. Complete the following passage, using suitable words. Use only one word for each gap. 110=10 Language is the first medium of (a) ____ knowledge. But all the (b) ____ of the world do not speak in the (c) ____ language. Every nation has its (d) ____ language and it is (e) ____ the mother tongue of that nation. We (f) ____ the Bangalees. Bangla is our (g) ____ tongue. The (h) ____ sons of this land (i) ____ for our mother tongue on the 21st February. As a recognition of their sacrifice, the UNESCO (j) _____ February 21 the International Mother Language Day. 5. Read the passage in 'A' again. Now answer the following questions in your own words. 1x5=5

3. 12. Rearrange the following sentences according to sequence and rewrite them in a paragraph. 110=10 PGP (SSC) Model Test - 2014 (a)The angel took down his request and went away. (b)His name was Abu-Ben-Adam. Subject: English First Paper (c)Abu then requested him to put his name in the list because he loved mankind and his fellow brothers. Time: 3 Hours Full Marks: 100 [The figures in the margin indicate marks for each question.] (d)He again appeared the next night and showed Abu that his name was at the top of the list. A. Reading Test (40 Marks) (e)The angel was writing the names of the persons who loved God. Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow. (f) Once upon a time there was an honest and pious man. It was the eve of World War II, October 1938. Mrs Smith sat on her favourite rocking chair and closed her eyes. It was a long tiring day. She looked out of the window; it was dark - quite dark. The tension of the war hung in the air. Mrs Smith was restless. Her husband William Smith and son William Smith Junior were off to the boarder. She switched on the radio and a deep male voice floated in. It was an invasion alarm! What actually happened on that night was Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre presented a radio adaptation of H G Well’s novel “War of the Worlds” on the air. Welles meant the programme to be a Halloween joke. But the beginning of the programme was missed by many listeners. They mistook it for the news coverage of an actual invasion of the USA. Panic spread from one end of the country to the other. It drove many people into a frenzy. They fled by car from the invaded area. A number of people died as a result of accidents or by suicide. People believed in the invasion alarm because they heard it on the radio at a time of fear and also because the invasion alarm was put across as a current news programme. (g)He asked the angel if his name was there. (h)One night he was sleeping peacefully. (i) In reply the angel said that his name was not there. (j) Suddenly he woke up and saw an angel. 13. Write a paragraph on a tea stall. Your paragraph should include the answers to the following questions. 10  Where is a tea stall found?  How is it furnished?  What things are sold here?  Who serves tea?  Where does the manager sit and what is his function?  What is the condition of a tea stall?  How long does a tea stall remain open?  What do the customers do in a tea stall? 1. Choose the best answer. 1×5=5 (a)The incident took place on the ______ of World War II. 14. Imagine you are Jahangir/Asma living at 9 Mymensingh Road, Dhaka. Recently you have gone on a picnic at a historic place. Now, write a letter to your friend Faruk/Farhana, who lives at 70 Hair Road, Sylhet, describing the picnic. 10 Or, (i) entrance (ii) verge (iii) edge (iv) point (b)Mrs Smith switched on the radio to listen to the ______. (i) music (ii) drama serial (iii) ads (iv) news bulletin (c) “On the air” means ______. Write a composition of about 200 words on an interesting journey that you have recently made. Use the following clues. (i) “be alive” (ii) “being broadcast” (iii) “be living” (iv) “be real” (d)In dramatic terms, the ______ of the drama on the air was missed by many  preparation for the journey  starting the journey listeners. (i) exposition (ii) beginning (iii) climax (iv) denouement  things that happened during the journey  things seen during the journey (e)The reaction of the people who had missed the beginning of the radio programme was ______. (i) frightening (ii) recreational (iii) frivolous (iv) suicidal 2. Write whether the statements are true or false. If false, give the correct information. 1×5=5 (a)Mrs Smith was in comfort on her cosy swinging chair.

4. (b)Mrs Smith switched on the radio some time after the programme had started. 8. Read the passage in A again. Now write the main ideas of the passage in your own words in not more than five sentences. 5 (c)A grave male voice was giving out the invasion alarm. (d)H G Well’s novel “War of the Worlds” was retold in a radio broadcast. B. Vocabulary Test (20 Marks) 9. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. 110=10 (e)The story shows that media can create havoc in a country. 3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. ½xl0=5 livelihood take causes consumption decline necessary suicide version result part panic triggered industries brings products agricultural depend supplies Bangladesh is an (a) ____ country. Most of the people of this country directly or indirectly (b) ____ on agriculture for their (c) ____. Many important (d) ____ depend on agricultural (e) ____. Agriculture (f) ____ foodstuff for human and animal (g) ____. Any (h) ____ in agriculture products (i) ____ economic depression in the country. Failure of crops (j) ____ sufferings to the entire people. visualising fanatic symbol real initial Alarm Sitting on her favourite rocking chair, Mrs Smith was (a) ______ her husband and son, who were off to the border. No sooner had she switched on the radio than she heard an invasion (b) ______. Actually, a radio (c) ______ of H G Well’s novel “War of the Worlds” was on the air. It was being broadcast as (d) ______ of the Halloween celebration. Many people missed the (e) ______ part of the programme and mistook the alarm for a (f) ______ invasion. They were seized with (g) ______. They took it for granted that a war was (h) ______ off. As a (i) ______, a number of frenzied people became victims of fatal accidents or committed (j) ______. 10. Complete the following passage, using suitable words. Use only one word for each gap. 110=10 Patriotism is an (a) _____ quality of a man. It enkindles in a man (b) _____ love for his motherland. Patriotism is older than (c) _____. The man, who loves his own country, does his own duties and works (d) _____ the progress of his country, is called a patriot. (e) _____ the ancient tribes had great love for the land where they were born, and they sacrificed their lives to (f) _____ her. A student, an artist or a politician may be a patriot in normal (g) _____ of his life. If he does his duties with honesty and sincerity in his own field, he can be a patriot. If he does not do so, he will be a (h) _____. We must not have (i) _____ or bitterness towards anyone. But (j) _____ patriotism is very bad. 4. Read the passage in A again. Now, write a paragraph based on the information about how the people were influenced by the radio. Use the clues in the box below. Write the information in a logical sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words. 5 tension ---- programme ---- invasion ---- fleeing ---- suicide ---- accidents 5. Read the passage in A again. Now, answer the following questions in your own words. 1x5=5 C. Writing Test (40 Marks) (a) Why did Mrs Smith tense? (b) Why did many people get scared? 11. Read the following table and make ten sentences. 110=10 (c) What drove many people into a frenzy? polluted by chemical fertilisers too. harmful. (d) Which part of the radio programme was missed by many listeners? (e) What was the consequence of the invasion alarm mistaken for a real one? be polluted in many ways. 6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own, based on the information from the passage in A. ½xl0=5 Water become sick by drinking this polluted water. Clean water is an important element of the environment. On the eve of World War II a horrible thing (a) ______. An (b) ______ alarm was given out in a radio broadcast. On hearing the alarm, a great many people got (c) ______. They began to flee from the supposedly (d) ______ area. But the radio broadcast was actually a (e) ______ joke (f) ______ was (g) ______ on a (h) ______ of H G Well. As those people had (i) ______ the beginning of the radio broadcast, they panicked and (j) ______ frenzied. Polluted water can polluted when wastes are thrown into it. We cannot safe for use. be kept clean without making people aware of pollution. essential for human, animal and plant life. live a healthier and happier life by keeping our water clean. 7, Read the passage in A again. Imagine you are Mrs Smith. Now, write in around 70-80 words about your experience of the panicky reaction of the people to the invasion alarm given out in a radio broadcast. 5

5. C. Writing Test (40 Marks) 11. Read the following table and make ten sentences. 110=10 PGP (SSC) Model Test - 2014 the climbers. difficult and dangerous to climb the Everest because it remains snow Subject: English First Paper has been covered all the time. Time: 3 Hours Full Marks: 100 Mount Everest has always fascinated the first to survey the Himalayas in 1841. [The figures in the margin indicate marks for each question.] He is It have tried snow slides and cracks under the ice and snow. The climbers was A. Reading Test (40 Marks) There might be over 29000 feet above the sea level. to face strong winds and bitter cold. and still is the greatest attraction of the climbers. has been named have Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow. Feroza was fighting for the survival of her family and herself. The days were hard. Day by day work became even scarcer. One day some people came to her village. They were from the Grameen Bank. They said they were interested in helping the poor people, the landless and the helpless. A Grameen Bank branch had just opened in the village. She learnt from them that only the poor and landless people were eligible ones to take a loan from the bank. However, before they could borrow money, they would have to make 5-6 groups of workers, each having five members. Then they would have a centre where the after an English man named George Everest. again and again to reach the highest peak and many lost their lives. in the Himalayan Mountains, the highest mountain in the world. 12. Rearrange the following sentences according to sequence and rewrite them in a paragraph. 110=10 bank will work to give loans and receive repayment of loans. Feroza immediately started to look for people. She talked to other women of the village to persuade them to form groups. After about a month there were six groups in Mokorkhola village. All the group members became registered members of the Grameen Bank project. A centre was set up. A thatched hut was built as the centre-house. Feroza’s group elected a chairperson and her sister-in-law was made secretary of the group. They would hold the office for a year. The group chairperson would be responsible for discipline in the group. Members would conduct their business with the Bank through her. All members were obliged to attend any meetings called. They were fully made aware of the rules and procedures governing the activities of the group. Each member of a group was given a registered number. (a)Shakespeare was married at eighteen to a woman of twenty-one. (b)There he became an actor and a playwright. (c)But he never attended any college. (d)By the time he was thirty he was quite prominent. (e)He received a sound basic education. (f) During the next ten years he composed his greatest plays. (g)William Shakespeare was born in 1504 at Stratford-on-Avon in England. (h)He had three children before he was twenty-one. (i) A few years later, he went to London. (j) He had become prosperous before he reached the age of thirty-four. 13. Write a paragraph on a street hawker. Your paragraph should include the answers to the following questions. 10  Who is a street hawker?  What are his/her activities?  What are his/her joys and sorrows?  How should we look upon him/her? 1. Choose the best answer. 1 x 5 = 5 (a)Staying ——— became hard for Feroza and her family because it was difficult to find work. 14. Imagine you are Rana / Rani. Your home address is 54 N S Road, Rajshahi. Your friend Deepak / Deepika lives at 21/3 S M Road, Dinajpur, You have recently paid a visit to his/her house. Now write a letter to him/her thanking him/her for his/her unique hospitality. 10 Or, (i) hale and hearty (ii) happy (iii) alive (iv) cheerful (b)Feroza had the ——— to seek a loan from the Grameen Bank because she was poor and helpless. Write a composition of about 200 words on your hobby. Use the following clues. (i) competence (ii) eligibility (iii) capability (iv) choice  what your hobby is  why you like it (c)The people of the Grameen Bank work for the ——— people in a village.  how it benefits you

6. (i) entire (ii) well-off (iii) poverty-stricken (iv) exploited 6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own, based on the information from the passage in A. ½x 10=5 Feroza went on fighting to (a) —— her family and herself. The days were hard. As days passed by, there was more and more (b) —— of work. One day some people from the Grameen Bank (c) —— to her village. They showed their (d) — — in helping the poor people, the landless and the helpless. The Grameen Bank had just opened one of its (e) —— in the village. Feroza came to learn that the poverty-stricken people had the (f) —— to take loans from the bank. However, it was (g) —— for them to form 5-6 groups of workers, each (h) —— of five members, before (i) —— money. Then the members would have to make a centre where the bank would work for giving loans and (j) —— the repayment of loans. (d)The members were ——— the rules and procedures. (i) in the know of (ii) callous to (iii) indifferent to (iv) careless of (e)To attend a meeting was ——— for the members. (i) not mandatory (ii) compulsory (iii) not necessary (iv) not important 2. Write whether the statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer. 1 x 5 = 5 (a)The people of the Grameen Bank work for all the people of a village. (b)It took Feroza three months to gather the required number of groups. (c)There are a chairperson and a secretary for a centre. (d)The job of the chairperson is to give loans and to receive the repayment of loans on behalf of the bank. 7. Read the passage in A again. Imagine you are Feroza. Now write in around 70-80 words about yourself stating your condition and what you did to form groups in your village for taking loans from the Grameen Bank. (e)The members of a group have the freedom not to attend the weekly meetings regularly. 3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. ½x 10=5 5 8. Read the passage in A again. Now write the main ideas of the story in your own words in not more than five sentences. 5 groups loans centres easy activities work survival eligible hard members helpless branch Days were (a) —— and (b)—— was not (c) —— to find. So, (d) —— was very difficult for Feroza and her family. Then, one day she heard about the Grameen Bank when its (e) —— opened in her village. She came to know that the bank would help the poor, landless and (f) —— people like herself with (g) ——. The people from the bank said that the bank would give loans to those (h) —— people who would form at least five or six (i) —— of workers, each comprising five (j) ——. B. Vocabulary Test (20 Marks) 9. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. 110=10 help illiterate assist efforts removing aware illiteracy enlarge exist thought literacy increase The inability to read and write is (a) ___. It hinders all development (b) ___ of the government. The literacy rate of Bangladesh is still low. We have to (c) ___ this rate for the entire development of the country. A country’s development cannot be (d) ____ of keeping a large number of people (e) _____. The government alone cannot meet this challenge without the (f) ____ of the literate community. It is the social responsibility of the literate people to (g) ____ the government in the eradication of illiteracy. We must realise that we cannot (h) ___ as a nation without (i) ____ illiteracy from society. So, we should be (j) ___ of this great problem. 4. Read the passage in A again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about how Feroza formed groups in her village in order to take loans from the Grameen Bank. Use the clues in the box below. Write the information in the correct sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words. 5 loans—groups—workers—formed—chairperson—discipline—meeting 5. Read the passage in A again. Now answer the following questions in your own words. 1 x 5 = 5 (a)Why was Feroza fighting for the existence of her family and herself? 10. Complete the following passage, using suitable words. Use only one word for each gap. 110=10 A flower is the best (a) ____ of nature. It is a symbol of (b) ____ and beauty. It (c) _____ us pleasure. There is nobody but (d) ____ a flower. But it is a matter of sorrow that a (e) ____ does not last long. It (f) ____in the morning and (g) _____ away very soon. Nowadays flowers (h) ____ cultivated in our county. Many people earn their (i) ____ by flower cultivation. At present flower exhibitions are (j) ____ in our country. (b)Who are the beneficiaries of the Grameen Bank? (c)What must the people do in order to borrow money from the Grameen Bank? (d)How many groups were formed in Mokorkhola village? (e)How would the members run their business with the Bank?

7. C. Writing Test (40 Marks) 11. Read the following table and make ten sentences. 110=10 the seventh of the eight brothers and sisters. a very regular and attentive student. PGP (SSC) Model Test - 2014 Subject: English First Paper never absent from school up to age of twelve. four miles away from their house. Time: 3 Hours Full Marks: 100 Penicillin is [The figures in the margin indicate marks for each question.] It was Fleming passed a lifesaving medicine. A. Reading Test (40 Marks) He went The school born in a poor family of Scotland. sent to London at the age of fourteen. to school and came back home on foot. his boyhood with his parents. discovered by Dr Alexander Fleming. Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow. Neil A Armstrong commanded the Gemini 8 mission and became the first human to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11. He was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California. Armstrong joined the Navy and flew as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952. In 1955 he joined the National Advisory Committee for Flight Propulsion Laboratory and later was transferred to the High Speed Flight Station at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as a civilian pilot for NACA and 12. Rearrange the following sentences according to sequence and rewrite them in a paragraph. 110=10 NASA. Among the aircraft he tested was the X-15 rocket plane. On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins departed for the moon. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed their Lunar Module in the moon's Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong, and then Aldrin, stepped onto the surface and became the first humans to leave their footprints in the lunar dust. They explored the surface and gathered moon rocks for over two hours. The next day they fired off the surface and rejoined Collins in the orbiting mother ship. (a)In 1850 Alfred Nobel joined in his father’s company. (b)He was an engineer and a chemist. (c)The “Nobel Prize” has been given since 1901. (d)He earned a lot of money from his dynamite business. (e)This award was named after Alfred Nobel. (f) Dr Alfred Nobel was born on 21st October, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. (g)He had ammunition business at Leningrad. (h)After some years Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. (i) He undertook a plan to give an award for encouraging the creative work for setting up peace in the world. 1. Choose the best answer. 1x 5=5 (j) His father Emanuel Nobel was an architect and a researcher. (a)The man who first stepped on the moon started his career as ___. (i) an engineer (ii) a commander of Apollo 11 13. Write a paragraph on a winter morning. Your paragraph should include the answers to the following questions. 10  What is a winter morning? (iii) a civilian pilot (iv) a naval aviator  How is it different from other mornings?  What are the general characteristics of a winter morning?  Who finds a winter morning enjoyable? (b)It took Apollo 11 ___ to reach the moon’s orbit.  To whom is a winter morning a curse?  How do you like a winter morning? (i) 4 days (ii) 5 days (iii) 6 days (iv) 7 days 14. Imagine you are Rupak / Rupali. Your home address is 54 S S Road, Dinajpur. Your friend Palash / Paromita lives at 43 M S Road, Barisal. Your SSC Examination is drawing near. Now, write a letter to your friend telling him/her about your preparation for the examination. 10 Or, Write a composition of about 200 words on your daily life. Use the following clues. (c)The Lunar Module landed on the moon on ___. (i) July 19, 1969 (ii) July 16, 1969 (iii) July 20,1969 (iv) July 2l, 1969 (d)Armstrong and Aldrin rejoined Collins in the orbiting mother ship on ___.  your daily routine  your activities at school  your activities at home (i) July 20, 1969 (ii) July 21, l969

8. (iii) July 22, 1969 (iv) July 23, 1969 (d)When did the Apollo 11 astronauts start for the moon? (e)The astronauts started their return journey on ___. (e)What did the astronauts do on the moon? (i) July 18, 1969 (ii) July 19, 1969 6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own, based on the information from the passage in A. ½X10=5 (iii) July 20, 1969 (iv) July 21, 1969 In the history of science, (a) —— on the moon is a (b) —— achievement for human (c) ——. Neil Armstrong, along with his two (d) —— named Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins, started for the moon on July 16, 1969. It took them four days to reach the moon’s orbit. Then Armstrong and Aldrin left the mother ship in the Lunar Module. They (e) —— the moon and Armstrong was the first human that (f) —— in stepping onto its surface. Following him, Aldrin also (g) —— foot on the surface. Thus they (h) —— the moon. The conquest of the moon proves that the (i) —— task of today would become possible by (j)——. 2. Write whether the statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer. lx5=5 (a)The three astronauts hail from the same country. (b)The commander of the Gemini 8 mission and Apollo 11 served as a naval aviator for around three years. (c)Gemini 8 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon. (d)The Lunar Module that alighted on the surface of the moon was carrying two astronauts. 7. Read the passage in A again. Imagine you are Neil Armstrong. Now, write in around 70—80 words about your historic journey to the moon. 5 (e)There is dust on the surface of the moon. 8. Read the passage A again. Now write the main ideas of the story in your own words in not more than five sentences. 5 3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. ½X10=5 impossible history stepped achievement adventure conquer B. Vocabulary Test (20 Marks) landing astronauts spaceship surface become famous 9. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. 110=10 Landing on the moon is an epoch-making event in the (a) —— of space technology. Before this episode of (b) —— on the moon, most people wondered if it would be possible to conquer the moon. But the three (c) —— of the passage dared to make a journey to the moon in a (d) ——. As soon as Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11 and the Gemini 8 mission, (e) —— onto the (f) —— of the moon, it was once again proved that nothing is (g) —— for man. These three astronauts have become world-(h) —— heroes because of their great (i) ——. The conquest of the moon proves that man can (j) —— anything if he wishes. about lives neglected evil proper real right been very remember bright regret Our freedom fighters are the (a) ___ heroes of our country. We should (b) ___ them as they sacrificed their (c) ___ for the cause of our motherland. It is a matter of great (d) ____ that most of them are (e) _____ and our young generation does not know (f) ____ their valiant struggle. Yet today many of the real freedom fighters have not (g) ____ found out and established. Some of them lead a (h) ___ poor life. The authority in power should take (i) ____ steps to enlist them and give them (j) ___ honour. 4. Read the passage in A again. Now, write a paragraph based on the information about landing on the moon'. Use the clues given in the box below. Write the information in a logical sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words. 5 10. Complete the following passage, using suitable words. Use only one word for each gap. 110=10 Apollo 11 --- landmark --- stepped --- explore --- mother ship Bangladesh is the darling child of nature. Nature has (a) ____ her with unique beauty. Really, no other (b) ____ in the world is so (c) _____ with natural beauties as Bangladesh is. She is (d) ____ for her natural beauty, golden crops of paddy and (e) ____ leaves of trees. The six seasons of the year (f) ____ by turns and make Bangladesh a land of beauty, variety and plenty. Her rivers present a (g) _____ beauty, particularly in the rainy season. The boats (h) ____ on the rivers under multi- (i) ____ sails also (j) ____ a beautiful sight. 5. Read the passage in A again. Now answer the following questions in your own words. 1x5=5 (a)When and where was Neil Armstrong born? (b)Where did Neil Armstrong study? (c)What is Gemini 8?

9. C. Writing Test (40 Marks) 11. Read the following table and make ten sentences. 110=10 a brave and noble young man. broken hearted. PGP (SSC) Model Test - 2014 Hamlet a changed person suddenly. Subject: English First Paper He was suddenly in a mysterious way. Time: 3 Hours Full Marks: 100 This change his father more than anything in the world. [The figures in the margin indicate marks for each question.] His father died the prince of Denmark. His uncle loved more sad when his mother married his uncle Claudius. A. Reading Test (40 Marks) Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow. happened because of a great sorrow that had fallen on him. The first thing is that teaching gives women a better opportunity to take care of both home and career. Very few people realise the amount of work that a teacher has to do. A teacher not only has to take classes but also has to assess student's test and exam scripts after class hours. Also you have to study and be aware of the latest findings and developments in the field of teaching. a very wicked and cunning man. fond of games and pastimes. 12. Rearrange the following sentences according to sequence and rewrite them in a paragraph. 110=10 In the university teaching profession, a good postgraduate degree from a well-known university is essential for the better career path. However, you can develop as a teacher by doing refresher courses from time to time, by doing study and research and, most importantly, by cooperating with your colleagues. Opportunities for professional development exist equally for every one in teaching. Yet due to social and family circumstances, it often becomes difficult for women to take them. Thus they fall behind in the merit race. It is not that easy for a woman to leave her family and home behind in order to receive training abroad, even sometimes within the country. The most important thing in any woman's successful career is the support she gets from her family. This is something that can make or break her career. Things are definitely changing though the change is slow and there is much scope for improvement. The new generations of women in the work place seem more assertive and confident in their work. They are more organised and have a lot more courage than what we had in our day. I feel that the new generation of women can go far into their career as they now have more confidence in themselves. (a)Alexander asked him how he would like to be treated. (b)Alexander, the king of Macedon, crossed the Khaibar Pass and reached India. (c)Porus came forward with his men and arms in order to defend his land from the attack of Alexander. (d)There ruled a king named Porus. (e)He knew how to respect a bold man. (f) Then he came to the plain of the Punjab. (g)Alexander was pleased with Porus for his bold reply. (h)He was brought before Alexander. (i) "Like a king", was the reply of Porus. (j) But unfortunately he was defeated in a battle and taken prisoner. 13. Write a paragraph on a rainy day. Your paragraph should include the answers to the following questions. 10  What is a rainy day?  How is it different from other days?  What are the general characteristics of a rainy day?  Who finds a rainy day enjoyable?  To whom is a rainy day a curse?  How do you like a rainy day? 1. Choose the best answer. 1x 5=5 14. Imagine you are Rupam / Paroma. Your home address is 50 D S Road, Tangail. Your friend Partho / Nabaneeta lives at 23 K S Road, Barisal. The prize-giving ceremony your school was held the other day. Now, write a letter to your friend telling him/her about the ceremony. 10 Or, Write a composition of about 200 words on your visit to a historical place. Use the following clues. (a)The word ‘confidence’ means ___. (i) feeling sure about one’s own ability (ii) feeling proud of multifarious things (iii) having the capacity to do something (iv) having firmness of character  name of the place  where it is situated  why it is historically important (b)A women’s successful career largely depends on her ___.

10. (c)Why does a woman fall behind in her career? (i) professional training (ii) financial assistance (d)Why does the speaker think that the women of the new generation can go far in their career? (iii) supportive friends (iv) family support (c)In the profession of teaching one has to be conscious of ___. (e)What sort of profession do you think the speaker has taken up? (i) personality (ii) capability 6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own, based on the information from the text in A. ½x 10=5 A working woman faces (a) ——kinds of problems at (b) ——and outside. She has to (c) —— a lot to establish (d) —— as a career person. When a (e) —— takes up a career she has to (f) ——with a number of things. Firstly, other (g) — — might not appreciate what she is (h) ——. Secondly, she might not be treated (iii) sincerity (iv) up-to-date findings (d)‘Assertive’ means ___. (i) submissive (ii) boldly expressive (iii) positive (iv) narrative (e)Regarding women’s development the speaker of the passage is ___. (i) pessimistic (ii) confused (i) —— at the workplace. Thirdly and most (j) —— of all, her family does not support her. (iii) optimistic (iv) disheartened 7. Read the text in A again. Imagine you are one of the working women. Now write in about 70-80 words about yourself stating the problems you faced when you took up a career, how the situation has changed and also what you are doing at present. 5 2. Write whether the statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer. 1x 5=5 (a) Everybody knows that a teacher has to do a lot of work. (b) Gender discrimination does not exist in the profession of teaching. 8. Read the text in A again. Now write the main ideas of the passage in your own words in not more than five sentences. 5 (c) It is not impossible for women to avail themselves of various training facilities. (d) A postgraduate degree from an ignoble university is required to be a university teacher. B. Vocabulary Test (20 Marks) (e) Family support is not important for a woman in the profession of teaching. 3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessay. ½x 10=5 9. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. 110=10 information know impart develop suitable thought possible time difficult spheres poor travel unsuitable besides study reputed unknown answer scripts Teaching is the most (a)——profession for women. Through this profession, they can serve the family, (b) —— education to the students and (c) —— their career. Generally, it is (d)——that a teacher only takes classes. Actually, (e) —— taking classes, a teacher has to examine the (f)—— of the students. She/he has to (g)—— a lot in order to (h)—— the latest (i)—— in the field of teaching. A postgraduate degree from a (j)—— university is needed to become a university teacher. civilization ancient age greater all constant We live in an (a)____ of science. We can see the influence of science in all (b)____ of life. Science is a (c)____ companion of our daily life. We have made the impossible things (d)____ by means of science. The modern (e)____ is a contribution of science. At present we can easily (f)____ from one place to another. But in (g)____ times a journey was (h)____. Man had to spend a lot of (i)____ and money on travelling. But we should remember that science has to be exploited for the (j)____ welfare of mankind. 4. Read the text in A. Now write a paragraph based on the information about the working women. Use the clues in the box below. Write the information in a logical sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words. 5 equal opportunities—not easy—change—confidence—unable to avail— can go far — society and family 10. Complete the following passage, using suitable words. Use only one word for each gap. 110=10 Honesty is a (a)____ virtue. It helps a man to (b)_____ in life. An honest man is (c)____ and honoured by all. Nobody (d)___ a dishonest man. A man may be eminent (e)_____ means of dishonesty but that is short lived. A dishonest man 5. Read the text in A again. Now answer the following questions in your own words. 1x 5=5 (f)____ in the long run. So we should (g)_____ to be honest (h)_____ truthful if we (a)What sort of opportunity does a woman get if she is a teacher? (i)____ to be respected (j)____ honoured. (b)How, according to the speaker, can one develop as a teacher?

11. C. Writing Test (40 Marks) 11. Read the following table and make ten sentences. 110=10 them with profound respect. face-to-face with the enemies. place in 1971. PGP (SSC) Model Test - 2014 went Independence remember Subject: English First Paper No nation died Time: 3 Hours Full Marks: 100 Our War of Independence joined [The figures in the margin indicate marks for each question.] the war. to the battlefield to save the country. while fighting. People of all walks of life is A. Reading Test (40 Marks) They fought Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow. away showing their backs. in the war. Many did not run Feroza's childhood was full of sufferings and sorrows. She never had a moment of happiness in her life. All she remembered from her childhood was the extreme want of food, want of shelter and want of clothing. In 1972 at the age of Again many took the birthright of man. it without struggle. Today we were killed 12 she was married to a 24-year old unemployed man. Feroza entered her husband's house with the dreams and hopes of a young girl but all she saw was can achieve more want. It was Feroza who worked for a handful of grains to feed herself, her mother in law and her husband. When her first son was born, she was 19. The birth of a child meant another mouth to feed. Feroza's toiling days became harder with the birth of her second son in 1982. Her husband was still unwilling to work and therefore she had to work even harder to feed all the five mouths. From morning till dark she worked, worked and worked. When she was 24 her third son was born. Each day became more difficult for Feroza. No matter how hard she worked she could never earn enough to feed everyone. Eight years went by and Feroza was still struggling for herself and her family. Then she came to learn about the Grameen Bank. She became a member of the Bank, took a loan and started her own “rice-husking” business. Gradually she managed to improve her conditions and managed to repay the loan she had borrowed from the Grameen Bank. In 1995 Feroza took an even larger loan and started a stationery shop alongside her husking business. She went to the adult literacy centre and learned to read and write. By 2000 Feroza's worst days were over. She had solvency, security and happiness. 12. Rearrange the following sentences according to sequence and rewrite them in a paragraph. 110=10 (a)It became full of rats. (b)The Mayor called a meeting of his councillors. (c)The people of the town came to the town Hall. (d)The Mayor said, "Come in". (e)They told the Mayor to do something about rats. (f) A long time ago, the town of Hamelin in Germany was faced with a great problem. (g)The Mayor and the councillors talked about the problem. (h)But they could not find a way out. (i) The stranger entered the Hall. (j) At that moment there was a knock at the door. 13. Write a paragraph on your visit to a book fair. Your paragraph should include the answers to the following questions. 10  Where was the book fair held?  Who did you go with?  How did you go there?  What did you see there in the book fair?  What attracted you most? 1. Choose the best answer. 1×5=5 (a)The word “want” in the passage means _____.  How did you feel after the visit to the fair? 14. Imagine you are Shrabon / Shraboni. Your home address is 55 K S Road, Gazipur. Your friend Pintu / Sebanty lives at 77 L K Road, Dhaka. You along with some of your other friends are arranging a picnic. Now, write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to join you in the picnic. 10 Or, (i) scarcity (ii) wish (iii) desire (iii) aspiration (b)Feroza’s dreams _____ after her marriage. (i) came true (ii) were fulfilled (iii) were forgotten (iv) were shattered Write a composition of about 200 words on the season you like most. Use the following clues. (c)Feroza’s husband was _____.  name of the season  main features of the season  why you like it (i) averse to work (ii) enthusiastic (iii) active (iv) hardworking

12. (d)Feroza gave birth to her first child in the year of _____. (i) 1972 (ii) 1979 (iii) 1982 (iv) 1995 Feroza's life was full of sufferings and sorrows. She never had a (a) —— moment. All that came to her (b) —— from her childhood was the extreme want of food, shelter and clothing. At the age of 12, she was given in (c) —— to a 24-year old unemployed man. Feroza entered her husband's house with the dreams and hopes of a young girl, but all she saw was more want. Feroza (d) —— hard to feed herself, her mother-in-law and her husband. At the (e) -——— of nineteen she gave (f) —— to her first son, which meant another mouth to feed. When her second son was (g) ——, her toiling days became harder. For the (h) —— of her husband to work, she had to work even harder to feed all the five mouths. With the (i) —— of her third son, each day became more difficult for her. In spite of her (j)——— hard, she could never earn enough to feed everyone. (e)The food that Feroza was able to procure for her family was _____. (i) adequate (ii) sufficient (iii) enough (iv) meagre 2. Write whether the statements are true or false. If false, give the correct information. 1×5=5 (a)Feroza was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth. (b)Feroza was born and brought up in the midst of affluence. (c)Both Feroza and her husband worked hard to support the family. (d)When Feroza entered her husband's house, she was optimistic. 7. Read the passage in A again. Imagine you are Feroza. Now, write in (e)Feroza saw the days of prosperity after long 20 years of her marriage. around 70-80 words about yourself stating how your life has changed 3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. ½xl0=5 through loans, business and education, and also what you are doing at present. 5 8. Read the passage in A again. Now write the main ideas of members considered think anything luck state the story in your own words in not more than five uncertainty security toiling food lack father sentences. 5 Feroza's life is one of (a) —— and suffering. She grew up amidst hunger and (b) —— of security. She never knew if she would get (c) —— to eat the next day. So, the (d) —— she used to get was (e) —— to be the last. Her life was full of (f) ——. In order to reduce the number of the (g) —— of the family, her (h) —— married her off at an early age. But Feroza's (i) —— did not change. She was in a much worse (j) ——. B. Vocabulary Test (20 Marks) 9. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. 110=10 help inactive others aversion hence anything 4. Read the passage in A again. Now, write a paragraph based on the information about Feroza's life. Use the clues in the box claim ability charity indolent devoid dignity What is begging? Begging is the (a)____ of others. It does not give (b) ____ good to society. It is totally unproductive and (c)____ it has no output. It does not develop a man’s (d)____ or will to be self-reliant. It makes him (e)____ and habitually below. Write the information in a logical sequence as it appears in the text. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words. 5 business - happiness - loan - childhood - education - motherhood -marriage (f)____ and dependent on others. It makes a man (g)____ of any sense of self-respect. Hence those who live by begging cannot (h)____ any dignity in society because of their (i)____ to work. They only seek the charity of (j)____ and become burden on society. 5. Read the passage in A again. Now answer the following questions in your own words. 1x5=5 (a)Why was Feroza’s childhood not happy? 10. Complete the following passage, using suitable words. Use only one word for each gap. 110=10 At present natural calamites in the world are (a)_____ at an alarming rate. Floods, cyclones, earthquakes, tsunami etc. (b)____ almost every year and (b)What do you think Feroza's dreamt about? (c)Why didn’t her dreams come true? (d)What were the things that made her life more difficult? (c)____ away valuable lives, habitats and other belongings. Still now, we are (e)How did she change her life? (d)____ to abide by the will of nature. Scientists think that we are (e) _____ for these disasters. Nature has (f) ____ her equilibrium for the (g) _____ acts of man. So, nature is taking her (h) ____ on us. If we don’t become (i) _____ of it, the whole world will be (j) _____ for living. 6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own, based on the information from the passage in A. ½xl0=5