SSC English 2nd Paper Model :4

SSC  English 2nd Paper Model :4

Part A : Grammar (Marks 60)

1.     Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once.                                                               0.5´10=5

live	people	which	living
build	uncontrolled	housing	also

        The main cause of housing problem is the (a) ¾ population growth. The increasing people need new house (b) ¾ need space, money and building materials. Many people (c) ¾ below the poverty line and the poor people cannot afford the cost of (d) ¾. Lack of land is (e) ¾ compounding the housing problem. As new buildings, settlements are (f) ¾ on the cultivable land, the land is decreasing. Natural disasters (g) ¾ contribute to the (h) ¾ problem by destroying houses and washing away (i) ¾ places. Losing home, many people add to the already existing homeless (j) ¾.

2.     Fill in the blank with suitable words. Use only one word in each blank.      0.5´10=5

        Bir Protik Taramon Bibi (a) ¾ against Pakistanis in the Liberation War in her village home (b) ¾ Shankar Madhabpur Kurigam. She was in (c) ¾ 11 under the leadership of Sector commander Abu Taher, Bir Uttam. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Government (d) ¾ her with the Bir Protik title in 1973, for their courageous role in resisting the Pakistan occupation force with weapons. After (e) ¾, there was no trace of her where about. In 1995, a researcher found out where she (f) ¾ and consequently the women's organizations brought her (g) ¾ Dhaka. Her story of bravery was soon published. Taramon Bibi (h) ¾ honoured with the prestigious Bir Protik title 24 years after the (i) ¾ in 1995. Prime Minister Khaleda Zia handed Taramon Bibi the (j)¾ in a simple ceremony of December 19, 1995.

3.     Make five meaningful sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below.         1´5=5

i.    Many of us	can	the life of a dying patient
ii.   By donating blood we	will	misconception about blood donation
iii. Blood donation	is	cause no harm
iv. Every man in sound health	have	donate blood after every there months
v.   Donating blood	save	a very noble deed.

4.     Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.              0.5´10=5

saw	are	give	learn	impact
shaped	occur	gain	show	learn

        It is important that we know our history. We (a) ¾the dates, people and places of important events, and we even learn why and how they (b) ¾. Art (c) ¾ us a different insight into our history. It (d) ¾ us how those events (e) ¾ the people living  them. Through art we (f) ¾ the joy felt during times of happiness and we (g) ¾ the pain and despair during times of suffering. We see the hopes and the dreams, or the fears and regrets of the past. Through art we (h) ¾ a better understanding of how the events throughout history have (i) ¾ us into what we (j) ¾ today.

5.     Change the narrative style of the following text.            5

        The teacher said to the student, "Have you prepared your lesson today?" "No, sir," replied the student. The teacher said, "What?" "I was suffering from headache yesterday. I shall do my work tomorrow," said the student.

6.     Change the sentences according to direction.      1´10=10

(a)   Child labour is one of the biggest curses of 21st century. (Positive)

(b)   It is the violation of human rights. (Interrogative)

(c)   Unfortunately this has become accepted in our society. (Complex)

(d)   Only poverty is responsible for this. (Negative)

(e)   In a family of five or six children, the parents have to send some of their kids to work so that they can fill their empty stomach. (Simple)

(f)    Though these poor children have to work hard all day long, in return they are rewarded with all kinds of abuse. (Compound)

(g)   What an inhuman act is it! (Assertive)

(h)   Slavery is not as inhuman act as it. (Comparative)

(i)    Child labour should be stopped. (Active)

(j)    Government has taken steps to prevent child labour. (Passive voice)

7.     Complete the following sentences.                    1´5=5

(a)   We must work hard in order to ¾.

(b)   A man who ¾ cannot shine in life.

(c)   It is hard labour that ¾.

(d)   The idle cannot reach their target because ¾.

(e)   ¾ unless you work hard.

8.     Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both with the underlined root words given in the brackets.       0.5´10=5

        Student life is the (a) ¾ (gold) ¾ season of life. This is (b) ¾ (form) ¾ period of life. This is the time for (c) ¾ (prepare) ¾ of future life. Students are the future (d) ¾ (lead) ¾ of the country. They should have (e) ¾ (patriot)  ¾. They should achieve quality (f) ¾ (educate) ¾ and build themselves as (g) ¾ (compete) ¾ citizens. They should gain (h) ¾ (know) ¾ and learn the art of (i) ¾ (behave) ¾ and (j) ¾ (interact) ¾ before others.

9.     Make tag questions of these statement.                   1´5=5

(a)   Everybody respects freedom fighters, ¾?

(b)   Time and tide wait for none, ¾?

(c)   Many a man wastes valuable time, ¾?

(d)   God has given us the ability to make the world beautiful, ¾?

(e)   A dishonest can hardly realize the necessity of honesty, ¾?

10.  Complete the passage using suitable connectors.   1´5=5

        Tea plants grow well in hill sides (a) ¾ the rainfall is abundant (b) water does not stand. In rainy season, tea-seeds are at first sown in a nursery. The seedlings are then transplanted over vast areas in rows at short intervals. (c) ¾ a certain stage in its growth, twigs are carefully pruned (d) ¾ it cannot reach the height of more (e) ¾ three to four feet or so.

11.  Use capital letters and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.   5

        bangladesh is a small country with a population of about sixteen crores she can hardly make headway so we should work hard to keep pace with the rest of the world

Part B : Composition (Marks 40)

12.  Suppose, Unilever International, an international manufacturing company will recruit some marketing managers in their company. It invites the persons who are experienced in marketing and sales. Now write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page.                                 8

13.  Write an application to the Head Teacher of your school, Sonatala High School, to takes necessary measures to eradicate mosquito and clean up the surroundings of your school.                10

14.  Write a paragraph in 250 words on 'Eve Teasing'.           10

15.  Write a composition on 'Natural Calamities in Bangladesh'.        12