Part A :
Read the passage carefully and answer
the following questions.
May Day or
International Workers Day is observed on May 1 all over the world today to
commemorate the historical struggle and sacrifices of the working people to
establish an eight-hour workday. It is a public holiday in almost all the
countries of the world.
Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th
centuries in
On May 1st
in 1886, inspired by the trade unions, half of the workers at the McCormic
Harvester Company in
The events of May 1, 1886 is a reminder
that workers will continue to be exploited until they stand up and speak out to
gain better working conditions, better pay and better lives.
1. Choose the correct answers from the alternatives. 1´7=7
(a) The word 'commemorate' means¾
(i) chew (ii) remember
(iii)
ruminate (iv)
reminisce
(b) May day
signifies¾
(i) the
rights of working class people
(ii) the
assurance of a day's holiday
(iii) the
inspiration of hardworking people
(iv) none
of them
(c) What is the
synonym of 'inspire'?
(i) fight (ii) struggle
(iii)
motivate (iv)
strike
(d) The day
reminds the historic ¾ of working people.
(i) war (ii)
struggle
(iii)
fight (iv)
clash
(e) The objective of May Day was to establish ¾ work
day.
(i) a
six-hour (ii) an
eight-hour
(iii) an
eighteen-hour (iv) a seven-hour
(f) What do you understand by
trade union?
(i) an
organization of traders
(ii) an
association of workers
(iii) an
organization of factory owners
(iv) an
organization of workers
(g) What does stand together
mean in the passage?
(i) to be
helpful (ii) to be
united
(iii) to
help each other (iv) to raise hands together
2. Answer the following questions. 2´5=10
(a) What is May Day observed for?
(b) Who inspired the workers?
(c) What were the causes that led to the
struggle?
(d) What lesson
do you get from the events of
(e) What is the consequence of May Day?
Read the passage carefully and answer
the following questions.
26 March, our
Independence Day, is the biggest state festival. The day is celebrated every
year in the country with great enthusiasm and fervour. It is a national
holiday. All offices, educational institutions, shops and factories remain
closed on this day. The day begins with 31 gunshots.
Early in the
morning the President and the Prime Minister on behalf of the nation place
floral wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar. Then diplomats, political
parties, social and cultural organisations, and freedom fighters pay homage to
the martyrs. People from all walks of life also go there in rallies and
processions. There are several cultural programmes throughout the day,
highlighting the heroic struggle and sacrifice in 1971.
3. Read the following text and fill in each
gap with
a suitable word based on the information of
the text. 1´5=5
26 March
is a (a) ¾ letter day for the
people of
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions no
4 and 5.
Charles Babbage
was an English mathematician. He was also a mechanical engineer who is well
known for originating the concept of computer. He was born on
4. Complete the table below with
information from the above passage. 1´5=5
|
Name
of Events |
Place |
Year/Time |
Contribution |
|
Born |
(i) .... |
(ii)
..... |
|
|
Received
honours degree |
|
(iii)
..... |
|
|
(iv)
..... |
|
1861 |
|
|
|
|
1822 |
(v)
...... |
5. Write a summary of the passage in not more
than 90 to 100 words. 10
6. Match the parts of sentences
given in column 'A', 'B' and 'C' to write five complete sentences. 1´5=5
|
A |
B |
C |
|
i. Many
diseases |
suffer from
many |
environmental
pollution. |
|
ii. Experts believe |
are rising at |
more diseases. |
|
iii. Pollution |
is also responsible |
for these diseases. |
|
iv. Today city
people |
that it is due
to |
in urban areas. |
|
v. Adulterated food |
appears to be
greater |
an alarming
rate. |
7. Put the following parts of the story in
correct order to make the whole story. 1´8=8
(a) Soon he gave up medicine for literature.
(b) This brought for him a good name.
(c) He was born in
(d) Then he took to writing plays.
(e) William Somerset Maugham is one of the
greatest short story writers of modern time.
(f) He qualified as a doctor and this life has
no charms for him.
(g) Some of his well-known plays are Mrs.
Cardilac, Lady Frederic, etc.
(h) He made his first appearance in literature by
writing Liza of Lambeth, his first novel.
Part B : Writing Test (Marks
50)
8. Answering the following questions to write
a paragraph on 'A School Magazine'. 10
(a)
What is a school magazine? (b) What do you need first to publish a school
magazine? (c) Who are the members of the magazine committee? (d) What does it
provide? (e) Who write the articles for magazine? (f) How does a school
magazine do good to students?
9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least
ten new sentences to complete the story. 10
It
was a hot summer day. A crow became very thirsty. He flew from place to place
in search of water. But he found no water. At last he......
10. Look at the
following graph. It shows a comparative selling rate of five kinds of books in
Ekushey Boi Mela 2017. Describe the graph in 150 words. You should highlight
and summarize the information given in the graph. 10
11. Suppose, you
are Shahin/Shahina, living at Green Road, Dhaka-1205. You have a friend named
Limon/ Lima who lives in Dinajpur. He/she wants to know what you intend to do
after the SSC Examination. Now, write a
letter to your friend telling him/her what you intend to do after the SSC Examination. 10
12. Suppose you
are Adib/Adiba and your friend Hasan/Hasna. Both of you use internet. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend
on the merits and demerits of using internet. 10
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