Ssc Model Test Examination - 01
English: paper 2
Time: 3 hours Marks: 100
[NB - The figures in the right margin indicates full marks]
Part-A: Grammar (60 marks)
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. 1x10=10
with | bribery | government | illicit | a | an | by | under | involve | for |
Corruption is (a) ________ form of dishonest or criminal activity undertaken (b) ________ a person or organization entrusted (c) ________ a position of authority, often to acquire (d) ________ benefit, or abuse of entrusted power (e) ________ one's private gain. Corruption may include many activities including (f) ________ and embezzlement, though it may also (g) ________ practices that are legal in many countries. Political corruption occurs when (h) ________ office-holder or other (i) ________ employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain. Strategies to counter corruption are often summarized (j) ________ the umbrella term anti-corruption.
2. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below. 1x5=5
Education | is fail has are illuminates | no access to it |
The illiterate person | to choose between right and wrong | |
The majority of our people | like light | |
They | backward without education | |
still illiterate |
3. Complete the following text with right form of the verbs given in the box. 1x10=10
add | lead | eradicate | deserve | expose | ruin | preserve | cause | wash | take |
Formalin is a very toxic chemical which is widely used in fish and fish products, fruits and vegetables with a view to (a) ________ them for a long time. If formalin (b) ________ to any foodstuff once, it can't be (c) ________ easily. Even (d) ________ with hot water is not effective enough to make goods safe. So, our people (e) ________ to the high risk of formalin intoxication. The use of formalin and other poisonous substances in food products (f) ________ various alarming diseases like liver cirrhosis, cancer, etc. Long time use of formalin certainly (g) ________ one to death. The criminals related to this ghastly crime (h) ________ severe punishment. So, stern action (i) ________ against those who are (j) ________ our nation by poisoning our foodstuffs.
4. Change the sentences according to directions. 1x10=10
(a) Once upon a time there was a king who was very fond of knowing his future from astrologers. (Make it Compound.)
(b) A good astrologer happened to stop at his capital on his way to Benaras. (Make it Complex)
(c) The king called on him so that he could know his future. (Make it Simple)
(d) The astrologer told something unpleasant. (Make it Interrogative)
(e) The king said, "Man like you should not live." (Make it Affirmative)
(f) "The stars declare that I shall die only a week before your majesty." (Make it Simple)
(g) "I shall wait to receive you." (Make it complex)
(h) The king became so puzzled that he could not speak. (Make it Assertive)
(i) He turned pale. (Make it Negative)
(j) Drive away this wretch. (Make it Assertive)
5. Make tag questions of these statements. 1x5=5
(a) Let him say whatever he likes, —?
(b) Those who love their motherland are called patriots, —?
(c) The mother rose in her, —?
(d) He rarely goes to his village, —?
(e) Do me a favour as I am weak, —?
6. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parenthesis. 1x5=5
When a piece of fertile land remains (a) — (cultivate) —, no crops grow in it. The land loses its (b) — (fertile) —. Moreover, weeds grow there naturally. Similarly, when the merit of man is not used for useful purposes, it does something unuseful or (c) — (destruct) — for society. It is not (d) — (true) — that all men are not equally meritorious. But one should try one's (e) — (most) — to render one's service to society.
7. Complete the text with suitable prepositions. 1x5=5
It might have been known (a) — you that smoking is as if one is taking slow poison to die. It is very injurious (b) — health. A puff (c) — smoke contains millions of particles which may cause cancer, blood pressure, loss of eye-sight. Nicotine in tobacco is very dangerous (d) — your health. Your teeth and your fingers will be affected. You will also suffer (e) — lack of oxygen in your blood resulting in respiration troubles.
8. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1x5=5
(a) — a student does not learn his/her lessons properly, an examination is tough for him/her. (b) — an examination is easy if s/he takes proper preparation. The night before the examination is not always joyous. Feelings, of course, differ from examinee to examinee. (c) —, it is something like a bad dream. (d) — most of our students are negligent. (e) — there is much hurry, suspense and tension among the students the night before an examination.
9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 5
i have got gpa-5 in the ssc exam said rafiq congratulations said i what do you intend to do now i want to study in a reputed college and will try to get admission in rajuk college rafiq replied
Part-B: Composition [40 marks]
10. Write a paragraph on "A Moonlit Night". 10
11. Imagine you are Habib/Habiba of Itna High School, Lohagara, Narail. Now write an application to the Headmaster of your school for increasing Common room facilities. 10
12. Now a days people are suffering from various diseases. If they take physical exercise every day, they can enjoy a sound health. Now write a composition on "The Importance of physical exercise". 20
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