SSC Model Test - 2015

Part B: Writing Test (50 Marks)

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on Traffic Jam.
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(a) What is traffic jam? (b) What are the causes of traffic jam? (c) What are the
effects of traffic jam? (d) What are the remedies for traffic jam?
9. Read the beginning of the story. Write ten new sentences to complete
the story.
1x 10 = 10
Once some mice were having a good time in a big house. They were doing a
lot of mischief there. The owner of the house got very much annoyed with
them and made a plan to get rid of them. He brought a cat to kill the mice. The
mice were in great difficulty .
10. The graph below shows the results of ABC Secondary School in the
SSC Examination from 2008 to 2012. Describe the chart in 150 words.
You should highlight and summarise the information given in the chart.10

11. Suppose you have a friend named Mahesh/Renuka in Nepal. You have
just visited Nepal and had a great time with Mahesh/Renuka at his/her
place in Kathmandu. Write an email to Mahesh /Renuka thanking
him/her for the hospitality he/she offered you in Kathmandu.
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12. Alisha and her friend Niloy are sitting for the SSC Examination next
month. Niloy has come to her house to see her. Write a short dialogue that
Alisha might have with her friend about their preparation for the
examination.
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Subject: English
Paper: I

Subject Code: 1 0

Exam Code:

Time: 3 Hours
Full Marks; 100

Set: Tista

[Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate marks for each question.]

Part A: Reading Test (50 Marks)

Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.
A common complaint among teenagers today is about having too little
freedom. The usual response from their parents is that they had even less
freedom when they were young. Unfortunately for the average teenagers, their
parents are usually right. Todays youths do have more freedom than before,
especially in the three areas of knowledge, communication and money.
Todays youths have more freedom to find and exchange information. The
main reason for this is, of course, the invention of the Internet and other forms
of information technology. Youths are free to obtain information from
websites like Wikipedia and HowStuffWorks. They are also able to share
information with one another easily through blogs and other wikis. This new
information freedom was not available to most of the previous generation.
Therefore, youths today definitely are freer to get and share information than
before.
Besides that, youths today have more social freedom than before. Social
networks like Facebook, Whatsapp and Skype running over the Internet allow
young people to make new friends and communicate with friends more easily
than ever before. While the previous generation did have access to telephones,
todays youths often own mobile phones, which give them not only the ability
to speak with friends wherever they are, but also share pictures, music and
videos with them easily. This has enabled todays youths to have more
freedom in their social life.
Finally, youths today have more freedom with their money. In the olden days,
children had to ask their parents for money whenever they needed to buy
something. Modern parents are more likely to give their children a lump sum
monthly for their pocket money. Parents today are more educated and believe
in teaching their children how to manage money from a young age. Once they
have decided on a reasonable amount of allowance for their child, they leave it
to their child to decide on how to spend that money. Hence, modern parenting
allows youths more say in managing their money.
In conclusion, youths today do have more freedom than before. This is clearly
seen in their increased freedom to access information, along with more social
and economic freedom. Indeed, youths have little to complain about if they
compare the level of freedom they enjoy to the restricted lifestyle of their
parents teenage years. (383 words)
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
1x7=7
A. Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word response used
in line 2?
a) acceptance b) reply
c) repetition
d) criticism
B. What does the expression Today's youths do have more freedom than
before n line 4 mean?
a) Now youths are certainly more liberal than ever before.
b) Now youths are surely at more liberty than before.
c) Now youths are hungrier for freedom than before.

d) Now youths are more dependent on themselves than before

C. Which of the following best describes the reason for more social freedom
enjoyed by todays youths ?
a) They can manipulate social networks and mobile phones.
b) They can misuse social networks and mobile phones.
c) They can use social networks and mobile phones.
d) They can abuse social networks and mobile phones.
D. Which of the following word best describes the attitude of todays parents
towards their children as regards money?
a) Their children should learn how to achieve their money themselves.
b) Their children should learn how to save their money themselves.
c) Their children should learn how to pay their money themselves.
d) Their children should learn how to manage their money themselves.
E. In paragraph 2, what is meant by a lump sum?
a) an amount of money given in one payment
b) a large amount of money given in one payment
c) a huge sum of money given in one payment
d) an incredible quantity of money given in one payment
F. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about todays youths?
a) They access information.
b) They are socially independent.
c) They are economically independent.
d) All the three above.
G. What is the main purpose of the author of this passage?
a) To show that today's youths are more self-governing than before.
b) To show that today's youths are more self-financing than before.
c) To show that today's youths are more self-centred than before.
d) To show that today's youths are more self-sustaining than before.
2. Answer the following questions.
2 x5 =10
a) From your reading of paragraph 1 of the passage, refer to the three areas in
which todays youths enjoy more freedom than before.
b) Why are todays youths freer to get and share information than before?
c) Why are todays youths socially freer than before?
d) modern parenting allows youths more say in managing their money. Explain it in 2/3 sentences.
e) How can wesay that youths today do have more freedom than before?
3. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 140 to 150 words. 10
4. Read the passage on the Sangsad Bhaban. Complete the table below
with information from the passage.
1x5=5
The Sangsad Bhaban (Parliament House) at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka is a
wonder of modern architecture and technology. It is one of the largest and
most spectacular parliament buildings in the world. Originally designed by the
famous American architect Louis I Kahn, this 155 ft high 9-storey building is
surrounded by an artificial lake called the Crescent Lake. The main section is
hidden behind a strong outer covering with circular and triangular openings.
The structure has 1605 doors, 335 windows, 365 ventilators and corridors
totalling to a bewildering length of 41.6 kilometers. But for the help of a guide,
one could easily get lost in these deceptive corridors. The house has 354 seats
for MPs, 56 for guests, 40 for journalists and 430 for spectators. It has also
three party rooms each of which can seat 153 people. The whole place is air
conditioned and includes all modern amenities. Although construction work on
this structure started in 1964, it was finally inaugurated in 1982 and the first

parliamentary session was held on 15 February the same year. Being a highly
complex structure, its annual maintenance cost is about 50 million taka. This is
truly a wonder for a poor country like Bangladesh.
General Information
Architectural Features
Structural Features
Designer: (1) _____
155 ft high 9-storey Centrally
airbuilding
conditioned
Inaugurated in 1982
Surrounded by (3) _____ Total (4) _____ seats
for all in the house
First
parliamentary main section hidden Three party rooms can
session held in (2) _____ behind
strong
outer seat (5) _____people
covering
5. From your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable
words. Use one word only in each blank.
1x5 = 5
The Parliament House of Bangladesh is a marvellous product of modern
technology. It stands at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Dhaka. Everyday many people
come to pay a (a) _______ to this house. They become (b) _______ to see this
wonderful structure. During the parliamentary session 40 (c) _______ can be
accommodated. The whole place is centrally (d) __________. But its annual
maintenance cost is too (e) _______ for a poor country like Bangladesh.
6. Match the parts of sentences given in column A and column B to
write five complete sentences. There are more parts of sentences in
column B than required.
1x 5 =5
A
B
a) Education is one of the basic needs I) largely attributed to most people's
of a human being
inaccessibility to education.
b) The poor socio-economic condition II) they could live a healthy and
of Bangladesh can be
planned life.
c) Many illiterate people do not have III) knowledge is power.
any knowledge
d) If they were educated,
IV) of health, sanitation and
population control.
e) Education teaches us
V) the backbone of a nation.
VI) and is essential for any kind of
development.
VII) how to earn well and how to
spend well.
7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole
story.
1x 8 = 8
(a) He was puzzled for a time.
(b) The queen of Sheba also heard of his wealth and wisdom and so she came
to test him.
(c) She brought with her two garlands of flowers one natural and the other
artificial.
(d) Everyone will have heard the name of Solomon who was famous for his
wealth and wisdom.
(e) He noticed some bees humming for honey in a withered rose outside the
window and asked one of his men to open the windows.
(f) She placed them before the king and asked him to pick up the natural one.
(g) The bees came in and settled on the natural flowers and thus solved the
problem.
(h) The queen of Sheba became surprised and went away admiring the king.