How was the atmosphere of the fair?

What experience did you gather from your visit to the fair?
9. Read the beginning of the story. Write ten new sentences to complete the
story.
1x10 = 10
There was a brave king whose name was Robert Bruce. He loved his subjects
very much. His subjects also had great love for him. Once his kingdom was
attacked by his enemy. A battle took place between him and his enemy.
Unfortunately he was defeated and ........
10. The pie chart below shows how a familys household income is
distributed into different areas. Describe the chart in 150 words.
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15% Savings

25% Food

8% Others

12% Transport

5% Power

13% Clothes

22% Education

11. Suppose you are Bakul living at 1/2 ABC Road, Dhaka. You have a
friend named Kajal living at 2/1 CBA Road, Sylhet. You are back from a
visit to his / her house. Now, write an email to him /her, thanking him / her
for his /her unique hospitality.
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12. Suppose you are Shimul. You have met your friend Kanak who is greatly
interested in mobile phone. Now, write a dialogue between you and your
friend on the merits and demerits of using mobile phone.
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SSC Examination-2017
Subject: English First Paper
Time: 3Hours
Full Marks: 100
[The figures in the margin indicate marks for each question.]
Part A: Reading Test (50 Marks)
Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.
May 1, the International Workers Day, commemorates the historic struggle of the
working people throughout the world, and is recognised in most countries. All
the privileges workers enjoy today a minimum wage, safety laws, eight-hour
workday came about due to the sacrifice of the workers in 1886.
On May 3, 1886, the police fired into a crowd of strikers at the McCormick
Harvest Machine Company, Chicago, killing at least one striker, seriously
wounding five or six others and injuring an undetermined number.
From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution the people in factories had to
work very long shifts, lasting up to fourteen or even more hours a day. In the
1880s, a new movement calling for an eight-hour day inspired both the Labour
Unions and the unorganised workers.
The events of the May Day 1886 act as 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. (164 words)
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
1x7=7
(a) May 1 is ______ as the International Workers Day.
i)
recognised
ii)
accepted
iii)
approved
iv)
authorised
(b) The ______ of the workers of a factory in Chicago on May 3, 1886 have not
gone in vain.
i)
efforts
ii)
sufferings
iii)
sacrifices
iv)
clashes
(c) Workers privileges now include laws that guarantee them ______ at their
workplaces.
i)
authority
ii)
independence
iii)
peace
iv)
safety
(d) A ______ demanding an eight-hour workday started in the 1880s.
i)
revolution
ii)
uprising

iii)
movement
iv)
agitation
(e) Unless workers stand united in pressing their demands, they may still be
______.
i)
oppressed
ii)
exploited
iii)
harassed
iv)
ill-treated
(f) The word privileges in line 3 means ______.
i)
special help
ii)
special licence
iii)
special freedom
iv)
special facilities
(g) Workers are reminded to stay conscious of their rights and raise their ______
for them.
i)
say
ii)
vote
iii)
tone
iv)
voice
2. Read the passage in A again. Now answer the following questions in your
own words:
15=5
a) What does May 1 stand for?
b) What do the workers enjoy today?
c) Why did the police fire into a crowd on May 3, 1886?
d) What happened after the firing?
e) What is the text about?
3. Write a summary of the passage in about 50-60 words.
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4. Read the passage carefully and complete the table below with information
from the passage.
1x5=5
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the USA. He is famous for his
Gettysburg Address. It was delivered by him on 19 November 1863 during the
American Civil War. Lincoln was born on 12 February 1809 in Kentucky, the
USA. His parents were from Virginia. In 1819, his mother died. Then his father
moved to Indiana State. He grew up there. He was a captain in SA in 1861.
Lincoln declared a ban on slavery in America on 1 January 1863. Having
completed his four-year tenure, he was re-elected President in 1864. On Good
Friday, 14 April 1865, he was assassinated at Fords Theatre in Washington.
The name of events
(i)
(ii)

Place
Kentucky

Year/Time
19 November 1863.

Became the president

(iii)
iv)
1 January 1863
Died
v)
5. From your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable
words. Use one word only in each blank.
1x5=5
Have you heard the name of Abraham Lincoln? He was the (a) of the USA.
He was elected President (b) . During his time a Civil War (c) out in
America over the presence of (d) . Lincoln was in (e) of the slaves.
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.
lx5 =5
A
B
a) Any mans learning cannot be i) is an act of disapprobation of good
complete
manners.
b) Childhood is the proper time
ii) insulting our elders.
c) Smoking in presence of the elders
iii) for the learning of good manners.
d) What is assumed to be good manners iv) without the acquisition of good
in a country
manners.
e) We should have a sense of
v) for watching television.
vi) may not be the same in another
country.
vii) decency in dealing with others.
7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole
story.
1x8 = 8
(a) He asked the astrologer how long the astrologer would live.
(b)But another thought had crossed his mind before the astrologer was removed
for execution.
(c) The astrologer told him something unpleasant which made him furious.
(d)The king condemned him to death.
(e) He called on the astrologer.
(f) He wanted to know about his future from the astrologer.
(g)A famous astrologer happened to stop at his capital.
(h)Once there was a king who was very fond of knowing his future from
astrologers.
Part B: Writing Test (50 Marks)
8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on your visit to a
book fair.
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When did you last visit a book fair?
What was the occasion of the fair?
Where was it held?