SSC Model Question 2019
Secondary School Certificate Examination - 2019
Model Question & Suggestion (01)
Model Question & Suggestion (01)
English 1st Paper
Uzzal Sarker
Assistant
Teacher (English)
Collectorate
Public School & College, Natore
Mob: 01716-535825
Time: 3:00 Hours Full
Marks: 100
Reading Text (60 Marks)
*** Read the following passage and answer the questions
below.
The National memorial at Savar is a symbol of nation’s
respect for the martyrs of the War of Liberation. It is built with concrete but
made of blood. It stands 150 feet tall but every martyr
it stands for stands so much taller. It is an achievement the dimension of
which can be measured, but it stands for an achievement, which is immeasurable.
It stands upright for the millions of martyrs who laid down their lives so that
we may stand upright, in honour and dignity, amongest the nations of the
world.Most prominently visible is the 150 feet tower
that stands on a base measuring 130 feet wide. There is
actually a series of seven towers that rise by stages to a height of 150 feet. The foundation was laid on the the first
anniversary of the Victory Day. There is actually a plan to build a huge
complex in several phases. The entire complex will cover an area of 126 acres. The plan of this complex includes a mosque, a
library and a museum. The relics of the Liberation War will be kept in the
museum. They will ever remind our countrymen and all who would come to visit
the museum of the valiant struggle and the supreme sacrifices of a freedom
loving people. Here also will be a clear warning to all oppressors that the
weapons of freedom need not be very big, and that oppression will always be
defeated. The will of people prevails, for man is born to be free.
The most moving sight of the complex is the several
graves of the martyred freedom fighters: close to the tower. standing in front
of the graves we bow down our heads in respect, as the towers soar up symbolizing
the loftiness of the spirit.
1. Choose the correct answer
from the alternatives. 1x7=7
(a) The National Memorial stands ---- .
(i) horizontally (ii)
flat (iii) plain (iv)
vertically
(b). Spiritually the National Memorial is made of ----
.
(i) concrete (ii) blood (iii)
ceramic tiles (iv) iron sheet
(c) The National Memorial at Savar is a symbol of
nation’s tribute to the -
(i) freedom loving people
(ii) martyrs of language movement.
(iii) martyrs of the Liberation
War (iv) freedom fighters.
(d) It is --- to the oppressors.
(i) symbol (ii) spirit
(iii) inspiration
(iv) threat
(e) The foundation of the National Memorial was laid in
---- .
(i) 1971
(ii) 1972
(iii) 1973
(iv) 1974
(f) What is the main theme of the passage?
(i) People’s respect to the
martyrs
(ii) People’s visit to the National
Memorial
(iii) The
National Memorial
(iv) The
graves of martyred soldiers.
(g) “The most moving sight of the complex is the
several graves of the martyred freedom fighters.” What does it mean?
(i) The sight is very
attractive (ii)
the sight is very charming
(iii) The sight is very
undesirable (iv)
The sight is very touching
2. Answer the following questions. 2x5 =10
(a) What does the national Memorial
at Savar symbolize?
(b) Why will the relics of the
Liberation War be preserved in the museum?
(c) What do you mean by “Man is born
to be free”?
(d) Why is the museum built near the
monument?
(e) What is the most touching scene
of the memorial complex?
** Read the passage carefully and answer the questions
following it.
Mainul Islam and
his brothers are great people. They all are educated. But they are different
from many higher educated people of our country. Mainul took his higher
education from Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh. But after
completing his graduation, he did not seek for job and leave his home. Rather
he took the profession of farming using his knowledge. His younger brother
graduated from Rajshahi University. He too returned to his village and took a
job in a local school as a science teacher. His youngest brother is a social
science graduate and would like to start an NGO to work for his village. In
fact, this family can be an ideal family for many of us. We often forget our
roots, with our soul.
3. Fill in the gap
in the following passage with a suitable word of your own based on the
information from the text: 1×5=05
We can take the (a) ___ of Mainul Islam and his (b) ___. They
are really great people. (c) ___ completing their education, they did not
seek for jobs leaving their family, their village. (d) ____ they stayed in
their village and found out their jobs there. By (e) ___ this they have set a
new example for others.
4. Read the passage on Albert
Einstein. Complete the table below with information from the passage.
Albert Einstein, the greatest scientist of the
twentieth century and one of the supreme intellects of all time, was born in
March 14, 1879 in the city of
Ulm in Germany. he attended high school in Switzerland and become a Swiss
citizen in 1901.He was appointed an examiner at the Swiss
Patent Office in 1902. He served at this post for three
years. He received his Ph. D in 1905 from the
University of Zurich, but was unable to find any academic position at that
time. However, the same year he began to publish original papers on the theoretical
aspects of the problems of Physics. Within a few years, these papers,
particularly the one of relativity, established his reputation as one of the
most brilliant and original scientists in the world. His theories were highly
controversial. In spite of this, he was appointed Professor at the University
of Berlin, at the same time becoming a member of the Prussian academy of
science. In 1921 he was awarded Nobel Prize for
Physics.Einstein’s situation in Germany became precious when Hitler rose to
power. He moved to Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A, in 1933 to
work at the institute of advanced study and in 1940, he
became a United States citizen.
Einstein’s first marriage ended in divorce, but his
second was quite happy. He had two children, both boys. He died in 1955 in Princeton. 1×5=05
Who/What
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Event
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Place/Time/Creation/Award/Others
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Albert Einstein
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was born
|
(i) ......
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(ii) .....
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attended high school in
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Switzerland in 1901
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He was appointed
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a Patent Officer
|
(iii) .......
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(iv) ....
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received Ph. D in
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1905 from the University of Zurich
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He was awarded
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Nobel Prize for Physics
|
(v) .........
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5. Write a summary of the above
passage in your own words. 10
6. Match the parts of the
sentences given in Column ‘A’ and Column ‘B’ to write five complete sentences.
There are more parts of sentences in Column ‘B’ than required. 1×5=05
Column A
|
Column B
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(a) 21st February is
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(i) many people going to the Shaheed Minar
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(b) Everyone goes
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(ii) flower at the root of the Shaheed Minar
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(c) Shaheed Minar is
|
(iii) covered with flowers
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(d) The national flag is
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(iv) to observe the day at the Shaheed Minar
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(e) We offer
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(v) kept half-mast
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(vi) carrying the wreath of flowers
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(vii) declared the International Mother Language day
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7. Put the following parts of
the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story. 8
(a) She asked Bayazid to give her a glass of water.
(b) Once Hazrat Bayazid Bustami came home to see his ailing mother.
(c) But she again fell asleep.
(d) So, he went to the well quite far from their house.
(e) She woke up some hours later.
(f) he filled the pitcher, came back and went to his
mother with a glass of water.
(g) As he was still standing by her bed, his mother
drank the glass of water and blessed him from the core of heart.
(h) He, instead of waking her up, stood by her bed with
the glass of water in his hand.
Section B: Writing Test
8. Answer the following questions
to write a paragraph on “A Book Fair” you have visited recently. 10
(a) what is a Book fair?
(b) What was the occasion of the
fair?
(c) Where was it held?
(d) How was the environment of the
fair?
(e) What experience did you gather by
visiting the fair?
9. Read the beginning of story.
Write ten new sentences to complete the story. 10
Once there was a clever fox in a
jungle. One day, when the fox was walking through the jangle, he fell into a
trap. He could somehow get out of the trap, but he had to leave..............
10. The graph below shows “The
Internet Users” from the year 2000 to 2018. Describe the graph in 150 words.
You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart. 10
11. Imagine, you are Kaspia/Kaspian of 12, Mirpur
Road, Dhaka. One of your friends is not reading newspaper regularly. Now,
write a letter to your friend Rosmin/Rosmina who lives at Patiya Chittagong,
telling him about the importance of reading newspaper. 10
12. You are Rakib. You
met your friend Siyam. Now, make a dialogue between you and Siyam about the
uses and abuses of mobile phone. 10For getting the answer of this model question, click here..........
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