SSC English 2nd Paper Model-33 With Solutions
MODEL QUESTION 33
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. 0.5×10=5
| at | in | of | a | an | help | think | charity | generous |
Charity is (a) —— inclination of heart to help others in distress and to (b) —— good of others. Charity is (c)—— noble human quality. It makes one’s heart (d) ——. It is the feeling of sympathy (e) —— other’s wants. There are various ways (f) —— practicing charity. The practice of giving alms is (g) —— act of charity. But it is riot (h) —— in all cases. Charity should be extended to (i) —— the really needy. Charity should aim (j) —— removing the sufferings of the poor.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. 0.5×10=5
The Liberation War Museum was (a) —— on 22 March, 1996 (b) —— Segunbagicha. There is an eternal flame (c) —— the entrance. The museum was (d) —— at (e) —— initiative of some community leaders to meet (f) —— historical requirement for preserving (g) —— memory and relics of the War (h) —— Liberation. (i) —— museum has different programmes to foster answers among the young generation (j) —— the heroic struggle for independence.
3. Make five sentences using parts of the sentences from each column of the table below. 1×5=5
| Travelling | is | the name of aeroplane in this regard |
| It | used | educative value as well |
| People | can mention | always fascinating |
| We | has | fastest transportation system |
| use | to travel from prehistoric time |
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. : 0.5×10=5
| sponsor | receive | advertise | give | watch |
| be | telecast | strengthen | organize | pay |
Sports (a) —— a popular form of entertainment. Many international sports events (b) —— from time to time. Most of these events (c) —— by multinational manufacturing companies and the business firms. They (d) —— for the sports events in exchange for the right to (e) —— their products during those events. These events (f) —— worldwide by satellite and people all over the world (g) —— them live. As a result, the sponsor’s products (h) —— maximum media coverage thus (i) —— companies international recognition. Sports also (j) —— international brotherhood.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5
“How old are you?” once Buddha asked an old man. “Two years,” was the humble reply. “But, you look eighty!” “Buddha exclaimed. “Great saint, just two years ago I came to know what true love is.
6. Change the sentences according to directions. 1×10=10
(a) Anger is nothing but a vice. (Make it interrogative)
(b) It begets only the worst. (Make it negative)
(c) So, we should control it for our sake. (Make it passive voice)
(d) He who is taken by anger causes a lot of troubles. (Make it simple)
(e) Realizing it, we should be emotionally balanced. (Make it compound)
(f) An angry man is not liked by all. (Make it active voice)
(g) Everybody cannot but hate an angry man. (Make it affirmative)
(h) An angry man is not so favourite as others (Make it comparative)
(i) He is the most despised person in a society. (Make it comparative)
(j) Nothing is more furious than anger. (Make it positive)
7. Complete the sentences. 1×5=5
(a) It is flower which——.
(b) We have not the proper mechanism by which——.
(c) Love others lest ——.
(d) He became so greedy that ——.
(e) United we stand——.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in parenthesis. 0.5Í10=5
The city of Chittagong is (a) — (crowded) — because there is a continuous (b) — (migrate) — of people from the villages. To control this trend, different (c) — (install) — should be (d) — (centralized) —. Then people will not move towards the city for (e) — (employ) —. We should remember that the problems of Chittagong will not be changed (f) — (night) — or (g) — (automatic) —. Both government and people should work (h) — (earnest) — to solve these dangerous problems. Government may introduce (i) — (attract) — working opportunities in rural area which will check village people’s (j) — (tend) — to come to the city for their living.
9. Make tag questions of these statements. 1×5=5
(a) Everybody respects freedom fighters, ——?
(b) They fought for the independence of our country, ——?
(c) Their sacrifice has given us freedom in every sphere of life, ——?
(d) Their names are written in golden letters,——?
(e) We should never forget them, ——?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors: 1×5=5
Everybody wants success in life (a) —— everybody can’t achieve it. In our society, there are people (b) —— get frustrated. (c) —— success does not come very easily at first attempt. (d) ——, if you want to achieve true success in life, you must have some qualities such as sincerity and honesty. (e) ——, you need to have perseverance and patience.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 5
The king said what harm did I do then the you should seek to take my life with you own hand you killed my father and my two brothers the young man replied.
SSC ENGLISH SECOND PAPER: Answer
MODEL QUESTION-33
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. (a) an; (b) think; (c) a; (d) generous; (e) in; (f) of; (g) an; (h) charity; (i) help; (j) at.
2. (a) inaugurated/opened; (b) at; (c) at; (d) founded; (e) the; (f) the; (g) the; (h) of; (i) The: (j) about.
3. (i) Travelling is always fascinating.
(ii) People used to travel from prehistoric time.
(iii) We use fastest transportation system.
(iv) We can mention the name of aeroplane in this regard.
(v) It has educative value as well.
4. (a) are; (b) are organized; (c) are sponsored; (d) pay; (e) advertise; (f) are telecast; (g) watch; (h) receive; (i) giving; (j) promotes.
5. Once Buddha asked an old man how old he (O) was. He (O) humbly replied that he (O) was two years old. Being surprised Buddha told that he (O) looked eighty. Addressing him (B) as great saint the old man told that he (O) had come to know what true love was just two years before.
6. (a) Is anger anything but a vice?
(b) It begets nothing but the worst.
(c) So it should be controlled by us for our own sake.
(d) A person taken by anger causes a lot of troubles.
(e) We should realize it and should be emotionally balanced.
(f) All do not like an angry man.
Or Nobody likes an angry man.
(g) Everybody must hate an angry man.
(h) An angry man is less favourite than others.
(i) He is more despised than any other person in a society.
(j) Nothing is as furious as anger.
7. (a) It is flower which is the symbol of beauty and purity.
(b) We have not the proper mechanism by which we can lift them.
(c) Love others lest they should love you.
(d) He became so greedy that he cut the belly of the goose.
(e) United we stand, divided we fall.
8. (a) overcrowded; (b) migration; (c) installations; (d) decentralized; (e) employment; (f) overnight; (g) automatically; (h) earnestly; (i) attractive; (j) tendency.
9. (a) Everybody respects freedom fighters, don’t they?
(b) They fought for the independence of our country, didn’t they?
(c) Their sacrifice has given us freedom in every sphere of life, hasn’t it?
(d) Their names are written in golden letters, aren’t they?
(e) We should never forget them, should we?
10. (a) but; (b) who; (c) Because; (d) Actually; (e) In addition.
11. The king said, “What harm did I do then that you should seek to take my life?” “With your own hand you killed my father and my two brothers,” the young man replied.