Part B: Composition (40 marks)

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First Model Test – S.S.C-2017
12. Suppose, you are Azim / Nuzhat. Your home district is Satkhira. You have Sub : English 2nd Paper (S.S.C)
Time : 3 Hours Marks : 100
recently completed your M.A in English from Rajshahi University. You have
found a job advertisement in ‘The Daily Star’ that Nur High School is looking Part A: Grammar (60 marks)
for a young and energetic English teacher. You have decided to take up 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
teaching as profession. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post.
word more than once. 0.5x10=5
Your CV should not exceed one page. 8 dearth premier enough in both impoverish Over The
13. Suppose, you are Labib / Labiba. You read in Khulna Zilla School, Khulna. At About before
If you look wealthy or solvent (a) ⎯ to give a tip, there is no (b) ⎯ of trolley
Your school has a library but it lacks modern facilities. Now write an carriers at the emergency unit of the country's (c) ⎯ public hospital. But you will
application to your Head teacher for increasing library facilities. 10 be in trouble if you are (d) ⎯ handcuffs or have an (e) ⎯ look written (f)⎯ your
14. Write a paragraph on “The life of a Farmer.” 10 face. When any patient carrying vehicle stops in front of any public hospital
emergency unit, (g) ⎯ trolley men first glance (h) ⎯ the attires of the patient and
15. Write a composition on “Uses and abuses of Television”. Write at least 200
his attendants to have an idea (i) ⎯ their financial status (j) ⎯offering a trolley.
words but don’t exceed 250 words. 12
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word in each
blank. 0.5x10=5
The world's first malaria has (a) ⎯ recommended for use(b) ⎯ Africa,
bringing scientists (c)⎯ step closer to preventing (d) ⎯ of thousands of deaths
each year. It is (e) ⎯ that the Mosquiriz Jab, developed (f)⎯Glaxomithkline
and the Melinda Gates Foundation, will help stem (g) ⎯ half a million malaria
(h) ⎯ every year. More than 198 million people in sub-Saharan's Africa were (i)
⎯ by the disease in 2013 alone and 80 percent of those that die (j) ⎯ children
under five.
3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of
the following table. 15 =5
Turkish marked after the first major crossborder
fighter jets clashes
The air raids bombed in another attack
against ISIS
ISIS members came positions of Islamic state jihadists
inside Syria
Kurdish militants were also among almost 300 suspected
detained extremists arrested in early morning
raids.
The operations were a dramatic hardening of Turkey's
attitude towards the group.

4. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs
given in the box. .5x10=5
Grow Shape instruct Deny Play Mould Emulate Take Influence form
The role (a) ⎯ by a mother in (b) ⎯ of children's character and in (c) ⎯ their future
destiny (d) ⎯ even mistakenly. The things that children learn at home (e) ⎯ a
firms root in them. And it goes without saying that this learning they get mostly
from their mother as they live under her direct supervision and constant care.
This is why a child picks the language first by (f) ⎯ its mother. The culture of the
family also (g) ⎯ the children's habits and manners. Mother should (h) ⎯ her
children how to (i)⎯ the habit of good manners so that they (j) ⎯ up in gentle
environment.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5 (constipate) and helps proper blood (e) ⎯(circulate). Our anti-bodies will be (f) ⎯
"Can you cure a headache?" said a man to a chemist. The chemist thrusted a
bottle under the man's nose and said, "I am sure your headache is gone now."
"You fool. It is my wife that has got the headache, not me," said the man. "I'm
so sorry," said the chemist to the man.
6. Change the sentences according to directions. 110 = 10
(a) The government ban on three wheelers and slow moving vehicles on
highways brought enormous sufferings on people as transport owners and
drivers put barricades at different points. (Simple)
(b) Different highways were blocked by agitated transport workers, causing
tailbacks on both sides of the roads. (Compound)
(c) Protesters clashed with law enforcers in some places, halting vehicles
movement on different highways.(Complex)
(d) At least 20 people including two policemen, were injured in the attacks and
counter attacks. (Active)
(e)Protesters vandalized at least 75 vehicles in different areas. (Passive)
(f) Police seized several auto rickshaws and auto tempo from different highways
as part of the drive to enforce the ban. (Compound)
(g) On some other highways however, they were seen plying. (Interrogative)
(h) The protesters vowed to continue the demonstration until the ban is lifted.
(Affirmative)
(i) But road transport ministry asserted it would implement the decision to keep
the highways safe. (Simple)
(j) The ministry finds the slow moving vehicles are the biggest reason behind
the growing number of road accidents. (Positive)
7. Complete the following sentences. 15 = 5
(a) He feigned as though ———–.
(b) Check the beast in you lest ———–.
(c) But for your timely intervention ———–.
(d) Hardly had I seen him ———–.
(e) The wearer best knows ———–.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the
root words given in the parenthesis. 0.5x10=5
Physical exercise increases our appetites and improves (a)⎯ (digest) power If
anybody suffers from (b) ⎯ (digest),he should take physical exercise. Proper (c)
⎯ (digest) of food removes his loss of appetite. Physical exercise removes (d) ⎯
(power), if our blood circulation is (g) ⎯ (norm). (h) ⎯ (proper) blood circulation
in our bodies may cause many (i) ⎯(predictable) diseases. So, we must (j) ⎯
(sure) proper blood circulation in our body.
9. Make tag questions of this statement. 1x5=5
(a) To err is human, ———–?
(b) The girl who came to me is my sister, ———?
(c) His economical policy played a vital role in our economy ———–?
(d) A healthy man can reside only in a healthy body,———-?
(e) No one knows what’ll happen next, ———–?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1x5=5
Rural life and urban life have many common sides, (a) ⎯ differences between
them are greater, Rural people do not have adequate educational and medical
facilities, (b)⎯ they face problems with their communication network. (c) the
urban people enjoy a lot of educational and medical facilities, (d) ⎯ the people of
cities and towns enjoy a smooth and easy communication system. (e) ⎯ rural life
is deprived of modern facilities whereas urban life is as modern as enjoyable.
11. Use capital and punctuation marks where necessary in the
following text. 5
Suddenly a voice called out good morning gentlemen where are you going and
what are you doing here oh nowhere and nothing but you looks so pensive why
yes you are right we are looking for something replied the six blind men.