Part B: Writing Test (50 Marks)

8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on a street hawker.

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Who is a street hawker?
What are his activities?
How is his life?
How should we look upon him?
9. Read the beginning of the story. Write ten new sentences to complete the
story.
1x10 = 10
Sheikh Saadi was a famous poet, an earnest devotee and a great saint. His thirst
for knowledge was unbounded and he travelled far and wide. He was held in high
esteem by all for his wisdom, learning and piety.
Once, at the invitation of the king, Saadi was going to his court. On his way, he
took shelter for a night in the house of a nobleman. But he was, as usual, in his
simple dress and was not warmly........
10. The graph below shows the estimated world illiteracy rates, by region
and by gender, in 2000. Describe the graph in 150 words.
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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. Your friend does not
read newspapers regularly. Now, write an email to him /her, advising him /
her to read newspaper daily.
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12. Suppose you are Shimul. You have met your friend Kanak who is greatly
interested in computer. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend
on the importance of learning computer.
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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.
Severe moral degradation is a crucial problem of mankind, which is seriously
affecting the peaceful and meaningful living of human beings. In society,
morality is the main source of development of the heavenly qualities like love,
affection, heavenly feelings, respect and appreciation for others. It is moral
values and institutions which ensure establishment of social peace, order and
justice. There is no denying the fact that morality is the best virtue of mankind at
any individual, social and global level. Without attaching the essence of morality,
a fruitful, honest and durable democratic, socio-economic, administrative and
judicial institution can never be dreamt of. Social ills and vices, in most cases,
occur mainly due to human activities devoid of moral senses. So, it is necessary
to develop moral awareness and conscience among the world's people
irrespective of colour, religion and nationality. Arranging seminars, symposia at
different levels of society is also necessary to motivate and encourage the people
of all strata to accelerate moral uplift from their respective families and social
levels. (170 words)
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
1x7=7
(a) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word 'degradation'
used in line 1?
(i) humiliation (iii) upgrading (iii) disposition (iv) inhuman
(b) ensure social peace and justice.
(i) Institution (ii) Hard work (iii) Moral values (iv) Denying facts
(c) Which of the following describes the importance of morality best?
(i) It hinders heavenly qualities
(ii) It lessens moral values
(iii) It helps to develop the heavenly qualities
(iv) It is a deniable fact
(d) Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word 'accelerate' used
in last but one line?
(i) associate
(ii) essence
(iii) hurl (iv) hasten
(e) Love, affection and appreciation is derived from.
(i) morality (ii) quality (iii) establishment (iv) crimes in society
(f) What does the expression 'social ills and vices' means?
(i) illness (ii) social responsibilities (iii) subordinates (iv) crimes in society
(g) Which of the following best reflects the massage of the passage?
(i) Importance of social awareness

(ii) Importance of morality

(iii) Arrangement of seminars and symposia
(iv) Establishment of durable democracy
2. Read the passage in A again. Now answer the following questions in your
own words:
15=5
(a) Give an example of 'crucial problem' from your reading of the beginning of
the passage.
(b) Describe some heavenly qualities of human beings.
(c) What does 'there is no denying the fact' indicate? Write 2/3 sentences
regarding this?
(d) How can moral uplift be accelerated?
(e) Do you think moral degradation is a crucial problem? Why/Why not?
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
Jasimuddin was a Bengali poet, songwriter, prose writer, folklore collector and
radio personality. He is commonly known in Bangladesh as Polli Kobi (The
Rural Poet), for his faithful rendition of Bengali folklore in his works.
Jasimuddin was born in the village of Tambulkhana in Faridpur District on 1
January 1903 in the house of his maternal uncle. His father, Ansaruddin Mollah,
was a school-teacher. Mother Amina Khatun (Rangachhut) received early
education at Faridpur Welfare School. He matriculated from Faridpur Zilla
School in 1921. Jasimuddin completed IA from Rajendra College in 1924.He
obtained his BA degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta in 1929 and
his MA in 1931. From 1931 to 1937, Jasimuddin worked with Dinesh Chandra
Sen as a collector of folk literature. Jasimuddin is one of the compilers of PurboBongo Gitika (Ballads of East Bengal). He collected more than 10,000 folk
songs, some of which has been included in his song compilations Jari Gaan and
Murshida Gaan. He also wrote voluminously on the interpretation and
philosophy of Bengali folklore.
Jasimuddin joined the University of Dhaka in 1938 as a Lecturer. He left the
university in 1944 and joined the Department of Information and Broadcasting.
He worked there until his retirement in 1962 as Deputy Director. He was an
admirer of Guru Mrityun Jay Sil.
Jasimuddin died on 13 March 1976 and was buried near his ancestral home at
Gobindapur, Faridpur. A fortnightly festival known as Jasim Mela is observed at
Gobindapur each year in January commemorating the birthday of Jasimuddin. A
residential hall of the University of Dhaka bears his name.
Who/What Event/Activity
Year/When
Place/Where
Jasimuddin born
1903
(i) ______
He
obtained
BA (ii) ______
the University of Calcutta
degree
He
(iii) ______
1938
the University of Dhaka
He
joined
(iv) ______
the Department of Information

and Broadcasting
13
March (v) ______
1976
5. From your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable
words. Use one word only in each blank.
1x5=5
Jasimuddin is well known (a) _____ us as Polli Kobi. He was born in Faridpur
District. He completed his (b) _____ from Faridpur Zilla School and IA from
Rajendra College. He (c) _____ took BA and MA degrees from the University of
Calcutta. He was a (d) _____ at the University of Dhaka before joining the
Department of Information and Broadcasting. He (e) ______ poems, dramas,
novels and music.
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) The role of women in nation- (i) to serve the family affairs.
building
(b) It is not possible for any nation to (ii) cannot be denied any longer in the
reach its goal
present context of the world.
(c) There was a time when women
(iii) the outlook and attitude of the
world towards women have changed.
(d) They were only the instruments
(iv) without allowing the womenfolk to
play their active role.
(e) But with the progress of civilisation (v) were not held in high estimation.
(vi) are greater than most other things.
(vii) with the development of the
present world.
7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole
story.
1x8 = 8
(a) Saadi then said, I hope that you will make good use of these books.
(b) He had a bundle of books and some money with him.
(c) Once Sheikh Saadi was going to Baghdad with a group of rich merchants.
(d) They travelled for twelve days without any trouble but on the thirteenth day a
gang of robbers attacked them.
(e) Then the leader of the robbers came to Saadi and ordered him to give him all
he had.
(f) The robbers took away all the goods and money from the merchants.
He

buried

(g) Sheikh Saadi handed him the bundle of books and also the little money he
had without any fear.
(h) The merchants had their goods and a lot of money.