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SSC English First Paper Model Question- 6

English First paper

Total Marks - 100

Time : 3 Hours

Part - A Reading - 70 Marks

Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.                                       

 May Day or International Workers' Day is observed on May 1 all over the world today to commemorate the historical struggle and sacrifices of the working people to establish an eight-hour workday. It is a public holiday in almost all the countries of the world.

Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and the US, the workers in mills and factories had been working a long shift, fourteen or even more hours a day.

On May 1st in 1886, inspired by  the  trade  unions,  half  of  the  workers  at  the  McCormic  Harvester Company in Chicago went on strike demanding an eight-hour  workday.  Two  days  later,  a  workers'  rally was held near the McCormic Harvester Machine  Company  and  about  6000  workers  joined  it.  The  rally was addressed by the labour leaders. They urged the workers to stand  together,  to  go  on  with  their struggle  and  not to  give  in  to  their  bosses.  At one point of the rally, some strikebreakers started leaving the meeting place. The strikers went down the street to bring them back. Suddenly about 200 policemen attacked them with clubs and revolvers. One striker was killed instantly, five or six others were seriously wounded and many others were injured.

The events of May 1, 1886 are 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.

1.      Choose the best answer from the alternatives.                               1 X7 = 7

(a)         The policemen attacked the strikers on -.

i.   May 1st                                                                              ii. May 2nd

iii. May 3rd                                                                           iv. May 4th

(b)         Clubs and revolvers were used upon -.

i.   trade union leaders                                                        ii. policemen

iii. strikers                                                                             iv. strikebreakers

(c)          The workers’ demand was to - work time.

i.   sustain                                                                              ii. assign

iii. reduce                                                                              iv. upgrade

(d)         To stop exploitation workers should not -.

i.   express their opinion in public

ii.   rule out any unfair condition by their bosses

iii.   speak meekly                                                                 iv. think of their privilege

(e)          "And not to give in to their bosses." -  What does 'give in' mean here?

i.   Dominate                                                                           ii. Refuse

iii. Agree to continuing struggling                                 iv. Agree to stop struggling

(f)           May Day has taught the working people how to - their demand.

i.   fulfil                                                                                     ii. gain

iii. earn                                                                                  iv. achieve

(g)          Now, May Day works as a reminder of - of the previous workers.

i.   exploitation                                                                        ii. freedom

iii. loyalty                                                                               iv. promise

2.      Answer the following questions in your own words :                              2 X5 = 10

(a)         Which demand did the workers struggle for?

(b)         What activities did the workers do against the authorities?

(c)          What happened when the policemen attacked the strikers?

(d)         Why is the event of May 1, 1886 a reminder for the workers?

(e)          Why did the workers sacrifice their lives?

3.      Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text. 1X  5  = 5

Pritilata was born in Chattogram on 5 May 1911. She was a meritorious student at Dr Khastagir Government Girls’ School is Chattogram and Eden College, Dhaka. She finally graduated in  philosophy  with  distinction  from Bathune College in  Kolkata. In  her college days,  Pritilata  was an activist in the anti-British movement. All through her life, she dreamt of two things: a society without gender discrimination and her motherland without British colonial rule. So she received combat training to fight against the British rule. She involved herself in Surjay Sen’s armed resistance movement. In 1932, Surjay Sen planned an attack on the Pahartali European Club. Surjay Sen assigned Pritilata to lead a team of 10-12 men to attack the club. The raid was  successful  but Pritilata dressed as a man failed to get out of the club. She committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide to avoid arrest. She proved that women can work like men. She also proved that women too needed to be prepared to sacrifice their lives for the freedom from the British colonial rule. Her dram came true. The British rule came to an end though she couldn’t see it during her life time. [Unit-10; Lesson-3(B)]

3.   Pritilata is an (a) — for all women. (b) — she did is really great. Her (c) — in Surja Sen's armed  resistance movement was a  demand  at that time. But it was matter of (d)  — that she was not (e) — to enjoy the freedom.

Read the following text carefully and answer the question no. 4 and 5 :

Salman Khan (born on October 11, 1976) is an American educator and entrepreneur. He was born in Metairie, Louisiana, United States, to a Bengali family. His father was from Barishal, Bangladesh, and his mother was from Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. Khan attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), graduating with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Course 6 (electrical engineering and computer science) and another bechelor's degree in Course 18 (mathematics), in 1998. He was class president in his senior year. Khan also holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Salman Khan founded Khan  Academy, a  free online education platform and an organization with which he has produced over 6,500 video lessons teaching a wide specturm of academic subjects, orginally focusing on mathematics and science. He is also the founder of Khan Lab School, a brick-and-mortar school associated with Khan Academy. The story behind Mr. Khan's joining YouTube is that in late 2003, Khan began tutoring his cousin. Nadia, in Mathematics over the internet using Yahoo!s Google notepad. When other relatives and friends sought his tutoring, he moved his tutorials to YouTube where he created an account on November 16, 2006. As of September 2018, the Khan Academy channel on YouTube has more than 4.2 million subscribers and the Khan Academy videos have been viewed more than 1 and half billion times. In 2012, Time named Salman Khan in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in   the world. Forbes magazine featured Khan on its cover, with the story "$1 Trillion Opportunity".

4.      Complete the table below with information from the passage.                         1 X 5  = 5

Who/ What	Event	Time	Place/ reason
Salman Khan	was born	1976	(i) —
Khan's father	(ii) —		Barishal
Salman Khan	joined YouTube	2016	(iii) —
(iv) —	recognized Khan	2012	(v) —

5.      Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.                        10

6.      Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘C’ to write five complete sentences. 1X 5 = 5

Column 'A'	Column 'B'	Column 'C'
(a)         Facebook is an internet (b)         Nowadays, Facebook has become (c)         It contributes much (d)         People are also (e)         Everybody having	i.        internet connection may ii.      using Facebook iii.     based social network iv.     to maintain social and friendly relationship v.      an important part	i.        gain access to Facebook. ii.       among people living anywhere. iii.     to facilitate the official works. iv.     connecting people worldwide. v.       of our daily life.

7.      Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.                                1 X 8 = 8

(a)          Thus he saved his life.

(b)         He came with a large army.

(c)          The prince heard  the  news.

(d)         Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world.

(e)          Taimur's soldiers were killed.

(f)           Taimur disguised himself as a poor traveller.

(g)          His soldiers surrounded the village on all sides and a terrible battle took place.

(h)         Once he attacked the province of a powerful prince.

8.Answer any 5 (five) of the following questions from poems. (2×5=10)

a)       How does O Me! O Life! inspire individuals to find purpose?

b)      How does Books describe the emotional connection with books?

c)       What does Two Mothers Remembered reveal about the passage of time?

d)      How does The Sands of Dee convey a sense of loss?

e)      Why does the poet plead with time in Time, You Old Gipsy Man?

f)        What effect does repetition have in Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?

g)       What is the poet’s view on social behavior in Solitude?

9..Answer any 5 (five) of the following questions from stories. 2×5=10

(a) How does Ameen feel after the events in Mr. Moti?

(b) What does Sonabhan’s behavior show about her love for Moti in Mr. Moti?

(c) How does Rosamond learn from her experience in The Purple Jar?

(d) What does Antonio’s willingness to risk his life say about him in The Merchant of Venice?

(e) How does the idea of mercy influence Portia’s actions in The Merchant of Venice?

(f) How does the ending of The Story of an Hour change its meaning?

(g) How does The Great Derangement highlight the unpredictability of nature?

(h) What did the author reflect on after surviving the storm in The Great Derangement?

Part B: Writing Test (30 Marks)

10.      Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story.             15

Once there was a king called Midas. He had a lot of wealth but .......

11.  Suppose, you are Runa and Lima is your friend. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the uses and abuses of Internet.    15

Key

Part-A : Reading Test

1.    (a) iii. May 3rd (b) iii. strikers (c) iii. reduce (d) iii. speak meekly (e) iv. Agree to stop struggling (f) ii.

gain (g) i. exploitation

2.    (a) The workers struggled for an eight-hour workday.

(b)They held a rally against the authorities. The rally was addressed by the labour leaders. The labour leaders urged the workers to stand together, to go on with their struggle and not to give in to their bosses.

(c)When the policemen attacked the strikers, one of them was killed instantly, five or six others were seriously wounded and many others were injured.

(d)The event of May 1,  1886 is a reminder for the workers as it teaches them to stand up and

speak out to gain better working conditions, better pay and better lives if they are exploited.

(e) The workers sacrificed their lives to gain eight-hour workday, better working condition, better pay and better lives.

3.    (a) idol/icon (b) What (c) contribution/participation (d) regret/sorrow (e) alive/there

4.    (i) Metairie, Louisiana, USA (ii) was from (iii) to give teaching in public (iv) Time (v) one of the 100 most influential person in the world

5.    Salman Khan, a rare talent has brought about a revolutionary changes in the sphere of e-learning. He is a highly qualified American entrepreneur having post-graduation degrees from MIT and Harvard. He is the founder of Khan Academy, a free online education platform and an organization with which he has produced over 6500 video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects. At present, his channel on YouTube has more than 4.2 million subscribers. His videos have been viewed more than one and a half billion times. He is an American by birth but a Bangladeshi by blood and oration.

6.    (a) Facebook is an internet-based social network connecting people worldwide.

(b)       Nowadays, Facebook has become an important part of our daily life.

(c)        It contributes much to maintain social and friendly relationship among people living anywhere.

(d)       People are also using Facebook to facilitate the official works.

(e)        Everybody having internet connection may gain access to Facebook.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
d	h	c	b	g	e	f	a

Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world. Once he attacked the province of a powerful prince. The prince heard the news. He came with a large army. His soldiers surrounded the village on all sides and a terrible battle took place. Taimur's soldiers were killed. Taimur disguised himself as a poor traveller. Thus he saved his life.