SSC Rajshahi Board - 2024 English First Paper Question with Answer

SSC Rajshahi Board -2024 English 1st Paper Question

ENGLISH FIRST PAPER

[According to the Syllabus of 2024]

Subject Code: 10 7

Time 3 hours Full marks-100

[N.B. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]

[N.B. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Anwar all the questions]

Part A: Reading Test [Marks-50]

Read the passage and answer the questions 1 and 2:

Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment. The whispering wind from the river Jamuna makes the fire unsteady. The dancing flames remind Meherjan of the turmoil in her life. Not long ago Meherjan had everything a––family, arable land and cattle. The erosion of the Jamuna gradually consumed all her land property. It finally claimed her only shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river, only a day to devour Meher’s house, trees, vegetable garden and the bamboo bush. She had a happy family once. Over the years, she lost her husband and her family to diseases that cruel hunger and poverty brought to the family. Now, she is the only one left to live on with the loss and pain. The greedy Jamuna has shattered her dreams and happiness.

There are thousand others waiting to share the same fate like Meherjan. Bangladesh is a land of rivers, some of whose banks overflow or erode during monsoon. Erosion is a harsh reality for the people living along the river banks. During each monsoon many more villages are threatened by the mighty rivers like the Jamuna, the Padma and the Meghna. It is estimated that river erosion makes at least 100,000 people homeless every year in Bangladesh. In fact, river erosion is one of the main dangers caused by climate change. If we can’t take prompt actions to adapt to climate change, there will be thousands of more villages every year.

1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives: 1×7=7

(a) Meher’s life was very happy before____

(i) the liberation. (ii) the destruction of the river Jamuna.

(iii) the victory. (iv) the independence.

(b) ‘Greedy Jamuna’ is used here to describe the ____

(i) cruelty of nature (ii) demand of a consumer

(iii) supply of a consumer (iv) help of a consumer.

(c) Meherjan is a victim of____

(i) drought (ii) famine (iii) river erosion (iv) cyclone

(d) The word ‘turmoil indicates____

(i) agitation (ii) reduction (iii) constant (iv) rigid

(e) The word ‘shatter’ means___.

(i) to destroy something (ii) to break something into pieces

(iii) to erect something (iv) to complete something.

(f) The phrase ‘whispering wind’ means___.

(i) wind that blows from across the river (ii) wind that blows with a hissing sound

(iii) wind that helps someone make a fire (iv) wind that blows in summer.

(g) What is the main purpose of the author of the passage?

(i) To explain the importance of river. (ii) To describe the impact of monsoon.

(iii) To describe the effect of river erosion. (iv) To describe the fate of a woman.

2. Answer the following questions: 2×5=10

(a) Why does the author call the Jamuna greedy?

(b) Where does Meherjan live?

(c) What does ‘dancing flame’ mean?

(d) How can we stop river erosion?

(e) When are many more villages threatened by the roaring rivers?

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

Scientists have identified Hydrogen as another form of renewable energy source. It is the most abundant element in nature. But it does not exist separately as a gas. It is always combined with other elements, such as with Oxygen to make water. Hydrogen, separated from another element, can be burned as a fuel to produce electricity.

Scientists have (a)____ out that Hydrogen can be (b) ____ as renewable energy source. The nature is (c) ____ with Hydrogen (d) ____ it does not exist separately as gas. Hydrogen and Oxygen (e) ____ water.

Read the following text and answer the questions 4 and 5: [RB’24]

Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq was born in 1873 at Saturia in Barishal. He received his primary education in a village Maktab. Then he entered the Barishal Zilla School. He passed the Entrance Examination standing first in the Dhaka Division. After that, he went to Calcutta for higher education. At the age of twenty one, he passed the B.Sc Exam obtaining honours in Chemistry, Physics and Math from the Presidency College, Calcutta. He took his M.Sc degree in Math in 1896. The next year he was appointed as an examiner of M.A in Math in Calcutta University. Then he passed B.L Examination. Then he enrolled himself in the Calcutta High Court. He worked with Nawab Sir Salimullah. He played an important role in founding the All India Muslim League in 1906. Then he became a Deputy Magistrate. But he resigned and again joined the Calcutta High Court. In 1913, he became an elected member of BLC. Three years after, he attended the special joint session of the Congress and the Muslim League in Lucknow. In 1918, he became the General Secretary of the Indian Congress and was the President of All India Muslim League.

4. Complete the following table with informations from the above text: 1×5=5

Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq
		His main contribution	Founded the All india Muslim League and became the (i) — of it.
Who	Event	Time	Place
Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq	Was born	1873	(ii) —
He	(iii) —	1894	Presidency College
He	took M.Sc degree	(iv) —
He	(v) —	1897	Calcutta University

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:1×5=5

Column A	Column B	Column C
(a) The function of education	(i) which connects with efficiency	(i) not enough for a man.
(b) But education	(ii) should be	(ii) gifted with reasons and morals.
(c) The most dangerous criminal	(iii) is to teach one	(iii) to think intensively
(d) We must remember	(iv) that intelligence is	(iv) the goal of true education.
(e) Intelligence plus character	(v) may be the man who	(v) may prove the greatest menace to society.

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. 1×8=8

(a) The king followed the advice of the physician and became slim and fully cured.

(b) He advised the king to move a heavy club into the air till he got tired.

(c) He did not undergo physical labour.

(d) The doctor was very wise.

(e) He became bulky and could not move or do anything.

(f) Once there was a king who was very idle.

(g) He did not prescribe any medicine.

(h) He called in a doctor.

Part B: Writing Test

Marks-50

8. Write a paragraph on ‘A Rainy Day’ answering the following questions: 10

(a) How is a rainy day?

(6) What happens in the rainy season?

(c) What do people do on this day? How do the animals and birds pass this day?

(d) What do the children do on this day?

(e) How do you pass the day?

9. Read the beginning of the story. Now complete it in your own language. Give a suitable title to it. 10

Once upon a time, there was a king called Midas. He was very rich but he always longed for more riches. Moreover, he was fond of gold though he had a lot of it. …

10. The pie chart below shows the percentage of supporters of different games and sports of our country. Now describe the chart in about 150 words. You should highlight and summarize the information given in the chart. 10

11. Suppose, you are Sabina Yasmins/Sahin living in Subidbazar, Sylhet. You have a friend in Sunamgonj named Maliha Afrin/Milon. Now write a letter to your friend describing how you have celebrated the last 21st February in your school. 10

12. Suppose you are Robin/Rubi and you have a friend named Fardin/Fariha. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend about Dengue fever and its remedies.

 Key

 SSC  Mymensing Board -2024 English 1st Paper Question with Answer

Rajshahi Board 2024

1.   a. ii) the destruction of the river Jamuna; b. i) cruelty of nature; c. iii) river erosion; d. i) agitation; e. i) to destroy something; f. ii) wind that blows with a hissing sound; g. iii) To describe the effect of river erosion.

2.     (a) The author calls the Jamuna greedy, because it consumes and devours everything it comes across without any mercy.

(b) Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment.

(c) 'Dancing flame' indicates the instability in Meherjan's life. Just like the dancing flames, Meherjan's life is also uncertain and unsteady.

(d)   To stop river erosion, we have to identify the causes of climate change first. We must plant more trees. Also, we must not do what make the environment imbalanced. Besides, we have to raise awareness among the people.

(e)   During monsoon, many more villages are threatened by the roaring rivers.

3. (a) found/pointed; (b) used/utilized; (c) replete/filled;

(d) but; (e) make/comprise/form.

4. (i) President; (ii) Satutia, Barishal; (iii) passed the BSc exam; (iv) 1896; (v) was appointed as an examiner.

5.     The passage is about Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq who was the General Secretary of the Indian National Congress and the President of All India Muslim League. He was born in 1873 in Barishal. He received his primary education in a village Maktab. After passing the Entrance Examination with distinction, he obtained his BSc and MSc from Presidency College, Calcutta. He started his career as an examiner in Calcutta University. He made an important role in founding All India Muslim League in 1906. Then, he

joined the Calcutta High Court. He was an elected member of BLC and attended the special joint session of the Congress and the Muslim League.

6.     (a + iii + iii) The function of education is to teach one to think intensively.

(b + i + ii) But education which connects with efficiency is gifted with reasons and morals.

(c + v + v) The most dangerous criminal may be the man who may prove the greatest menace to society.

(d + iv + i) We must remember that intelligence is not enough for a man.

(e + ii + iv) Intelligence plus character should be the goal of true education.

7.  f+c+e+h+d+g+b+a

Once there was king who was very idle. He did not undergo physical labour. He became bulky and could not move or do anything. He called in a doctor. The doctor was very wise. He did not prescribe any medicine. He advised the king to move a heavy club in the air till he got tired. The king followed the advice of the physician and became slim and fully cured.

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