SSC English First Paper Model Test-2
English First Paper
Subject Code: 107
SSC Exam Preparation
N.B: The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Answer all the questions
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it. Unit-1: Lesson-2(B)
To be a good citizen, you have to prepare yourself to do good work in society. Well, then how can you prepare yourself?
First, you need knowledge. Today’s society is knowledge-based. Without knowing modern sciences, technologies including ICT and other necessary subjects, you will have difficulty living a good life. The other areas you, as a good citizen, should have knowledge about are:
- our country, its constitution, geography and people
- our state, its executive and legislative powers
- our judicial system
- our government and its structures and functions
- our history, cultures, traditions, literature, moral values and religions
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our socio-economic activities and educational system
Second, you need skills to do things. Knowledge is not enough. You must be able to apply your knowledge to do things practically.
Finally, knowing and doing things will bring about a change in your behaviour towards others. This behavioural change will show your attitudes towards others, that is, it will show how you think and feel about a person or thing.
Let’s take an example. Suppose you, as a student, need to know about ‘group work’ in the classroom. So you ask yourself or your teacher or anybody, “What is group work?” Or you may find about it in a book. In this way, you can know, or you may have the knowledge about group work: To do group work, the class has to be divided into groups. Each group is to do some tasks given by the teacher or in the textbook. The group members will discuss and share ideas and points, and finally one member will write the answer. All this is knowledge about group work.
Then you start working in groups. In each group you take turns discussing points, answering questions, etc. In this way you actually do the task. Your teacher may monitor and help you to do the work.
Lastly, through regular group work it is expected that there will be noticeable changes in your behaviour. Possible changes are:
- You will develop the attitude of freely mixing and talking with your classmates and teacher.
- Your shyness will gradually disappear.
- You will develop the attitude of helping and cooperating with each other.
- You will learn to behave in a democratic way.
Most importantly, these behavioural changes taking place in you inside the classroom will be carried over outside the classroom, in real-life situations.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7
(a) Students should have the knowledge regarding ―.
(i) society (ii) country (iii) group work (iv) groups
(b) The right person, to monitor or supervise you, is ―.
(i) father (ii) mother (iii) brother (iv) teacher
(c) You should have the quality to behave ―.
(i) smartly (ii) gently (iii) democratically (iv) firmly
(d) At one point, a remarkable change will grow ―.
(i) in your mind (ii) in your heart (iii) in your behaviour (iv) in your brain
(e) You have to practice doing good deeds in ―.
(i) home (ii) abroad (iii) classroom (iv) society
(f) To be a good citizen you will have to prepare yourself to do good work in ―.
(i) class room (ii) family (iii) school (iv) society
(g) Knowing and doing things will bring about a change in your ― towards others.
(i) behaviour (ii) ritual (iii) belief (iv) face
2. Answer the following questions. 2×5 = 10
(a) What will you have to do to be a good citizen?
(b) What other areas of knowledge should you have about?
(c) Why do you need skill?
(d) What will bring about a change in your behaviour towards others?
(e) What should you have knowledge about in the classroom?
3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own based on the information in the text. 0.5×10=5
Citizen (a)___ to a person who has the (b)___ right to be a member of a particular country. A good citizen always (c)___ himself to do the (d)___ thing in society. A citizen should not (e)___ himself in such activities which may (f)___ the progress and prosperity of a (g)___. He must (h)___ by the rules and regulations of the country. A country moves (i)___ prosperity and happiness when there is a balance between the rights the citizens (j)___ and the duties the citizens are expected to perform for the state.
4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1×5=5
Hippocrates is a great figure in the history of European medical treatment. He was born in Greece in 460 BC. He lived in the Cos Island. He became a famous person in giving treatment to the patients according to test and observation. His major achievement is his idea of surgery. His great book ‘Concerning the Things in Surgery’ is on surgery. He is a great model in the history of medical education. This great scientist died in 370 BC.
Aristotle was born in Macedon of Greece in 384 B.C. He was a great scientist and philosopher. He is mainly known as a philosopher. He established an education center that is Lysium.
His great book is ‘Physics’. This great person died in 322 BC.
Euclid is a great scientist. He was born in Greece in 330 BC. He is greatly known for his great geometry book ‘Elements’, He was mainly professor of Mathematics. Though he wrote book named ‘Optics’, he was great for geometry. This great geometric died in 275 BC.
| Names | Hippocrates | Aristotle |
| Country/City | Greece | (a) —- |
| Birth year | (b) —- BC. | 384 BC. |
| Profession | (c) —– |
Philosopher |
| Work/Achievement | (d) —– |
Physics |
| Death year | 370 BC. | (e) —– BC. |
5. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10
6. Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’ and column ‘B’ to write five complete sentence. There are more parts of sentences in column ‘B’ than required. 1×5=5
| Column A | Column B |
| a. The National Memorial | i. for man is born to be free. |
| b. The most moving sight | ii. the people’s respect for the martyrs. |
| c. The memorial stands | iii. is made of blood. |
| d. The will of people prevails | iv. the struggle and great sacrifices of the people. |
| e. The Towers symbolize | v. is the several graves of the martyred freedom fighters. |
| vi. straight up. | |
| vii. highly complex tower. |
7. Read the following sentences and put them in correct order. 1×8=8
(a) In 1271 he set out from Venice to China. He was then 15 years old.
(b) They had travelled by land and sea.
(c) For transport they had used ships, camels, horses and donkeys.
(d) He was accompanied by his father and uncle.
(e) They also travelled over mountains and across deserts.
(f) Marco Polo was born in 1256 in Venice. He was one of the greatest adventurous men.
(g) It took the Polos over three years to reach China.
(h) Actually, at that time journey was very difficult because of no speedy vehicles.
Answer
1. a. (iii) group work; b. (iv) teacher; c. (iii) democratically; d. (iii) in your behaviour; e. (iv) society; f. (iv) society; g. (i) behaviour;
2. (a) We will have to prepare ourselves to do good deeds in society to be a good citizen.
(b) The other areas we should have knowledge about are as follows―.
(i) our country
(ii) our executive, legislative and judicial system
(iii) our government
(iv) our history, culture, religion and educational system
(c) We need skills to apply our knowledge in practical situations.
(d) The process of knowing and doing things will bring about a change in our behaviour towards others.
(e) We should have knowledge about group work in the classroom.
3. (a) refers; (b) legal; (c) prepares; (d) right; (e) involve; (f) hinder; (g) state; (h) abide; (i) towards; (j) enjoy.
4. (a) Greece, (b) 460, (c) Scientist (d) Surgery, (e) 322.
5. Hippocrates, Aristotle and Euclid, these greatest scientists were born in Greece. Hippocrates is a great figure in the history of European medical treatment. His greatest achievement is the idea of surgery. Aristotle was both a great scientist and philosopher. He is mostly known as philosopher. Euclid was mainly a professor of Mathematics. He is greatly known for his geometry book “Elements”.
6. (a + iii) : The National Memorial is made of blood.
(b + v) : The most moving sight is the several graves of the martyred freedom fighters.
(c + vi) : The memorial stands straight up.
(d + i) : The will of people prevails for man is born to be free.
(e + ii) : The Towers symbolize the people’s respect for the martyrs.
7. f → a → d → b → e → h → c → g
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