SSC_2020

Model question 05

Part A : reading Test (50 Marks)

Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

Eid is certainly the biggest religious festival for the Muslims in Bangladesh. Eid brings great happiness for them. Its meaning is also happiness. All the year round people eagerly wait for this day with great enthusiasm. So, most people living outside their home feel a great urge to return to their parental homes to share the joy with their dear and near ones. Consequently, a mad rush is seen in the buses, trains or launches for the home- bound people. Accidents often follow such risky journeys and prove fatal to many a life. However, there cannot at all lessen their ardent desire to meet or get united with their family, in- laws, friends etc. what is the reason behind this mad and seriously risky rush? It is sheer spiritual bond among them- the pull of the roots. Like a tree, human beings have also roots, these roots are not visible or seen in concrete shape. These invisible roots act as a great unifying force among the family members, friends, neighbors, in-laws etc. in that sense our roots comprise our families. Land of birth, relatives,. Our culture, traditions or surroundings etc. and there is always a pulling action on the pan or these roots. These roots create or develop our identity. What we are now is nothing but their contribution or production. So, if we lose bond, we will become detached from root. Human beings having no roots or contexts are devoid of identity. They have no values, humanity and social responsibilities. These people have no knowledge of their identity and have no destination to reach. They often feel empty and lost. A society or nation can hardly expect to be benefited from them.

 

1.     Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.

a)     Which of the following has the closest meaning of the word ‘brings’ used in line 1?

                          i.            Abandons

                        ii.            Scatters

                      iii.            Leaves

                     iv.            Abides.

b)    What does the expression ‘a mad rush is seen’ in lines 4 and 5 mean?

                                i.            A small number of people are seen.

                              ii.            Crazy people are seen.

                            iii.            A huge crowd is seen.

                           iv.            A lot of handicaps are seen.

c)     Which of the following best describes the loss of life owing to a mad rush in vehicles?

                                i.            Most people living outside their home feel a great urge to return to their parental homes.

                              ii.            Accidents often follow such a risky journey and prove fatal to many a life.

                            iii.            There is a reason behind this mad and seriously risky rush.

                           iv.            All the year round people eagerly wait for this day with great enthusiasm.

d)    Which of the following words describes full of enthusiasm of the people on the occasion of Eid best?

                                i.            Festival

                              ii.            Religious

                            iii.            Round

                           iv.            ardent

e)    Which of the following statement(s) is/ are true about the sentiment of Eid?

                                i.            Eid is certainly the biggest religious festival for the Muslims in Bangladesh.

                              ii.            It brings great happiness for them.

                            iii.            All the year round people eagerly wait for this day with great enthusiasm.

                           iv.            All stated above.

f)      In paragraph 2 it is said, “However these cannot at all lessen their ardent desire to meet or get united.” What does the word ‘these’ signify here?

                                i.            A heavy crowd in vehicles is seen and undesirable accidents often follow the home- bound people.

                              ii.            Father, mother, brother and sister share their feelings.

                            iii.            Most people feel a great urge to return to their parental homes.

                           iv.            The people share their joys with their dear and near ones.

g)     What does the passage convey to us?

                                i.            Eid is the biggest festival for Bangladesh.

                                i.             Eid means joy and happiness.

                              ii.            Eid comes to us with great enthusiasm.

                            iii.            Eid is the root of all Muslims for which they have an identity.

2.     Answer the following questions.

a)     From your reading of the paragraph 1 of the passage, describe the feelings

      of the people on the occasion of Eid.

b)    “these invisible roots act as a great unifying force.” Why is it said so? Explain in 2/3 sentences.

c)     What kinds of problems do the home- bound people face?

d)    Describe the conditions of the human beings who have no roots, in 2/3 sentences.

e)     Do you support the attitude – “They often feel empty and lost?”

Why/ Why not? Explain in 2/3 sentences.

3.     Write a summary of the passage in on more than 75 to 85 words.

‘Little Diamond’ is a famous primary school in Gulshan, Dhaka, since its beginning it has been doing well. The students of this school get a standard education. And all the classes are well- organized. Every class has some sections but class size is small. Class – I has four sections and each section has 20 students. The number of girls is 40 in total. Class – II has three sections and each section has 30 students. And each section has 10 girl students. There are two sections in class- III. Each of the sections has 40 students. The number of girls is half of the total students. Class – IV has also two sections and each section has 30 students. The number of girl students in the class is 30 in total. Class –V is different from all the classes. It has a single section. The total number of students in the class is 50, half of which are the girls.

 

4.     Complete the below with information from the above passage.

Name of classes	Sections	Boy students	Girl students
Class – II	(i)…………………	(ii)…………….
Class – III		(iii)…………….	(iv)…………….
Class – V			(v)………...

5.     From your reading of the above passage, fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use word only in each blank.

 ‘Little Diamond’ offers (a) __________ education I Dhaka. It has earned (b) _________ since its beginning. It (c)___________ standard education for the students. Though every class has some sections, the number of students in the sections (d) ___________ not too many. There is a (e) _________ in the number of boys and girls.

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.

column A	column B
a)     The Noble Prize, awarded every year for outstanding achievements, is	i.                    The prize money is equally distributed amongst all the winners
b)    It is awarded in six fields like physics	ii.                  In 1969 for the first time
c)     The Prize is usually awarded	iii.                The world’s most important and prestigious prize
d)    One prize is usually awarded	iv.               Whose name was Alfred Bernard Noble
e)     If there are more one recipient for the Prize in one field	v.                 Gold medal, a certificate and a large sum of money
	vi.               In each individual field
	vii.             Chemistry, Literature, Medicine, peace and Economics

7.     Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story.   

a)     The grasshopper said, “Brother ant, give me a morsel of food.”

b)    Hearing this, the ant said, “Since you sang all the summer, it seems you have to dance all winter.”

c)     A grasshopper, his neighbour, passed the whole summer with joy without storing the grains.

d)    In reply, the grasshopper said that he was not idle but was singing all day long during the summer.

e)     Inwinter, the grasshopper was half dead with hunger.

f)      At a frosty winter day, an ant was taking out of his granary some grains of wheat stored during the summer.

g)     Saying this the prudent ant loced his gramary door.

h)    The ant asked what he was doing during the summer.