SSC

SSC

Test Examination- 2011; English : Paper II

Part A: Grammar (40 Marks)

1.     Complete the following passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tense. Use the negatives where necessary.

live

has

be

necessary

require

need

help

Health (a) _________ the root of all happiness. An unhealthy man (b) __ ______ a sound life. Regular exercise (c) ________ to build a good health. Good health (d) _______ the key to success. A balance diet and some fruits (e) ________ with it.

2.     Read the following letter and fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

Sir,

I would like to draw your kind attention to take immediate action (a) _________ some miscreants (b) _________ our locality. A group of notorious people is trying to cause unnecessary harassment (c) ________ us. They indulge (d) ________ various anti-social activities. They attack the passers-by and rob them (e) ________ their belongings.

3.     Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed.

Ruma works in (a) ________ American bank in Dhaka, (b) _________ capital city of Bangladesh. Being (c) ________ susceptive girl and (d) __ ______ ex-student of (e) ________ English literature, she takes the job as (f) ________ source of pleasure. As (g) ________ honest officer, she tries to give her best to (h) ________ clients. Everyday thousands of people come to (i) ________ bank and Ruma happens to come across many of them with (j) _______ smiling face.

4.     Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any five).

Crying need, from time immemorial, first and foremost, in stead of, in full swing, big guns, cut a sorry figure.

5.     Rewrite the following passage in the reported speech.

“How can you do the work in two days? Nobody agrees to do it in less than four,” I said to the boy. “I am confident that I shall finish it a I have told you,” he replied.

6.     Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed.

a)     Truthfulness is one of the greatest virtues in a man’s life (Positive).

b)    It ennobles one’s character and gives one high position in society (simple).

c)     It may not make one rich but it brings peace in mind (Complex).

d)    A truthful person is loved and respected by all (Active).

e)     A liar fears everybody (Negative).

7.     Fill in the blanks with question tags.

a)     There is a great change in atmospheric temperature, _________?

b)    The cause of it is the greenhouse effect, _________?

c)     As a result, the life of animals and plants is endangered with the threat of extinction, _________?

d)    If we do not take immediate steps, our world will be uninhabitable, _________?

e)     We have to stop environment pollution instantly, __________?

8.     Complete the following sentences.

a)     A wish man is one who _________.

b)    Knowledge is very useful but __________.

c)     We need a special kind of education which _________.

d)    Wisdom guides us to make the best use of our knowledge and _________.

e)     Without wisdom we cannot reach __________.

ANSWER

Part A : Grammar

1.     Right form of verbs

(a) is; (b) cannot live; (c) helps; (d) is; (e) are needed.

2.     Appropriate prepositions

(a) against; (b) in/of; (c) to; (d) in; (e) of.

3.     Use of articles

(a) an; (b) the; (c) a; (d) an; (e) x; (f) a; (g) an; (h) the; (i) the; (j) a.

4.     Making sentences with phrases & idioms

Crying need : Controlling the continuous rise of the prices of the daily necessaries is now the crying need.

From time immemorial : Man has been living in society from time immemorial.

First and foremost : The first and foremost duty of a student is to read.

Instead of : He took biology instead of Computer.

In full swing : Our classes are now going on in full swing.

Big guns : All the big guns of the town were invited to the meeting.

Cut a sorry figure : Mitu cut a sorry figure in the examination.

5.     Changing the form of speech

I asked the boy how he could do the work in two days and told him that nobody agreed to do it in less than four. He replied that he was confident that he should finish it as he had told me.

6.     Transformation of sentences

a)     Very few virtues in a man’s life are as great as truthfulness.

b)    Ennobling one’s character, it gives one high position in society.

c)     Though it may not make one rich, it brings peace in mind.

d)    All love and respect a truthful person.

e)     Whom a liar does not fear?

    Or, There is nobody whom a liar does not fear.

7.     Tag questions

a.     There is a great change in atmospheric temperature, isn’t there?

b.     The cause of it is the greenhouse effect, isn’t it?

c.      As a result, the life of animals and plants is endangered with the threat of extinction, isn’t it?

d.     If we do not take immediate steps, our world will be uninhabitable, won’t it?

e.      We have to stop environment pollution instantly, haven’t we?

8.     Completing sentences

a.     A wish man is one who has wisdom.

b.     Knowledge is very useful but wisdom cannot be neglected.

c.      We need a special kind of education which which helps us to gain wisdom.

d.     Wisdom guides us to make the best use of our knowledge and become successful.

e.      Without wisdom we cannot reach our goal.