ENGLISH 2nd Part [ Model Test] [SSC] PART-1

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English 2nd Paper

Time: 2 hours                                                                                                      Total: 70

1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the  box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one more than once.     

across	necessary	recreation	different	across
Solution	unemployment	source	manpower	explore
provide	employment	independence

Bangladesh is a (a)__ populated country, but a large number of her people are (b)__ . It is not possible for her to ensure (c)__ to the teeming millions. Self-employment is a possible (d)__ to this problem. It means that people themselves should (e)__ avenues for self-employment. Facilities for training in (f)__ treads and vocations are available (g)__ the country. The youths, in particular, can train themselves in any of these and turn into a useful. (h)__. The govt. also (i)___ easy loans and counseling with a view to helping them start an (j)__ earning activity.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

Modern life (a)__ much on transport. We can very well (b)— how important transport is when It is (c)__ by natural calamities or during socio-political crisis. In fact transport has made it (d) __ for us to reach places previously (e)__ .It has (f)__ helped the fishermen of trade and commerce and to (g)__ new knowledge and ideas. (h)__ transport has, (i)__ friendship and understanding among nations and peoples (j)__ the globe.

3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below.

Early rising	refreshes	good for health
This	habit	both the body and the mind of a person
The man	certainly	enables a man to begin has day’s work early
The morning air	who	has long lasting effect in a man’s life
	to be	rises early finds time to take exercise

4.         Complete the following text with right forms of verbs given in the box.

say	pace	want	leave	eat	take
sleep	rest	look	help	to have	to be

Last week my father and I (a)__ to visit my aunt and uncle up in the hills. “Laila, tomorrow we must (b)__ early. It’s a long way to my brother’s village.” My father(c)__ I (d)__ very excited and couldn’t (e)__ . In the morning I (f)__ my bag and (g)__ my mother in the kitchen. “You can (h)__ this food with you.” She said. “You must (i)__ well. Here (j)___ some drinking water too.

5. Change the narrative style to the following text.                                    

“What is this strange outcry?” said Socrates. “I sent the woman away mainly in order that she might not offend in that way for I have heard that man should die in peace. Be quiet and have patience.”

6. Change the sentences to the directions.                                                       

(a) The boy rose up and went to the pitcher to fill a glass with water. (Simple)_

(b) Suddenly he remembered a well and it was at the other end of the locality.(Complex)