SSC English (Compulsory) First Paper Model Test 01 (2025) PDF

SSC English 1st Paper Model Test 01 (2025)

Part – A: Reading Test (50 Marks)

Read The passage. Then answer the questions below.

May Day or International Workers’ Day is observed on May 1 all over the world today to commemorate the historical struggle and sacrifices of the working people to establish an eight-hour workday. It is a public holiday in almost all the countries of the world.

Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and the US, the workers in mills and factories had been working a long shift, fourteen or even more hours a day.

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On May 1st in 1886. inspired by the trade unions, half of the workers at the McCormic Harvester Company in Chicago went on strike demanding an eight-hour workday. Two days later, a workers’ rally was held near the McCormic Harvester Machine Company and about 6000 workers joined it. The rally was addressed by the labour leaders. They urged the workers to stand together, to go on with their struggle and not to give in to their bosses. At one point of the rally, some strikebreakers started leaving the meeting place. The strikers went down the street to bring them back. Suddenly about 200 policemen attacked them with clubs and revolvers. One striker was killed instantly, five or six others were seriously wounded and many others were injured.

The events of May 1, 1886 are a reminder that workers will continue to be exploited until they stand up and speak out to gain better working conditions, better pay and better lives.

1.Choose the best answer from the alternatives. (SSC English 1st Paper Model Test 01)

(a) The policemen attacked the strikers on—

i. May 1st
ii. May 2nd
iii. May 3rd
iv. May 4th

(b) Clubs and revolvers were used upon

i. trade union leaders
ii. policemen
iii. strikers
iv. strikebreakers

i. sustain
ii. assign
iii. reduce
iv. upgrade

(d) To stop exploitation workers should not

i. express their opinion in public
ii. rule out any unfair condition by their bosses
iii. speak meekly
iv. think of their privilege

(e) “And not to give in to their bosses.” What does ‘give in’ mean here?

i. Dominate
ii. Refuse
iii. Agree to continuing struggling
iv. Agree to stop struggling

(f)May Day has taught the working people how to — their demand.

i. fulfil
ii. gain
iii. earn
iv. achieve

(g)Now. May Day works as a reminder of of the previous workers.

i. exploitation
ii. freedom
iii. loyalty
iv. promise

2.Answer the following questions in your own words:

(a) Which demand did the workers struggle for?
(b) What activities did the workers do against the authorities?
(c) What happened when the policemen attacked the strikers?
(d) Why is the event of May 1, 1886 a reminder for the workers?
(e) Why did the workers sacrifice their lives?

3.Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

Pritilata was born in Chattogram on 5 May 1911. She was a meritorious student at Dr Khastagir Government Girls’ School is Chattogram and Eden College, Dhaka. She finally graduated in philosophy with distinction from Bathune College in Kolkata. In her college days. Pritilata was an activist in the anti-British movement. All through her life, she dreamt of two things: a society without gender discrimination and her motherland without British colonial rule. So she received combat training to fight against the British rule. She involved herself in Surjay Sen’s armed resistance movement. In 1932, Surjay Sen planned an attack on the Pahartali European Club. Surjay Sen assigned Pritilata to lead a team of 10-12 men to attack the club. The raid was successful but Pritilata dressed as a man failed to get out of the club. She committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide to avoid arrest. She proved that women can work like men. She also proved that women too needed to be prepared to sacrifice their lives for the freedom from the British colonial rule. Her dram came true. The British rule came to an end though she couldn’t see it during her life time.

*Pritilata is an (a)— for all women. (b)— she did is really great. Her (c)– armed resistance movement was a demand at that time. But it was matter of (d)— was not (e)— to enjoy the freedom.

আরো পড়ুন:

Read the following text carefully and answer the question no. 4 and 5: SSC English 1st Paper Model Test 01

Salman Khan (born on October 11, 1976) is an American educator and entrepreneur. He was born in Metairie, Louisiana, United States, to a Bengali family. His father was from Barishal, Bangladesh, and his mother was from Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. Khan attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), graduating with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Course 6 (electrical engineering and computer science) and another bechelor’s degree in Course 18 (mathematics). In 1998. He was class president in his senior year. Khan also holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Salman Khan founded Khan Academy, a free online education platform and an organization with which he has produced over 6,500 video lessons teaching a wide specturm of academic subjects, orginally focusing on mathematics and science. He is also the founder of Khan Lab School, a brick-and-mortar school associated with Khan Academy. The story behind Mr. Khan’s joining YouTube is that in late 2003. Khan began tutoring his cousin. Nadia, in Mathematics over the internet using Yahoo!s Google notepad. When other relatives and friends sought his tutoring, he moved his tutorials to YouTube where he created an account on November 16, 2006. As of September 2018, the Khan Academy channel on YouTube has more than 4.2 million subscribers and the Khan Academy videos have been viewed more than 1 and half billion times. In 2012, Time named Salman Khan in its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Forbes magazine featured Khan on its cover, with the story “$1 Trillion Opportunity”.

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

5.Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6.Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘C’ to write five complete sentences.

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.

(a) Thus he saved his life.
(b) He came with a large army.
(c) The prince heard the news.
(d) Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world.
(e) Taimur’s soldiers were killed.
(f) Taimur disguised himself as a poor traveller.
(g) His soldiers surrounded the village on all sides and a terrible battle took place.
(h) Once he attacked the province of a powerful prince.

Part-B: Writing Test [50 Marks]

8.Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on “Water Pollution”.

a) What is water pollution?
(b) Why is water called life?
(c) How is water polluted?
(d) What are the effects of water pollution?
(e) What measures should be taken to prevent water pollution?

9.Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story.

Once there was a king called Midas. He had a lot of wealth but….

10.Look at the following pie chart. It shows the choice of professions by different educated youths in Bangladesh. Now, describe the pie chart in about 150 words. You are advised to highlight and summarize the information given in the chart.

11.Suppose, you are Mina and your friend is Raju. He wants to know about the co-curricular activities of your school. Now, write a letter to your friend describing the co-curricular activities of your school.

12.Suppose, you are Runa and Lima is your friend. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the uses and abuses of Internet.

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