HSC Model Test - for 1st year college students

                       HSC Model Test - for 1st year  college students

                                                                         Time: 8 am-9am
                                                         Part A: Seen Comprehension (40 Marks)
Read the passage below and answer the questions 1-4:
Ismail Hossain is an affluent man now. Through hard work and devotion, he has managed to turn the
wheels of fortune. He was an unemployed youth of an impoverished family from Ekdala village in Natore
Sadar thana. Through new knowledge, hard work and perseverance, he has brought prosperity to his
family. Ismail Hossain, son of Zohar Ali, studied up to class eight. Poverty then forced him to look for
work. He worked as a labourer before he joined the training programme of the Natore Horticulture Centre
(NHC) and has remained associated with it since then. The officer-in-charge of NHC said that Ismail
seemed to be an enthusiastic and energetic youth during the selection of village under NHC’s command
area.Ismail first received training in vegetable cultivation. Then he got a lease of land in his village and applied
his new and improved knowledge to cultivate vegetables. He earned taka 25,000 as profit that year. In the
same way, he made a profit of taka one lakh by cultivating quality cauliflowers the next year. Later he
bought some land and used it entirely to cultivate cauliflowers. He has also been raising hybrid cows for
milk as well as manure.Ismail’s lot has changed radically. He said with a satisfactory smile, “I am very happy to be self-sufficientnow. I had nothing of my own before, but now I have so much. It has been possible through my hardlabour and systematic cultivation. The credit also goes to the NHC of course.” he added. The officer-inchargeof NHC said, “I feel very proud of Ismail Hossain. He deserves national level recognition for his outstanding success.”
1. Choose the word/expression to complete each sentence. 1 x 5 = 5
(a) At present, Ismail Hossain is a (rich/poor/idle) man.
(b) Ismail Hossain is a (self-dependent/other dependent/proud) man.
(c) Ismail Hossain looked for work for his (satisfaction/poverty/family).
(d) Ismail got a lease of land (before his training/after his training/during his training).
(e) Ismail has been able to change his fortune for (his hard labour/the Natore Horticulture Centre/his
hard labour and the Natore Horticulture Centre).
2. True/False? If false, give the correct information. 1 x 5 = 5
(a) Ismail could get rid of poverty for living in village.
(b) Ismail earned taka 1,00,000 as profit for the first time.
(c) Ismail has raised hybrid cows only for milk.
(d) Everybody said that Ismail’s great success should be nationally recognized.
(e) Ismail’s family was poor.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets. 1 x 5 = 5
(a) Before he got a lease of land, he (receive) —— training.
(b) He bought some land in order to use it for (cultivate) —— cauliflowers.
(c) His fortune (change) —— for his hard labour.
(d) He was (pride) —— of his success in life.
(e) He proved that he was a (self-make) —— man.
4. Write five sentences talking about Ismail’s outstanding success in life. 1 x 5 = 5
5. The sentences in the following text are jumbled. Rewrite the sentences in the proper order to
make a complete story. 14
(i) The blacks were subjected to all sorts of indignities.
(ii) But the oppressive rulers could not break his spirit.
(iii) Nelson Mandela was the greatest leader of South Africa.
(iv) Eventually, the great leader realised the goal of liberating his own people.
(v) In fact, he was one of the greatest leaders of the world.
(vi) All his life he struggled against apartheid.
(vii) They were aliens in their own country.
(viii) It was government policy of racial segregation.
(ix) The blacks were treated cruelly.
(x) He was thrown behind the prison bars.
(xi) The great leader vowed to put an end to the inhuman practice.
(xii) They were denied all basic human rights.
(xiii) The Europeans were separated from the non-Europeans.
(xiv) Even dogs received a much better treatment than the blacks.