SSC Progress Test 3

Class - X
ENGLISH (COMPULSORY)
SECOND PAPER Subject code:
Time: 2 hours 1 0 8
Full marks- 50
N.B. – [The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Answer all the questions.]
Marks
Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition and articles (a/an/the)

1. as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require article. Put a cross 0.5x10=5
(x) in those blanks.
Yesterday, we had (a) ___ breakfast at 7 a.m. At that time, I participated in

a chitchat about (b) ___ Sri Lankans’ economic crisis which was presided
(c) ___ by my friend as there were several movements against the
government going on. When he opined that the country was beset (d) ___
many internal problems, I pulled him by (e) ___ ear and also patted him (f)
___ the head affectionately and requested him to think more about his
country. Later, he told me that Elon Musk bought Twitter for forty-four
billion dollars. He added that Musk, the C.E.O. of Tesla and the richest
man (g) ___ earth, planned to take (h) ___ social-media company private
and said that he wanted Twitter to adhere more closely (i) ___ the
principles of free speech, which, in a statement, Musk called “the bedrock
of (j) ___ functioning democracy”.
Complete the following text with right form of the verbs given in the
2. box. 0.5x10=5
expect be punish do
speak consider brag listen
In the past of a mysterious village, everybody was devoted to (a) ___

himself the best. Each man and each woman (b) ___ thought to be
incompetent for that kind of mentality. But it was better for them to avoid
(c) ___ about something lest they (d) ___ by karma. Moreover, if a person
had done any good to an individual, he or she (e) ___ not to get good
behaviour in return from that individual. Later, he acted as if he (f) ___
nothing. A large number of people (g) ___ against this thinking. Only one
and a half men out of hundred (h) ___ with the theory. They preferred (i)
___ to (j) ___.
3. Change the sentences according to the directions: 1x5=5

(a) They considered me a teacher. (Passive)
(b) I am not worried about you. (Imperative)
(c) He didn’t make the question less easy than we expected. (Positive)
(d) There was nobody without it. (Affirmative)
(e) Nobody studies hard to get a good mark. (Interrogative)
Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root
4. words given in the parentheses. 0.5x10=5
The dead (a) — (war) was brought before the widow. She stood beside the
dead body. She was (b) — (speech) because she was (c) — (whelmed)
with grief. All standing around the dead body, (d) — (called) the good
qualities of her husband. But she was still standing (e) — (moved). She
burst into tears when her child was given into her lap. She wept (f) —
(bitter) thinking of the (g) — (fortune) of her child as it had become (h) —
(father). She also felt proud of her husband’s (i) — (hero). Her husband
embraced (j) — (martyr).
Make tag questions of these statements:

5. (a) Even in a congenial environment the woman narrowly captured the 5
lecture of the speaker, _______________?
(b) The learner even finding a lot has got a sage nowhere else for learning
the secrets of the universe, _______________?
(c) Either Rahman or Mina is going to the party tonight, _______?
(d) Happy New Year, _______________?
(e) Shimla went there, and her friend did also, _______________?
Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following

6. text. 1x5=5
once my mother said to me who came to you my friend rafiq mom she
asked what did he want i said his mother is ill he needs some money i have
given him five hundred taka my mother said wonderful.
Part B: Composition (40 Marks)
Write a CV with cover letter for the post of a Public Relation Officer in an
7. insurance company. 10
Write a Notice about the closing of your school on account of summer

8. vacation. 10
- MUH -
Answer:
1. X
Over
With
The
On
On
The
To
2. Considering
Was
bragging
should be punished
would not have expected
had done
were
was
speaking
listening
.
3. I was considered to be a teacher by them.

Let me not be worried about you.
He made the question as easy as we expected.
Everybody had it.
Who studies hard to get a good mark? / Does anybody study hard to get a good mark?
4. Warrior
Speechless
Overwhelmed
Recalled
Unmoved
Bitterly
Misfortune
Fatherless
Heroism
Martyrdom
5. Didn’t she?
has he?
Aren’t they?
Don’t I?
Didn’t they?
9. a) don’t they?
b) doesn’t he?
c) didn’t we?
d) isn’t he/aren’t you?
e) doesn’t it?
10. a) Otherwise
b) At the same time/ besides
c) For instance
d) So,
e) Last of all

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Class - X

Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition and articles (a/an/the)

Yesterday, we had (a) ___ breakfast at 7 a.m. At that time, I participated in

speak consider brag listen

In the past of a mysterious village, everybody was devoted to (a) ___

3. Change the sentences according to the directions: 1x5=5

Make tag questions of these statements:

Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following

Part B: Composition (40 Marks)

Write a Notice about the closing of your school on account of summer

3. I was considered to be a teacher by them.

d) isn’t he/aren’t you?

b) At the same time/ besides

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