Monday, June 4, 2012

Model Test:English 1st Paper for JSC Exam

Read the following passage and answer the questions following it:

Once upon a time, many years ago, there lived six young men. They were very keen to learn and never stopped searching for knowledge. But unfortunately all of them were blind. One day they were walking through the dark Indian forest, when they heard a sound.
They all stopped and listened carefully. “What’s that?” One of them asked. They listened again. “Let’s go and find out,” another said. “I don’t think, it’s dangerous and we might learn something new.” So, very slowly and carefully they approached the sound.
Suddenly a voice called out, “Good morning, gentlemen. Where are you going?” “Oh, nowhere, we’re just looking for something,” replied the six blind men nervously. “Who are you?” “I’m a teacher,” replied the voice.
“Can I help you?” “Perhaps you could teach us something new and interesting,” they all suggested eagerly. “Certainly, I could,” replied the voice. “But first let me tie up my elephant.” “Your elephant? What’s that?” asked the blind men curiously.
“Well,” replied the teacher. “Follow me and you’ll find out.” The six blind men felt very happy as they followed the voice of their new teacher. “We’re going to learn something new and interesting today,” they all said excitedly.

1. Write whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct information. 1Í5 = 5

a) Sunlight could hardly enter the forest.
b) The owner of the elephant was the six blind men.
c) Hearing the sound the blind men were afraid.
d) The teacher was alone in the forest.
e) The teacher was a very experienced man.

2. Choose the best answer from the following alternatives. 1Í5 = 5

a) The six blind men were---to learn.
i) relaxed ii) embarrassed
iii) curious iv) unwilling
b) Who owned the elephant?
i) The six blind men ii) One of the blind men
iii) The teacher iv) None of them
c) They all stopped and listened to the sound---
i) slowly ii) quickly
iii) with great care iv) excitedly
d) “Perhaps you could teach us something new and interesting”, Here ‘Perhaps’ is---
i) a conjunction ii) a noon
iii) an adjective iv) an adverb
e) “Follow me and you’ll find out,” Here the speaker is---
i) the young man ii) the teacher
iii) Mrs Murshed iv) Mr Anis Ahmed.

3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words thannecessary. ½ Í10 = 5
Mrs Murshed is a)---story about six young men and who were considered b)---because of their being c)---. Though they were blind, they were very d)---about unknown thing. Once while e)---through the dark Indian forest, they f)--- a sound and g)---. They h)---the sound very slowly and carefully. Suddenly they met a teacher who wanted to i)---them something new and j)---.

4. Give short answer to the following questions. 1 Í 5 = 5

a) Why did they approach the sound?
b) What made the blind men more curious?
c) How did they feel when they followed their new teacher?
d) Why did the six blind men feel nervous?
e) What new thing did they learn in the forest?

5. Choose a word from the box and put it in the blank next to its meaning. ½ Í10 = 5

a) -------------= wisdom.
b) -------------=surely.
c) -------------= unluckily.
d) -------------= tender age.
e) -------------= with great care.
f) -------------=go after.
g) -------------= seek.
h) -------------= having no eye sight.
i) -------------= having the risk of danger.
j) -------------= very eager.

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