Reading Test-13

SSC Examination-2022
Subject: English First Paper
Time: 01:00 hour Marks: 50
Read the passage and answer the following questions:
‘Heritage’ is what we inherit from the past, live with them in the present and then pass on to our children or
future generation. Our unique source of life and inspiration is our cultural and natural heritage. When we speak
of ‘World Heritage’, it indicates places and sites that we got from the past and pass on to the future generation
of the entire world. The ‘Shat Gambuj Mosque’ in Bagerhat is such a heritage. It became a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1985. Originally, the historic Mosque City was known as ‘ Khalifatabad’. It is situated at the
outskirts of Bagerhat town--- not very far from the dense mangrove forest of the Sundarbans. Khalifatabad was
a Muslim colony. It was founded by the Turkish general, a saint warrior Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century.
The infrastructure of the city reveals significant technical skills in many mosques as well as early Islamic
monuments. Baked bricks are used for the construction of the buildings. The planning of the city is distinctly
dominated by Islamic architecture and the decorations are a combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture.
Khan Jahan built a network of roads, bridges, public buildings and reservoirs to make the city habitable. There
are about 360 mosques in the city. Among them the most remarkable is the multi-domed Shat Gombuj Mosque.
The mosque is unique in the sense that it has 60 pillars that support the roof, with 77 low height domes. The 4
towers at 4 corners have smaller domes on the roof as well. The vast prayer hall has 11 arched doorways on the
east and 7 each on the north and south for light and ventilation. It has 7 aisles running along the length of the
mosque and 11 deep curves between the slender stone columns. These columns support the curving arches
created by the domes. The thickness of the arches is 6 feet and have slightly narrowing hollow and round wall.
The west wall in the interior has 11 ‘mihrabs’ (niche in mosque pointing towards Makkah). These mihrabs are
decorated with stonework and terracotta. The floor of the mosque is made of brick. Besides being used as a
prayer hall, Khan Jahan used the mosque as his court also. Today, it is one of the greatest tourist attractions and
one of the best architectural beauties of Bangladesh.

01. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 1x7=7

(a) The word ‘slender’ stands for--------
(i) thick (ii) wide (iii) modest (iv) lean

(b) The breadth of the arches is--------

(i) 3 yards (ii) 4 yards (iii) 5 yards (iv) 2 yards

(c) Which of the following describes Khan Jahan Ali best---------

(i) Kind (ii) warrior (iii) pious (iv) philanthropic

(d) Which of the following statement(s) is true about Khan Jahan Ali----
(i) He was an Afgan warrior
(ii) His philanthropic activities have immortalized him.
(iii) He is of Bangladeshi parentage
(iv) He built some bridges only
(e) A Muslim colony was founded near the seacoast in Bagerhat was a-------------
(i) barbarous place (ii) desolate place (iii) welcoming place (iv) crowded place

(f) In the passage the word ‘unique’ means----------

(i) noun (ii) adjective (iii) adverb (iv) verb

(g) The word ‘dense’ means------

(i) apparent (ii) evident (iii) translucent (iv) impenetrable
02. Answer the following questions: 2x5=10
(a) What is world heritage?
(b) What does it mean ‘Khalifatabad, a Muslim colony’?
(c) How was Bagerhat before Muslim colony?
(d) How does the Shat Gambuj look?
(e) For what the mosque was used then?
Read the following passage carefully and answer the question
Pritilata was born in Chittagong on 5 May 1911. She was a meritorious student at Dr Khastagir Government Girls’
School in Chittagong 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. Soon after, Pritilata became the headteacher of
Nandankanon Aparna Charan School in Chittagong. Gradually she involved herself in Surya Sen’s armed resistance
movement. Surya Sen was a famous anti-British movement organizer and activist in Cittagong area that time. In
1932, Surya Sen planned an attack on the Pahartali European Club. The club was well-known for its notorious sign
Dogs and Indians not allowed. Surya 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 dream came true.
The British rule came to an end though she couldn’t see it during her lifetime.
03. Fill in the gaps with suitable words: 05
Pritilota was an active (a)--------of anti-British movement in then Bangladesh. She worked under the (b)--------of
Suurya Sen. She was a teacher and had a dream of Bangladesh without British. She (c)---------the European club at
Phahartoli and became successful but unfortunately she could not come out of it and she (d)-------herself. She was
determined not to (e)----------herself to the British rule even for life.
Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Sher -E_-Bangla is one of the most popular leaders of Bangladesh . He was born in 1873 at Chakhar in Barisal. His
father Mohammad Wazed ali was a famous lawyer. He passed the Entrance Examination and went to Calcutta for
higher studies. At the age of 22 he passed M.A and was placed in the first division. After two years, he obtained
B.L degree with distinction and joined the Bar. At the age of 33, he was appointed Deputy Magistrate . He resigned
his post in 1912 due to difference of opinion with govt. In 1913 , he became the member of Bengal Council . In
1915, he defeated khaja Nazimuddin miserably in the election of patuakhali. In 1918, he was made General
Secretary of Indian Congress. In the same year he was made president of all India Muslim League. He was the
Chief Minister of Bengal. In 1924, he established many educational institutions in Bengal as an Education Minister
He was the Mayor of Calcutta Corporation in 1935-36 . In 1937, he was the first elected prime Minister of Bengal.
On 23rd March 1940 he proposed his historical Pakistan resolution in Lahore Conference of Muslim League .He led
the united front in the general election of East Pakistan until 1958 . He died at the age of 89. People of Bangladesh
remember him with gratitude.
04. Fill in the blanks of the table below with the information from the passage 1x5=5
Year Event Place
(a) ----- Sher –E-Bangla obtained M.A. degree
1915 He took part in an eletion (ii)-------
1940 (iii)--------- Lahore conference
(iv)-------- He obtained B.L degree
(v) ------ He died
05. Write the summary of the above passage in not more than 50 words: 10
06 Match the following columns givne below: 05
Column-A Column-B Column-C
a) Morality develops the conscience (i) himself in a proper way and (i) which cannot ignore logic and
cultivate reason
b) It helps a man guide (ii) in increasing and we are losing (ii) and right and wrong
c) It is such a great rational power (iii) from our childhood, we shall (iii) the invaluable virtue of
morality
d) But now-a-days moral erosion (iv) that it grows naturally in human (iv) fail in every aspect o life
behavior
e) If we do not practice morality (v) by which man can judge good or (v) all the virtues to become a
bad complete man
07. Rearrange the following sentences to make a complete sense: 08
(a) He passed his boyhood with his parents. (b) He was never absent from his school up to the age of twelve.
(c) Penicillin is a lifesaving medicine. (d) He was the seventh of the eight brothers and sisters.
(e) It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming.
(f) He was sent to London at the age of fourteen for higher education.
(g) Fleming was born in a poor family in Scotland. (h) Fleming was very regular and attentive student.
 Answer Sheet
Reading Test-13
SSC Examination-2022
Subject: English First Paper
Time: 01:00 hour Marks: 50
Read the passage and answer the following questions:
‘Heritage’ is what we inherit from the past, live with them in the present and then pass on to our children or
future generation. Our unique source of life and inspiration is our cultural and natural heritage. When we speak
of ‘World Heritage’, it indicates places and sites that we got from the past and pass on to the future generation
of the entire world. The ‘Shat Gambuj Mosque’ in Bagerhat is such a heritage. It became a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1985. Originally, the historic Mosque City was known as ‘ Khalifatabad’. It is situated at the
outskirts of Bagerhat town--- not very far from the dense mangrove forest of the Sundarbans. Khalifatabad was
a Muslim colony. It was founded by the Turkish general, a saint warrior Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century.
The infrastructure of the city reveals significant technical skills in many mosques as well as early Islamic
monuments. Baked bricks are used for the construction of the buildings. The planning of the city is distinctly
dominated by Islamic architecture and the decorations are a combination of Mughal and Turkish architecture.
Khan Jahan built a network of roads, bridges, public buildings and reservoirs to make the city habitable. There
are about 360 mosques in the city. Among them the most remarkable is the multi-domed Shat Gombuj Mosque.
The mosque is unique in the sense that it has 60 pillars that support the roof, with 77 low height domes. The 4
towers at 4 corners have smaller domes on the roof as well. The vast prayer hall has 11 arched doorways on the
east and 7 each on the north and south for light and ventilation. It has 7 aisles running along the length of the
mosque and 11 deep curves between the slender stone columns. These columns support the curving arches
created by the domes. The thickness of the arches is 6 feet and have slightly narrowing hollow and round wall.
The west wall in the interior has 11 ‘mihrabs’ (niche in mosque pointing towards Makkah). These mihrabs are
decorated with stonework and terracotta. The floor of the mosque is made of brick. Besides being used as a
prayer hall, Khan Jahan used the mosque as his court also. Today, it is one of the greatest tourist attractions and
one of the best architectural beauties of Bangladesh.

01. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 1x7=7

(a) The word ‘slender’ stands for--------
(i) thick (ii) wide (iii) modest (iv) lean

(b) The breadth of the arches is--------

(i) 3 yards (ii) 4 yards (iii) 5 yards (iv) 2 yards

(c) Which of the following describes Khan Jahan Ali best---------

(i) Kind (ii) warrior (iii) pious (iv) philanthropic

(d) Which of the following statement(s) is true about Khan Jahan Ali----
(i) He was an Afgan warrior
(ii) His philanthropic activities have immortalized him.
(iii) He is of Bangladeshi parentage
(iv) He built some bridges only

(e) A Muslim colony was founded near the seacoast in Bagerhat was a-------------
(i) barbarous place (ii) desolate place (iii) welcoming place (iv) crowded place

(f) In the passage the word ‘unique’ means----------

(i) noun (ii) adjective (iii) adverb (iv) verb

(g) The word ‘dense’ means------

(i) apparent (ii) evident (iii) translucent (iv) impenetrable

02. Answer the following questions: 2x5=10

(a) What is world heritage?
(b) What does it mean ‘Khalifatabad, a Muslim colony’?
(c) How was Bagerhat before Muslim colony?
(d) How does the Shat Gambuj look?
(e) For what the mosque was used then?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question

Pritilata was born in Chittagong on 5 May 1911. She was a meritorious student at Dr Khastagir Government
Girls’ School in Chittagong 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. Soon after, Pritilata
became the headteacher of Nandankanon Aparna Charan School in Chittagong. Gradually she involved herself
in Surya Sen’s armed resistance movement. Surya Sen was a famous anti-British movement organizer and
activist in Cittagong area that time. In 1932, Surya Sen planned an attack on the Pahartali European Club. The
club was well-known for its notorious sign Dogs and Indians not allowed. Surya 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 dream came true. The British rule came to an end though she couldn’t see it
during her lifetime.

03. Fill in the gaps with suitable words: 05

Pritilota was an active (a)--------of anti-British movement in then Bangladesh. She worked under the (b)--------
of Suurya Sen. She was a teacher and had a dream of Bangladesh without British. She (c)---------the European
club at Phahartoli and became successful but unfortunately she could not come out of it and she (d)-------
herself. She was determined not to (e)----------herself to the British rule even for life.

(a) activitst/worker (b) leadership (c) attacked/ raided (d) suicided/killed (e) yield/ surrender

Read the passage and answer the following questions:

Sher -E_-Bangla is one of the most popular leaders of Bangladesh . He was born in 1873 at Chakhar in
Barisal. His father Mohammad Wazed ali was a famous lawyer. He passed the Entrance Examination and went
to Calcutta for higher studies. At the age of 22 he passed M.A and was placed in the first division. After two
years, he obtained B.L degree with distinction and joined the Bar. At the age of 33, he was appointed Deputy
Magistrate . He resigned his post in 1912 due to difference of opinion with govt. In 1913 , he became the
member of Bengal Council . In 1915, he defeated khaja Nazimuddin miserably in the election of patuakhali.
In 1918, he was made General Secretary of Indian Congress. In the same year he was made president of all
India Muslim League. He was the Chief Minister of Bengal. In 1924, he established many educational
institutions in Bengal as an Education Minister f . He was the Mayor of Calcutta Corporation in 1935-36 . In
1937, he was the first elected prime Minister of Bengal. On 23rd March 1940 he proposed his historical
Pakistan resolution in Lahore Conference of Muslim League .He led the united front in the general election of
East Pakistan until 1958 . He died at the age of 89. People of Bangladesh remember him with gratitude.

04. Fill in the blanks of the table below with the information from the passage 1x5=5
Year Event Place
(b) -----1895 Sher –E-Bangla obtained M.A. degree
1915 He took part in an eletion (ii)------- Patuakhali
1940 (iii) -- he proposed his historical Lahore conference
Pakistan resolution in Lahore
(iv)-----1897 He obtained B.L degree
(v) ------1962 He died
05. Write the summary of the above passage in not more than 50 words: 10

06 Match the following columns givne below: 05

Column-A Column-B Column-C
a) Morality develops the (i) himself in a proper way and (i) which cannot ignore logic
conscience cultivate and reason
 b) It helps a man guide (ii) in increasing and we are losing (ii) and right and wrong
c) It is such a great rational power (iii) from our childhood, we shall (iii) the invaluable virtue of
morality
d) But now-a-days moral erosion (iv) that it grows naturally in human (iv) fail in every aspect o life
behaviour
e) If we do not practice morality (v) by which man can judge good or (v) all the virtues to become a
bad complete man
(a+v+ii), (b+i+v), (c+iv+i), (d+ii+iii), (e+iii+iv)

07. Rearrange the following sentences to make a complete sense: 08

(a) He passed his boyhood with his parents.
(b) He was never absent from his school up to the age of twelve.
(c) Penicillin is a lifesaving medicine.
(d) He was the seventh of the eight brothers and sisters.
(e) It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming.
(f) He was sent to London at the age of fourteen for higher education.
(g) Fleming was born in a poor family in Scotland.
(h) Fleming was very regular and attentive student.
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