GUZIA CONFIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOL

S.S.C. Preparation Exam-2025

Subject- English 1st Paper
Topic: Seen, Unseen, Gap, Letter/E-mail
Time: 3 Hours Mark: 100
Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.
Humans can neither change the sun's radiation nor the earth's orbit around the sun. But they can control the
increase in the amount of greenhouse gases and its effect on the atmosphere. Only during the last hundred
years the carbon dioxide concentration has been raised alarmingly in the atmosphere and we humans can be
held responsible for this.
The main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is the burning of fossil fuels. Since
the end of the 19th century, industrial activities increased rapidly giving rise to many factories. These factories
required energy, which was produced through the combustion of coal. Besides coal, other sources of energy
such as mineral oil and natural gas were also burned to heat our houses, run cars and airplanes or to produce
electricity. Nowadays, about 85 million barrels of crude oil are burned daily. Every time a fossil raw material
is burned, it releases carbon dioxide into the air.
Therefore, it is clear that more and more greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are being generated worldwide
by humans. Moreover, we are also strengthening the greenhouse effect by deforestation, which means cutting
down trees. Every year enormous areas of forests are destroyed by people to obtain wood and to clear regions
for mining and to create pasture. This loss of the forest causes dual problems. Trees that are burned up release
large volumes of carbon dioxide gas into the air. On the other hand, an important carbon dioxide storehouse
is destroyed with the forests as forests absorb a lot of carbon dioxide from the air and deliver oxygen.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1 × 20 = 20
(a) The earth is ⎯⎯ around the sun.
i. going ii. taking iii. encircling iv. coming
(b) Human being can control the ⎯⎯ amount of greenhouse gases.
i. decreasing ii. riseniii. curbing iv. growing
(c) The word 'responsible' means ⎯⎯.
i. reasonable ii. accountable iii. enable iv. countable
(d) The level of carbon dioxide increases for the burning of ⎯⎯ fuel.
i. mining ii. burnt iii. alternative iv. bio
(e) Industrial activities ⎯⎯ in the increasing amount of carbon dioxide.
i. lead ii. result iii. succeed iv. regulate
(f) The ⎯⎯ source of carbon dioxide is burning of fossil fuel.
i. potential ii. partial iii. minimum iv. alternative
(g) The word 'generated' means ⎯⎯.
i. produced ii. modified iii. accelerated iv. organized
(h) The term ‘radiation’ stands for ——.
i. deforestation ii. burning of fossil fuels iii. emission of rays iv. reflection of light and gas
(i) The main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere is ——.
i. deforestation ii. the burning of fossil fuels iii. afforestation iv. desertification
(j) Carbon dioxide gas is ——–.
i. toxic ii) lucid iii) hazy iv) pure
(k) What is the out of control of human beings? ——.
i. Greenhouse Effect ii. the sun’s radiation iii. the earth’s orbit round the sun iv. both ii and iii
(l) Combustion means the process of ——.
i. burning ii. planting iii. using iv. processing
(m) What do the factories require? ——.
i. water ii. air iii. energy iv. sunlight
(n) The word ‘pasture’ stands for? ——.
i. field for growing corn ii. field for tending cattle iii. mining place iv. field for playing games
(o) Man can control the effect of the greenhouse gases on ⎯.
i. the atmosphere ii. the moon iii. the sun iv. human being
 (p) Enormous areas of forests are destroyed⎯. i. weekly ii. daily iii. yearly iv. monthly
(q) At present about ⎯ barrels of crude oil are used daily.
i. 8.5 million ii. 850 lakh iii. 850 million iv. 85 lakh
(r) Industrial activities are giving rise to ⎯. i. many factories ii. houses iii. buildings iv. factories
(s) The word “Concentration” means ----. i. centralization ii. collection iii. condensation iv. consolidation
(t) “Forest absorbs a lot of carbon dioxide from the air.” Here “absorb” means ----.
i. take in ii. take up iii. take out iv. take over
2. Answer the following questions in your own words: 2 × 10 = 20
(a) What is possible on the part of human being?
(b) How is man responsible for the concentration of increasing amount of greenhouse gases?
(c) Why has the amount of greenhouse gases been increased since the end of the 19th century?
(d) How does deforestation strengthen the greenhouse effect?
(e) What are the roles of forest?
(f) What are the sources of energy?
(g) “Human can neither change the sun’s radiation nor the earth’s orbit around the sun.” Why? What can
they do?
(h) What is the main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere? Describe in brief.
(i) What do you mean by ‘deforestation’? What, according to the text, are the reasons of deforestation?
(j) What do trees do to us? What will happen if trees are mostly destroyed? Give your opinion in brief.
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.
5× 4 = 20
A. Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajganj Town Protection Embankment. Her polythene-roofed shelter
looks like a cage. She is nearly 45 but looks more older than her age. In front of her shelter, she is trying
to make a fire to cook the day's only meal. Her weak hands tremble as she adds some fallen leaves and
straw to the lire. The whispering sound from the river Jamuna makes the fire unsteady. The dancing flames
remind Meherjan of the turmoil in her life. Not long ago Meherjan had everything⎯ a family, cultivable
land and cattle. The erosion of the Jamuna consumed all her landed property gradually. It finally claimed
her shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river only a day to demolish Meher's house, trees, vegetable
garden and the bamboo bush. She had a happy family once. Over the years, she lost her husband and her
family to diseases that cruel hunger and poverty brought to the family. Now, she is the only one left to live
on with the loss and the pain. The greedy Jamuna has shattered her dream and happiness.
►Meherjan is now a slum dweller. Her abode is now on the Sirajganj Town Protection Embankment. Her
shelter is (a) ⎯⎯ to cage. Her appearance is more (b) ⎯⎯ than her actual age because she has to (c) ⎯⎯ the
hard realities of life. Her condition was not as (d) ⎯⎯ as it is now. She had everything like house, property
and the family members. The erosion of Jamuna river snatched everything from her and has made her (e)
⎯⎯.
B. Eid is the main religious festival of the Muslims in Bangladesh. Eid means happiness. Everyone wants to
share this happiness with near and dear ones. So, most of the people, who are living outside their homes
for different reasons have a strong desire to get back home during the Eid vacation. As a result, there is a
mad rush to board buses, trains, or launches for going home. This often causes transport accidents that
take away many lives. However, these cannot stop people from going home to meet their family, in-laws,
or friends. Human beings have roots like the trees. But unlike the roots of the trees they are invisible, they
lie in our minds. It's these roots that make a bond between us and family members, in-laws, friends,
neighbors or even between us and the land where we were born and grew up. When we lose that bond, we
become rootless. Human beings who do not have any root or contexts, are a non-entity. In other words,
they do not have their own identity. They don't know where they are from, and/or where they are heading
to. This often makes them feel empty and lost.
►The main festival of the Muslims is 'Eid'. All the Muslims (a) ⎯⎯ their joy and happiness with their
nearest relatives. Almost all the Muslims want to (b) ⎯⎯ home and it causes great (c) ⎯⎯. But it cannot stop
them to meet their family. The (d) ⎯⎯ of human beings are invisible, they lie in our minds. The rootless
human being is a (e) ⎯⎯.
C. Scientists have identified hydrogen as another form of renewable energy. It is the most abundant element
in nature. But it does not exist separately as a gas. It is always combined with other elements, such as with
 oxygen to make water. Hydrogen, separated from another element, can be burned as a fuel to produce
electricity.
►Scientists have (a) ⎯⎯ out that hydrogen can be (b) ⎯⎯ as renewable energy source. It has filled the nature
(c) ⎯⎯. Solely it is not (d) ⎯⎯ as gas. To make water, we (e) ⎯⎯ hydrogen and oxygen.
D. 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 head teacher of Nandankanon Aparna Charan School in
Chittagong. Gradually she involved herself in Surya Sen's armed resistance movement.
►We feel thrilled (a) ⎯⎯ that Pritilata was a student of Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' School,
Chittagong. Now, we are the students of the same (b) ⎯⎯ institution. She was not only a meritorious student
but also a woman of outstanding (c) ⎯⎯. She could not remain (d) ⎯⎯ during the anti-British movement.
She dedicated her life to achieve (e) ⎯⎯ of her motherland.
4. Read the following text carefully and answer the question no. A and B: 2 × 15 = 30
A. Stephen Hawking is considered the greatest physicist after Einstein. He was born in England in 1942. He
was very skilled in Mathematics from the early age. He wrote the book ‘A Brief History of Time: From the
Big Bang to Black Holes’ in 1988. In this book he explains cosmology for the general public. It became
famous and established his reputation as a great scientist. He received his Ph.D in cosmology from Cambridge
University in 1968. But fortune did not favour him. In 1972 he became a victim of Gehrig's disease. Since
then, he has been confined to a wheel-chair with no power to control his body. But he continues teaching
through the help of computer. In 1974, he won the prestigious Albert Einstein award for theoretical physics.
In 1979, he joined Cambridge University as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. At the age of 65, he went to
space to have the feeling of zero gravitation. He died on 14 March 2018.
i. Read the passage and complete the following table with information from the passage. 1 × 5 = 5
Who/What Event/Activities Type of work Year/Time Subject
Stephen was born (i) ⎯⎯
He wrote a book (ii) ⎯⎯ in 1988
He took a degree Ph.D in 1988 (iii) ⎯⎯
(iv) ⎯⎯ appointed Stephen Hawking as Lucasian Professor in 1988 (v) ⎯⎯
ii. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words. 10
B. Charles Babbage was an English mathematician. He was also a mechanical engineer who is well-known
for originating the concept of computer. He was born on 26 December 1791 in London. He entered Trinity
College in October 1810. He was transferred to Porterhouse, Cambridge. He was the top mathematician there.
He received an honours degree without examination in 1814. He was elected a fellow of the Royal University
in 1861. From 1828 to 1839 Babbage was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University.
Babbage is famous for inventing the first mechanical computer in 1822 that eventually led to today's computer.
He died at his home in London on 18 October, 1871.
i. Read the passage and complete the following table with information from the passage. 1×5=5
Charles Babbage
Aims Focusing his (i) ⎯⎯ to the readers.
Lifespan Born in 1791 and died (ii) ⎯⎯ in London.
When and where events have occurred,
Who/What Activities Year/Time Place/what work field Specialty/Function
Charles Babbage received (iii) ⎯⎯ an honorary degree without examination
(iv) ⎯⎯ selected him 1861 a Fellow
Babbage was appointed 1828-1839 (v) ⎯⎯ Mathematics
ii. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words. 10
5. Suppose, you are Abdullah. Your friend is Jubaer. Now, write a letter to him telling him about how you spent
the last special vacation. 10