Final Model Test; SSC 2012
English 1st Paper (Compulsory)
Full Marks: 100; Time: 3 hours
Part-A: Reading Test (40 Marks)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it:
I have never thought that I'd do an MA, let alone in fashion. But here I am in Nottingham, six months into an MA course in Fashion & Textiles at Nottingham Trent University.
I am beginning to realise that doing a postgraduate degree in fashion is not really about being able to design wonderfully creative clothes, but about discovering my own potential. Every step I have been taking has brought me closer to understanding my philosophy towards what I design. The knowledge of why I do what I do is actually the strength, which is helping me to create new boundaries for myself. The course is structured in a way to ease everyone into the rigour that is required later in the MA phase. Short projects helped to 'get things going' initially, and then a group project put everyone on the spot because we had to be very interactive.
Having said that, I think one of the best things about being at Nottingham is the fact that there are so many different people from all over the world. Even in a small group of 17, there is an American, a Chinese, an Indian, a Japanese, a Norwegian, a Thai, two Taiwanese and another Bangladeshi apart from the British.
Our unique situation enables us not only to experience each other's culture vicarious but also be tolerant of our differences. It's interesting to see how, consciously and subconsciously, we are bringing parts of our culture and heritage and intermingling them to suit the needs of the course.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives: 1×5=5 (a) ‘Knowledge’ is termend as — in the passage. i) power ii) strength iii) happiness iv) potential (b) The course has develop the writer’s insight into —. i) what she designs ii) why she designs iii) what she designs and why iv) real life (c) ‘Intermingle’ means —. i) to separate ii) to mix iii) to exclude iv) more of them (d) During post graduate degree the writer has been closer to her own —. i) philosophy ii) knowledge iii) thought of her design iv) interaction (e) Students experience each other’s culture — . i) with curiosity ii) with disdain iii) with conscience iv) with satisfaction
2. Write whether the statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer: 1×5=5 (a) To complete the course the student feels tough. (b) The situation mainly offers the students to experience each other’s culture. (c) Fashion designing is a profession of creativity. (d) Students studying at Nottingham Trent University are Asian. (e) It was a long cherished hope of the writer that she would do an MA in fashion.
3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. 1/2×10=5
|develop |demandable |learners |cope |enables |make |
|various |opportunity |wants |designed |discover |aims |

Fashion technology is a very (a) — subject in today’s world. The post graduate course in “Fashion and Textile” (b)— not only to develop one’s potentiality but also to (c) — new boundaries for oneself. It gives (d) — an idea towards what she designs along with the reason. She can (e) — her understanding clearly. Because the course is (f)— in such a way that it (g) — the learners to (h) — with the objectives. Moreover, the (i) — of working with different people from (j) — part of the world offers wonderful environment to exchange and experience various culture and heritage.
4. Read the passage A again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about the experience of a student studying Fashion and Textiles technology in the USA. Use clues in the box below. The paragraph may contain at best 70 words. The information should be in the logical sequence as it appears in the text. 5
|group |project |fashion |design |vicarious |let alone |

5. Answer the following the questions in your own words: 1×5=5 (a) What is the most outstanding fact about the course? (b) What is the realisation of the students? (c) What is the aim of the short project of the course? (d) How is the course planned? (e) What insights has the writer developed about fashion design?
6. Fill in the blanks with suitable word. 1/2×10=5 One of the best things about (a)— Nottingham is the facts that there are so many (b)— people from all over the (c)—. Their unique situation (d)— students not only to (e)— each other’s culture vicariously but be (f)— of their differences. It’s interesting to see how (g)— or subconsciously they are bringing parts of their culture and (h)— and intermingling there to (i)— the needs to the (j)—.
7. Read the passage ‘A’ again. Imagine, you are a Bangladeshi student doing MA course at fashion designing in Harvard University. Now write in about 70-80 words about your experience of studying abroad. 5
8. Read the passage ‘A’ again. Now, write the main idea of the text in not more than five sentences. 5
Part B: Vocabulary Test (20 Marks)
9. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. 1x10=10
|field |dropping |movement |destroyed |came |effect |
|events |remarkable |successful |discoveries |broke |invalid |

Many important (a)— took place during the past century. Significant (b)— were made in the (c)— of science and technology. Many European colonies (d)— into being. The (e)— for peace and democracy became (f)— in many parts of the world. Two world war was (g)— out in this century. Two cities of Japan were completely (h)— as result of the (i)— of atom bombs. However birth of Bangladesh as an independent nation was a (j)— event.
10. Complete the following passage using suitable words. Use only one word for each gap: 1×10=10 At present natural calamities in the world are (a) — in an alarming rate. Floods, cyclones, earthquakes, tsunami, etc (b)— almost every year and (c) — away valuable lives, habitats and other belongings. Still now, we are (d) — to abide by the will of nature. Scientists think that we are (e) — for these disasters. Nature has (f) — her equilibrium for the (g) — acts of man. So, nature is taking her (h) — on us. If we don’t become (i)— of it, the whole world will be (j) — for living.
Part C: Writing Test (40 Marks)
11. Read the following table and make 10 meaningful sentences: 10
| | |an ideal society founded in justice. |
| | | |
|In the Republic he |developed | |
|They |must be | |
|Plato |will defend | |
|The Ideas |describes | |
|In one section he |was | |
|The guardians |are | |
|The Republic |will be | |
| |concerns | |
| |must | |
| |is | |
| | |himself with the training of the guardians of the state. |
| | |one of the most prominent philosophers of the ancient |
| | |Greek. |
| | |have quick sense to detect their enemies |
| | |his Philosophy in Athens in a period of factionalism, |
| | |revolution and war. |
| | |one of his best creations. |
| | |the state against external enemies and maintain order of|
| | |the state. |
| | |dangerous only to their enemies. |
| | |gentle to their own people. |
| | |presented in the form of dialogue. |

12. Rearrange the following sentences and put them in a paragraph according to sequence: 1×10=10 (a) Socrates could not tolerate this. (b) One day the woman became more furious than ever. (c) She thought that her husband was not paying the least heed to her. (d) She began to insult him. (e) Socrates' wife used to lose her temper on the slightest excuse. (f) So he went out of his room. (g) She went up to him with a bucket full of water and poured much water on him. (h) This made his wife much furious. (i) She always tried to irritate Socrates. (j) He sat on the doorstep of his house looking out on the public street.
13. Imagine that you have recently visited a book fair. Now, write a paragraph on "a Book Fair you have visited" by answering the following questions: 10 (a) What is a book fair? (b) When did you visit it? (c) Who went with you? (d) Where was it held? (e) How was the environment? (f) What experience did you gather by visiting the fair?OR,

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