এসএসসি পরীক্ষা:২০২২ পুনর্বিন্যাসকৃত সিলেবাসের আলোকে ইংরেজি

মো. শহিদুল ইসলাম, সিনিয়র শিক্ষক

পারুলিয়া তপশিলী উচ্চবিদ্যালয় ও কলেজ, লালমনিরহাট

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.          

May 1st, International Workers Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in most of the countries. --------------------------------The events of May Day 1886 is a reminder that workers will continue to be exploited until they stand up and speak out to gain Letter working conditions better pay and better lives.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.

(a) From the beginning of the Industrial Revolution people in factories had to work up to _____ a day.

i. eight hours            ii. ten hours            

 iii. twelve hours      iv. fourteen or even more hours

(b) Which one is the ‘International Workers’ Day?

i. January 1st           ii. February 1st

iii. April 1st                                  iv. May 1st

(c) In paragraph 3 ‘_ not to give in to their bosses’ means ___.

i. not to surrender to their bosses

ii. not to give any chance to the owners           

iii. not to protest against their bosses      

iv. not to share anything with their senior

(d) The police fired into crowd of strikers in ____.

i. 1886     ii. 1868      iii. 1768                 iv. 1986

(e) Workers were on strike in ____.

i. New York   ii. Chicago iii. Florida iv. Washington

(f) The International Workers’ day has been observed ____ across the world.

i. locally                   ii. Internationally  

iii. unitedly                                iv. nationally

(g) The word ‘commemorate’ stands for ___.

i. a unity among people

ii. loyalty towards authority                                               iii. the struggle for movement       

iv. honour the memory of an event

(h) May the 1st, 1886 is a __ day in the history of working class people.

i. negligible ii. working iii. remarkable iv. joyous

(i) The McCormick Harvester Machine Company is situated in ___.

i. London  ii. Chicago  iii. Florida            iv. New York

(j) The privileges workers enjoy today are due to the ___ of the workers in 1886.

i. hard work  ii. toiling  iii. revolution    iv. Sacrifice

1. Answer key

(a) iv. fourteen or even more hours (b) iv. May 1st  (c) i. not to surrender to their bosses (d) i. 1888      (e) ii. Chicago    (f) ii. Internationally   (g)             iv. honour the memory of an event               (h) iii. remarkable (i) ii. Chicago (j) iv. Sacrifice.