NextPrepMilestone College
Syllabus
Pretest Examination
Class: X (SSC-2027)
English 1st Paper (Full Marks-100)
English for Today: Units (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12 & 14)
| Part A - Reading: 70 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MCQ | Seen Comprehension | 1 x 7 | 7 |
| 2. | Answering questions | 2 x 5 | 10 | |
| 3. | Gap filling | 1 x 5 | 5 | |
| 4. | Information Transfer | Unseen passage | 1 x 5 | 5 |
| 5. | Writing summary | 10 | ||
| 6. | Matching | 1 x 5 | 5 | |
| 7. | Re-arranging sentences | 1 x 8 | 8 | |
| 8. | Answer questions from poems (any 5 out of 8) | 2 x 5 | 10 | |
| 9. | Answer questions from stories (any 5 out of 8) | 2 x 5 | 10 | |
| Part B - Writing: 30 | ||||
| 10. | Completing story | 15 | ||
| 11. | Writing dialogue | 15 | ||
| Total | 100 | |||
Answering Questions from Poems: (Question-8, Marks: 10)
Answering Questions from Stories: (Question-9, Marks: 10)
Completing Story (Question-10, Marks-15)
1. An Honest Woodcutter.
2. Bayzid's Devotion to his Mother.
3. Thirsty Crow.
4. A Liar Cowboy.
5. Who is to Bell the Cat?
6. Failure is the Pillar of Success(Robert Bruce)
7. An Ant and A Dove.
8. Two friends and a Bear.
9. Grasp all, lose all. (Goose)
10. Cruelty of A House Mistress.
2. Bayzid's Devotion to his Mother.
3. Thirsty Crow.
4. A Liar Cowboy.
5. Who is to Bell the Cat?
6. Failure is the Pillar of Success(Robert Bruce)
7. An Ant and A Dove.
8. Two friends and a Bear.
9. Grasp all, lose all. (Goose)
10. Cruelty of A House Mistress.
Dialogue Writing (Question-11, Marks-15)
1. Benefits of early rising/ Morning Walk/ Games and Sports.
2. Importance of Reading Newspaper.
3. Two friends about the uses and abuses of mobile phone/ Facebook.
4. Necessity of Tree Plantation.
5. Two friends about Importance of Learning English.
6. Advantages and disadvantages of village life and city life.
7. Two friends about the causes and remedies of road accidents.
8. Two friends about eradicating illiteracy.
9. Doctor and Patient. (Dengue)
10. Two friends about the bad effects of smoking/ Drugs.
2. Importance of Reading Newspaper.
3. Two friends about the uses and abuses of mobile phone/ Facebook.
4. Necessity of Tree Plantation.
5. Two friends about Importance of Learning English.
6. Advantages and disadvantages of village life and city life.
7. Two friends about the causes and remedies of road accidents.
8. Two friends about eradicating illiteracy.
9. Doctor and Patient. (Dengue)
10. Two friends about the bad effects of smoking/ Drugs.
English 2nd Paper
Full Marks-100 Marks
| Sl | Items | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Part A - Grammar: 60 | ||
| 1. | Gap filling with clues | 1 x 10 = 10 |
| 2. | Substitution table | 1 x 5 = 5 |
| 3. | Right form of Verbs | 1 x 10 = 10 |
| 4. | Changing sentences (Affirmative to Negative, Assertive to Interrogative, Assertive to Exclamatory, Simple-Complex-Compound) | 1 x 10 = 10 |
| 5. | Tag Questions | 1 x 5 = 5 |
| 6. | Suffixes and Prefixes | 1 x 5 = 5 |
| 7. | Preposition | 1 x 5 = 5 |
| 8. | Connectors/Linking words | 1 x 5 = 5 |
| 9. | Punctuation and Capitalization | 5 |
| Part B - Writing: 40 | ||
| 10. | Writing paragraph | 10 |
| 11. | Writing- E-mail/letter/application | 10 |
| 12. | Writing short composition | 20 |
| Total | 100 | |
Paragraph (Question-10, Marks-10)
1. Earthquake
2. Tree Plantation
3. Deforestation
4. A Book Fair
5. Traffic Jam
6. Our National Flag
7. Importance of Learning English
8. A School Library
9. A Tea Stall
10. Air Pollution/ Environment Pollution
2. Tree Plantation
3. Deforestation
4. A Book Fair
5. Traffic Jam
6. Our National Flag
7. Importance of Learning English
8. A School Library
9. A Tea Stall
10. Air Pollution/ Environment Pollution
Writing E-mail/letter/application (Question-11, Marks-10)
1. An application to the headmaster of your school for permission to go on a study tour
2. An application to the headmaster of your school for a full free studentship/financial help
3. An application to the headmaster of your school for increasing library/ common room facilities
4. An application to the chairman of your area for relief goods for the flood affected people.
5. An application to the headmaster of your school for setting up a canteen in your school
6. Setting Up a Debating Club/Language Club/ Computer Lab
7. Transfer Certificate/Admission On TC
8. Repairing Damaged Roads/For Constructing a Bridge
9. Permission to Stage a Drama
10. Testimonial
2. An application to the headmaster of your school for a full free studentship/financial help
3. An application to the headmaster of your school for increasing library/ common room facilities
4. An application to the chairman of your area for relief goods for the flood affected people.
5. An application to the headmaster of your school for setting up a canteen in your school
6. Setting Up a Debating Club/Language Club/ Computer Lab
7. Transfer Certificate/Admission On TC
8. Repairing Damaged Roads/For Constructing a Bridge
9. Permission to Stage a Drama
10. Testimonial
Or(Email/Letter)
1. Describing the co-curricular activities of your School.
2. Congratulating on brilliant success of one of your friends.
3. Thanking for hospitality.
4. Thanking for a nice gift.
5. A letter to your friend on what you intend to do after the S.S.C examination.
6. Email to take steps against anti-social activities.
2. Congratulating on brilliant success of one of your friends.
3. Thanking for hospitality.
4. Thanking for a nice gift.
5. A letter to your friend on what you intend to do after the S.S.C examination.
6. Email to take steps against anti-social activities.
Writing Short Composition (Question-12, Marks-20)
Rumana Islam
Associate Professor & Head
Department of English
Associate Professor & Head
Department of English