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  English First Paper Subject Code: 107 SSC Exam Preparation N.B: The figures in the right margin indicate full marks. Answer all the questions Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.                  Unit-3: Lesson-2(B) May Day or International Workers Day is observed on May 1 all over the world today to commemorate the historical struggle and sacrifices of the working people to establish an eight-hour workday. It is a public holiday in almost all the countries of the world. Since the Industrial Revolution(1) in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and the US, the workers in mills and factories had been working a long shift, fourteen or even more hours a day. On May 1st in 1886, inspired by the trade unions(2), half of the workers at the McCormic Harvester Company in Chicago went on strike demanding an eight-hour workday. Two days later, a workers’ rally was held near th...

  Subject: English Class- Five Full marks- 100 Time: 2 hours 30 minutes [N.B.: The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.] Read the given text and answer the questions 1, 2, 3 and 4. A long time ago, when Raju was in class 5, there was a fire in his school. Everyone was very afraid, but no one panicked. The teachers helped the students to leave the building quietly and safely. Soon firefighters came and put out the fire. Raju watched the firefighters from the school yard. He thought about the fire and the firefighters for a long time. After college, Raju joined a volunteer fire department. As a volunteer, he didn’t get any money for his work. But he didn’t mind. Now Raju is a full-time firefighter. It is his job, so he earns money for it. Most of the time his work is putting out fires, about safety. He likes teaching very much. In his free time, Raju visits school. He talks to students about fire safety. He tells them what to do if there is a fire. They shouldn’t panic. T...