SSC ENGLISH SEEN PASSAGE & MODEL QUESTION
Read the passage. Then answer the question below. Unit-1; Lesson-4(B)
Responsibility is a duty or an obligation TO DO something. For example, you have the responsibility to take care of your parents in their old age, to attend school and pursue your studies properly and so on. You have also the responsibility to society and the government, e.g. to help a neighbour in trouble or to cast your vote if you are 18 or over.
Responsibility is also an obligation or a duty NOT TO DO something. For example, you have the responsibility not to steal a book from a public library or not to put your building materials on the footpath. These are your responsibilities as citizens. But there are responsibilities of the government as well. Our government has the responsibilities to provide for its citizens “the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, education and medical care”1. The government also has the responsibilities to protect the fundamental rights of its citizens to freedom of speech and expression, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, equality of all before law2 etc.
The knowledge, skills and attitudes you have gained at home, at school and in society will help you to accept your responsibilities and to carry them out effectively. Remember, discharging your responsibilities will be good for you, good for your family and friends, and good for your society and country as a whole.
SSC ENGLISH SEEN PASSAGE & MODEL QUESTION
1. Choose the correct answer from the following alternatives
A. which of the following words has the closest meaning of the word obligation used in the first line of the passage?
a. liability ☑
b. trust
c. willingness
d. denial
B. How does education help us to enhance our responsibilities?
a. Education reduces the wide range of our responsibilities
b. Education makes us conscious of our responsibilities ☑
c. Education has hardly any relation to our responsibilities
d. Education helps us earn wealth and social status and thus increases our responsibilities
C. Which of the following is our constitutional right?
a. To cast our vote in the legislative election ☑
b. To aid the flood-affected people
c. To ensure that the footpath is usable
d. To take care of our parents in their old age
D. Which one of the following is a basic responsibility of the government towards the citizen?
a. To ensure education for all ☑
b. To ensure private transportation for all
c. To build bridges and construct new roads
d. To ensure costly healthy food items for the citizen
E. Whose duty is to meet the basic necessities of life?
a. every man
b. government ☑
c. every parents
d. every citizen
F. ‘Freedom of speech’ is our ______ right.
a. constitutional ☑
b. basic
c. birth
d. optional
G. What is the purpose of the author of this passage?
a. To highlight our responsibilities towards our country
b. To highlight our obligation towards the government
c. To criticize the government about our constitutional rights
d. To make us aware of our responsibilities in life ☑
H. Who is responsible for providing the citizens with the basic necessities of life?
a. Government ☑
b. b. City Corporation
c. c. Union council
d. d. Every citizen
I. What does the expression ‘an obligation to do something’ used in line 1 of the passage mean?
a. You are committed to doing something ☑
b. You are ordered to do something
c. You are requested to avoid something
d. You are obliged to do nothing
J. Which of the following is not our fundamental right?
a. Freedom of speech
b. b. Freedom of career choice ☑
c. c. Freedom of press
d. d. Freedom of religion
K. When does citizen in our country get the constitutional right to vote?
a. When he or she becomes married
b. When he or she gets a job
c. When he or she completes higher education
d. When he or she becomes 18 years old ☑
SSC ENGLISH SEEN PASSAGE & MODEL QUESTION
2. Answer the following Question
a. From your reading of the first paragraph, describe the responsibilities of a student.
Answer: The responsibilities of a student is to look after his parents in their old age, to attend school and pursue his studies properly. He also has certain responsibilities towards the society and the country. He can help a neighbour in responsibilities towards the society and the country. He can help a neighbour in trouble or cast his vote when he/she is 18 years old.
b. What is a responsibility? what responsibilities should our government ensure for its citizens?
Answer: A responsibility means a duty or an obligation “TO DO” or “NOT TO DO” something depending on circumstances, Our government has responsibilities to provide its citizens with “the basic necessities of life, including, food, clothing, shelter, education and medical care.” The government also has the responsibilities to protect the fundamental rights of its citizen such as freedom of speech and expression, freedom of the press, freedom of religion and equality of all before the law.
c. what are the basic necessities of life? Why are they called the basic necessities of life?
Answer: The basic necessities are food, clothing, shelter, education and medical care. They are called the basic necessities of life because no human being can survive on the earth without them.
d. How can you fulfil your responsibilities effectively?
Answer: We can fulfil our responsibilities effectively by implying our knowledge, skills and attitudes we have gained at home, at school and in society.
e. Do you think that the government should protect the fundamental rights of its citizens? Why/why not?
Answer: Yes, I think that the government should protect the fundamental rights of its citizens. It is because there will be chaos in society and human rights will be violated if the government cannot protect them properly.
f. What responsibilities do you have towards your family and society?
Answer: We have certain responsibilities for our family and our society. We must take care of our parents in their old age. We should come forward to help our neighbours in trouble. Besides, we should also play an active role in the affected people if there is a natural disaster.
g. What are the fundamental rights of every citizen? Why are they important for us?
Answer: The fundamental rights of every citizen are the freedom of speech and expression, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and equality of all before the law. They are important for us because human rights will be violated if these rights are not properly protected.
h. How does your education at school help you to discharge your responsibilities?
Answer: Our education at school helps us to understand our rights and responsibilities and carry them out effectively.
i. How do knowledge, skills and attitudes gained at home, at school and in society influence a citizen’s life towards his/her responsibilities?
Answer: knowledge skills and attitudes gained at home, at school and in society helps a citizen to be aware of his responsibilities and to carry them out effectively.
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