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HSC English 2nd Paper

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Time: 3 hours   Full Marks:100

[N.B. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.]

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Part-A : Grammar (Marks 60)  

1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed. 0.5 × 10 = 5

Sumon is (a) __student of class ix. He lives in a village of (b) __Bangladesh. He won (c) __Junior scholarship in (d) __JSC examination. He wanted to open (e) __account in a Bank. So one day he went to (f) __town. On the way he asked (g) __passer-by about the location of (h) __bank. The passer-by showed him the location of (i) __bank. He entered the bank. He went to (j) __officer of the bank.

Answer (1):

(a) a (b) × (c) × (d) the (e) an (f) the (g) a (h) a (i) the (j) the

2. Complete the text with suitable preposition:  0.5 × 10 = 5

Uluru is located (a) __central Australia. The place is also known (b) __Ayers Rock (c) __honour (d) __Sir Henry Ayers, who was a Premier (e) __South Australia (f) __1873. Uluru is listed (g) __a World Heritage Area (h) __both its natural and cultural values. It is a sacred place (i) __the Aboriginal people (j) __the area. 

Answer (2):

(a) in (b) as (c) in (d) of (e) of (f) in (g) as (h) for (i) to (j) of

3. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/ words given in the box. 0.5 × 10 = 5

as soon as	had to	whether-or	was born	wish
would you mind	in case	have to	as fast as	there

(a) It's a difficult problem. I__I knew the answer to it!

(b) __opening the windows?

(c) All passengers__fill in an immigration form on arrival. It is mandatory.

(d) His income was very poor. He__maintain a hard life.

(e) The concert we arranged was a successful one.__were much more people than we had expected. 

(f) __you are coming__not, I shall complete the work by 5 o'clock.

(g) He has taken a loan from a bank to start a business. He will repay  the loan__he can make profit from the business. 

(h) He could not run__the other competitors. 

(i) Tomorrow I will be very busy. So, I'll say goodbye now__I don't see you again.

(j) Sukanta Vattacharya__on 15 August, 1926 at his maternal uncle's home in Kolkata.

Answer (3):

(a) wish (b) Would you mind (c) have to (d) had to (e) There (f) Whether .... or (g) as soon as (h) as fast as (i) in case (j) was born

4. Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/ phrases: 0.5 × 10 = 5

(a) Rangamati is very busy now. But don't worry. If I find any good hotel,__.

(b) I could not understand the chemistry lesson today. I would understand the lecture better if the teacher__.

(c) My cousin, Rima is going to Cox's Bazar on vacation. If I were she, I__.

(d) Bangladesh is one of the worst victims of climate change. The climate is getting hotter because of__.

(e) Whenever I go out for a walk,__. I know many people don't like this.

(f) I shall stay here until__. I do not want to take any risk.

(g) The shoes were so expensive that__. I did not have sufficient money with me.

(h) Her voice was too low for the people at the back to__. The organizers should have arranged sound system.

(i) London was a new city for us. We hired a bus so that__.

(j) As I've already completed my studies,__. I need money.

Answer (4):

 (a) If I find any good hotel, I will inform you.

 (b) I would understand the lecture better if the teacher were more sincere.

 (c) If I were she, I would go to Rangamati.

 (d) The climate is getting hotter because of pollution.

 (e) Whenever I go out for a walk, I take an umbrealla with me.

 (f) I shall stay here until I get the green signal.

 (g) The shoes were so expensive that I could not buy them.

 (h) Her voice was too low for the people at the back to listen.

 (i) We hired a bus so that we could see the whole city.

 (j) As I've already completed my studies, I have to take a job.

5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context: 

0.5 × 10 = 5

Mr. Mojumder (a) __(be) an English teacher for last 15 years. We are his students now. Earlier we (b) __(have) another teacher, Mr. Sarker. We never (c) __(see) him smiling. He (d) __(not, explain) anything to us. We really (e) __(feel) bored in his class. However, Mr. Mojumder (f) __(change) our class with his nice attitude.

Everyday he (g) __(involve) us in pair work and groupwork. We have a presentation in English on Monday. We (h) __(present) survey findings on Tobacco Consumption. For last few days we (i) __(work) hard for a smart presentation. My team (j) __(decide) to do powerpoint presentation.

Answer (5):

(a) has been (b) had (c) saw (d) did not explain (e) felt (f) has changed (g) involves (h) have to present (i) have been working (j) has decided 

6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed: 5

(a) Child labour is one of the biggest curses of the 21st century (Positive).

(b) It is the violation of human rights (Interrogative).

(c) Unfortunately, this has been accepted in our society (Complex).

(d) Only poverty is responsible for this (Negative).

(e) In a family of five or six children the parents have to send some of their kids to work so that they can fill their empty stomachs (Simple).

(f) Though these poor children have to work hard all day long, in return they are rewarded with all kinds of abuses (Compound).

(g) What an inhuman act it is! (Assertive)

(h) Slavery is not as inhuman as it. (Comparative)

(i) Child labour should be stopped. (Active)

(j) Government has taken steps to prevent child labour. (Passive) 

Answer (6):

(a) Very few curses of the 21st century are so big as child labour.

 (b) Isn't it the violation of human rights?

 (c) It is unfortunate that this has been accepted in our society.

 (d) Nothing but poverty is responsible for this.

 (e) In a family of five or six children the parents have to send some of their kids to work in order to fill their empty stomachs.

 (f) These poor children have to work hard all day long but in return they are rewarded with all kinds of abuses.

 (g) It is a very inhuman act.

 (h) It is more inhuman than slavery.

 (i) The government should stop child labour.

 (j) Steps have been taken by the government to prevent child labour.

7. Change the narrative style of the following text: 5

The boy said, "I've to go for supper now. I can come again tomorrow evening." I said, "I'll pay now for what you've done," thinking I probably have to insist on an older boy. "Ten cents an hour?" "Anything is alright." 

Answer (7):

The boy said that he had to go for supper then. He added that he could come again the next evening. I told him that I would pay then for what he had done thinking I probably had to insist on an older boy. I asked him if I would pay ten cents an hour. The boy replied that anything was alright.

8. Identify the unclear pronoun references in the passage to make them clear: 5

In our country, people have different views about women. The majority cannot still consider men and women on equal terms. They are treated either with a feeling of compassion or they are deprived of their rights. Ignorance and very frequently illiteracy among us are the main reasons behind this type of attitude. It is true that as general rule, girls whether from poor or rich families are much loved and cared for by the father and brothers. We also need to remember that these are often denied by another women. We first have to make them aware of the great harm they are doing. In the matter of attitude, women need to face menfolk with the expectation of being treated rightly as women. 

Answer (8):

In our country, people have different views about women. The majority people cannot still consider men and women on equal terms. Women are treated either with a feeling of compassion or they are deprived of their rights. Ignorance and very frequently illiteracy among people are the main reasons behind this type of attitude. It is true that as general rule, girls whether from poor or rich families are much loved and cared for by their father and brothers. We also need to remember that the rights are often denied by another woman. We first have to make those women aware of the great harm they are doing. In the matter of attitude, women need to face menfolk with the expectation of being treated rightly as women.

9. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces: 0.5 × 10 = 5

I experienced a very interesting incident (a) __(Post-modify the verb) on my way to Dinajpur. My friend, Tamalika, (b) __(post-modify the noun with an appositive) was driving. A cow was crossing the road but suddenly in the middle of the road it stopped and remained standing. In a minute Tamalika had to change her course but she didn't have (c) __(pre-modify the noun.) time and space to do that. Tamalika tried to turn in the left when the cow too walked (d) __(post-modify the verb.) back a few steps. To save (e) __(use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun.) cow Tamalika had to move in the right. She lost her control and bumped the car with a (f) __(use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) tree. (g) __(use a participle to pre-modify the verb). Tamalika was shocked but she was (h) __(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective.) happy (i) __(use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the adjective). She patted the (j) __(pre-modify the noun) cow and burst into laughter. 

Answer (9):

(a) happened (b) a sensible girl (c) enough (d) right (e) that (f) mango (g) Causing the accident (h) very (i) to see the cow alive (j) lucky

10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following: 0.5 × 10 = 5

(a) __students have to sit for exams frequently to prove their knowledge of different subjects. (b) __they do not feel comfortable with their exams. The students wishing to do well in the examination should give importance to several things (c) __they cannot reap a good harvest. (d) __they must listen to their teachers (e) __act on their advice and suggestion. (f) __they must be more attentive to their study. They should bear in mind (g) __they should be highly educated. (h) __they remain indifferent to their studies, their future will be insecure. (i) __they should never mix with a bad company and waste a single moment. (j) __they should make the best use of the time. 

Answer (10):

(a) Usually (b) But (c) or/ otherwise (d) Firstly (e) and (f) Secondly (g) that (h) If (i) Again (j) Rather

11. Read the passage and write the antonyms and synonyms of the words as directed below: 

0.5 × 10 = 5

It was a cold and silent night. The weather was freezing. A group of monkeys were on a tree. They were clinging to its branches. Suddenly they noticed a folk of fireflies. One of the young monkeys thought it was fire. He caught a firefly. He put it under a dry leaf and started blowing at it. Some other monkeys also joined in his endeavour. A sparrow came to its nest flying. the monkeys were sitting on the same tree. She noticed what they were doing. The sparrow laughed. She said, "Hey silly monkeys that is a firefly." The monkeys did not listen to the sparrow. They continued to blow at our poor firefly. After some time the monkeys became very tired. Now they realized what the sparrow had said was correct. They set free the firefly and moved to a nearby cave. 

(a) silent (antonym) (f) endeavour (synonym)

(b) cling (synonym) (g) notice (antonym)

(c) suddenly (antonym) (h) silly (synonym)

(d) young (antonym) (i) continue (synonym)

(e) dry (antonym) (j) cave (synonym)

Answer (11):

(a) noisy (b) clasp (c) gradually (d) old (e) wet (f) attempt/effort (g) overlook/ignore (h) foolish/ immature (i) carry on (j) cavern/den

12. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Re-write the text correcting the errors: 0.5 × 10 = 5

Toma: You're really fit Paul. Do you exercise very much?

Mamun : Well I almost always get up early and I lift weight for an hour.

Toma: You're kidding

Mamun : No. And then go swimming.

Toma: Wow How often do you exercise like that?

Mamun : About five times a week. What about you?

Toma: Oh I hardly ever exercise. I usually watch TV in my free time. Often my mom says marie darling, dont be a potato couch.

Mamun : You're really fit Paul. Do you exercise very much?

Answer (12):

Toma : You're really fit, Paul. Do you exercise very much?

 Mamun : Well. I almost always get up early and I lift weight for an hour.

 Toma : You're kidding.

 Mamun : No. And then go swimming.

 Toma : Wow! How often do you exercise like that?

 Mamun : About five times a week. What about you?

 Toma : Oh!  I hardly ever exercise. I usually watch TV in my free time. Often my mom says, "Marie, darling, don't be a potato couch."

 Mamun : You're really fit, Paul. Do you exercise very much?

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Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)

13. Write an e-mail on behalf of your class to the Principal of your college for increasing facilities in the college common room.

 Or,

Write an application to the Principal of your college to ensure the sound system in your class room. 8

14. A huge number of students fail in English in public examinations. Now, prepare a report in about 120 words focusing on different causes of their failures in English for a daily newspaper. Give a title to your report.   8

15. Write a paragraph on "Your College Campus". 10

16. "Man lives in a dream." Do you have a dream? Write a short composition about "Your dream that keeps you alive". Write at least 200 words but don't exceed 250 words. 14