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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

Every student wants to do better in (a)___ examination. But it is not (b)___ easy work. (c)___ student has to do something for this. From (d)___ very beginning he must be serious. He should read (e)___ texts again and again. He must not memorize (f)___ answer without knowing the meaning. He must not make notes from (g)___ common source. He should have a good (h)___ command over English. By doing all these things (i)___ student can hope to make a good (j)___ result.

Answer (1):

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

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

A good student is never indifferent (a)___ his studies. He always adheres (b)___ his studies. He does not learn things (c)___ rote. He does not hunt (d)___ traditional guide books. Moreover he has great thirst (e)___ knowledge. For this he does not confine himself (f)___ the traditional studies. He is always aware (g)___ the current affairs (h)___ the world. He abides (i)___ his teachers' advice and jots (j)___ their lectures.   

Answer (2):

(a) to (b) to (c) by (d) after/for (e) for (f) to (g) of (h) of (i) by (j) down

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

was born	what's ¾ like	let alone	it	there
would rather	as soon as	had better	as if	what if

(a) — your family —? Our family is not so big. It's comparatively small.

(b) Today is a rainy day. You — not go to office today.

(c) I have a bad headache. I — go to a doctor.

(d) — lived an old man in a village. He was very wise.

(e) My sister is acting — she were all in all. She always acts like this way.

(f) I'll call you — I arrive. Then we will go to market.

(g) Prabha can't afford to buy a cell phone, — a laptop. Actually she is very poor.

(h) Punctuality is the habit of doing things exactly in time. — is, of course, a good habit.

(i) Tajuddin Ahmed, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, — in 1925. He was a wise man.

(j) Rina: — we miss the bus? Mina: We will take a taxi then.

Answer (3):

(a) What's .... like (b) had better (c) would rather (d) There (e) as if (f) as soon as (g) let alone (h) It (i) was born (j) What if

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

(a) You cannot buy a car unless___ . It costs a lot.

(b) You are now sick. Call me in case___ .

(c) He is so short that___ .

(d) He came to my room while___ . He didn't wake me up.

(e) He went to London so that___ . He was devoted to study.

(f) I worked hard although___ .

(g) Hardly had we started to eat when___ .

(h) I will give him the message as soon as___ .

(i) When I was a child___ .

(j) There are many helpless people, I wish___ .

Answer (4):

(a) You cannot buy a car unless you have a lot of money. It costs a lot.

(b) Call me in case you need my help.

(c) He is so short that he cannot reach the branch of the tree.

(d) He came to my room while I was making my lessons.

(e) He went to London so that he could continue his study there.

(f) I worked hard although I was suffering from headache.

(g) Hardly had we started to eat when a guest entered our house.

(h) I will give him the message as soon as I receive it.

(i) When I was a child I used to live in the village.

(j) There are many helpless people, I wish I could help them.

5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context: 0.5 × 10 = 5

There are many people who (a)___ (not take) physical exercise. They can hardly (b)___ (realize) that they themselves (c)___ (ruin) their health. They (d)___ (fall) victim to many diseases. Life (e)___ (become) dull to them. They (f)___ (remain) always ill tempered. We (g)___ (build) good health and sound mind through physical exercise. Physical exercise (h)___ (make) our body active and the muscles strong. It also (i)___ (improve) our power of digestion and blood circulation. It (j)___ (give) strength to our brain.

Answer (5):

(a) do not take (b) realize (c) are ruining (d) fall (e) becomes (f) remain (g) should build (h) makes (i) improves (j) gives

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

(a) World Health Organization identifies adolescence as the period in human growth and development. (Passive)

(b) Besides having physical and sexual maturation, the adolescents want social and economic independence. (Compound)

(c) This time they acquire the skills needed to carry out adult relationship. (Complex)

(d) Behavior patterns that are established during this period may have long-lasting effects on future health. (Simple)

(e) The adults have unique opportunities to influence adolescents. (Interrogative without changing the meaning)

Answer (6):

 (a) Adolescence is identified as the period in human growth and development by World Health Organization.

 (b) Besides the adolescents have physical and sexual maturation and they want social and economic independence.

 (c) This time they acquire the skills which are needed to carry out adult relationship.

 (d) Behaviour patterns being established during this period may have long-lasting effects on future health.

 (e) Don't the adults have unique opportunities to influence adolescents?

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

"Whose picture is it?" I asked. "A little girl's of course", said Grandmother. "Can't you tell?" "Yes, but did you know the girl?" "Yes, I knew her," said Granny, "but she was a very wicked girl and I shouldn't tell you about her." 

Answer (7):

I asked Grandmother whose picture it was. Grandmother replied that it was a little girl's picture of course. She also asked if I could not tell. I replied in the affirmative and asked if she had known the girl. Granny replied in the affirmative that she had known her but she had been a very wicked girl and she shouldn't tell me about her (little girl).

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

Women are nowadays as important as men in society. She constitute nearly half of our total population. No nation can make real progress keeping half of it in darkness. Without the uplift of women, it is not at all possible. Again, without education. women cannot be uplifted. So proper education should be given to her so that she can work hand in hand with them in all development programmes. 

Answer (8):

Women are nowadays as important as men in society. They constitute nearly half of our total population. No nation can make real progress keeping half of population in darkness. Without the uplift of women, real progress is not at all possible. Again, without education, women cannot be uplifted. So proper education should be given to women so that they can work hand in hand with men in all development programmes.

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

A village doctor is a (a)___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) familiar person in the rural areas of Bangladesh. He is (b)___ (pre-modify the verb) known as a quack. A village doctor is not a (c)___ (pre-modify the noun) doctor. He (d)___ (pre-modify the verb) sits in a small dispensary in the morning and evening. He treats the patients (e)___ (use a participle to post-modify the verb) small fees. A village doctor is not a (f)___ (pre-modify the noun) man. His chamber is (g)___ (pre-modify the verb) furnished. He cannot supply costly medicines to the (h)___ (pre-modify the noun) patients. In our country, the number of qualified doctors is (i)___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) few. So, a village doctor is a great friend to the (j)___ (pre-modify the noun) people.

Answer (9):

(a) very (b) often (c) qualified (d) always/ regularly (e) taking (f) rich (g) not well (h) serious (i) very (f) village

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

Honesty is a noble virtue. The man (a) — possesses this rare quality is the happiest man on earth. To be honest, a man should have trustworthiness (b) — nobody trusts a liar. A liar may prosper for the time being (c) — ultimately he goes to the dogs. (d)  — we should be honest. It is said that honesty is the best policy (e) — dishonesty is the sign of downfall. God helps those who are honest. (f) — dishonest people are cursed. Childhood is the best time (g) — children should be taught honesty. It is seen that children follow their parents. (h) — parents should be honest. (i) — children should be allowed to mix with those friends who are honest. (j) — they can mould their characters.

Answer (10):

(a) who (b) because (c) but (d) So/Hence (e) whereas (f) On the other hand (g) and (h) So/Hence (i) Moreover (j) Thus

11. Read the passage and write the antonyms and synonym of the words as directed below: 0.5 × 10 = 5

Accessibility to higher education implies that students get the opportunity to get university education and sufficient support from educational institutions. Increasing enrolment at the secondary and higher secondary level puts pressure on higher educational institutions. But due to limited capacity, only a small number of students may be enrolled in universities.

(a) Accessibility (anto.) (f) support (syn.)

(b) higher (anto.) (g) increasing (anto.)

(c) imply (syn.) (h) pressure (syn.)

(d) opportunity (syn.) (i) limited (syn.)

(e) sufficient (anto.) (j) enrolled (syn.)

Answer (11):

(a) inaccessibility (b) primary/secondary (c) indicate/suggest (d) chance (e) insufficient (f) help/assistance (g) decreasing (h) force/stress (i) confined/fixed (j) admitted

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

Student: May I come in sir?

Principal: Yes come in

Student: Good morning sir

Principal: Good morning how can I help you

Student: Sir we would like to arrange a study tour

Principal: It's a great idea Ill appreciate it submit an application to me so that I can take step in favour of you.

Student: OK sir, we will write an application on behalf of the students.

Principal: OK, see you

Student: Thank you very much. Sir

Principal: You are most welcome   

Answer (12):

 S : May I come in, sir?

 P : Yes, come in.

 S : Good morning, sir.

 P : Good morning. How can I help you?

 S : Sir, we would like to arrange a study tour.

 P : It's a great idea! I'll appreciate it. Submit an application to me so that I can take step in favour of you.

 S : OK, sir. We will write an application on behalf of the students.

 P : OK, see you.

 S : Thank you very much, sir.

 P : You are most welcome!

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Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)

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14. Suppose you are a student of class xII of Govt. Rangpur College, Rangpur. The Annual Cultural Program of your college was observed last week. Now write a news report on it using about 120 words. Give a title to your report. 8

15. Write a paragraph on "Environment Pollution." Use 150 words. 10

16. Can you recollect the memories of your "First Day at College"? Narrate the memories using at least 200 words but don't exceed 250 words. 14