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HSC English Second 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

When you are in (a) — driving seat of (b) — car, you have (c) — steering and (b) — horn in your hand, (e) — brake and accelerator under your feet, (f) — eyes open looking ahead, left and right. (g) — same can be said about (h) — motorcycle rider, with some (i) — modifications. Apart from all these visible things, there is something working unseen and that is (j) — CPU, the human brain.

Answer (1):

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

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

The writer was (a) — a tiny steel cage attached (b) — a motorcycle. (c) — the last ten minutes, he had moved three feet (d)  —. He saw the pedestrians climbing (e) — pickup trucks and poor people in the rickshaws breathing (f) — the exhaust. He was working (g) — human rights (h) — that time (i) — Dhaka. He has the first hand experience of traffic congestion sitting (j) — the back of a CNG. 

Answer (2):

(a) in (b) to (c) During (d) ahead (e) up (f) out (g) for (h) at (i) in (j) at

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

there	what if	was born	had better	as long as
let alone	have to	as if	it	as soon as

(a)___ is really unfortunate for a boy like him to fail in the exam.

(b) He cannot score a goal,___ a hat trick.

(c) His mother being sick, he needs to go home___ possible.

(d) The manager says alone. It seems___ others had nothing to say.

(e) No one is happy with her result; she___ understand it.

(f)___ you lose your pen?

(g)___ lived a very clever fox in a jungle.

(h) The poor will continue to suffer___ they are illiterate.

(i) Zahir Raihan___ on 19 August 1935.

(j) We___ educate all and work hard to develop our country.

Answer (3):

(a) It (b) let alone (c) as soon as (d) as if (e) had better (f) What if (g) There (h) as long as (i) was born (j) have to

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) Since there are no more questions to discuss —.

(e) I worked hard although —.

(f) Hardly had we started to eat when —.

(g) We were unable to go by train because —.

(h) I will give you 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 are a millionaire.

(b) Call me in case you need help.

(c) He is so short that he cannot touch the roof.

(d) Since there are no more questions to discuss we can finish the meeting.

(e) I worked hard although I could not finish the work in time.

(f) Hardly had we started to eat when he came at the ceremony.

(g) We were unable to go by train because it had left earlier.

(h) I will give you the message as soon as I get it.

(i) When I was a child, I used to watch cartoon.

(j) 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

A copy of the survey report (a) — (to publish) by the Dhaka Tribune, (b) — (to read) that nearly 40% of 82 samples (c) — (to contain) banned pesticides. The amounts of pesticides in these samples (d)  — (to find) to be 3 to 20 times greater than the limits (e) — (set) by the EU. Adulteration also (f) — (to detect) in samples of fresh shrimps. Regarding the findings, a former DG of the Health Service said the findings were (g) — (shock) for the whole nation. He (h) — (add) that instead of (i) — (to focus) only on the end products, the issue (j) — (address) at the root level.

Answer (5):

(a) published(b) reads(c) contain(d) are found(e) set(f) is detected(g) shocking(h) added(i) focusing(j) should be addressed

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

(a) Anger is nothing but a vice. (Interrogative)

(b) Cricket is a very exciting game. (Make it Exclamatory)

(c) People of all ages enjoy this game. (Make it Passive)

(d) At present cricket is the most popular game in our country. (Comparative)

(e) It is one of the most interesting days of the year. (Positive)

Answer (6):

(a) Is anger anything but a vice?

(b) What an e×citing game cricket is!

(c) This game is enjoyed by people of all ages.

(d) At present cricket is more popular than any other game in our country.

(e) Very few days of the year are so interesting as it.

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

"Have you saved something for future?" said the rich man. 'No,' said the cobbler. "I am happy with the present and think little about tomorrow." "No, that would not do." said the rich man. "I like to see you above want. Have this money and keep it."  

Answer (7):

The rich man asked the cobbler if he(c) had saved something for future. The cobbler replied in the negative and said that he was happy with the present and thought little about the ne×t day. The rich man disagreed and said that would not do. He (r) further said that he (r) liked to see him(c) above want. He (r) told him(c) to have that money and keep it.

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 they 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 its total population in darkness. Without the uplift of women, it is not at all possible. Again, without education, they cannot be uplifted. So proper education should be given to them 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

Shilpi, (a) — (post-modify the noun with an appositive) was married to Rashid. Marrying off daughters at an early age is a (b) — (pre-modify the noun) practice for many families (c) — (participle to modify the noun) in rural Bangladesh. After her marriage, Shilpi joined a local (d)  — (use a noun-adjective to pre-modify the noun) group providing adolescent girls with the tools (e) — (participle to post-modify the noun) to change cultural practices (f) — (adverb to modify the verb). The group (g) — (participle to modify the noun) by some NGOs is working all over Bangladesh. The group aims (h) — (infinitive to modify the verb) access to quality health services. During (i) — (use quantifier) of the group sessions, Shilpi came (j) — (infinitive to post modify the verb) the harmful effects of early marriage and pregnancy.

Answer (9):

(a) a 15 years old girl(b) standard(c) living(d) empowerment(e) needed(f) particularly those pertaining to early marriage and pregnancy(g) supported(h) to increase(i) one(j) to understand

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

Mobile phone has become an essential gadget for everybody (a)___ it has become very popular. (b)___ it has created a number of problems. It has (c)___ advantages (d)___ disadvantages. (e)___ it helps to connect people. (f)___ it helps to exchange information. (g)___ it can be used for various purposes. (h)___ it has a few disadvantages (i)___ can cause a lot of troubles. (j)___ its advantages are more than its disadvantages.

Answer (10):

(a) and(b) But(c) both(d) and(e) Firstly(f) Secondly(g) Moreover(h) On the other hand(i) and(j) But 

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

Illiteracy is a curse. It is the root cause of ignorance which frustrates all development efforts of the government. No development effort can succeed unless illiteracy is eradicated. Eradication of illiteracy in a country like Bangladesh with so vast a population is undoubtedly a gigantic task.  

(a) curse (anto.) (f) succeed (syn.)

(b) cause (syn.) (g) eradicated (anto.)

(c) ignorance (anto.) (h) vast (antonym)

(d) frustrates (syn.) (i) undoubtedly (syno.)

(e) development (syn.) (j) gigantic (anto.)

Answer (11):

(a) boon/blessing(b) reason(c) wisdom(d) discourages/blocks(e) advancement(f) prosper/ flourish(g) fulfiled/ added(h) tiny(i) definitely/ undeniably(j) small

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

Lady Guest: You see youve filled your stomach with a lot of meat and you can't eat any more.

Writer: I took a mutton chop.

Lady Guest: Follow my example!

Writer: I'll do better than that.

Lady Guest: Humorist you're quite a humorist.

Answer (12):

Lady Guest: You see! You've filled your stomach with a lot of meat and you can't eat any more.

Writer: I took a mutton chop.

Lady Guest: Follow my example!

Writer: I'll do better than that.

Lady Guest: Humorist! You're quite a humorist.

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Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)

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14. Write a report on the problem of Eve-teasing in your area. 8

15. Write a paragraph on "Drug Addiction". 10

16. Write a short composition on "Students and Social Service". (Write at best 200 words but don't exceed 250 words) 15