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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

An angry man is not liked (a)___ even by (b)___ idiot. There is difference between  the educated and (c)___ uneducated. An educated (d)___ person should come forward to educate (e)___ uneducated. On the other hand, (f)___ rich man should have (g)___ sympathy for (h)___ poor. There is difference between (i)___ poor man and (j)___ rich man.

Answer (1):

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

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

21st February is a red letter day (a)___ the history of Bangladesh (b)___ this day in 1952 (c)___ half a dozen young souls sacrificed their lives (d)___ making Bangla one of the state languages (e)___ Pakistan. But the blood split was not (f)___ vain. In 1956 the first Constitution (g)___ Pakistan recognized this demand. This day was observed (h)___ Shaheed Dibash in Bangladesh (i)___ 1999. But now (j)___ many other international days. 21st February is observed worldwide as the International Mother Language Day. 

Answer (2):

(a) in (b) On (c) about (d) for (e) of (f) in (g) of (h) as (i) upto (j) with

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

There	as soon as	had better	what's ¾ like	unless
was born	has to	as if	let alone	would rather

(a) I am too tired to talk. I can no longer give you company. You___ leave me and let me take rest.

(b) Though I am poor, I hate begging. I___ die than beg.

(c) He tells the matter___ he knew it. The fact is that, he is quite ignorant of it.

(d)___ your family___ ? Our family is not so big. It's comparatively small.

(e) Runa can't afford to buy a cell phone,___ a laptop. Actually she is very poor.

(f) The boy was seriously injured in an accident. He would have died___ he had been taken to a nearby hospital.

(g) Shamsur Rahman___ in Dhaka in 1929. He is famous both as a poet and a novelist.

(h) A good citizen___ perform a lot of things. These things will enable him to become a true patriot.

(i)___ is no shark here, It is a pond.

(j) I went there to see him.___ I saw him, I rushed to talk to him.

Answer (3):

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

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

(a) I think you are not punctual in studies. Be punctual lest___ 

(b) I've missed the 8 O'clock train. Do you know when___ ?

(c) The thief stole my watch and I saw it. As soon as I saw him,___ 

(d) Though he was late,___ .

(e) As he is unwilling to work, he cannot get rid of poverty. He must work if___ .

(f) I usually avoid___ . It is boring to drive now.

(g) As it is a difficult task,___ . He is very skilled in doing such work.

(h) Whenever I go to visit the factory. I___ . He must account for his absence.

(i) The film ended very fantastically. If you enjoyed the film,___ .

(j) There are many obstacles in our way to success. We must work hard so that___ .

Answer (4):

(a) Be punctual lest you should fail in the e×am.

(b) Do you know when the ne×t train will come?

(c) As soon as I saw him, he fled away.

(d) Though he was late, he finished in time.

(e) He must work if he wants to get rid of poverty.

(f) I usually avoid driving at midday.

(g) As it is a difficult task, he must be very careful in doing it.

(h) Whenever I go to visit the factory, I find him absent.

(i) If you enjoyed the film, you would feel e×cited.

(j) We must work hard so that we may succeed in life.

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

 0.5 × 10 = 5

Idle brain is devil's workshop. If we (a)___ (waste) our time in idleness, all sorts of evil thoughts will crowd our brain. Idle persons who (b)___ (kill) their time, are the burdens of society. They (c)___ (sit) idle and cherish no high ideal and lofty ambition in life. They (d)___ (not support) themselves. (e)___  (lead) an unhappy life, they (f)___ (suffer) in the long run. There should be time for reading, for office or for other work, time for recreation, time for physical exercise and time for prayer. This (g)___ (indicate) that we should do everything at the right moment. We (h)___ (lead) a healthy and prosperous life only when we (i)___ (follow) the routine (j)___ (make) for us.

Answer (5):

(a) waste (b) kill (c) sit (d) cannot support (e) Leading (f) suffer (g) indicates (h) can lead (i) follow (j) made 

6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed: 1 × 5 = 5

(a) Very few insects are as busy as the bee. (Comparative)

(b) It lives together. (Negative)

(c) It flies from flower to flower and takes honey. (Simple)

(d) It stores honey in the hive. (Passive)

(e) In winter it remains idle but it works hard in spring. (Complex)

Answer (6):

(a) The bee is busier than most insects.

(b) It does not live separately.

(c) Flying from flower to flower it takes honey.

(d) Honey is stored in the hive by it.

(e) Though it remains idle in winter, it works hard in spring.

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

"Have you done your homework?" the teacher said to the student. "No, I've forgotten, Sir," said the student. "That's very bad. You must be more careful about your studies. Without doing so, you can't expect a good result," said the teacher.

Answer (7):

The teacher asked the student if he had done his homework. The student respectfully replied in the negative that he had forgotten. The teacher told him that it was very bad and advised him that he had to be more careful about his studies. He (teacher) further said that without doing so he (st) couldn't e×pect a good result.

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

Women are now a days as important as men in society. She constitutes 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 population in darkness. Without the uplift of women, progress 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 blanks spaces: 0.5 × 10 = 5

A (a)___ (pre-modify the noun with a noun adjective) morning is misty and cold. There is dense fog (b)___ (post-modify the verb). The sun rises (c)___ (post-modify the verb) in the morning. People wear (d)___ (pre-modify the noun) clothes. They get comforts (e)___ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) in the sun. Those who won't  have clothes suffer from (f)___ (pre-modify the noun) cold. Sometimes the fog is so dense, even things at a distance can (g)___ (post-modify the verb) be seen. People like (h)___ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) indoors. The fog disperses when the sun rises up. Dew drops (i)___  (post-modify the noun with a prepositional phrase) look like peals. Rural people gather around the fire (j)___ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase).

Answer (9):

(a) winter (b) everywhere (c) late (d) warm (e) to busk (f) biting (g) hardly (h) to stay (i) falling on the grass (j) to get the warmth of fire

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

Time is a special resource that you cannot store or save for future use. (a)___ it is managed properly to gain success. The skills of managing time properly are called time management skills (b)___ these skills are necessary for job hunting and career success. (c)___ it is essential to improve these skills. (d)___ there are several useful strategies that can be used to improve your time management skills. (e)___ have clear goal in mind. (f)___ set up your priorities. (g)___ block out time for your high priority activities first and protect that time from interruptions. (h)___ set a deadline to do them and try your best to stick to it. (i)___ your skills will help you avoid stress in completing any work successfully (j)___ reward yourself when the job is done.

Answer (10):

(a) Actually (b) and (c) Besides (d) Moreover (e) First of all (f) Then (g) Ne×t (h) Nevertheless (i) Thus (j) and

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

Many years ago there lived a king named Solomon. He was very wise and helped people in many ways. The Queen of Sheba heard about the name and fame of King Solomon. She could not believe that he was so wise and wealthy. She decided to visit his country and meet him personally. So, the Queen came to King Solomon's palace. The Queen brought with her hundreds of servants who carried many fine presents. She also brought with her some artificial flowers. Among them there were some real flowers also. The flowers were beautiful and looked alike. The Queen asked the courtiers to find out the real ones. They failed to differentiate. King Solomon watched some bees flying over some flowers. At once he realized those flowers to be real.

(a) wise (antonym) (f) present (synonym)

(b) fame (antonym) (g) artificial (antonym)

(c) believe (synonym) (h) alike (synonym)

(d) wealthy  (synonym) (i) differentiate (synonym)

(e) servant (antonym) (j) real (synonym)

Answer (11):

(a) foolish (b) disgrace/disrepute (c) trust (d) rich/well off (e) master (f) gift (g) natural (h) similar (i) distinguish/separate (j) genuine

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

Mr. Hasan: Hello How are you Zaman

Mr. Zaman: Fine. What about you

Mr. Hasan: Well I was a bit sick.

Mr. Zaman: Really What happened

Mr. Hasan: Stomach upset. I had outside food. It troubled my stomach

Mr. Zaman:  That's why I always avoid outside food they are unhygienic.

Mr. Hasan: I'm not going to have it anymore.

Mr. Zaman: Anyway you take care bye.

Mr. Smith: Bye

Answer (12):

Mr. Hasan: Hellow, how are you, Zaman?

Mr. Zaman: Fine. What about you?

Mr. Hasan: Well, I was a bit sick.

Mr. Zaman: Really! What happened?

Mr. Hasan: Stomach upset. I had outside food. It troubled my stomach.

Mr. Zaman: That's why, I always avoid outside food. They are unhygienic.

Mr. Hasan: I'm not going to have it anymore.

Mr. Zaman: Anyway, you take care. Bye.

Mr. Hasan: Bye.

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