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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

There was (a) — time when (b) — people of Arabia forgot (c) — almighty Allah. They used to commit (d)  — sins. They did not like (e) — female issues. If ever (f) — girl child was born to them, they used to bury her to death. In such (g) — condition Hazrat Muhammad (Sm), (h) — great prophet came with (i) — message of peace for mankind and reestablished (j) — order and discipline in the society.

Answer (1):

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

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

Sakhina is overwhelmed (a) — grief as her father is determined (b) — marry her (c) — at an early age (d)  — fifteen. Since she possesses an aptitude (e) — studies, she prefers carrying (f) — her education (g) — getting married. Sakhina's father being burdened (h) — a nine member family wants thus to reduce his expenditure. This is the picture (i) — the thousands of families who live (j) — the poverty line.

Answer (2):

(a) with (b) to (c) off (d) of (e) for (f) on (g) before (h) with (i) of (j) below 

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

as if	was born	there	as soon as	let alone
had better	would rather	have to	what if	what does ¾ look like

(a) Aristotle the great philosopher who had a vast knowledge in different disciplines___ in Stagira in 384 BC.

(b)___ was a big tree in the forest. But people cut it down for their settlement.

(c) He is behaving___ he were the king of the world. Actually he is a rogue.

(d) I am worried about my new job.___ I lose my job?

(e) If you want to prosper in life, you___ keep working hard patiently. There is no short cut way to succeed.

(f)___ she finished her work, she called her father.

(g) Rohan cannot ride a bicycle,___ drive a car. I have never seen an inactive person like him. 

(h) Son: Mom,___ a devil___ ?

 Mom: Sorry dear, no idea. I have never seen a devil.

(i) I have an important task with you. We — meet early.

(j) I___ go out for dinner than remain hungry.

Answer (3):

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

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

(a) I do not know how to cook food. My mother wants me to learn cooking so that —.

(b) The first and foremost duty of a student is to study. Without —, a student cannot bring success in his life.

(c) The poor woodcutter was cutting wood in the jungle when suddenly his — from his hand into the river.

(d) It was a brilliant performance from Tamim Iqbal. He had scored 120 runs before he —.

(e) Mr. Rahman is a good teacher. He behaves so well with his students that everyone —.

(f) Greenhouse gases are responsible for global warming. — we stopped the emission of greenhouse gases.

(g) You were driving carelessly. If you —, you would have avoided the accident.

(h) I lost my English book. I went to your house with a view to — for a week.

(i) As the —, we had to drink water after every half an hour during our journey.

(j) Cox's Bazar is — in the world. We are really proud of it.

Answer (4):

(a) My mother wants me to learn cooking so that I do not face any difficulty in future.

(b) Without studying, a student cannot bring success in his life.

(c) The poor woodcutter was cutting wood in the jungle when suddenly his a×e slipped from his hand into the river.

(d) He had scored 120 runs before he was bowled out.

(e) He behaves so well his students that everyone loves him.

(f) It is high time we stopped the emission of greenhouse gases.

(g) If you had been a bit careful, you would have avoided the accident.

(h) I went to your house with a view to borrowing your book for a week.

(i) As the day was extremely hot, we had to drink water every half an hour during our journey.

(j) Cox's Bazar is the longest seabeach in the world.

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 thought will crowd our brain. Idle persons who (b) — (kill) their time are burdens on society. They (c) — (sit) idle and cherish no high ideal and lofty ambition in life. They not (d)  — (support) themselves. They (e) — (lead) an unhappy life and (f) — (suffer) in the long run. There should be time for reading, for office or other work, 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 which we (j) — (make) for our guidance.

Answer (5):

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

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

(a) Bangladesh is a small country but has a vast population (simple). (b) Very few countries in the world are as populous as it (Superlative). Most of the people here live in the village and they are farmers. (c) The farmers work hard to support themselves (Complex). (d)  They are honest and kind (Negative without changing the meaning) (e) They should be taken care of. (Active) 

Answer (6):

(a) In spite of being a small country Bangladesh has a vast population.

(b) It is one of the most populous countries in the world.

(c) The farmers work hard so that they can support themselves.

(d) They are not only honest but also kind/ They are not dishonest and unkind.

(e) We should take care of them.

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

He said, "I can chop some wood today." I said, "But I have a boy coming from the orphanage." "I am the boy." "You? But you're small." "Size doesn't matter chopping wood," he said. 

Answer (7):

He told me that he could chop some wood that day. I disagreed telling him that I had a boy coming from the orphanage. Then he said that he was the boy. Being surprised, I asked him if he was the boy and said that he was very small. Then the boy replied that size didn't matter chopping wood.

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

Student politics is a burning question in our country. Nowadays, students are being misguided because of this. They have become the puppets in the hands of the so-called politicians. They are being easily exploited by these. The students have taken arms in their hands instead of books. So they are found to be engaged in bloody clashes very often. Sometimes educational institutions are closed sine die for it between the rival groups. General students also become victims of it every now and then. Sometimes innocent students have to die for such. It is quite unexpected. We certainly look  forward to the bright future of them.  

Answer (8):

Student politics is a burning question in our country. Nowadays, students are being misguided because of student politics. They have become the puppets in the hands of the so-called politicians. They are being easily exploited by these politicians. The students have taken arms in their hands instead of books. So they are found to be engaged in bloody clashes very often. Sometimes educational institutions are closed sine die for these clashes between the rival groups. General students also become victims of it every now and then. Sometimes innocent students have to die for such clashes. It is quite unexpected. We certainly look forward to the bright future of our students.

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

I experienced a very interesting incident (a) — (post-modify the verb) on my way to Moulvibazar. Mr 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. She 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 was (h) — (Use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective.) happy (i) — (Use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb). She patted the (j) — (pre-modify the noun) cow and burst into laughter.

Answer (9):

(a) the other day (b) an actress (c) enough (d) quickly (e) that (f) banyan (g) Seeing the incident (h) very (i) to have saved the cow (j) ill fated

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

Health is the root of all happiness. (a)___ One cannot enjoy a good health without taking much care of body and mind. People (b)___ are always under mental stress and suffer from anxieties cannot enjoy a good health. (c)___ to enjoy good health, it is also necessary to keep our mind sound. Doctors say (d)___ simple and carefree life is more conducive to health. Many people (e)___ are not aware of health rules. They (f)___ take physical exercise (g)___ take proper food. (h)___ , a huge number of people of our country live below poverty line. (i)___ , awareness about health rules (j)___ maintaining them are very important in maintaining good health.  

Answer (10):

(a) But (b) who (c) So (d) that (e) however (f) neither (g) nor (h) In fact (i) So (j) and

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

Illiteracy is a (a) curse. It (b) hinders all development works of a country. It is said that an (c) illiterate nation live in (d)  darkness with no definite goal. In fact, an illiterate person is conservative, superstitious and blind. He can contribute very (e) little to his society and country. He is (f) unconscious and unware of his rights and responsibilities. The (g) whole country is responsible for this. Most of our people are illiterate and poor. In fact illiteracy caused by poverty, stands in the way of (h) success. All should be practical and pragmatic while addressing this problem. Effective (i) measure must be taken by all concerned to (j) remove illiteracy and thus make the nation enlightened.  

(a) curse (anto.) (f) unconscious (anto)

(b) hinders (syn.) (g) whole (syn.)

(c) illiterate (anto.) (h) success (anto.)

(d) darkness (anto.) (i) measure (syn.)

(e) little (anto.) (j) remove (syn.)

Answer (11):

(a) blessing (b) impede (c) literate (d) light (e) much (f) conscious (g) entire (h) failure (i) step (j) eradicate

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

Jerry: I can chop some wood today.

Writer: But I have a boy coming from the orphanage.

Jerry: Im the boy.

Writer: You but youre small

Jerry: Size doesnt matter chopping wood. Some of the big boys don't chop wood lve been chopping wood at the orphanage for a long time.

Writer: Very well theres the axe. Go ahead and see what you can do. 

Answer (12):

Jerry: I can chop some wood today.

Writer: But I've a boy coming from the orphanage.

Jerry: I'm the boy.

Writer: You! But you're small.

Jerry: Size doesn't matter chopping wood. Some of the big boys don't chop wood. I've been chopping wood at the orphanage for a long time.

Writer: Very well. There's the a×e. Go ahead and see what you can do.

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