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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

We know (a)___ man is (b)___ rational creature. It is (c)___ rationality in him which makes him (d) ___ different species. He can differentiate between (e)___ right and (f)___ wrong. This is why (g)___ man is considered (h)___ best creation of (i)___ Creator of (j)___ universe.

Answer (1):

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

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

The cyber cafe is a place teeming (a)___ information. It is a network (b)___ all networks. It is a place (c)___ computers (d) ___ which customers can use the internet and send emails and so on. A cyber cafe is closely associated (e)___ internet communication system. A customer sitting (f)___ the cafe can communicate (g)___ people (h)___ the world. In fact, it is not prejudicial (i)___ our development and essential (j)___ easier communication.

Answer (2):

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

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

Let alone	Was born	there	What is it like	What if
has to	It	as if	what does.... look like	Had better

(a) He treats me___ I were his younger brother. Actually he is one of my distant relatives.

(b) Rima is a daughter of poor parents. She has no private tutor. So she___ study hard.

(c)___ was a stormy night. It was raining also.

(d) I cannot ride a bike,___ a car. I have no money to buy any of these two things.

(e) Victor Hugo is a famous French novelist and dramatist. He___ in 1802.

(f) Salma,___ a kangaroo___ ?

(g) Today is holiday.___ going to the zoo?

(h) You are not attentive to your study.___ you fail in the exam?

(i) You___ cross the river at this moment. The river is very rough now.

(j)___ flows a river by our village. We often swim in it.

Answer (3):

(a) as if (b) has to (c) It (d) let alone (e) was born (f) what does .... look like? (g) What is it like (h) What if (i) had better (j) There

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

(a) The poem is too difficult___. But Mamun memorized the whole poem.

(b) We voted for him___. He was elected as a chairman.

(c) The judge pronounced___. A hue and cry is created in the court.

(d) Unless___. I will go back home.

(e) Hazrat Omar (R) went out___ an ordinary man. He was a good ruler.

(f) You have helped me in my danger. I assure you___ 

(g) Work hard lest___.

(h) It is a very hard nut___. We should try to solve it together.

(i) It is high time___ Don't waste your time.

(j) No sooner had___ than the thief ran away.

Answer (4):

(a) The poem is too difficult for me to learn.

(b) We voted for him in the last election.

(c) The judge pronounced death sentence.

(d) Unless you come, I will go back home.

(e) Hazrat Omar (R) went out in the guise of an ordinary man.

(f) I assure you I shall remain grateful to you.

(g) Work hard lest you should fail in the e×am.

(h) It is a very hard nut to crack.

(i) It is high time to start the work.

(j) No sooner had we reached home than the thief ran away.

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

The language movement of 1952 (a)___ (be) the main inspiration that led to our war of liberation and (b)___ (give) birth to Bangladesh. Dr. Shahidullah (c)___ (play) an important role in initiating the freedom movement. He was not a politician, though he strongly (d) ___ (protest) the then Pakistan government's decision to (e)___ (impose) Urdu as a state language on the Bengali people. He (f)___ (inspire) the people with his articles and speeches. He reasoned that Pakistan (g)___ (can) not use Islam as a weapon to (h)___ (subjugate) Bangalis. This reasoning (i)___ (motivate) the nationalistic minded Bengali people (j)___ (live) in the turbulent times.

Answer (5):

(a) was (b) gave (c) played (d) protested (e) impose (f) inspired (g) could (h) subjugate (i) motivated (j) living

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

(a) Campus violence is a common phenomenon nowadays. (Interrogative)

(b) Every student of the universities is a victim of it. (Negative)

(c) How horrible campus violence is! (Assertive)

(d) Political leaders use our innocent students as tools. (Passive)

(e) Many innocent students fall victim to it. (Complex)

(f) Political will is needed to solve this problem. (Active)

(g) Campus violence is the worst of any violence. (positive)

(h) It is sure that campus violence is an evil. (simple)

(i) No other phenomenon is as harmful as campus violence for the students. (superlative)

(j) People believe that student politics should be stopped. (compound)

Answer (6):

(a) Isn't campus violence a common phenomenon nowadays?

(b) There is no student in the universities without being a victim of it.

(c) Campus violence is very horrible.

(d) Our innocent students are used as tools by political leaders.

(e) Many students who are innocent fall victim to it.

(f) It needs political will to solve this problem.

(g) No other violence is so bad as campus violence.

(h) Surely campus violence is an evil.

(i) Campus violence is the most harmful phenomenon for the students.

(j) Student politics should be stopped and people believe it.

7. Change the narrative style of the following text: 1 × 5 = 5

Shafat said to Lucy, "Do you like democracy or socialism?" "I like both democracy and socialism", answered Lucy. "How is it that you like both the concepts? People usually advocate either of the two," he said.

"When I speak well of both, I count their good points which are in my opinion, necessary to the growth of mixed economy in a country," she argued.

Answer (7):

Shafat asked Lucy if she (L) liked democracy or socialism. Lucy answered that she liked both democracy and socialism Shafat asked how it was that she liked both the concepts. He also added that people usually advocate either of the two.

Lucy argued that when she spoke well of both, she counted their good points which were in her opinion, necessary to the growth of mi×ed economy in a country.

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

Sunlight is the source of all energy on the earth. All the living beings are dependent upon this. Green plants are the producer of the ecosystem. All plants and animals of it are interconnected serially. Consequently, there develops a food chain among these. The transfer of food energy takes place from producers through a series of food levels. This is called the food chain in the ecosystem. There are numerous food chains in an ecosystem. It does not work in isolation. These are linked together to form a food web.

Answer (8):

Sunlight is the source of all energy on the earth. All the living beings are dependent upon sunlight. Green plants are the producer of the ecosystem. All plants and animals of ecosystem are interconnected serially. Consequently, there develops a food chain among them. The transfer of food energy takes place from producers through a series of food levels. This is called the food chain in the ecosystem. There are numerous food chains in an ecosystem. They do not work in isolation. They are linked together to form a food web.

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

A few days ago, the (a)___ (pre-modify the noun with a noun adjective) ceremony was held. We invited our friends and relatives (b)___ (post modify the noun with infinitive phrase). The (c)___ (pre modify the noun) guests started to come in the evening. We received them (d) ___ (post modify the verb). We all were waiting (e)___ (post modify the verb with infinitive) the bridegroom. The groom came at about 8 p.m. We were happy (f)___ (post modify the adjective with infinitive phrase). The groom came (g)___ (post modify the verb with a present participle) wedding dress. He was looking (h)___ (pre modify the adjective with intensifier) smart and handsome. I took him to the stage (i)___ (post modify the verb with a present participle) his hand. He took his seat. The Quazi solemnized the marriage (j)___ (post modify the verb with present participle phrase) from the Holy Quran.

Answer (9):

(a) marriage (b) to attend the function (c) invited (d) cordially (e) to see (f) to see (g) wearing (h) very (i) holding (j) reciting

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

(a)___ I was walking along the road the other day, I happened to notice a small brown leather purse lying on the pavement. I picked it up and opened it to see (b)___ I could find out the owner's name. There was nothing indside. It (c)___ some small change and a rather old photograph___ a picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old who looked like the woman's daughter. I put the photograph back (d) ___ took the purse to the Police station. (e)___ I handed it to the sergeant in charge. Before I left, the sergeant made a note of my name and address in case the owner of the purse wanted to write and thank me. That evening I went to have dinner with an uncle and aunt of mine. They had also invited another person, a young woman, (f)___ there would be four people at table. The young woman's face was familiar (g)___ I could not remember where I had seen it. I was quite sure (h)___ we had not met before. (i) Conversation, however, the young woman happened to mark that she had lost her purse that afternoon. I at once remembered where I had seen her face. She was the young woman in the photograph (j)___ she was now much older.    

Answer (10):

(a) When (b) if (c) rather (d) and (e) Then (f) besides (g) but (h) that (i) During (j) though

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

The utility of newspaper reading cannot be exaggerated. The newspaper brings the world to our door. It develops in us a feeling that we and our country are a part of the vast world outside. By reading a newspaper we get all types of information from home and abroad. Those who are interested in sports can find the result of cricket, football, hockey and tennis matches. From the page of a paper we may get the news about the present situation of the whole world. We cannot but wonder at the wide range of news published in a newspaper.

(a) utility (synonym) (b) vast (antonym) (c) interested (antonym) (d)  present (synonym) (e) wide (antonym) (f) exaggerated (synonym) (g) feeling (synonym) (h) information (synonym) (i) result (antonym) (j) wonder (antonym)

Answer (11):

(a) usefulness (b) small (c) disinterested (d) current (e) limited (f) amplified (g) opinion (h) news (i) cause (j) disinterest

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 should know that to pass in the exam is one thing and to know is another thing one can pass in the examination without knowing anything there are many ways to pass the examination but there is only one way to know it is hard work. if you want to know you must read vigorously there is no other shortcut students of our country to our utter surprise simply want to pass in the examination they don't bother at all how much they have known they have become totally certificate oriented.

Answer (12):

Student should know that to pass in the exam is one thing and to know is another thing. One can pass in the examination without knowing anything. There are many ways to pass in the examination but there is only one way to know. It is hard work. If you want to know, you must read vigorously. There is no other shortcut. Students of our country, to our utter surprise, simply want to pass in the examination. They don't bother at all how much they have known. They have become totally certificate oriented.

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Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)

13. Write an application to the principal of your college for increasing facilities in the college library. 8

14. A huge number of students fail in English every year in the public examination despite studying it as compulsory subject. Write a report for about 200 words focusing on different causes for the failure of the students in English. 8

15. Write a paragraph on "Curse of unfair means in the examination". 10

16. Write a composition on "Cause and effect of deforestation". 14