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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

Honesty is (a)___ divine virtue. All people do not possess this (b)___ virtue. (c)___ man who possesses this quality is (d) ___ happiest in life. To be honest, (e)___ man should have trustworthiness. For, nobody trusts (f)___ liar. But all respect (g)___ honest man. (h)___ honesty can never be bought. It is (i)___ rare quality which may be found even in (j)___ poor man.

Answer (1):

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

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

The Nobel Prize is the most prestigious prize (a)___ the world. The prize is awarded (b)___ the persons (c)___ outstanding contribution (d) ___ specific six fields. Economics was included (e)___ the list in 1969 (f)___ the first time. One prize is awarded (g)___ each field. But, if there is more than one recipient (h)___ the prize (i)___ one field, the prize money is equally distributed (j)___ all the winners.

Answer (2):

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

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

would rather	as if	has to	had better	as soon as
there	what's it like	it	let alone	what if

(a) To be successful one___ be disciplined. For, without maintaining a disciplined life, none can succeed in life.

(b) He cannot express his ideas in Bangla,___ in English. He is not studious at all.

(c) I___ lead a simple life than earn a lot of money illegally and lead an aristocratic life. I always hate corruption and the corrupts.

(d) While taking exam, students should check if they have attempted all the questions___ they finish writings. but unfortunately some students do not do it.

(e) Today it is drizzling. So,___ taking kedgeree at lunch?

(f) Rahim is meritorious but poor. He___ do a private tuition in the afternoon to afford his educational expenses.

(g) Touhid is a good singer. We have invited him only to our cultural function.___ he misses?

(h) My friend always talks___ he knew everything. Actually he is not a learned man.

(i)___ is unfortunate that many students spoil most of their time by using face-book.

(j) Now we get information within some seconds. Cell phones are doing this miraculous thing. But___ was a time we had to wait days after days for a letter to come and bring the news about our near and dear ones.

Answer (3):

(a) has to (b) let alone (c) would rather (d) as soon as (e) What's it like (f) had better (g) what if (h) as if (i) It (j) there

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

(a) To forget a thing___ is common to all students. Even then, students memorize answers.

(b) Rote learning is harmful. So, students should not memorize anything___ understanding.

(c) Besides, they have to bear in mind that memory has___.

(d) This is___ a bad habit.

(e) It destroys students'___.

(f) They should___ memorizing answers.

(g) For, they___ to do well in the exam.

(h) But they cannot do it because they___ time.

(i) They have___ that time spoiled once never returns.

(j) All the good students are dead against___. Rather they utilize maximum time in life.

Answer (4):

(a) To forget a thing in the exam hall is common to all students.

(b) So, students should not memorize anything without proper understanding.

(c) Besides, they have to bear in mind that memory has limited capacity.

(d) This is in fact a bad habit.

(e) It destroys students creative competence.

(f) They should abstain from memorizing answers.

(g) For, they try their best to do well in the exam.

(h) But they cannot do it because they have wasted their valuable time.

(i) They have failed to understand that time spoiled once never returns.

(j) All the good students are against wasting time.

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 (a)___ (be) many reasons why the talented and qualified people (b)___ (leave) their homeland. The first reason (c)___ (be) that the developed countries (d) ___ (allure) them by (e)___ (offer) the best opportunities to succeed in life. Second, the country fails (f)___ (provide) suitable jobs for them. Again if employed, they (g)___ (get) a handsome salary as per their quality. Besides, some (h)___ (feel) insecurity of their life. But whatever may be the cause, nobody (i)___ (leave) the country. For, it is equal to (j)___ (betray) his motherland.

Answer (5):

(a) are (b) leave (c) is (d) allure (e) offering (f) to provide (g) do not get (h) feel (i) should leave (j) betraying.

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

(a) The Sundarbans looks wonderfully beautiful. (Exclamatory) (b) It is the largest mangrove forest in the world. (Positive) (c) It is named after the name of its principal tree 'Sundari'. (Active) (d)  The striped Royal Bengal Tigers are its main attraction. (Complex). This forest is rich in biodiversity. (e) We can earn a lot if we can build modern tourism centers there. (Simple)

Answer (6):

(a) How beautiful the Sundarbans looks!

(b) No other mangrove forest in the world is so large as it.

(c) People name it after the name of its principal tree 'Sundari'.

(d) There are striped Royal Bengal Tigers which are its main attraction./ The Royal Bengal tigers which are striped are its main attraction.

(e) We can earn a lot by building modern tourism centres there.

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

The boy said, "I've to go to supper now. I can come again tomorrow." I said, "I'll pay you now for what you've done," thinking I should probably have to insist on an older boy. "Ten cents an hour?" "Anything is alright."

Answer (7):

The boy said that he had to go to super then. He added that he could come again the next day. I said that I would pay him then for what he (b) had done. Thinking I should probably have to insist on an older boy, I offered the boy ten cents an hour. The boy replied/ agreed that anything was alright.

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

Mr. x is a doctor. He is reticent. They do not like the people whom talk too much. He advises those to talk little. There is always a big rush of patients to them. He treats them with a lot of care. He prescribes for them less but exact medicine which has spread their name far and wide.

Answer (8):

Mr x is a doctor. He is reticent. He does not like the people who talk too much. He advises them to talk little. There is always a big rush of patients to him. He treats them with a lot of care. He prescribes for them less but exact medicine which has spread his name far and wide.

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

Students are the (a)___ (a pre-modifier of noun) leaders of a country. The development of a country depends (b)___ (post modifier of verb) on how the students prepare themselves to face (c)___ (a noun-adjective to pre-modify a noun) challenges. But unfortunately many students are not serious (d) ___ (a prepositional phrase to post-modify the adjective). They spoil their (e)___ (pre-modifier of a noun) time. Some of them do not go to school (f)___ (noun phrase functioning as adverb). Again some remain inattentive (g)___ (prepositional phrase functioning as adverbial of place). But they have to be attentive and struggle hard (h)___ (an infinitive) in life. They should remember that success is equal to (i)___ (Adjective) work plus determination. So, all students should work hard (j)___ (infinitive) in life.

Answer (9):

(a) future (b) mainly (c) future (d) in their study (e) valuable (f) in proper time (g) in the class (h) to succeed (i) hard (j) to succeed

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

The old sailor spoke so strangely (a)___ the guest stood still. The feast began (b)___ the guest could hear the music and laughter, (c)___ for some reason he could not move to join the others. The old man told him about his last journey on the sea. They had sailed away to the south (d) ___ they had arrived in the cold grey sea. (e)___ the sea was frozen, (f)___ the ice was all around them. The big sails opened wide (g)___ the strong wind blew them quickly through the icy waters. The weather was very cold. (h)___ , there were no birds and animals in that snow covered country. But one day the sailors saw an albatross flying towards the ship. (i)___ the men were pleased to see it. They gave it food and water. It came to the ship everyday (j)___ they called it.

Answer (10):

(a) that (b) and (c) but (d) until (e) Moreover (f) Again (g) as (h) So/Therefore (i) Undoubtedly (j) when

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

Nowadays email has become the most popular mode of communication. It reduces consumption of paper. It improves office efficiency also. It is cheaper than telephone call. It has greatly helped flourish trade and commerce. But in our country all the people cannot afford this facility. And the reasons are many. First, all the people are not rich enough to buy a smart phone or a computer. Again, there are some rural areas where electricity has yet not reached.

(a) popular (synonym) (b) reduces (antonym) (c) improves (antonym) (d)  efficiency (synonym) (e) cheaper (antonym) (f) flourish (synonym) (g) afford (synonym) (h) many (antonym) (i) enough (synonym) (j) rural (antonym)

Answer (11):

(a) favourite/well-known (b) increases (c) worsens (d) productivity (e) costlier (f) develop (g) provide (h) some (i) adequate (j) urban

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

My dear friends, said the piper. I know a charm by which I can rid you of these rats but you must pay me one thousand guilders for this service. One thousand guilders cried the men. we will give you ten thousand if you can rid of us of these rats.

Answer (12):

"My dear friends", said the piper, "I know a charm by which I can rid you of these rats but you must pay me one thousand guilders for this service." "One thousand guilder!" cried the man, "We will give you ten thousand if you can rid of us of these rats."

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Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)

13. Suppose you live in a residential hall of a college. You have to buy some books immediately and you require Tk. 2000. Now write an email to your father requesting him to send you the money by bKash as soon as possible. 8

14. Suppose you are Rahim, a reporter of BTV. You attended a seminar held in Dhaka on How to improve the conversational skill of students, especially in English. Now write a report on it in about 120 words. 8

15. Write a paragraph on "Prospect of Tourism in Bangladesh". 10

16. Internet is both useful and harmful for the younger generation. But what it is actually depends on the intention of the person who uses it. Elaborate this idea with your logic. Your answer should not exceed 250 words. 14