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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

The process of globalization obviously requires (a)___ common language for international (b)___ communication. For many different reasons, English has achieved (c)___ prestige of being that (d)___ language because it is (e)___ international language. It is no longer (f)___ unique possession of the British or the American or other native people, but (g)___ language that belongs to (h)___ world's people. This phenomenon has led to (i)___ bewildering variety of (j)___ English around the world.

Answer (1):

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

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

Dear Rinky,

I'd like (a)___ let you know the importance of tourism. Man often takes a ride (b)___ various types of transports (c)___ having any pressing business to attend (d)___ . Being weary of the strains and stresses (e)___ modern life, he, (f)___ times, wants to get (g)___ from them (h)___ a few days. Man makes a tour just for pleasure too. If anybody does so, we call him a tourist. But the place he goes (i)___ must abound (j)___ such comforts and pleasures as would make him really happy. No more today.

Your friend,

Pinky.

Answer (2):

(a) to (b) on (c) for (d) to (e) of (f) at (g) away (h) for (i) to (j) with

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

Let alone	What's it like	As soon as	Was born	What does ¾ look like
Would rather	There	Have to	Had better	As if

(a)___ was a time when educated people were more honourable than the rich people. But alas! Those days are gone.

(b) I___ be more disciplined. Discipline is the root of all success.

(c) Most of the poor villagers have no tin shed house___ brick built building.

(d) We stand up___ the teacher enters our class room. This is a part of our culture.

(e) I___ and brought up in a village. I like the rural life so much.

(f) You___ settle up the dispute with your brother. Otherwise, it will harm you in many ways.

(g) My parents___ stay in a village than live with us in Dhaka. They don't like city life.

(h) You are praising yourself___ you were a scholar. Empty vessels sound much.

(i) I have no idea about a foreign country___ living in a foreign country. I have never been abroad.

(j)___ an alien___ ? Is it like a human being?

Answer (3):

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

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

(a) Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. You must go to bed early so that___ .

(b) Shantanu was expecting a brilliant result. Hardly had the result been published when___ .

(c) The poem was too difficult for___ . The teacher told the students to listen to him carefully.

(d) Climate change is so alarming that it___ . We must be aware of this fact.

(e) Trees are very important for our existence on earth. We should stop cutting trees. It is high time we___ .

(f) We can ensure a healthy and comfortable life by___ .

(g) If you___ , you will never understand the agony of failure.

(h) I did not know anything about the matter. If___ , I would have told him.

(i) Planting trees must be our priority. We have to plant more trees lest we___ .

(j) We must try to maintain a good health. Though a healthy man is an___ , an unhealthy man is a liability. 

Answer (4):

(a) You must go to bed early so that you can get up early.

(b) Hardly had the result been published when he got nervous.

(c) The poem was too difficult for the students to understand.

(d) Climate change is so alarming that it causes great harm to us. 

(e) It is high time we raised awareness among mass people about the importance of trees.

(f) We can ensure a healthy and comfortable life by taking a balanced diet.

(g) If you always win, you will never understand the agony of failure.

(h) If I had known, I would have told him.

(i) We have to plant more trees lest we should perish.

(j) Though a healthy man is an asset, an unhealthy man is a liability.

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

Change is the order of nature because we know the proverb that old order changes (a)___ (yield) place to the new. So, nothing (b)___ (remain) new forever. The same we (c)___ (notice) in the entertainment also. Old and traditional forms (d)___ (change) by new, modified and modern forms of entertainment. Many of them (e)___ (not, exists) any longer. Today TV channels and satellite have superseded radio, similarly band and pop music (f)___ (replace) our popular old songs. Football (g)___ (lose) its appeal day by day. Cricket and other games (h)___ (become) more and more popular. Our ideas about the popularity of entertainment also (i)___ (change). We've started (j)___ (look) upon our forms of life in a new way.

Answer (5):

(a) yielding (b) remains (c) notice (d) are changed (e) do not e×ist (f) have replaced (g) is losing (h) are becoming (i) have changed (j) looking

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

(a) Dowry hampers the harmony of the society (Passive).

(b) The barbarous tradition of the dark age must be stopped anyhow (Negative).

(c) Tough punishment should be given to the greedy and cruel criminals (Compound).

(d) Bangladesh govt. has already made some laws to root out this vice (Complex).

(e) Taking dowry is a very heinous crime (Exclamatory).

Answer (6):

(a) The harmony of the society is hampered by dowry.

(b) This barbarous tradition of the dark age cannot but be stopped anyhow.

(c) Punishment should be given to the greedy and cruel criminals and it should be tough.

(d) Bangladesh government has already made some laws so that it can root out this vice.

(e) What a heinous crime taking dowry is!

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

"Sir," he said, "May I ask you a question" "Of course." "I was absent from your class yesterday and could not understand the lesson." "Ok, if you are free after this class, meet me in the teachers" room. I will help you." "Thank you, sir." "You're welcome, my son." 

Answer (7):

The student politely asked the teacher if he (s) might ask him (t) a question. The teacher permitted him (s). He said that he (s) had been absent from his (t) class the previous day and could not understand the lesson. The teacher told him (s) to meet him (t) in the teachers' room if he (s) was free after the class. The teacher also assured him (s) that he (t) would help him (s). The student politely thanked him (t). Addressing as his son, the teacher welcomed him (s) or the teacher said that he (s) was welcome.

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

Street accidents have become a matter of daily occurrence nowadays in our country. In the morning when we open the newspaper, we have to see the news of street accidents. They, of course, happen mostly due to rash driving. They are being killed and hundreds are being wounded every year. At present, it has become almost impossible to predict which vehicle will reach safely to the destination. One cannot say that he will reach home without being injured by accident. It seems that they are made only for the drivers of the automobiles and they are given license to do what they like. 

Answer (8):

Street accidents have become a matter of daily occurrence nowadays in our country. In the morning when we open the newspaper, we have to see the news of street accidents. Accidents, of course, happen mostly due to rash driving. Many are being killed and hundreds are being wounded every year. At present it has become almost impossible to predict which vehicle will reach safely to the destination. One cannot say that one will reach home without being injured by accident. It seems that streets are made only for the drivers of the automobiles and drivers are given license to do what they like.

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

Bangladesh is a (a)___ (pre-modify the noun)___ country but has a (b)___ (pre-modify the noun)___ population. Most of her people live below the (c)___ (pre-modify the noun with a noun adjective)___ poverty line and cannot therefore afford to educate their children. Many poor children either drop out of school (d)___ (post-modify the verb with a phrase)___ or (e)___ (pre-modify the verb)___ do not go to school at all. Despite this situation we have far too many students (f)___ (post-modify the noun with infinitive)___ compared to the number of institutions (g)___ (post-modify the noun)___ . Bangladesh needs more schools, colleges and universities to provide for the (h)___ (pre-modify the noun with participle)___ number of students. But owing to financial and resource constraints, the government cannot fund the (i)___ (pre-modify the noun)___ number of educational institutions. At present there is hardly any educational institutions (j)___ (post-modify the noun with adjective clause)___ .     

Answer (9):

(a) small (b) huge/vast (c) e×treme (d) after just a few years/just after primary level (e) simply (f) to educate (g) available (h) increasing (i) requisite/required (j) which are not overcrowded

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

(a) -, most of our students cannot write out their examination paper fairly. (b)___ they cannot understand the questions properly; they often beat about the bush and cram their answers with irrelevant and unnecessary details. (c)___ they fail to arrange their answers neatly, clearly and systematically. (d)___ the teacher suggests that their answer should be brief and precise, they often lengthen unnecessarily where size does not matter at all. (e) -, they have a silly notion that the more they write the more will be their marks.

(f)___ , the reality is just the opposite; their long answers generally become disgusting. (g)___ , such answers always earn unhappy marks. If you want to get expected marks, all you should do is to understand the questions well and answer them just to the point. Don't worry if your answers are fairly short. (h)___ , try to answer the question more or less in your own English. (i)___ plain and clear English is not bad. Again your handwriting should be legible. (j)___ , you will get poor marks in the exam.  

Answer (10):

(a) Generally (b) Since/As (c) Very often/ Eventually/As a result (d) Though (e) Moreover/Besides (f) But/In fact/As a matter of fact (g) In fact/As a result/So (h) Rather/ Moreover (i) In fact (j) Otherwise

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 retards all development work of a country. It is said that an illiterate nation gropes in darkness with no definite goal. In fact, an illiterate person is conservative, superstitious and blind. He can contribute very little to his country. He is unconscious and unaware of his rights and responsibilities. The whole country is responsible for this. Most of your people are illiterate and poor. In fact, illiteracy, cause by poverty, stands in the way of success. All should be practical and pragmatic while addressing this problem. Effective measures should be taken by all concerned to remove illiteracy and thus make the nation enlightened.

(a) curse (antonym)  (b) retards (synonym) (c) darkness (antonym) (d)  conservative (antonym) (e) unconscious (synonym) (f) success (antonym) (g) pragmatic (synonym) (h) measures (synonym) (i) remove (synonym) (j) enlightened (synonym)

Answer (11):

(a) blessing (b) restricts/ hampers (c) blaze (d) broadminded (e) unaware/ ignorant (f) failure (g) hardheaded/ down-to-earth (h) steps (i) dispel (j) educated/wise/illuminated

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

"Whats your dream? Do you have any dream" asked Zayad Robi said tenderly "Yes I have a dream. My dream is a full plate of rice. "Come with me" said Zayad holding his hand. "Im going to materialize your dream." 

Answer (12):

"What's your dream? Do you have any dream?" asked Zayed. Robi said tenderly, "Yes, I have a dream. My dream is a full plate of rice." "Come with me," said Zayed holding his hand. "I'm going to materialize your dream."

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Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)

13. Suppose you are Tamim. Recently a devastating flood has visited your area. People of your area are suffering for want of foods, pure drinking water and medicine. Now write an application to the T.N.O for relief goods for the flood affected people of your locality. 8

14. Suppose you are Hena/Hasan, a reporter of a daily newspaper. You have covered the news of massive fire on a garment factory. Now, write a report on it. 8

15. Write a paragraph on "Price Hike" in about 150 words. 10

16. Write a composition on "Natural Calamities of Bangladesh" within at least 200 words but don't exceed 250 words. 14