HSC English 2nd paper model test with answer pdf download [46]

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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

Hope means expectation. It is one of (a)___ chief supports of life. Apart from bread, we live upon hope. We always hope that something good is awaiting us. It makes our life easy and comfortable. It is (b)___ hope that gives us strength, vigour and perseverance. It gives (c)___ stimulus to work. (d)___ present would be intolerable if we have no hope for better in (e)___ future. It is hope that keeps life afloat on (f)___ sea of (g)___ world. It cheers (h)___ mind and keeps our spirits in distress. We always hope for better things. Hope springs eternal peace in (i)___ human mind. There is no (j)___ end of hope.

Answer (1):

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

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

Today people living in towns and cities are well acquainted (a)___ the term mosquito menace. Towns and cities are infested (b)___ mosquitoes. Just (c)___ the sunset mosquitoes come out (d)___ swarms like locusts and spread their fitting claws (e)___ human beings. They suck blood (f)___ human bodies. People are (g)___ draw mosquito curtain at night. Though people use various insecticides, they are (h)___ no use. The mosquitoes disturb sleep of people (i)___ their buzzing sound. (j)___ their biting they cause various diseases. 

Answer (2):

(a) with (b) with (c) after (d) in (e) into (f) from (g) to (h) of (i) with (j) By

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

what's it like	was born	would rather	had better	as though
let alone	what if	have to	as soon as	there

(a) Sheikh Hasina is the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She___ in Gopalganj in 1947. She is the eldest of five children of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

(b)___ I finished reading over the problem, the answer leapt to my mind. Actually I was absent minded.

(c) You are too fat. You___ eat two risks and an apple every lunch.

(d) New Zealand is a very cold country. I___ live in a warm country.

(e) Once___ lived a farmer. He had a faithful dog. The farmer loved the dog very much.

(f) The girl looks very ugly. She looks___ she didn't sleep last night.

(g) I have never met any actor,___ Shahrukh Khan. But I am his great fan.

(h) Please don't worry. I am thinking what to do. You don't___ clean the car.

(i) You look very pale.___ you consult with a lawyer?

(j)___ playing in the middle of the street? You seem to be very anxious playing with risk.

Answer (3):

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

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

(a) Grammar is very tough for Nilima. She practices grammar a lot so that___ . 

(b) Rajan tried his best to get the job but he could not get it. Had he got the job, he___ .

(c) I requested him to join me in playing cricket.___ but only after he had finished the study.

(d) I could not recognize you. It was three years since we___ .

(e) He was writing quite well but suddenly he___ . So he could not finish his examination with satisfaction.

(f) The man was very weak but he had to carry a big box. The box was too heavy for___ .

(g) Mina was really in great danger. She came to you with a view to___ .

(h) Load-shedding is common in our country. it is high time___ .

(i) Ruhi was not serious about the examination. If you had been more serious, you___ .

(j) Self help is the best help. Allah helps those who___ .

Answer (4):

(a) She practises grammar a lot so that she can do well in the examination.

(b) Had he got the job, he could have changed his lot.

(c) He joined me but only after he had finished the study.

(d) It was three years since we had met last.

(e) He was writing quite well but suddenly he felt a bad headache.

(f) The box was too heavy for him to carry.

(g) She came to you with a view to sharing her problems with you.

(h) It is high time we put an end to load shedding.

(i) If you had been more serious, you could have got GPA-5 in the exam.

(j) Allah helps those who help themselves.

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 great leader of our country whom we love and admire is Sher-E-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Huq (a)___ (mean) tiger. Fazlul Huq (b)___ (fight) for the cause of the country as like as a tiger. So, he (c)___ (call) Sher-E-Bangla. His father Kazi Wazed Ali (d)___ (be) a renowned pleader in the Barisal Bar. From his boyhood, Fazlul Huq was very meritorious. One day the boy Fazlul Huq (e)___ (read) in his room. His father (f)___ (pass) by. He saw his son (g)___ (read) his lessons and (h)___ (tear) off the pages of his book one after another. He at once (i)___ (enter) the room and said, "O my boy, why are you (j)___ (play) with your book?"

Answer (5):

(a) meaning (b) fought (c) is called (d) was (e) was reading (f) was passing (g) reading (h) tearing (i) entered (j) playing

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

(a) Child labour is one of the biggest curses of the 21st century (Positive). It is complete violation of human rights. (b) Unfortunately, it has been accepted in our society (Complex). Only poverty is responsible for this (Negative). (d)  In a family of five or six children, the parents have to send some of their kids to work so that they can fill their empty stomachs (Simple). (e) Though these poor children have to do bone breaking work all day, in return they are rewarded with all kinds of abuse (Compound).

Answer (6):

(a) Very few curses of the 21st century are as big as child labour.

(b) It is unfortunate that it has been accepted in our society.

(c) Nothing but poverty is responsible for this.

(d) In a family of five or six children, the parents have to send some of their kids to work to/in order to fill their empty stomachs.

(e) These poor children have to do bone breaking work all day but in return they are rewarded with all kinds of abuse.

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

"What is your occupation?" asked the King. "I do not work at all", said the stranger. "I wander about God's kingdom and wherever He places me, there I remain for the day." Seeing the stranger's trust in God, the king felt kindly towards him and said, "Will you come and live in my palace?" The stranger asked, "What I shall do there?" "You'll water my trees and flower and in exchange you will get food and clothing", said the king. 

Answer (7):

The king asked the stranger what his occupation was. The stranger replied/answered that he did not work at all. He (S) further said that he wandered about God's kingdom and wherever He placed him (S), there he (S) remained for the day. Seeing the stranger's trust in God, the king felt kindly towards him and asked if he (S) would come and live in his (k) palace. The stranger asked what he would do there. The king replied that he (S) would water his (K) trees and flowers and in exchange he (S) would get food and clothing.

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

Life is full of struggles. These are quite normal in anyone's life as it is not a bed of roses. Certainly, it has ups and downs. A man has to face innumerable barriers in his life. Sometimes, he can overcome those but sometimes he fails to combat them. He may be born with silver spoon without any trouble. But even then he has to overcome a lot of such to be successful in life. In other words, life is full of challenges. If he cannot fight them successfully, his life becomes full of sorrows. Though the scholars differ in giving the definition of life, they are unanimous that obstacles are the ways of life. In fact, a man has to undergo many in his life. 

Answer (8):

Life is full of struggles. These struggles are quite normal in anyone's life as it is not a bed of roses. Certainly, life has ups and downs. A man has to face innumerable barriers in his life. Sometimes, he can overcome those barriers/ obstacles/ struggles but sometimes he fails to combat them. He may be born with silver spoon without any trouble. But even then he has to overcome a lot of such barriers/obstacles/ struggles to be successful in life. In other words, life is full of challenges. If he cannot fight them successfully, his life becomes full of sorrows. Though the scholars differ in giving the definition of life, they are unanimous that obstacles are the ways of life. In fact, a man has to undergo many obstacles/barriers/struggles in his life.

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

It is said that the other name of (a)___ (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) water is life. Because by drinking it we quench (b)___ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) thirst. So, we need pure water (c)___ (post-modify the verb using an infinitive) on the earth. But (d)___ (pre-modify the noun) water is life killing. By drinking contaminated water, we suffer from (e)___ (use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) diseases. We may (f)___ (pre-modify the verb) face (g)___ (pre-modify the noun) death by drinking contaminated water. We are responsible for (h)___ (use noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) pollution. Waste materials from mills and factories are thrown here and there. Besides latrines (i)___ (use present participle to past modify the noun) on ponds and rivers cause water pollution. So, (j)___ (pre-modify the noun) awareness should be raised to stop water pollution. 

Answer (9):

(a) pure (b) our (c) to live (d) contaminated/ polluted (e) many/ various (f) even/ ultimately/ eventually (g) unexpected/ unnatural/ unwanted /premature (h) water (i) standing (j) public/ mass

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

Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper. The ant was very industrious. (a) -, the grasshopper was very lazy. (b) -, he used to pass away his time in singing and sleeping. He did not work at all. (c) -, he used to go before the ant and ask him to take some rest. (d)___ , the ant continued with his work. (e)___ the ant collected a huge amount of food for the winter. (f)___ , the winter came and covered everything with snow. (g)___ , there was no food available on the fields. The grasshopper could not take food from the fields. (h)___ , he did not have any food in his house. (i)___ , he went to the ant to beg for some food. The ant helped him but that was not enough to pass the winter. (j)___ , the grasshopper understood the necessity of work.  

Answer (10):

(a) On the contrary/On the other hand (b) Usually/So/That's why/For this (c) Rather (d) However (e) Thus (f) Naturally/As usually (g) So/ That's why/For this/For this reason (h) As a result/Consequently/So (i) Then (j) Finally/ Eventually/At last/Thus.

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

Another field in which Pasteur worked as a scientist was the study of disease germs. The germs of certain diseases are bacteria, but other diseases are caused by viruses, which are too small to be seen with the hind of microscope that was in use in Pasteur's time. Pasteur studied a number of animal diseases. One of these was anthrax, a disease that can also affect men. At that time, anthrax killed many sheep and cattle in France. Pasteur discovered how to grow anthrax bacteria that were much less powerful than those found in diseased animals. He showed by experiment that if animals were inoculated with the weakened bacteria and then infected with powerful bacteria, they would not die. 

(a) field (synonym) (b) certain (antonym) (c) small (synonym) (d)  studied (synonym) (e) killed (antonym) (f) discovered (antonym) (g) found (synonym) (h) experiment (synonym) (i) powerful (antonym) (j) die (synonym)

Answer (11):

(a) sector/section/sphere (b) uncertain (c) tiny/ little (d) analyzed/ researched/ experimented/ examined (e) saved/rescued (f) conceited/ hid/hidden (g) observed/ noticed (h) research/ study/analysis (i) weak/ submissive/ powerless (j) depart/ expire/ decease/demise

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

Lina: Guys were going for a picnic.

Lamia: Oh sounds great.

Lina: So get prepared and just make sure all you are quite okay on the day.

Pial: What'll we have for breakfast on the day? Sandwich or burger.

Lina: I think that sandwiches will do.

Ria: Will Mila join us?

Lina: Well she is a little busy. Anyway she'll join us.

Ria: Ok lets go now.

Answer (12):

Lina: Guys, we're going for a picnic.

Lamia: Oh, sounds great!

Lina: So, get prepared and just make sure all you are quite okay on the day.

Pial: What'll we have for breakfast on the day? sandwich or burger?

Lina: I think that sandwiches will do.

Ria: Will Mila join us?

Lina: Well, she is a little busy. Anyway, she'll join us.

Ria: Ok, let's go now.

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