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HSC English Second 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

One day I was walking by (a)___ Mirpur Road. I met a man who was putting on (b)___ uniform. He told that he would like to join (c)___ Army as a doctor. He is (d) ___ F.R.C.S. He went to pay a visit to (e)___ Mount Everest. He also told that he had been in (f)___ Punjab. I told I had seen (g)___ Lake Baikal. He held me by (h)___ hand and told that he liked (i)___ man of principles. I thought he was (j)___ better of the two persons.

Answer (1):

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

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

Books introduce us (a)___ the world. They revive our sense which has sunk (b)___ oblivion. When the thought of a book coincides (c)___ our thought, we get much pleasure. Besides, they provide us (d) ___ knowledge and information. So, books are known to us as a source of information and entertainment. But most of our young generation have aversion (e)___ reading book which results (f)___ making them unable to cope (g)___ the advanced world. So, to enlighten an individual as well as to make us suited (h)___ the hard times (i)___ come, we must emphasize (j)___ forming the habit of reading books from an early age.   

Answer (2):

(a) to (b) into (c) with (d) with (e) to (f) from (g) with (h) to (i) to (j) on

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

had better	as long as	was born	let alone	wish
lest	would rather	as soon as	as if	have to

(a) Mr. Aziz is an honest man. He___ starve than take bribe.

(b) Hello, I am from Bangladesh. I___ in Dhaka.

(c) Your mother is ill. So, I think you___ go home early.

(d) We have started late. Now you are walking slowly. Walk fast___ you should miss the train.

(e) I want to set up a hospital. I have not enough money. I___ I were a millionaire to do that.

(f) I helped him many a time. But now he speaks in such a manner___ he did not know me.

(g) None can live without hope. In fact, there is hope___ there is life.

(h) Rima was waiting for the reply . So, she went home___ she got the telegram.

(i) You don't know how poor he is. He cannot buy a fan___ an air-conditioner.

(j) There are some promising sectors in Bangladesh. So, we all___ work sincerely to flourish in those areas.

Answer (3):

(a) would rather (b) was born (c) had better (d) lest (e) wish (f) as if (g) as long as (h) as soon as (i) let alone (j) have to

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

(a) You should avoid bad companies, because a person is known___. 

(b) This place is not safe for you. You had better___.

(c) Rahul returned home last night. He went to Dhaka with a view to___.

(d) Sumon needed to go to station to receive his maternal uncle. But the weather was so cold that___.

(e) Students in primary level drop out in large number. We cannot ensure education for all unless___ 

(f) AIDS is a dangerous disease which___. We should be careful about it. 

(g) The plan may not work___  we'll have to think of something else.

(h) Whether he will come___ not is a question.

(i) It is high time we___.

(j) Though he is a good student___.

Answer (4):

(a) You should avoid bad company, because a person is known by the company he keeps.

(b) You had better leave this place immediately.

(c) He went to Dhaka with a view to seeing his uncle.

(d) But the weather was so cold that he dared not go out in the cold.

(e) We cannot ensure education for all unless the people are aware of the importance of education.

(f) AIDS is a dangerous disease which has no cure.

(g) The plan may not work effectively, so we'll have to think of something else.

(h) Whether he will come or not is a question.

(i) It is high time we raised our voice against corruption.

(j) Though he is a good student, he is not at all attentive to his studies.

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

0.5 × 10 = 5

Corruption (a)___ (be) like an infectious disease. If a corrupted man (b)___ (go) unpunished, he (c)___ (dare) to (d) ___ (commit) another corruption. Measures have been (e)___ (take) against corruption but what we (f)___ (need) most is social awareness. We should (g)___ (remember) that country can (h)___ (reach) at the peak of its development if it (i)___ (be) corruption free. So men in position are (j)___ (expect) to be honest. This is because power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. 

Answer (5):

(a) is (b) goes (c) dares (d) commit (e) taken (f) need (g) remember (h) reach (i) is not (j) expected

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

(a) Education is much more than getting certificates. (Negative) 

(b) If we fail to open up our mind to a broad horizon, our education remains incomplete. (Simple)

(c) Along with this, our mind should always be equipped with rationality that gives us a stand leading to better understanding of and with others and co-existence. (Active) In this case, books can help us understand other people.

(d) A book is the record of what one does and thinks. (Simple)

(e) Wherever you go, the teaching of book will follow you. (Simple)

Answer (6):

(a) Getting certificates is not as much as education.

(b) Failure to open up our mind to a broad horizon, our education remains incomplete.

(c) Along with this, rationality that gives us a stand leading to better understanding of and with others and coexistence should always equip our mind.

(d) A book is the record of one's deeds and thoughts.

(e) The teaching of book will follow you everywhere.

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

'My name is Thaddeus Sholto, Mr Thaddeus Sholto, 'the man went on. He smiled as he spoke and he moved his hands, which were held closely together, all the time. "You are Miss Morstan, of course, and these gentlemen?' 

'This is Mr Sherlock Holmes,' replied Miss Morstan, 'and this is Dr Watson.' 

'A doctor!' cried Sholto in excitement. 'Dr Watson, could you please listen to my heart? I really feel quite ill. I'm a little worried.' 

Answer (7):

The man went on saying that his name was Thaddeus Sholto, Mr Thaddeus Sholto. He smiled as he spoke and he moved his hands which were held closely together all the time. Then he asked if she was Miss Morstan, of course, and those gentlemen. Miss Morstan replied that that was Sherlock Holmes and that was Dr Watson. Sholto cried in excitement saying a doctor and asked Dr Watson requesting if he could listen to his heart. Sholto said that he really felt quite ill and he was a little worried.

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

The enchantress gave the child the name of 'Rapunzel' and took her away with her. Rapunzel grew into the most beautiful child under the sun. When she was twelve years old, she shut her into a tower who lay in a forest and had neither stairs nor door but quite at the top was a little window. When the enchantress wanted to go in, she placed herself beneath it and cried "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair to me." After hearing her voice, she let the hair fall down from the window and the enchantress climbed up by it.  

Answer (8):

The enchantress gave the child the name of 'Rapunzel' and took it away with her. It grew into the most beautiful child under the sun. When Rapunzel was twelve years old, the enchantress shut her into a tower which lay in a forest and had neither stairs nor door but quite at the top was a little window. When she wanted to go in, she placed herself beneath it and cried "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair to me." After hearing her voice, Rapunzel let the hair fall down from the window and the enchantress climbed up by the hair.

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

A young girl was crying (a)___ (post-modify the verb). So I went to her (b)___ (use infinitive to post modify the verb) what happened to her. (c)___ (Use present participle to pre-modify the verb) near her, I came to know that she lost (d) ___ (use a noun phrase to post modify the verb). She told me that she had come to the market with her parents. But as the place was (e)___ (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) crowded she could not follow them. I felt (f)___ (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) sorry for the girl and took her with me. (g)___ (pre-modify the verb with a present participle phrase), I gave her food. The girl became happy (h)___ (sue an infinitive phrase to post-modify the adjective) and slept soon. Next morning I went to the (i)___ (post-modify the noun) police station and informed the duty officer about the girl (j)___ (post-modify the noun with a relative pronoun) I got in the market place. 

Answer (9):

(a) loudly (b) to know (c) Going (d) her parents (e) very (f) extremely (g) Coming home (h) to eat food (i) nearest (j) whom

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

Socrates is considered one of the greatest thinkers of all times. This was not because he was the most intelligent, (a)___ as he states in the apology, it was (b)___ he knew he didn't know everything. He enjoyed questioning people and getting them to think deeper (c)___ he would consider other's opinion. He refers to himself as a gadfly (d) ___ pesters the horse into action. This is the case in Plato's Meno. Socrates is having a discussion with Meno on (e)___ virtues are teachable. This conversation leads to gain knowledge (f)___ it takes a man to be successful. Socrates states that there are two ways in (g)___ men succeed. One is to gain true knowledge and the other is to express right opinion. (h)___ there are differences between them, they both will lead to success. (i)___ , Socrates refers to true knowledge as one of the ways in which men (j)___ succeed. 

Answer (10):

(a) rather (b) that (c) so that (d) who (e) how (f) and (g) which (h) Though (i) In fact (j) eventually

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

Rabindranath Tagore showed his literary genius at his very boyhood. At the age of 17 he was sent to London for higher education. At the very beginning London made a poor impression on him. Later he joined London University and often visited the House the Parliament for listening to Gladstone and John Bright's debates on lrish Home Rule. At the later stage he admired the western culture and for this reason he was called back to India.

(a) genius (synonym) (b) send (antonym) (c) begin (antonym) (d)  poor (antonym) (e) debates (synonym) (f) higher (antonym) (g) often (synonym) (h) later (antonym) (i) admire (antonym) (j) reason (synonym)

Answer (11):

(a) talent (b) receive (c) end (d) rich (e) arguments (f) lower (g) frequently (h) earlier (i) despise (j) ground

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

The traveller said can you tell me the way to the nearest inn Yes "said the peasant Do you want one in which you can spend the night "No" replied the traveller "I only want a meal". 

Answer (12):

The traveller said, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?" "Yes," said the peasant. "Do you want one in which you can spend the night?" "No," replied the traveller. "I only want a meal."

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