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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

The process of globalization obviously requires (a)___ common language for international (b)___ communication. English has achieved (c)___ prestige of being that language because it is (d)___ international language. It is no longer (e)___ unique possession of British or American people but (f)___ language that belongs to (g)___ world's people. This has led to (h)___ bewildering variety of (i)___ English around the world. There is (j)___ joke that global English is neither British nor American, rather it is bad English. 

Answer (1):

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

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

The ship sailed out (a)___ the icy waters (b)___ another sea. Day after day the sailors stayed (c)___ that silent sea. It was like a painted ship (d)___ a painted ocean. There was no cloud in the sky to guard them (e)___ the burning sun. The other sailors were very angry (f)___ the old man. They blamed him (g)___ sufferings. So they hung the dead albatross (h)___ his neck. They were filled (i)___ fear and there was not a breath (j)___ wind. 

Answer (2):

(a) of (b) into (c) in (d) on (e) from (f) with (g) for (h) round (i) with (j) of

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

but for	provided that	nothing but	no  matter	in a foolish manner
just after	assassinate	such  ¾ as	would  you mind	have to

(a) I was awaiting his arrival,___ his arrival, he talked to me.

(b) His words do not make any sense. He speaks___ .

(c) I need your help.___ doing something for me? 

(d) Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the USA. He___ in April in 1865.

(e) You all are requested to attend the meeting. You can do___ things___ talk and listen.

(f)___ your help, I can't go ahead.

(g) She goes to bed late. She drinks___ milk before going to bed.

(h) By working hard, he has reached the highest peak of success. You can also reach your goal___ you work hard.

(i) I always tell him to do the right thing.___ what I say, he will do what he likes.

(j) Everyone___ work for the development of the country.

Answer (3):

(a) just after (b) in a foolish manner (c) Would you mind (d) was assassinated (e) such ...... as (f) But for (g) nothing but (h) provided that (i) No matter (j) has to

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

(a) Rana died a tragic death in an accident. Had he been a little bit careful___ .

(b) Nice to meet you. It was long___ .

(c) Youth is the best time in life. In youth, mind is soft and___ .

(d) Hasan is a successful man.___ , he could not have succeeded in life.

(e) Kamal started early for college,___ than he was stuck in traffic jam.

(f) Man is born free. But he is___ .

(g) Mother is the best gift of Almighty. Religion says that heaven lies___ .

(h) We should preserve trees. If we cut down trees at random,___ .

(i) Students are the driving force of the nation. The students who___ .

(j)___ that justice delayed, justice denied.

Answer (4):

(a) Had he been a little bit careful, he would not have died.

(b) It was long since I had met you last.

(c) In youth, mind is soft and can be moulded in any form we like.

(d) If he were not sincere, he could not have succeeded in life.

(e) No sooner had he gone a little distance than he was stuck in traffic jam.

(f) But he is in chains everywhere.

(g) Religion says that heaven lies at the feet of mother.

(h) If we cut down trees at random, one day the country will turn into a desert.

(i) The students who are intelligent and determined can lead the nation perfectly.

(j) There is a proverb/saying that justice delayed, justice denied.

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

English is now (a)___ (use) as common language for global communication. It (b)___ (recognize) as an international language. We can't help (c)___ (rely) on English in our communication with the rest of the world. English is important (d)___ (maintain) our communication with our development partners. A good command of English as well as regular practices (e)___ (be) essential for good communication. We (f)___ (provide) with the good scope of enjoying the best books of the world through English. 80% information of all the computers (g)___ (be) in English. With a view to (h)___ (acquaint) with the latest technology we must know English. Now English (i)___ (belong) to the British or the Americans but a language that (j)___ (belong) to the World's people.

Answer (5):

(a) used (b) is recognized (c) relying (d) to maintain (e) is (f) should be provided (g) is (h) being acquainted (i) does not belong (j) belongs

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

(a) Anger is nothing but a vice. (Interrogative)

(b) It is compared to flame. (Active)

(c) So we should control it for our own sake. (Complex)

(d) He, who is taken by anger causes a lot of troubles. (Simple)

(e) An angry man behaves like a beast. (Complex)

Answer (6):

(a) What is anger but a vice? Is anger anything but a vice?

(b) We/people compare it to flame.

(c) It is very important/urgent that we control it for our own sake.

(d) He, taken by anger, causes a lot of troubles.

(e) It is an angry man who behaves like a beast.

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

"You look a little bit like my mother", he said. "But you were only four, Jerry, when you came here. Do you remember her face all years?" "My mother lives in Mannville". "Have you seen her lately?" I said. 

Answer (7):

He (Jerry) told me (authoress) that I looked a little bit like his mother. I told him (j) that he had been only four when he had come here. I asked him if he remembered her face all years. He said that his mother lived in Mannville. I asked him if he had seen her lately.

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

Once upon a time there lived a young man named Androcles. He was caught by a slave merchant who sold him to a rich man in another country. He was very bad and inflicted heavy torture on him. He wanted to get rid of it. One day he fled from his master's house and took shelter in a cave. In the evening a lion entered the cave. He seemed wounded. It was so severe that he was groaning. He came near the lion. He took the lion's paw in his hand and removed a big thorn from it. The lion was relieved of his pain.  

Answer (8):

Once upon a time there lived a young man named Androcles. He was caught by a slave merchant who sold him to a rich man in another country. The merchant was very bad and inflicted heavy torture on Androcles. He wanted to get rid of torture. One day he fled from his master's house and took shelter in a cave. In the evening a lion entered the cave. The lion seemed wounded. The wound was so severe that he was groaning. Androcles came near the lion. He took the lion's paw in his hand and removed a big thorn from the paw. The lion was relieved of his pain.

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

The Sangsad Bhaban, (a)___ (post-modify the noun with an appositive), is at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka. (b)___ (Use past-participle phrase as dangling modifier), this 155ft high 9-storeyed building is surrounded by an (c)___ (pre-modify the noun with an adjective) lake called the Crescent Lake. The structure has 1605 doors, 335 windows, 365 ventilators and corridors totalling to a (d)___ (pre-modify the noun with an adjective) length of 416 kilometers. People (e)___ (Use adverb to post-modify the noun) may easily get lost in these corridors (f)___ (use a relative clause to post-modify the noun). The whole place is air-conditioned and includes all modern-amenities. Although construction work (g)___ (use prepositional phrase to post-modify the noun) started in 1964, it was finally inaugurated in 1982 and the first parliamentary session was held on 15 February the same year. (h)___ (use present participle phrase as dangling modifier to modify the noun), its annual maintenance cost is about 50 million taka. This is the building (i)___ (use relative clause to post-modify the noun). The best way (i)___ (use infinitive phrase to post-modify the noun) of the building is to visit it. 

Answer (9):

(a) the Parliament House of Bangladesh (b) Designed by a famous American architect (c) artificial (d) bewildering (e) often (f) which are deceptive (g) on this structure (h) Being a highly complex (i) which is a wonder for a poor country like Bangladesh (j) to measure the architectural beauty.

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

All the virtues depend on the one virtue of perseverance. It is lack of perseverance, not lack of ability, (a)___ is the cause of most of the failures. (b)___ men do not persevere in overcoming one difficulty at a time, that they fail. (c)___ sticking to one aim in life (d)___ it is realized, they hesitate, change from one aim to another and (e)___ create for themselves (f)___ a series of difficulties as can never be overcome by human power. (g)___ they fail to accomplish anything. (h)___ a small stream will carve out for itself a deep channel simply by constantly flowing. Without perseverance all other virtues are like the deceitful fairy gold of the fairy-tales, (i)___ turns to worthless stones (j)___ you try to use it as money in the shops.  

Answer (10):

(a) which/that (b) Because (c) Instead of (d) until (e) so (f) such (g) Hence (h) Even (i) which (j) when

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

A storm is the occasion of violent weather with strong winds, rain, hail, snow, thunder etc. It is so destructive that a scene after a storm is very often a sad and miserable one. Every year storms strike many regions of Bangladesh that leave behind a lot of damage and destruction. Storms uproot trees and raze houses to the ground. Storms even blow away the houses, branches of trees and the other light things. The destructive power of storm is more often seen in village than in towns. Branches or trunks of uprooted trees block the roads. Electric and telephone lines are disrupted. A number of animals die and many people are injured.  

(a) occasion (synonym) (b) violent (antonym) (c) scene (synonym)  (d)  often (antonym) (e) miserable (antonym) (f) strike (synonym) (g) raze (synonym) (h) light (antonym) (i) block (synonym) (j) disrupted (synonym)

Answer (11):

(a) incident/occurrence (b) gentle (c) environment (d) never/seldom (e) cheerful/ pleasant (f) hit (g) level/ruin (h) heavy/weighty (i) obstruct (j) disturbed

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

Paul: Do you remember when we went to Morocco Caroline?

Caroline: Unfortunately yes. You lost your passport just after we arrived.

Paul: Thats right. We were sailing near the coast, and I was looking at the fish and it is just dropped into the sea Have you two visited North Africa?

Joe: No we've been to Ghana though. We flew there in 2010, didn't we Bob?

Bob: Sorry Joe. I wasn't listening. I've had such a busy day today Actually I was falling asleep on the couch when Paul rang and invited us around. 

Answer (11):

Paul: Do you remember when we went to Morocco, Caroline?

Caroline: Unfortunately yes. You lost your passport just after we arrived.

Paul: That's right. We were sailing near the coast and I was looking at the fish and it is just dropped into the sea. Have you two visited North Africa?

Joe: No. We've been to Ghana, though we flew there in 2010, didn't we, Bob?

Bob: Sorry, Joe. I wasn't listening. I've had such a busy day today. Actually I was falling asleep on the couch when Paul rang and invited us around.

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