HSC English 2nd paper model test with answer pdf download [57]

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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

A computer is (a)___ ultra modern invention. It is (b)___ electronic device for storing and analyzing (c)___ information. It works on (d) ___ basis of commands given by (e)___ operator. The invention of computer has (f)___ long (g)___ history. Today (h)___ student can learn many things from (i)___ computer. It is of great use to (j)___ educated.

Answer (1):

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

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

A good boy is always attentive (a)___ his studies. He concentrates (b)___ his studies very much. He listens (c)___ his teachers' advice. He is respectful (d) ___ his superiors. He does not quarrel (e)___ anyone. He behaves well (f)___ everyone. Nobody is annoyed (g)___ his behaviour. He is true (h)___ his words. He is dear (i)___ all. Everybody prays (j)___ him. 

Answer (2):

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

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

as if	was born	as soon as	it	what does ¾ look like
there	have to	let alone	would rather	had better

(a) Manners makes a man. Students___ practice good manners in everyday life.

(b) Most students in our country are weak in English. They___ follow the advice of their teachers for improvement.

(c) He tries to show off his knowledge in English. He speaks English___ he were an Englishman.

(d) Cox's Bazar is a popular tourist hub.___ are many nice hotels there for tourists.

(e) The other day I met an old rickshaw puller. He told me that he___ pull a rickshaw than beg.

(f) A poor man struggles hard to survive in our country. He can hardly earn Tk. 200 a day,___ Tk. 2000.

(g) In Dhaka city, traffic jam is very common.___ may occur anywhere anytime.

(h) Smoking is one of the major causes of heart attack and cancer.___ a smoker stops smoking, he can avoid the risk of any danger.

(i) Have you ever heard the name of William Shakespeare? He___ on 23rd April, 1564 in England. He was one of the greatest dramatists of the world. 

(j) Son: Dad,___ an alien___ ?

 Father: Well, Aliens are believed to come from another planet by UFOS. Films and science fiction tell us about them. They are really awesome. 

Answer (3):

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

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

(a) The bus stopped. No sooner had the passengers seen the bus than___.

(b) I went to the hospital to see the condition of Kamal. Yesterday he had an accident while___.

(c) There was a little rain yesterday. If it rained heavily,___ . 

(d) The bridge grew old. The villagers repaired it lest___.

(e) There is a wise saying that united we stand,___. So, we must be united to reach our expected goal.

(f) Industry is the key to success. We work hard so that___.

(g) It is very cold today. You will be sick unless you___.

(h) Adopting unfairmeans in the examination is very bad. It is high time we___. 

(i) Most of the students could not answer the questions. It was too difficult for___.

(j) I do not like her at all. She speaks as if___.

Answer (4):

(a) No sooner had the passengers seen the bus than they hurried to get on it.

(b) Yesterday he had an accident while he was returning from college.

(c) If it rained heavily, the roads would go under water.

(d) The villagers repaired it lest they should fall into trouble.

(e) There is a wise saying that united we stand, divided we fall.

(f) We work hard so that we may gain success in life.

(g) You will be sick unless you put on warm clothes.

(h) It is high time we gave up the habit of adopting unfairmeans in the e×am.

(i) It was too difficult for them to answer. 

(j) She speaks as if she knew everything.

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

Nobel prizes (a)___ (award) every year for outstanding achievements in the field of science, literature and for (b)___ (promote) world peace. Under this prize, he prize winner (c)___ (get) a gold medal, a certificate and a large sum of money. This prize (d) ___ (give) to persons with most outstanding contributions in six fields, namely, physics, chemistry, physiology on Medicine, Literature, peace and Economics, Economics (e)___ (add) in the list in 1969 for the first time. One prize is awarded in each field. If there are more than one recipient of the prize in one field, the prize money is equally (f)___ (distribute) amongst all the winners. The prize was (g)___ (institute) by a man who (h)___ (be) the inventor of the science of destruction. This scientist was Alfred Nobel. He (i)___ (bear) in Stockholm on 21st October, 1833 and he (j)___ (die) on the 10th December, 1896.

Answer (5):

(a) are awarded (b) promoting (c) gets (d) is given (e) was added (f) distributed (g) instituted (h) was (i) was born (j) died

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

(a) We eat to preserve our health. (complex)

(b) People who live in plenty do not eat the right kinds of food. (simple)

(c) In one sense they are not less responsible than the poor. (Positive)

(d) Because the poor think that costly food is better than any food. (Superlative)

(e) The lack of knowledge of nutrition is the only cause of malnutrition. (negative)

Answer (6):

(a) We eat so that we may preserve our health.

(b) People living in plenty do not eat the right kinds of food.

(c) In one sense they are as responsible as the poor.

(d) Because they think that costly food is the best food.

(e) Nothing but the lack of knowledge of nutrition is the cause of malnutrition.

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

The teacher said to the boy, "Do you think that honesty is the best policy?" The boy said, "yes, sir, I think so". "Then learn to be honest from your boyhood," said the teacher. "Thank you, Sir," said the boy. "May Allah grant you a long life," said the teacher.

Answer (7):

The teacher asked the boy if he (b) thought that honesty is the best policy. The boy respectfully replied in the affirmative and said that he (boy) thought so. The teacher then advised him (b) to learn to be honest from his boyhood. The boy respectfully thanked him (teacher). The teacher prayed that Allah might grant him (b) a long life.

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

Salam and Salma are siblings. They read in a local primary school. Salam is in class five whereas her sister, Salma, reads in class three. They go to school together. Sometimes they take rickshaw because it is five kilometers away from his home. Today, she is going to school with her father because her brother, Salam is sick. He is taking medicine and bed rest.

Answer (8):

Salam and Salma are siblings. They read in a local primary school. Salam is in class five whereas his sister Salma reads in class three. They go to school together. Sometimes, they take rickshaw because the school is five kilometres away from their home. Today Salma is going to school with her father because her brother, Salam is sick. Salam is taking medicine and bed rest. 

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

A village doctor is a (a)___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) familiar person in the rural area of Bangladesh. He is (b)___ (pre-modify the verb) known as a quack. A village doctor is not a (c)___ (pre-modify the noun) doctor. He (d) ___ (pre-modify the verb) sits in a small dispensary in the morning and evening. He treats the patients (e)___ (use a participle to post-modify the verb) small fees. A village doctor is not a (f)___ (pre modify noun) man. His chamber is (g)___ (pre-modify the verb) furnished. He cannot supply costly medicine to the (h)___ (pre-modify the noun) patients. In our country, the number of qualified doctors is (i)___ — (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) few. So, a village doctor is a great friend to the (j)___ (pre-modify the noun) people.

Answer (9):

(a) very (b) also (c) qualified (d) usually (e) taking (f) bad (g) poorly (h) poor (i) very (j) village

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

Mobile phone has become an essential gadget for everybody. (a)___ it has become very popular. (b)___ it has created a number of problems. It has (c)___ advantages (d) ___ disadvantages.___ it helps to connect people. (f)___ it helps to exchange information. (g)___ it can be used for various purposes. (h)___ it has a few disadvantages. (i)___ it can cause a lot of problems. (j)___ its advantages are more than its disadvantages. 

Answer (10):

(a) So (b) But (c) both (d) and (e) Usually (f) Next (g) In this way /As such (h) But (i) As a result (j) However

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

Illiteracy is curse. It is the root cause  of ignorance  which frustrates  all development  efforts of the government. No development efforts can succeed  unless illiteracy is eradicated. Eradication of illiteracy in a country like Bangladesh with so vast a population is undoubtedly a gigantic task.

(a) curse (antonym)  (b) cause (synonym) (c) ignorance (antonym) (d)  frustrates (synonym) (e) development (synonym) (f) succeed (synonym) (g) eradicated (antonym) (h) vast (antonym) (i) undoubtedly (synonym) (j) gigantic (antonym)

Answer (11):

(a) blessing (b) reason (c) wisdom (d) nullifies (e) improvement (f) flourish (g) removed/ repeat abolished (h) small/limited (i) obviously (j) small /tiny 

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

Writer: Would you like to have some coffee

Lady Guest: Yes just an ice-cream and coffee. You

Writer: Ill have coffee.

Lady Guest: you know theres one thing I thoroughly believe in I say one should always get up from a meal feeling one could eat a little more.

Writer: Are you still hungry

Lady Guest: oh, no I'm not hungry, you see, I don't eat luncheon. I have a cup of coffee in the morning and then dinner, but I never eat more than one thing for luncheon. I was speaking for you.

Writer: Oh I see

Answer (12):

Writer: Would you like to have some coffee?

Lady Guest: Yes, just an ice-cream and coffee. You!

Writer: I'll have coffee.

Lady Guest: "You know, there's one thing I thoroughly believe in." I say, "One should always get up from a meal feeling one could eat a little more." 

Writer: Are you still hungry?

Lady Guest: Oh, no, I'm not hungry, you see, I don't eat luncheon. I have a cup of coffee in the morning and then dinner. But I never eat more than one thing for luncheon. I was speaking for you. 

Writer: Oh! I see.

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Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)

13. Suppose, you are Adeeb/Adeeba and studying at ABC college in Dinajpur. Now, on behalf of the students of your college, write an application to the principal seeking his permission to go on a study tour. 8

14. Suppose, you are a reporter of a newspaper published from Dhaka. Now  you are asked to write a report on the devastating consequences of drug addiction in the context of Bangladesh. 8

15. Write a paragraph on "The Uses and Abuses of Internet". 10

16. Write at least 200 words on "The Importance of Reading Newspaper". 14