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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) -16th December is (b)___ red-letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day we achieved victory at (c)___ cost of (d)___ bloody battle. Bangladesh came into being as (e)___ independent country. It occupied a place in (f)___ world map. Every year we observe (g)___ day with due solemnity. We remember (h)___ supreme sacrifice of our heroic sons. The day is (i)___ public holiday. The day begins with gunshot. The national flag is hoisted on (j)___ top of each house. 

Answer (1):

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

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

A pious man is absorbed (a)___ meditation. He has firm faith (b)___ the Almighty. He abides (c)___ the rules (d)___ religion. He is also very simple (e)___ his ways of life. He clings (f)___ his faith. He knows that man is accountable (g)___ the Almighty (h)___ his action. So, he leads his life according (i)___ religion. He is not angry (j)___ anybody.

Answer (2):

(a) in (b) in (c) by (d) of (e) in (f) to (g) to (h) for (i) to (j) with

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

as soon as	as if	what's it like	would rather	has to
had better	what if	There	let alone	was born

(a) I have never walked five miles at a stretch,___ ten miles. The idea of walking so much distance frightens me.

(b) I have never visited Cox's Bazar.___ visiting this place in the coming summer vacation?

(c) I don't like his way of life. He always spends money in a way___ he had great riches.

(d) The price of mango is high in our country.___ we turn this land into a mango orchard?

(e) He ran away___ he saw the police. He was a notorious criminal. 

(f) Smoking is a bad habit. It tells upon the smoker's health greatly. You___ give up this habit.

(g) Once___ lived a farmer in a village. He lived a totally carefree life. He never thought for his future.

(h) Shima___ live in a hostel than live in her relative's home. She feels easy and comfortable in hostel.

(i) Tipu is somewhat backward in his preparation for the coming HSC exam. He___ study hard to get completely prepared before the exam.

(j) Albert Einstein was a great scientist of Physics. He___ in 1879 and breathed his last in 1955.

Answer (3):

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

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

(a) My brother is going to the USA. I wish___ 

(b) We all honour him. Scarcely had he come___ .

(c) The students wanted to make a garden. They worked very hard all day long so that___ 

(d) Sakib failed two times in the SSC exam. If he had studied hard,___ 

(e) Food adulteration is a crime. It is high time___ .

(f) I like typing. If I had a typewriter-

(g) The path is not smooth at all. Walk carefully lest___ .

(h) It is raining heavily. I will not step out of the house until___ .

(i) It was really unfortunate for us. Although we___ , we lost the match in the last over.

(j) Freedom is an instinct in human nature. Man is born free but___ .

Answer (4):

(a) I wish I could go with him.

(b) Scarcely had he come when we all stood up.

(c) They worked very hard all day long so that they could make a good garden.

(d) If he had studied hard, he would have passed the exam.

(e) It is high time we took steps against food adulteration.

(f) If I had a typewriter, I would type in my spare time.

(g) Walk carefully lest you should fall down.

(h) I will not step out of the house until the rain stops.

(i) Although we played very well, we lost the match in the last over.

(j) Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains.

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

A few days ago, I (a)___ (enjoy) an interesting football match. It (b)___ (play) between the top two teams of our country, Abahani and Mohammedan. The match (c)___ (give) me much joy. On the day of the match I (d)___ (go) to the Dhaka Stadium quite early. I (e)___ (stand) in the line for a long time and (f)___ (buy) a ticket. The game was timed to begin at 4:30. The referee and the players (g)___ (enter) the field in time. The spectators (h)___ (cheer) the players from all corners of the field. The captain of the two teams came up, shook hands and tossed coin. Soon the referee (j)___ (blow) off his whistle and the game started. Both the teams (j)___ (be) equally strong.

Answer (5):

(a) enjoyed (b) was played (c) gave (d) went (e) stood (f) bought (g) entered (h) cheered (i) blew (j) were

6. Transform the sentences as directed. 0.5 × 10 = 5

(a) Jerry was a small boy who lived in the orphanage. (Simple)

(b) He was the strongest of all the boys. (Positive)

(c) He did some unnecessary things for her. (Passive)

(d) His mother visited him at the orphanage in autumn. (Complex)

(e) One morning the writer was half awakened by the sound of chopping. (Active)

Answer (6):

(a) Jerry was a small boy living in the orphanage.

(b) No other boy was as strong as he.

(c) Some unnecessary things were done for her by him.

(d) His mother visited him at the orphanage when it was autumn.

(e) One morning the sound of chopping half awakened the writer.

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

Napoleon said to the English boy, "Why are you making such a small boat?" The boy said, "I did not see my mother for a long time. I will go to my county by this boat to see her." "Where does she live?" "In the country on the other side of the sea. Please let me go there."

Answer (7):

Napolean asked the English boy why he (b) was making such a small boat. The boy replied that he (b) had not seen his (b) mother for a long time and so he (b) would go to his (b) country by that boat to see her. Napoleon asked the boy where she lived. The boy replied that she lived in the country on the other side of the sea. He (b) requested him that he (b) might be allowed to go there.

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

Once two women came to King Solomon's court with a baby and each of her claimed that they were the mother of that baby. He thought for a while and got a brilliant idea. He ordered one of his men to cut the baby into two equal halves and give one half to them. The real mother of the baby became very nervous by this, but the other woman was totally untouched. The king noticed the change in the face of her and handed over the baby to her and punished the other woman.

Answer (8):

Once two women came to King Solomon's court with a baby and each of them claimed that she was the mother of that baby. The king thought for a while and got a brilliant idea. He ordered one of his men to cut the baby into two equal halves and give one half to each of them. The real mother of the baby became very nervous by this order, but the other woman was totally untouched. The king noticed the change in the face of the real mother and handed over the baby to her and punished the other woman.

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

(a) Bangladesh is a small country with a (a)___ (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) population. Most of the people depend on agriculture and most of them are below the (b)___ (use a noun-adjective to pre-modify the noun) level, but they are peace-loving. They live in harmony with others irrespective of religion, caste and creed. They (c)___ (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) bear a smile in (d)___ (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) face. Bangladesh is (e)___ (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) crisscrossed with hundreds of rivers. Wherever we look at, we are sure to find a touch of green. We have a number of (f)___ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) places in Bangladesh. Cox's Bazar, (g)___ (post-modify the noun with an appositive), is a place of scenic beauty. We have (h)___ (use article to pre-modify the noun phrase) rich historical and cultural heritage. To have a glimpse of (i)___ (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) heritage, we must visit ruins of Buddhist Bihara of Paharpur, Mahasthangarh, Mainamati etc. We can (j)___ (use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) visit the Sundarbans, the biggest mangrove forest in the world. 

Answer (9):

(a) large/vast/huge (b) poverty (c) always (d) their (e) also (f) tourist (g) the longest sea beach in the world (h) a (i) this (j) also

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

Illiteracy is a great problem in Bangladesh. Most of the people of our country cannot read and write. (a)___ the literacy rate in Bangladesh is too low. (b)___ it is too poor to imagine. Illiteracy hampers the development in our country. (c) -, illiteracy helps creating other problems like poverty, unemployment and terrorism. (d)___ , there are many reasons responsible for illiteracy. (e) -, we can mention poverty. (f)___ , it is the root cause. (g)___ , we can talk about ignorance and superstition. (h)___ , most of the people do not have any idea about the importance  of sending their children to school. (i)___ , we can mention the limitations of our government and poor infrastructure of our country. (j)___ , we all should work together to increase the literacy rate of our country. 

Answer (10):

(a) So (b) Actually (c) Besides (d) However (e) For example (f) In fact (g) Moreover (h) Hence (i) Again (j) However

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

Students' primary objective should be learning. They should not involve themselves in politics and should concentrate only on their education. But our paste heritage provides us with ample evidences of students' glorious presence and contribution to politics. It was because of the age that they were full of spirit and courage to protest against all social injustice. In our Language Movement and Movement for Independence, students were the most powerful force who fought undauntedly and achieved success by sacrificing their valuable lives. However, in the past they were devoted to their education and moved in politics only when country needed. But the trends of student politics in the recent days are quite different.

(a) objective (synonym) (b) involve (synonym) (c) concentrate (antonym) (d)  ample (antonym) (e) injustice (antonym)  (f) undauntedly (synonym) (g) sacrifice (synonym) (h) valuable (antonym) (i) devoted (antonym) (j) trend (synonym)

Answer (11):

(a) aim (b) entangle (c) scatter (d) scanty/ inadequate (e) justice (f) bravely/fearlessly (g) dedicate/devote (h) valueless (i) indifferent (j) tendency

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

Follow my example she said as we shook hands, and never eat more than one thing for luncheon. I'll do better than that. I retorted, I'll eat nothing for dinner tonight 

Answer (12):

"Follow my example", she said as we shook hands, "and never eat more than one thing for luncheon." "I'll do better than that", I retorted, "I'll eat nothing for dinner tonight."

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15. Write a paragraph of about 150 words on "Tree Plantation". 10

16. Write a composition on "Importance of Reading Newspaper". 14