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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

Every student wants to do better in (a)___ examination. But it is not (b)___ easy work. (c)___ student has to do something for this. From (d)___ very beginning he must be serious. He should read (e)___ texts again and again. He must not memorize (f)___ answer without knowing the meaning. He must not make notes from (g)___ common source. He should have a good (h)___ command of English. By doing all these things (i)___ student can hope to make a good (j)___ result.

Answer (1):

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

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

Once an English and a Bengalee gentlemen were travelling (a)___ the same train and they were in the same compartment. The Englishman was very proud (b)___ himself because he was an Englishman. He looked (c)___ upon the Bengalee gentleman who, however, took no notice (d)___ it and went to sleep (e)___ peace. As soon as the Bengalee gentleman was asleep, the Englishman picked (f)___ the gentleman's shoes and threw them (g)___ the window and went to sleep. When the Bengalee gentleman woke up, he looked for his shoes and understood it. Then he took the Englishman's long coat (h)___ the wall and threw it outside the window and returned (i)___ bed laughingly. Next morning the Englishman became startled and shouted. "Where's my coat gone?" "Your coat has gone to fetch my shoes." said the gentleman (j)___ a smile. The Bengalee gentleman was Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee.   

Answer (2):

(a) in (b) of (c) down (d) of (e) in (f) up (g) outside (h) from (i) to (j) with

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

had better	was born	would rather	as soon as	let alone
in order to	has to	as if	whenever	there

(a) The students were making a noise in the class. But___ the teacher entered the class, they kept quiet.

(b) It was a hot summer day. A crow felt very thirsty. So it was flying here and there___ find water.

(c) Khanna was a criminal. So he was always on his toes.___ he saw the police, he hid himself.

(d) The man is so weak that he cannot walk. He cannot walk even a kilometer___ five kilometers. 

(e)___ is a nice kitchen garden just behind our house. So we can get fresh vegetables from there.

(f) I am too tired to talk. I can no longer give you company. You___ leave me and let me take rest.

(g) Though I am poor, I hate begging. Begging is most disreputable. I___ starve than beg.

(h) Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a popular Bengali poet. He___ in a sophisticated Hindu family. But he took Christianity when he was young.

(i) My friend Ratul talks___ he were a millionaire. But he comes of an impoverished family. Moreover, he is good for nothing.

(j) Rana is a meritorious student. He is the first boy in our class. He___ study hard and work more  to maintain his position in the class.

Answer (3):

(a) as soon as (b) in order to (c) whenever (d) let alone (e) There (f) had better (g) would rather (h) was born (i) as if (j) has to

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

(a) Physical exercise keeps us healthy and strong. If you take regular physical exercises,___ .

(b) They came to you with a view to___ , but you scolded them without any reason.

(c) Please wait here until___ .I have a serious matter to discuss with you.

(d) I was not hungry at all. If I had been hungry,___ .

(e) Trees are essential for our existence. So, we should plant___ .

(f) There goes a proverb that___ . So, we must make proper use of time.

(g) We should drink pure water. Since the water of this bottle is not pure,___ .

(h) The two brothers are not on good terms. Yesterday when we went to their house,___ .

(i) Air is polluted in many ways. It is high time___ .

(j) The martyrs laid down their lives in 1971. They did it so that___ .

Answer (4):

(a) If you take regular physical exercises you can keep your body healthy and strong.

(b) They came to you with a view to helping you, but you scolded them without any reason.

(c) Please wait here until I return.

(d) If I had been hungry, I could have eaten chicken biriani.

(e) So, we should plant trees more and more.

(f) There goes a proverb that time and tide wait for none.

(g) Since the water of this bottle is not pure, we should not drink it.

(h) Yesterday when we went to their house, we saw them quarrelling.

(i) It is high time we did something to prevent air pollution.

(j) They did it so that they could free the country.

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

Football is a favourite game in our country. It (a)___ (arrange) between two teams (b)___ (contains) eleven players each. The captains of both teams (c)___ (lead) their groups. This is the most exciting and enjoyable game ever (d)___ (play) across the world. It (e)___ (run) for an hour and a half with an interval after half of the time (f)___ (be) over. Any football tournament (g)___ (arrange) between two strong teams can be exciting. The result (h)___ (remain) almost unpredictable till the end because any team might win the other team (i)___ (score) a goal within seconds. The referee is to see whether rules and order (j)___ (maintain) by the players.

Answer (5):

(a) is arranged (b) containing (c) lead (d) played (e) runs (f) is/being (g) arranged (h) remains (i) scoring (j) are maintained

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

(a) Pohela Baishakh is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh (Complex).

(b) It is the first day of the Bengali year when the city roads get so jam packed (Compound).

(c) Almost everyone enjoys the day in his own way (Passive).

(d) Although I do not like gathering. I enjoy the activities of this day (Simple).

(e) It is one of the most interesting days of the year (Positive).

Answer (6):

(a) There is no doubt that Pohela Baishakh is the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh.

(b) It is the first day of the Bengali year and the city roads get so jam packed.

(c) The day is enjoyed by almost everyone in his own way.

(d) Despite no liking for gathering, I enjoy the activities of this day.

(e) Very few days of the year are so interesting as it.

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

"Have you saved anything for future? said the rich man. "No." said the cobbler. "I am happy with the present and think little about tomorrow." "No, that would not do," said the rich man. "I like to see you above want. Have this money and keep it." 

Answer (7):

The rich man asked the cobber if he (c) had saved anything for future. The cobbler replied in the negative and added that he (c) was happy with the present and thought little about tomorrow. The rich man told that that would not do. He (m) also added that he (m) liked to see him (c) above want. Then he (m) offered him (c) to have that money and to keep it.

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

A cook once roasted a duck for its master. He looked so delicious that he could not resist the temptation and ate up one of the drumsticks. When he sat down to eat the meal, he quickly noticed the missing leg. He asked him what had happened of the other leg. The cook told him that it had one leg only. The master said that there was no such thing as a one legged duck but the cook insisted that every duck had only one leg. 

Answer (8):

A cook once roasted a duck for his master. The roast looked so delicious that the cook could not resist the temptation and ate up one of the drumsticks. When the master sat down to eat the meal, he quickly noticed the missing leg. The master asked him what had happened of the other leg. The cook told him that the duck had one leg only. The master said that there was no such thing as a one legged duck but the cook insisted that every duck had only one leg.

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

Rabindranath Tagore was a (a)___ (pre-modify the noun) poet of Bengali literature. He was born in a (b)___ (pre-modify the noun) family at Jorasanko, Kolkata. He went to school (c)___ (post-modify the verb). He wrote his (d)___ (pre-modify the noun) verse at the age of eight. At the age of seventeen, he went to London (e)___ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) school there. He was put up in a lodging house under the care of a (f)___ (pre-modify the noun) coach, Mr. Scott. He was lucky (g)___ (post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) an English family of Mr. Scott. He also visited the House of Parliament (h)___ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) Gladstone and John Bright's debates on Irish rule. He wrote letters to Kolkata (i)___ (post-modify the verb with a present participle) English society. At this, his family thought that they might lose their son (j)___ (post-modify the verb). So, he was called back to Kolkata.  

Answer (9):

(a) great/famous (b) rich/landlord/renowned (c) very early (d) first (e) to attend (f) professional (g) to find (h) to enjoy/to listen to (i) admiring (j) forever

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

A lion was drinking water from a brook. (a)___ a lamb was also drinking water from the downstream of the same brook. The lion saw the lamb and decided to devour it. (b)___ he was thinking about how to accomplish his evil design. (c)___ he hit upon a plan. (d)___ the lion complained that the lamb was disturbing him by muddying water. But the lamb said that he was drinking water from downstream. (e)___ the questions of muddying on his part did not arise here. (f)___ the lamb argued that it was the lion that was muddying the water for him as he was drinking water upstream. (g)___ the lion retorted that the lamb spoke ill of him a year ago. (h)___ the lamb said that he was not born a year ago. The lion grew into a rage. (i)___ he said that perhaps his father spoke ill of him last year. (j)___ the lion had the right to take revenge and kill the lamb.  

Answer (10):

(a) At that moment (b) So (c) Suddenly/Then (d) So (e) As a result/That's why (f) Again (g) Then (h) But (i) At last/Finally (j) So/ Therefore/And

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

Social values underline a set principles of generally accepted norms and behaviour of a society. Our forefathers practised a good number of social values like simplicity, honesty, sincerity, responsibility and piety. We have replaced those good aspects with complexity, dishonesty, corruption, conspiracy, faithlessness and envy. Our materialistic attitude has made us self-entered and corrupted. We must get rid of these vices and create awareness among all about the negative impacts of our wrong doings. In order to make a better society, we would create awareness among people about the outcome of their misdeeds. We must have distinctive social values once practiced by our forefathers. We should give importance to the past moral values to bring peace and harmony in the society and make the world better for living.     

(a) accepted (antonym) (b) sincerity (antonym) (c) responsibility (synonym) (d)  complexity (antonym) (e) envy (antonym) (f) vice (antonym) (g) impact (synonym) (h) outcome (synonym) (i) importance (synonym) (j) awareness (synonym)

Answer (11):

(a) denied/refused (b) insincerity (c) liability/ duty (d) simplicity (e) love (f) virtue (g) effect (h) result (i) significance/necessity (j) conseciousness

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

A: Whats solar energy?

B: Its one of the renewable energy sources.

A: Why is it called green energy.

B: Well its green energy because it helps us keep the earth green I mean it doesn't emit any pollutant in the atmosphere when we produce and use it.

A: I see then it must be a clean source of energy.

B: Exactly. And thats why its also called clean energy. 

Answer (12):

A: What's solar energy?

B: It's one of the renewable energy sources.

A: Why is it called green energy?

B: Well, it's green energy because it helps us keep the earth green. I mean, it doesn't emit any pollutant in the atmosphere when we produce and use it.

A: I see! Then it must be a clean source of energy.

B: Exactly. And that's why it's also called clean energy.

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Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)

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