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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

I have an uncle who has just retired from (a)___ army. He used to be (b)___ FBI agent, and everybody says that he has been an honest man all his life. I loved him because he could tell (c)___ interesting stories. He once told me that he met (d) ___ one-eyed alien from (e)___ space. (f)___ alien did not need oxygen to breathe. And it did not have (g)___ nose. I now understand that it was (h)___ hard story to believe. I am not sure he was telling me (i)___ truth. May be he is not so (j)___ honest, after all.

Answer (1):

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

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

Lara is arriving home (a)___ December the 21st (b)___ seven o'clock (c)___ the morning. She has a long winter vacation (d) ___ her. Usually she goes to her aunt's house (e)___ Christmas, but this year she has a different plan. She is going to spend a few days in Cox's Bazar (f)___ her grandparents. Cox's Bazar is a nice small town (g)___ the sea. It is an ideal place (h)___ vacationers. Lara has now decided to stop worrying (i)___ what is going on (j)___ her parents. This time, she is going to enjoy the festival as well as the vacation.

Answer (2):

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

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

as if	live on borrowed time	get used to	there might be	there is no point
so that	blow one's own trumpet	feel like	by the time	it is about time

(a) "Is there a flight to Sylhet this afternoon?" "— . I'll phone the airport." 

(b) Do you really want to buy car?___ in having a car if you never use it.

(c) It's well past 10 and Sarah is still asleep,___ she woke up.

(d) When you move from a big house to a smaller one, you feel a bit uncomfortable. You need some time to___ living in a smaller house.

(e) The traffic may be bad tomorrow as well. Leave early___ you won't miss your train.

(f) I'm flying to India this morning. So___ you get this letter I'll be in Kolkata. 

(g) Look at that building! It looks___ it's going to fall down!

(h) Nisha is very tired. She doesn't___ cooking tonight.

(i) Well, you don't need to___. We know that you're talented.

(j) My uncle survived a car crash last year and have felt ever since that he is___ 

Answer (3):

(a) It is about time (b) There is no point (c) There might be (d) get used to (e) so that (f) by the time (g) as if (h) feel like (i) blow your own trumpet (j) living on borrowed time

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

(a) My grandfather has no interest in TV. He often talks about the old days___.

(b) We too are anxious about your son. Don't worry.___ , we'll let you know.

(c) What a lovely view that was! If I had a camera,___.

(d) Tina and Tamim prefer to live in rented apartments.___ they'll never buy one.

(e) I've never been suspicious of Poly's honesty. I've always believed___.

(f) Maybe we'll have to postpone our journey today. The Met Office says it'll rain___.

(g) When my sister was young, she hid chocolate in impossible places. Once I found a bar___.

(h) Masum was sent off the field. So he had to watch the rest of the match___ by the sideline.

(i) Riya forgot to bring her pen. So, before class, she begged her friends___.

(j) It was very hot outside. Nobody actually wanted___.

Answer (4):

(a) He often talks about the old days what happened during his years.

(b) If we find any news, we'll let you know.

(c) If I had a camera, I would have taken some pot photos.

(d) Though they have a lot of money, they'll never buy one.

(e) I've always believed that she is honest.

(f) The Met Office says it'll rain today.

(g) Once I found a bar and ate it.

(h) So he had to watch the rest of the match sitting by the sideline.

(i) So, before class, she begged her friends to lend her a pen.

(j) Nobody actually wanted to attend the seminar held in the open space.

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

When I was a child I (a)___ (be) afraid of the dark, and I (b)___ (go) to sleep with a light on. Even then, I feared that monsters (c)___ (climb) in through my bedroom window and kill me. And every sound I (d) ___ (hear) struck fear into me. Often I ran away from the room and (e)___ (sleep) on the floor at the foot of my parents' bed. Now that I (f)___ (be) almost twenty, I obviously do better than what I (g)___ (do) as a child. However, I (h)___ (be) still scared of bedtime. I hate (h)___ (sleep) alone, and I still keep a tiny night-light on. And before I go to bed, I double-check every door and every window to make sure that they (j)___ (be) locked.

Answer (5):

(a) was (b) went/would go (c) would climb (d) heard (e) slept (f) am (g) would do/did (h) am (i) sleeping (j) are

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

(a) "If I could be young again!" Dr. Roy became suddenly nostalgic. (Make it assertive). (b) His old eyes glittered as he talked of his school days. (Make it compound). (c) He was the best batsman in his school team. (Use positive degree of the adjective) (d)  And although he was a little plump he could run very fast. (Make it simple) (e) He captained the school team for two years. (Make it passive)

Answer (6):

(a) I wish I could be young again.

(b) He talked of his school days and his old eyes glittered.

(c) No other batsman in his school team was so good as he.

(d) And in spite of his being a little plump, he could run very fast.

(e) The school team was captained by him for two years.

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

Once I said to a little girl, "Where do you live?"

She stared at me for a moment and said, "Why do you want to know?"

"Just curiosity," I replied, "But why are you gaping at me?"

"Just curiosity," was her prompt reply.

Answer (7):

Once I asked a little girl where she lived. She stared at me for a moment and asked me why I wanted to know. I replied that it was just for curiosity. I asked her but why she was gaping at me. Her prompt reply was that it was just for curiosity.

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

Robin hates people who are mean to animals. He cannot  realize how people find amusement in torturing these innocent creatures. Last afternoon, when he was walking home from work, he saw some boys throwing stones at an old lame dog. He could not keep his cool. He rushed to help it. "Stop it!" he shouted as he ran toward the boisterous boys, "Leave him alone!" Startled by the big man's shouts, they ran away. Some of them jeered at him as they fled. Robin, however, was totally indifferent to the flouters. He was happy that he could drive them away. He has always been affectionate to animals. Once he even went to the police station to complain about a neighbor who threw his cat out of the window. Instead of taking any action, they laughed at him and advised him not to meddle with such 'petty' matters.

Answer (8):

Robin hates those who are mean to animals. He cannot realize how they find amusement in torturing the innocent creatures. Last afternoon, when he was walking home from work, he saw some boys throwing stones at an old lame dog. He could not keep himself cool. He rushed to help it. "Stop it!" he shouted as he ran toward the boisterous boys, "leave it alone!"

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

Tanvir Hasan, (a)___ , (post-modify the noun with an appositive) has recently been dropped from the national team. Just a couple of months ago, he made a/an (b)___ (pre-modify the noun) test debut. He started his career with a big hundred. In his next two innings he scored two (c)___ (pre-modify the noun) fifties. Everybody was impressed with (d) ___ (Use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) young batsman. He was widely praised for the way he faced world-class English bowlers. How (e)___ (Use an adverb to pre-modify the verb) he faced them! In one innings he hit four consecutive boundaries off James Anderson, the (f)___ (pre-modify the noun with a superlative) bowler in the English squad. He looked like a/an (g)___ (pre-modify the noun with an adjective) batsman. And between the wickets, he was (h)___ (pre-modify the noun with an equative) lightning. So, naturally, he was included in the one-day squad. It was just then when his bad patch began. His ODI debut was a disaster. He faced four balls and then got out without scoring. His performance in the next two matches was even worse. With the bat, he got two more ducks, and in the field, he dropped two crucial catches. It was obvious that the team management, (i)___ (use a participle phrase to post-modify the noun) his poor show, would drop him. The coach, however, believes that Tanvir's test statistics was no fluke. He says that Tanvir is potentially a test batsman and he has bright prospects in (j)___ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) cricket.

Answer (9):

(a) a great cricketer (b) outstanding (c) consecutive (d) that (e) bravely (f) fastest (g) emerging/promising (h) like (i) observing (j) Test

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

to everybody's relief next but and however

on top of that first then so correspondingly

Wilma Rudolf, the famous American athlete, spent the bulk of her childhood in bed. Born premature and underweight, she was a sickly child who had to face several bouts of deadly diseases. (a)___ , she was attacked with polio. (b)___ , she caught scarlet fever. (c)___ , she developed pneumonia. Everyone said that she would die. (d) ___ she survived, surprising everybody. Doctors were able to save her life although they feared that she might never walk again. Wilma still had serious problem with her left leg. (e)___ , she had to wear brace. (f)___ she was required to put on an orthopedic shoe for support of her twisted left foot. Things looked hopeless for Wilma. (g)___ , her parents never lost hope. Wilma too was determined to become 'a normal kid' (h)___ she had a wonderful family. Her brothers and sisters took turns massaging her crippled leg every day. (i)___ , her mother drove her 90 miles roundtrip to hospital for therapy every week. Years of treatment finally worked. (j)___ , Wilma was out of her braces at age nine. Who could then imagine that this ailing girl, who could not even walk as a child, would go on to win gold medals in the Olympics?

Answer (10):

(a) First (b) Then (c) Next (d) But (e) So (f) On top of that (g) However (h) as (i) Correspondingly (j) To everybody's relief

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

There lived a shoemaker next to a rich man. The shoemaker was a happy, carefree person. Every day, he sang happily while he did his hard work. Children loved to hear him sing. So they often crowded in and listened to him. The man next door often stayed awake at night counting his shiny sparkling gold coins. So, naturally, he tried to sleep during the day. And he found the songs harsh and disturbing. He was very displeased with his noisy neighbor and wanted to silence him. So he offered to him a bag full of shiny gild coins. The poor shoemaker was surprised, but happily accepted the gift. He then went home and stored the coins in his attic. Worry seized him as he could not stop thinking about somebody stealing his precious coins. And from that day onwards, he stopped singing!

(a) carefree (antonym) (b) happily (synonym) (c) hard (synonym) (d)  often (antonym) (e) awake (antonym) (f) shiny (antonym) (g) disturbing (synonym) (h) displeased (synonym) (i) noisy (antonym) (j) precious (synonym)

Answer (11):

(a) troubled (b) comfortably (c) difficult (d) rarely (e) asleep (f) unglazed (g) troublesome (h) dissatisfied (i) quiet (j) valuable

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

Although hot dogs, French fries, and ice cream are not healthy foods they are still favorites with teenagers young people are determined to enjoy themselves. They do not want to hear about fat and cholesterol even my uncle who has just turned sixty, is extremely fond of junk food consequently he is getting fatter and fatter his doctor spoke sternly to him at his last checkup. If you don't start dieting right now, said the doctor I'm telling you, plain and simple, that you're asking for a heart attack.

Answer (12):

Although hot dogs, French fries and ice cream are not healthy foods, they are still favourites with teenagers. Young people are determined to enjoy themselves. They do not want to hear about fat and cholesterol. Even my uncle who has just turned sixty, is extremely fond of junk food. Consequently, he is getting fatter and fatter. His doctor spoke sternly to him at his last check up. "If you don't start dieting right now", said the doctor, "I'm telling you, plain and simple, that you're asking for a heart attack."

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Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)

13. Suppose you are Raihan Haq, Sales Executive of a company manufacturing and selling electronic gadgets. Write a reply to the following warranty claim letter from a customer: 8

Noel D. Santiago

237 Buddhist Temple Road, Chittagong.

November 22, 2016

Raihan Haq

ATM Enterprises

114 CDA Avenue, Chittagong

Dear Mr. Haq:

The refrigerator (Model: SJ-GC700VSL, Invoice: THS5248) I purchased from your sales center four months ago is not working. I suppose it was defective and somehow it slipped your inspection process.

I already phoned your office. My call was received by someone who said that you were going to repair it for me. But this product carries a five year warranty and I would like you to replace it with a new one rather than just repair it.

I hope you would take immediate action in this matter.

Sincerely,

Noel D. Santiago

14. A small passenger boat carrying 40 people capsized in the Karnaphuli last evening. Some people were able to swim ashore while others were rescued by a trawler that was passing by. Four bodies have been recovered till now. Some passengers are still missing. Draft a report of about 160 words for a local daily. 8

15. Write a cause-and-effect paragraph on "Indiscriminate Cutting of Trees." Tell us the causes behind this large-scale deforestation and how it affects our wild life. 10

16. Do you agree to the view that material development is somehow connected to moral degradation? Do you think moral values to be more important than material prosperity? Should we now pay more attention to morality-based education? Attempt an argumentative writing of about 250 words. Give reasons for your stand. Remember to give your composition a title. 14