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HSC English Second Paper

model test with answer pdf download

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

To become (a)___ educated person is probably the most significant change in one's life. (b)___ education is (c)___ locomotive that drives much of the economic development throughout (d) ___ world. It works as a vehicle for (e)___ personal success. (f)___ illiterate person can't be successful in his life. He can't even contribute to (g)___ development of the society. He is (h)___ burden to the society. (i)___ literate person is (j)___ honorable man because he can contribute to the progress of the society.

Answer (1):

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

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

He was proud (a)___ his talents. But none should take pride (b)___ his talents. Pride results (c)___ ruin. Those who have prided themselves (d) ___ their talents have been subjected (e)___ humiliation. A proud man has to repent (f)___ his pride or he has (g)___ atone (h)___ his pride. A proud man should apologize (i)___ his pride. He is not acceptable (j)___ anyone. He is not useful for the society. 

Answer (2):

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

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

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

(a) We___ be conscious of environmental pollution.

(b) You___ go to the concert than stay at home.

(c) We___ stop cutting down trees. Deforestation is detrimental to environment.

(d) He can't recall the incident___ the causes of it. He became a victim of it.

(e) It looks___ it's going to rain. Everybody expects rain.

(f) I plan to move___ I find another apartment. I want to live in a well furnished apartment. 

(g)___ listening to others? You don't want to talk to others.

(h) Daughter: Mom,___ an albatross___ ?

(i)___ seemed to be no doubt about it. It is wonderful.

(j) Sir Walter Scott was a poet and novelist. He___ in 1771.

Answer (3):

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

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

(a) We should make the best use of time. If we lose the morning hours of our life___.

(b) Study is the motto of a student. As a student, you should read properly so that___.

(c) Students should read textbooks again and again with a view to___.

(d) To lessen discrimination in children's educational status the government gives subsidy for female children so that___.

(e) It is a good sign that nowadays___.

(f) Everybody should have a future plan. Tell me what___.

(g) You should avoid bad companies, because a person is known___.

(h) Success depends on the proper use of time. You will surely succeed provided that___.

(i) He went to Dhaka with a view to___.

(j) He was absent from the meeting. Had I seen him___.

Answer (4):

(a) If we lose the morning hours of our life, we shall have to repent in later life.

(b) As a student, you should read properly so that you can cut a good figure in the examination.

(c) Students should read text books again and again with a view to understanding the subject matter.

(d) To lessen discrimination in children's educational status the government gives subsidy for female children so that they can get education.

(e) It is a good sign that nowadays a good number of female children are going to school.

(f) Tell me what you want to be in future.

(g) You should avoid bad companies, because a person is known by the company he keeps.

(h) You will surely succeed provided that you make proper use of your time.

(i) He went to Dhaka with a view to facing an interview for a job.

(j) Had I seen him, I would have told him everything about the meeting.

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 fields of science, literature and for (b)___ (promote) world peace. Under this prize, the 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, Literature, Physiology or Medicine, 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 (g)___ (institute) by a man who (h)___ (be) the inventor of the science of destruction. This scientist was Alfred Bernhard Nobel. He (i)___ (bear) in Stockholm on 21st October, 1833 and he (j)___ (die) on 10 December, 1896.   

Answer (5):

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

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

(a) Fahima's college was going to introduce a debating club. (Make it Passive) 

(b) She did not show less interest in the matter. (Make it Affirmative)

(c) The college gave her the responsibility of organizing the club. (Make it Passive)

(d) She was finding out people who were interested in debating. (Make it Simple)

(e) She went to every class in absence of the teacher. (Make it Complex)

Answer (6):

(a) A debating club was going to be introduced in Fahima's College.

(b) She showed much interest in the matter.

(c) She was given the responsibility of organizing the club by the college.

(d) She was finding out people interested in debating.

(e) She went to every class when the teacher was absent.

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

Rashed said to Karim, "How're you? I went to your home yesterday but did not find you. Where did you go?" "I went to the station", said Karim, "I had to receive my maternal uncle there." 

Answer (7):

Rashed asked Karim how he (K) was. He (R) said that he (R) had gone to his (K) home the previous day but had not found him. He (R) asked him (K) where he (K) had gone. Karim said that he had gone to the station because he had to receive his maternal uncle there.

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

Life is full of struggles. These are quite normal in any one's life as it is not a bed of roses. Certainly, it has ups and downs. A man has to face innumerable barriers in his life. Sometimes, he can overcome those but sometimes he fails to combat them. He may be born with silver spoon without any trouble. But even then he has to overcome a lot of such to be successful in life. In other words, life is full of changes. If he cannot fight them successfully, his life becomes full of sorrows. Though the scholars differ in giving the definition of life, they are unanimous that obstacles are the ways of life. In fact, a man has to undergo many challenges in his life. 

Answer (8):

Life is full of struggles. Struggles are quite normal in anyone's life as life is not a bed of roses. Certainly, life has ups and downs. A man has to face innumerable barriers in his life. Sometimes, he can overcome them but sometimes he fails to combat them. He may be born with a silver spoon without any trouble. But even then he has to overcome a lot of troubles to be successful in life. In other words, life is full of challenges. If he cannot fight these challenges successfully, his life becomes full of sorrows. Though the scholars differ in giving the definition of life, they are unanimous that obstacles are the ways of life. In fact, a man has to undergo many challenges in his life.

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

I have (a)___ (pre-modify the noun) friends, but Karim is my (b)___ (pre-modify the noun) friend. He studies in my class. We go to college (c)___ (post-modify the verb). He is good at studies and helps the students (d) ___ (use a relative clause to post-modify the noun). He is (e)___ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) obedient to his teachers. However, Karim comes from a (f)___ (use a compound to pre-modify the noun) family. His father, (g)___ (post-modify the verb with an appositive), is really an honorable person (h)___ (use a prepositional phrase to post-modify the noun phrase). He wants his son to become a teacher like him, and Karim's mother (i)___ (pre-modify the verb) inspires him (j)___ (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb).

Answer (9):

(a) many (b) best (c) together (d) who are weak (e) very (f) respectable (g) who is a teacher (h) in the locality (i) also/always (j) to be a teacher

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

All our surroundings including air, water, soil, trees and animals make up our environment. (a)___ the normal relations among these elements of natures are disturbed, the ecological balance is hampered and it is called environmental pollution. Our environment is getting polluted in many ways. In major cities and towns motor vehicles, mills and factories are creating fume and smoke and they pollute air. (b)___ man makes fires to cook food, to make bricks, to melt tar for road construction and to do many other things. (c)___ fires create smoke and pollute the air. (d)___ railway engines and powerhouses create smoke by burning coal and oil and this smoke pollutes the air. (e)___ water, another vital element of the environment like air, is also polluted in many ways. (f)___ man pollutes water by throwing waste into it. (g)___ chemicals, fertilizers and insecticides get mixed with water in rivers, canals and ponds, and thus pollute water. (h)___ mills and factories, water vehicles, unsafe drains and unsanitary latrines are also responsible for water pollution. (i)___ the noise of motor vehicles, mill and factories, aeroplanes, domestic appliances, radios, cassette players, CDs, televisions etc pollutes sound and this polluted sound affects our hearing. (j)___ the government along with all classes of people should come forward to solve this problem for the sake of our existence. 

Answer (10):

(a) If (b) Besides (c) Thus (d) Moreover (e) Again (f) Usually (g) Again (h) Besides (i) Last of all (j) So

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

Sincerity is the root of success of all works. One can go a long way if he does his job with sincerity. The great men are sincere because they know that sincerity is the key to success. Those who do not follow the rules of sincerity can never go a long way. Sincerity is the secret of victory. If any work is not done with sincerely, one will never receive desirable output from it. So, we should be sincere in every walk of life.

(a) success (antonym) (b) job (synonym) (c) great (antonym) (d)  because (synonym) (e) know (synonym) (f) follow (antonym) (g) rule (synonym) (h) never (antonym) (i) victory (synonym) (j) desirable (antonym)

Answer (11):

(a) failure (b) task (c) ordinary (d) for/ as (e) learn (f) desert/disobey (g) regulation (h) always (i) triumph (j) undesirable

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

Husband: cant you cook food properly

Wife: I cook food properly the problem is with you.

Husband: Really these foods are crappy they taste pathetic

Wife: I spend time in the kitchen from morning till afternoon. I work hard. I take care of two children at home. What do you do?

Husband: I work hard and earn money that you spend lavishly.

Wife: How dare you say that.

Husband: well that is the truth.

Answer (12):

Husband: Can't you cook food properly?

Wife: I cook food properly. The problem is with you.

Husband: Really, these foods are crappy, they taste pathetic.

Wife: I spend time in the kitchen from morning till afternoon. I work hard. I take care of two children at home. What do you do?

Husband: I work hard and earn money that you spend lavishly.

Wife: How dare you say that?

Husband: Well, that is the truth?

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Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)

13. Suppose you are Joyee, a student of class xii of Victoria College, Comilla. Now write an application to the Principal of your college requesting him not to allow any student or teacher to use cell phone in the class room. 8

14. Suppose that you are a reporter of the Daily New Age. Now write a report on reckless cutting down of trees telling its impact on climate change. 8

15. Write a paragraph on "An Ideal Student". You have to write the paragraph within 100 words. 10

16. Write a short composition on "The importance of reading newspaper". Give reasons for your answer. Write at least 200 words but don't exceed 250 words. 14