Govt. Suharwardy College ∎ Pirojpur
HSC English 2nd 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
Democracy is (a)___ system of government elected by all (b)___ people of (c)___ country. In democracy, people enjoy (d)___ fundamental rights. The system enables every citizen (e)___ freedom of speech, press and judiciary. It is (f)___ best government policy. But sometimes the ruling party and the main opposition party violate (g)___ rules of (h)___ constitution. There should be (i)___ constructive criticism so that (j)___ ruling party can rectify themselves.
Answer (1):
(a) a (b) the (c) a (d) the (e) × (f) the (g) the (h) the (i) a (j) the
2. Complete the text with suitable preposition: 0.5 × 10 = 5
A politician should not be callous (a)___ the poor. He should feel (b)___ them (c)___ their misery. He should fight (d)___ the poor (e)___ the rich. Only then the poor may side (f)___ him or vote for him. Otherwise they will have antipathy (g)___ him. And the result is that there will be no certainty (h)___ public support (i)___ him. Finally he will be destitute (j)___ any supporter.
Answer (2):
(a) about (b) for (c) in (d) for (e) against (f) with (g) to (h) of (i) for (j) of
3. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/ words given in the box. 0.5 × 10 = 5
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as soon as |
it |
there |
what does ¾ look
like |
let alone |
|
what's it
like |
would rather |
had better |
was born |
have to |
(a) The rules of our college are very strict.___ the bells ring, the students have to attend the class.
(b) We suspected,___ was Akram who took away money from the box.
(c)___ was a king named Solomon. He was powerful and intelligent.
(d) His income is very limited. He could not buy a motorbike___ a luxury car.
(e)___ living in English style? You seem to be happy with your life in London.
(f) Mr. Habib is very honest. He___ resign the post than earn money in a dishonest way.
(g) Lost time never comes back in life. So, you___ not to waste time in unprofitable work.
(h) Kazi Nazrul Islam is a rebel poet. He___ in west Bangla.
(i) Paradise lies under parent's foot. So, we all___ obey our parents.
(j) I can't remember my father's face because. I lost him in my very tender age.___ he___ ?
Answer (3):
(a) As soon as (b) it (c) There (d) let alone (e) What's it like (f) would rather (g) had better (h) was born (i) have to (j) What does .... look like
4. Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases: 0.5 × 10 = 5
(a) A student should read widely. If she had studied hard,___ .
(b) They were in a hurry. They walked fast lest___ .
(c) Had man the wings of a bird, he would fly in the sky. If I were a bird,___ .
(d)___ as if she were a mad girl.
(e) He was going to the station. No sooner had he reached the station___ .
(f) Truth is stranger than fiction. The fact that he___ .
(g) Hardly had I reached___ .
(h) A bank is a financial institution. Go to the bank with the cheque lest___ .
(i) Mountaineering is a dangerous task. The mountain is too high for___ .
(j) One should not be afraid of danger. Danger often comes___ .
Answer (4):
(a) If she had studied hard, she would have succeeded in the exam.
(b) They walked fast lest they should miss the train.
(c) If I were a bird, I would fly in the sky like an aeroplane.
(d) She behaves as if she were a mad girl.
(e) No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
(f) The fact that he stole the watch is false.
(g) Hardly had I reached college when the bell rang.
(h) Go to the bank with your cheque lest you should fail to encash the cheque.
(i) The mountain is too high for men to climb.
(j) Danger often comes where danger is feared.
5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context: 0.5 × 10 = 5
Writing skill (a)___ (mean) that you will write from different sources. It means you (b)___ (write) by yourself in your own on a given topic. When you write you (c)___ (think) and produce sentences (d)___ (express) your ideas and views. So, it (e)___ (call) the productive skill. (f)___ (make) a clear expression you (g)___ (know) the rules of sentences. You (h)___ (take) care so that your words are not miss spelt. In order to improve your hand writing, you (i)___ (give) up the habit of irregular practice of writing. It is necessary for the improvement of your hand writing as well as expansion of power of creation. If you have creativity, it (j)___ (improve) your skill rapidly.
Answer (5):
(a) means (b) may write (c) should think (d) expressing (e) is called (f) To make (g) should know (h) have to take (i) should give (j) will improve
6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed: 5
(a) English is more used than most other languages. (Positive)
(b) Organizations frequently need employees who have a good command of English. (Simple)
(c) An English knowing man can earn better salary. (Passive)
(d) English is spoken all over the world. (Active)
(e) We should learn English to make a room for us in the competitive world. (Complex)
Answer (6):
(a) No other language is as used as English.
(b) Organizations frequently need employees having a good command of English.
(c) Better salary can be earned by an English knowing man.
(d) People speak English all over the world.
(e) We should learn English so that we may make a room for us in the competitive world.
7. Change the narrative style of the following text: 5
"Are you still hungry?" I asked faintly. "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". "Oh, I see."
Answer (7):
I asked the lady guest faintly if she was still hungry. She replied in the negative and said that she was not hungry, I saw. She added that she didn't eat luncheon. She further said that she had a cup of coffee in the morning and then dinner but she never ate more than one thing for luncheon. She added that she was speaking for me. I replied astonishingly that I saw.
8. Identify the unclear pronoun references in the passage to make them clear: 5
The Liberation War of Bangladesh is a memorable event in our national life. She achieved her independence through sacrifice and blood-shed. It is the birth right of a man. On the night of March 25, 1971, the Pakistan army fell upon the unarmed sleeping Bangalees. But the Bangalees were not cowards. They built up strong resistance against them. They fought with courage for long nine months. After nine months bloody war and the sacrifice of the freedom fighters, the red sun of independence rose in our soil on the 16th December 1971. Now we remember them with great respect.
Answer (8):
The Liberation War of Bangladesh is a memorable event in our national life. Bangladesh achieved her independence through sacrifice and bloodshed. Independence is the birth right of a man. On the night of March 25, 1971, the Pakistan army fell upon the unarmed sleeping Bangalees. But they were not cowards. They built up strong resistance against the Pakistan army. They fought with courage for long nine months. After nine month's bloody war and the sacrifice of the freedom fighters, the red sun of independence rose in our soil on the 16th December, 1971. Now, we remember the freedom fighters with great respect.
9. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blanks spaces: 0.5 × 10 = 5
It has been raining (a)___ (post-modify the verb by adverb) since morning. People are staying confined (b)___ (use a phrase to post-modify the verb). To the (c)___ (use participle to pre-modify the noun) people rainy day is enjoyable. Rabindranath Tagore, (d)___ (post-modify by a superlative) Bengali poets favoured rains most. It (e)___ (pre-modify the verb) contributed to his creative process. It led him to (f)___ (pre-modify by an adjective) devotion for creativity. But rainy season is not favoured by all (g)___ (use an adverb). It depends (h)___ (post-modify the verb) on economic condition. (i)___ (use a participle to pre-modify the verb) at home we can never imagine the misery of others. Let us feel for them (j)___ (post-modify the verb by an adverb).
Answer (9):
(a) heavily (b) to their homes (c) working (d) one of the most famous (e) greatly (f) great (g) generally (h) largely (i) Sitting (j) truly
10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following: 0.5 × 10 = 5
There is a wise saying that, "A stitch in time saves nine". (a)___ , the value of timely action is great. (b) -, it saves much labour and time and (c) -, prevents loss. (d)___ , if the work of today is put off for tomorrow, the load of work of tomorrow will be very heavy. (e)___ that will demand a hurried action. We know very well that hurry spoils the curry. Works done in hurry is not well done and hurry (f)___ does not lessen the volume of work, (g)___ increases it. (h)___ delay sometimes complicates the action. (i)___ it becomes impossible to do the task. (j)___ , we should take timely and prompt actions to avoid any difficulty in doing our respective duties.
Answer (10):
(a) In fact (b) Because (c) so (d) However (e) and (f) always (g) rather (h) Besides (i) and (j) So
11. Read the passage and write the antonyms and synonym of the words as directed below: 0.5 × 10 = 5
Honesty is the antonymous use of dishonesty., An honest man is never harmful to anybody. He never does injustice to other. When he does anything immoral, he feels uncomfortable. He never tells a lie. He is always responsible to his duty. We should not perform any job with insincerity and it's better to leave the path of dishonesty and falsehood.
(a) Honesty (synonym) (b) Harmful (antonym) (c) Injustice (antonym) (d) Immoral (synonym) (e) Uncomfortable (antonym) (f) Responsible (synonym) (g) Perform (synonym) (h) Insincerity (antonym) (i) Better (antonym) (j) Falsehood (synonym)
Answer (11):
(a) Integrity (b) harmless (c) justice (d) moral (e) comfortable (f) liable (g) accomplish (h) sincerity (i) worse (j) dishonesty
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
Samir: Hi Bani! How are you
Bani: Fine you?
Samir: Fine What're you doing?
Bani: I'm searching an information in the internet about the changing of climate
Samir: Are you sure that you're finding it here!
Bani: Of course Every information is found here.
Samir: I don't know much about internet. Can you tell me more about the importance of internet.
Bani: Sure internet is the storehouse of knowledge. It's getting updated every moment.
Samir: Thanks Next time I'll try to be updated myself by using internet.
Bani: Ok I'm getting late, bye.
Samir: Bye thanks again.
Answer (12):
Samir: Hi Bani! How're you?
Bani: Fine. You?
Samir: Fine. What're you doing?
Bani: I'm searching an information in the internet about changing of climate.
Samir: Are you sure that you're finding it here?
Bani: Of course. Every information is found here.
Samir: I don't know much about internet. Can you tell me more about the importance of internet?
Bani: Sure. Internet is the storehouse of knowledge. It's getting updated every moment.
Samir: Thanks. Next time I'll try to be updated myself by using internet.
Bani: OK. I'm getting late. Bye.
Samir: Bye, Thanks again.
Part-B: Composition (Marks 40)
13. Write an application to the Principal of your college for increasing facilities in the College Common Room. 8
14. Suppose you are a reporter of a daily newspaper . Now write a news report of about 120 words on a cultural programme of your college. 8
15. Write a paragraph on "Facebook". Use about 150 words 10
16. Do you read newspaper? Give reasons for your answer. Write at least 200 words but don't exceed 250 words. 14
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