HSC | English 2nd Paper | Model Question 5 | With Answer

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5. Bogra Cantt Public School & College, Bogra

Test Examination-2017; English 2nd Paper

Part A: Grammar: 60 Marks

Fill in the blanks in the following texts with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) in those blanks. 0.5´10=5

James Norman Hall was (a) ¾ American writer. He wrote (b) ¾ story about (c) ¾ wonderful piece of business that took place between him and a farmer. While in (d) ¾ Tahiti, he was short of (e) ¾ money and rented (f) ¾ one room house about 22 kilometers from (g) ¾ town. He was doing (h) ¾ interesting writing there. To save money he wanted to make (i) ¾ vegetable garden in front of his house. But (j) ¾ land was full of ants and land crabs. They foiled all his attempts.

Complete the text with suitable prepositions. 0.5´10=5

A good student is never indifferent (a) ¾ his studies. He always adheres (b) ¾ his studies. He does not learn things (c) ¾ rote. He does not hunt (d) ¾ traditional guide books. Moreover, he has great thirst (e) ¾ knowledge. For this he does not confine himself (f) ¾ the traditional studies. He is always aware (g) ¾ the current affairs (h) ¾ the world. He abides (i) ¾ his teachers’ advice and jots (j) ¾ lectures.

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

as soon as	would rather			what does… look like
let alone			there			was born
what’s it like		had better			as though		it

(a) The old man was very curious. He looked ¾ he had wanted to know many things from us.

(b) ¾ the Prime Minister arrived, the old woman started crying. She lost her only son in a bomb explosion during hartal.

(d) ¾ living a lonely life? You seem to be happy living in the island.

(e) Child : Sister, ¾ a crocodile ¾?

Sister : Sorry, no idea. We may watch them in the zoo.

(f) The child could not remember the face of its mother, ¾ the details of her attitude.

(g) Pythagoras was a great Greek philosopher. He ¾ in 570 BC.

(h) Now the world is advancing very fast. ¾ is high time we changed our method.

(i) Long ago ¾ lived a poor woodsman and his wife. They were unhappy because they had no child.

(j) I ¾ stay alone than play with bad boys. Bad boys are usually quarrelsome and naughty.

Complete the sentences using clauses/phrases. 0.5´10=5

(a) This is not the time ¾ . Rather we should render our respective duties.

(b) I worked at a stretch for four hours. I got tired. ¾ I resumed the work.

(d) With the coming of different seasons we can enjoy various things. For example, ¾ we can eat various types of vegetables.

(e) I told him to accompany me to Rajshahi. But he refused ¾. I went alone.

(f) I know you are a wise man. ¾ was unexpected.

(g) We should be true to our words. If we make any promise ¾. Otherwise we cannot be trustworthy to people.

(h) You know he is a great liar. We should not believe ––.

(i) Shimul is now in great danger. ¾ is now my present concern.

(j) Tapan has invited me to his birthday party. But I cannot go. I have to go to Dhaka ¾.

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

I am a first year college student and my annual exams (a) ¾ (be) close at hand. I need to study a lot. However, conditions in my house are not at all favourable. My elder sister got (b) ¾ (marry) last month and since then her share of the household chores (c) ¾ (fall) on my shoulders. On top of that, my aunt (my father’s sister) has just had a new baby boy. He (d) ¾ (scream) all the time and keeps everyone up late into the night. He keeps Auntie so busy that she (e) ¾ (help) with any of the housework. So mother now (f) ¾ (rely) a lot on me and so do my grandparents. It seems that I am at everybody’s back and call. The house yet (g) ¾ (shed) its festive look, which started with my sister’s marriage. Since auntie’s baby was born, we have had streams of guests (h) ¾ (visit) the house. I’m really worried about my coming exams. There’s so much noise and confusion in a house that I can hardly concentrate on my studies. You can’t imagine how difficult it is to study in a large family. I even have (i) ¾ (share) my room with my younger brothers and sisters and, at times, with my cousins. I wish I (j) ¾ (be) in a small family. Tell me, what should I do?

Read the texts and change the sentences as directed. 1´5=5

(a) The birds that come to our country in winter are called migratory birds. (Simple)

(b) In winter the weather is too cold for them to live in the North. (Complex)

(d) We must protect them. (Negative)

(e) Migratory birds runs faster than the dove. (Positive)

Change the narrative style by using direct speech. 5

‘Have you ever been to Cox’s Bazar?’ asked Ahnaf. ‘No, I have never,’ replied Maruf. ‘But I desire for visiting the place.’ ‘I had an opportunity to visit the sea-beach last year,’ said Ahnaf. ‘Let’s go there this week,’ said Maruf.

Identify the unclear pronoun references in the following paragraph. Where necessary, rewrite the sentence so that all pronoun references are clear. 1´5=5

The Egyptians believed that after death people would go to another world. One thought that in that world people still would need many things he had on earth. Their kings had many wonderful treasures. They loved and respected them very much. So they buried them with the dead kings.

Read the following texts and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. 0.5´10=5

Once a crow was (a) ¾ (pre-modify the adjective with an intensifier) thirsty. It wanted (b) ¾ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive phrase). (c) ¾ (pre-modify the verb with a present participle) from one place to another, it began to search for water. At last it found a jar (d) ¾ (post-modify the verb). There was (e) ¾ (pre-modify the noun with an determiner) water in the jar. It was too low for it (f) ¾ (post-modify the adjective with an infinitive). The crow tried (g) ¾ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) the jar over and over but it had no effect. Then it decided (h) ¾ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) away in despair. As it was leaving, it noticed a heap of pebbles (i) ¾ (post-modify the verb). (j) ¾ (pre-modify the verb with a present participle), it dropped them into the jar. At this the water rose up to its mouth.

Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage. 0.5´10=5

The greatness of a book depends (a) ¾ on its acceptability among readers. (b) ¾ we read a book just once, we cannot discover many things in it. (c) ¾ basing on one reading, we cannot judge the standard of a book. (d) ¾ a book is praised (e) ¾, we have no doubt about its greatness. (f) ¾ the first reading we may not understand a book. (g) ¾ if we read more than once, we will see (h) ¾ it was read (i) ¾ praised. (j) ¾ the great books are those that have passed the test of time.

Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below. .0.5´10=5

Illiteracy is a curse. It is the root cause of ignorance which frustrates all development efforts of the government. No development effort can succeed unless illiteracy is eradicated. Eradication of illiteracy in a country like Bangladesh with so vast a population is undoubtedly a gigantic task.

(a) curse (antonym) (b) Cause (synonym) (c) Ignorance (synonym) (d) Frustrate (synonym) (e) Development (synonym) (f) Succeed (antonym) (g) Eradicate (synonym) (h) Vast (antonym) (i) Undoubtedly (synonym) (j) Gigantic (antonym)

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12. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting them: 5´10=5

He said I can chop some wood today.

I said but I have a boy coming from the orphanage. Im the boy.

You But you are small. Size does not matter for chopping wood he said. Some of the big boys dont chop good.

Ive been chopping wood at the orphanage a long time.

Part B: Composition: 40 Marks

13 Suppose, you have a younger brother going to participate in a debate completion. Now, write an e-mail giving him some tips about debate competition. 8

14 Suppose, you are the district correspondent of a National Daily published from Dhaka. Now, write a report on corruption in Bangladesh and its impact on the society. 8

15 Write a paragraph showing the causes and effects of ‘Drug Addiction’ in Bangladesh. 10

16 Is patriotism essential for our national development? Give reasons for your answer. Write at least 200 words but don’t exceed 250 words. 14