HSC | English 2nd Paper | Model Question 9 | With Answer

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9. Shahid Bulbul Govt College, Pabna

Test Examination-2017; English 2nd Paper

Part A: Grammar: (60 Marks)

Fill in the blanks in the following text 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

Life is full of (a) ¾ unfavourable circumstances. (b) ¾ great men in (c) ¾ world bravely faced (d) ¾ adverse situations. These situations bring out (e) ¾ man’s latent qualities. (f) ¾ people in such circumstances learn many virtues like fortitude and bravery. Only (g) ¾ virtuous and brave men can conquer (h) ¾ obstacles of life. (i) ¾ adverse situations have glorified (j) ¾ mind and character of great men.

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

Democracy is (a) ¾ the welfare (b) ¾ the countrymen. It always allows freedom (c) ¾ press and the right (d) ¾ franchise. (e) ¾ democracy, the government belongs (f) ¾ the people elected (g) ¾ the people and formed (h) ¾ the welfare of the people. So democracy is the best system (i) ¾ the world to be practised (j) ¾ importance.

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

had better	as soon as	was born	have to	as if
there	would rather	what’s it like	let alone	what… look like

(a) What has happened to you? You look ¾ you have seen a ghost.

(b) You seem to be ill. You ¾ see a doctor.

(d) Don’t make fun. He can’t walk a mile ¾ ten miles.

(e) He said to me, “¾ does an alien ¾?” But I couldn’t answer.

(f) Bangladesh is our motherland. We all ¾ work for it.

(g) It’s raining outside. I ¾ stay at home than go to college.

(h) He went out ¾ he saw me. I can’t believe it.

(i) ¾ eating a crab? You said nothing.

(j) Kazi Nazrul Islam is a great poet. He ¾ in 1899 AD. He wrote against injustice.

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

(a) Morning entertains us with fresh air. Have a try ¾ the habit of morning walk.

(b) He wants to be a doctor. He reads attentively so that ¾.

(d) Our country is beset with many problems. We all should come forward with a view to ¾.

(e) Life should not be considered ¾. It is full of sorrows and sufferings.

(f) My younger brother got GPA 4.80 in the HSC exam. He was not serious in his study. If he studied attentively ¾.

(g) As he is greedy ¾. He does not try to understand that happiness lies in contentment.

(h) On 21 February I went to Ekushey Boimela. There I found hundreds of book stalls where ¾. I was very delighted.

(i) An early riser gets enough time to accomplish his work. Since I am an early riser, ¾.

(j) Nobody likes your presence here. You had better ¾.

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

My examination (a) ¾ (get) very near now. I (b) ¾ (enjoy) myself very much at college during this term. I feel sad to think that the next term (c) ¾ (be) my last term in the college. I (d) ¾ (borrow) quite a lot of books from the college library. Many of those books were completed (e) ¾ (include) eight fictions and five novels. Last night we (f) ¾ (allow) to go to the cinema. It is because the film ‘Treasure Island’ (g) ¾ (select) from one of the books we are reading for the exam. It was very interesting to watch the movie. Many things we (h) ¾ (read) about so often really happen before our eyes. I have to pack my belongings today because I (i) ¾ (leave) the college hostel tomorrow. It is really painful as I (j) ¾ (study) in this college for a couple of years.

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

(a) Once a cook roasted a duck for his master (passive). (b) The roast looked so delicious that the cook could not resist the temptation (simple). He ate one of the drumsticks. (c) When his master sat down to eat, he quickly noticed the missing drumstick (compound). (d) The master enquired of the missing leg (Interrogative). (e) But the cook told him that this duck had only one leg. (Negative) sentence without changing meaning).

Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. 5

“Will you go to college today?” the mother said to her son.

“No, mother. Our classes are suspended.”

“Then go to the market and bring some vegetables.”

“Let me be ready and give me money”

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

The level of sea water is increasing due to global warming. As it is entering the coastal areas, salinity is increasing in those areas. Due to it, in sea water, trees and fisheries are hampered. If the situation continues, crops will be ruined massively. This is already evident in Bangladesh. Global warming is already damaging the mangrove forest in Bangladesh. It is causing some other devastating destruction. All these have adverse impact on people’s life and livelihood.

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

A balanced diet is a good mixture of (a) ¾ (Pre-modify the noun) foods. It is essential for us (b) ¾ (Post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) a healthy life. There are many benefits of eating a (c) ¾ (Pre-modify the noun) diet because a balanced diet prevents (d) ¾ (Pre-modify the noun) diseases. As a result we do not get sick (e) ¾ (Post-modify the verb). We should select (f) ¾ (Pre-modify the noun) diet according to our needs. We should not eat the (g) ¾ (Pre-modify the noun) foods for the whole week. (h) ¾ (Pre-modify the verb with a present participle phrase), we can keep fit. But it is not easy (i) ¾ (Post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) a balance diet. Here a (j) ¾ (Pre-modify the noun) nutritionist can help us.

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

We want success (a) ¾ prosperity in life. (b) ¾ we do not know what are needed for achieving these. (c) ¾ we want to make our life glorious, we must follow some rules. (d) ¾, we have to be industrious. (e) ¾, without hard work success in life is impossible. (f) — we should be sincere in our activities. Some people think that good luck is at the root of all achievements in life. (g) ¾ nothing is farther from truth than it. (h) ¾ every success in life depends totally on our activities. (i) ¾ we spend time in idleness, we must suffer. (j) ¾ we should be honest in life because this virtue helps us greatly to gain our goal.

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

In Bangladesh students require to read English for about ten years. But the level of proficiency they reach is very low. No wonder that most of them fail in their English tests. People taking the Civil Service Examination are also tested on their knowledge of English, but the results are equally disappointing although almost all the candidates have presumably master’s degree in various disciplines. Even those who pass or qualify are hardly able to write a free composition in acceptable English. Obviously there is something seriously wrong with the teaching and learning of English in Bangladesh.

(a) require (synonym), (b) proficiency (antonym), (c) wonder (synonym), (d) tested (synonym), (e) equally (antonym), (f) disappointing (synonym), (g) presumably (antonym), (h) qualify (antonym), (i) obviously (antonym), (j) wrong (synonym).