Model Test for HSC Examination Subject:English 2nd Paper 1.Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list : 1�5=5
Patriotism is a noble virtue. It (a)__ a man to do everything just and fair for his country and people. Actually it
(b)__ those qualities which make a person
(c)__ his/her life for the well being of his country. Patriotic zeal
(d)__ a person dutiful, energetic and enthusiastic. On the other hand, those devoid of patriotic zeal
(e) __ any scruple to plot against the country.
2. Fill in the gaps with appropriate preposition from the list : 1�5=5
Smoking is detrimental
(a)__ health. In other words it can be said that it is not beneficial
(b) __ health. So everyone should be bent
(c)__ giving up smoking. A smoker is subject
(d)__ various fatal diseases. So he should be determined
(e)__ giving up smoking.
3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (�) where an article is not necessary. 1/2�10=5
The Chinese put (a)__ lot of emphasis on (b)__ unity of the family. In the cities, the parks often (c)__ crowded with families spending their free time together. There are (d)__ lots of nice, clean parks for people to spend their free time. Sometimes musicians and (e)__ acrobats perform in (f)__ open air to entertain people who are present there. In (g)__ evening, many families spend their free time watching (h)__ television. (i)__ Japanese love to take part in sports in their free time. Baseball, golf and martial arts such as (j) __ judo and karate are especially popular with men.
4. Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms. (any five)
1�5=5
Skim through; on the sly; ups and downs; nip in the bud; take after; far and wide; on the whole.
5. Change the form of speech of the following passage. 5
�I came here yesterday from my village,� he said. �Why did you come?� I asked. �My mother sent me to you with this letter.� �How is your mother?� �I have not seen her for a long time. I hope she is quite well.�
6. Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in the brackets. 1�5=5
(a) No other country in the world is as populous as Bangladesh. (Comparative) (b) People who live in the village are farmers. (Simple) (c) The farmers are not rich. (Affirmative) (d) The farmers work hard to support themselves. (Complex) (e)They should be taken care of. (Active)
7. Complete the following sentences. 1�5=5
(a) The mountain is so high that__.
(b) He walks fast so that I cannot__ .
(c) They are too poor__.
(d) I studied hard lest__.
(e) Trees supply Oxygen which__.
8. Fill in the blanks with tag questions. 1�5=5
(a) Nothing is certain, __?
(b) Nila knows you better, __?
(c) Let�s have a discussion, __?
(d) He seldom comes here, __?
(e) You are right, __?
B Composition : 60 Marks
9. Suppose you are an inhabitant of Dhamondi area. Write a report on Traffic Jam in your locality. 10
10. Write a short composition on Population Problem in Bangladesh 15
11. Write an application to the Principal of your college seeking permission for celebrating Rabindranath�s 150th birth anniversary. 10
12. Write a dialogue between two friends on the causes of failure in English and solution to the problem. 10
13. Complete the following story following the clues. 15
One day a grocer borrowed a balance and weights ...
Time: 3 hours. Marks : 100
Part A: Grammar (40 Marks)
1.Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tense. Use negatives where necessary. 1�5=5
Keep send have remain leave join help
Shakespeare (a) ______to the Grammar school at Stratford and (b) ______there till his 14. Then he (c) ____ to leave school (d) _____his father in his business. At 18, he married Anne Hathway who was 8 years senior to him. However, she was not able to (c) _____ her husband out of mischief.
2. Fill in the gaps with appropriate preposition from the list. 1�5=5
It was late when I started for my home. While I was walking (a) _____ the road, it looked (b) ____ an unknown Dhaka. Some dogs were lying idly (c) _____ the footpath. There was a busy traffic as it is often found. (d) _____ the day time I stopped (e) ____ the neighboring park and took a long breath. Suddenly a police car stopped before me and asked what I was doing there alone at such late night.
3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (�) where an article is not needed. .5�10=5
In many places in (a) _____ Latin America, being 45 minutes late for an appointment is not considered late at all. In this situation (b) _____ apology would not be expected. If (c) ____ hour late, (d) ____ person might offer (e) _____ mumbled apology. In Britain and (f) ______ USA punctuality is considered very important, (g) ____British and Americans have a regulation for punctuality and it is true that in (h) ____ business and academic life keeping to time is (i) ____accepted cultural value. However, in their social life it is (f) ____bit relaxed.
4.�Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the list. 1�5=5
What is education? It is much more (a) _____ the knowledge we find in books. (b)_____ a man is truly educated, he will have shown (c) ______ to lead a happy and useful life and to be a good citizen of the country in which he lives (d) ____ a good citizen of the world. He will have learnt how to behave towards other human beings. By coming in touch with the active minds, or his teachers and fellow students he will have discovered (e) ____ kind of mind he himself has.
5. Re-write the following in the reported speech. 1�5=5
�Skakil, where are you going? Said Bipul. � I�m going to the playground to witness a football match. Why don�t you accompany me?� I can�t . I�m going to the station to receive my sister who is coming from Chittagong by Mahanagar Express.� �Then you must hurry up. I�ll see your house this evening.�
6.Read the following passage and transform the underlined 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 up one of the drumsticks. c. When his master sat down to eat. He quickly noticed the missing leg (compound). He asked what had happened to the other leg. d. The cook told him that the duck had one leg only (negative). The master was not to be fooled. He said that there was no such thing as a one legged duck. e. The cook insisted that this duck had only one leg (Simple).
7. Fill in the blanks with tag questions. 1�5=5
a. You are a student, ______? Yes, I�m.
b. You must have a daily routine to follow, _____? of course, I have.
c. You never waste your time, _______?
d. No, never. I know, � Time and tide waits for none,� ____?
e. So, use your time properly, ______?
8. Complete the following sentences. 1�5=5
a. I came here with a view to _______.
b. She behaves as if ________.
c. If I had money, ________.
d. Truthfulness is a great virtue because _________.
e. The advantage of living alone is that ______.
Part B : Composition ( 60 Marks)
9. Suppose, you are Sathi, a student of class XII in Kapilmuni College, Khulna. The Annual Sports competition of your college was observed a few days ago. Now write a report on it. 10
10. Write a short composition on the Victory Day, showing its historical attachment value and activities performed by the people in this day. 15
11. Write an application to the principal of your college praying for increasing more internet facilities. 10
12. Write a dialogue between two friends about advantages and disadvantages of village and city. 10
13. Complete the story according to the following clue.
There was a good king. He loved his country very dearly. He also loved his subjects. His subjects had a great love and respect for him too. Once his enemies invaded his country and fought against him and drove him away from his kingdom. 15
Patriotism is a noble virtue. It (a)__ a man to do everything just and fair for his country and people. Actually it
(b)__ those qualities which make a person
(c)__ his/her life for the well being of his country. Patriotic zeal
(d)__ a person dutiful, energetic and enthusiastic. On the other hand, those devoid of patriotic zeal
(e) __ any scruple to plot against the country.
2. Fill in the gaps with appropriate preposition from the list : 1�5=5
Smoking is detrimental
(a)__ health. In other words it can be said that it is not beneficial
(b) __ health. So everyone should be bent
(c)__ giving up smoking. A smoker is subject
(d)__ various fatal diseases. So he should be determined
(e)__ giving up smoking.
3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (�) where an article is not necessary. 1/2�10=5
The Chinese put (a)__ lot of emphasis on (b)__ unity of the family. In the cities, the parks often (c)__ crowded with families spending their free time together. There are (d)__ lots of nice, clean parks for people to spend their free time. Sometimes musicians and (e)__ acrobats perform in (f)__ open air to entertain people who are present there. In (g)__ evening, many families spend their free time watching (h)__ television. (i)__ Japanese love to take part in sports in their free time. Baseball, golf and martial arts such as (j) __ judo and karate are especially popular with men.
4. Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms. (any five)
1�5=5
Skim through; on the sly; ups and downs; nip in the bud; take after; far and wide; on the whole.
5. Change the form of speech of the following passage. 5
�I came here yesterday from my village,� he said. �Why did you come?� I asked. �My mother sent me to you with this letter.� �How is your mother?� �I have not seen her for a long time. I hope she is quite well.�
6. Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in the brackets. 1�5=5
(a) No other country in the world is as populous as Bangladesh. (Comparative) (b) People who live in the village are farmers. (Simple) (c) The farmers are not rich. (Affirmative) (d) The farmers work hard to support themselves. (Complex) (e)They should be taken care of. (Active)
7. Complete the following sentences. 1�5=5
(a) The mountain is so high that__.
(b) He walks fast so that I cannot__ .
(c) They are too poor__.
(d) I studied hard lest__.
(e) Trees supply Oxygen which__.
8. Fill in the blanks with tag questions. 1�5=5
(a) Nothing is certain, __?
(b) Nila knows you better, __?
(c) Let�s have a discussion, __?
(d) He seldom comes here, __?
(e) You are right, __?
B Composition : 60 Marks
9. Suppose you are an inhabitant of Dhamondi area. Write a report on Traffic Jam in your locality. 10
10. Write a short composition on Population Problem in Bangladesh 15
11. Write an application to the Principal of your college seeking permission for celebrating Rabindranath�s 150th birth anniversary. 10
12. Write a dialogue between two friends on the causes of failure in English and solution to the problem. 10
13. Complete the following story following the clues. 15
One day a grocer borrowed a balance and weights ...
Time: 3 hours. Marks : 100
Part A: Grammar (40 Marks)
1.Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tense. Use negatives where necessary. 1�5=5
Keep send have remain leave join help
Shakespeare (a) ______to the Grammar school at Stratford and (b) ______there till his 14. Then he (c) ____ to leave school (d) _____his father in his business. At 18, he married Anne Hathway who was 8 years senior to him. However, she was not able to (c) _____ her husband out of mischief.
2. Fill in the gaps with appropriate preposition from the list. 1�5=5
It was late when I started for my home. While I was walking (a) _____ the road, it looked (b) ____ an unknown Dhaka. Some dogs were lying idly (c) _____ the footpath. There was a busy traffic as it is often found. (d) _____ the day time I stopped (e) ____ the neighboring park and took a long breath. Suddenly a police car stopped before me and asked what I was doing there alone at such late night.
3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (�) where an article is not needed. .5�10=5
In many places in (a) _____ Latin America, being 45 minutes late for an appointment is not considered late at all. In this situation (b) _____ apology would not be expected. If (c) ____ hour late, (d) ____ person might offer (e) _____ mumbled apology. In Britain and (f) ______ USA punctuality is considered very important, (g) ____British and Americans have a regulation for punctuality and it is true that in (h) ____ business and academic life keeping to time is (i) ____accepted cultural value. However, in their social life it is (f) ____bit relaxed.
4.�Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the list. 1�5=5
What is education? It is much more (a) _____ the knowledge we find in books. (b)_____ a man is truly educated, he will have shown (c) ______ to lead a happy and useful life and to be a good citizen of the country in which he lives (d) ____ a good citizen of the world. He will have learnt how to behave towards other human beings. By coming in touch with the active minds, or his teachers and fellow students he will have discovered (e) ____ kind of mind he himself has.
5. Re-write the following in the reported speech. 1�5=5
�Skakil, where are you going? Said Bipul. � I�m going to the playground to witness a football match. Why don�t you accompany me?� I can�t . I�m going to the station to receive my sister who is coming from Chittagong by Mahanagar Express.� �Then you must hurry up. I�ll see your house this evening.�
6.Read the following passage and transform the underlined 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 up one of the drumsticks. c. When his master sat down to eat. He quickly noticed the missing leg (compound). He asked what had happened to the other leg. d. The cook told him that the duck had one leg only (negative). The master was not to be fooled. He said that there was no such thing as a one legged duck. e. The cook insisted that this duck had only one leg (Simple).
7. Fill in the blanks with tag questions. 1�5=5
a. You are a student, ______? Yes, I�m.
b. You must have a daily routine to follow, _____? of course, I have.
c. You never waste your time, _______?
d. No, never. I know, � Time and tide waits for none,� ____?
e. So, use your time properly, ______?
8. Complete the following sentences. 1�5=5
a. I came here with a view to _______.
b. She behaves as if ________.
c. If I had money, ________.
d. Truthfulness is a great virtue because _________.
e. The advantage of living alone is that ______.
Part B : Composition ( 60 Marks)
9. Suppose, you are Sathi, a student of class XII in Kapilmuni College, Khulna. The Annual Sports competition of your college was observed a few days ago. Now write a report on it. 10
10. Write a short composition on the Victory Day, showing its historical attachment value and activities performed by the people in this day. 15
11. Write an application to the principal of your college praying for increasing more internet facilities. 10
12. Write a dialogue between two friends about advantages and disadvantages of village and city. 10
13. Complete the story according to the following clue.
There was a good king. He loved his country very dearly. He also loved his subjects. His subjects had a great love and respect for him too. Once his enemies invaded his country and fought against him and drove him away from his kingdom. 15
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