HSC English 2nd Paper Model Test
Grammar Part (Questions with Answer)
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1. Fill in the blanks in the following text with articles
as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) in
those blanks. .5×10=5
Truthfulness is a) ------- greatest of all b) ------- virtues
which makes c) ------- man really great. If we do not cultivate the habit of
speaking d) ------- truth, we cannot command e) ------- confidence of others.
f) ------- man whom nobody believes can never be great in life. We might
succeed once or twice by telling g) ------- lie but it never brings a god
result. h) -------lie never lies hidden. Today or tomorrow if comes to light.
Then i) -------real character of j) ------- liar is revealed and nobody
believes him.
Answer: a) the b)
×
/ the c)
a d) the
e) the f) The
/ A g)
a h)
A i) the j) a/the
2. Complete the text with suitable prepositions: .5×10=5
I am glad to receive your letter. You have wanted to know
a) --------
the picnic that we made. I am now
writing b) -------- you about it. It was summer vacation. Our college
was closed. I c) -------- some of my friends arranged a picnic. We selected Sonargaon
d) --------
the picnic spot. It is some twenty miles from Dhaka. We got e) --------- the
bus f)
-------- about 10am g) ---------
all necessary utensils and materials. h) -------- reaching Sonargaon, we
finished our breakfast i) -------- about 10:30 am. We did not take any cook j) --------
us.
Answer: a) about
b) to c) with d) for
e) into f) at g) with
h) After / On i) at
j) with
3. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases / words given in the box. .5×10=5
was born
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it
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has to
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would rather
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let alone
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as soon as
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there
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what’s it like
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had better
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as if
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a) He is sick. He ----- stay at home than go to the picnic.
b) He has never travelled by air, ------- in the sky?
c) I went there to meet with him. -------- I saw him, I rushed to
talk to him.
d) Jordan’s father is a low paid service holder. He has no ability
to buy a bicycle ----- a motorcycle.
e) She looks very anxious. So, she -------- take rest.
f) I am surprised to hear his speeches. He speaks ----- he knew
the ins and outs of the incident.
g) Alex feels pain in his chest. He ------- go to the hospital to
meet with the doctor.
h) ------- is nothing but a primary school in our village.
i) Tagore ------- in 1861. He was awarded the Noble Prize for
literature in 1913.
j) Let’s go to the playground, ------- is not worth waiting any
longer.
Answer: a) would
rather b) what’s it like c) as
soon as d) let alone e) has to
f) as if g) had better h)
There i) was born j) it
4. Complete the sentences using suitable clauses /
phrases. .5×10=5
a) I study medicine so that ------- .
a) I study medicine so that ------- .
b) Unity is strength. United we stand, -------.
c) The poor man knocked at my door. He came to me with a
view to ------ .
d) I found a box in the room. The box was too heavy for
----------
e) Mr. Zafor is very hard-working. If the bank gives him
loan, he -------- .
f) Do not worry about Jim. He ------ after he has
finished his study.
g) She went to market yesterday. Had you requested her, she
--------.
h) Time has its
wings. It was five years since we ------------- .
i) We had to walk through a jungle. We saw a snake while
------ .
j) Everybody will go to the graveyard after death. A
graveyard is a place .......... .
Answer: a)
I can be a medicine specialist. b) divided
we fall. c) getting some food. /
getting help. d) me to carry. e)
can be self-sufficient / can be self-reliant/ can be affluent.
f) will come back / will return. g) would have
helped you. h) had met. i) were walking j) where
the dead people are buried.
5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct
form of verbs as per subject and context. .5×10=5
A teacher is often a) ------- (compare) with an
architect. He b) ------- (call) the architect of a nation. He plays an
important role in c) ------- (build) a nation. He d) ------- (make) the
illiterate people worthy citizens of our country. But it is a matter of regret
that the teachers are not e) ------- (hold) in high respect in our society.
They f) ------- (lead) a humble life in
the midst of want. Still they g) ------
(keep) the light of education h) ------- (burn) in order to i) ------- (remove)
the darkness of illiteracy and superstition from the society. It is high time
we j) ------- (change) our attitude towards the teacher.
Answer: a) compared b) is called
c) building d) makes e) held
f) leads / has to lead g) are
keeping h) burning i) remove j) changed
6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed. 1×5=5
We are very proud of our freedom fighters. a) They fought
for the country with a patriotic zeal. (make it compound) b) They are the most courageous sons of our
nation. (make it positive) c) Everybody admires and respects them greatly.
(make it passive) d) Nobody denies their contribution to their motherland.
(make it interrogative without changing its meaning) e) They will never be
forgotten by their countrymen to the end. (make it affirmative)
Answer: a) They are patriots and fought for the
country. or, They had a patriotic zeal
and fought for the country. b) No other son of our nation is as
courageous as they. c) They are greatly admired and respected by
everybody. d) Does anybody deny their
contribution to their motherland? or Who denies their contribution to their
motherland? e) They will always be
remembered by their countrymen to the end.
7. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches: 5
“Why are you crying? Do you have any problem?” asked the
passer-by. “I am crying because I have none to look after me,” said the street
boy. “Are you hungry?” “Yes, I am,” said the boy.
Answer: The
passer-by asked the street boy why he (street boy) was crying and again asked
if he (street boy) had any problem. The
street boy said /answered / replied that he was crying because he had none to
look after him. Then the passer-by asked
if he (street boy) was hungry. The boy
replied in the affirmative that he was hungry.
8. Identify the unclear pronoun reference in the following
paragraph. Where necessary, rewrite the sentence so that all pronoun
reference. .5×10=5
A rich man went to a farmer with one thousand taka in a bag.
He said to him,” Look, my friend. I have brought one thousand taka for you.
Keep this money and remove your distress.” He was surprised. He took the bag
from the rich man and thanked him. He said to himself, “One thousand taka is a
lot of money.” He could not think where to keep the money. He did not find any
safe place. He dug a hole in his hut and kept it there.
Answer: A
rich man went to a farmer with one thousand taka in a bag. He said to the
farmer,” Look, my friend. I have brought one thousand taka for you. Keep
this money and remove your distress.” the farmer was surprised. He took
the bag from the rich man and thanked him. The farmer said to himself,
“One thousand taka is a lot of money.” The farmer could not think where
to keep the money. He did not find any safe place. He dug a hole in his hut and
kept the money there.
9. Read the following
text and use modifiers as directed in the blank space: .5×10=5
Kazi Nazrul Islam is called the Shelley of Bengali
literature. He was a a) ---- (pre-modify the noun) poet. He wrote b) ------
(post modify the verb) in every breach of Bengali literature. Nazrul c) ----
(use an appositive) won the attention of everyone in his early childhood. He
wrote ceaselessly until the death of d) ---- (use possessive pronoun) poetic
flair. He composed his songs e) ------ (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify
the verb). His songs are f) ----- (use an intensifier to pre-modify the
adjective) melodious. He enriched the Bengali literature g) ------ (use an
adverb to pre-modify the verb). His literary works have enriched h) -------
(use a noun adjective) literature. He was i) ----- (use an article) secular
poet. He sang songs of equality j) ---- (use an adverb phrase).
Answer: a)
great / renowned / famous / noble b)
almost c) the poor boy / the national poet / the rebel
poet d) his e) to
inspire the nation / to encourage the people f) very g) greatly
/immensely h) Bengali i) a j) in this way.
10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank
spaces of the following passage: .5×10=5
Honesty is a noble virtue. The man a) ------ possesses
this rare quality is the happiest man on earth. To be honest, a man should have
trustworthiness b) ------ nobody trusts a liar. A liar may prosper for the time
being. c) ------- ultimately he goes to the dogs. d) -----we should be honest. It is said that
honesty is the best policy e) -------- dishonesty is the sign of downfall. God
helps those who are honest. f) ------ dishonest people are cursed. Childhood is
the best time g) ----- children should be taught honesty. It is seen that
children follow their parents h) -------- parents should be honest. i) -------
children should be allowed to mix with those f friends who are honest.
j) --------- they can mould their characters.
Answer: a)
who b) since / as / because c) But d) So /
Therefore / That is why e) whereas / but f) On
the contrary / On the other hand g) when
h) hence / so /and i) Moreover /
Besides j) Thus / In this way.
11. Read the passage and then write the antonym or
synonym of the words as directed. .5×10=5
Sincerity is the root of success of all work. One
can go a long way if one does a 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 in sincerity, 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) rules (synonym) h) never (antonym) i)
victory (synonym) j) desirable
(antonym)
