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SSC English Second Paper Model Question- 17

English Second paper

Total Marks - 100

Time : 3 Hours

(Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks.)

Part-A: Grammar (Marks 60)

1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once.(1×10=10)

Box: Impose, against, mercy, clear, upon, of, an, a

The 21st February is (a) __________ International Mother Language Day. Mother tongue is (b) __________ divine gift. From the holy Quran, we (c) __________ come to know that the most (d) __________ Almighty has bestowed a mother tongue (e) __________ each and every caste, creed, and colour. Mother tongue is so important that the people of a country express their ideas, thoughts, feelings, emotions, etc. (f) __________ through mother tongue. But it is (g) __________ irony of fate that the then rulers of Pakistan tried to (h) __________ Urdu as the state language (i) __________ us instead (j) __________ Bangla. But the people of our country raised their voice (i) __________ the decision.

2. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below.(1×5=5)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Newspaper	is the storehouse of knowledge.	really part and parcel of our life.
It	expresses news of home and abroad.	gives us their opinion through it.
People	is useful to all sections of people.

3. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box.(1×10=10)

underestimate, suffer, avoid, realise, be, keep, have, fall, take, write

English (a) __________ an international language. All that is best in modern civilization is available in English. If we (b) __________ English, we (c) __________ ourselves aloof from the civilized world. Our education (d) __________ most because almost all the books necessary for higher education (e) __________ in English. English still (f) __________ a commanding position in every sphere of our life, like science, technology, law, medicine, commerce, industry, and diplomatic services. It is quite impossible to replace English by Bangla overnight. But in the meantime, the position of English (g) __________ and for that reason, the standard of education (h) __________ down. It is high time we (i) __________ the importance of learning English and (j) __________ necessary measures to upgrade the standard of learning English.

4. Change the sentences according to the directions given in the brackets.(1×10=10)

(a) Gardening is a popular hobby among people. (Make Negative Sentence)(b) Everyone enjoys spending time in a beautiful garden. (Make Interrogative Sentence)(c) How peaceful it is to spend time in a garden! (Make Assertive Sentence)(d) I wish I had a large garden. (Make Exclamatory Sentence)(e) Work in your garden daily, or you will not see good results. (Make Simple Sentence)(f) The flowers bloom beautifully, but they wither quickly. (Make Complex Sentence)(g) Gardening requires patience and dedication to be successful. (Make Complex Sentence)(h) Without proper care, plants in the garden will not thrive. (Make Compound Sentence)(i) Gardening is too enjoyable for us to ignore. (Make Complex Sentence)(j) When Spring comes, the garden becomes vibrant. (Make Simple Sentence)

5. Make tag questions of these statements.(1×5=5)

He went to his village home last Friday. The miserable conditions of the rural people pained him much. He brooded over their miseries and talked to himself.

(a) Most of the rural people are poverty-stricken, __________?(b) They don't have any sense of sanitation, __________?(c) Everybody works hard, __________?(d) But they do not get due return of their labour. They don't need privileges. They need opportunities, __________?(e) Government should take steps for the development of the villages, __________?

6. Complete the text by adding suffixes, prefixes, or both to the root words given in the parentheses.(1×5=5)

(a) __________ (Fail) in English is a common matter in our country. There are many reasons for the failure of students in English, and the reasons are not far to seek. (b) __________ (First) our education system is (c) __________ (defect). The English textbooks for the students of our country are not (d) __________ (suit) for them. Secondly, the students are not motivated to learn English. They think that it is (e) __________ (necessary) to spend time learning English.

7. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions.(1×5=5)

The rich should not smile (a) __________ the poor because fortune may smile (b) __________ them (c) __________ any time. Yet, at times, we sneer (d) __________ the poor. The rich should have sympathy (e) __________ the poor.

8. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.(1×5=5)

A nuclear family is calm and quiet (a) __________ there are only a few members. (b) __________ one can enjoy peace and happiness in a nuclear family. (c) __________ one enjoys much time to do a lot of work. In a nuclear family, one has fewer duties and responsibilities than in an extended family. (d) __________ one can remain free from anxiety. (e) __________ in a nuclear family, a student gets enough time to concentrate on himself or herself more on study.

9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.

The scientist shouted that he had done it. Addressing the scientist as Sir, the assistant congratulated him on what he had done. The scientist replied that he had done something new.

Part B: Writing (Marks 40)

10. Terrorism has become viral all over the world. Now, write a paragraph of 250 words on "Terrorism."(10 marks)

11. Suppose your father is a poor government employee. You have four school-going brothers and sisters. Your father cannot bear your educational expenses. Now, write an application to your Headmaster/Headmistress of your school for a full free studentship.(10 marks)

12. Write a composition about "Your Daily Life."(Marks not specified)

 

✅ Answer Key

Part-A

1. (a), an (b) a (c) merciful (d) upon (e) clearly (0 an. (g) impose (h) of (i) against 0) unlawful

2. (a) Newspaper gives us news of home and abroad.

(b)It is called the storehouse of knowledge.

(c) People express their opinion through it.

(d)It is useful to all sections of people.

(e) It is really a part and parcel of our life,

3.(a) is (b) avoid (c) will keep (d) will suffer (e) are written (f) has (g) has been underestimated (h) has fallen (i) realised j) took

4. (a) Gardening is not an unpopular hobby among people.

(b)Who doesn't enjoy spending time in a beautiful garden?

(c)  It is very peaceful to spend time in a garden.

(d)  If only I had a large gardenl

(e) Without working in your garden daily, you will not see good results.

(f) Though the flowers bloom beautifully, they wither quickly.

(g)  Gardening requires patience and dedication so that it can be successful.

(h)Plants in the garden will not 'thrive unless you give them proper care.

(i)   Gardening is so enjoyable that we cannot ignore it.

j) At the arrival of Spring, the garden becomes vibrant.

5. Most of the rural people are poverty stricken, (a) aren't they?

: They don't have any sense of sanitation, (b) do they?

: Everybody works hard, (c) don't they?.

: They need opportunities, (d) don't they?

: Government should take steps for the development of the villages, (e) shouldn't she/it?

6     (a) Failure (b) Firstly (c) defective (d) suitable (e) unnecessary

7.     (a) at (b) upon (c) at (d) at (e) for

8.     (a) because (b) as a result (c) besides (d) so (e) again

9.The scientist shouted that he had done it. Addressing the scientist as sir, the assistant congratulated him on what he had done. The scientist replied that he had done something new.

Part-B

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