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SSC English Second Paper Model Question- 4

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

through, be, a, I, decrease, with, of, in

Several outbreak investigation reports have shown that Covid-19 transmission can (a) ______ particularly effective (b) ______ crowded, confined indoor spaces. The duration (c) ______ the indoor activity and increased production of respiratory droplets (d) ______ loud speech and singing, likely increased the risk (e) ______ transmission. Poor ventilation in confined indoor spaces is associated (f) ______ increased transmission of respiratory infections and Covid-19 (g) ______ particular. Well-maintained heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems may have (h) ______ complementary role in decreasing transmission in indoor spaces (i) ______ increasing the rate of air change, (j) ______ recirculation of air and increasing the use (k) ______ outdoor air.

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

Everyone	should	take the vaccine against Covid-19 once they are eligible.
It	offers	excellent protection against moderate to severe disease, hospitalization, and death.
Vaccines	do not offer	complete protection from Covid-19.
You	should	protect both themselves and their community.
People who are vaccinated	are also less likely	to infect others once they have been vaccinated.

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

have, make, be, surge, dwindle, succumb, include, follow, confirm, ramp

In the year since the first death from Covid-19 was (a) ______ in Bangladesh, over 8,500 lives have (b) ______ lost to the highly infectious novel coronavirus in the country. No one (c) ______ been spared by Covid-19. Victims (d) ______ teachers, students, judges, lawyers, policemen, businessmen, artists and more. The virus has (e) ______ once again in recent times and 11 more people (f) ______ to Covid-19 on Wednesday. The government has (g) ______ up awareness campaigns on the need to wear masks and (h) ______ health guidelines, while the number of available hospital beds (i) ______. Furthermore, the emergence of new variants of the coronavirus has (j) ______ efforts to contain transmission even more important.

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

(a) I am sure that man is the maker of his own fortune. (Make Negative Sentence)(b) A man has to make a proper use of his time if he wants to shine in life. (Make Simple Sentence)(c) Who doesn’t know it? (Make Assertive Sentence)(d) The lazy suffer miserably in the long run. (Make Exclamatory Sentence)(e) Killing time is more harmful than committing suicide. (Make Interrogative Sentence)(f) Our life is only a sum total of hours, days, and years. (Make Negative Sentence)(g) No other season of life is as valuable as youth. (Make Simple Sentence)(h) In youth, our mind can be shaped easily. (Make Complex Sentence)(i) We should utilize our time properly in youth. (Make Interrogative Sentence)(j) Everyone knows it as the seedtime of life. (Make Conditional Sentence)

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

(a) Some people infected with the virus have no symptoms, ______?(b) When the virus does cause symptoms, common ones include fever, body ache, dry cough, fatigue, chills, headache, sore throat, loss of appetite, and loss of smell, ______?(c) In some people, Covid-19 causes more severe symptoms like high fever, severe cough, and shortness of breath, ______?(d) People with Covid-19 can also experience neurological symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, or both, ______?(e) These may occur with or without respiratory symptoms, ______?

6.              Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the

parenthesis.                                                                                                                        IX5=5

Coronaviruses are an (a) --------------  (extreme) common cause of colds and other upper respiratory (b) ------------  (infect). SARS-CoV-2, short for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, is the (c) ----------  (office) name for the coronavirus (d) --------------  (response) for Covid-19. Covid‑ 19, short' for "coronavirus (e) -----------------  (ease) 2019," is the name of the disease caused by theSARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

7.              Fill in the gaps with appropriate preposition.                lx5=5

A sinner feels repentant (a) -------------------  his sin. He repents (b) -----------------  his sin. He prays (cl ---------------  Allah. He gives (d) ---------------  all his bad habits. He does not addict (e) -----------------  any evil activities.

S. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.                                                                    1X5=5Flora; a student of class 9 of a renowned school of Dhaka, registered for her Covid Vaccine using her birth registration certificate a month ago, (a) ---------------  she was very anxious as she was not getting the date of vaccine. (b) -------------- , her final examination was getting nearer day by day. If the date of vaccine coincided with her exam, she would be in trouble. (c   ..    , the newDelta variant of Covid-19 was spreading very quickly. Still. there was no good news for Flora. (d) ------------- , she developed a severe headache and fever with a runny nose. (e) --------------------  shedecided to have a Covid Test and went to a hospital with her father.

9.      Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: 5

we dont know for certain if the people. virus spreads through air conditioning but we do'know -that when its hot and humid people are more likely to stay indoors with the windows closed giving the virus more opportunity to spread

Part B : Writing (Marks 40)

10.    Suppose, you always remember your first day at school. Now, write a paragraph in 250 words on "Your First Day at School".                                                                                                                10

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

12.    Write a composition about "Population Problem of Bangladesh"."`

Key

Part-A

1. 1.       (a) be (b) in (c) of (d) through (e) with (fl in (g) a (h) by (i) decreasing 0) of

   2.       (a) Everyone should get the vaccine against Covid-19 once they are eligible.

   (b)          It will help to protect both themselves and their community.

   (c)           Vaccines do not offer complete protection from Covid-19.

   (d)          Vaccines offer excellent protection against moderate to severe disease, hospitalization, and death.

   (e)           You are also less likely to infect others once you have been vaccinated.

   
   

   3.     (a) confirmed (b) been (c) has (d) include (e) surging (0 succumbed (g) ramped (h) follow (i) dwindles 0) made

   4. (a) I. am not unsure that man is the maker of his own fortune.

   (b)          A man has to make a proper use of his time to shine in life.

   (c)           Everybody knows it.

   (d)          How miserably the lazy suffer in the long runl

   (e)           Isn't killing time more harmful than committing suicide?

   (fl Our life is nothing but a sum total of hours, days, and years.

   (g) Youth is the most valuable season of life.

   (h) It is in youth when our mind can be shaped easily.

   (i) Shouldn't we utilize our time properly in youth?

   j)  It is the seedtime of life and everyone knows it.

   5. (a) Some people infected with the virus have no symptoms, have they/ do they?

   (b)          When the virus does cause symptoms, common ones include fever, body ache, dry cough, fatigue, chills, headache, sore throat, loss of appetite, and loss of smell, don't they?

   (c)           In some people, Covid- 19 causes more severe symptoms like high fever, severe cough, and shortness of breath, doesn't it?

   (d)          People with Covid-19 can also experience neurological symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, or both, can't they?

   (e)           These may occur with or without respiratory symptoms, mayn't they?

   6,        (a) extremely (b) infections (c) official (d) responsible (e) disease

   7.        (a) for (b) of (c) to (d) up (e) to

   (a) but (b) Besides (c) Moreover (d) On the other hand (e) Therefore

   9. We don't know for certain if the Covid-19 virus spreads through air conditioning. But we do know that when it's hot and humid, people are more likely to stay indoors, with the windows closed — giving the virus more opportunity to spread.

   
   

Part-B

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