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SSC English Second Paper Model Question- 9

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)

an communicate communication for in information international the the widely

English is (a) ________ international language. It is (b) ________ used and spoken all over (c) ________ world. It is the medium of (d) ________ and correspondence in the business world and (e) ________ relations. English is also the medium of instruction in most of the colleges and universities in (f) ________ world. English is needed to (g) ________ and do business across national borders. That is why English is so important. We should learn English (h) ________ higher education as most of the books are written (i) ________ English. All (j) ________ is available in English.

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

The schoolboy	was discovered	by Alexander Fleming.
Penicillin	was sent	to school at the age of fourteen.
The boy	died	in London.
He	came back	to London.
The man	went	to school alone.

3. Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box.(1×10 = 10)[be, farm, cultivate, earn, verge, yield, live, bring, mean, call]

Man (a) ________ on bread. With a view to (b) ________ bread, men (c) ________ lands and (d) ________ the earth suitable for living. At first, the earth (e) ________ plenty of crops for man's living by virtue of her fertility. But later on, the food-stuffs (f) ________ short of our needs owing to the increase in population. Hence there (g) ________ a cry “Grow More Food” or start a green revolution. Bangladesh is an agricultural country. The “Grow More Food” campaign (h) ________ about a new idea in our agricultural developments. The adopted plan (i) ________ on a revolution which (j) ________ the Green Revolution. Adequate measures should be taken to gain the objectives.

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

(a) The cuckoo is a very shy bird. (Make Exclamatory Sentence)(b) It is rarely found beside human habitation. (Make Negative Sentence)(c) Hiding themselves, they coo from the high branches. (Make Compound Sentence)(d) They are timid, but they are clever. (Make Complex Sentence)(e) They lay their eggs in the nests where crows live. (Make Simple Sentence)(f) The crows are not as clever as they are. (Make Negative Sentence)(g) Being lazy, they do not hatch their eggs. (Make Complex Sentence)(h) Do the crows raise the baby cuckoos? (Make Assertive Sentence)(i) The babies grow up, and then they fly away. (Make Complex Sentence)(j) Crows never understand it. (Make Interrogative Sentence)

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

(a) You are applying for the job, ________?(b) Until my results have been published, I can’t, ________?(c) You haven’t much free time, ________?(d) Yes. I feel very boring, ________?(e) If you join my office for the time being, you’ll be able to spend your time nicely, ________?

6. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both with the root words given in the parenthesis:(1×5 = 5)

(a) ________ (Environment) pollution is a great threat to our existence on earth. There are(b) ________ (main) four kinds of pollution: air pollution, water pollution, sound pollution, and odour pollution. Every year millions of people all over the world die(c) ________ (necessarily) as a result of pollution. Air pollution from factories, burning trash, and vehicle fumes causes bronchitis and other respiratory diseases. Then water pollution from the(d) ________ (industry) discharge, the(e) ________ (discriminate) disposal of toxic chemicals and the dumping of human waste into rivers and canals causes poisoning and waterborne diseases.

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

Mr. Rahim is a social worker. He is zealous (a) ________ social work. He delights (b) ________ social activities. For this, he has to depend (c) ________ others. But this does not mean that he yields (d) ________ any illegal demand. Though he is dependent (e) ________ others, he does not expect any financial help from them.

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

The eating habits of the people of a country depend largely on its geographical position, climate, and soil. (a) ________, the kinds of food that people eat depend on what they can grow or afford to buy from other countries. (b) ________, people in the tropical countries eat a lot of fruits and vegetables which grow abundantly in these regions. (c) ________, the chief food of the people of Hawaii is taro roots and seafood. (d) ________, they eat a lot of limes, coconuts, bananas, and pineapples which grow in plenty in these islands. (e) ________, we see that the kinds of food that people eat vary throughout the world.

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

the old man said can you give me some food i have been starving for two days the maid said why do you beg can't you work

Part B – Writing (Marks 40)

10. Suppose you have enjoyed a film recently. Now, write a paragraph in 250 words on “The Film You Enjoyed.” (10 marks)

11. Suppose the students of your school suffer much from excessive heat. Now, write an application to the Headmaster for hanging some electric fans in the classroom. (10 marks)

12. Write a composition about “Seasons in Bangladesh.” (20 marks)

Key

✅ Answer Key

1.     (a) an (b) widely (c) the (d) communication (e) international (f) the (g) communicate (h) for (i) in j) information

2. (a) The school was four miles away from Fleming's house.,

(b)          Fleming went to school and came back home on foot.

(c)           He was sent to London at the age of fourteen.

(d)          Penicillin was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming.

(e)        'It is a life saving medicine.

3.     (a) lives (b) earning (c) cultivate (d) make (e) yielded (fl fell '(g) is (h) has brought (i) verges j) is called

4 (a) What a shy bird the cuckoo is!

(b)          It is not always found beside human habitation.

(c)           They hide themselves and coo from the high branches.

(d)          Though they are timid, they are clever.

(e)           They lay their eggs in the nests of crows.

(f) They are cleverer than the crows.

(g) They do not hatch their eggs because they are .lazy.

(h)          The crows raise the baby cuckoos.

(i)            When the babies grow up, they fly away.

j) Do crows ever understand it?

5.You are applying for the job, (a) aren't you?

Until my results have been-published, I can't, (b) can I?

That's true. You have now much free time, (c) haven't you? Yes. I feel very boring, (d) don't V.

If you join my office for the time being, you'll be able to spend your time nicely, (e) won't you?

6.           (a) Environmental (b) mainly (c) unnecessarily (d) industrial (e) indiscriminate

7.             (a) for (b) in (c) on (d) to (e) on

8.             (a) that is to say (b) for instance (c) again (d) besides (e) hence

9.           The old man said, "Can you give me some food? I've been starving for two days." The maid said, 'Why do you beg? Can't you work?"

Part-B

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