Pronoun Reference Board Question Worksheet-5.0
HSC Examination -2016 all Board Questions
Identify the unclear pronoun references in the following paragraph. Where necessary, rewrite the sentences so that all pronoun references are clear.
1. Question : A cook once roasted a duck for its master. He looked so delicious that he could not resist the temptation and ate up one of drumsticks. When he sat down to eat the meal, he quickly noticed the missing leg. He asked him what had happened to the other leg. The cook told him that it had one leg only. The master said that there was no such thing as a one-legged duck but the cook insisted that every duck had only one leg. [DB ’16; Alamdanga Govt. Degree College, Alamdanga, Chuadanga-2018; Jashore Shikkha Board Govt. Model School & College, Jashore-2018]
2. Question : On a summer day, becoming very thirsty, a lion and a boar came at the same moment to a small well to drink. Those fiercely quarrelled which of them should drink first, and were soon engaged in a mortal fighting. On his stopping on a sudden to take breath for renewal of the fighting, it saw some vultures waiting in the distance to feast on the one which should fall first. They at once stopped the quarrel, saying: “That is better for us to make friends than to become the food of crows or vultures, as will certainly happen if ourselves are disabled.” (JB ’16; Govt. Azizul Haque College, Bogura-2018; Lions School & College, Rangpur-2018; Govt. H.S.S. College, Magura–2017]
3. Question : Life is full of struggles. These are quite normal in any one’s life as it is not a bed of roses. Certainly, it has ups and downs. A man has to face innumerable barriers in his life. Sometimes he can overcome those but sometimes he fails to combat them. He may be born with silver spoon without any trouble. But even then he has to overcome a lot of such to be successful in life. In other words, life is full of challenges. If he cannot fight them successfully, his life becomes full of sorrows. Though the scholars differ in giving the definition of life, they are unanimous that obstacles are the ways of life. Infact, a man has to undergo many in his life. [CtgB’16; Shahid Smrity Govt. College, Mymensingh-2018; Collectorate School & College, Rangpur-2018; Faujdarhat Cadet College, Chattogram-2017;)
4. Question : A stormy night is fearful and horrible. They causes untold sufferings to the people. In a stormy night;the whole sky is totally overcast with dark cloud. Only the roaring of violent wind can be heard. The wind begins to blow with fearful sound from no directions. People get frightened with sound of storm. In addition to it, there is thundering and lightning. The frequent thundering and lighting causes much terror and fear in the mind of the people whom always think that this night may be the end of our lives and the terrible and destructive storm will never come to an end. Storm causes harm to them. The house roofs are blown away. Many trees are uprooted. A large number of houses and shelters are damaged within a very short time. Standing crops are badly damaged. That is thus a dreadful night to the people. [SB’16; Govt. Fazilatunnesa Women’s College, Bhola-2017]
5. Question : Once two women came to King Solomon’s court with a baby and each of them claimed that they were mother of that baby. He thought for a while and got a brilliant idea. He ordered one of his men to cut the baby into two equal halves and give one half to them. The real mother of the baby became very nervous by this, but the other woman was totally untouched by the event. The king noticed the “; change in the face of her and handed over the baby to her and punished the other woman. [Mymensingh Girls’ Cadet College, Mymensingh-2018; Barishal Govt. Women’s College-2018 ]
6. Question : Boiled egg is very nutritious and tasty as well. Besides, it is not a difficult task at all. If one wants to boil eggs, he has to pour some water into a pot at first. Then the pot should be kept on a burner. After that the eggs should be put into a pot. Then it should be let to boil for about five minutes. Afterwards they should be taken out with a spoon. After cooling them they should be separated from them to be prepared for eating. [Mirzapur Cadet College, Tangail-2018]
7. Question : The Taj Mahal is surrounded by a beautiful garden and there is a long pool that stretches out in front of the building. He can see the beauty of the Taj Mahal in this reflection in the pool water. Visitors come to see these wonderful building at different times of the day since it assume a different look at different times. Most people like this best on moonlit nights.
(Cumilla Cadet College, Cumilla-2018; “Adamjee Cantonment College, Dhaka-2018; Bogura Cantt. Public School & College, Bogura-2018]
8 Question : At the writing centre, you can receive help on any writing assignment. It can make your writing stronger by discussing it with someone else. This will lead to a greater understanding of the proper mechanics and style expected in academic writing. This is an important part of the writing process, and they spend a good deal of time making sure you understand the expectations of written assignments. Using it will definitely make your writing skills stronger, and that will give you greater confidence for your next assignment. (Rajshahi Cadet College, Rajshahi-2018: Safiuddin Sarker Academy & College,
[Tongi, Gazipur-2018; Rajuk Uttara Model College, Dhaka-2017; St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-2017]
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HSC Examination -2016 all Board Questions with Answer
Question 1. Answer: A cook once roasted a duck for his master. The roast looked so delicious that he could not resist the temptation and ate up one of drumsticks. When his master sat down to eat the meal, he quick noticed the missing leg. He asked the cook what had happened to the other leg. The cook told him that this duck had one leg only. The master said that there was no such thing as a one-legged duck but the cook insisted that every duck had only one leg.
Question 2. Answer: On a summer day, becoming very thirsty, a lion and a boar came at the same moment to a small well to drink They fiercely quarrelled which of them should drinkfirst, and were soon engaged in a more fighting. On their stopping on a sudden to take breath for renewal of the fighting, they saw som vultures waiting in the distance to feasrbn the one which should fall first. They at once stopped the quarrel, saying: "It is better for us to make friends than to become the food of crows or vultures, will certainly happen if we are disabled."
Question 3 Answer: Life is full of struggles. These struggles are quite normal in any one's life as it is not a bed of roses Certainly, life has ups and downs. A man has to face innumerable barriers in his life. Sometimes can overcome those barriers but sometimes he fails to combat them. He may be born with silvem spoon without any trouble. But even then he has to overcome a lot of such troubles to be success in life. In other words, life is full of challenges. If he cannot .fight them successfully, his life becomes full of sorrows. Though the scholars differ in giving the definition of life, they are unanimous than obstacles are the ways of life. Infact, a man has to undergo many obstacles in his life.
Question 4. Answer: A stormy night is fearful and horrible. A storm causes untold sufferings to the people. In a stormy night, the whole sky is totally overcast with dark cloud. Only the roaring of violent wind can be heart The wind begins to blow with fearful sound from no directions. People get frightened with sound storm. In addition to the fearful sound of the violent wind, there is thundering and lightning. T frequent thundering and lightning causes much terror and fear in the mind of the imople who always think that this night may be the end of their lives and the terrible and destructive storm will never come to an end. Storm causes harm to them. The house roofs are blown away. Many trees am uprooted. A large number of houses and shelters are damaged within a very short time. Standing crops are badly damaged. A stormy night is thus a dreadful night to the people.
Question5. Answer: Once two women came to King Solomon's court with a baby and each of them claimed that she was the mother of that baby. King Solomon thought for a while and got a brilliant idea. He ordered one o his men to cut the baby into two equal halves and give one half to each of the women. The rea. mother of the baby became very nervous by the order of cutting the baby, but the other woman w totally untouched by the event. The king noticed the change in the face of the real mother and hander over the baby to her and punished the other woman.
Question6. Answer: Boiled egg is very nutritious and tasty as well. Besides, boiling egg is not a difficult task at all. If ce wants to boil eggs, one has to pour some water into a pot at first. Then the pot should be kept on burner. After that the eggs should be put into a pot. Then the water should be let to boil for about minutes. Afterwards the eggs should be taken out with a spoon. After cooling them egg shells should be separated from them to be prepared for eating.
Question 7. Answer: The Taj Mahal is surrounded by a beautiful garden and there is a long pool that stretches out in from of the building. One can see the beauty of the Taj Mahal in its reflection in the pool water. Visitors come to see this wonderful building at different times of the day since the bulding assumes different look at different times. Most people like this building best on moonlit nights.
Question 8. Answer: At the writing centre, one can receive help on any writing assignment. You can make your writing stronger by discussing it with someone else. The discussions will lead to a greater understanding on the proper mechanics and style expected academic writing. This understanding is an important part of thewriting process, and the tutors spend a good deal of time making sure you understand the expectations of written assignments. Using the process will definitely make your writing skills stronger and this strength will give you greater confidence for your next assignment.
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