Right form of verbs for HSC Examination Worksheet 5.0 (HSC 2025 Board Questions with Answers)
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Right form of verbs for HSC Examination
HSC All Board Questions 2025
1. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context. [DB-2025]
In this world truth (a) ________ (reign) over falsehood. Those who are always in the habit of (b) ________ (speak) the truth (c) ________ (respect) everywhere. But those who are involved in telling lies (d) ________ (shine) in life. That is why, we see that many great men in the history used to (e) ________ (preach) truth among their countrymen. (f) ________ (be) truthful is essential for our society. It (g) ________ (hold) the highest value in (h) ________ (make) our society better. This quality (i) ________ (consider) as one of the essential factors that empowers us from within. A truthful man is a (j) ________ (trust) person. And this trust (k) ________ (build) confidence in us. Confidence makes us (l) ________ (feel) better. When we start (m) ________ (get) comfortable with speaking the truth, we will begin to prosper. So, we should try hard (n) ________ (stay) away from the lies.
Answers: (a) reigns; (b) speaking; (c) are respected; (d) don't shine/cannot shine; (e) preach; (f) Being/To be; (g) holds; (h) making; (i) is considered; (j) trusted; (k) builds; (l) feel; (m) getting/to get; (n) to stay.
2. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context: [MB-2025]
One day in 1976, Professor Muhammad Yunus (a) ________ (visit) a poor village near Chittagong University. He (b) ________ (meet) a poor woman who made bamboo stools for a living. Although she (c) ________ (work) hard, she (d) ________ (remain) poor because she (e) ________ (force) to pay a high price for the bamboo. She did not have enough money (f) ________ (buy) the bamboo and used to (g) ________ (take) loans from the moneylenders on an exorbitant interest. Professor Yunus (h) ________ (know) that he could not simply (i) ________ (give) her the money she needed because it (j) ________ (rob) the woman of her dignity. Instead, he (k) ________ (ask) the people in the village how much money they (l) ________ (need) to start their own business and free themselves from poverty. He (m) ________ (lend) the equivalent of about US $27.00 from his pocket to 42 women of the village. Those women (n) ________ (set) up their small business and started to earn money to support their families.
Answers: (a) visited; (b) met; (c) worked; (d) remained; (e) was forced; (f) to buy; (g) take; (h) knew; (i) give; (j) could rob/would rob; (k) asked; (l) needed; (m) lent; (n) set.
3. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context: [CB-2025]
A teacher (a) ________ (compare) with an architect. Teachers (b) ________ (call) the architects of a nation. They (c) ________ (play) an important role in order to build a nation. They are used to (d) ________ (make) the illiterate people worthy citizens. But the teachers (e) ________ (hold) in high respect in our country. They are habituated to (f) ________ (lead) a humble life in the midst of want. Still they (g) ________ (keep) the light of education (h) ________ (burn) with a view to (i) ________ (remove) the darkness of illiteracy. It is high time we (j) ________ (change) our outlook towards the teachers. In many developed countries, teachers (k) ________ (give) high respect. "A most important truth, which we are apt (l) ________ (forget), is that a teacher can never truly teach unless he is still (m) ________ (learn) himself. A lamp can never light another lamp unless it (n) ________ (continue) to burn its own flame," Tagore said.
Answers: (a) is compared; (b) are called; (c) play; (d) making; (e) are not held; (f) leading; (g) keep/are keeping/have been keeping; (h) burning; (i) removing; (j) changed; (k) are given; (l) to forget; (m) learning; (n) continues.
4. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context: [RB-2025]
Change (a) ________ (be) the order of nature because we know the proverb that old order changes (b) ________ (yield) place to the new. So, nothing (c) ________ (remain) new forever. The same we (d) ________ (notice) in entertainment also. Old and traditional forms (e) ________ (change) and (f) ________ (modify) by new and modern forms of entertainment. Many of them (g) ________ (exist) any longer. Today TV channels and satellite (h) ________ (supersede) radio; similarly band and pop music (i) ________ (replace) our popular old songs. Football (j) ________ (lose) its appeal day by day. Cricket and other games (k) ________ (become) more and more popular. Our idea about the popularity of entertainment also (l) ________ (change). We've started (m) ________ (look) upon our forms of all life in a new way and (n) ________ (get) habituated to it.
Answers: (a) is; (b) yielding; (c) remains/can remain; (d) notice/can notice; (e) are being changed/have been changed/are changed; (f) modified; (g) do not exist; (h) are superseding/have superseded; (i) is replacing/has replaced; (j) is losing; (k) are becoming; (l) is changing/has changed/changes; (m) looking/to look; (n) are getting/to get/getting/got.
5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context: [DjB-2025]
Jerry is an orphan. He (a) ________ (come) to the orphanage at the age of four. He (b) ________ (lose) his parents in his infancy. Then, he (c) ________ (commit) to the care of the orphanage. He could hardly (d) ________ (recollect) his parents' memory. In spite of (e) ________ (be) an orphan, he had developed a strong fabric of morality. His inimitable morality (f) ________ (draw) him close to the writer. The writer (g) ________ (impress) with him. She started (h) ________ (show) affection for him. Jerry (i) ________ (take) her as his mother. He fabricated a lie (j) ________ (win) her heart. The orphan boy (k) ________ (come) closer to her. She also (l) ________ (love) him like her son. Once she (m) ________ (leave) the place but she (n) ________ (cherish) the memory of the boy till her old age.
Answers: (a) came; (b) lost; (c) was committed; (d) recollect; (e) being; (f) drew; (g) was impressed; (h) to show/showing; (i) took; (j) to win; (k) came; (l) loved; (m) left; (n) had been cherishing.
6. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context: [JB-2025]
Books (a) ________ (possess) an essence of immortality. They (b) ________ (be) the most precious products of human efforts. Temples (c) ________ (crumble) into ashes. Pictures and statues (d) ________ (decay) but books (e) ________ (survive). Time is of no account for great thoughts which (f) ________ (be) as fresh today as they (g) ________ (be) when came through the authors' minds ages ago. What (h) ________ (be) then thought or said still (i) ________ (speak) to us. Books (j) ________ (introduce) us to the best society. They (k) ________ (bring) us into the presence of the noblest minds that have ever (l) ________ (live). We hear what they (m) ________ (think) or said. We see them as if they (n) ________ (be) really alive.
Answers: (a) possess; (b) are; (c) crumble; (d) decay; (e) survive; (f) are; (g) were; (h) was/were; (i) speaks/speak; (j) introduce; (k) bring; (l) lived; (m) thought; (n) were.
7. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs as per subject and context: [CtgB-2025]
A mother is a supreme gift (a) ________ (bestow) upon us by Allah. She (b) ________ (exercise) an undeniable influence in (c) ________ (mould) the character of a child and also in (d) ________ (shape) their future destiny. A mother (e) ________ (regard) as the best teacher, guide and protector. An educated mother (f) ________ (manage) the family in a far better way than a mother who has (g) ________ (have) no schooling. She (h) ________ (be) more interested in (i) ________ (get) her children educated. She (j) ________ (sacrifice) her own happiness to (k) ________ (ensure) a better future for her children. So, often it (l) ________ (say) that the hands that (m) ________ (rock) the cradle (n) ________ (rule) the world.
Answers:(a) bestowed; (b) exercises; (c) moulding; (d) shaping; (e) is regarded; (f) manages/can manage; (g) had; (h) is; (i) getting; (j) sacrifices; (k) ensure; (l) is said; (m) rock; (n) rule.
8. Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of verbs as per subject and context: [SB-2025]
Festivals (a) ________ (be) common to all societies and cultures. With the change of social and economic structures, the nature of festivals also (b) ________ (change). But some festivals (c) ________ (be) so deeply (d) ________ (root) in the social organism that they (e) ________ (continue) to entertain from generation to generation. Some of the festivals (f) ________ (bear) the mark of the community and nationality, some (g) ________ (have) the stamp of religion and again some (h) ________ (bear) the impression of politics. The festivals, which (i) ________ (get started) in the primitive society centering on the prayer for food (j) ________ (have) now been (k) ________ (fill) with various colours and varieties. The main foundation of festivals (l) ________ (be) ritual and most of the ancient rituals (m) ________ (be) collective activities. Many of the rituals were (n) ________ (relate) to agriculture and were determined by lunar months.
Answers: (a) are; (b) changes; (c) are; (d) rooted; (e) continue; (f) bear; (g) have; (h) bear; (i) got started; (j) have; (k) filled; (l) is; (m) were; (n) related.
9. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context: [BB-2025]
In the current social and economic system of Bangladesh, everyone (a) ________ (depend) on his income in order to (b) ________ (meet) the daily needs. However, many people of our country (c) ________ (not earn) enough to live comfortably. People of low income are to (d) ________ (struggle) a lot to buy food, clothes and medicine because prices of everything (e) ________ (rise) high day by day. Generally, people in rural areas (f) ________ (feel) the pressure even more as they earn less. In fact, they (g) ________ (have) fewer opportunities to improve their financial condition. When prices go up, many families (h) ________ (not buy) enough healthy food and this causes malnourishment of the children. Sometimes they cannot help (i) ________ (borrow) money, which (j) ________ (lead) to debt. High prices also (k) ________ (affect) their children's education. Many a student (l) ________ (drop) out of school as their parents cannot afford to (m) ________ (bear) their educational expenses. But for the true development of our country, proper education must be (n) ________ (ensure) at any cost.
Answers: (a) depends; (b) meet; (c) do not earn; (d) struggle; (e) are rising; (f) feel; (g) have; (h) cannot buy; (i) borrowing; (j) leads; (k) affect; (l) drops; (m) bear; (n) ensured.



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