SSC Dhaka Board -2022
ENGLISH (COMPULSORY) SECOND PAPER
Part A: Grammar (30 Marks)
1. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions or articles. Put a cross (X) where no article is needed. .5×10-5
A national flag is (a) — matter of pride for a nation. Every independent nation in (b) — world has a national flag (c) — its own. As (d) — independent nation, we have a national flag. Our national flag is (e) — symbol of independence. (f) — sovereignty and prosperity. Red and green colours are used in it. The red colour used in (g) — flag indicates (h) — martyrs who laid down their valuable lives (i) — the independence of our country. We must uphold its (j) — honour.
2. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. .5X10=5
make become conduct enhance send help do be increase
Mobile phone is an important medium of modern communication which (a) — intercommunication. It (b) — our life very easy and comfortable. The world (c) — smaller due to the rapid use of it. Mobile phone connected with the Internet (d) — its users watch TV, and use social media like Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, etc. We (e) — almost everything by using various mobile apps. We can check mails and (f) — the reply through it. The use of mobile phone (g) — noticeably during COVID-19. Nowadays, teachers and students (h) — dependent on it greatly. It has played a vital role in (i) — online education. But excessive use of if causes unpredictable health hazards. So, we (j) — It excessively.
3. Change the sentences according to directions. 1×5=5
(a) Computer is one of the greatest inventions of modern science. (Make it positive)
(b) In fact, it is a blessing of science. (Make it negative without changing the original meaning)
(c) It has facilitated the world very greatly. (Make it exclamatory)
(d) Moreover, it has lessened our workloads. (Make it passive)
(e) So, we should use it in our everyday life. (Make it imperative)
4. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parentheses. .5×10=5
Health is wealth. To keep in good health, we have to follow many things. Physical exercise is one of them. It increases our appetite and improves (a) — (digest) power. If anybody suffers from (b) — (digest) he should take physical exercise. Proper (c) — (digest) of food removes his loss of appetite. Physical exercise removes (d) — (constipate) and helps proper blood (e) — (circulate) Our antibodies will be (f) — (act) if our blood circulation is (g) — (normal) (h) — (proper) blood circulation in our bodies may cause many (i) — predictable physical problems. So, we must take physical exercise for the (j) — (improve) of blood circulation.
5. Add tag questions to the following statements. 1×5=5
(a) Reading books is a good habit,—?
(b) One should read books to acquire knowledge,—?
(c) Reading books never goes in vain,—?
(d) There is a saying, “The more you read, the more you learn”,—?
(e) So, a student should form the habit of reading books,—?
6. Use punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. .5×10=5
monira said to protiva how does the question seem to you have you got everything common no one item is uncommon to me what about you said protiva i m in the same position like you replied monira
Part B: Composition (20 Marks)
7. Suppose, you are Kabir/Kabita. You have passed the HSC this year. You have found a vacancy advertisement published in The Daily Ittefaq’ for the post of a salesman in a manufacturing company. Now, write a CV with a cover letter to the Manager for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page.
8. Suppose, you are Abid/Abida of class X of Raipura Adarsha High School, Raipura, Narsingdi. You have a canteen in your school. But the quality of foods is not good and healthy. Now, write a complaint letter to the Headmaster about it. 10
Key
Dhaka Board-2022
1. (a) at/in; (b) in; (c) the; (d) the; (e) to/on/down; (f) a; (g) in/by; (h) The; (i) x; j) at.
2. (a) depends; (b) lead; (c) build; (d) work; (e) remembered, (f) idle; (g) will lag/may lag; (h)
are/were; (i) reach/can reach/have reached; j) should
follow.3. , (a) Isn't Bangladesh a low-lying country?
(b) We are visited by natural disasters every year.
(c) Everyone/Everybody knows the consequence of Tsunami. ;
Or, All know the consequence of Tsunami.
(d) How devastating the recent food was!,:
,(e) No other city is as risky as Dhaka in the earthquake zone.
Or, No other city in the earthquake zone is as risky as Dhaka.
4. (a) education; (b) useful; (c) truly; (d) personal; (e; thoughtful; (f) truthful; (g) dutiful; (h) prosperous
(i) remove; 0) self-reliance.
5. (a) Everybody wants to lead a better life, don't they?
(b) A better life seldom comes without hard work, does it? 1,
(c) We have to work hard for this, don't we?But most of us can hardly do the job, can we?
(d) Actually, life is not a bed of roses, is it?
6. "Have you killed the rats?" said the mayor. "Yes, I have," replied the piper. "Give me the promised money." "How funny you are!" said the mayor. "Take only fifty."
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