SSC Rajshahi Board -2020 English 2nd Paper Question with Answer
- Fakhruddin Babar
- Aug 19, 2024
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English (compulsory) second paper Part-A: Grammar (60 Marks)1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words given in the box below. You may need to change the form of words and you can use one word more than once.
Nowadays, parents are very (a) — of the harmful effect of (b) — on children. Child Psychologists think that (c) — physical and mental punishment can be disastrous (d) — a child’s growth and (e) —. It may lead to (f) — and hatred of the person who (g) — the child. Again, if a child (h) — punished, he may lack initiative. He may also feel hostile (i) — others. So, rude behaviour gradually (j) — in him. 2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Diligence means an (a) — to perform a work successfully. God has given us two hands to (b) —. From the (c) — of the world, human beings have been (d) — with nature to keep hold of their (e) —. If they did not struggle, they might have (f) — long ago. Thus, we see that diligence is (g) — in our personal, social and national life. The student who is (h) — diligent, makes a better result (i) — those who are not. So, to be (f) — everybody should be diligent. 3. Make five sentences using the parts of sentences from each column of the table below.
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box below.
We (a) — to our nature for (b) — us with her gifts lavishly. We (c) — a large area of land but the negligible area of land that (d) — to us, is very fertile. We (e) — ungrateful to our soil. But our activities (f) — that we have (g) — ungrateful to our soil. We are constantly (h) — soil pollution by our unwise activities. As a result, our fertile land is (i) — its fertility which has (j) — us to grow crops easily. 5. Change the narrative style of the following text. “Where do you like to go?” said the ticket officer. “To Rajshahi,” said the lady. “How many tickets do you need to buy and of which class?” “Three first class tickets.” “Here are the tickets and they will cost you three thousands taka.” 6. Change the following sentences according to the directions. (a) Terrorism is a devastating phenomenon of the modern world. (Exclamatory) (b) At present, it is called a challenge to fight against it. (Active) (c) Who is not now in the threat of violence? (Assertive) (d) Terrorism is more disastrous than anything. (Positive) (e)It is one of the most corrosive problems of the modern world. (Comparative) (f) Nobody wants his children to be terrorist in future. (Interrogative) (g)Though there is law to punish the terrorists, it is not properly applied. (Simple) (h) By applying the law properly, we can get rid of it. (Complex) (i)We have to create social awareness to fight against corruption. (Compound) (j)We all should avoid the killers of mankind. (Negative) 7. Complete the following sentences. (a) But for your timely intervention – (b) Many days passed —. (c) A child — is afraid of fire. (d) Work hard provided that —. (e) Blessing is not valued —. 8. Complete the following text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis. (a) — (persevere) is needed to be (b) — (success) in life. Those who do not persevere in life become (c) — (success) in their mission and only blame their lot for their (d) — (fortune). (Persevere) people always become successful. (f) — (sincere) is another important virtue which (g) — (able) a person to accomplish a job (h) — (fruit). Student life is the (i) — (form) period of a man’s life. One should not (j) — (use) this period of life. 9. Make tag questions of the following statements. (a) Everybody respects freedom fighters, — ? (b) They fought for the independence of our country, —? (c)Their sacrifice has given us freedom in every sphere of life, —? (d) Their names are written in golden letters, —? (e) We should never forget them, —? 10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. Teaching is such a profession (a) — helps to build a nation. A teacher is (b) — a guide (c) — a pioneer. He has to dedicate to this noble profession in order to guide the nation. (d) — he is called an architect of a new society. (e) — he neglects his duties, social discipline will break down. 11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. my dear mother your letter is just to hand it seems to me that you are anxious for me but you need not think about me Part B: Composition (40 Marks) 12. Suppose, you are Toma/Tomal. You have completed BSc and are looking for a job. You have seen a vacancy advertisement in ‘The Daily Star’ for the post of an ‘Office Assistant of a company. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 13. Suppose, you are Bakul, a student of Khulna Zilla School. You are interested to go on a study tour. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your school seeking permission to go on a study tour. 14. All the beings depend on trees for their existence. So, we should plant trees more and more every year. Now, write a paragraph on ‘Tree Plantation’, 15. Write a composition on ‘Your Favourite Hobby’. |
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Rajshahi Board-2020
1. (a) conscious; (b) punishment; (c) both; (d) for; (e) development; (f) fear; (g) punishes; (h) is; (i) to; j) develops.
2. (a) act/effort; (b) work; (c) beginning; (d) fighting/struggling; (e) existence/survival; (f)
exhausted/disappeared/ vanished/perished; (g) required/important; (h) habitually/truly/really; (i) than; j) prosperous/successful.
3. i. Corruption is a curse not only to our nation but also all over the world.
ii. It maybe defined as the abuse of entrusted power for the private gain.
iii. It occurs in both public and private sectors.
iv. Our government'is trying to control it with iron hand.
v. If we fail to remove it, we will not be able to build `Sonar Bangla'.
4. (a) owe; (b) bestowing; (c) do not have; (d) belongs; (e) are not/should not be; (f) show; (g) been; (h) causing; (i) losing; 0) enabled.
5. The ticket officer asked the lady where she liked to go. The lady replied that she liked to go to Rajshahi. The ticket officer again asked her how many tickets she needed to buy and of which class. She replied that she needed to buy three first class tickets. Then he offered her the tickets and said that they (the tickets) would cost her three thousand,taka.
6. (a) What a devastating phenomenon of the modern world terrorism is!
(b) At present, people/we call it a challenge to fight against it.
(c) Everyone is now in the threat of violence.
(d) Nothing is so disastrous as terrorism.
(e) It is more corrosive than most other problems of the modern world.
(f) Who wants his children to be terrorist in future?
(g) The law to punish the terrorists is not properly applied.
(h) If the govt. applies the law properly, we can get rid of it.
(i) We have to create social awareness so, that we can fight against corruption.
None of us should mix with the killers of mankind.
7. (a) But, for your timely intervention I would have been in a great trouble.
(b) Many days passed since he had left his home.
(c) A child that is burnt is afraid of fire.
(d) Work hard provided that you want to shine in life.
(e) Blessing is not valued until it is gone.
8. (a) western; (b) question; (e) networks; (d) Internet; (e) affirmatively; (f) smartphones; (g) companions; (h) virtual; (i) hardly; 0) interaction.
9. (a) You surely fail if you fail to plan, don't you?
(b) A good plan scarcely lets you fail, does it?
(c) Great people could do nothing without a plan of action, could they?
(d) -Future also dare not fail a well-planned effort, dare it?
(e) So, plan before proceed, will you?/won't you?
10. (a) entirely/mainly/largely; (b) So/Thus/Consequently; (c) When/If; (d) UsuallyNery often; (e) But/ Contrarily.
11. "Aren't you going to have any?" "No, I never eat asparagus." "I know there are people who don't like them. The fact is that you ruin your palate by all the meat you eat," she said.
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