S.S.C English Second Paper Model Question 12 with answer
Model Question-12
Part-A
: Grammar 60 Marks]
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.
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being
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the
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for
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in
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be
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keep
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also
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by
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Games and sports are the source (a) — enjoyment, amusement and
pleasure. Men are rational (b) — and they need to develop their faculties to
expose themselves (c) — various fields. So they require (d) —
soundness of body and mind (e) — which games and sports
(1) — necessary. Games and sports are not only (g) .— source
of pleasure and amusement but (h) — the means of (i) — physically fit and
establishing a relation between the two rival groups (j)—eradicating the
conflicts and strifes.
Answer: (a) of (b) beings (c) in (d) the (e) for (f)
are (g) the (h) also (i) being (j) in.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words: 0.5 x 10 = 5
Many international organizations very frequently need employees (a) — are capable of speaking and writing a (b) — form of English. Even (c) — advertisers now-a-days seek (d) — good competence in English. But unfortunately (e) — the independence of Bangladesh, many people started undermining English. They even began to (f)— English. As (g) — result, the standard of English began to deteriorate very (h) —. But this sort of attitude is now proved to be suicidal for us. We should, of course, put more importance (i) — learning Bangla (j)—any other language.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words: 0.5 x 10 = 5
Many international organizations very frequently need employees (a) — are capable of speaking and writing a (b) — form of English. Even (c) — advertisers now-a-days seek (d) — good competence in English. But unfortunately (e) — the independence of Bangladesh, many people started undermining English. They even began to (f)— English. As (g) — result, the standard of English began to deteriorate very (h) —. But this sort of attitude is now proved to be suicidal for us. We should, of course, put more importance (i) — learning Bangla (j)—any other language.
Answer:
(a) who (b) standard (c) the (d) a (e) after (f) neglect (g) a (h) quickly (i)
on (j) than.
3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column
of the table below.
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So
preventive measures
Many
people
They
If this
People
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waste
are
should
continues
living
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not
careful of utilizing natural gas and thus we wasting this resource.
be taken
to minimize the wastage of our resources.
our
resources will run out very soon.
water by
leaving the taps running whenever they use it for day by day purposes.
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(i) Many people living in city areas are not careful of using
natural resources.
(ii) They are not careful of utilizing natural gas and thus are wasting this resource.
(iii) People waste water by leaving the taps running whenever they use it for day-to-day purposes.
(iv) If this continues, our resources will run out very soon.
(v) So, preventive measures should be taken to minimize the wastage of our resources.
4. Complete the following text with right form of the verbs given in the box.
(ii) They are not careful of utilizing natural gas and thus are wasting this resource.
(iii) People waste water by leaving the taps running whenever they use it for day-to-day purposes.
(iv) If this continues, our resources will run out very soon.
(v) So, preventive measures should be taken to minimize the wastage of our resources.
4. Complete the following text with right form of the verbs given in the box.
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attack
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surpass
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mean
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take
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crack
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flee
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come
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kill
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start
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continue
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Genocide (a) — destruction of a nation by mass killing. The
genocide of Bangladesh (b) — on the fatal night of March 25 in 1971 which (c) —
for a period of nine months. Trying to kill all the devoted sons and daughters
of Bangladesh, the Pakistani army (d) — down upon the armless people of
Bangladesh when they were sleeping. They (e) — the police force, the EPR and
the Bengal Regiment. The Pakistani Army continued to (f)---- people, torture
women, burn houses, loot property and damage crops. Their torture (g) — all
previous records. More than 30 lakh people were killed and one crore people (h)
— away and (i)----- shelter in neighbouring India. The massacre (j)---- to an
end and the Pakistani soldiers surrendered to the joint command in Dhaka on
16th December, 1971.
Answer: (a) means (b) started (c) continued (d) cracked (e) attacked (f) kill (g) surpassed (h) fled (i) took (j) came.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text: 5
The teacher said to the boy, ‘Do you think that honesty is the best policy?” The boy said, “Yes sir, (think so.” “Learn to be honest from your boyhood,” said the teacher.
“Thank you, sir,” said the boy. “May Allah grant you a long life,” said the teacher to the boy.
The teacher asked the boy if he thought that honesty is the best policy.The boy replied in the affirmative and respectfully said that he thought so. The teacher advised him to learn to be honest from his boyhood. The boy respectfully thanked him. The teacher prayed that Allah might grant him a long life.
6. Change the sentences according to directions : I x 10 = 10
(a) Pahela Baishakh is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh. (Complex)
(b) It is celebrated by the people of all walks of life. (Make it Active voice)
(c) It is the day of the year when the roads get so jam packed. (Simple)
(d) Almost everyone enjoys the day in his own way. (Passive)
(e) How enthusiastic the people look on this day (Make it Assertive)
(f) Patriotism is a very noble virtue. (Exclamatory)
(g) It inspires a man to do everything just and fair for the betterment of the country. (Interrogative)
(h) It is one of the best qualities of a man. (Positive)
(i) A patriot is loved and respected by his countrymen. (Active)
(j) An unpatriotic man is hated everywhere. (Negative)
Answer:
Answer: (a) means (b) started (c) continued (d) cracked (e) attacked (f) kill (g) surpassed (h) fled (i) took (j) came.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text: 5
The teacher said to the boy, ‘Do you think that honesty is the best policy?” The boy said, “Yes sir, (think so.” “Learn to be honest from your boyhood,” said the teacher.
“Thank you, sir,” said the boy. “May Allah grant you a long life,” said the teacher to the boy.
The teacher asked the boy if he thought that honesty is the best policy.The boy replied in the affirmative and respectfully said that he thought so. The teacher advised him to learn to be honest from his boyhood. The boy respectfully thanked him. The teacher prayed that Allah might grant him a long life.
6. Change the sentences according to directions : I x 10 = 10
(a) Pahela Baishakh is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh. (Complex)
(b) It is celebrated by the people of all walks of life. (Make it Active voice)
(c) It is the day of the year when the roads get so jam packed. (Simple)
(d) Almost everyone enjoys the day in his own way. (Passive)
(e) How enthusiastic the people look on this day (Make it Assertive)
(f) Patriotism is a very noble virtue. (Exclamatory)
(g) It inspires a man to do everything just and fair for the betterment of the country. (Interrogative)
(h) It is one of the best qualities of a man. (Positive)
(i) A patriot is loved and respected by his countrymen. (Active)
(j) An unpatriotic man is hated everywhere. (Negative)
Answer:
(a) There is no doubt that Pahela Baishakh is the most celebrated
festival in Bangladesh.
(b) People of all walks of life celebrate it.
(c) On this day of the year roads get very jam packed.
(d) The day is enjoyed by almost everyone in his own way.
(e) The people look very enthusiastic on this day.
(f) What a noble virtue patriotism is!
(b) People of all walks of life celebrate it.
(c) On this day of the year roads get very jam packed.
(d) The day is enjoyed by almost everyone in his own way.
(e) The people look very enthusiastic on this day.
(f) What a noble virtue patriotism is!
(g) Doesn’t it inspire a man to do everything just and fair for
the betterment of the country?
(h) Very few qualitis of a man areas good as it.
(h) Very few qualitis of a man areas good as it.
(i) His countrymen love and respect a patriot.
(j) An unpatriotic man is not loved anywhere.
7. Complete the following sentences I x 5 = 5
(a) Although he was intelligent,—.
(b) She came here when
(c) We shall win if
(d) They worked hard so that
(e) While she was standing by the window, —.
(a)Although he was intelligent, he could not understand the tricks.
7. Complete the following sentences I x 5 = 5
(a) Although he was intelligent,—.
(b) She came here when
(c) We shall win if
(d) They worked hard so that
(e) While she was standing by the window, —.
(a)Although he was intelligent, he could not understand the tricks.
(b) She came here when i
was preparing to go out.
(c) We shall win if we can play well.
(c) We shall win if we can play well.
(d) They worked hard so that they could get success.
(e) While she was standing by the window she saw me.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with
the root words given in the parenthesis.
In winter we see (a)---- (numerable) birds that come to our swampy regions. (b) — (actual) these guest birds come in winter season from Siberia or the (c) — (Himalay) regions. When the extent of (d) (cold) of Siberia reaches beyond the limit of endurance, the guest birds migrate to our land. To save (e) — (them) from (f) — (bearable) coldness and with a view to (g) — (search) food, they begin to move to our land. The most (h) — (wonder) fact about these birds is that they fly thousands of miles at a stretch. Most of them belong to the goose species of (i) — (differ) colours and shapes. But we see them (j) — (he) sold in the cities by the greedy and cruel hunters.
(a) innumerable (b) Actually (c) Himalayan (d) coldness (e) themselves (f) unbearable (g) searchinE (h) wonderful (i) different (j) being.
9. Make tag questions of these statements : 1 x 5 = 5
(a) Do you know about computer? Of course, it is fairly a recent invention, —?
(b) It has now become an essential part of modern life,—?
(c) It has greatly benefited us, —-?
(d) Any device that helps people perform mathematical calculation can be called computer,—?
(e) Now, let us hope for the latest one, —?
In winter we see (a)---- (numerable) birds that come to our swampy regions. (b) — (actual) these guest birds come in winter season from Siberia or the (c) — (Himalay) regions. When the extent of (d) (cold) of Siberia reaches beyond the limit of endurance, the guest birds migrate to our land. To save (e) — (them) from (f) — (bearable) coldness and with a view to (g) — (search) food, they begin to move to our land. The most (h) — (wonder) fact about these birds is that they fly thousands of miles at a stretch. Most of them belong to the goose species of (i) — (differ) colours and shapes. But we see them (j) — (he) sold in the cities by the greedy and cruel hunters.
(a) innumerable (b) Actually (c) Himalayan (d) coldness (e) themselves (f) unbearable (g) searchinE (h) wonderful (i) different (j) being.
9. Make tag questions of these statements : 1 x 5 = 5
(a) Do you know about computer? Of course, it is fairly a recent invention, —?
(b) It has now become an essential part of modern life,—?
(c) It has greatly benefited us, —-?
(d) Any device that helps people perform mathematical calculation can be called computer,—?
(e) Now, let us hope for the latest one, —?
(a) Do you know about computer? Of course, it is fairly a recent
invention, isn’t it?
(b) It has now become an essential part of modem life, hasn’t it?
(c) It has greatly benefited us, hasn’t it?
(d) Any device that helps people perform mathematical calculation can be called computer, can’t it?
(e) Now, let us hope for the latest one, shall we?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors
Life on earth depends on the sun. Day after day we see its light (a) — fee] its warmth. (b) — we do not often consider their origin. (c)—there are many remarkable things about the sun, One is its distance from earth about ninety three million miles. A journey of this distance, (d) — it could he made would take several hundred years. (e) — the temperature of the sun is about ten thousand degree Fahrenheit, we receive only a small fraction of this heat.
(a) and (b) Yet (c) But (d) even if (e) Though.
(b) It has now become an essential part of modem life, hasn’t it?
(c) It has greatly benefited us, hasn’t it?
(d) Any device that helps people perform mathematical calculation can be called computer, can’t it?
(e) Now, let us hope for the latest one, shall we?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors
Life on earth depends on the sun. Day after day we see its light (a) — fee] its warmth. (b) — we do not often consider their origin. (c)—there are many remarkable things about the sun, One is its distance from earth about ninety three million miles. A journey of this distance, (d) — it could he made would take several hundred years. (e) — the temperature of the sun is about ten thousand degree Fahrenheit, we receive only a small fraction of this heat.
(a) and (b) Yet (c) But (d) even if (e) Though.
11. Use
capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.
death is inevitable for everybody yet everybody forgets it for the necessity of life again someone becomes immortal by welcoming death with smiling face someone dies many times before death
death is inevitable for everybody yet everybody forgets it for the necessity of life again someone becomes immortal by welcoming death with smiling face someone dies many times before death
Answer:Death
is inevitable for everybody. Yet, everybody forgets it for the necessity of
life. Again someone become immortal by welcoming death with smiling face.
Someone dies many times before death.
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