S.S.C Second Paper Model Question -2 with answer

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English Second Paper

1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some words. You may need to use one word more than once :— 0.5X10 = 5

the

for

patience

to

an

by

of

a

with

practical

Man has (a) — unquenchable thirst (b) — knowledge. He is never satisfied (c) — what he has known and seen. For this, he set out (d) — travelling. But it needs (e) — lot of money and (f) —. (g) — people of development countries are fit (h)— it. So they are capable (i) — earning U) — knowledge.

Answer: (a) an; (b) for; (c) with; (d) for; (e) a; (f) patience; (g) The; (h) for; (i) of;(j) practical.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words :— 0.5x10=5

A stitch (a) — time saves nine. This is (b) — very well known proverb. Some people don’t care (c) — anything. They (d) — off a job (e) — tomorrow, thus they are not (f) — whether the day will come. In this way, they can’t finish a work when they (g) — it. Then they say, ‘Alas! If we were not (h) — about our jobs, we had a lot (i) — time and we could be (j)—.

Answer: (a) in; (b) a; (c) for/about; (d) But; (e) for; (f) sure; (g) need; (h) lazy/idle(i) of; (j) successful.

3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below :—

Education An uneducated man Illiteracy An educated man After all he/she

can is hampers

a burden for a nation. A pre-condition for development. all the development efforts. play a role in removing illiteracy. Play a significant role to build up a nation.

Answer:

(a) Education is a pre-condition for development.

(b) Illiteracy hampers all the development efforts.

(c) An educated man can play a significant role to build up a nation.

(d) After all he/she can play a role in removing illiteracy.

(e) An uneducated man is a burden for a nation.

4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box :—

get

compel

create

mean

seek

stop

settle

migrate

deprive

Manage  establishrefer

Brain drain (a) — the immigration of highly educated and qualified professionals to abroad. Its reason are many. For example, when the highly qualified persons (b) — better jobs and better salaries, they (c) — better jobs in abroad. As a result, some highly ambitious students (d) — for higher education. When they (e) — better jobs, they get (f) — there, Because of this our country (g) — bf the better service from her brilliant sons. In order to (h) — brain drain universities with better facilities should (i) — in our country. Better working scope with better payment has to (j)—.

Answer: (a) means; (b) do not get; (c) seek; (d) migrate; (e) manage; (f) settled; (g) is deprived/is being deprived; (h)stop; (i) be established; 0) be created.

5. Change the narrative style of the following text :— 5

The old man asked, “Can you please give me some food? I have been starving for three days.”‘Why do you beg? Can’t you work?” said the maid. ‘Sorry, I won’t beg if you give me work.”“Come to this house tomorrow morning. I will talk to my honorable boss and he will give you work.”“Thank you very much.”

Answer:

The old man asked the maid if she could give him some food. He also said that he had been starving for three days. The maid asked the old man why he begged and asked if he couldn’t work. Expressing his sorrow the old man replied that gave him work if she he would not beg. The maid told him to go to that house the next morning and she would talk to her honorable boss and he (b) would give him (o) work. The beggar thanked the maid very much.

6. Change the sentences according to directions :— .

(a) The western culture persuades our young generation to the path f destruction. make complex sentence)

(b) How attractively the culture is shown ! (Make assertive sentence) .,

(c) The internet is available to provide the culture. (Make compound sentence):

(d) It is one of the mightiest media to provide western culture. (Make positivqc4cgree

(e) Different satellite channels also telecast attractive programmes of various ctilies. (Use passive voice)

(f) The young generation is tremendously hpoked by these programmes. (Use active voice)

(g) For being innocent, the young people are attracted easily. (Make complexsnwnce)

(h) As a result, they are not attentive to their Studies. (Make affirmative sentence)

(i) Unless we change our policy to allow the so-called culture in our country, social balance will collapse. (Make simple serte:z

(j). So, we have to be conscious of choosing the right channels. (Make compound sentence)

Answer:

(a) It is the western culture which persuades our young generation to the path of destruction.

Or, The western culture persuades. our young generation to the path which is destructive.

(b) The culture is shown very attractively.

(c) It is the internet and it is available to provide the culture.

Or, Internet is available and (it) provides the culture.

(d) Very few media are as mighty as it to provide western culture.

(e) Attractive programmes of various cultures are also telecast by different satellite channel’s.

(f) These programmes tremendously hook the young generation.

(g) As the young people are innocent, they are attracted easily.

(h) As a result, they are inattentive to their studies:

(i) Without changing our policy to allow the so- called culture in our country, social balance will collapse.

(j) So, we have to be conscious and choose the right channels.

7. Complete the sentences :—

(a) A Tokai is a small boy who—.

(b) Since he is shelterless—.

(c) He undergoes hard work so that—.

(d) He may have parents but—.

(e) He cannot go to school because—.

Answer:

(a) A Tokai is a small boy who collects various things for living.

(b) Since he is shelterless he has to live on the streets.

(c) He undergoes hard work so that he can survive.

(d) He may have parents but they do not look after him.

(e) He cannot go to school because he has nobody to bear the expenses of his study.

8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis :- Language (a)---- (special) believe that acquiring a languages is more (b)---- (success) and longer lasting than learning. So (c)----- (teach) these days (d)----- (courage) learners of a second language to practise and experience the language in different (e)----- (situate) where they are involved in communicating with other. In fact, acquisition is a (f)----(conscious) or (g)----- (nature) communicative (h)-- (competent) which is (i)----- (real) helpful for a learner to  use a language (i) (appropriate).

Answer: (a) specialists; (b) successful; (c) teachers; (d) encourage; (e) situations; (f) subconscious; (g) natural; (h)competence; (i) really; (j) appropriately.

9. Make tag questions of these statements :—

(a) The present may be good,—?

(b) Neither he nor his brothers joined the function,—?

(c) Each of the students should be studious,—?

(d) Not only Ruma but also her classmates made an excellent result,—?

(e) Nothing is more pleasant to him than memories of childhood, —?

Answer: (a) mayn’t it? (b) did they? (c) shouldn’t he? (d) didn’t they? (é) is it?

10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors :

A student should prepare himself to face the problems that lie before him. He is, (a) —, an individual but a member the community too. He should try to equip himself fully (b) — in future he can be able to discharge his duties as individual and as a member of the community to (c) — he belongs. (d) — he wastes his time in other activities like agitational politics, his future will be doomed. The students should not forget that (e) — he is a student, his first and foremost duty is to study.

Answer:  (a) not only; (b) so that; (c) which; (d) If; (e) as/since.

11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text :— 5

read the passage once again but why there is a moot point in the passage what go through it and you must get that thank you you are welcome rahat said to alam

Answer: “Read the passage once again. “But why?’“There is a moot point in the passage.”“What? “Go through it and you must get that.”“Thank you.”“You are welcome,’ Rahat said to Alam.