SSC English Second Paper Board Question Dhaka Board -2015 With Answer

ENGLISH SECOND PAPER

DHAKA BOARD-2015

ENGLISH (COMPULSORY) SECOND PAPER

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.

to

a

for

in

work

prepare

the

by

It is useful (a) ------ students to take part (b) ----- social service. (c) ---- taking part (d) ----- social service, they can benefit themselves as well as (e) ---- nation. Student life is (f) ---- period of (g) ---- for future life. If the students do some social (h) ----- , they will be better prepared for giving service (i) ----the nation on completion of their education. As the students have no family burden and as they get enough time during the large vacation, they can do (j) ----- great deal of work for the people.

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

Scientists have (a) ------  reported that the surface ice caps are (b) ---- . This is due to a rise (c) ----- atmospheric temperature known (d) -----  the greenhouse effect. According to the scientists, carbon dioxide is primarily responsible (e) -----  temperature rise in (f) ----- The carbon dioxide is high (g) ---- coal and oil (h) ------  burnt. The gas is accumulating in the atmosphere and (i) ----- temperature to rise. As a result, the polar ice in the North and South poles (j) ------ melting.

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

(a) Education	is	the training for proper growth.
(b) It	can prosper	the liberation from prejudice.
(c) Nobody	ennobles	our minds and refines our sensibility.
(d) The Purpose of education		in life without education.
		the process by which our mind develops.

4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. .5x10=5

take

work

come

dominate

confine

contribute

be

need

keep

come

Today women are playing an important role in all spheres of life. Once they were (a) --- by men. They are no longer (b) ----- within the four walls of their parents' or husbands' house. They have (c) - ----out of the kitchen and are (d) ----- hand in hand with men. By (e) ------  higher education, they are becoming pilots, doctors, engineers, teachers, administrators etc. They have (f) --- able to prove their worth. They (g) ----- much to the economy of the country. Now it (h) -----to the realization of the men that true development of the country is never possible (i) ----- half of the population idle at home. So, it (j)  ------ no telling that women are playing a great role in the socioeconomic condition of our country.

5. Change the narrative style of the following text.

"Good morning, students," said the teacher. "How are you?" "We are fine, sir. What about you?" "I am fine too. Please, sit down." "Have you prepared your lesson?" the teacher asked. "Sorry, sir, we have not prepared our lesson," they replied.

6. Change the sentences according to directions. 1x10=10

(a) Television is one of the most wonderful inventions of modern science. (Make positive degree)

(b) It was not invented overnight. (Make active voice)

(c) Scientists spent many years and worked hard to invent television. (Make complex sentence)

(d) Nowadays, almost every family has a television set. (Make negative sentence)

(e) People of all ages like to watch television. (Make interrogative sentence)

(f) The programmes telecast by television are very interesting. (Make complex sentence)

(g) Television should telecast educative programmes. (Make passive voice)

(h) If you watch television, you can learn many things. (Make simple sentence)

(i) People spend their free time by watching television. (Make compound sentence)

(j) Very few things are so useful as television. (Make superlative degree)

7. Complete the sentences. 1x5=5

(a) Many people cut trees ------------.

(b) Trees cause rainfall which  ------------.

(c) If we cut trees at random ------------.

(d) Trees supply oxygen  ----------------.

(e) Since trees help us in many ways -----------

8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis.

5x10=5

The books of famous (a) — (write) -- are put on sale in the book fair. Most of the (b) ---- (visit) --- buy books of different (c) ---- (publish) ----- Almost no visitor returns from the fair without making any purchase. The (d) ---- (buy) ---- like to buy at a fair price. Our book fair is always (e) ----- crowd) As (f) --- (vary) ----- books are (g) (play) in a fair, the buyers get a scope to choose books. They buy their (h) ----- (choose) ---- books after a long search. This facility is (i) ----- (available) ---- in any place other than a book fair. A book fair is always (j) ----- (come) ---- to the students.

9. Make tag questions of these statements. 1x5=5

(a) Most of the students who fail in English don't have strong foundation over grammar, ------?

(b) They read only to pass the examination, --------?

(c) Teachers should motivate them to learn the basic thing, -------?

(d) They can't help learning grammar, -------?

(e) Moreover, practice is essential too, -------?

10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1x5=5

The foods that we eat can be divided into six kinds (a) -- ----what substances they contain and (b) ------benefits they do to us. Fish, meat, peas and milk provide us with protein (c) ------- builds our body and helps us grow. (d) ----- we do not take all these, we cannot grow well. Vitamins and mineral salts protect us from diseases (e) ------- keep us fit for work.

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

the man said to me where are you going i am going to school said i did you go to school yesterday no i replied why didn't you go i was very busy said i

Part B: Composition (40 Marks)

12. Suppose, you are Taskia/Toukir and you have passed H.S.C and got a diploma on computer. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post of a Computer Operator in a company. Your CV should not exceed one page.                                                                                                                                                 8

13. Suppose, you are Priom Pritha/Tihan, a student of class ten of Faridpur Model High School,

Faridpur. You and your classmates want to go on a study tour. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your school seeking permission to go on a study tour.                                                     10

14. Suppose, recently you have had a cup of tea with some of your friends in a tea stall. Now, write a paragraph on 'A Tea Stall'.                                                                                                                                 10

15. Write a composition on 'Your Future Plan of Life'.                                                                                 12

Answer

Part A: Grammar

1. Filling In the gaps with clues -

(a) to; (b) in; (c) By: (d) in; (e) a/the: (f) the; (g) preparation: (h) work: (i) to; (j) a.

2. Filling In the gaps without clues

(a) recently; (b) melting : (c) in: (d) as: (e) for; (f) atmosphere; (g) as: (h) are: (i) helping; (j) is.

3. Producing sentences from a substitution table to make a text

(a) Education is the process by which our mind develops.

(b) It is the training for proper growth.

(c) It ennobles our minds and refines our sensibility.

(d) Nobody can prosper in life without education.

(e) The purpose of education is the liberation from prejudice.

4. Right forms of verbs

(a) dominated; (b) confined; (c) come: (d) working; (e) taking; (f) been: (g) contribute/ are contributing; (h) has come; (i) keeping; (j) needs.

5. Changing the form of speech

The teacher wished the students good morning and asked them how they were. The students respectfully replied that they were tine and asked the teacher how he was. The teacher replied that he was fine too and told them to sit down. Then he asked them if they had prepared their lesson. They made their apology saying that they had not prepared their lesson.

6. Changing sentences

(a) Very few inventions of modern science are so/as wonderful as television.

(b) Scientists/People/Inventors didn’t invent it overnight.

(c) Scientists invented television after they had spent many years and worked hard.

Or, Scientists spent many years and worked hard so that they could invent television.

(d) Nowadays there is hardly any family that does not have a television set.

Or, Nowadays there is almost no family without having a television set.

(e) Don’t people of all ages like to watch television?

(f) The programmes which are telecast by television are very interesting.

(g) Educative programmes should be telecast on television.

(h) By watching television, you can learn many things.

(i) People watch television and thus spend their free time.

(j) Television is one of the most useful things.

7. Completing sentences

(a) Many people cut trees as they do not know their importance.

(b) Trees cause rainfall which is needed for our cultivation/is essential for our agriculture.

(c) If we cut trees at random, one day our country will turn into a desert/one day there will be no trees left.

(d) Trees supply oxygen which we take in.

(e) Since trees help us in many ways, we should plant more and more trees.

8. Adding suffix, prefix or both

(a) writers; (b) visitors; (c) publishers: d) buyers; (e) crowded: (f) various: (g) displayed: (h) chosen; (i) unavailable: (j) welcoming/welcome.

9. Tag questions

(a) Most of the students who fail in English, don’t have strong foundation of grammar, do they?

(b) They read only to pass the examination, don’t they?

(c) Teachers should motivate them to learn the basic things, shouldn’t they?

(d) They can’t help learning grammar, can they?

(e) Moreover, practice is essential too, isn’t it?

10. Use of sentence connectors

(a) according to: (b) what; (c) which/that; (d) If; (e) and.

11. Capitalization and punctuation

The man said to me, “Where are you going?”“1 am going to school,” said I. “Did you go to school yesterday?’“No,” I replied. ‘Why didn’t you go?”“I was very busy,” said I.