Model Question- Viii

HSC English 2nd Paper

55 Minutes, 42 Marks

1. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross mark (X) where an article is not needed. .5X10=5

(a) —— morning walk is a good habit for all classes of people. It is (b) —— simple exercise and good for health
and (c) —— mentality. In the morning (d) —— air is fresh and free from any kind of noise and pollution. This pure
(e) —— environment makes an effect on (f) —— walker's health and mind. When (g) —— man enjoys (h) ——
beauties and solemnity of (i) —— nature in (j) —— morning.

2. Complete the text with suitable prepositions. .5 X10=5

Prepositions link all types (a) —— words together and help them make better sense (b) —— the reader. They help
us understand the relationship (c) —— objects. (d) —— example, the book and the table are (e) —— the kitchen.
This gives you a basic understanding. If we add another preposition, it makes it even clearer. The book is (f) ——
top of the table (g) —— the kitchen. We have a clear picture (h) —— our mind (i) —— the relationship of those
two objects and their relationship (j) —— each other.

3. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/words given in the box. .5X10=5

it is high time in case lest as though no sooner had

unless would you mind have to used to as long as

(a) There is a foul smell in the room. —— opening the windows?

(b) Tomorrow I will be very busy. So, I'll say good bye now —— I don't see you again.
(c) We —— educate all and work hard to develop our country.
(d) Nobody likes John at all. He talks —— he knew everything.
(e) The poor will continue to suffer —— they are illiterate.
(f) Nobody likes you here. —— you left this place.
(g) He saw a bear coming towards him. So, he climbed up a tree —— the bear might attack him.
(h) Everybody dislikes David. He —— do many harmful activities.
(i) Time is very important in our life. You cannot prosper in life —— you make proper use of time.
(j) The students were talking in the class. —— the teacher entered the class than they stopped talking.

4. Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases. .5X10=5

(a) A student should read widely. If she had studied hard, ——.
(b) They were in a hurry. They walked fast lest ——.
(c) There is a proverb “TIT FOR TAT” If you misbehave with others——.
(d) —— as if she were a mad girl.
(e) He was going to the station. No sooner had he reached the station ——.
(f) Truth is stronger than fiction. The fact that he ——.
(g) Hardly had I reached ——.
(h) A bank is a financial institution. Go to bank with the cheque lest ——.
(i) Mountaineering is a dangerous task. The mountain is too high for ——.
(j) If Nayon read books, ——.
5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with correct form of verbs as per subject and context. .5X10=5

Three hundred years ago, Sir Isaac Newton (a) —— (be) a great man of science. But he was very absent minded
about small matters when he (b) —— (think) about a problem. One morning Newton (c) —— (get) up very early
because Newton (d) —— (work) on a very difficult problem. Newton was thinking about the problem so deeply
that Newton (e) —— (not leave) the problem to go to breakfast. But Marry, his housekeeper, (f) —— (think)
Newton (g) —— (need) food. So, the housekeeper (h) —— (take) a pan of water and an egg to his study. The
housekeeper (i) —— (want) to boil the egg and (j) —— (stay) with Newton until Newton ate the egg.

6. Read the following text and change the sentences as directed. 1X5=5

(a) Books are out best friends. (Comparative)

(b) If we want to succeed in our life, we have to read books. (Simple)
(c) Good books guide us to the right path. (Passive)
(d) We should read books to acquire knowledge. (Complex)
(e) Only reading books can increase our intellect. (Negative)

7. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. 2

"Excuse me. Are you Rashed?" said Saif. "No, I am not. He is over there," said David. "Oh, I am sorry," said Saif.
"Are you a new student here?" said David. "Yes, I am," said Saif.

8. Read the following text and use modifiers in the blanks as directed. .5X10=5

Road accident is a common phenomenon in (a) —— (use possessive to pre-modify the noun) country. It occurs
almost everyday. Consequently, people have to face (b) —— (premodify the noun) death. I saw a terrible road
accident (c) —— (post-modify the verb). A Dhaka bound bus (d) —— (pre-modify the verb) collided with a
Chittagong bound bus in Comilla. (e) —— (use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) died on the spot. (f) —— (use
demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) passengers (g) ——(use past participle to postmodify the noun) in the
accident were immediately hospitalized. (h) —— (pre-modify the noun) scream was heard from every corner. (i) —
— (use determiner to pre-modify the noun) road was covered with blood. The police surrounded the whole area.
They were investigating the spot. I could not sleep (j) —— (post-modify the verb) last night.

10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage. .5X10=5

Time and tide wait for none. (a) —— no one can stop the onward march of time. (b) ——, we should not waste a
single moment in vain. (c) ——, we should make proper use of every single moment of our life. (d) ——, the
students should understand the value of time. It is a matter of great regret that some of the students pass away their
valuable time on Facebook. (e) ——, they kill their time. (f) ——, they cannot prepare their lessons well. (g) ——
they always have a poor preparation for examination. (h) —— they cannot do well in the examination. (i) —— they
do not stop wasting time. (j) ——, they continue to waste their time using cell phone and Facebook till it is too late
for them.