Seen Passage: 22 Marks

1. Humans can neither change…….
2. Loneliness is a universal……..
3. Graffiti’s potency lies……..
4. Meherjan lives in a ……
5. Art should comfort the disturbed …..
6. There are various demographic factors …..
7. Bangladesh is now in the grip of all sorts …
8. Pritilata Wadderdar was ……
9. Zahir Raihan was one of the ….
10. The Republic of Maldives ….
11. Bhutan is called …….
12. There is change in people’s preferences ….
13. On July 16, 2024, Abu Sayeed, an unarmed …
14. Everyone must play a part ……

Unseen Passage: 15 Marks

1. Stephen Hawking
2. William Wordsworth
3. Jasimuddin
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. Charles Babage
6. Nelson Mandela
7. Captain Mohiuddin
8. Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque
9. Jibanananda Das
10. John Milton
11. Albert Einstein 
12. Neil A Armstrong
13. Munshi Abdur Rouf
14. Dr. Muhammad Yunus
15. Dr. Qudrat-E-Khuda
16. Kazi Nazrul Islam
17. Abu Syed was born
18. Mark Zuckerberg
19. Alessandro Volta
20. The Nobel prize is 
21. Louis Pasteur
22. Altaf Mahmud 
23. George Bernard Shaw
24. Munir Chowdhury

Rearranging Sentences: 08 Marks 

1. Taimur and the old woman 
2. Sheikh Saadi and a gang of robber 
3. Penicillin and Fleming
4. Sheikh Saadi and his dress 
5. Hatem Tai 
6. Begum Rokeya 
7. Napoleon and his generosity
8. Two friends and a bear
9. An idle king and a wise physician
10. A rich man went to a farmer with fifty thousand taka in a bag
11. Shamim, a self-employed man
12. Androcles and a lion
13. A few years back Nur Banu lost everything 
14. Sher-E-Bangla A K Fazlul Huq
15.  Louis Pasteur, a French scientist
16. Nelson Mandela 
17. The foolishness of donkey
18. The ancient mariner
19. Dr. Kudrat-E-Khuda
20. King Lear and his three daughters
21. Queen Victoria and her her governess
22. Buddha and a sorrowful woman 
23. Hazrat Omar (R)
24. Bayazid Bostami and his mother
25. Zainul Abedin
26. Last hour of Socrates
27. Our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam 
28. Harat Abdul Kader and a gang of robbers 
29. Socrates and his angry wife 
30. Two cunning crows and a helpless dog

Matching Parts of Sentences from Given Table: 05 Marks

1. Patriotism is a 
2. Price hike has
3. Good manner is 
4. A truly educated mother
5. Truthfulness
6. The moon has an appeal
7. Global warming
8. Punctuality
9. The function of education
10. The role of women in
11. Independence
12. Democracy means
13. Bangladesh lies in an earthquake zone
14. We want to see Bangladesh
15. Donation of blood
16. Morality develops the conscience
17. Education means
18. A library is a place 
19. We should say ‘no’ to corruption
20. Friction between teenagers and parents
21. Environment pollution is
22. Books are the direct source
23. Self-confidence
24. Education is not mere bookish knowledge
25. The migration of meritorious skilled and 
26. A mass uprising is a collective movement
27. The July 2024 movement in Bangladesh
28. Globalization has influenced
29. Conflict can be described
30. Globalization is a process
31. The culture of a society 
32. Corruption is considered 
33. A teacher plays a vital role
34. Addiction to mobile browsing
35. Flood is a natural calamity
36. You cannot find others to love you

Answering Questions from Poems: 10 Marks

O Me! O Life!

1. What kind of questions trouble the poet in the poem “O Me! O Life!”? 
2. What does the poet mean by ‘endless train of faithless’?
3. Why does the poet call himself foolish and faithless?
4. What does ‘eyes that vainly crave the light’ symbolize?
5. What is the poet’s ultimate realization in the poem “O Me! O Life!”? 
6. What does the poet mean by ‘useless years’ in the poem “O Me! O Life!?

Books

1. What do books hold between their covers?
2. What does the poet compare books to in the poem?
3. What does the poet say about the good things that reading a book can do to you? 
4. What does the poet say about the body and mind while reading a book?
5. Why does the poet call a book ‘a magic box’?

Two Mothers Remembered

1. What is the main theme of the poem “Two Mothers Remembered”?
2. What does “full circle” mean in the poem “Two Mothers Remembered”?
3. How does the poet portray the mother-daughter bond?
4. How are the two mothers different yet the same?
5. According to the poem “Two Mothers Remembered” what should children do to their mother and why?

The Sands of Dee

1. What was the weather like when Mary went to bring the cattle home in the poem “The Sands of Dee”?
2. Narrate the story of Mary in your own words.
3. How is Mary’s hair described in the poem?
4. Why is the foam described as ‘hungry’ in the poem “The Sands of Dee”?
5. What do the boatmen still hear in the poem “The Sands of Dee”?

Time You Old Gipsy Man

1. What does the speaker offer to Time in return for staying?
2. What is the significance of “Last week in Babylon, Last in Rome”? 
3. Why does the poet call time an “Old Gipsy Man”?
4. How does the poet personify Time in the poem “Time, You Old Gipsy Man”?
5. What does the caravan represent in the poem “Time, You Old Gipsy Man”?
6. What is meant by “blind in the womb”?

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

1. What is the significance of “the darkest evening of the year”?
2. What do the woods symbolize in the poem?
3. What is the meaning of “miles to go before I sleep”?
4. Where do you think the poet is going in the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”?
5. Why did the poet stop by the woods in the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy evening” Why is he going there?
6. What is the significance of ‘sleep’ in the poem?
7. What promises is the poet talking about?/ “But I have promises to keep” Explain this line based on the poem.

Solitude

1. How does the poem “Solitude” reflect the poet’s view of society?
2. What does the poet mean by “Rejoice, and men will seek you” in the poem “Solitude”?
3. What does the poet say about death in the poem “Solitude”?
4. How is human nature portrayed in the poem “Solitude”?
5. Why does the poet emphasize sharing joys over sorrows in the poem “Solitude”?
6. How does the poem “Solitude” reflect the reality of human relationship?
7. Why do the mountains echo the songs that we sing but not our sighs, according to the poem “Solitude”?
8. What lesson can we learn from the poem “Solitude”?

Answering Questions from Stories: 10 Marks

Mr. Moti 

1. Why is the rooster called Mr. Moti?
2. Why is the story “Mr. Moti” a Bangladeshi story? Which war is referred to in the story?
3. What do you think about mother son relationship according to the story “Mr. Moti”? 
4. How has the author intensified motherly feeling in the story “Mr. Moti”?
5. Why does Amin want to go to war?
6. What is the relationship between Sonaban and and Moti?
7. Is the author trying to compare the son with the rooster? What are the reasons for doing so?

The wheel of Cyclone

1. Describe the weather of 17th March, 1978 in your own words.
2. What steps did the author take to save himself when the cyclone hit North Delhi?
3. Why did the author change direction while returning to his room?
4. How did the author save himself during the cyclone?

The Purple Jar (Part-1)

1. Make a list of things Rosamond wanted to buy?
2. Why was Rosamond a little disheartened?
3. Why do you think Rosamond wanted to buy all the things? 
4. What sort of woman is Rosamond’s mother? How can you understand it?
5. Do you support the attitude of Rosamond’s mother that we should not buy the things which are not necessary?

The Purple Jar (Part-2)

1. What did Rosamond see in the chemist’s shop? What attracted Rosamond most?
2. Why did Rosamond’s mother want to buy her only one thing? What did Rosamond decide to buy at last?
3. Do you support that Rosamond’s mother was right to insist her to choose only one thing? Why/ Why not?
4. What were the two things Rosamond wanted to buy?

The Purple Jar (Part-3)

1. Why didn’t Rosamond examine the jar before buying it?
2. What did Rosamond take the jar for?
3. How did Rosamond come to know that the purple was in fact a plain white glass jar?
4. Do you think Rosamond’s mother didn’t know about the coloured water of the jar? Why did she let Rosamond buy it?
5. What made Rosamond disappointed?

A Pound of Flesh 

1. Why was Bassanio short of money all the time? Why did he go to Antonio?
2. Why did Antonio go to Shylock?
3. What are the qualities of Portia that brought her fame?
4. How did Bassanio lead his life?
5. What type of man was Shylock?

The Three Caskets 

1. Why did Portia’s father make a strange plan? 
2. Who succeeded to marry Portia? How?
3. Why did Bassanio’s and Portia’s happiness turn into sorrow?
4. Do you support the idea of Bassanio that bad men appear good and they hide their inner ugliness under fine clothes?
5. What is the reason of Bassanio’s choosing the right casket? 

The Trial 

1. Who was Portia? What do you know about her?
2.  What did Portia say regarding mercy in the story “The Trial”?
3. How did Portia save Antonio’s life?
4. Sketch the character of Antonio.
5. “But God will only have mercy on us if we have mercy on others”—what does the sentence express?

The Story of an Hour 

1. How did Mr. Mallard die, according to the rumour?
2. How did Mrs. Mallard react after getting the death news?
3. What do you mean by the statement “a joy that kills” in “The Story of an Hour?
4.  Why did Mrs. Mallard go to her room alone?
5. Why did Mrs. Mallard sit motionless in the chair?

Completing story (15 Marks)

1. One day, a school saw an old woman who was begging. [Rajshahi Board - 2025, Dhaka Board-2024]
2. The pied piper of Hamelin [Mymensingh Board-2024]
3. A poor rickshaw puller wins lottery. [Cumilla Board-2024, Sylhet Board-2023]
4. King Midas [Dhaka Board - 2025, Rajshahi Board-2024, Chattogram Board-2020]
5. A poor rickshaw puller found a purse dropped by a passer-by. [Dinajpur Board-2024]
6. Once a King in an island cut down all the trees. [Jashore Board-2024]
7. Fire accident in a big factory in Dhaka [Chattogram Board-2024]
8. Tamim, a student of class ten, heard a drowning girl shouting "Help! Help! Save me!" [Sylhet Board-2024]
9. Dilara, a poor girl, hopes to bring about a change to her family by receiving higher education. [Sylhet Board - 2025, Barishal Board-2024]
10. One day, Ayat, a schoolboy, found a bundle of money on his way to school. [Jashore Board - 2025, Dhaka Board-2023]
11. Rumana, a student of class ten in Dhaka city, found a lock hanging on the door. [Mymensingh Board-2023]
12. One day, a farmer was taking some sacks of wheat to a mill. [Cumilla Board-2023]
13. A schoolboy saw an old man lying on the road. [Rajshahi Board-2023]
14. A thirsty crow [Dinajpur Board-2023, Jashore Board-2023, Rajshahi Board-2020, Sylhet Board-2020]
15. A boy noticed a small railway slipper about to collapse. [Chattogram Board-2023]
16. A journey by boat [Barishal Board-2023]
17. Robert Bruce and the spider [Dhaka Board-2020]
18. The King of Iran invited the great poet Sheikh Saadi to his court. [Mymensingh Board-2020]
19. A poor rickshaw puller found a purse of gold dropped by a passer-by. [Cumilla Board-2020]
20. Mr. Rahman is a retired officer. [Dinajpur Board-2020]
21. A schoolboy saw a boy of his age working in a workshop. [Jashore Board-2020]
22. Dividing the bread [Barishal Board-2020]
23. Hazrat Abdul Kader Zilani (R) [Dinajpur Board-2025]
24. A Million Dollar Secret/ How to Do Well in Exam [Chattogram Board-2025]
25. Bayazid and His Thirsty Mother [Barishal Board-2025]
26. A homeless poor family looking for shelter [Mymensingh Board-2025]
27. Honest Woodcutter [Cumilla Board-2025]

Writing dialogue (15 Marks)

1. Benefits/ Importance of physical exercise [Dhaka Board-2024, Chattogram Board-2024]
2. Benefits of early rising [Dhaka Board-2025, Mymensing Board - 2025,  Rajshahi Board-2022, Mymensingh Board-2020, Cumilla Board-2022]
3. Importance of games and sports in our life [Dinajpur Board-2024, Jashore Board-2023]
4. Importance of tree plantation [Mymensingh Board-2024, Dhaka Board-2022]
5. Importance of learning English [Barishal Board - 2025, Sylhet Board-2023, Rajshahi Board-2020]
6. Importance of learning computer [Chattogram Board - 2025, Rajshahi Board-2023]
7. Importance of reading newspaper [Dinajpur Board-2025, Dhaka Board-2023, Sylhet Board-2020]
8. Merits and demerits of using mobile phone [Jashore Board - 2025, Cumilla Board-2024, 2023, Mymensingh Board-2023, Dinajpur Board-2023, Chattogram Board-2023, Dinajpur Board-2022]
9. Aim in life/ Future plan of life. [Barishal Board-2024, Barishal Board-2022]
10. Preparation for coming examination [Jashore Board-2022]
11. Your plan after SSC Examination [Mymensingh Board-2022]
12. Dengue fever and its remedies [Rajshahi Board-2024, Jashore Board-2024, Cumilla Board-2020]
13. Bad effects of smoking [Barishal Board-2023]
14. Causes and remedies of road accidents [Chattogram Board-2022, Dhaka Board-2020]
15. How to remove/ eradicate illiteracy from our country [Jashore Board-2020, Barishal Board-2020]
16. Between you and librarian about borrowing a book
17. Digital Bangladesh [Sylhet Board-2022]
18. Merits and demerits of watching television [Dinajpur Board-2020]
19. Causes and effects of water pollution [Chattogram Board-2020]
20. Importance of reading books [Rajshahi Board-2025]
21. Duties and responsibilities of a student [Sylhet Board-2025]
22. Your favourite hobby [Cumilla Board-2025]

1. Gap filling with clues [1x10=10 Marks]

2. Substitution table [1x5=5 Marks]

3. Right form of Verbs [1x10=10 Marks]

4.  Changing sentences (Affirmative, Negative, Assertive, Interrogative, Exclamatory, Simple, Complex, Compound) [1x10=10 Marks]

5. Tag questions [1x5=5 Marks]

6. Suffixes and Prefixes [1x5=5 Marks]

7. Preposition [1x5=05 Marks]

8. Connectors/ Linking words [1x5=5 Marks]

9. Punctuation and Capitalization [5 Marks]

Part B: Writing (40 Marks)

10. Writing Paragraph [10 Marks]

1. Tree Plantation [Mymensing Board 2025, Chattogram Board - 2025, Dhaka Board-2023, Barishal Board-2023, Dhaka Board-2020, Mymensingh Board-2023, Jashore Board-2020]
2. Deforestation [Dhaka Board 2025, Mymensingh Board-2020, Sylhet Board-2020, Barishal Board-2020, Mymensingh Board-2020]
3. A Tea Stall [Rajshahi Board 2025, Dhaka Board-2024, Mymensingh Board-2022, Barishal Board-2024, Chattogram Board-2020]
4. Our National Flag [Dinajpur Board - 2025, Sylhet Board-2024, Rajshahi Board-2023, 2024, Mymensingh Board-2024, Jashore Board- 2019]
5. Your School Magazine [Dhaka Board - 2025, Mymensingh Board-2024, Dinajpur Board-2020]
6. A School Magazine [Jashore Board-2024, Rajshahi Board- 2019]
7. A School Library [Chattogram Board 2025, Dhaka Board-2022]
8. Your School Library [Dhaka Board-2023]
9. A  Book Fair Your Have Recently Visited [Jashore Board 2025, Dinajpur Board-2024, Sylhet Board-2022, Rajshahi Board-2020, Sylhet Board-2023, Barishal Board-2020, Dhaka Board- 2019]
10. A Book Fair [Sylhet Board-2024, Rajshahi Board-2022, Chattogram Board- 2019]
11. The Life of a Farmer [Cumilla Board-2024, Barishal Board-2022, Dhaka Board-2024, Chattogram Board-2024, Dinajpur Board- 2019, Sylhet Board- 2019]
12. The Life of a Rickshaw Puller [Chattogram Board-2023]
13. A Street Hawker [Sylhet Board-2020, Jashore Board-2023, Cumilla Board-2023]
14. A Rainy Day [Sylhet Board 2025, Rajshahi Board - 2025, Rajshahi Board-2024]
15. A Winter Morning [Chattogram Board-2023, Dinajpur Board-2024, Dinajpur Board-2023, Barishal Board-2023, All Board- 2018]
16. Smart Phone [Jashore Board-2024]
17. A Street Accident You Witnessed [Chattogram Board-2020]
18. Street Accident/ Road Accident/ Causes of Road Accidents in Bangladesh [Chattogram Board-2024, Dhaka Board-2020, Cumilla Board-2020]
19. Traffic Jam [Jashore Board - 2025, Mymensingh Board-2023]
20. A Traffic Jam You Experienced [Cumilla Board- 2019]
21. Load Shedding [Cumilla Board-2023]
22. Water Pollution [Barishal Board - 2025, Cumilla Board-2022, Dinajpur Board-2022, Dinajpur Board-2020]
23. Drug Addiction [Cumilla Board-2020]
24. Environment Pollution [Barishal Board 2025, Cumilla Board-2024]
25. The Importance of Learning Computer [Barishal Board-2024]
26. Importance of Learning English [Cumilla Board 2025, Jashore Board-2023]
27. A Railway Station [Dinajpur Board-2023]
28. Early Rising [Sylhet Board-2023, Jashore Board-2022, Jashore Board-2020]
29. COVID-19 [Chattogram Board-2022]
30. Dengue Fever [Mymensingh Board - 2025, Rajshahi Board-2020]
31. The Importance of Co-curricular Activities in a School [Sylhet Board-2025]
32. Your Homeland [Dinajpur Board-2025]
33. A The Life of Farmer/Day Labour/Street Hawker/Street Begger
34. Drug Addiction 
35. An Ideal Student
36. A Moonlit Night [Cumilla Board-2025]
37. Your Parents

11. Application [10 Marks]

1. For setting up a canteen [Barishal Board 2025, Sylhet Board 2025, Dhaka Board-2024, Barishal Board-2024, All Board- 2018]
2. For permission to go on a study tour [Rajshahi Board 2025, Chattogram Board 2925, Mymensingh Board-2024, Rajshahi Board-2024, Jashore Board-2020, Sylhet Board- 2019]
3. For increasing library facilities [Jashore Board-2024, Sylhet Board-2024, Sylhet Board-2022, Mymensingh Board-2020]
4. To set up a Computer Club [Chattogram Board-2024, Sylhet Board-2020, Chattogram Board- 2019]
5. For the relief goods for the affected people [Chattogram Board-2022, Dhaka Board-2020, Dhaka Board- 2019]
6. To open an aiding camp and ensure foods, housing for the homeless people of your area [Rajshahi Board-2020]
7. For permission and monetary assistance for study the tour [Cumilla Board-2020]
8. For setting up a multimedia classroom [Dhaka Board 2025, Cumilla Board-2024]
9. To arrange some extra classes after regular classes [Dinajpur Board-2024, Dinajpur Board- 2019]
10. Seeking permission to arrange a tree plantation programme  [Jashore Board 2025, Dinajpur Board-2020]
11. For a seat in the school hostel [Chattogram Board-2020]
12. For increasing common room facilities [Barishal Board-2020]
13. For opening a debating club [Cumilla Board 2025, Dinajpur Board, Cumilla Board- 2019, Jashore Board- 2019]
14. For a transfer certificate [Rajshahi Board- 2019]
15. For a testimonial [Mymensingh  Board- 2025]

12. Composition [20 Marks]

1. The Importance of Reading Newspaper [Sylhet Board 2025, Dhaka Board-2024, 2020, Sylhet Board-2024, Barishal Board-2024, 2020, Chattogram Board-2020]
2. Your Favourite Hobby [Rajshahi Board-2024, Dinajpur Board-2024, 2020, Jashore Board-2020, All Board- 2018]
3. Your Favourite Game [Chattogram Board-2024, 2019]
4. The Season You Like Most [Jashore Board 2025, Mymensingh Board-2024, Jashore Board-2024]
5. The Importance of Physical Exercise [Cumilla Board 2025, Cumilla Board-2020]
6. Students and Social Services/ Duties of a Student [Barishal Board 2025, Dinajpur Board 2025, Chattogram Board 2025, Mymensingh Board-2025, Mymensingh Board-2020, Sylhet Board-2020, Jashore Board- 2019]
7. A Journey You Have Recently Made [Dhaka Board 2025, Cumilla Board-2024]
8. A Journey by Boat [Dinajpur Board- 2019]
9. Science in Everyday Life [Rajshahi Board- 2019, Sylhet Board- 2019]
10. Your Aim in Life [Rajshahi Board 2025, Dhaka Board- 2019]
11. Satellite TV channels and our young generation [Rajshahi Board-2020]
12. The Uses of Computer in Everyday Life [Cumilla Board- 2019]
13. Wonders of Modern Science 
14. A Village Market / Fair

E-mail/ Informal Letters

1. Preparation for exam/ Progress of studies [Dhaka Board-2024, Cumilla Board-2022, Barishal Board-2022, Chattogram Board-2022]
2. What you intend to do after your SSC Examination. [Dhaka Board - 2025, Chattogram Board - 2025, Cumilla Board-2024, Chattogram Board-2020]
3. Congratulating on brilliant success [Sylhet Board-2024]
4. How to do well in the exam [Jashore Board-2024]
5. Advising to avoid evil company [Mymensingh Board-2024]
6. Thanking for hospitality [Cumilla Board-2023, Dhaka Board-2022, Cumilla Board-2020]
7. Inviting to join a picnic [Dinajpur Board-2023, Sylhet Board-2022]
8. Inviting to attend the wedding ceremony [Mymensingh Board-2022]
9. Inviting to attend your birthday party [Cumilla Board-2025]
10. Thanking for sending you a nice birthday gift [Barishal Board - 2025, Rajshahi Board-2020, Sylhet Board-2020]
11. Describing prize giving ceremony [Dhaka Board-2023, Jashore Board-2023, Sylhet Board-2023]
12. Describing a road accident you have recently witnessed. [Dinajpur Board-2022]
13. Causes and effects of road accidents and how to solve this problem [Sylhet Board - 2025, Barishal Board-2024]
14. Importance of taking physical exercise [Chattogram Board-2023, Dhaka Board-2020]
15. Importance of games and sports [Mymensing Board-2025]
16. Importance of reading newspaper [Jashore Board 2025, Rajshahi Board-2022, Jashore Board-2022, Mymensingh Board-2020]
17. Importance of learning computer [Barishal Board-2023]
18. Importance of learning English [Dinajpur Board-2025]
19. Describing how you have celebrated the last 21st February in your school. [Rajshahi Board-2024]
20. Describing your country [Dinajpur Board-2024]
21. Describing co-curricular activities of your school [Rajshahi Board - 2025, Chattogram Board-2024]
22. Advising brother to be more attentive to his studies [Mymensingh Board-2023]
23. Describing your hostel life [Rajshahi Board-2023, Jashore Board-2020]
24. Describing the ins and outs of your study tour [Dinajpur Board-2020]
25. Describing how you spent your last summer vacation [Barishal Board-2020]