SSC English 2nd Paper Board Questions: Barishal Board 2022

Sub Code 1 0 8

Time : 2 hours English (Compulsory); 2nd Paper Total Marks : 50

[N.B: The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]

Part A : Grammar (30 Marks)

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions, articles and zero articles. 0.5x10=5

Metro rail is (a) _____ mega project in the development history (b) _____ Bangladesh. To make traffic (c) _____ movement easy and smooth in the city of Dhaka, metro rail is sure to play (d) _____ great role. The mega city of almost two crore people is struggling badly with its narrow and (e) _____ over crowded roads. But metro rail is sure to come as a sigh of relief. With its (f) _____ uninterrupted movement, it will carry sixty thousand passengers per hour (g) _____ both ends. 16th December, 2022 is going to be (h) _____ unforgettable day for (i) _____ dwellers of Dhaka city. (j) _____ this day, the red and green coloured coaches of metro rail will take the passengers to their destinations with ease and comfort.

2. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. 0.5x10=5

get continue upgrade see read

remain take observe be start

1st January (a) _____ now as the book festival in Bangladesh. On this day, students (b) _____ in school and madrashas get new text books free of cost. Books (c) _____ the most important teaching aids for the students. If students (d) _____ books in time, their academic progress will be greatly hampered. So, the present government (e) _____ this epoch_____making programme. This programme will undoubtedly play a vital role in (f) _____ the standard of education. By getting books on this day, students can start (g) _____ their preparation from the very beginning of the academic year. Guardians of the students also become happy to (h) _____ new books in the hands of their children. So, this programme should be (i) _____ for building an educated nation. The people of Bangladesh (j) _____ ever grateful to the present government for taking this noble initiative.

3. Change the sentences according to directions: 1x5=5

(a) Flower cultivation is very profitable now.

(Exclamatory)

(b) Many people cultivate flowers for earning money.

(Passive)

(Interrogative)

(d) Everybody becomes glad to get flowers. (Negative)

(e) In some cases, flowers are more welcoming than any other gift. (Positive)

4. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis: 0.5x10=5

Mango is a very popular fruit in Bangladesh. This (a) _____ (season) fruit is very tasty and juicy. There are (b) _____ (vary) types of mangoes. Among these, Himshagor and Amropali are (c) _____ (know). Mango is (d) _____ (favour) to most of the people. Actually, there is (e) _____ (hard) any person who does not like mango. Most of the (f) _____ (ripe) mangoes are sour. But, they become sweet and tasty when they are ripe. Mango cultivation is very (g) _____ (profit) in Bangladesh. But all areas are not (h) _____ (suit) for mango cultivation. It is widely cultivated in Rajshahi, Chapai Nawabgonj and Satkhira districts. Mango farmers (i) _____ (come) very glad when the production is huge. They dream of improving their (j) _____ (economy) condition by selling their mangoes at a good price.

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

(a) Truthfulness is a great virtue, _____?

(b) Nothing is better than this quality, _____?

(d) Follow the footprints of truthful persons, _____?

(e) Let us try to be truthful, _____?

6. Use punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 5

my mother said to me where are you going i am going to school said i did you go to school yesterday

Part B : Composition (20 marks)

7. Suppose, you are Habib/Habiba. You have passed HSC and got a diploma on computer operating. You have seen a vacancy advertisement in "The Daily Star" that the National ICT Research Center is going to appoint a Computer Operator. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 10

8. Suppose, you are Arif/Arifa. You read in Kazirbag School, Noakhali. There is a big library in your school. But the collection of books and sitting arrangements are not satisfactory. Now, write a complaint letter to your Head Master about this matter. 10