SSC English 2nd Paper Board Questions: Dhaka Board 2024

Secondary School Certificate Examination 2024

Dhaka Board

English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper

Sub Code 108

Time : 3 hours

Total Marks : 100

[According to the syllabus of 2024]

[N.B.–The Figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]

Part A : Grammar (60 marks)

1. Fill in the blanks with 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: 0.5x10=5

gentle	by	the	big	way
of	visit	hills	nature

The Kaptai Lake is located in the hilly district of Rangamati. This is the (a) _____ lake in Bangladesh. The (b) _____ beauty of this lake is well_____known to all. This huge lake stretches for miles touching different parts (c) _____ Rangamati district. There are rows of high mountains all around. Between the hills flows the lake water in a zigzag (d) _____. The bottoms of the (e) _____ are submerged in water. When we look at them from a distance, it seems that (f) _____ hills are floating on water. Being attracted (g) _____ its captivating natural beauty, every year a great number of nature lovers (h) _____ it. There is an arrangement for boat journey as well. A number (i) _____ colourful boats are ready to welcome the tourists. A (j) _____ breeze is always blowing. It cools the tourists and soothes their minds.

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

Students teachers' relationship is regarded as the relationship (a) _____ parents and children. A teacher is next (b) _____ parents. Parents (c) _____ up children. On the (d) _____ hand, a teacher guides the students to materialize their (e) _____. A teacher spreads the (f) _____ of education to remove the (g) _____ of ignorance. As a (h) _____, a student can see the path of prosperity. Thus, a teacher helps build up a civilized (i) _____. So he is really called (j) _____ architect of a nation.

3. Make five sentences using the parts of sentences from each column of the table below: 1x5=5

(a) Good health	does not mean	a vital role in attaining this wealth.
(b) Bulky body	makes	the soundness of both body and mind.
(c) To be a healthy man, one	leads	our life happy and enjoyable.
(d) Food habit	should have	an unhappy life.
(e) An unhealthy man	plays	good health.

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

entertain	make	order	want	need
wish	become	be	take	arrive

A birthday party is arranged to celebrate the day when one was born. It (a) _____ a happy occasion. Recently it (b) _____ a tradition to organize a birthday party. For organizing such a party, one (c) _____ to spend both time and money. He/she starts (d) _____ preparation from some days ago. A birthday cake (e) _____ earlier. Then, he/she invites his/her close friends and relatives. Usually friends (f) _____ to miss such a party. On the appointed day, he/she puts on the best dress and eagerly waits for the invited guests to (g) _____. After the arrival of the guests, he/she cuts the birthday cake. By singing happy birthday to you, everybody (h) _____ him/her. The guests are highly (i) _____ with delicious foods and snacks. Sometimes there is arrangement for music with a view to (j) _____ the party more enjoyable.

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

“Why are you putting up the foods in your pockets, sir? Why don't you eat?” asked the noble man. “I'm doing the right thing. My dress deserves these foods,” replied Sheikh Saadi. “I don’t understand what you want to mean and I’m sorry," said the noble man.

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

(a) How charming a moonlit night is! (Assertive)

(b) It presents a very beautiful sight. (Exclamatory)

(d) People of all ages enjoy a moonlit night. (Interrogative)

(e) Little boys and girls make merriment to enjoy themselves. (Complex)

(f) Everybody likes a moonlit night. (Passive)

(g) Though the moon gives us light, it does not have the light of its own. (Compound)

(h) Very few beauties of nature are as charming as a moonlit night. (Comparative)

(i) Unless one enjoys the beauty of a moonlit night, one cannot explain it properly. (Simple)

(j) In fact, a moonlit night is very pleasant. (Negative)

7. Complete the following sentences: 1x5=5

(a) 1971 is the year when _____.

(b) Bangladesh gained her freedom after _____.

(d) We should pay due tribute to those heroes who _____.

(e) Unless we work unitedly, _____.

8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both to the root words given in the parenthesis. 0.5x10=5

Books are our best friends. They introduce us to the realm of (a) _____ (limited) knowledge. The books of great (b) _____ (write) contain noble thoughts and great ideas. We can (c) _____ (rich) our mind by reading books. The reading of books brings (d) _____ (perfect). No spiritual progress and worldly (e) _____ (prosper) can be imagined (f) _____ (with) reading books. (g) _____ (true) speaking, reading books is such a thing which has no (h) _____ (alternate). So, we should read books on (i) _____ (vary) topics so that we may bring proper (j) _____ (develop) of our spirit.

9. Add tag questions to the statements below: 1x5=5

(a) Many people hanker after money, _____?

(b) But money is not as valuable as morality, _____?

(d) Money can hardly bring happiness, _____?

(e) So, we should never have greed for money, _____?

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

It is known to all (a) _____ gold is a valuable metal. There are many metals cheaper than gold though they look like it. (b) _____ they glitter for some time, they fade away in the long run. In our society, there are also many people (c) _____ are outwardly very gentle and polished. Later on their real identity is revealed (d) _____ they do not exercise moral values. That's why people say, "All (e) _____ glitters is not gold."

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

what kind of stories did aesop tell said abdullah fables replied mr rahman do you know what fables are no replied abdullah well continued mr rahman fables are stories with a message or a moral.

Part B: Composition (40 marks)

12. Suppose, you are Habib/Habiba and you have recently obtained MBA from Cumilla University. You have seen a vacancy advertisement in 'The New Nation' that a renowned private company is going to appoint an Assistant Marketing Officer. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. 8

13. Suppose, you are Shuvo/Shova, a student of class IX. Your school is a reputed school but there is no canteen in your school. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your school for setting up a canteen in your school. 10

14. Write a paragraph on 'The Life of a Farmer'. 10

15. Write a composition about 'The Importance of Reading Newspaper'. 12