SSC English 2nd Paper Board Questions

SSC Exam 2020

Rajshahi Board

English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper

Sub Code 108

Time : 3 hours

Total Marks : 100

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

 Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words given in the box below. You may need to change the forms of words and you can use one word more than once. 0.5x10=5

Nowadays, parents are very (a) _____ of the harmful effect of (b) _____ on children. Child psychologists think that (c) _____ physical and mental punishments can be disastrous (d) _____ a child's growth and (e) _____. It may lead to (f) _____ and hatred of the person who (g) _____ the child. Again, if a child (h) _____ punished, he may lack initiative. He may also feel hostile (i) _____ others. So, rude behaviour gradually (j) _____ in him.   

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

Diligence means an (a) _____ to perform a work successfully. God has given us two hands to (b) _____. From the (c) _____ of the world, human beings have been (d) _____ with nature to keep hold of their (e) _____. If they did not struggle, they might have (f) _____ long ago. Thus, we see that diligence is (g) _____ in our personal, social and national life. The student who is (h) _____ diligent makes a better result (i) _____ those who are not. So, to be (j) _____ everybody should be diligent. 

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

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

We (a) _____ to our nature for (b) _____ us with her gifts lavishly. We (c) _____ a large area of land but the negligible area of land that (d) _____ to us is very fertile. We (e) _____ ungrateful to our soil. But our activities (f) _____ that we have (g) _____ ungrateful to our soil. We are constantly (h) _____ soil pollution by our unwise activities. As a result, our fertile land is (i) _____ its fertility which has (j) _____ us to grow crops easily.   

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

"Where do you like to go?" said the ticket officer. "To Rajshahi," said the lady. "How many tickets do you need to buy and of which class?" "Three first class tickets." "Here are the tickets and they will cost you three thousand taka."  

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

(a) Terrorism is a devastating phenomenon of the modern world. (Exclamatory) 

(b) At present, it is called a challenge to fight against it. (Active)

(c) Who is not now in the threat of violence? (Assertive)

(d) Terrorism is more disastrous than anything. (Positive)

(e) It is one of the most corrosive problems of the modern world. (Comparative)

(f) Nobody wants his children to be terrorist in future. (Interrogative)  

(g) Though there is law to punish the terrorists, it is not properly applied. (Simple) 

(h) By applying the law properly, we can get rid of it. (Complex)

(i) We have to create social awareness to fight against corruption. (Compound)

(j) We all should avoid the killers of mankind. (Negative) 

7. Complete the following sentences: 1x5=5

(a) But for your timely intervention _____.

(b) Many days passed _____.

(c) A child _____ is afraid of fire.

(d) Work hard provided that _____.

(e) Blessing is not valued _____. 

8. Complete the following text adding suffixes or prefixes or both with the underlined root words: 0.5x10=5

A (a) _____ (west) survey was conducted on this (b) _____ (quest), "Are social (c) _____ (work) making us social?" The participants are mainly the (d) _____ (net) users of the West. 81% opined (e) _____ (affirm). One commented that (f) _____ (smart) detach you from your family and (g) _____ (company) in exchange of an addition to fun. Another comment was that many (h) _____ (virtue) relations are maintained at a time and so they (i) _____ (hard) become deep and reliable. Another remarkable comment was that direct (j) _____ (action) has no alternative for a safe relation.  

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

(a) You surely fail if you fail to plan, _____?

(b) A good plan scarcely lets you fail, _____?

(c) Great people could do nothing without a plan of action, _____?

(d) Future also dare not fail a well_____planned effort, _____? 

(e) So, plan before proceed, _____? 

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

The greatness of a book depends (a) _____ on the accountability among the readers. If we read a book only once, we cannot discover many things in it. (b) _____ basing on one reading, we cannot judge the standard of a book. (c) _____ a book is praised highly, we have no doubt about the greatness of the book. (d) _____, by the first reading, we may not understand a book. (e) _____ if it is read more than once, we can understand the greatness of the book easily.  

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

arent you going to have any said i no i never eat asparagus i know there are people who dont like them the fact is that you ruin your palate by all the meat you eat she said

Part B: Composition (40 Marks)

12. Suppose, you are Mubarak. You have seen an advertisement in 'The Daily Star' that some design engineers are going to be appointed in Asian Textile Limited. You want to apply for the post. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 8

13. Suppose, you are Tamjid, a student of class ten. Recently a devastating flood has occurred in the whole area of your district. Many people have lost their houses under the water of the flood. Now, write an application to the DC of your district to open an aiding camp and ensure foods, housing for the homeless people of your area.  10

14. You have seen that 'Dengue Fever' is taking away a lot of lives from different districts in our country. Now, write a paragraph on "How to fight against it and face it." 10

15. Write a composition on "Satellite TV channels and our young generation." 12