SSC English 2nd Paper Board Questions: Rajshahi Board 2022

Rajshahi Board

Secondary School Certificate Examination 2022

ENGLISH

SECOND PAPER

Subject Code: 108

Time - 3 hours

Full Marks - 100

[N.B. The figure in the right margin indicates full marks.]

Part A: Grammar (30 Marks)

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions or articles. Some of the blanks may not require a preposition or an article. Put a cross (×) in those blanks: 0.5x10=5

It is needless to say that washing hands is very important for us. It is certainly (a) _____ important issue. Washing hands regularly can save us from a kind of infectious disease (b) _____ COVID_____19. Washing hands with soap is (c) _____ must. We have to wash hands (d) _____ taking meal and (e) _____ using the toilet. Again, we should wash hands after touching sick members (f) _____ our family and pet animals. Washing hands is also strictly recommended after coming back (g) _____ outside. Washing hands in (h) _____ proper way may help us stay away from corona virus. (i) _____ reason is that coronavirus spreads through touch. So, it is (j) _____ important to keep our hands clean.

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

understand	prosper	prevail	stop	be
respect	preach	defeat	reign	feel

Truth always (a) _____ in the world. Falsehood may (b) _____ for the time being. Those, who (c) _____ engaged in (d) _____ the truth are (e) _____ by the people. Those who (f) _____ interest in telling lies cannot (g) _____ in life. They may prosper seemingly. But, after all, they become really (h) _____. Socrates throughout his life would preach the truth. He tried to make people (i) _____ what was good for them. He was troubled by the powerful people. Yet, he never (j) _____ teaching good things.

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

(a) Only you can do the work. (Negative)

(b) No other friend is as great as books. (Superlative)

(d) We should be patriots. (Imperative)

(e) He called it laurel. (Passive)

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

Everybody knows that (a) _____ (smoke) is a (b) _____ (danger) bad habit. It is (c) _____ (harm) to health. It is also (d) _____ (cost). A (e) _____ (smoke) should not smoke (f) _____ (public). Smoking creates (g) _____ (pollute). A single puff of cigarette contains (h) _____ (numerable) harmful particles that cause many (i) _____ (respirator) diseases which are incurable. But there are many people who are (j) _____ (aware) of the bad effects of smoking.

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

(a) He let me do it, _____?

(b) Let's be sincere in our life, _____?

(d) Success cannot be achieved without efforts, _____?

(e) He has to lead a miserable life, _____?

6. Use punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 0.5x10=5

Shoel asked Alam Friend have you ever visited the National Memorial at Savar in Dhaka Wow how Splendid it is Yes I havent yet gone there said Alam.

Part B: Composition (20 marks)

7. Mind that, you are Tamim/Tamima. Your home district is Khulna. You have recently completed MBA from Dhaka University. You have found a job advertisement in 'The Daily Prothom Alo' that there is a vacancy post for the position of Junior Marketing Officer in BD Textile Limited. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 10

8. Suppose, you are Munir/Mita, a student of Joypara High School, Manikganj. Your School has some computers for the students. But it is very sorry to say that most of the computers are out of order. So, the students cannot get proper facilities for practice. Now, write a complained letter to the Headmaster to take proper steps about this immediately. 10