SSC English 2nd Paper Board Questions: Sylhet 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 or articles. Some of the blanks may not require a preposition or article. Put a cross (×) in those blanks: 0.5x10=5

Friendship is (a) _____ great human virtue. It is (b) _____ love and affection between two persons. It binds more than one person (c) _____ good relationship and inspires each other to share (d) _____ joys and sorrows (e) _____ life. Man is (f) _____ social being. He cannot live alone. So, he wants (g) _____ company. He yearns (h) _____ giving and receiving love and affection. Friendship grows between the persons (i) _____ similar taste, feelings and thoughts. It grows out of mutual understanding and give and take. It generally grows (j) _____ two persons of the same age.

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

develop have need go emphasize

motivate keep enrich learn modify

Communicative competence in English is urgently (a) _____ in our country. The present world (b) _____ fast and (c) _____ on with the advancement of technology. With a view to (d) _____ pace with the present world, we cannot help (e) _____ English. The present curriculum has (f) _____ learning English by (g) _____ the books (h) _____ with modern information. But readers should be (i) _____ to read more supplementary books. (j) _____ an ICT based skill can be very productive to keep pace with this advanced world.

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

(a) Honesty is the best way of leading life. (Positive)

(b) This noble virtue is always appreciated. (Active)

(d) Honesty is a very important virtue. (Exclamatory)

(e) So, we should never be dishonest. (Imperative)

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

Money occupies a unique position in our modern (a) _____ (capital) economy. In its (b) _____ (absent), the whole (c) _____ (prosper) economic life would collapse like a packet of cards. Money is used as a medium of (d) _____ (change). It promotes (e) _____ (specialise) which increases (f) _____ (product) and efficiency. But money cannot buy (g) _____ (happy). Money is a must for our life. But it is not necessary to bring happiness. Happiness is (h) _____ (absolute) a psychological thing. It is the name of a feeling. It means the (i) _____ (content) of the mind. He who has (j) _____ (satisfy) with what he has is really a happy one.

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

(a) Nobody was present yesterday, _____?

(b) I am an SSC examinee, _____?

(d) The widower shut the door, _____?

(e) The idle can do little for society, _____?

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

I said to the old man, what are you doing I am watching the boy swimming in the pond he said How happy they are May Allah bless them let me sit by you and enjoy the scene I said.

Part B : Composition (20 marks)

7. Suppose, you are Adib/Adiba. You got your MBA exam result last month. Recently you have seen a vacancy advertisement in "The Daily Star" for the post of a 'Senior Officer' in a private bank. 10

Now, write a CV with cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page.

8. Suppose, you are Arafat/Arefa, a student of class X reading in Rajshai High School, Rajshahi. There is a lack of quality books in your school library. 10

Now, write an application to the Headmaster on behalf of the students of your school to increase the number of quality books in the library.