SSC English 2nd Paper Board Questions: Sylhet Board 2024

Sylhet Board

Secondary School Certificate Examination 2024

ENGLISH

SECOND PAPER

[According to the Syllabus of 2024]

Subject Code: 108

Time - 3 hours

Full Marks - 100

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

Part A: Grammar (60 marks)

1. Fill in the blanks with the 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

with	for	complement	of	from
in	the	leisure	idle

Leisure is the moment when a person is free (a) _____ his work as well as his worries and tensions. It is (b) _____ free time when we can enjoy ourselves (c) _____ doing something. So leisure is pleasure but it is not wasting time in (d) _____. In fact, leisure and labour are (e) _____. In leisure we have freedom (f) _____ doing what gives us pleasure and refreshes our mind. Our life is full (g) _____ duties. Inspite of being very busy in the present age, we cannot deny the need of (h) _____ in life. A little leisure refreshes our mind and we can start working again (i) _____ renewed energy. Leisure makes us fit (j) _____ doing more difficult work.

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

You are the students of class ten, (a) _____ highest class of the school. To come to this (b) _____ you had to undergo (c) _____ lot of hardship and had to make effort. None of you can deny the fact of getting help (d) _____ many dedicated and friendly teachers. This is however, (e) _____ usual process. What tremendous jobs the teachers shouldered to bring you (f) _____ this stage! All these have been done to you to help you (g) _____ becoming a (h) _____ person, having (i) _____ ability and integrity (j) _____ your own excellence.

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

Independence	went	the war.
No nation	joined	to the battlefield to save the country.
Our war of independence	is	it without struggle.
People of all walks of life	took	place in 1971.
They	can achieve	the birth right of a man.

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

enable	give	exercise	send	do
compare	mean	be	bring

Science (a) _____ simply miracle. It (b) _____ about a change over the face of the globe. It (c) _____ a man to control the forces of Nature and employ them to his service. With the help of science we can now (d) _____ messages across the seas, fly in the air like the winged bird. Modern science may (e) _____ to Aladin's magic lamp. Cinema, radio, television, gramophone, electric fan and watch (f) _____ all the gifts of modern science. The cinema (g) _____ the moving and talking pictures of men and women. It (h) _____ a great influence in our daily life. The radio (i) _____ us to listen to the talks of people living hundreds of miles away from us across seas and mountains. The television (j) _____ pictures seen through the wireless.

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

The teacher said to Shafin, "Why are you talking in the class? You should behave yourself." Shafin replied, "Sir, I am sorry. I am asking Sifat to lend me his pen. My pen has run out."

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

(a) Who does not want to succeed in life? (Assertive)

(b) Being industrious, everyone can prosper in life. (Negative)

(d) The idle always lag behind. (Complex)

(e) We must work hard so that we can earn money. (Simple)

(f) By working hard, we can improve our lot. (Compound)

(g) The light of prosperity can be seen by a hard working person. (Active)

(h) Women should work as much as men. (Comparative)

(i) We should remember that industry is the key to success. (Passive)

(j) An idle man leads a very miserable life. (Exclamatory)

7. Complete the following sentences. 1x5=5

(a) Cricket is a game _____.

(b) Boys and girls of our country _____.

(d) Bangladesh is a test playing country _____.

(e) _____ to upgrade the standard.

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

Child labour is considered a matter of (a) _____ (grace) for a nation. Wherever children are employed either it is domestic work or factory work, either it is rickshaw pulling or working in a shop or hotel, they are (b) _____ (treated). Their (c) _____ (employ) don't give them their due rights. Children work for longer period in (d) _____ (healthy) and (e) _____ (favourable) condition and what is (f) _____ (sorrow) they are not given due wages. Many children do the work of the adults and often do the (g) _____ (risk) and (h) _____ (danger) work. Strict laws should be (i) _____ (forced) against employing children in manual work. Their parents should be (j) _____ (courage) to send their children to school.

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

(a) At present extended families are found in rural areas, _____?

(b) There're many members in extended families, _____?

(d) It becomes very difficult for one to study, _____?

(e) In the same room children are found reading, gossiping and sleeping, _____?

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

Almost all countries of the world suffer from the curse of unemployment problem. (a) _____ nowhere in the world this problem is so acute as in our country. There are many reasons behind it. (b) _____ our country is industrially backward. (c) _____ our system of education fails to give a student an independent start of life. It has little provision for vocational training. (d) _____ our students and youths have a false sense of dignity. (e) _____ they run after jobs only.

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

why don't you attend classes regularly the teacher said to the boy you cannot expect good results unless you attend classes as i tell you i am sorry sir said the student

Part B: Composition (40 marks)

12. Suppose, you are Nafiz/Nafisa. A computer programmer will be appointed in the National ICT Research Centre, Dhaka. So, a vacancy advertisement has been published in "The Daily Star" for the post. You are very interested 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 Tanim/Tonima, a student of Pioneer High School, Rangpur. You are facing some problems in your school library especially the inadequacy of books essential for preparing notes. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your school, praying for enhancing library facilities. 10

14. Write a paragraph on "Our National Flag". 10

15. Write a composition on "Importance of Reading Newspapers". 12