ENGLISH SECOND PAPER MODEL TEST- 1 FOR CLASS - HSC

 

Mark:  100                                                                                           Time: 3.00 hours

 

1.     Fill in the Blanks in the following text with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require any article. Put a (×) in those blanks.                                                                                             0.5×10=05

    Julius Caesar was born in 102 BC. He was a) – Roman general. He was also b) – statesman. He formed one of(c) – first triumvirate. He invaded d) – Gaillio and Britain and was about to form e) – imperial Government when he was assassinated. He was also f) – orator g) – poet and h) – historian. His history of i) – Gallio War has come down to us. He died in j) – 44 BC.

2.     Complete the text with a suitable preposition.                                                              0.5×10=05

 Facebook is a social networking website that connects us a) – friends, family, and business associates. It is one b) – the largest networking sites c) – the world d) – communication. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook e) – 2004. Millions of people are now staying connected f) -  their near and dear ones g) – Facebook. They communicate h) – each other i) – a cheaper rate. However, we upload photographs and call j) - telephone through Facebook.

 

 3. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/ words given the box                     0.5×10=05

Had better	Let alone	Used to	What’s it like	Would you mind
As soon as	Swan song	Have to	As well as	Would rather

             a.       William Shakespeare’s sonnets are full of deep feelings – passion.

             b.      My grandmother – tells me stories every night. Her stories were very interesting.

 c.       We - walk out the parliament then give consent to the bill. The bill was totally against the public.

d.      You seem to be very eager to go skiing over snow. – skiing over snow?

e.       We - postpone the match. The weather is very rough today.

f.       The Tempest is the – of William Shakespeare.

g.      He is very miserly. He barely helps his neighbors, - the villagers.

h.      The power of her eyesight is still very good. She does not – wear glasses for reading.

i.        I don’t know about the matter. – phoning me whenever you can?

j.        The Tennis match restarted – the rain had stopped.

4.   4. Complete the sentence with suitable clauses/ Phrases.                                                   0.5×10=05

(a)  We are closely related to our environment. We should keep the environment clean so that we -------.

(b)  We must follow the rules of hygiene. Without  following the rules of  hygiene, We

(c)  He was very hopeful about winning the game. He            before he took part in the competition.

(d)  He had a street accident and his mother injured herself falling on the stairs. To tell the truth,otherwise _ misfortune.                                    

(e)  She has got GPA of 4.50. If            more serious, she would have got GPA  5in the exam.

(f)  The boy was playing when             . He stopped his playing at once.

(g)  I fell a very bad headache. If           , I would continue my classes.

(h)  Time plays a very crucial role in human life. We cannot prosper in life unless            .

(i)  He runs very fast. Last year he            that other competitors were left behind.

(j)  Human body needs a balanced. If we take a balanced diet. it.

5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with correct forms of verbs as per subject and context. 0.5×10=05

You can’t take a good book as if it a) – (be) medicine. It is rude to the book and very silly from our own point of view. By approaching it in that way, you make sure of losing anything it b) – ( give) you. You c) – ( meet) it as a friend and act like it if any good is to pass between you. A reason why people at school read books d) – (be) to please their teacher. The teacher e) – ( say) that this, that, or the other is a good book and that it is a sign of good taste to enjoy it. So a number of boys and girls who f) – ( be) anxious to please their teacher, get the book and read it. Two or three of them g) – ( like) it genuinely for its own sake. They also become grateful to the teacher for h) – ( put) it in their way. But many i) – (like) it honestly or will persuade themselves that they like it. And that j) – ( do) a great deal of harm to them.

6. Change the narrative style by using direct speeches.                                                               05

“ Have you finished the book that I gave you last night?” Tahir said to Tanni. “Yes, I have,” Tanni said. “What an interesting book it is! I wish I would borrow the book earlier,” she said. “will you return the book to me tomorrow?” He said.

 7. Read the text and change and changed the sentences as directed.                                           05

      a. In 1912, an American shipping company launched a new ship called Titanic (complex).

b.               b. It was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of that time(comparative).

c.                c. Experts said that nothing could sink it (passive).

4. The ship weighed 4600 tons, could carry about 2,200 passengers (compound).
5. Nobody imagined that it could sink (interrogative).

8. Identify the unclear pronoun reference in the following paragraph. Where necessary rewrite the sentence where necessary so that all pronoun references are clear.                                                  05

    Teaching is a profession that is full or challenging. I want to be a teacher because you like working with children. But my father argues that one cannot make much money from it. He wants me to look after their farms instead. But this does not inspire me much.

9. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank space.                   0.5×10=05

    Coleridge’s poem, (a)-- (use an appositive), narrates the harrowing (b)  --- (use a noun adjective) voyage of an old mariner (c)---  (use an adjective clause) because of a curse. Cursed or not, we know how important (d)--- (use present participle) water is in our life. We know we cannot survive without it. In fact (e)  ---(use quantifier) thirds of your body is made up of water. Is there a crisis in (f) ---(use possessive) time with regard (g)--- (use an infinitive phrase) to clean drinking water? The United Nations in a meeting on the eve of the (h)--- (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) millennium identified the drinking water problem as (i) ---(use a determiner) of the challenges for the future. But do we need (j)  ---  (use an infinitive phrase) about the problems as ours is a land of rivers.           

10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage. 0.5×10=05

    Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills should be developed to have full command of a language.  a) –,in Bangladesh, the course followed put emphasis on (‘writing, and ‘ readings) – ‘speaking’ and listening don’t receive even minimum focus. C) -, everybody knows that every language is basically spoken) –, one can’t produce sentences verbally; it is known that his/ her language is not complete. E) -, all the prescribed texts contain instructions encouraging students to hold conversations in English. But, F) -, students need not face any test G) – can fathom their ability to speak or listen. H) -, the absence of test or evaluating verbal competence is responsible for the poor speaking and listening skills of the students. Distribution of marks has been made judiciously I) –the plan can be fully realized. J) – teachers are being specially trained. It is hoped that we will soon get a nation having a good command of this language.

 

11. Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below. 0.5×10

Television has been the most common and widespread source of entertainment in the present world. A wide range of programmers of various interests is telecast on numerous channels. Almost every middle-class and even working class families have a television set today. Television programmers are not only enjoyable but also highly educative. For example, television is used for distance learning. Courses run by the open university are shown on BTV. Several channels like Discovery and the National Geographic channels telecast highly informative programmers.

A)            Common(antonym) b) entertainment(synonym) c) numerous(synonym) d)enjoyable(antonym) e)  distant(antonym) f) run(synonym) g) show(synonym) h) discover(antonym) i) telecast(synonym) j) informative(antonym).

12. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors. 0.5×10=05

Father: you re really strong my son. Could you break this bundle of sticks

son: well, it’s a very simple job Ill do it within a second

Father: have a try

son: sure Oh, I’m quite wrong. Its stronger than I expected.

Father: okay now try this single stick. See what you can do.

son: pass it to me and just near the sound!

Father: I know it’ll be easy for you. Have you learned anything from these sticks?

son: Learning from sticks

Father: Yes, the bundle of sticks is stronger than the single stick. It teaches us the wise saying United we stand, divided we fall.

13Suppose you are Tanvir/ Tammana your friend Robin/ Robina. You want to go study tour Sylhet to Kuakatha. Now write an application to your college in order to get permission. 8

14. write a report on celebrating the" historical victory day" in Dhaka Science and Technology College. 8

15. Write a paragraph about “Deforestation and  its devastating effect on the environment”10

16. Write a composition on ‘ Your Childhood Memories.  14