Set 4: নাফ (Naf)

HSC Examination Question Paper

PART-A: GRAMMAR [MARKS: 60]

1. Fill in the blanks in the following text with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks0.5 × 10 = 5
may not require an article. Put a cross (x) in those blanks.

The process of learning may very well be compared to (a) ______ undertaking of a journey. The learner or the

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student is (b) ______ journey taker or traveller. Just as a traveller has to undergo all (c) ______ botherations of
buying his ticket, booking his baggage, showing up his ticket, taking care of things, boarding a train or a bus and

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suffering every other item of (d) ______ tedious journey to reach his (e) ______ destination, so a learner has to

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manage his learning affair himself. It is (f) ______ laborious process and no one can do (g) ______ labour for him

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and no one else can undertake (h) ______ journey for another. There is no trick or magic in it. It cannot be acquired
at second hand. Just as a traveller he can enquire here and there in case of doubt and difficulty. However, the

student or the learner.

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journey is (i) ______ passenger's own concern. In (j) ______ same way, learning is entirely the concern of the

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2. Complete the text with suitable prepositions. 0.5 × 10 = 5

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It would be impossible (a) ______ us to continue living in this world if each of us knew exactly what fate had (b)
______ store for us. So, Allah in His mercy conceals the future (c) ______ all His creatures, and reveals only the
present. He hides from the animals what men know and He hides from men what the angels know. For example, if
a lamb had reason (d) ______ a man, it could not gamble happily knowing it was destined to be killed (e) ______
human food. But, being quite ignorant (f) ______ its fate, it is happy to the last minute of its short life contentedly
grazing (g) ______ the flowery meadow, and even in its innocence licks the hands (h) ______ the butcher who is
about to slaughter it. What a blessing it is that we are ignorant (i) ______ the future! Allah, to whom the death of a
sparrow is of equal importance with the death of a hero, has, in His mercy, thus limited our knowledge so that we
might fulfil our duty in the sphere (j) ______ which He has appointed us.

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3. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/words given in the box. 0.5 × 10 = 5

as if let alone what's it like

have to as soon as was born

had better there would rather

1. In modern times, ______ has been a great change in the attitude of man regarding superstitious belief.
2. Our learners develop a very poor writing skill. They cannot write fairly well even in Bangla, ______ in English.
3. Some city dwellers' behaviour is often too formal. They speak in such a way ______ they were never in the
village.
4. I have never travelled by air. ______ flying in the sky?

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5. Riaz: ______ the frozen mountain peak ______?

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6. Purnima: It looks like a white dome.

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7. Shela is suffering from tooth-ache. She ______ see a dentist.

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8. Play is delayed due to rain. It will resume ______ the rain stops.

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9. Sohel is a very good-natured boy. He ______ stay at home than mix with bad companions.

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10. Milton was a poet of versatile genius. He ______ in 1608 in England. He used to believe that one should start a

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profession after taking necessary preparations.

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4. Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases.
1. Last night I did not have a sound sleep. I feel sleepy _______.
2. You cannot handle such a _______ if you don't have prior experience in teaching.
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3. If the driver had been more careful, _______ the fatal accident.
4. We were supposed to start our journey the next day. But, it was so hot that _______.
5. A village market is one of the many attractions of country life. It is a public place where _______.
6. The box is very heavy. Are you strong enough _______?
7. Begging is not a profession. It is most disreputable. We must not _______.
8. Whenever he speaks in English _______. But it is natural that we learn through mistakes.
9. The station is not far away from here. It will take you five minutes _______.
10. One should bear in mind that forming bad habit is easy to do but _______.

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

Most of the people who (a) ______ (appear) most often and most gloriously in the pages of history (b) ______ (be)
great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really (c) ______ (help) civilization forward
are often never (d) ______ (mention) at all. We do not know who first (e) ______ (set) a broken leg, or launched a
sea worthy boat or (f) ______ (calculate) the length of a year, but we (g) ______ (know) all about the killers and
destroyers. People think a great conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think that most people (h) ______
(believe) that the greatest countries are those that (i) ______ (beat) in the battle the greatest number of countries
and ruled over them as conquerors.

6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed. 1×5=5

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1. They fought for the country with a patriotic zeal and they are the most courageous sons of our nation. (make it

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compound)

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2. They are the most courageous sons of our nation. (make it positive)

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3. Is there anybody who does not admire and respect them? (make it interrogative without changing meaning)

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4. Their contribution is accepted by all. (make it passive)

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5. They will always be remembered by their countrymen to the end. (make it affirmative)

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7. Change the narrative style by using direct speeches. 5

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"Have you heard the name of Aesop?" the teacher asked the students. "We have," the students replied respectfully,
adding that they had not known who he had been. "Listen to my lecture attentively," the teacher advised them, "and
you will be able to know about him." He also exclaimed with wonder, "His fables are very interesting and
instructive."

8. Identify the unclear pronoun references in the following paragraph. Where necessary, rewrite the1 × 5 = 5
sentences so that all pronoun references are clear.

Mandela left public life in June 2004, telling his adoring countrymen not to call him. Regarding the request,
Mandela said, "I am at the epicenter of my time, in South Africa and your country, wherever you are."

9. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. 0.5 × 10 = 5

A village doctor is a very (a) learned (pre-modify the noun) person in the rural areas of Bangladesh. He is (b)
commonly (pre-modify the verb) known as quack. A village doctor is not a (c) registered (pre-modify the noun)
doctor. He usually sits in a small dispensary (d) located in the village (post-modify the verb). A village doctor is
not a (e) qualified (pre-modify the noun) man. He treats the patients (f) suffering from minor diseases (use a
participle phrase to modify the verb) furnished. He cannot supply costly medicine to (g) very (use an intensifier to
pre-modify the adjective) few patients. His chamber is (h) poorly (pre-modify the noun) equipped. So, a village
doctor is a great friend to the (i) poor (pre-modify the noun) villagers.

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10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage. 0.5 × 10 = 5

Unemployment is a great problem in our country. (a) ______ it is the burning question of the day. (b) ______
almost all countries of the world suffer from the curse of unemployment problem. (c) ______ Bangladesh is the
worst sufferer of this so-called problem. (d) ______ there are many reasons behind it. (f) ______ our country is
industrially backward. (h) ______ our system of education fails to give a student an independent start of life. (i)
______ it has little provision for vocational training. (j) ______ our students and youths have false sense of dignity.

11. Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below. 0.5 × 10 = 5

(a) success (antonym) (f) follow (antonym)

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(d) because (synonym) (i) victory (synonym)

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(e) know (synonym) (j) desirable (antonym)

correcting the errors.

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12. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text0.5 × 10 = 5

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Tourist: How old is the edifice guide

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Guide: Madame its a 15th century edifice

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Tourist: What a wonderful edifice it is

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Guide: It was built by Akbar the then emperor of India.
Tourist: Oh! I see
Guide: Madame we should move now. The sun is about to set. It would be dark soon.
Tourist: Isnt the place safe?
Guide: It is. But the security does not allow anybody after sunset.

PART-B: COMPOSITION [MARKS: 40]

13. Write an application for the post of sales representative along with your C.V. 8

14. Suppose, you are a reporter of a national daily. Now, write a report for your newspaper on "Food8
Adulteration/Indiscriminate use of formalin in food", which has become a burning issue.

15. Write a compare and contrast paragraph on "Food Adulteration". 10

16. The rivers of Bangladesh had a glorious past. Now, the rivers are on the verge of extinction. Write a14
composition on the "Importance of the Rivers in Bangladesh".

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