HSC English 2nd Paper Model Test 01 Question with Answer

HSC English 2nd Paper Model Test 01 (2025)

Part A: Grammar [Marks: 60]

01.Complete the text with suitable prepositions.

The ship sailed out (a) _ the icy waters (b)___ another sea. Day after day, the sailors stayed (c) _ that silent sea. It was like a painted ship (d)___ a painted ocean. There was no cloud in the sky to guard them (e) _ the burning sun. The other sailors were very angry (f)___ the old man. They blamed him (g)___ their sufferings. So, they hung the dead Albatross (h)___ his neck. They were filled (i) fear and there was not a breath (j) __ wind.

02.Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/words given in the box.

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(a) Mahin cannot even manage his textbooks___ bicycle. He walks to school which is 5 miles away.(b) Mousumi cannot carry on her studies owing to poverty. ____we helped her financially? Our help will certainly enable her to go much ahead.(c) Our country is small but overpopulated. We____ turn this huge population into human resources. Then we’ll be a prosperous country.(d) This boy____ blind. Doctors opined that he would not recover.(e) On my way home, I was caught in the rain. I took shelter in a tea stall. ____ the rain stopped, I started for home.(f) Anika : Badhon, ___ asparagus ? Badhon : Sorry, friend. I have no idea about asparagus. I have never seen it.(g) The hill is enticing. I have never climbed it. ____ climbing up today?(h) Noyera ____ study English literature than Mathematics. She has a great passion for literature.(i) Your____ exam is knocking at the door. You concentrate on your study. If you ignore your study in this way, you may cut a sorry figure in the exam.(j) ____ comes a man. He may help us lift the load on the truck.

03.Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases.

(a) Shahriar was late to reach the station. The train was about to leave. He ran lest ___.

(b) I got his result sheet but could not inform him of that. If I had his mobile number,___ .
(c) Nafis could not find his wallet anywhere. He came here with a view to___ .

(d) He is surely out of his mind. He ___ as if he were the President of the function.
(e) Only love and sacrifice can establish peace in the world. We should have love for all so that____ .
(f) Corruption is an obstacle to our national development. It is high time ___.
(g) I was not there at that moment. Had I been there,____ .

(h) There goes the proverb that . So, never waste your time.
(i) It was long since___. So, he could not recognize me at first glance.
(j) Don’t try to befool me anymore. Do what ___. Otherwise I can never keep trust in you.

04.Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct forms of verbs as per subject and context.

Road accident (a) ———– (happen) in our country almost everyday. Recently it (b) ————– (rise) to an alarming rate (c) ———– (take) a heavy toll of human lives. The members of a family (d) ——– (remain) anxious if someone (e) ——– (travel) in a bus. In most cases, reckless driving (f) ——— (cause) road accidents. The drivers (g) ——-(drive) in the habit of (h) ——– (violate) traffic rules. Road accidents can (i) ——– (lessen) if the drivers (j) ———- (drive) their vehicles carefully. People should be conscious in this respect. While (k) ———–(cross) the road, they should be careful. Some people travel (l) ———- (climb) in the roof of the buses and trains. Traffic rules must (m) ———- (maintain) strictly with a view to (n) ———– (control) road accidents.

05.Change the narrative style by using reported speeches.

“How can I help you? said the police officer. “Last night while I was going home by a baby-taxi, two snatchers suddenly rode into my taxi,” said Shila. “Did they take anything from you?” “Yes, they snatched away my cell-phone and two thousand taka.” “Let me record your complaint.” “Thank you very much.”

আরো পড়ুন:

06.Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.

Nelson Mandela, (a) ——— (post-modify the noun with an appositive), is one of the greatest leaders of the world. During (b) ——— (use determiner) time of Mandela, the Europeans were separated from the non-Europeans. It was (c) ——— (use a noun-adjective to pre-modify the noun) policy of racial segregation. The blacks were subjected to (d) ———- (use a quantifier to pre-modify the noun) sorts of indignities. They were denied all basic (e) ——— (premodify the noun) rights. They were in fact aliens in (f) —————- (use possessive to pre-modify the noun phrase) own country. The blacks were all treated (g) ———– (use an adverb to post-modify the verb). Even dogs received a much better treatment than the blacks. The (h) ————- (pre-modify the noun) leader vowed to put an end to the inhuman practice. Unfortunately, (i) ———- (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) great man was thrown behind the prison bars. But the oppressive ruler could not break his (j) ———– (use a present participle to pre-modify the noun) spirit.

07.Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.

Once upon a time there lived a cobbler in a village. He lived from hand to mouth (a) –– he was not unhappy at all with his present condition. (b) ––, he was very happy and satisfied with his condition of life. One day a rich man came to his shop (c) ——- learnt from him that he had no savings for the future. (d) ––, the rich man became very astonished. (e) ––, he felt pity for the hardworking cobbler. (f) ––, he wanted to give the cobbler some money. (g) –– the cobbler did not want to take it. The man persisted. (h) ––, the cobbler agreed and took the money home. He went to bed as usual, but could not sleep at all. He was always thinking that a thief might come to steal the money. (i) ––, he kept awake. (j) ––, he took the money and buried it under the floor. (k) ––, he could not sleep for a single moment. (l) ———, in the morning, he went before the rich man (m) ——— told him to take back the money (n) ——- destroyed his peaceful sleep.

08.Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below:

‘Communicative competence’ refers to the ability to use language appropriately in different circumstances. There are two ways of developing communicative competence in a language. The first is acquisition which is similar to the way people develop their ability in their mother tongue. It is a natural, subconscious process in which users are not usually aware of acquiring a language. They are only aware of the fact that they are using the language to communicate. In non-technical terms, acquisition is picking up a language spontaneously. It may be called ‘implicit’ learning.

(a) competence (antonym)
(b) ability (synonym)
(c) appropriately (synonym)
(d) circumstance (synonym)
(e) develop (antonym)
(f) acquisition (antonym)
(g) similar (antonym)
(h) natural (synonym)
(i) subconscious (synonym)
(j) usually (antonym)
(k) aware (antonym)
(l) communicate (synonym)
(m) spontaneously (antonym)
(n) implicit (synonym

09.There are fourteen errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors.

Jerry : I can chop some wood today
Writer : but Ive a boy coming from the orphanage.
Jerry : Im the boy.
Writer : You but youre small.
Jerry : Size doesn’t matter chopping wood some of the big boys don’t chop wood. I’ve been
chopping wood for a long time.
Writer : Very well theres the ax go ahead and see what you can do.

Part B: Composition [Marks: 40]

10.Suppose, you are Anjum /Najim, a student of Class XII in Bogura Government College, Bogura. There is no ICT lab in your college. Now, write an application to the Principal of your college for setting up an ICT lab in your college

11.Write a descriptive paragraph on “The World Heritage Sites of Bangladesh” within 200 words.

12.Write a paragraph on “Indiscriminate Cutting of Trees” describing its causes and effects within 200 words.

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