HSC English 2nd Paper Ques. No.-11 Board Questions and Answers 2025 ▶ Use of Synonyms & Antonyms
Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below. 0.5 × 10 = 5
1. Dhaka Board-2025 [Modified according to syllabus 2027]
There can be no progress without efforts. Life loses its interest if there is no struggle. For example, games become dull if there is no competition in them and if the result is easily foreseen. No matter we win the game or lose it. The keener the contest, the greater the enjoyment. A victory is not a real triumph unless both the sides are equally matched. Whether we like it or not, life is a continuous competitive examination.
(a) progress (synonym) (b) efforts (synonym) (c) interest (synonym) (d) struggle (antonym) (e) dull (antonym) (f) competition (synonym) (g) easily (antonym) (h) win (antonym) (i) enjoyment (synonym) (j) victory (antonym)
2. Rajshahi Board-2025; Cumilla Board-2017 [Modified according to syllabus 2027]
There are many people who have a conservative outlook. Quite early in life, they learn to believe that everything in this world is predetermined and all that happen to them are ordained by God. From this belief, the poor generally accept their poverty and all their sorrows and sufferings without trying much to overcome them. They also have the same sort of attitude towards illness and diseases.
(a) people (synonym) (b) conservative (antonym) (c) early (antonym) (d) believe (synonym) (e) world (synonym) (f) all (antonym) (g) poverty (antonym) (h) sufferings (synonym) (i) much (antonym) (j) overcome (synonym)
3. Jashore Board-2025 [Modified according to syllabus 2027]
Today women are playing an important role in all spheres of life. Once they were dominated by men. They are no longer confined within the four walls of their parents' or husbands' house. They have come out of the kitchen and are working hand in hand with men. By taking higher education, they are becoming pilots, doctors, engineers, teachers, administrators etc. They have been able to prove their worth. They are contributing much to the economy of the country. Now it has come to the realization of the men that true development of the country is never possible keeping half of the population idle at home. So, it needs no telling that women are playing a great role in the socio-economic condition of our country.
(a) important (antonym) (b) sphere (synonym) (c) dominate (synonym) (d) confined (synonym) (e) walls (synonym) (f) house (synonym) (g) education (antonym) (h) able (antonym) (i) worth (synonym) (j) economy (synonym)
4. Cumilla Board-2025 [Modified according to syllabus 2027]
Sincerity is the root of success of all work. One can go a long way if he does a job with sincerity. The great men are sincere because they know that sincerity is the key to success. Those who do not follow the rules of sincerity can never go a long way. Sincerity is the secret of victory. If any work is not done with sincerity, one will never receive desirable output from it. So we should be sincere in every walk of life.
(a) sincerity (antonym) (b) success (antonym) (c) job (synonym) (d) great (antonym) (e) because (synonym) (f) know (synonym) (g) key (synonym) (h) follow (antonym) (i) rules (synonym) (j) never (antonym)
5. Chattogram Board-2025 [Modified according to syllabus 2027]
To forgive an injury is often considered to be the sign of weakness. It is really a sign of strength. It is easy to allow one to be carried away by resentment and hatred into the act of vengeance but it takes strong character to restrain these natural passions. The man who forgives an injury proves himself to be superior to the man who wronged him and the wrongdoer to shame. Forgiveness may even turn a foe into a friend. So, mercy is the noblest form of revenge.
(a) forgive (synonym) (b) considered (antonym) (c) strength (antonym) (d) resentment (synonym) (e) vengeance (synonym) (f) character (synonym) (g) restrain (synonym) (h) passion (antonym) (i) superior (antonym) (j) shame (synonym)
6. Sylhet Board—2025 [Modified according to syllabus 2027]
In our society, economic value of women's work and their contribution is mostly unrecognized. Usually, it is taken as a voluntary work. So, the financial cost of running a home which is almost always done by women is not monetized. This is most dramatically revealed in rural areas. Research has proved that if women's work is monetized, then the GDP makes a significant jump and so does the worth of women's work and their contribution to the economy.
(a) value (synonym) (b) contribution (synonym) (c) unrecognized (antonym) (d) usually (synonym) (e) voluntary (synonym) (f) cost (synonym) (g) dramatically (antonym) (h) revealed (antonym) (i) rural (antonym) (j) research (synonym)
7. Barishal Board—2025 [Modified according to syllabus 2027]
The language which is used all over the world for smooth communication is called an international language. The English language has achieved the prestige of being that language. It is very familiar to the educated society in the whole world. We cannot keep pace with the modern world without knowing English. Most of the research works and books on science and knowledge of the world are in English. International relation as well as trade and commerce is being continued through English. Moreover, people having a good command over English are highly valued in the job market. So, one can fully realise how important it is to learn English.
(a) used (antonym) (b) smooth (antonym) (c) international (antonym) (d) prestige (synonym) (e) familiar (antonym) (f) educated (synonym) (g) modern (antonym) (h) knowledge (antonym) (i) trade (synonym) (j) continue (antonym)
8. Dinajpur Board—2025 [Modified according to syllabus 2027]
The National Memorial is the symbol of the nation's respect for the martyrs of the War of Liberation. It is located at Savar, Dhaka. Its foundation was laid on the first anniversary of the Victory Day in 1972. The entire complex covers an area of 126 acres. It will include a mosque, a library and a museum. The museum will preserve the relics of the Liberation War. There is a series of 7 towers that rise by stages to a height of 150 feet. These seven towers represent the seven heroes who made supreme sacrifice in the Liberation War. The height of the towers stands for the high sacrifice of every martyr. There are several graves of the martyrs close to the tower. Standing before the graves we bow down our heads to show respect to them for their sacrifice.
(a) symbol (synonym) (b) foundation (synonym) (c) entire (antonym) (d) cover (antonym) (e) include (antonym) (f) preserve (antonym) (g) represent (synonym) (h) sacrifice (synonym) (i) height (synonym) (j) before (antonym)
9. Mymensingh Board—2025 [Modified according to syllabus 2027]
Bangladesh is blessed with huge inland open water resources. It has numerous rivers, canals, beels, lakes and vast areas of floodplains. Hakaluki haor is one of the major wetlands of Bangladesh. With a land area of 18,386 hectares, it supports a rich biodiversity and provides direct and indirect livelihood benefits to nearly 190,000 people. This haor was declared an Ecologically Critical Area in 1999 by the government of Bangladesh. Hakaluki is a complex ecosystem, containing more than 238 interconnected beels and jalmahals. The most important beels are Chatla, Pinlarkona, Dulla, Sakua, Barajalla, Balijhuri, Lamba, Tekonia, Haorkhal, Tural, Baghal kuri and Chinaura.
(a) blessed (antonym) (b) huge (synonym) (c) open (antonym) (d) resource (synonym) (e) numerous (synonym) (f) area (synonym) (g) vast (antonym) (h) major (synonym) (i) supports (antonym) (j) provides (synonym)
Answer of HSC Synonyms & Antonyms Board Question 2025
- (a) advancement (b) attempts (c) eagerness/ curiosity (d) ease/ enjoyment/ pleasure (e) lively/ interesting (f) contest (g) labouriously/ arduously/ difficultly (h) lose (i) pleasure/ delight (j) defeat
- (a) humans/ folk (b) liberal/ racial (c) late (d) trust/ accept (e) earth/ globe/ planet (f) none/ nothing (g) wealth/ abundance (h) distress/ misery/ agony (i) little (j) conquer/ defeat/ subdue
- (a) insignificant/ unimportant (b) field/ domain/ arena (c) control (d) restricted/ limited/ constricted (e) barriers/ hurdles (f) home/ dwelling (g) ignorance (h) unable/ incapable (i) value (j) finance
- (a) insincerity (b) failure (c) occupation (d) ordinary/ common (e) since/ as (f) understand/ realize (g) important/ crucial/ vital (h) disobey/ ignore (i) regulations/ guidelines (j) always
- (a) pardon (b) ignored/ disregarded (c) weakness (d) grudge/ bitterness (e) revenge/ retaliation/ payback (f) personality (g) control/ suppress (h) indifference/ apathy (i) inferior (j) humiliation/ insult
- (a) worth/ importance (b) participation/ role/ support (c) recognized (d) generally/ normally (e) optional/ willful (f) value/ worth (g) simply (h) concealed (i) urban (j) study/ investigation
- (a) unused (b) difficult/ troubled (c) local/ national (d) status/ honor (e) unfamiliar/ strange (f) learned/ schooled/ civilized (g) outdated/ ancient (h) ignorance/ illiteracy (i) exchange/ business (j) stop/ cease
- (a) sign/ emblem (b) base (c) partial (d) abandon (e) exclude (f) destroy (g) symbolize (h) selflessness/ dedication/ devotion (i) peak (j) after
- (a) cursed (b) large/ big (c) closed/ restricted (d) source/ reserve (e) many/ plentiful/ abundance (f) region/ zone (g) small/ tiny (h) important/ significant (i) hinders/ obstructs (j) supplies
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