SSC EXAMINATION'S QUESTIONS
ENGLISH SECOND PAPER
(288) DHAKA BOARD–2025
ENGLISH (COMPULSORY) SECOND PAPER
Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
- Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the form of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once. .5×10=5
of | out | anglers | into | on | fortunate | an | the | refresh
I am fond (a) —— angling. Whenever I get time, I go (b) —— angling. On last Friday, I went to a big lake near my village. I took (c) —— angling rod, bait, (d) —— umbrella, light (e) —— and some other necessary things for angling. I went there in the morning and spent the whole day. I threw the hook with bait at about 8 am (f) —— the lake but no fish took the bait. I got a little disappointed. When I was about to leave the place, a big fish devoured (g) —— bait. I felt spirited and let the hook loose for sometime and then I pulled it (h) ——. It was such a big fish that other (i) —— gathered round the fish. (j) —— I angled another three fishes and returned home with a happy mood.
- Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word for each gap. .5×10=5
Trees bear a great (a) —— on the climate. If we destroy trees (b) —— random, one day the country will turn (c) —— a great desert. The country will bear the consequences of greenhouse (d) ——. Again there will be no rain and as a result, the country will face a great crisis because ours is (e) —— agricultural country and our economy is dependent on (f) ——. Again, our agriculture is dependent (g) —— rain. So trees play a vital (h) —— on our climate. Trees keep the soil strong. Trees save us (i) —— flood and many other natural (j) ——. - Make five sentences using the parts of sentences from each column of the table below. 1×5=5
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| The Taj | built | It as a tomb for his wife |
| It | be | on a strong base |
| Emperor Shahjahan | stands | at Agra in India |
| is built | made of fine white marbles | |
| one of the most beautiful buildings in the world |
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. You can use one verb more than once. .5×10=5
[deliver | take | start | preside | be | advise | decorate | begin | come | read]
Our annual prize giving ceremony (a) — off yesterday. We (b) — our school campus very nicely. The ceremony (c) — at 3 p.m. Our Headmaster (d) — over the function and the Education Minister (e) — the chief guest. The function (f) — with the recitation from the Holy Quran. One of our senior teachers (g) — out the annual report. The honourable chief guest (h) — a brief encouraging speech (i) — us to be regular in studies and (j) — part in the movement against illiteracy.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5
"Why didn't you go to school yesterday?" said the mother to the girl. "I was ill," the girl replied. "How are you today?" the mother asked again. "Well," said the girl. "Don't worry for me."
6. Change the sentences according to directions in the brackets. (1×10=10)
(a) The bee is one of the busiest insects. (Positive)
(b) It lives together. (Negative)
(c) Bees collect nectar from the flowers and make honey. (Simple)
(d) They dance most vigorously to find the nectar plentiful. (Exclamatory)
(e) Honey is stored in the hive by bees. (Active voice)
(f) They work hard in spring. (Complex)
(g) No insect is as industrious as the bee. (Comparative)
(h) How greatly they inspire us to work hard! (Assertive)
(i) The bees make us think of the importance of activity. (Passive voice)
(j) We should be industrious like the bee. (Imperative)
(b) It lives together. (Negative)
(c) Bees collect nectar from the flowers and make honey. (Simple)
(d) They dance most vigorously to find the nectar plentiful. (Exclamatory)
(e) Honey is stored in the hive by bees. (Active voice)
(f) They work hard in spring. (Complex)
(g) No insect is as industrious as the bee. (Comparative)
(h) How greatly they inspire us to work hard! (Assertive)
(i) The bees make us think of the importance of activity. (Passive voice)
(j) We should be industrious like the bee. (Imperative)
7. Complete the sentences. (1×5=5)
(a) There is a proverb that —.
(b) Unless you have good health —.
(c) A healthy poor man is happier than —.
(d) You may have a lot of wealth but —.
(e) In order to have a good health —.
(b) Unless you have good health —.
(c) A healthy poor man is happier than —.
(d) You may have a lot of wealth but —.
(e) In order to have a good health —.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parentheses.
.5×10=5We should bear in mind that habit is the second nature of human being. If anyone becomes (a) —— (custom) —— to good manners, he can't (b) —— (behave) —— with anyone. So, moral (c) —— (educate) —— is important. From the early part of life, (d) —— (child) —— must be taught the (e) —— (differ) —— between right and wrong and trained to follow what is right and what is wrong. Here (f) —— (train) —— means the (g) —— (form) —— on habit on right lines. It is every parent's (h) —— (responsible) —— to teach their children moral lessons at home. They also have to (i) —— (sure) —— that their children do not mix with any bad company. The moral (j) —— (teach) —— at an early age will help them become good citizens in future.
9. Make tag questions of these statements.
1×5=5(a) Everybody wants to have a better life, ——?
(b) A better life seldom comes without hard work, ——?
(c) We have to work for this, ——?
(d) But most of us can hardly do the job, ——?
(e) Actually, life isn't a bed of roses, ——?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.
1×5=5Ruma is a student of class ten. (a) —— she is meritorious, she never takes pride in her merit. She is helpful to all. (b) —— any weak student comes to her with any problem, she tries to help him/her. She is respectful to the seniors (c) —— affectionate to the juniors. She is simple in behavior (d) —— strict in principle. (e) —— everyone loves her.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.
5what is the time by your watch he said its half past nine i replied i must go to school he said
Part B : Composition (40 Marks)
12. Suppose, Social Islami Bank Limited invites applications for the post of Junior Officer. You are Taher/Tahera and you are interested to build up a career as a banker. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post.
813. Suppose, you are a student of class ten of Kobi Nazrul High School, Chattogram. In your school, the multimedia classroom facilities are very poor. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your school to enhance the multimedia classroom facilities with modern equipments.
1014. Trees are the most important gifts of nature. But cutting down trees affects our environment greatly. Now, write a paragraph in 200 words on 'The Bad Impacts of Deforestation'.
1015. Write a composition about 'A Journey You Have Recently Enjoyed'.
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