ENGLISH FOR JSC EXAMINATION
Marks Distribution of English for JSC
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Total marks 100
Section A: Seen part (20)
Test items Marks Distribution Source
1. Multiple Choice Question 1×7=7 Seen
2. Gap filling (without clues) 5 Seen
3. Short question 2×4=8 Seen
Section B: Unseen part (25)
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4. Information Transfer 1×5=5 Unseen
5. True/False 1×5=5 Unseen
6. Fill in the gaps with clues 1×5=5 Unseen
7. Gap filling with clues 0.5×10=5 Unseen
8. Matching sentences 1×5=5 Unseen
Section C: Grammar (25)
9. Speech/Narration 5
10. Use of Articles 5
11. Punctuation 5
12. Changing sentences 1×5=5
(Voice, Sentences, Interrogative, Affirmative, Negative, Exclamatory)
13. Prefix and Suffix 5
Section D: Writing (30)
14. Dialogue writing 10
15. Paragraph writing 10
16. Formal/ Informal Email 10
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Grammar and composition based paper 2 Grammar items:
Degree of comparison, gerund and participle, modals, linking words, summary writing, completing story
JSC EXAMINATION-2023
English Suggestion
Part A: Seen Passage (20 Marks)
1. Nakshi Kantha is a kind of embroidered quilt.***
2. The ethnic people in Bangladesh hold a very important place in the culture of the country.***
3. Bangladesh cuisine is rich and varied with the use of many spices.***
4. Shamima's misery started the day she was married.***
5. At the farthest corner of Bangladesh there is a village called Tarapur.***
6. Thousands of years ago, the first pearl was probably discovered while human beings were searching for good at the seashore.**
7. River gypsies are an ethnic group of people in Bangladesh.***
8. River gypsies in Bangladesh are having various problems.***
9. Once upon a time, a dove and a bat were very good friends.**
10. Zara lives with her parents in London.**
11. Human beings conquered the distance on earth by discovering wheels.**
12. Communication of ideas is at the centre of civilization.
13. There is a small village called Bhabanipur in Jhenaidah.***
14. Shamima started to tell us her story.**
15. The Tha Kha floating market is more traditional with a few tourist visiting than other floating markets.**
16. Health is the condition of our body and mind.*
17. The word hygiene means the practice of keeping ourselves clean.*
18. Rumi Akter, 13, is in class 8 at Prime School in Chattogram.*
19.The Historic 7th March speech***
20.Bangabandhu and language movement***
Part B: Unseen Passage (25 Marks)
1. John Keats was not only a deeply thoughtful poet but also the most studious and inspired artist among the romantics of the 19th century.
2. Mother Teresa, the servant of humanity, was born on August 26, 1910, in Macedonia.
3. The greatest dramatist of English literature named Shakespeare was born and died on the same date.
4. Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir was an officer in the Bangladesh Army during the 1971 Liberation War.
5. Ravindranath Tagore was one of the greatest poets of Bangla literature.
6. Jibanananda Das was born in a small town of Barishal in 1899.
7. Begum Rokeya was born in 1880 at Pairabond, a village in the district of Rangpur.
8. Zainul Abedin was born at a village in Kishoreganj in 1914.
9. Ravindranath Tagore was one of the most leading poets I'm the history of world literature.
10. The world is full of great men.
11. The Eiffel Tower in Paris was named after Gustave Eiffel, a Frenchman who built the tower.
12. Marconi was an Italian Inventor.
13. Jonathan Swift was born of English parents in Dublin in 1667.
14. George Washington was the first President of the USA.
15. Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientists of modern age, was born of Jewish parents in Germany in 1879 AD.
16. Lord Byron was an English poet lived from 1788 to 1824.
17. Sher-e- Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq was born in 1872 at the village of Chakhar in Barishal.
18. John Donne was born in 1573 in London.
19. Cricket is one of the most popular games, especially, one day cricket.
Question Number: 6 ( Cloze Test with clues)
1. Nature has made an....
2. Time and tide wait for none. No....
3. Floods cause huge damages. They....
4. Road accidents have become a common.....
5. Man has an unquenchable thirst.....
6. Books are men's best friends in....
7. Proper education.....
8. Patriotism is an inherent quality of...
9. Women are nowadays as important as men in society. They....
10. Trees are gifts of.....
11. Nature has given her....
12. A rainy day is dull and gloomy....
13. A newspaper is a storehouse of knowledge....
14. Honesty is a great virtue.....
15. Students should not.....
16. Travelling is very interesting. It is a part of....
17. Physical exercise means the regular movement of different parts of the body....
18. Dengue fever is one of the fatal diseases....
19. Student life is the most useful and.....
20. People use internet for personal and....
21. Education is compared light. Proper education provides a learner with ....
22. Our freedom fighters are the real heroes of our country.....
23. We live in age of science. We can see the influence of science in every.....
24. Student life is a life of....
25. Good health means the...
Question Number: 7 (Cloze Test without Clues)
1. A book fair is our best friend. By....
2. Truthfulness is a novel virtue. It is...
3. Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated country....
4. Manner is the mirror if human character. Good manner is an integral part....
5. Television is the most widely used....
6. Education is one of the basic needs of human being. It is essential....
7. Honesty is a great virtue. It helps a man to....
8. Man cannot live .....
9. Patriotism is love for one's....
10. An honest man is a true to....
11. We live in Bangladesh. We.....
12. Modern science...
13. There are so many trees and plants in Bangladesh. Trees are....
14. Sincerity is the key to success....
15. Kazi Nazrul Islam is....
Question Number: 8 (Matching Sentences)
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1. Education is the....
2. Early rising....
3. Illiteracy is a curse.....
4. Everyone has to.....
5. Culture is...
6. Our freedom fighters are...
7. Unemployment is....
8. Culture is s complete picture....
9. People do not eat the same food.....
10. Character is practically.....
11. Newspaper carries news and views....
12. An educated mother...
13. We earn money so that....
14. Education...
15. Today most of the students....
16. Drug bear a terrible effect....
17. A teacher plays a vital role in....
18. Frustration is the cause....
19. A flower is regarded as the....
20. Trees are our.....
21. Students have....
22. Drug addiction is now....
23. Physical exercise means...
24. The secret of success lies...
25. Punctuality means coming...
Part C: Grammar (25 Marks)
Question Number: 9 (Adding suitable suffix, prefix or both)
1. Kazi Nazrul Islam is very....
2. As human beings we should gain some moral qualities.....
3. Our education remains.....
4. There was a poor farmer in a village....
5. The importance of television is beyond.....
6. Honesty is the best of all virtues....
7. Money is the means of leading.....
8. Dhaka is the....
9. Our freedom fighters fought...
10. The tourist are enchanted with the natural beauties of Bangladesh...
11. Humayan Ahmed was a famous novelist of our country....
12. Freedom fighters is a.....
13. Illiteracy means in inability to read and write......
14. Early rising is the habit of getting up from bed early in the morning....
15. Truthfulness is a great virtue....
16. Perseverance is a great virtue to be.....
17. An ideal student is....
18. Success in life depends on the proper......
19. Teaching is a novel profession....
20. Trees are useful to man in many ways.....
21. A good student is.....
22. Patriotism means love for one's country.....
23. Health is wealth. A man with....
24. Eve-teasing is one of our social problems....
25. Student life is the golden season of life....
Writing Part (D)
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Dialogue Writing
1. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the necessity of reading newspaper.
2. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about your preparation for the exam.
3. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the value of physical exercise
4. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of learning English
5. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about your aim in life
6. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the merits and demerits mobile phone
7. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the bad effect of smoking
8. Write a dialogue between doctor and you about your illness
9. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of tree plantation
10. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the bad effect of illiteracy
11. Write a dialogue between two friends on how to make a good result
Email Writing
1. An email to your friend about your Preposition for JSC exam
2. An email to your friend thanking her for the present she sent on your birthday.
3. An email to your friend congratulations him on his brilliant result in the JSC exam
4. An email to your friend inviting him/her to accompany you to a picnic
5. An email to your father asking for some money
6. An email to your friend thanking him and other members of his family for their hospitality
7. An email to your friend about the annual sports day of your school
8. An email to your friend inviting him to attend the party of your birthday
9. An email to your friend requesting him to attend the marriage ceremony of your elder sister
10. An email to your friend inviting him to visit your country
Paragraph Writing
1. A School Library
2. A School Magazine
3. Traffic Jam
4. Tree Plantation
5. A Tea Stall
6. A Winter Morning
7. Our National Flag
8. A Rainy Day
9. A Street Accident
10. Load Shedding
11. A Street Hawker
12. The importance of Learning English