SSC Barishal Board -2024 English 2nd Paper Question with Answer
English 2nd Paper
(According to the syllabus of 2024)
Subject Code: 108
Time: 3 hours
Full Marks: 100
[Figures in right margin indicate full marks]
1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once:
Box: female, organs, on, prevent, allow, no, bites, breed, a
Dengue fever is (a) ___ tropical virus-infected disease. It is (b) ___ in more than 110 countries. It is (c) ___ by dengue virus. The fever is spread by (d) ___ Aedes mosquitoes. When the mosquito (e) ___ a man, the virus enters the blood cell, grows rapidly and attacks many (f) ___ of the body. There is (g) ___ specific medicine to treat dengue infection. So, we must put emphasis (h) ___ preventive measures. For this, we must keep our surroundings clean to stop (i) ___ of Aedes mosquitoes. Again, we must not (j) ___ water to accumulate in any open space for more than two days.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
Our forests are a part of our environment. To (a) ___ ecological balance, forests are necessary. But the amount of forests in the country (b) ___ being shrunk day by day. Some people remain (c) ___ with their personal benefits. They do not (d) ___ the environment. Trees produce oxygen and (e) ___ the environment cool and prevent the rise of temperature. Whereas, some greedy people, out of their self-interest, (f) ___ the forests by cutting down trees at (g) ___ rate. They should know and realize that indiscriminate (h) ___ down of trees destroys the ecological balance. They should also realize that if this destruction (i) ___, one day our country may turn into a desert. We hope that they will ultimately realize the (j) ___.
3. Making Sentences from the table
1. The Republic of Maldives is a small Asian country.
2. The location of the country is in the Indian Ocean.
3. Its heavenly beaches attract tourists from across the world.
4. Millions of tourists from different countries visit the country every year.
5. Unfortunately, the country faces the bad impact of climate change.
4.Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box:
Rivers generally (a) ______________ from a mountain or a lake. They (b) ______________ very much important for our existence and economy. But unfortunately, we are (c) ______________ our rivers by throwing industrial and domestic wastes. Most of the industries (d) ______________ waste treatment plants. These kinds of industries (e) ______________ liquid wastes and continuously (f) ______________ the water. Our unconscious people also (g) ______________ different kinds of waste materials into rivers. So, to keep the existence of fishes and other species (h) ______________ in the water is impossible. It is high time the government and the people together (i) ______________ to save the rivers. Otherwise, a happy, prosperous, and pollution-free environment can't be (j) ______________ for the next generation.
5.Change the narrative style of the following text:
"What are you reading?" Ring said to Sifat. "I am reading an interesting drama written by Shakespeare. What an interesting drama it is! I have collected it from our school library," said Sifat. "Please lend me the book," said Ring.
7.Here are the completed sentences:
(a) Many people work in this sector.
(b) We have given more importance to it.
(c) It can enrich our economy.
(d) They deserve recognition.
(e) They are the golden sons of the country.
8.Complete the text by adding appropriate words from the box to the root words given in parentheses:
Everybody wants to feel happy. But being (a) ___ (happy) is not always easy to achieve. It is a relative term. For example, a day laborer may feel (b) ___ (happy) if he has full (c) ___ (satisfaction) over the limited (d) ___ (amount) of money he earns. Happiness or (e) ___ (unhappiness) is (f) ___ (actually) dependent on one's (g) ___ (psychological) state.
Answers: (a) happiness (b) happy (c) satisfaction (d) amount (e) unhappiness (f) actually (g) psychological
9. Questions with gaps:
1. Industry is the key to success. (a) _____
2. The industrialists are prosperous. (b) _____
3. They hardly suffer from poverty. (c) _____
4. On the other hand, idleness is a curse. (d) _____
5. The idle seldom prosper. (e) _____
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors:
Facebook is a social medium (a) _____ is very popular. (b) _____ it provides the users with various information, all do not use it for positive purposes. Many Facebook users (c) _____ some of the youngsters sometimes use it whimsically which creates (d) _____ misunderstanding (e) _____ destroys the social peace.
11.Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text:
The old woman said, “Can you give me some food? I have been starving for three days.” The young man said, “Why do you beg? Can’t you work?” The old woman said, “Can you give me some food? I have been starving for three days.” The young man said, “Why do you beg? Can’t you work?”
Writing
12. Suppose you are Ranailintna. You have completed your MBA and have seen a vacancy advertisement in "The Daily Mail" for the post of a Senior Officer in a private bank. Now, write a CV with a cover letter addressed to the General Manager for the post.
13. Suppose you are Nabli/Nabila, a student of Class 9 at Etalaka Model High School, Rajshahi. The students of your school feel the necessity of opening a canteen on the school campus. Now, write an application to your Head Teacher on behalf of the students of the whole school, requesting the opening of a canteen on the school campus.
14. Suppose, one day you visited a tea stall in your locality. You stayed there for about an hour and had some experiences at the stall. Now, write a paragraph titled "A Tea Stall."
15. Suppose, as a student, you are sincere in your studies and, alongside your academic work, you read newspapers regularly. Now, write a composition on "The Importance of Reading Newspapers."
Key
SSC Barishal Board -2024 English 2nd Paper Question with Answer
1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once:
Box: female, organs, on, prevent, allow, no, bites, breed, a
Dengue fever is (a) ___ tropical virus-infected disease. It is (b) ___ in more than 110 countries. It is (c) ___ by dengue virus. The fever is spread by (d) ___ Aedes mosquitoes. When the mosquito (e) ___ a man, the virus enters the blood cell, grows rapidly and attacks many (f) ___ of the body. There is (g) ___ specific medicine to treat dengue infection. So, we must put emphasis (h) ___ preventive measures. For this, we must keep our surroundings clean to stop (i) ___ of Aedes mosquitoes. Again, we must not (j) ___ water to accumulate in any open space for more than two days.
Answers:
(a) a(b) prevalent(c) caused(d) female(e) bites(f) organs(g) no(h) on(i) breeding(j) allow
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
Our forests are a part of our environment. To (a) ___ ecological balance, forests are necessary. But the amount of forests in the country (b) ___ being shrunk day by day. Some people remain (c) ___ with their personal benefits. They do not (d) ___ the environment. Trees produce oxygen and (e) ___ the environment cool and prevent the rise of temperature. Whereas, some greedy people, out of their self-interest, (f) ___ the forests by cutting down trees at (g) ___ rate. They should know and realize that indiscriminate (h) ___ down of trees destroys the ecological balance. They should also realize that if this destruction (i) ___, one day our country may turn into a desert. We hope that they will ultimately realize the (j) ___.
Answers:
(a) maintain(b) is(c) obsessed(d) care(e) keep(f) destroy(g) an(h) cutting(i) continues(j) consequence
3. Making table from table
6. The Republic of Maldives is a small Asian country.
7. The location of the country is in the Indian Ocean.
8. Its heavenly beaches attract tourists from across the world.
9. Millions of tourists from different countries visit the country every year.
10. Unfortunately, the country faces the bad impact of climate change.
4.Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box:
Rivers generally (a) ______________ from a mountain or a lake. They (b) ______________ very much important for our existence and economy. But unfortunately, we are (c) ______________ our rivers by throwing industrial and domestic wastes. Most of the industries (d) ______________ waste treatment plants. These kinds of industries (e) ______________ liquid wastes and continuously (f) ______________ the water. Our unconscious people also (g) ______________ different kinds of waste materials into rivers. So, to keep the existence of fishes and other species (h) ______________ in the water is impossible. It is high time the government and the people together (i) ______________ to save the rivers. Otherwise, a happy, prosperous, and pollution-free environment can't be (j) ______________ for the next generation.
Answers:
a) originateb) arec) pollutingd) do not havee) releasef) polluteg) throwh) livingi) ensurej) ensured
5.Change the narrative style of the following text:
"What are you reading?" Ring said to Sifat. "I am reading an interesting drama written by Shakespeare. What an interesting drama it is! I have collected it from our school library," said Sifat. "Please lend me the book," said Ring.
Answer:
Sifat replied that he was reading an interesting drama by Shakespeare and exclaimed with wonder how interesting it was. He also said that he had collected it from their school library. Ring requested Sifat to lend him the book.
6. Transformation Answer:
(a) Very few rivers in Bangladesh are as mighty as the Padma.
(b) No river in Bangladesh is as turbulent as the Padma.
(c) In winter, the river remains calm and tranquil.
(d) It is during the rainy season that the river assumes a terrible shape.
(e) Who doesn't know this?
(f) People use the river for different purposes.
(g) Our farmers use its water for irrigation, which allows them to grow plenty of crops.
(h) Who doesn’t like the Hilsa fish from the river?
(i) Although the river destroys the houses of men, it is still very useful to us.
(j) Let’s save this useful river.
7.Here are the completed sentences:
(a) Many people work in this sector.
(b) We have given more importance to it.
(c) It can enrich our economy.
(d) They deserve recognition.
(e) They are the golden sons of the country.
8.Complete the text by adding appropriate words from the box to the root words given in parentheses:
Everybody wants to feel happy. But being (a) ___ (happy) is not always easy to achieve. It is a relative term. For example, a day laborer may feel (b) ___ (happy) if he has full (c) ___ (satisfaction) over the limited (d) ___ (amount) of money he earns. Happiness or (e) ___ (unhappiness) is (f) ___ (actually) dependent on one's (g) ___ (psychological) state.
Answers: (a) happiness (b) happy (c) satisfaction (d) amount (e) unhappiness (f) actually (g) psychological
9.Questions with gaps:
6. Industry is the key to success. (a) _____
7. The industrialists are prosperous. (b) _____
8. They hardly suffer from poverty. (c) _____
9. On the other hand, idleness is a curse. (d) _____
10. The idle seldom prosper. (e) _____
Answers:
1. Isn’t it?
2. Aren’t they?
3. Do they?
4. Isn’t it?
5. Don’t they?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors:
Facebook is a social medium (a) _____ is very popular. (b) _____ it provides the users with various information, all do not use it for positive purposes. Many Facebook users (c) _____ some of the youngsters sometimes use it whimsically which creates (d) _____ misunderstanding (e) _____ destroys the social peace.
Answers:
(a) that(b) Although(c) including(d) unnecessary(e) and
11.Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text:
The old woman said, “Can you give me some food? I have been starving for three days.” The young man said, “Why do you beg? Can’t you work?” The old woman said, “Can you give me some food? I have been starving for three days.” The young man said, “Why do you beg? Can’t you work?”
Writing
12. Suppose you are Ranailintna. You have completed your MBA and have seen a vacancy advertisement in "The Daily Mail" for the post of a Senior Officer in a private bank. Now, write a CV with a cover letter addressed to the General Manager for the post.
13. Suppose you are Nabli/Nabila, a student of Class 9 at Etalaka Model High School, Rajshahi. The students of your school feel the necessity of opening a canteen on the school campus. Now, write an application to your Head Teacher on behalf of the students of the whole school, requesting the opening of a canteen on the school campus.
14. Suppose, one day you visited a tea stall in your locality. You stayed there for about an hour and had some experiences at the stall. Now, write a paragraph titled "A Tea Stall."
15. Suppose, as a student, you are sincere in your studies and, alongside your academic work, you read newspapers regularly. Now, write a composition on "The Importance of Reading Newspapers."
12. Suppose you are Ranailintna. You have completed your MBA and have seen a vacancy advertisement in "The Daily Mail" for the post of a Senior Officer in a private bank. Now, write a CV with a cover letter addressed to the General Manager for the post.
Answer
Cover Letter:
[Date]
General Manager[Bank’s Name]
[Bank’s Address]
[City, ZIP Code]
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to express my interest in the Senior Officer position at [Bank’s Name] as advertised in "The Daily Mail." With an MBA degree and extensive experience in finance and management, I am confident in my ability to contribute effectively to your esteemed organization.
Throughout my career, I have developed strong skills in financial analysis, strategic planning, and team leadership. My previous roles have equipped me with the knowledge and expertise needed to excel in this position. I am particularly drawn to [Bank’s Name] because of its reputation for innovation and excellence in the banking sector.
Enclosed is my CV, which provides further details about my qualifications and achievements. I am eager to discuss how my background, skills, and certifications align with the needs of your team. Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to your esteemed institution.
Sincerely,
Ranailintna
CV:
[Name][Address][City, ZIP Code][Email Address][Phone Number]
Objective: To leverage my MBA and professional experience in finance to contribute as a Senior Officer at [Bank’s Name].
Education:
· MBA, [University Name], [Year]
· Bachelor’s Degree in [Relevant Field], [University Name], [Year]
Experience:
· [Position], [Company Name], [Year–Year]
o Led financial analysis and reporting, contributing to strategic decision-making.
o Managed a team of analysts, improving departmental efficiency and performance.
· [Position], [Company Name], [Year–Year]
o Developed and implemented financial strategies to enhance profitability.
o Oversaw budget planning and financial forecasting, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Skills:
· Financial Analysis
· Strategic Planning
· Team Leadership
· Risk Management
· Project Management
References: Available upon request.
13. Suppose you are Nabli/Nabila, a student of Class 9 at Etalaka Model High School, Ftaishahi. The students of your school feel the necessity of opening a canteen on the school campus. Now, write an application to your Head Teacher on behalf of the students of the whole school, requesting the opening of a canteen on the school campus.
Application:
ToThe Head TeacherEtalaka Model High SchoolFtaishahi
Date: [Date]
Subject: Request for Opening a Canteen on the School Campus
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing on behalf of the students of Etalaka Model High School to request the opening of a canteen on our school campus. We believe that having a canteen will greatly benefit the students by providing easy access to refreshments and meals during school hours. This will not only cater to the nutritional needs of students but also create a convenient space for them to socialize and relax between classes.
Currently, students have to leave the school premises to buy food, which disrupts their study routine and poses safety concerns. A canteen would address these issues effectively by offering a variety of healthy snacks and beverages within the school grounds.
We kindly request your approval to set up a canteen and look forward to your positive response. We are confident that this addition will enhance the overall school experience for all students.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Nabli/Nabila
Class 9
14. Suppose, one day you visited a tea stall in your locality. You stayed there for about an hour and had some experiences at the stall. Now, write a paragraph titled "A Tea Stall."
Paragraph: "A Tea Stall"
A tea stall is a small but vibrant place commonly found in local neighborhoods. At a tea stall, people can enjoy a variety of teas, from the classic chai to herbal infusions, often accompanied by snacks such as biscuits or samosas. The stall typically has a casual and inviting atmosphere, with a few benches or chairs where patrons can relax and socialize. It is a popular spot for people to gather, share news, and unwind after a long day. The owner of the stall usually has a knack for engaging conversations and making customers feel at home. The aroma of freshly brewed tea and the chatter of customers create a lively and welcoming environment. Overall, a tea stall is more than just a place to get a drink; it serves as a social hub for the community, fostering connections and providing comfort.
15. Suppose, as a student, you are sincere in your studies and, alongside your academic work, you read newspapers regularly. Now, write a composition on "The Importance of Reading Newspapers."
"The Importance of Reading Newspapers"
Reading newspapers is a fundamental practice for staying informed about current events and developments. Newspapers offer a comprehensive overview of national and international news, which helps individuals understand the world around them. They provide diverse perspectives on various issues, contributing to a well-rounded view of different topics. Moreover, newspapers often include analyses and commentaries that deepen our understanding of complex matters.
Regularly reading newspapers can also enhance language skills and expand general knowledge. It keeps readers updated on political, economic, and social changes, fostering informed discussions and opinions. Newspapers also play a crucial role in highlighting important issues and promoting civic awareness, which is essential for active participation in society.
In essence, newspapers are a valuable source of information that not only keeps us informed but also engages us in critical thinking and responsible citizenship. As a student, maintaining this habit can significantly contribute to personal growth and academic success.
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