DINAJPUR BOARD−2023
English (Compulsory)– Second Paper
Full Marks: 100 Time: 3 hours [ Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks.]
Part−A: Grammar [60 Marks]
1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and articles (a, an, the & zero article). 0.5 × 10 = 5
There is no doubt that youth is (a) ⎯⎯ best time of (b) ⎯⎯ life. This is the time when it is (c) ⎯⎯ most important (d) ⎯⎯ one to remember (e) ⎯⎯ maxim, “As you sow, so shall you reap.” One must sow (f) ⎯⎯ seeds (g) ⎯⎯ industry, truthfulness and other virtues (h) ⎯⎯ this season (i) ⎯⎯ reap the harvest of prosperity and happiness. Whatever takes root in a man (j) ⎯⎯ this time lasts throughout the rest of his life and moulds his future.
2. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. 0.5 × 10 = 5
revolutionary, bless, wonder, social, needless, world, essential, present, closer, demerit,
All we know that mobile phone is the most (a) ⎯⎯ invention of modern science. Now a days, it is very (b) ⎯⎯ for us. At (c) ⎯⎯, it is very small and light. (d) ⎯⎯ changes have been brought about in (e) ⎯⎯ communication by mobile phone. The whole (f) ⎯⎯ has now become smaller and (g) ⎯⎯ unbelievably in respect of communicating information. But it is (h) ⎯⎯ to say that mobile phone has some (i) ⎯⎯ too. Over all, it is a great (j) ⎯⎯ for mankind.
3. Make six sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below. 1 × 6 = 6
Pahela Boishakh’ inspires in the programme to inspire the participants. People from all walks of life begins early in the morning to enjoy the day wearing traditional clothes. The day is the day with traditional festivities. People take part just as sunrise. The cultural programme wake up the first day of Bangla New Year. The renowned artists of the country celebrate people to start life with renewed hopes and aspirations.
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. 1 × 10 = 10
die need destroy go make keep cause get name cause
There are various types of fever. Dengue is one of them. It (a) ⎯⎯ by biting of mosquito (b) ⎯⎯ ‘Aedes’. It (c) ⎯⎯ serious health hazard. Vomiting, high temperature, blood platelets etc. make the patient tormented. Many patients (d) ⎯⎯ if blood platelets (e) ⎯⎯ below 50. Much care and proper treatment (f) ⎯⎯ to save dengue affected patient. In order to (g) ⎯⎯ ourselves free from dengue, we (h) ⎯⎯ our environment clean. Living place of Aedes larva should (i) ⎯⎯ with a view to (j) ⎯⎯ ourselves aloof from mosquito bite. The use of curtain is also essential.
5. Change the sentences according to directions. 1 × 10 = 10
(a) Honesty can open a door of peace before a person. (Make it negative)
(b) He accepted the invitation. (Make it passive)
(c) Reading books is nobler than any other habit. (Make it superlative)
(d) Loving country is a very essential virtue. (Make it exclamatory)
(e) We don’t measure our life by months or years. (Make it active)
(f) Industry is the most important thing for success. (Make it comparative)
(g) How attentive she was to her study! (Make it assertive)
(h) Terrorism is one of the most corrosive problems of the modern world. (Make it positive)
(i) We should do good deeds as our responsibility. (Make it imperative)
(j) Everybody is fond of glittering things. (Make it negative)
6. Complete the sentences. 1 × 5 = 5
(a) If the sky is cloudy, ⎯⎯.
(b) ⎯⎯ which should be given up.
(c) Man is curious ⎯⎯.
(d) If I had seen him, ⎯⎯.
(e) I saw a bird ⎯⎯.
7. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis. 0.5 × 14 = 7 The purpose of (a) educate is to make a man fully (b) equip to be (c) use to himself and to society. A (d) true educated person should be self-reliant with regard to his (e) person needs. He should be well-mannered (f) thought, sympathetic and (g) operative. He should be (h) truth, honest, punctual and (i) duty. (j) punctual is a virtue that makes a nation (k) prosper. An educated persons tries to (l) move the (m) suffer of his countrymen. He also helps others in attaining (n) self-reliant. 8. Make tag questions of these statements. 1 × 7 = 7
(a) What he said was true, ⎯⎯?
(b) Don’t forget me, ⎯⎯?
(c) How exciting the game is, ⎯⎯?
(d) Let’s try to make him understand the importance of literacy, ⎯⎯?
(e) You, he and I did the work, ⎯⎯?
(f) Deforestation is not good for us, ⎯⎯?
(g) Books never leave us alone in danger, ⎯⎯?
9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 0.5 × 10 = 5
mainul Islam is a qualified farmer in naogaon he lives in his village with his two brothers when he was asked what makes you decide to stay here in this village he replied look its true that we could leave this village for a city life but it didn’t attract us
Part−B: Composition [40 Marks]
10. Mind that you are Ratul/Ratna. You have passed HSC and taken 6 months computer course on data base programme. Recently, you have seen a vacancy advertisement for the post of ‘A Receptionist’ in R.K Medical Centre Hospital, Kushtia. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 15
11. Imagine, you are Kamrul/Kanta, a student of class X reading in Rajnagor High School, Dhaka. There is a canteen in your school but the facilities of the canteen are not enough. Now, write a complaint letter to your Headmaster, on behalf of the students, about the insufficient facilities of the canteen. 10
12. Write paragraph on ‘A Winter Morning’. 15
Key
Dinajpur Board 2023
1. (a) the; (b) x; (c) x; (d) for; (e) the; (f) the; (g) of-, (h) in/during; (i) to; 0) in/during.
2. (a) wonderful; (b) essential; (c) present; (d) Revolutionary; (e) social; (f) world; (g) closer; (h) needless; (i) demerits; 0) blessing.
3. a) `Pahela Boisakh' is the first day of Bangla New Year.
b) People from all walks of life celebrate the day with traditional festivities.
c) The day inspires people to start life with renewed hopes and aspiration.
d) People wake up early in the morning to enjoy the day wearing traditional clothes.
e) The cultural programme begins just at sunrise.
f) The renowned artists of the country take part in the programme to inspire the participants.
4. (a) is caused; (b) named; (c) causes; (d) die; (e) go; (f) are needed; (g) get; (h) have to keep/make; (i) be destroyed; (j) keeping.
5. (a) Dishonesty cannot open any door of peace before a person.
(b) The invitation was accepted by him.
(c) Reading books is the noblest habit.
(d) What an essential virtue loving country is!
(e) Our life is not measured (by us) by months or years.
(f) Industry is more important than any other thing for success.
(g) She was very attentive to her study.
(h) Very few problems of the modern world are as corrosive as terrorism.
(i) Let us do good deeds as our responsibility. There is nobody who is not fond of glittering things./Nobody is hateful of glittering things.
6. (a) If the sky is cloudy, it may rain later.
(b) Smoking is a bad habit which should be given up.
(c) Man is curious to know about the world around him/to know the unknown.
(d) If I had seen him, I would have greeted him.
(e) I saw a bird flying in the sky.
7. a) education; b) equipped; c) useful; d) truly; e) personal; f) thoughtful; g) cooperative; li) truthful; i) dutiful; j) Punctuality; k) prosperous; 1) remove; in) sufferings; n) self-reliance.
8. (a) What he said was true, wasn't it?.
(b) Don't forget me, will you?
(c) How exciting the game is, isn't it?
(d) Let's try to make him understand the importance of literacy, shall we?
(e) You, he and I did the work, didn't we?
(f) Deforestation is not good for us, is it?
(g) Books never leave us alone in danger, do they?
9. Mainul Islam is, a qualified farmer in Naogaon. He lives in his village with his two brothers. When he was asked, "What makes you decide to stay here in this village?" He replied, "Look, it's true that 'we could leave this village fora city life. But it didn't attract us."
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