English 2nd paper SSC

 Class: Ten

English (Compulsory) Second Paper

Sub: Code 108

Time: 3 hours                                      Marks: 100

[N.B.: The figures in the right margin indicate full marks]

Part A: Grammar – 60 Marks

1. Fill in the blanks with the word 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: (1×10=10)

Words:

attract, and, its, at, fallen, subconscious, when, through, special, childhood

A man cannot remember everything that happened in his (a) —. But certain events are vivid in his (b) — mind. They sometimes peep (c) — his mind’s eye. Very simple and trifling things are the centre of (d) — to a child. When a man grows up, he may laugh (e) — those things. For example, at the age of 6 and 7, when children’s teeth start to fall, they start looking for a rat’s hole, (f) — in villages. Because they have heard that if they put the (g) — tooth in a rat’s hole, the rat will give them one of (h) — teeth. Believing that they find out a rat’s hole (i) — put the fallen tooth inside it. This incident makes them laugh (j) — they grow up.

2. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below: (5)

Newspaper

gives

us news of home and abroad.

has

useful to all section of people.

are

great educative value too.

It

present

really part and parcel of our life.

They

is

us the outside world like a mirror.

3. Complete the following text with right form of verbs given in the box. You can use one verb more than once: (1×10=10)

Words:

command, claim, memorize, do, think, prepare, help, develop, make, exercise

Most of the students of our country are expert in (a) — answers. They don’t (b) — note themselves. They get them (c) — by their tutors. Their tutors (d) — their brain for the students. So, the (e) — power of the students does not (f) —. They do not have any (g) — of their language. They, of course, (h) — well in the examination. But for this, they can (i) — no credit of their own. This result does not (j) — them in their later life.

4. Change the following sentences as directed in brackets: (1×10=10)

a) Water is a liquid substance. (Interrogative)

b) What a wonderful thing it is! (Assertive)

c) We drink it to satisfy our thirst. (Complex)

d) We get it from many sources. (Interrogative)

e) Surface water is not safe for drinking. (Affirmative)

f) Polluted water is very dangerous for our life. (Exclamatory)

g) If we throw wastage and dirts into water, we make it polluted. (Simple)

h) Only water is called life. (Negative)

i) Everybody knows this. (Interrogative)

j) Though it is life, we are polluting it in many ways. (Compound)

5. Make tag questions of these statements: (1×5=5)

a) Patriotism is a noble virtue, ___?

b) A patriot hardly fears anybody, ___?

c) Everybody respects a patriot, ___?

d) What an outstanding quality it is, ___?

e) Let’s be patriots, ___?

6. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both with the root words given in the parentheses: (0.5×10=5)

Honey is (a) ___ (nature) produced by honey bees through (b) ___ (collect) of nectar from (c) ___ (differ) flowers and then store them in the hive. But now-a-days there are (d) ___ (keep) who rear bees in (e) ___ (wood) hives and produce honey (f) ___ (commercial). This is (g) ___ (full) chemical and hazard free activity. With the support of the govt. and (h) ___ (government) organizations (i) ___ (approximate) 300 beekeepers have been trained for honey (j) ___ (produce).

7. Put in suitable preposition in the blanks: (1×5=5)

Everyone desires (a) ___ wealth. But a few attain it. Some people hanker (b) ___ riches.

Some are content (c) ___ what they have. True happiness lies (d) ___ contentment.

It is high time we gave (e) ___ the habit of covetousness.

8. Complete the passage using suitable connectors: (1×5=5)

Trees are very important (a) ___. They produce oxygen (b) ___ is a must for man and all living beings.

We must realize (c) ___ they help us in many ways. (d) ___ trees are less in number, there will be an increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (e) ___ it will enhance greenhouse effect.

9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: (5)

the man said to me where are you going i am going to varsity said i did you go to varsity yesterday no i replied why did you not go i was very busy said i.

Part – B: Composition – 40 marks

10. Write a paragraph on “A book fair”. (10)

11. Suppose you are the inhabitants of Anandapur under Lalmai Upazila, Cumilla.

The main road of your locality is severely damaged. Now, write a complaint letter to DC, Cumilla requesting him to take necessary steps for repairing the road immediately. (10)

12. Write a composition about “The Duties of a Student”. (20)