SUGGESTIONS FOR HSC EXAM-2024

SUBJECT: ENGLISH 1ST PAPER AND 2ND PAPER

ENGLISH 1ST PAPER

QUES. NO. 1 (A & B) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUES. & ANSWERING QUES.
QUES. NO. 2 INFORMATION TRANSFER/FLOW CHART
QUES. NO. 3 SUMMARY WRITING

1. The famous Greek philosopher………..brings misery and loss to all. [U-5; L-1]

2. I have a dream that one day even …………… we are free at last!" [U-3; L-3]

3. Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son……………their family were assassinated. [U-4; L-1]

4. Education gives us knowledge…………………will prepare us for the future. [U-2; L-1]

5. JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) ………….. humanity, kindness and dignity. [U-1; L-2]

6. Adolescents constitute a nation's...... adolescence and young adulthood. [U-6; L-2]

7. Dreams have fascinated ……….. their own ideas about dreams. [U-3; L-1]

8. The act of thinking deeply ………….. self-awareness and tolerance. [U-7; L-4]

9.Valentina Tereshkova was…….. Vostok-6 launched faultlessly. (U-1; L-3]

10. At daylight I was half wakened ………...firm granite of his character... [U-5; L-3]

11. When a girl gets married, … .exposed to drugs and alcohol. [U-4; L-2]

13. Children must pass through ……. contexts exert powerful influences [U-6; L-1]

12.I stand before you today….. ....... we would agree to that offer. [U-1; L-1]

14. A plate of hot French fries …….. to further lack of nourishment. [U-7; L-3]

15. Once upon a time, there was a ……. in a spirit of happiness [U-7; L-2]

16. Education aims to bring about ….. . it is considered volunteerism. [U-2; L-3]
 17. When I first met Sheikh Kamal ……. friends and having a good time! [U-4; L-2]

18. Nishat Mazumder, a Bangladeshi…….. .dream of conquering mountains [U-4; L-4]

19. My name is Amerigo ………. can die of cold in the street. [U-8; L-4]

20. Ecotourism is a booming ……….. exposure might put them at risk [U-11; L-3]

21. In Bangladesh, 35 percent students ………… with the click of a button. (U-6; L-5)

22. The success of Kalsindur girls........ 65 girls to play for the nation. [U-4; L-5]

23. (T)he Negro is still not free …. girls as sisters and brothers. [U-3; L-3]

24. We spend money for different ….. but 'Can I do without it? [U-7; L-5]

25. Shilpi was only 15 years old ….. .early marriage and pregnancy [U-6; L-4]

26. The Assembly has been called ………. go down striving for our rights. [U-1; L-1]

27. The orphanage is high in the Carolina ….. .. and turned away..... [U-5; L-3]

28. In a traditional society like ours............... electricity by the government. [U-4; L-5]

QUESTION NO 4: WITH CLUE

1. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary:–
recur safe opine aware
develop precaution minimize lie
compulsory straight loss possibility
It's a matter of great concern that Bangladesh (a)  in the active earthquake zone. Most of the people of Bangladesh are
fully (b)  of its severity. Experts are alarmed by the (c)  of quakes during recent years. But they give no (d)  answer
to the question of (e)  about the buildings of Dhaka city. Since there is every (f)  of earthquakes in Bangladesh, experts
call for taking adequate (g)  measures to (h)  losses. Rajuk (i)  that an earthquake resistant building code should be
(j) .
2. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.
You may change the form of the word if necessary:–
eloquent darkness awareness learn
intellectual attain enlighten choice
sensibility purpose human parochialism
Education is the process by which our mind develops through formal (a)  at an institution. It is a mental and (b) 
training. It provides opportunities of growth and helps to meet challenges to (c)  success. Moreover, the purpose of
education is to (d)  an individual. The aim of education is also to train individuals to make right (e)  . It ennobles our
mind and refines our (f)  . It broadens our outlook and removes (g) . It helps us to be (h)  of rights and
responsibilities. Education furnishes us with an (i)  in expressing truth. Therefore, it is compared to light which dispels
the (j)  of
3. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.
You may change the form of the words if necessary:–
call among define deaths cause interpersonal
nature serious within economic armed aggressive
Conflict can be (a)  as clash of value and ideas among other things and the most serious form of conflict is (b)  clashes
that results in lots of (c)  and casualties. There can be conflict (d)  us, which is (e)  intrapersonal conflict. The conflict
between or (f)  persons is called (g)  conflict.
Constraint of resources is also a (h)  of conflict and it is known as (i)  conflict. Conflict is a very common phenomenon,
but sometimes it takes (j)  forms.
4. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary:–
who health choice be develop enable
able ability importance face which know
Education is one of the basic needs of a human being. It is (a)  for the (b)  of mind. Many illiterate people do not have
any (c)  of health. If they (d)  educated, they could live a (e)  and planned life. Education teaches us how to live
well. It (f)  us to make the right (g)  in life. It enhances our (h)  to perform our duties properly and (i)  our everyday
problems. In fact, it is education (j)  brings positive changes in our life.
5. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed.
(Make any grammatical change if necessary):–
poisonous of preserve greatest
be more refresh stern
by production contamination health
Food adulteration is one of the (a) — problems in the recent time in our country. Different food and food products,
vegetables, fruits and fishes are being (b) — (c) — the unscrupulous and profit monger businessmen and green grocers.
However, we, the general people (d) — the victims (e) — all sorts of pangs and serious diseases. The businessmen use (f)
— chemicals such as DDT, Aldrin, Heptachlor just to make their products (g) — attractive or to (h) — them for a longtime.
So it is time the authority concerned took (i) — steps to stop such food adulteration. Proper monitoring, supervision, and
public awareness should be compulsory from (j) — level to consumers.
6. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box. Make any grammatical change if necessary:–
victorious champion recapitulate take
birth attack independence surrender
oppression historical division significant
The most (a) — event for Bangladesh is her (b) — as an (c) — nation on March 26, 1971. It is a red letter day in the (d) —
of Bangladesh. After the (e) — of sub continent, we got Pakistan. But the Pakistanees began to (f) — our people. At first,
they (g) — our language. We shall never forget the language movement of 1952. The language movement led to the mass
upsurge of 1969. As a result, the war of liberation (h) — place in 1971. After nine months struggle, the Pakistanees were
compelled to (i) — and we won (j) —.
7. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary:–
cheat tell story completely
think rescue make face
care matter promise treat
Keeping promise given to anyone is a must though it takes much perseverance to keep promise honestly. Since keeping
promise is a (a) — of remembrance, we should be (b) — whenever we make promises. While (c) — an unavoidable danger,
people usually (d) — any promise only to be (e) — from the situation without perfect (f) —. After being rescued, most people
(g) — forget the promises given. A (h) — about the pied piper of Germany (i) — how the piper was deliberately (j) — by the
mayor, who has made promises to give piper one thousand guilders for his work.
8. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary:–
all necessary budget use rise begins
follow answer have through careful carefully
Students should be strategic about their examination. It is (a) — for an examinee to (b) — some instructions. He should
go (c) — the whole question before he (d) — to write. He must make a (e) — of his time so that he can (f) — enough time
to answer (g) — questions. He must write his answer (h) —. He should be (i) — about his handwriting. He can (j) — double
spacing if his handwriting is tiny or very large.
9. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
accelerate gain disastrous isolate explore
exist revolution come noble add
communication former successful globe
We have got many positive things during the last century. We have (a) ––– tremendous advancement in the field of
science. For example man has (b) –––– landed on the moon. He is going to (c) –––– other planets. We have achieved (d) –
––– success in the field of information and technology. Now we can (e) –––– to any part of the world in a second. The
world has become a (f) –––– village. No nation is (g) –
––– from other countries. One country (h) ––– to help other countries during the time of (i) –––. Science has certainly (j)
––– the process of globalisation.
10. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
count enter change establish opt
acknowledge presence education reliance work
recognise social unnecessary cocoons
One very conspicuous (a)  in our society is the (b)  of working women outside home. Of course it has to be (c)  that
women have always worked within the household but this (d) — is not counted as ‘work’. It is unfortunate that women's role
in agricultural societies has not been (e)  either. Whether it is due to economic necessity or the urge to (f)  as an individual
identity or both, nowadays many women are (g)  the outside workforce. They are joining in a wide range of professions.
Moreover, it is not only (h)  women who are (i)  to work but women with little or no education have come out of their
(j) — to earn and become self-reliant.
11. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
warm cut rise anticipation habitats
increase extinct recklessly imperative severe
particularly catastrophe provide alarming
The destruction of forests and other (a)  is causing the (b)  of various plants and animals everyday. In the last 25 years
alone the world has lost one third of its natural wealth. Forests are being (c)  down. Moreover, they are being burnt (d)
 resulting in an (e)  in carbon dioxide and ultimately the water level is (f)  as a consequence of global (g) . It is (h)
 that the new century will face an overwhelming environmental (i) . It is therefore (j)  to check the reckless pollution
of the environment.
12. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
survive different leaf look colour from
method surroundings move protect escape fly
Animals must be able to (a) — themselves from enemies in order to (b) —. Different animals have (c) — ways. Some
animals have protective colouring, that is, their (d) — changes to match their (e) —. The common tree toad changes (f) —
gray to green when it (g) — from the trunk of a tree to a green (h) —. Similarly the dead-leaf butterfly (i) — being seen by
its enemies because it (j) — likes dry leaf.
13. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
drink eat available nutrition satisfy
happen lack need heart balanced
 knowledge preserve mind for
While (a)  food we should bear in (b)  that we do not eat just to (c)  hunger or to fill the belly. We eat to (d)  our
health. For good health a man (e)  good food. Sometimes, it so (f)  that people who live even in the midst of plenty
do not eat the food they need for good health, because they have no (g)  of science and (h) . They do not know how
to select a (i)  diet from the many items of food that are (j)  to them.
14. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
be malnutrition brave teenage
thatched strong land beg
work occasion feeble marriage
Ayesha Begum has three sons and two daughters. Her husband was a (a) farmer. With great effort they (b)  their
daughters off by the time they reached (c) . The sons also started (d)  with their father as day labourers when they
were old enough to help. By the time they (e)  about seventeen years old, all of them had left to work in nearby towns
to earn money. At first they used to send money to their parents (f)  but after getting married, they stopped sending
money. Ayesha Begum and her husband are now old and (g) . Years of (h)  and deprivation have made them look
older. All they are left with now is their broken little (i)  house. Out of desperation, Ayesha Begum has started (j) .
15. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
have experts biology told in live sixty
cause regard expectancy expect warn at ninety
At an international conference (a)  Dublin on population trends yesterday, (b)  discussed new techniques of (c) 
engineering that will soon increase the average life (d)  to 150 years. However, they (e)  that would lead to the
problems that (f)  already been (g)  by the tendency to live longer. Only a few years ago, in Britain and other parts of
the world, people were (h)  as "old" when they reached the age of sixty or seventy, and rarely lived beyond eighty or (i)
. Now, however, several people (j)  up to 120 years.
16. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
in be on has for were
nuclear need at extended sharing joint
Nazneen lives in an (a)  family. She (b)  a first year college student. Her annual exams are knocking (c)  the door.
So, she (d)  to study a lot. But conditions in her family are not suitable (e)  her study. As the family in which she lives
is an extended family, she does not (f)  a room of her own. She is to (g)  her room with her younger brothers and
sisters, and at times, with her cousins. Besides being an extended family, there is so much noise and confusions (h)  it.
Under these adverse situations, she can hardly concentrate (i)  her studies. Now she wishes she (j)  in a nuclear family.

17. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
power violence slow control confine peace
handicap sound voice through limit gradually
Stephen gradually started losing (a) — over the muscles of his body as he (b) — became a victim of Gehrig's disease. Since
the age of thirty, he has been (c) — to a wheelchair with no (d) — to control his body except for some (e) — movement of
his head and hands only. He can speak only (f) — a computer with a (g) — synthesizer that converts his message into (h)
—. But such a tremendous physical (i) — has not managed to dishearten or (j) — him down.
18. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
requiring provide interesting enthusiast factors
ecology worship season doing time
habitat importance environment extinction
Bird-watching has been a favourite pastime for many nature-lovers. In the past, some birds (a) — as messengers of the
gods. Bird watching these days (b) — for the fun of finding out more about our feathered friends. In recent years, birds
have become the barometers of (c) — changes around us. Bird watchers have made (d) — contributions towards (e) —
information about which birds have vanished from which areas or become (f) — altogether. They even are trying to find
out the factors which are having bad effects on their (g) —. Bird-watching (h) — a lot of perseverance and might cover
days, months or years, through summer or winter, heat or rain to observe (i) — habits of birds. Real (j) — have even gone
to remote islands to observe birds. Bird-watching is quite well-known in many countries of the world.
19. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
solve ensure in vain address work must
for paramount originate upliftment balance call
(a) — illiteracy problem is the (b) — task of the hour. We must educate all of our people (c) — our balanced development,
otherwise all of our development plans must go (d) —. If we can educate our people, half of our problems will be
automatically (e) —. That's why education is (f) — the nerve of development. All strength and power to (g) — the
development of the country, (h) — from education. So, we (i) — give topmost priority on education sector if we really
want the (j) — of our dear motherland.
20. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
earn merely chain from world raise and
dominate surplus rightful descend free arise fall
Liberty does not (a) — upon people; people must (b) — themselves to it. It is a fruit that must be (c) — before it can be
enjoyed. That freedom means freedom only from foreign (d) — is an outworn idea. It is not (e) — the government that
should be free, but people themselves should be free. And no (f) — has any real value for the common men or women
unless it also means freedom from want, freedom from disease and freedom (g) — ignorance. This is the main task which
confronts us if we are to take our (h) — place in the modern (i) —. So, we must go forward at a double pace bending all
our resources (j) — energies to this great purpose.
21. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
martyrdom lock intellect prevail clash shoot
conspire spirit killing enforce violate fail
One who lays down one's life for upholding the cause of the motherland, occupies the glorious position of a (a) —. Shaheed
Dr. Shamsuzzoha is such a proud son of our beloved motherland. He was the first (b) — who embraced martyrdom during
the preliberation period of Bangladesh. After the (c) — of the trumped-up Agartala (d) — case, Sergeant Zohurul Haque
was killed in prison by the Ayub Khan Govt. on February 1969. Following the brutal killing, a flame of protest ablazed
throughout the then East Pakistan. A volatile situation also (e) — in the Rajshahi city where section 144 was (f) — to
prevent the agitating students from taking part in any protest. But the students of Rajshahi University were (g) — and bold
enough to bring out a vigorous procession (h) — section 144 that subsequently led them to be (i) — in the clash with the
police and the armed forces. The armed forces started to take up their positions against the students. Dr. Zoha came
forward to save the studnets and ultimately, he was (j) — dead.
22. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
transmit electronic simultaneous store sent
actually communicate easily personal establish
base mode time improve
E-mail means (a) — mail. It is an electronic (b) — of communication. E-mail (c) — is user to user but telex communication
is terminal to terminal. Telephone connection often takes a lot of time to be (d) —. In telex communication both the caller
and the called must be present (e) —. But e-mail is a computer (f) — system and the messages that are (g) — via the
computer become (h) — in the mail box of an individual's (i) — computer without the need of his being (j) — present. Thus
e-mail saves both time and money.
23. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
waste community sphere family returns women
educate develop children welfare mother sector
Education for the girls is essential for the development in all (a) — of the society. So, investments in the education of (b)
— will bring in greater (c) — in the field of economic and social (d) —. Educated women can contribute more to the family
(e) — than those who have no schooling. Educated (f) — are more likely to send their (g) — to school and look after their
health and nutrition. Thus (h) — women can contribute to the (i) — development. On the other hand, failure to educate
women is a tremendous (j) — of human resource.
24. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
learn quickly over commit explain fill of
enrich aloud times possess thought memory poem
Young people often consider (a) — poetry by heart a tiresome drudgery. But the learning of poetry has great
advantage (b) — merely reading it. Poems that have been learnt become a permanent, personal (c) —. The mind is
(d) — with a store of beautiful or lofty (e) — and ideas which may be a source of pleasure, comfort and inspiration
at (f) — when the books are not at hand. Poems selected for learning, however, should be worthy (g) — the time to
be spent on them and should be those which make a strong appeal to the learner. The best way to (h) — a poem to
memory is not to learn it line by line, but to read the whole poem (i) — over and over again until it is thoroughly (j)
—.
25. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
control keep remain talk consider trait
embrace make behave friendly praiseworthy regard
The habit of the British for (a)  their emotions private is (b) . Some obvious things are noticed in the (c)  of the British.
For example, on public transport one passenger does not usually (d)  to another passenger. On first meeting, people do
not (e)  and often simply shake hands. In theatres, concert halls and cinemas audiences (f)  quiet during the performance.
None of these (g)  of their conduct should be (h)  as unfriendliness. If a visitor (i)  the first move to start a conversation,
he will find a British citizen rather (j) .
26. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
disease fertilizers although increase
environment alarm severely suffer
chemical believe greater afflict
Many diseases are rising at an (a) — rate, which experts believe is due to (b) — pollution of the (c) —. Pollution appears
to be (d) — in urban areas (e) — rural societies too are (f) — by increased use of (g) — fertilizers and insecticides.
Nevertheless, today city people appear to suffer from many more (h) — and (i) — more (j) — than country people.
27. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
lock join spread violate wound take
term injure kill enforce martyr consider
Shaheed Doctor Shamsuzzoha is (a) — to be the first intellectual who attained (b) — during the pre-liberation period of
Bangladesh. Following the (c)  of Sergeant Zohurul Haque in prison by the autocratic Ayub Khan government, a flame of
protest (d)  throughout erstwhile East Pakistan. On February 17, 1969 Section 144 was (e) — on Rajshahi city. The students
of Rajshahi University, who had (f) — the protest, took out a procession in (g) — of Section 144 and were (h) — in a clash
with police in front of the residence of the Principal of Rajshahi Medical College. As a result, several students were (i) —. On
hearing this, Dr Zoha, a professor of chemistry and proctor of the University, rushed to the spot and took the (j) — students
to hospital.
28. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
mankind endanger be save
concern mean protection destroy
species perish spoil change
All species are important for maintaining ecological balance. If one is lost, the whole natural environment gets (a) —. We
should (b) — our wildlife to protect the environment from being (c) —. Many countries are now taking action to protect
their (d) — wildlife. Mankind must develop a (e) — for wild creatures and must ensure that they will not (f) —. (g) — wild
creatures means destroying ourselves. It is high time we (h) — them. Love for animals (i) — love for (j) —.
29. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
 enter expansion tremendously universities awards
contribute much courses traditional students
rewards subscribe high
Higher education in Britain has experienced a dramatic (a) — . One in three young people now (b) — higher education
compared to one in six in 1989. The number of graduates also has increased (c) — . There are some 90 (d) — in Britain which offer
(e) — in a wide range of subjects including (f) — arts subject as well as science and technology. Over 90% (g) — receive government
(h) — covering tuition fees and a maintenance grant. Parents also (i) — the amount depending on their income. The overseas
students have to pay very (j) — tuition fees.
30. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
even run watch enjoy
be see distance show
information vary source numerous
Television has (a)  the most common and widespread (b)  of entertainment of the present world. A wide range of
programmes of (c)  interest is telecast on (d)  channels. Almost every middle class and (e)  working class families
have a television set today. Television programmes are not only (f)  but also highly educative. For example, television is
used for (g)  learning. Courses (h)  by the Open University are (i)  on BTV. Several channels like the Discovery
Channel and The National Geographic Channel telecast highly (j)  programmes.
31. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
caprice leisure neglect street
scrutiny credit want opinion
employment reject friends money
Literally and truly, one cannot get on well in the world without (a) . To be in (b)  of it, is to pass through life with little
(c)  or pleasure, it is to be despised; it is not to be asked out to dinner, or noticed in the (d) ; it is not to have your (e)
 consulted or else (f)  with contempt, it is to be (g)  by strangers and neglected by (h) , it is to forego (i) ,
freedom, ease of body and mind, to be dependent on the good will and (j)  of others.
32. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
aware use usual develop mother
spontaneous acquisition ability fact acquire
learning natural competent communication
Communicative competence refers to the (a) — to use language appropriately in various circumstances. There are two ways
of (b) — communicative competence in a language. The first is (c) — which is similar to the way people develop ability in
their (d) — tongue. They are aware only of the (e) — that they are (f) — the language for (g) —. It is a (h) — subconscious
process in which users are not (i) — of acquiring a language. In non-technical terms acquisition is 'picking up' a language
(j) —.
33. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
enables educated choice importance
healthy know develop protect
need education food ability
Education is one of the basic (a) — of a human being. It is (b) — for the (c) — of mind. Many illiterate people do not have
any (d) — of health. If they were (e) —, they could live a (f) — and planned life. (g) — teaches us how to live well. It (h) —
us to make the right (i) — in life. It enhances our (j) — to face our everyday problems.
34. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
waste community sphere women
family returns educate develop
children welfare mother sector
Education for girls is essential for the development in all (a) — of the society. So, investments in the education of (b) —
will bring in greater (c) — in the field of economic and social (d) —. Educated women can contribute more to the family
(e) — than those who have no schooling. Educated (f) — are more likely to send their (g) — to school and look after their
health and nutrition. Thus (h) — women can contribute to the (i) — development. On the other hand, failure to educate
women is a tremendous (j) — of human resource.
35. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary. [JB-2011]
identity pioneer leader man than
went combining student remembered now
know then design concept
Hamidur Rahman was the (a) — who gave shape to the (b) — and design of the Shaheed Minar, by (c) — all the aspirations
of Bengali (d) — and nationalism. He was the first art (e) — of Bangladesh who in the 1950s (f) — to Europe and studied
at “Ecolede Beaux Art” in Paris. He was the (g) — of the new painting movement to the (h) — Pakistan. But he is most (i)
— for his remarkable (j) — of the Central Shaheed Minar.
36. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
warmer flood change climate catastrophic
severely alarm gradual rise evidence
destroy unnecessary prediction increase
The world is getting (a) — because of pollution. Every year millions of people all over the world die (b) — as a result of
pollution. In recent years, there have been many (c) — reports that the world’s (d) — is undergoing a significant (e) —. All
these reports provide strong (f) — that world temperatures are (g) — day by day. Climatologists (h) — that midway through
the next century temperature may have (i) — as much as 40 centigrade. This could raise sea levels and thereby (j) — coastal
areas and farmlands.
37. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
appear alarm at afflict differ city
due pollute severe increase from suffer
Many diseases are rising (a) — an (b) — rate, which experts believe is (c) — to increased (d) — of the environment.
Pollution (e) — to be greater in urban areas although rural societies too are (f) — by (g) — use of chemical fertilizers and
insecticides. Nevertheless, today city people (h) — to suffer from many more diseases and suffer more (i) — than country
people. Now let us see how life in cities is (j) — from that in the country.
38. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
resources potential create for returns achievement
among likely fail have success from
Investment in education (a)  girls increases the economic and social (b)  of development investment in all other
sectors. Educating girls contributes (c)  wealth through its impact on economic development. Educated women have a
higher income (d)  than those who have (e)  no schooling. Educated mothers are more (f)  to send both their boys
and girls to school. It is important to realise that (g)  in girl's education generally results (h)  an integrated approach
to community development. Thus (i)  to educate girls results in a tremendous waste of potential human (j) .
39. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
drive without traffic conscious occur
be frequent many through easily
know move go come
It (a)  difficult to drive in Bangladesh if you have no experience of (b)  here. Drivers change lanes (c) . As a foreigner
you may find lane changing (d)  signal quite distressing. Even drivers (e)  defying rules. Many people are not at all (f)
 about traffic signals. They go around not (g)  what may happen to them if accident (h) . Rickshaws and baby-taxis
(i)  in and out in a zigzag course and try to push (j)  whenever they find some space.
40. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
attitude amply predetermined ordered
 hold sorrows outlook belief
undergo ordained fate poor
There are many people in our country who have a conservative (a) . Quite early in life they learn to (b)  that everything
in this world was (c) . They think all that happens to them was (d)  by God. From this belief the poor generally accept
their (e) . They also accept all their (f)  and sufferings without trying much to overcome them. They also (g)  a firm
belief that those who (h)  sufferings in this world will be (i)  rewarded in the next world. They also have the same sort
of (j)  towards illness and disease.
41. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed.
Make any grammatical change if necessary.
result dump creature odour dispose waterborne
avert microphone toxic avoid fume determine
Every year, millions of people all over the world die unnecessarily as a result of pollution. These unfortunate and (a) —
deaths are brought about by four specific factors. Firstly, air pollution from factories, burning trash, and vehicle(b)—cause
pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases. Then, water pollution from industrial discharge, the indiscriminate
(c)—of toxic chemicals, and the(d)—of human waste into rivers and canals causes poisoning and(e)—diseases such as
cholera and diarrhea. The next factor is the noise pollution from vehicle horns and (f) —that might cause aggression and
damage hearing. And finally, (g)—pollution from dumped or untreated human waste causes serious discomfort to our
sense of smell, and attracts disease-bearing (h)—such as rats and flies. We should take (i)—action to control these
problems and clean up the environment to these unnecessary diseases. [D. B. 2019]
42. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
possible religion positive discourage tie yet
waste allow circular safe recruit though
To encourage female education, the government has taken some (a) —steps such as giving stipends to girl students, (b)
— more female teachers, etc. (c) — girls cannot receive the full benefit of education mainly because of the following
reasons. (d) — misinterpretation and social structures (e) — girls from going to schools. Even in urban schools girls are not
(f) — by many parents to live in hostels for their daughters' (g)—. Early marriage and childbirth make women(h)—to home
with no (i) —of going back to school. Any expenditure for sending girls to school is considered a (j)—by many parents
whereas it is regarded as an investment in case of boys. [R. B. 2019]
43. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
ecosystem hang example rise interrelated fixed balance
alter ecology world link know sake responsible
All things that make up the environment are (a) —. The way in which people, animals and plants are related to each other
and to their surroundings is (b)—as ecology. The (c)—is a complex web that (d)—animals, plants and every other life form
in the biosphere. All these things (e)—together. The system is in a steady state of dynamic (f)—which means that by (g)—
any one part of the web you can affect all the other parts. For (h)—, the destruction of forests may have serious (i)—
consequences. It is the (j)—of human beings to prevent the environment from being spoilt. [Din. B. 2019]
44. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
eloquent darkness awareness learn attain enlighten
choice intellectual purpose human sensibility parochialism
Education is the process by which our mind develops through formal (a) —at an institution. It is mental and (b)—training.
It provides opportunities of growth and helps to (c) — challenges. Moreover, the purpose of education is to (d) —an
individual. The aim of education is also to train individuals to make right (e)—. It ennobles our mind and refines our (f) —
. It broadens our outlook and removes (g)—. It helps us to be(h)—of our rights and responsibilities. Education furnishes
us with an (i)— in expressing truth. Therefore, it is compared to light high dispels the (j) — of ignorance.[J. B. 2019; C. B.
2017]
45. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
communicate be different convey message through
based same distribute form contrary direct
Electronic mail or 'email' is the communication of textual messages via electronic means. Another mode of electronic (a)—
is telex. Telex communication (b)—terminal to terminal. 'Email'(c)—from telex as it (d)—messages user to user (e)—using
the computer. Destined (f)—are sent to the (g)—terminal where an operator (h)—it in a printed (i)—in telex. On the (j)—
, 'email' delivers its messages directly in an individual's electronic mail boxes based in computer. [C. B.
2019]
46. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
extreme solid continue success perform congratulate
entire informed compete earn study delight
Dear Mohua,
Heartiest (a) —on your grand (b)—. I became (c)—happy and (d)—on being (e)—that you won the 1st prize in the 4th
Asian Painting Exhibition. To be the first in an international (f)—is not the pride of the (g)—only but of the (h)—nation. By
being so, you have (i)—laurels for the country. I wish your (j)—success in this field. Keep on trying. Have a nice day.
Yours ever,
Nabin [Ctg. B. 2019]
47. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
read used tips see dots print
although touch develop bear way call
(a) —blind people cannot (b) —, their sense of (c)—becomes far more (d)—than that of most-sighted people. This ability
was put to use by a brilliant man (e) — Louis Braille. In theearly19th century, he invented a (f)—of writing which (g) —his
name. The Braille system reproduces the letters of the alphabet by a series of (h)—in certain positions which are raised
on the paper. The blind person runs the (i) — of his fingers across the pages of the Braille book and can work out the
letters and numbers (j) —there. [B. B. 2019]
48. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
ready same proud blue depends rational
flesh mention inferior class birth work
Man's dignity depends upon his works. Man is a (a) —being on earth. He is to(b) —forothers. Ife should not be (c)—if he
is of (d) —blood. He should be (e) —to help any (f) —of man. The man whom he is helping may be (g)—to him by (h)—.
But after all, he is a man.He has the (i)—blood and flesh as the above (j)—man.
49. Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Make
any grammatical change if necessary.
mentally educated genius help development useful assist
sympathetic wise improve provides self-reliant called equip
Proper education (a)—a learner with opportunities to (b)—all his latent talents. Its aim is to(c)—him physically and (d)—
so that he can be (e) —to himself and to the society. An educated man is (f)— , but he also (g) —others in attaining self-
reliance. He is supposed to be well-mannered, kind and (h) — . So, a man who has acquired knowledge and skill only for
his material development cannot be (i) — a truly (j) — man.

QUESTION NO 5: WITHOUT CLUE

1. Fill in the gaps using suitable words:

Rabindranath Tagore was a man of (a)  genius. He was (b)  a poet and a novelist (c)  a playwright, a composer, a
painter and a philosopher. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for (d)  'Gitanjali' into English. Those translations earned
him a great (e)  in the West. As a humanist, Tagore accused the British (f)  and pleaded for the (g)  of India from
Britain. Tagore was highly influential in (h)  the best of Indian culture to the West and Vice-versa. He (i)  himself to
literature at a very early age. After coming back from England, he began to write (j)  in all branches of literature.
2. Fill in the gaps using suitable words:
Bangladesh is a land of (a)  beauty. Its beauty is so captivating that a stranger cannot but be (b)  looking at this endless
variety. Nature has (c)  showered its blessings on this country. The rivers, hills and forests are rich in natural (d)  . The
people of this country feel a strong (e)  for their motherland. They love their motherland from the (f)  of heart. They
work hard to (g)  its economic condition and to remove poverty. Most of them toil hard from dawn to dusk to accelerate
the pace of (h)  . The progress of this country lies in the (i)  of common people. They are the (j)  of a beautiful and
prosperous Bangladesh.
3. Fill in the gaps using suitable words:
Sincerity is the best way of achieving success. One can go a long way if one does anything with sincerity. People who are
sincere in their work are (a)  of making anything success. The great men are also sincere because they (b)  that sincerity
is the (c)  to success. Those who are not (d)  can never (e)  a long way in the world. The poor people are not always
sincere because they do to know the (f)  of sincerity. If they knew it, they would (g)  a good use of it. Sincerity means
not only to do work (h)  but also with dutifulness, honesty, modesty and good behaviour. If all of us (i)  sincere, our
country will (j)  be prosperous.
4. Fill in the gaps using suitable words:
Sports are a popular form of entertainment. Many international sporting events are (a)  from time to time. Most of
these events are (b)  by multinational manufacturing (c)  and business firms. They pay for the sports events in (d) 
for the right to (e)  their products during those events. These events are (f)  worldwide by satellite and people all over
the world watch them (g) . As a (h)  , the sponsors' products receive maximum media (i) . Thus sports help the (j)
 of trade and commerce.
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words in each gap:—
Beauty is easy to appreciate but difficult to define. If we look around, we will discover beauty in (a) — objects and sight in nature,
in the (b) — of children, in kindness of strangers. But asked to define, we run into (c) —. Does beauty have an independent
identity? Is it (d) — or relative? Is it dependent on our sense (e) —? Does it lie in the (f) — the beholder? Thus there will arise a
number of (g) — in our mind. However, poets, artists, philosophers and thinkers (h) — always in search of beauty in their works
and arts. But most of them have the common and undisputed opinion that where there is beauty, there is (i) — that is a thing
of beauty is a joy (j) —.
6. Fill in the gaps with appropriate word:—
There goes a saying that child is the (a) — of man. Today's child is the (b) — of a nation. He will (c) — the country. The
whole (d) — depends on their proper (e) —. It is our fundamental (f) — to rouse their (g) — talent. A sound environment
is (h) — both in the family and society so that a child can (i) — up physically, mentally and spiritually. Only then it will be
(j) — to build up a beautiful and developed country.
7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap:—
The proper (a) — of study involves regular and proper understanding. In order to (b) — the best benefit from study, we
should read (c) — and intelligently. We should not study (d) — for the purpose of (e) — examinations. We should take
genuine (f) — in our studies so that we can enjoy what we (g) —. This will give us knowledge and wisdom and (h) — the
horizon of our (i) —. We should, therefore, study not for immediate gains but for (j) — the wealth of our mind.
8. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap:—
Many events of great importance (a) — during the last century. Significant advances (b) — in the field of science and
technology. Many European colonies gained independence. The movement (c) — democracy became (d) — in many parts
of the world. Two world wars (e) —in the century. It (f) — witnessed the misuse of atomic energy. Two cities of Japan
were completely destroyed as a result of dropping of atom bombs. The Vietnam war and the Gulf war killed many innocent
people. However the (g) — of Bangladesh as an independent nation (h) — a momentous event. After a (i) — war of nine
months, Bangladesh was born. Now we (j) — our heads high as an independent country in the world.
9. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Hospitality has long been a part of our (a) –– in Bangladesh. Although many other (b) –– are changing now, people are
still quite (e) –– and friendly towards (d) –– . They like speaking to foreigners even if they have not been (e) –– . It is quite
(f) –– for Bangladeshi to ask personal (g) –– about family, jobs and (h) –– which visitors from overseas might find (i) –– .
However, it should be understood that no harm is (j) –– by such question. On the other hand, they express a genuine
interest in the foreigner's state of affairs!
10. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
I have recently noticed that our (a) –– son, younger than my son, has started (b) –– . I have tried many (c) –– to tell him
to give it (d) –– because it is nothing but slow (e) –– . But he walks (f) –– with the retort, "You are not my guardian. I don't
have to (g) –– to you." Our family is on very good (h) –– with his family, but I don't think his parents (i) –– that he smokes.
I am in a (j) –– should I or shouldn't I tell them?
11. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Teaching in Bangladesh is still not up to the world standard. The most unfortunate thing is that it is falling down very
rapidly day by day. It is mainly (a) –– of the traditional education system. Teachers do not know much about the modern
teaching method. Moreover, the testing (b) –– is not effective. Students can (c) –– good marks by memorizing. But in this
system they lose their (d) –– power and learn to depend on (e) –– . As a result, they cannot face new (f) –– . Whenever
they talk, they reveal their ignorance. They lose (g) –– in the process. It is great (h) –– for the nation. Conditions should
be improved to (i) –– our children in a proper way so that they may exploit the whole (j) –– boldly.
12. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Television has become a (a)  source of entertainment of the present world. A wide (b)  of programmes is (c)  on
numerous channels. Almost every family has a television (d)  today. Television (e)  are not only entertaining; they can
be highly (f)  too. For example, television is now (g)  used for distance learning. Courses (h)  by the Open University
are shown on BTV. Several channels like the Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel telecast highly
informative and (i)  programmes. However, watching TV (j)  is not permissible.
13. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
There are many people in Bangladesh who have a (a) –– outlook. Quite (b) –– in life they learn to believe that everything
in this world was (c) –– and all that happens to them was (d) –– by God. From this (e) –– the poor generally accept their
poverty and all their sorrows and (f) –– without trying much to (g) –– them. They also hold a (h) –– belief that those who
undergo sufferings in this (i) –– world will be amply (j) –– in the next world.
14. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" relates the experiences of a sailor (a) –– has returned from a long (b) –– voyage. The
mariner stops a man who is on the way to a wedding (c) –– and begins (d) –– narrate the story. The mariner's tale begins
(e) –– his ship departing on its journey. Despite initial good fortune, the (f) –– is driven south by a storm (g) –– eventually
reaches the Antarctic waters. An albatross appears and leads them out of the ice jam where they had been stuck, but
suddenly the mariner shoots the bird. The crew gets (h) –– with the mariner, believing the albatross brought south (i) ––
that led them out of the Antarctic. However, the sailors (j) –– their minds when the weather becomes warmer and mist
disappears.
15. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Our liberation is the (a) –– achievement in our national life. It was (b) –– in 1971. We had been (c) –– Pakistani rule for
twenty-five years. But the discrimination, (d) –– and suppression of the West Pakistani rulers (e) –– us to wage the
Liberation War. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the struggle for (f) –– . But soon he was (g) –– by Pakistani
rulers. However, people from all (h) –– of life took part in the war responding to the call and order of Bangabandhu. This
war (i) –– a great protest against all forms of wrong doing. Now, we observe our independence with due (j) — and
solemnity.
16. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
One very (a) –– change in our society is the presence of working women outside the home. Of course, it has to be (b) ––
that women have always worked within the house-hold but this commonly is not counted as 'work'. It is unfortunate that
women's roles in agricultural societies have not been (c) –– either. Whether it is due to economic necessity or the urge
to (d) –– an individual identity or both, nowadays many women are joining the outside workforce. They are (e) –– a wide
range of professions. Moreover, both educated and uneducated women are (f) –– to work outside. All of them are trying
to be self (g) –– . The life of a woman has now become more (h) –– . Because they have to shoulder (i) –– roles also. Most
of the women have to compete with men (j) –– .
17. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap :
The craft of (a) — paper to give them different (b) — without any cutting or pasting is called Oregami. Although not much
is known about its (c) —. Oregami has been (d) — in the Orient for (e) —. In fact it has taken the form of sophisticated (f)
— in Japan where it is specially (g) — for decorating and for (h) —. As a form of (i) — plaything, Oregami takes the form
of birds, fish, insects, animals and geometrical figures, sometimes with (j) — parts to imitate the movement of real life
objects.
18. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word in each gap:
Sincerity is the best way of achieving success. One can go a long way if one does anything with sincerity. People who are
sincere to their work are (a) — of making anything success. The great men are also sincere because they (b) — that sincerity
is the (c) — to success. Those who are not (d) — can never (e) — a long way in the world. The poor people are not always
sincere, because they do not know the (f) — of sincerity. If they knew it, they would (g) — a good use of it. Sincerity (h) —
not only to do work properly, but also with dutifulness, honesty, modesty and good behaviour. The people of our country
are not still (i) — of the (j) — of sincerity.
19. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Modern life (a) — much on transport. We can very well (b) — how important transport is when it is (c) — by natural
calamities or during socio-political crises. In fact, transport has made it (d) — for us to reach places previously (e) —. It has
(f) — helped the flourishment of trade and commerce and to (g) — new knowledge and ideas. (h) — transport has (i) —
friendship and understanding among nations and people (j) — the globe.
20. Fill in the blanks with suitable word in each gap:
Jerry, an orphan of twelve, (a) — in an orphanage. The authoress hired a cabin belonging (b) — the orphanage. Jerry came
to her cabin to chop (c) — for the fireplace. He also (d) — some extra work for (e) —. Once Jerry (f) — a cubby-hole where
he put (g) — kindling and medium wood so (h) — the authoress might (i) — dry fire materials ready in case (j) — sudden
wet weather.
21. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
People's interest in birds goes way back into the past when some birds were actually (a) — as messenger of Gods in ancient
Egyptian as well as in other cultures. Bird watching these days is done for the fun of finding out more about our feathered
friends and (b) — to our knowledge about them. In recent years birds have become the barometers of (c) — changes
around us. Birds watchers have made important contributions towards (d) — information about which birds have (e) —
from which areas or become extinct altogether or what factors are having bad effects on their (f) —. Birds watching
requires a lot of (g) — and might cover days, months or years. Real (h) — even go to (i) — Islands to observe a queer
variety of birds. Bird watching has become well-known almost allover the world and many travel agencies can also provide
necessary information on (j) — which are suitable for bird watching.
22. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Our modes of entertainment are (a) — a significant change. The traditional sources of entertainment are no more (b) —.
People are no longer (c) — with the traditional forms of entertainment. The western culture and music are now (d) — the
upper hand of (e) — modes of entertainment. Our own music and culture are (f) — fast coming in (g) — with the western
culture. So there is a blending of melodies between western music and our own music. Now people (h) — cricket to
football. Radio is (i) — popularity and sports is also (j) — as a popular source of entertainment.
23. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
'Tsunami' is a Japanese word which means marine earthquake. It caused a great (a) — on life and property along the
coastlines of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia. About 5 million people became (b) —. We are fortunate enough that
by the (c) — of God, Bangladesh narrowly (d) — such a natural (e) —. But it is not unknown to us that Bangladesh lies in (f)
— earthquake zone. It still has (g) — for Bangladesh to save the (h) — region from any such colossal (i) — of Tsunami. Since
nobody can predict the (j) — time of earthquake, we have to be careful and conscious from now on.
24. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
One day a lad went to a famous teacher and having expressed his desire to (a) — knowledge, begged him to (b) — him in
the arts and sciences. The learned man, wishing to (c) — out what sort of ability the lad (d) —, asked him where God (e)
—. The lad replied, "I will answer you, if you will first (f) — me where He is (g) —". The sage, from his sensible (h) —,
thought highly of the boy's (i) — and according to his (j) — perfected him in his studies. Thus the wisdom of the wise
manifests itself early. 25. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Bangladesh is a small country, it has a (a)  population. Most people here live below the (b)  line and cannot therefore (c)
 to educate their children. Many poor children (d)  drop out of school after just a few years or simply do not go to (e) 
at all. Despite this situation we have far too many (f)  to educate compared to the number of (g)  available. Bangladesh
needs more schools, colleges and (h)  to provide for the increasing number of (i) . But owing to financial and resource
constraints, the government cannot fund the (j)  numbers of educational institutions.
26. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Rubel is (a)  up with his next door neighbours. His bedroom is very close to (b) . Every time he sits down to study in
the evening, there comes the (c)  sound of the television from the house (d)  door. It seems that the television is kept
(e)  the whole evening. It becomes very difficult for him to (f)  on his studies. In winter he can (g)  it by keeping his
window closed but in summer it gets too hot and (h)  if the window is kept closed. So he is (i)  to put up (j)  the
disturbance from next door.
27. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Most of the Bangladeshi (a)  that our motherland (b)  in the active earthquake zone. Experts are alarmed by the
recurrence of the (c)  in the recent years. But they do not give any direct answer to the question (d)  the (e)  of the
building in Dhaka city. As there is every (f)  of earthquakes in Bangladesh, experts (g)  for taking adequate precautionary
(h)  to reduce the losses. RAJUK opines that an earthquake (i)  building code should be (j)  to avoid natural disaster.
28. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
The house hasn't yet shed its festive look, which started with my sister's marriage. Since Auntie's baby was (a) —, we have
had streams of guests (b) — the house. I'm really worried about my (c) — exams. There's so much noise and (d) — in the
house that I can hardly (e) — on my studies. You can't imagine how (f) — it is to study in a large family. Even I have to
share my room (g) — my younger brothers and sisters and, at times, with my (h) — . I wish I (i) — in a small family. Tell
me (j) — I should do.
29. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
UNICEF (a)  originally for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. But now it is the United Nations
Children's Fund which (b)  long-term help to children of developing nations. It (c)  several welfare projects in
Bangladesh. It has established numerous maternity and baby care centres around the country to (d)  the health of
babies and child-bearing mothers. It has helped Bangladesh get rid of (e)  childhood diseases. It has (f)  training
programmes to create rural health workers. Thus, this organisation has been able to (g)  infant mortality rates in
Bangladesh. Above all, in times of natural disasters, it undertakes (h)  work to help the distressed people. To (i) 
education, UNICEF distributes reading and writing materials among students, trains teachers and (j)  primary education
particularly among girls.
30. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Air and water are two important (a) — of the environment. These elements are (b) — for life on earth. They are often (c)
— in many ways. Air is polluted by (d) — and water by different kinds of (e) — and filth. If we want to live a (f) — life, we
should (g) — the pollution of the environment. Total prevention may be (h) — but we can certainly (i) — pollution by
raising (j) — among the people.
31. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Sports are a popular form of (a) — . Many international (b) — events are organised from time to time. Most of those
events are (c) — by multinational manufacturing companies and business firms. They (d) — for the sport events in
exchange for the right to (e) — their products during those events. These events are (f) — worldwide by satellite and
people all (g) — the world watch them (h) —. As a result, the sponsors’ products receive maximum media (i) — thus giving
companies international (j) —.
32. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Jerry, an (a) — of twelve lived in the orphanage. The writer hired a cabin (b) — to the orphanage. Jerry came to the cabin to (c)
— wood for the writer. He also (d) — some extra work for the (e) — of the writer. Once he (f) — a cubby hole where he (g) —
some kindling and medium wood (h) — that the writer might (i) — dry fire materials ready in (j) — of sudden wet weather.
33. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Introverts and extroverts are two (a) — of people (b) — in the society. An (c) — is quite opposite to an extrovert. Without
(d) — extrovert no one can (e) — life in the country. What we have (f) — from the (g) — of Sohel and Farid gives us the
quality of (h) —. What Farid has done in the bus (i) — introvert. Fahima is (j) — the extrovert quality.
34. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
E-mail has brought about (a) — in modern (b) —. Messages can be transmitted from one country to another within a few
(c) —. It is far cheaper than telephone calls. Trade and commerce has become greatly (d) — on this speedy mode of
communication. It has, (e) —, not reached everyone, especially in (f) — countries like ours, as most of the people cannot (g)
— to have a personal computer. But (h) — of the people have started (i) — commercially operated e-mail for important (j)
—.
35. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
All things that make up the environment are (a) —. The way in which people, animals and plants are related to each other
and to their (b) — is known as (c) —. The ecosystem is a (d) — web that links animals, plants and every other life (e) — in
the biosphere. All these things (f) — together. The system is in a steady state of (g) —balance which means that by (h) —
any one part of the web, you can affect all the other parts. For example, the (i) — of forests may have serious ecological
(j) — on humans and animals.
36. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
If we (a)  forests and cut (b)  trees, the effects might eventually (c)  us all. If forests (d)  into deserts, what will (e) 
carbon dioxide? The weather pattern (f)  change and the world will become (g) . This is (h)  the greenhouse effect. As
a result of this effect the polar ice-caps will (i)  and this will cause the flood of (j)  areas of the globe.
37. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Man pollutes water, another vital (a) — of the environment by dumping (b) — into it. Farmers (c) — chemicals washed
away by rain and flood (d) — mixed with water in river, canals and pond. Water is also (e) — by mills and factories when
they throw their (f) — chemicals and waste products into rivers and canals. Water vehicles also pollute rivers by dumping
oil, food waste and human waste (g) — them. Insanitary latrines (h) — on river and canal banks are also (i) — for further
pollution. In this way, various (j) — of waste and filth pollute water.
38. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
UNICEF is an international (a) —. It runs several welfare (b) — in Bangladesh. It has reduced infant (c) — rates through
raising (d) — about health and (e) —. It has organised (f) — programmes for (g) — health workers to (h) — health help to
the rural (i) —. At present it is trying to (j) — primary education particularly among girls.
39. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
Learning a language is (a) — riding a cycle. The most (b) — thing (c) — any language is communication. You learn to (d) —
effectively by using a language, by doing things with it and by experiencing it. You (e) — learn English in the same (f) — as
one learns to ride a cycle. Do not (g) — if people laugh at you (h) — you make (i) —. You can certainly learn (j) — mistakes.

40. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.

The Shatgambuj Mosque is a 15th Century Islamic (a)  situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat, on the (b)  of the Sundarbans,
some 175 km south west of Dhaka. It is an (c)  Mughal architectural site (d)  a very large area. The Mosque is (e) , in
that it has sixty pillars, which (f)  seventy seven exquisitely (g) — domes that have worn away with the (h)  of time. The
mausoleum of the city's (i)  Khan Jahan Ali can be found nearby. With the (j)  of the mosque as a World Heritage, it is
hoped that this beautiful architectural monument will be preserved from further decay.
41. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
There goes a proverb that child is (a) —of the man. Today's child is the (b)—of a nation. He will(c) — the count. The whole
(d) —depends on their proper (e)—. It is our fundamental (f)—to rouse their (g)—talent. A sound environment is (h)—
both in the family and the society so that a child (i) —up physically, mentally and spiritually. Only then it will be (j)—to
build up a beautiful and developed country. [J. B. 2019; Ctg. B. 2017]
42. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
In recent years there have been many alarming reports that world's climate is undergoing a significant change. All these
reports provide (a) — evidence (b)—world's temperatures are increasing day by day. This increase in global (c) — is caused
(d)—increased amounts of carbon dioxide (e) — the earth. Most climatologists (f) —that greenhouse effect is the likely of
this global warming. It may harm human (h)—seriously. This could catastrophically mankind's (j) —to grow food.[C. B.
2019]
43. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
We know that all species are (a) —for maintaining ecological balance. If one is (b)—the whole natural environment (c)—.
In order to (d)—the environment from being spoilt, we should therefore protect (e) —wildlife. The good news is that many
countries are now (f)— action to protect their (g) —wildlife. We should (h) — the earth's wild (i) —to save ourselves. To
be (j) — to animals is to be kind to mankind. [Syl. B. 2019]
44. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
In Britain, road and transport rules are (a) —followed by the drivers. Consequently, it has the best road (b) — record in
Europe. All transports must strictly (c)—by the rules(d)—by the government. Coaches and minibuses (e)—carry children
under16 must be(f)—with seatbelts. There the law (g)—agencies are (h)—. So, the buses and coaches have become the
(i)— form of road (j) —. [B. B. 2019]
45. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.
In our country, women are the worst sufferers at every stage of life. Social prejudices and customs tend to (a)—their
position. When a female child is born, it is not regarded (b)—a happy event. She is not welcomed with the deep (c)—of
heart. Instead of being delighted, most of the members of the family think that she has come to add to their (d) —. Even
the mother of the female child is not welcomed cordially forgiving (e) — to a female child. Rather the mother of the female
child is (f)—for this. In the most cases, women are the victim of gender (g) —. In fact, the life of our women is not smooth
(h)—. If we want lasting development of the country, we have to (i) — the dignified status of (j) —women of our country.
The government is conscious of this matter. [HSC Exam. 2018 (Ka Set)]

QUESTION NO 6: REARRANGEMENT

1. Rearrange the following sentences to make a (ii) The applicants were asked to meet the
coherent order:- Sultan one by one.
(i) Then he invited applications.
 (iii) Long ago, there lived a Sultan in a (x) He wanted to be a free thinker.
country. 4. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
(iv) Then he found the desired man. coherent order:-
(v) He wanted to appoint an honest man as (i) "Please let me go to my country."
his tax collector. (ii) An English boy was making a small boat.
(vi) A number of people applied for the job. (iii) "I shall cross the sea and go to my country
(vii) All the applicants blushed and refused by this boat."
except one. (iv) He made all arrangements to send him
(viii) So, he asked for the wise counselor's to his country.
advice. (v) Suddenly he noticed a wonderful thing.
(ix) When they all arrived, the Sultan asked (vi) Napoleon was charmed by the words of
them to dance. the small boy.
(x) They came through a passage where gold (vii) "I haven't seen my mother for a long
coins were kept. time."
2. The following sentences are jumbled. Rearrange (viii) The boy said, "My country is on the other
them in proper sequence: side of the sea."
(i) As Bagerhat is near the Bay of Bengal, (ix) One day Napoleon, the king of France,
the water is usually saline. was walking along the sea shore.
(ii) Khan Jahan Ali was a philanthropic man. (x) The boy was brought before him and he
(iii) He, therefore, excavated many tanks to asked him what he would do with such a small boat.
provide fresh water to the people. 5. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
(iv) He came to Bagerhat to preach Islam coherent order:-
and to promote the plight of common people. (a) He asked him where God was.
(v) He found Bagerhat beset with many (b) He praised him highly.
problems. (c) Once a lad went to a famous teacher.
(vi) His memory will never be sunk into (d) The teacher thought highly of the boy's
oblivion. understanding.
(vii) Thus he redressed the problem of (e) The lad replied that he would answer if
drinking water. he would tell where He is not.
(viii) The scarcity of drinking water is one of (f) The boy devoted himself in earning
them. knowledge.
(ix) The people of Bagerhat remember him (g) He begged to instruct him in the arts
with great respect. and sciences.
(x) Gora Dighi is one of them. (h) He agreed to teach the lad.
3. Rearrange the following sentences to make a (i) He had expressed his desire to acquire
coherent order:- knowledge.
(i) As a result, he studied under a great (j) The teacher wished to find out the
thinker Plato. ability of the boy.
(ii) He also wrote books on Biology, 6. The sentences are jumbled. Rearrange them in
Literature, Economics and Comparative Politics. proper sequence:-
(iii) Plato taught Aristotle according to his (i) He was one of the most renowned
own way. linguists of Bangladesh.
(iv) Aristotle was born in Greece. (ii) He died in 1969 and we remember him
(v) His father wanted him to be a physician with respect.
but he never cherished to be so. (iii) He was second to none in Bengali
(vi) Later on, Aristotle took the pen to write Language and Literature.
on topics suitable for human civilization. (iv) Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah was born in
(vii) He is called the father of Biology 24 Porgona. West Bengal in 1885.
because of his creativity. (v) He joined Jessore Zilla School in 1910.
(viii) 'Politics' is one of his famous books (vi) He passed the entrance and FA exam in
which exposes fullest development of 1904 and 1906.
his wisdom. (vii) He received some awards and
(ix) He was the son of a royal physician. contributed much to Bengali Literature.
 (viii) He passed Hons. and M.A. in 1910 and (iii) As he was leaving the jar in despair, he noticed
1912. a heap of pebbles nearby.
(ix) He joined Dhaka University as a (iv) There was some water in the jar, but it was at
Lecturer of Bengali in 1921. the bottom and out of his reach.
(x) He got his Ph.D in 1928. (v) He flew from one place to another in search of
7. Rearrange the following sentences to make a water.
coherent order:- (vi) He took some pebbles and dropped them into
(a) One prize is awarded in each field. the jar.
(b) The prize is instituted by a man who (vii) Then he hit upon a plan.
was the inventor of the science of destruction. (viii) A crow was very thirsty and wanted to have a
(c) Nobel Prize is the world's most drink.
important prize. (ix) When the water came to the mouth of the jar,
(d) He is Alfred Bernard Nobel. the crow drank and met up his thirst.
(e) Though he is a citizen of Sweden, he (x) As each pebble went down, the water in the jar
was educated in Russia. rose up little by little.
(f) Nobel Prizes are awarded every one for 10. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
outstanding achievements in the field coherent order.
of science, literature and for promoting (i) The blacks were subjected to all sorts of
world's peace. indignities and they were denied all basic human rights.
(g) The prize is given to persons with most (ii) He was thrown behind the prison bars, but the
outstanding contribution. oppressive rulers could not break his spirit.
(h) If there are more than one recipient of (iii) Nelson Mandela was the greatest leader of
the prize in one field, the prize money is South Africa who struggled against apartheid all his life.
equally distributed amongst all the (iv) Eventually, the great leader realized the goal of
winners. liberating his own people.
(i) Economics was added in the list in 1969 (v) In fact, he was one of the greatest leaders of
for the first time. the world.
(j) He was born in Stockholm on 21st (vi) They were aliens in their own country.
October, 1833 and he died on 10th (vii) It was government policy of racial segregation
December, 1896. and the Europeans were separated from the non-
8. Rearrange the following sentences to make a Europeans.
coherent order. (viii) The blacks were treated cruelly.
(i) He used to tell interesting stories to the people (ix) The great leader vowed to put an end to the
of the village. inhuman practice.
(ii) He never spoke in the rest of his life. (x) Even dogs received a much better treatment
(iii) His name was Nambi. than the blacks.
(iv) He lived in a temple at the edge of the village and 11. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
passed his time under the banayan tree in front of coherent order.
the temple. (i) He did not find any safe place to keep the bag
(v) Before telling a story, he used to light a lamp in and could not think where to keep the money.
front of the tree. (ii) He gradually realised that he had money, but no
(vi) There was a remote village named Somal. peace of mind.
(vii) One day he could not continue his story. (iii) He dug a whole in his hut and kept the money
(viii) After a few days, he called all the villagers and there.
told them something. (iv) So, he could not devote himself to his work.
(ix) He was so ignorant that he could not tell his (v) The farmer was surprised and said to himself,
age, but he could make up stories. "One thousand rupee is a lot of money."
(x) The villagers were enchanted by a man. (vi) Now a thinking took hold of the farmer that his
9. Rearrange the following sentences to make a money could be stolen any time.
coherent order. (vii) He said to him, "Look my friend! I have brought
(i) The crow tried to turn the jar over again and one thousand rupees for you. Keep this money and
again, but it has no effect. remove your distress."
(ii) At last he found a jar in a garden.
(viii) The rich man went to the farmer with one (ii) One of the ducks was standing on one leg and had
thousand rupees in a bag. the other leg folded inside, but the master was not to be
(ix) He took the bag of money from the rich man fooled.
and thanked him. (iii) The master looked at the cook and said there
(x) This thought kept him awake and his sleep fled was no such thing as one legged duck.
away at night. (iv) The master clapped his hands loudly, and the
12. Rearrange the following sentences to make a duck put down its other leg and ran off.
coherent order. (v) The master became very annoyed as the cook
(i) He had many wise men in his court. told him that the duck had one leg only.
(ii) Birbal, who was praised by everybody for his (vi) The roast looked delicious and the cook ate one
presence of mind, was one of them. of the legs of the duck.
(iii) Akbar, an emperor of Delhi, was a great Mughal (vii) At that moment the cook looked out of the
who was not learned but he had great respect for the window.
learned. (viii) A cook once roasted a duck for his master.
(iv) Birbal made a list, but he put the emperor's (ix) The cook replied that his master was right.
name at the top of the list. (x) The cook insisted that the duck had one leg
(v) One day the emperor asked Birbal to make a list only.
of the fools living in the country. 15. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
(vi) The emperor saw the list and became surprised coherent order.
to see his name at the top. (i) This dauntless spider climbed the ceiling after
(vii) Birbal said, "I beg your pardon, your majesty. some unsuccessful attempts, inspiring Bruce to shake
The other day you gave ten thousand gold coins to an off the darkness of despair.
unknown man to buy you some horses. He may not (ii) The enemies were defeated and Bruce regained
come back. So, I call you a fool." his kingdom.
(viii) "I shall drop your name from the list and write (iii) The spider failed again and again to succeed,
his name in your place." but did not give up hope.
(ix) He called him and asked, "How is it that you call (iv) Once Bruce was lying in the cave and saw a
your emperor a fool?" spider trying hard to reach the ceiling.
(x) "If the man comes" said the emperor "What will (v) He gathered an army of strong men and
you do?" attacked his enemies.
13. Rearrange the following sentences to make a (vi) The king fought bravely but lost the battle.
coherent order. (vii) Robert Bruce was a famous king.
(i) The fox was very delighted and thought of (viii) He had to flee from his kingdom and took
satisfying his hunger with grapes. shelter in a remote cave to save his life.
(ii) One day a fox was very hungry and thought of (ix) Enemies invaded his kingdom.
eating something. (x) The king was always in a gloomy state for his
(iii) The fox was passing through a jungle and unhappy condition.
looking about for something to eat. 16. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
(iv) He took several jumps upwards, but couldn't get coherent order.
at them. (i) The roast looked so delicious that the cook
(v) He went away saying, "Grapes are sour." could not check his temptation.
(vi) After sometime he came to a vineyard laden (ii) The cook was very stubborn.
with ripe grapes. (iii) The master was not to be fooled so easily.
(vii) They were hanging high up. (iv) The cook replied that it was a one-legged duck.
(viii) The fox stood upon his hind leg, but failed to (v) Once a cook roasted a duck for his master.
reach them. (vi) The master came to have his meal and noticed
(ix) He found no chicken around there. one of the legs missing.
(x) He was very tired of hunger. (vii) So he ate up one of the drumsticks.
14. Rearrange the following sentences to make a (viii) He said that there was no one-legged duck.
coherent order. (ix) He asserted that this duck had only one leg.
(i) The master was very amused. (x) He asked what had happened to the other leg.
17. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
coherent order.
(i) It was honest but it was more than honesty. (ix) But such a tremendous physical handicap could
(ii) Then the authoress wanted to pay him money to not slow him down.
repair it. (x) Stephen became a victim of Gehrig's disease.
(iii) It was only then that he agreed to take the 20. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
money. coherent order.
(iv) His name was Jerry and he lived at the (i) In 1880, Rabindranath was called back to India.
orphanage. (ii) He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913 for
(v) One day the axe handle broke. Gitanjali.
(vi) He said that he would pay for it because he (iii) He returned home without any qualifications of
brought the axe down carelessly. distinction.
(vii) He refused to take the money. (iv) He wrote Gitanjali, a collection of Bengali songs
(viii) But the authoress said that the fault was in the of superior quality.
handle of the axe. (v) Rabindranath Tagore was born in 1861 in a
(ix) Though he lived in the orphanage, he possessed respectable family at Jorasako in Kolkata.
a great human quality. (vi) At the age of seventeen, in 1878 he reached
(x) That was integrity-a rare human quality. London to attend school.
18. Rearrange the following sentences to make a (vii) He went to school early and wrote his first verse
coherent order. at the age of eight.
(i) The last words of the speech are: "Government (viii) The experience had a lasting effect on his later
of the people, by the people, for the people shall not life.
perish from the earth." (ix) However, he never gave up his habit of writing
(ii) Abraham Lincoln was the President of the poetry.
United States of America. (x) He gathered much experience from his stay in
(iii) He was going there to speak at a meeting. London.
(iv) On the 10th November 1863, a railway train 21. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
was carrying him to a place called Gettysburg. coherent order.
(v) It is one of the finest and the shortest speeches (i) The grocer sent his son with the fruit-seller.
in the English language. (ii) “Just the same way as mice can eat away the
(vi) On the envelope, it was what he was going to balance and weights,” said the fruit-seller.
say at the meeting. (iii) Then one day, the fruit-seller said to the grocer,
(vii) These words tell us what the best possible way “I am going to the town to do some shopping. Please
of ruling a country is. send your son with me to carry my things.”
(viii) In the train, he was busy writing something. (iv) “You liar, how can a crow carry away such a big
(ix) In fact, the speech on the envelope is now boy?”the grocer shouted angrily.
famous as "Gettysburg Address". (v) After a few days, when the fruit-seller asked the
(x) He was not writing on a paper, but on the back grocer to return his balance and weights, the grocer
of an envelope. said, “The mice ate away your balance and weights. So I
19. Rearrange the following sentences to make a can’t return them.”
coherent order. (vi) The next day the fruit-seller came back alone
(i) He uses his computer to carry out research from the town.
work as well as deliver lectures. (vii) One day, a grocer borrowed a balance and
(ii) As a scientist his reputation soared higher and weights from a fruit-seller.
higher. (viii) “Where is my son?” asked the grocer.
(iii) As a result, he gradually started losing control (ix) The lame excuse of the dishonest grocer made
over the muscles of his body. the fruit-seller very angry.
(iv) He was born in an educated family in 1942. (x) “A crow carried your son away,” replied the fruit-
(v) Now he is confined to the wheel chair with no seller.
power to control his body except for some limited 22. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
movement of his head and hands only. coherent order.
(vi) Stephen is still a relentless worker. (i) Then he joined the training programme of NHC.
(vii) Stephen Hawking is considered the greatest (ii) Poverty forced him to look for works.
physicist after Einstein. (iii) He was an unemployed youth of an impoverished
(viii) But fate followed with less rewarding things. family.
(iv) Belal is now an affluent man. (i) Socrates joined them in their laughter.
(v) He worked as a labourer. (ii) One day the woman became more furious than
(vi) He is now very happy to be a self-sufficient ever.
man. (iii) She began to insult the great scholar of Greece.
(vii) Through hard work he has managed to turn the (iv) He quietly remarked, "I was expecting this. I
wheels of fortune. know that after thunder comes rain."
(viii) He applied his new and improved knowledge to (v) The wife found that her husband was not
cultivate vegetables. paying the least heed to her word.
(ix) He studied up to class eight. (vi) She went up to him with a bucket full of water
(x) Belal first received training in vegetable and poured much water on him.
cultivation. (vii) Socrates went outside.
23. Rearrange the following sentences to make a (viii) He sat on the doorstep of his residence looking
coherent order. out on the street.
(i) Ayesha Begum and her husband had nothing to (ix) Socrates had a wife who used to lose her
support themselves. temper on the slightest excuse.
(ii) Her husband was a landless farmer. (x) The passers-by in the street were much amused
(iii) He used to work on other people’s land. at the incident.
(iv) Their sons grew up and started to work with 26. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
their father in their village. coherent order.
(v) In the town they began to earn well. (i) The authority sent an under aged boy named
(vi) At first they used to send money to their Jerry.
parents. (ii) The writer had been trying hard to put a finish
(vii) But after getting married they could not send to an extremely difficult literary work.
money to them. (iii) Finding no other way, she requested the
(viii) Ayesha Begum had three sons and two orphanage authority to send someone to the cabin,
daughters. who could chop well.
(ix) So, they had to pass their days through much (iv) Jerry looked so small in size that the writer felt
hardship. hesitated to appoint him for doing a heavy job like
(x) One day the sons came to the town to earn more chopping.
money. (v) So she unwillingly appointed him to see what
24. Rearrange the following sentences to make a he could do.
coherent order. (vi) For this purpose she badly needed a very lonely
(i) Similar is the case with the Christmas presents of place.
Jim and Della. (vii) This situation caused her to look for fire-wood
(ii) But it was an irony of fate that their presents which was available there but not ready for fire.
became useless. (viii) With this end in view she hired a cabin which
(iii) The Magi were the three wise men of the East. belonged to an orphanage on the Carolina mountains.
(iv) Out of their true love, they had sacrificed their (ix) But the boy insisted on his doing the job.
dearest possessions in order to buy Christmas present. (x) It was a very cold place.
(v) They brought gift to the infant Jesus. 27. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
(vi) Della sold her beautiful hair to buy a platinum coherent order.
fob chain for her husband's gold watch. (i) Alexander was pleased with Porus for his bold
(vii) They introduced the custom of giving Christmas reply.
presents. (ii) But unfortunately he was defeated in a battle.
(viii) Jim, on the other hand, sold his gold watch to (iii) Alexander, the king of Macedon, crossed the
buy a set of beautiful combs for his wife. Khiyber Pass and reached India.
(ix) Being wise their gifts were, no doubt, wise and (iv) Then he came to the plain of the Punjab.
these proved their love and respect for the baby in (v) 'Like a king,' was the reply of Porus.
manger. (vi) He also made him king of another province in
(x) They were led by a star to the stable of the Punjab.
Bethelhem where Jesus was born. (vii) There ruled a king called Porus who came
25. Rearrange the following sentences to make a forward with his men and arms in order to defend his
coherent order. land from the attack of Alexander.
(viii) Then he was taken prisoner and brought before
Alexander. (i) Once there was a king who was fond of knowing
(ix) He allowed him to rule his country as before. his future from the astrologer.
(x) Alexander asked him how he would like to be (ii) The king called him to the palace.
treated. (iii) At this the king got furious and condemned him to
28. Rearrange the following sentences to make a death.
coherent order. (iv) A good astrologer visited the capital of the king.
(i) The man was asking him to get down and (v) With ready wit he said, “The stars declare that I’ll
listen to him. die only a week before your death!” “I shall wait to receive
(ii) Suddenly he saw a man calling him from your majesty where you have been sending me.”
below. (vi) But another thought crossed his mind before
(iii) Hojja immediately replied, "Why did the astrologer was removed for execution.
you make me climb all the way down (vii) The king then asked, “How long would you
the stairs to ask for money? Couldn't live?”
you see that I was working?” (viii) The astrologer told something very unpleasant.
(iv) When he came down, the man said that (ix) At this the king turned pale.
he was a beggar and wanted some money. (x) “Drive this wretch away and let him not come
(v) Hojja became furious and decided to again”, shouted the king.
teach him a lesson. 31. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
(vi) One day Nasiruddin Hojja was mending coherent order.
a hole on the roof of his two-storied house. (i) The lion was relieved of his pain.
(vii) So, he told the man to climb up the (ii) To escape torture, one day he fled from his
stairs with him. master’s house.
(viii) Being curious, he climbed down from (iii) Coming near the lion, he took the lion’s
the roof and went down the stairs. paw in his hand and removed a big
(ix) When both got to the rooftop where he thorn from it.
was previously working, Hojja turned (iv) He used to inflict heavy torture on him.
towards the man and said, “Sorry, I have (v) Once he was caught by a slave
no money, so you have to leave.” merchant who sold him to a rich man in another country.
(x) The beggar was very surprised and asked (vi) The lion seemed to be wounded as he
why Hojja had made him climb up the was groaning.
stairs to say he had no money. (vii) He took shelter in a cave that belonged
29. Rearrange the following sentences to make a to a lion.
coherent order. (viii) In the evening the lion entered the
(i) They came out of home and started walking. cave.
(ii) There was a mango tree near the spot. (ix) The man was very rude and cruel.
(iii) A young monkey and a puppy started living in (x) There lived a young man named
the same house. Androcles.
(iv) While they were going through a village, a big 32. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
dog came to attack them. coherent order.
(v) At that time, both of them were two months (i) Once while lying in the cave, he saw a spider
old. trying hard to reach the ceiling of the cave.
(vi) The monkey started to attack the big dog by (ii) But it did not give up hope.
throwing mangoes from the tree. (iii) The spider failed again and again to succeed.
(vii) One day, everything around them was quiet and (iv) Bruce saw the spider climbing to the ceiling
calm. after some unsuccessful attempts.
(viii) The big dog fled away and the puppy was saved. (v) He gathered an army of strong men and
(ix) Ripe mangoes were hanging from the branches attacked his enemies and regained his kingdom.
of the tree. (vi) This dauntless spider inspired Bruce to shake off
(x) They promised to each other that they would the darkness of despair.
help each other at any cost in time of danger. (vii) The king fought bravely but lost the battle.
30. Rearrange the following sentences to make a (viii) Once enemies invaded the kingdom of Robert
coherent order. Bruce.
(ix) Fleeing from his kingdom, he took shelter in a (iv) All his life he struggled against apartheid.
remote cave. (v) It was government policy of racial segregation.
(x) The king was always in a gloomy state for his (vi) He was thrown behind the prison bars.
unhappy condition. (vii) The great leader vowed to put an end to the
33. Rearrange the following sentences to make a inhuman practice.
coherent order. (viii) They were denied all basic human rights.
(i) The crow realised his fault and promised he (ix) The Europeans were separated from the non-
would never be false or over-ambitious. Europeans.
(ii) So he made up his mind to go to the peacocks (x) Even dogs received a much better treatment
and live with them. than the blacks.
(iii) The crows are ugly to look at and so they are 36. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
unhappy. coherent order.
(iv) When he returned to the crows, they also drove (i) So some frogs made their home in the pond.
him away. (ii) One day some boys were going by the side of the
(v) He looked at himself and became glad and pond.
proud because he was no longer ugly like other crows. (iii) Finding the playful frogs in the pond, they
(vi) They attacked him, pulled out the feathers and began to throw stones into the pond for fun.
drove him away. (iv) There was a little pond in a village.
(vii) Seeing him, the peacocks understood that he (v) Many of them were hurt very seriously and
was a crow in the guise of a peacock. killed.
(viii) The crow found some beautiful feathers of a (vi) It was not so deep and its water was not clean
peacock in a jungle. and pure.
(ix) He took the feathers one by one and struck (vii) They were living there very happily.
them among his own feathers. (viii) The villagers did not bathe there and drink its
(x) Once a crow got a chance to be beautiful. water.
34. Rearrange the following sentences to make a (ix) The stones hit the frogs one by one.
coherent order. (x) An old man saw it and forbade the boys to kill
(i) He bought a cat to kill the mice. them.
(ii) They were doing a lot of mischief there. 37. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
(iii) There lived a number of mice in an old house. coherent order.
(iv) All the mice thanked the young mouse for his (i) While it was sailing across the icy waters of the
plan. North Atlantic a huge ice berg was spotted very
(v) Several proposals were made but none of the close to the ship.
proposals was good. (ii) It was on April 10, 1912.
(vi) The master of the house was very annoyed and (iii) It was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of
made a plan to get rid of them. 891.
(vii) The mice were in great difficulty because they (iv) The Titanic was sailing for New York from
could not move freely as before. Southampton.
(viii) They held a meeting to discuss the matter and (v) Four days after setting out, a great disaster
find a way to be free from this danger. happened.
(ix) At last a young mouse rose to speak and said, “I (vi) The captain went down to see what had
have a good plan for your consideration. Let us tie a bell happened.
round the cat’s neck. Then we will hear him coming and (vii) So, the captain realised to his horror that the
be able to hide ourselves in time.” Titanic was sinking rapidly.
(x) But an old mouse stood up and said, “No doubt (viii) Five of the Ship’s sixteen water tight
the idea is good. But who will tie the bell?” compartments were totally damaged by the collision.
35. Rearrange the following sentences to make a (ix) Suddenly there was a slight trembling sound from
coherent order. below.
(i) The blacks were subjected to all sorts of (x) The great ship turned sharply to avoid a
indignities and hence they were treated cruelly. collision.
(ii) But the oppressive rulers could not break spirit. 38. Rearrange the following sentences to make a
(iii) Nelson Mandela was the greatest leader of South coherent order.
Africa.
 (i) The lion laughed and said, “O you! Are (ii) In order to find out the thief, the judge chalked
you suitable to help me?” out an intelligent plan.
(ii) The lion also said, “You are small in size but really (iii) Once a gold necklace was lost from a rich man's
worthy.” house.
(iii) “Many thanks to you. You have saved my life,” (iv) The servants were summoned to the court but
said the lion. they denied having stolen the necklace.
(iv) The lion caught the mouse and it began to (v) When the servants came to the court the next
tremble with fear. day, the thief had already cut off an inch of his
(v) Once a lion was sleeping in a cave. stick.
(vi) Listening to this, the mouse came swiftly and (vi) But nobody confessed their guilt.
found the lion in a trap. (vii) So, the owner of the house lodged a complaint
(vii) At that time, a mouse fell upon its body while in the court.
playing. (viii) The judge found one of the sticks shorter than the
(viii) After some days the lion fell into a trap and was others and in this way he could easily catch the thief.
crying loudly for help. (ix) Naturally, it was suspected that one of the
(ix) The mouse remembered his promise and cut servants had stolen the necklace.
the net into pieces and let the lion come out. (x) He gave each of the suspects a stick of equal
(x) The mouse said, “Let me go now; sooner or length and said that one of the sticks would
later, I may help you.” increase by an inch the next day.
39. Rearrange the following sentences to make a 42. (i) He showed extraordinary credit in every
coherent order. examination of the school.
(i) Patients used to come to him from far and near (ii) He has made great contribution to the scientific
for treatment and he treated them in their illness. research of Bangladesh.
(ii) Then, he prided himself on his success. (iii) Dr. Md. Qudrat-i-Khuda was born on 8 May at
(iii) Some of his patients were cured. village Margram in the district of Birbhumin West
(iv) Once, there lived a shrewd barber in a village. Bengal in 1900 AD.
(v) He would operate boils with his razor. (iv) In1924, getting star marks he passed MSc in
(vi) The barber pretended to know all about diseases Chemistry from Kolkata Presidency College.
and their cures. (v) He died on 3 November in 1977.
(vii) He was more than a mere barber but a false (vi) His father Hazrat Shah Abdul Mukit was a pious
doctor. man.
(viii) To him, cutting boils was as simple as shaving (vii) In1929, he passed DSc from Imperial College in
beard. England.
(ix) In pain and agony, the patient would cry aloud. (viii) At the age of six, he was admitted into a
(x) He was a specialist in treating boils. Furkania Madrasa and then he was admitted into an
40. Rearrange the following sentences to make a English school.
coherent order. (ix) He made a great plan to give the new structure
(i) His friends and disciples could not bear the of education system.
sight. (x) In 1952, he was appointed Chairman of
(ii) The cup contained hemlock, a deadly poison. Secondary Education Board.
(iii) At last, the hour of departure had arrived and 43. (i) During his stay he received an unpaid letter
Socrates met his friends and disciples for the last time. from his friend, which contained nothing but
(iv) They burst into tears and cried loudly like some words.
children. (ii) With a great hope in mind, he opened the box.
(v) He asked them to let him die in peace. (iii) He wanted to teach his friend a good lesson.
(vi) At sunset, the Governor of the prison came. (iv) An English poet was staying in Italy for the
(vii) Then there came a man with a cup in hand. benefit of his health.
(viii) He argued with them about the immortality of the (v) To his utter surprise, he found nothing but an
soul. ordinary stone.
(ix) He told them that the soul of man cannot die. (vi) Thus, the poet taught his friend a good lesson.
(x) Socrates took the cup in his hand, said his (vii) So, he procured a heavy stone and packed it up
prayer and drank the hemlock without any hesitation. in a fine box.
41. (i) All the servants were called and interrogated.
(viii) His friend thought that the contents of the (ix) Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in 1899 in the
parcel were valuable, so, he paid the heavy charge for district of Burdwan in West Bengal.
carrying. (x) Then he was declared our national poet by the
(ix) The poet had to pay double postage, so, he Government of Bangladesh.
became very annoyed. 46.(i) One day, he was very hungry.
(x) Then he sent it to his friend with the words on it (ii) The grapes were too high for him to reach.
"Carriage to be paid on delivery." (iii) Again and again he jumped.
44.(i) The king was fond of knowing his future from (iv) At last he entered to a vineyard.
the astrologer. (v) Once upon a time, there lived a fox in a forest.
(ii) The king called him to the palace. (vi) But each time, he failed to reach the grapes.
(iii) At this, the king got furious and condemned him (vii) At last being tired, he went away saying that the
to death. grapes were sour.
(iv) A good astrologer visited the capital of the king. (viii) He took a run and jumped to reach the bunch of
(v) Once there was a king. grapes but could not reach it.
(vi) With ready wit he said, "The stars declare that, (ix) He searched for food everywhere but he did not
I'll die only a week before your death." get any food.
(vii) But another thought had crossed his mind (x) There were ripe grapes hanging up on the vine.
before the astrologer was removed for execution.
(viii) The king then asked, "How long would you like 47.(i) The last words of the speech are : "Government
to live?" of the people, by the people, for the people
(ix) The astrologer told something very unpleasant. shall not perish from the earth."
(x) He then thought for a while some ways of (ii) Abraham Lincoln was the President of the
escape. United States of America.
45. (i) He died on August 29, 1976 and was (iii) On the 10th of November 1863, a railway
buried on the compound of Dhaka University. train was carrying him to a place called
(ii) He wrote a lot of poems, songs, gazals, short Gettysburg.
stories, novels, etc. (iv) It is one of the finest and the shortest speeches
(iii) He lost his father at the age of eight and at the in English language.
age of eleven, he showed his poetic genius. (v) He was going there to speak at a meeting.
(iv) At the age of nineteen, he joined the Army as (vi) On the envelope, it was what he was going to
an ordinary soldier to fight in the First World War. say at the meeting.
(v) On his return from the battlefield, he gave up (vii) These words tell us what the best possible way
the sword for the pen. of ruling a country is.
(vi) It was tragic that he had been suffering from a (viii) He was not writing on a paper, but on the back
cruel disease since1942 and remained paralyzed for the of an envelope.
rest of his life. (ix) In the train, he was busy writing something.
(vii) In1924, he married Promila in Kolkata. (x) In fact, the speech on the envelope is now
(viii) Bangladesh became independent in 1971 and famous as "Gettysburg Address".
he was brought to Bangladesh from Kolkata in 1972.

QUESTION NO. 7: Describing Graph & Chart

1. The sources of air pollution in a city

2. Different types of transportations used by students to come to college
3. Number of Internet users
4. Monthly income distributed info different categories
5. Time allocation of students’ daily activities
6. Choice of profession by educated people
7. Number of people living below the poverty line
8. Literacy rate of Bangladesh
9. Comparative selling rate of books in Ekushey Boi Mela
10. Population growth rate
11. The engagement of child labour in different sections of X country
12. Yearly imports and exports of a country
13. Girls’ education rate in Bangladesh
14. The rate of early marriage in BanZ
15. Percentage of time in different areas the college students of our country spend for pastime
QUESTION NO 8: Completing Story

1. Dress does not make a man great

2. Nobody believes a liar
3. The honesty of a student
4. The dove and the ant
5. An honest woodcutter
6. The pied piper of Hamelin
7. Unity of strength
8. Money cannot bring happiness
9. The foolish crow and the clever fox
10. A wonderful goose
11. Industry is the key to success
12. A dreadful call at midnight from an unknown number
13. Perseverance is the key to success
14. The honesty of a schoolgirl
15. Self-employment is better than unemployment

QUESTION NO 9: Informal Letter

1. About your progress in study
2. A reply that you do not spent much time in Facebook
3. Warning not to spend much time in Facebook
4. About your plan after HSC Exam
5. Thanking for hospitality
6. Advising to study seriously for the ensuing exam
7. Advising to refrain from smoking
8. A reply to your foreign friend about Bangladesh
9. Describing the book fair you have recently visited
10. Advising about the importance of reading newspaper
11. Telling your friend how to improve English
12. Advising your younger brother to take part in games and sports
13. Describing the scenic beauty of Sundarbans
14. Advising not to adopt unfair means in the exam
15. Advising your younger brother to take tough preparations for admission test

ENGLISH 2ND PAPER

QUESTIONS NO 1-9 (DEPENDS ON PRACTICE)
QUESTION NO 10: APPLICATION
1. Write an application to the Headmaster of your school for setting up a multimedia classroom in the classroom.
2. Suppose, you are the inhabitants of Polashpur under Homna Upazila, Cumilla. The main road of your locality is
severely damaged. Now, write a complaint letter to the DC, Cumilla requesting him to take necessary steps for repairing
the road immediately. [DB-2023]
3. Suppose, you are Labib/Labiba. You are in Khulna Zilla School, Khulna. Your school has a common room but it lacks
some facilities. Now, write an application to your Headmaster for increasing common room facilities. 1/16/24, 10:18 AM
SSC English 2nd Paper Suggestion -2024 [BB-2023; RB-2023; BB-2020, 2015 & 2009: JB-2017; SB-2017; DjB -2015; SB-
2007]
4. Suppose, you are Karim/Kabita, one of the inhabitants of Dinajpur City Corporation. Recently the roads of your locality
have been unusable due to heavy rainfalls and the sewerage drains are being hampered to flow to water. People and the
school going students cannot go to their offices, shops, schools and other places. Now, write a letter to the Mayor of
your City Corporation complaining about the sufferings of the common people. [CB-2023]
5. Write a letter to the postmaster of Khulna Head Office complaining about irregular delivery of letters in your locality.
[SB-2023]

6. Suppose, you are Sadman/Saima. You area student of Polisha High School, Madarganj, Jamalpur. There is no canteen in
your school. Now, write an application to the Headteacher of your school for setting up a canteen in your school campus.
[DjB-2023; All Boards-2018, DB, JB, BB-2016]
7. Suppose, you are Mohim/Mohima from the village Modhupur, upazila Patiya, district Chattogram. Recently, a flood has
swept over your area and caused a great havoc. Now, write an application to the Deputy Commissioner of your district
for relief and medical aid for the flood affected people of your area. [CtgB-2022; DB-2020 & 2019; RB-2020; SB-2016]
8. Suppose, you are Mita/Mithu, a student of class X reading in Nurpur High School, Kushtia. There is a lack of quality
books in your school library. Now, write an application to the Headmaster on behalf of the students of your school to
increase the.number of quality books in the library. [DjB-2022; SB-2022; BB-2022; MB-2020]
9. Suppose, you are Samir/Samira. You read in Jhalakathi Gaut. High School. The students of your class want to go on a
study tour. So, you need permission of the Headteacher. Now, write an application to the Headteacher of your school
seeking permission to go on a study tour. [CB-2020; JB-2020; SB, BB-2019; DjB-2016, RB-2016, DB2015]
10. Suppose, you are Amin/Amina. You read in Shyamoli High School, Dhaka. The students of your school want to arrange
a tree plantation programme in your school. Now, on behalf of the students, write an application to the Headmaster of
your school seeking permission to arrange a tree plantation programme. [L?jB-2020]
11. Imagine, you are Anik/Anika. You are a student of Govt. Pilot High School, Faridpur. You are in section A in Class 10.
Recently, your father has been transferred to Dhaka. You want to continue your study in this school. Now, write an
application to the Headteacher of your school for a seat in the school hostel. [CtgB-2026]
12. Imagine, you area student of River View High School, Khulna. You are Joy Ahmed/Joya Akhter. Now, on behalf of the
students of your school, write an application to the Headmaster of your school for taking necessary steps to set up a
computer club. [SB-2020 & 2003; CtgB-2019; DB, CB-2017; JB-2015; DjB, JB 2009]
11. Imagine, you are Adib/Adiba, of Madhupur High School. Now, write an application to your Headmaster requesting
him to open a "Debating Club" in your school compound. [CB, JB-2019; RB-2017; BB-2017,: CtgB2016]
12. Imagine, you are studying at Rangpur Zilla School. Your father has recently been transferred to Jashore. Your father
wishes to take you to the new place of his posting. So, write an application to your Headteacher requesting him to issue
you a transfer certificate. [RB-2019]
13. Suppose, you are Habib/Habiba. You have passed the SSC examination this year from Collegiate High School, Barishal.
You want to get yourself admitted into a college. So, you need a testimonial from your Headmaster. Now, write an
application to the Headmaster of your school for a testimonial. [RB-2015; DB-2009, 2001, BB-2,007;SB2008, 2005, 2003]
14. Suppose, you are Rabbi/Rabeya an SSC candidate of Ideal School and College, Dhaka. You and your classmates need
some extra lessons on English grammar. Now, write an application to your Headmaster on behalf of your, class requesting
some extra lessons after your regular classes. [DjB-2019]
15. Suppose, you are Habib/Habiba of Bakultala High School, Chattogram. You need financial help to bear your
educational expenses. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your school for help from the poor fund. [CB-
2016, 2015; RB-2004; DB-2003, 2001; JB-2003, 2001; SB-2001]
16. Suppose, you are Ruman/Ruma, a student of Pioneer High School, Rangpur. You are facing some problems in your
school library especially the inadequacy of books essential for preparing notes. Now, write an application to the
Headmaster of your school praying for enhancing library facilities. [CtgB-2017] 1/16/24, 10:18 AM SSC English 2nd Paper
Suggestion -2024
17. Suppose, you are Nafiza of Govt. Jubilee High School, Sunaingaiji. You are a student of class IX. It is summer now.
Load-shedding has been a usual. fact in your locality. It hampers the daily activities seriously. So, write a letter to the
editor of a newspaper complaining against the frequent load-shedding in your locality. [JB-2022]
18. Suppose, the prices of essential commodities are increasing day by day. It seems that nobody has any control over
this situation. The prices are increasing in a free style. Now, write an article for newspaper on this important issue.
19. Imagine, you are Habib/Habiba of Jahapur Union, Kushtia. The main bridge over a canal of your locality has been
badly damaged and it has not been repaired fora long time. All the people of your locality specially the old, children and
women have to suffer terribly. Now, write an application to the Chairman of your Union Parishad to repair the bridge
immediately.
20. Suppose, you are Karim/Kabita, one of the inhabitants of Dinajpur City Corporation. Recently the roads of your
locality have been unusable due to heavy rainfalls and the sewerage drains are being hampered to flow to water. People
and the school going students cannot go to their offices, shops, schools and other places. Now, write a letter to the
Mayor of your City Corporation complaining about the sufferings of the common people. [CB-2023]
21. Write a letter to the postmaster of Khulna Head Office complaining about irregular delivery of letters in your locality.
[SB-2023]
22. Suppose, you have bought some books on general knowledge. But the books are damaged and have printing
mistakes. Now, write a letter to the publishing company "Diamond Publishing" complaining against it. I [JB2023]
23. Write a letter of complaint to the suitable authorities against the problem of antisocial activities in your locality.
[CtgB-2023
24. Write a letter to the Chief Operating Officer of Bangladesh Railway complaining about your missing goods. [DB-2022]
25. Write a complaint letter to the Headmaster to take proper steps for out-of-order computers. [RB-2022]
26. Write a letter to the Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation about insufficient water supply. [CB-2022] Notice
27. Suppose, you are the Headmaster of Bangabandhu Secondary School, Safderpur; Kot-chanderpur, Jhenaidah. Your
school will remain closed due to summer vacation from 3 June to 19 June. Now, write a notice about it. [MB2023]
28. The Model Test Routine of your school needs to be published. Now, write a notice.
29. Write a notice as the Headmaster of your school informing the students to collect their SSC Admit Card for the
upcoming examination.
30. Suppose the Annual Science Fair will be held in your school. Now write a notice about it asking students to submit
their names and project in details. Purchase Order and Response to an Order/Request
31. Suppose you are the teacher of an art school. You want to buy some art supplies for your school. But you do not have
much time to visit the shop physically. You want to receive the items by a deliveryman. Now, write a purchase letter to
the shop-keeper requesting to send some sports items. 1/16/24, 10:18 AM SSC English 2nd Paper Suggestion -2024
32. Suppose you are an Admin.Executive of a renowned company. You need a catering service to provide lunch for your
employees. You want the food delivered directly to your office. Now, write a request letter to the catering requesting
them to supply the luncheon.
***33. Suppose you are Alamin Hossain. You want to buy some medical supplies from Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited.
You want to receive the products delivered by their representative concerns. Now, write a request letter to the sales
manager of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited requesting him to supply. some products.
***34. Suppose you are Arafat Khan. You want to buy some stationeries and books for PBS, Shantinagar, Dhaka. But you
do not have much time to visit the purchasing house physically. You want to receive the books by post. Now, write a
purchase letter to the manager of the purchasing house requesting to send some stationery goods and books. Response
to an Order/Request
***35. Suppose, you are Omar Faruk, the manager of PBS, Shantinagar, Dhaka. You have got a purchase order from
Arafat Khan some days before. Now, write a confirmation letter responding to order of Arafat Khan.
***36. Suppose, you are Nahid Hasan, the sales manager of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited. You have got a purchase
order from Alamin Hossain some days before. Now, write a confirmation letter responding to an order of Alamin Hossain.

QUESTION NO 11 and 12: PARAGRAPH

***1. Write a paragraph on Dengue Fever. Or How to fight against it and face it. IRB-2020]
***2. Write a paragraph on 'The Padma Multipurpose Bridge'.
***3. Write a paragraph on 'The Life of a Rickshaw Puller'. [CtgB-2023; DB-20171
***4. Write a paragraph on 'A Winter Morning'. [BB-2023; DjB-203]
***5. Write a paragraph about 'A Street Hawker'. [CB-2,023; SB-2020; DB-2016]
***6. Write a paragraph on 'Importance of Learning English'. [JB-2023]
***7. Write a paragraph on 'A Book Fair' you have visited recently. [SB-2023; RB-2022; RB-2020; DB2019, 2015; SB,DB,
BB-2010; RB-2009; CB-2005; CtgB-2019, 2004]
***8. Write a paragraph on 'Road Accident'/ 'Causes and Effects of Road Accident'. [DB, CB-2020]
***9. Write a paragraph on 'A Book Fair'. [CtgB-2019]
***10. Write a paragraph on 'The Life of a Farmer'. [DjB-2019; SB-2019 & 2015; BB-2019; RB-2017 & 2016; CigB-2015]
***11. Write a paragraph on 'A School Magazine'. [RB-2019; JB-2016; SB-2016]
***12. Write a paragraph on 'A Traffic Jam You Experienced'. [CB-2019]
***13. -Write a paragraph on 'A Moonlit Night'. [All Boards-2018]
***14. Write a paragraph about 'A Day Labourer'. [BX2017]
***15. Write a paragraph on 'A Rainy Day'. [RB-2019 (1st); JB-2015]
***16. Write a paragraph on Food Adulteration'.
***17. Write a paragraph on 'Uses and Abuses of Mobile Phone'.
***18. Write a paragraph on 'Uses and Abuses of Facebook'.
***19. Write a paragraph on 'An Ideal Student', Or 'The Qualities and Duties of an Ideal Student'.
***20. Write a paragraph on 'lnternet/Uses and Abuses of Internet'.
***21. Write a paragraph on 'Importance of Reading Newspapers'. 1/16/24, 10:18 AM SSC English 2nd Paper Suggestion
-2024
22. City life vs rural life
23. online class vs traditional class
24. technical education vs general education
25. Family life and hostel life
26. High school life vs college life
27. Junk food and healthy food
28. your favorite teacher
29. Pahela Boishakh
30. Empowerment of women