Sylhet Cantonment Public School and College

HSC Special Suggestion-2025

English First Paper
Marks: 100
Part: 1
Seen Passage: For Multiple Choice Questions & Short Answer Questions Marks: 5+15 = 20
Board
SL Passage Textbook Source
times
1. Nelson Mandela guided South Africa........... Unit 1, Lesson 2 2
2. Velentina Tereshkova was born in ........ Unit 1, Lesson 3 3
3. Education gives us knowledge........ Unit 2, Lesson 1 13
4. Education aims to bring about......... Unit 2, Lesson 3 1
5. Leaners’ civic engagement....... Unit 2, Lesson 3 2
6. Dreams has fascinated..... Unit 3 Lesson 1 6
7. Sigmund Freud’s theory.... Unit 3, Lesson 1 4
8. I have a dream that one day....... Unit 3, Lesson 3 5
9. The Negro is still..... Unit 3, Lesson 3 6
10. I could hear very faint ....... Unit 4, Lesson 3 4
11. In a traditional society like ours....... Unit 4, Lesson 5 2
12. The famous Greek Philosopher.... Unit 5, Lesson 1 4
13. All these relationship....... Unit 5, Lesson 1 2
14. The orphanage is high..... Unit 5, Lesson 3 3
15. His name was Jerry.... Unit 5, Lesson 3 6
16. The time of adolescence is a period..... Unit 6, Lesson 1 6
17. Adolescents constitute a nation’s..... Unit 6, Lesson 2 6
18. Shilpi was only 15 years old.... Unit 6, Lesson 4 5
19. In Bangladesh, 35 percent students ..... Unit 6, Lesson 5 5
20. A plate of hot French fries....../Frequent Unit 7, Lesson 3 4
consumptions of junk...
21. The Act of thinking deeply and calmly...... Unit 7, Lesson 4 5
22. We spend money...... Unit 7, Lesson 5 5
23. My name is Amerigo...... Unit 8, Lesson 4 4
24. One of the sources of water...... Unit 10, Lesson 1 4
25. Ecotourism is broadly defined..... Unit 11, Lesson 3 5
26. Ecotourism is a booming business.... Unit 11, Lesson 3 4

Seen Passage: For Information Transfer/Flow Chart/ Table Marks: 5

1. Nelson Mandela played a prominent......... Unit 1, Lesson 2 1
2. Education gives us knowledge Unit 2, Lesson 1 2
3. Education not only enriches...... Unit 2, Lesson 1 6
4. The first thing education does...... Unit 2, Lesson 1 4
5. Civic engagement....... Unit 2, Lesson 3 5
6. Nishat Mazumdar, a Bangladeshi woman...... Unit 4, Lesson 3 6
7. The famous Greek Philosopher...... Unit 5, Lesson 1 4
8. The time of adolescence is a period.... Unit 6, Lesson 1 2
9. Adolescents constitute a nation’s.... Unit 6, Lesson 2 4
10. When a girl gets married..... Unit 6, Lesson 2 2
11. Children’s right to education... Unit 6, Lesson 3 3
12. Shilpi was only 15 years old.... Unit 6, Lesson 4 6
13. In Bangladesh, cyber bullying... Unit 6, Lesson 5 6
14. Junk food are processed..... Unit 7, Lesson 3 6
15. Meditation in our time..... Unit 7, Lesson 3 5
16. We spend money..... Unit 7, Lesson 4 5
17. Unnecessary spending.... Unit 7, Lesson 5 4
18. My name is Amerigo.... Unit 8, Lesson 4 5
19. The island of St. Martin’s is the only ...... Unit 11, Lesson 3 5
20. Ecotourism is a booming business.... Unit 11, Lesson 3 4
Seen Passage: For Summary or Theme Writing Marks: 10
1. Chawla was born in ...... Unit 1, Lesson 3 5
2. Civic engagement...... Unit 2, Lesson 3 4
3. The famous Greek Philosopher..... Unit 5, Lesson 1 6
4. His name was Jerry..... Unit 5, Lesson 3 2
5. When a girl gets married... Unit 6, Lesson 2 6
6. The situation of adolescence...... Unit 6, Lesson 2 6
7. Children’s right to education..... Unit 6, Lesson 3 4
8. I love to rise to education.... Unit 6, Lesson 3 5
9. Shilpi was only 15 years old..... Unit 6, Lesson 4 3
10. Junk food are processed.... Unit 7, Lesson 3 5
11. We spend money for different reason.... Unit 7, Lesson 5 3
12. Khorshed set me up.... Unit 11, Lesson 1 4
Or Poem
13. All people dream, but not.... Unit 3, Lesson 2 5
14. Hold fast to dream ...... Unit 3, Lesson 2 3
15. Sundays too my father got.. Unit 5, Lesson 2 4
16. The School boy... Unit 6, Lesson 3 3
17. Time, you old gispyman .......................... 5
18. The Solitary reaper .......................... 3
19. Shall I Compare Summer’s day .......................... 4
20. The Lake Isle of Innisfree. .......................... 3
21. I died for beauty .......................... 5
22. She walks in beauty .......................... 3
23. Life Is Challenge .......................... 4

Fill in the blanks without clues. All education board 2022, 2023,
Marks: 5 2024 and All Cadet,
Fill in the blanks with clues. Cantonment Colleges Solution
Marks: 10 of Test Questions
Rearranging Marks: 10
1. The Judge and a gold neeklace: Once a gold neeklace.... 4
2. Aristotle: Aristotle was born in Greece...... 5
3. Grapes are sour: Once there lived in a hole at the foot of a tree... 3
4. Socrates: Socrates met his friends for the ....../ Socrates took the cup....... 3
5. Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah: Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah was born in..... 3
6. Rabindranath Tagore: Rabindranath Tagore was born....... 4
7. Dr. Kudrat-e-Khuda: Dr. Kudrat-e-Khuda was born..... 2
8. Nasiruddin Hojja: One day Nasir Uddin Hojja...... 2
9. Kazi Nazrul Islam: Our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam 5
10. Florence Nightingale: Florence Nightingale was the founder.... 4
11. King Lear: Long long ago.... 2
12. Nepoleon and the English boy 3
13. Abraham lincoln 3
14. King, Robert Bruce 5
15. Snow White (Once’s a queen was.......) 1
16. Hitler: Adolf Hitler was born........ 1**
17. An English Poet 1
18. John Milton/ Dr. Md. Shahidullah/Einstein/ Dr. Yunus, The Nobel laurate ***

Part II: Writing

Graph/Pie Chart Marks: 15
Board
SL Topic
times
1. The choice of profession/career by different educated people 10
2. Gradual increasing rate of “The Internet Users” in Bangladesh 6
3. The export sector in Bangladesh that earns foreign currency 3
4. Bangladeshi fruit export in different foreign countries 2
5. The passing rate in different subjects in class XII/HSC 2
6. The number of mobile phone/ telephone and mobile phone 3
subscribers/users in town and village/ villages and cities
7. A student’s time spending on various activities/ Time allocation of 3
student’s daily activities
8. The literacy rate of Bangladesh 3
9. Student’s different co-curricular activities 2
10. The percentage of a family’s household income distributed into 3
different categories
11. The percentage of transport used by students of a college attend ... 3
12. Sources of air pollution in a city 2
13. Sources of environment pollution in a city 3
14. The different type of pastime activities of the students of Bangladesh 1
15. The young people’s changing attitude to pastime activities 3
16.
Story Writing Marks: 15
1. The Greedy Farmer: Once a farmer had a goose. It used to lay a golden 2
egg...
2. A Selfish Giant: Once there was a Selfish Gaint .. 2
3. An Honest Woodcutter and the Beautiful Fairy: There lived a 3
woodcutter in a village...
4. An Ant and a Dove: Once an ant was... 4
5. A Sly Fox and a Foolish Crow: One day a crow stole a piece of meat.... 3
6. The Scholar and the Boatman: There lived a great scholar in a village. 2
One day he was crossing the river by boat...
7. A liar Shepherd/Cowboy 5
8. Honesty and Sense of Responsibility of a Boy/ Girl: One day, a boy/girl 3
of class XI/VIII/V was going to college/ school. Suddenly he saw a
money bag.....
9. Happy Cobbler: Once there lived a happy cobbler in a town.... 2
10. Fardin’s Determination: Fardin was an educated young man 3
11. A Kind-hearted Boy: Once a school boy named Sumon was going home 3
after....
12. Nova: Nova is the daughter of very poor parents..... 2
13. Sheikh Saadi: Sheikh Saadi was great poet of Iran. Once he was 4
going.....
14. Naughty Boys and the Frogs: There was a pond full of frogs... 5
15. The Pied Piper of Hamelin: Long, Long ago, the city f Hamelin.... 5
Informal Letter Marks: 10
Topic Qty
1. To your younger brother/friend advising him to take part in extra- 2
curricular activities in your college
2. To your pen-friend about the scenic/natural beauty of Bangladesh 2
3. To your friend/brother telling him about the benefits of reading 1
newspaper
4. To your younger brother/sister/friend advising him not to spend much 7
time in facebook/negative sides of facebook
5. Reply to father’s letter about not to spend much time in facebook 6
6. To your friend/younger brother about taking the preparation of your 2
exam
7. To your younger brother/friend advising him not to share fake news in 5
facebook
8. To your friend describing the importace of civic engagement for the 1
betterment of a particular socienty
9. To your brother/friend describing the importance of studies and 1
advising him the negative side of Tiktok
10. To friend congratutating on getting the first prize in a debate 1
competition
11. To your brother/friend not to smoke/describing the bad effect of 1
smoking/advising him to give up/ refrain from smoking.
12. To friend narrating the scenic beauty of Sundarbans 1
13. To friend thanking for the birthday gift 1
 Sylhet Cantonment Public School and College
English 2nd Paper
Part: B (Composition)
40 Marks

Board
SL Topic/Application Marks: 10
times
1. For establishing/setting up a debating club 2
2. For providing/introducing/setting up multimedia facilities in the 3
classroom
3. For ensuring safe drinking water in the college campus 13
4. To the editor of a newspaper complaining against the reckless driving 1
of the motor cars in the streets.
5. For increasing the number of books in the college library/increasing 5
facilities in college library.
6. For seeking permission to go on a study tour 6
7. For imporving computer lab facilities 4
8. To the principal to arrange a science fair in the college campus 6
9. For permission to go on a study tour/excursion 4
10. For ensuring safe drinking water in the college campus 2
11. For improving/increasing computer lab facilities 4
12. For organizing/establishing/starting/setting up’Engllish Language 2
Club’/Language Club/English Speaking Club’
13. For providing/installing sound system/loud speaker in the large 3
classrooms
14. For a seat in the college hostel 6
15. Complaint against the insufficient water supply in your locality 6
16. For establishing/setting up a ‘Debating Club’ in your college/English 6
Debating Club
17. For permission to stage a drama in the college auditorium 5
18. To write an application to your Principal for taking measures against 5
outsiders
19. For the permission to arrange a book fair in your college campus 4
20. Not to allow any student or teacher to use cell phone in the class room 5
21. To Union Parishad Chirman/Mayor for repairing a road in your area 5
Or E-mail
1. To the sports dealer to supply you some sports materials for college 4
2. To the officer in charge of the police station to take steps against anti- 5
social activities in your locality
3. To the Admission Section asking about admission procedure for 4
overseas students
4. To friend to invite to join your birthday party 4
 Writing 2 Paragraphs Marks: 15×2 = 30
Topic
1.Descriptive/ Narrative Method:
a) Wonders of Modern Science 6
b) Students and social services 4
c) A day to remember/ My childhood memories 5
d) Uses and abuses of social Media / Facebook/ Internet 6
e) The necessity of Sports 4
f) Female Education 2
g) My Country or Bangladesh 4
h) Globalization 2
I) A good health 3
i) July Revolution-2024 ***
j) The Importance of Artificial intelligence (AI) ***
2.Cause and Effect Method 6
a) Drug Addiction 6
b) Deforestation 5
c) Gender discrimination 5
d) The flood in Bangladesh 4
e) Climate Change 5
f) Global Warming 5
g) Environment Pollution 4
h) Load Shedding 4
I) Price Hike or Price Spiral 5
i) Road Accident in Bangladesh 4
j) Internet Addiction 5
k) Traffic Jam 4

3.Compare and Contrast Method

a) Country Life versus City Life / town Life 4
b) Fast Food / Junk Food Versus Home cooking Food 4
c) Technical or Vocational Education Vs General Education 5
d) School Life Vs College Life 4
e) Home Life Vs hostel life 5
f) Public University VS Private University 3
g) School Campus VS College Campus 2

N.B: You are requested to Revise all grammar items by following board Questions e.g. (Marks-60)
2019,2022,2023,2024 and All Cadet and Cantonment Colleges Test Questions. (Solution)
✓ Revise all top Govt. Colleges Test Question Solutions in each board’s respectively.

Prepared by
Joshimuddin
Lecturer in English
Sylhet Cantonment Public School and College