HSC English Second Paper Solution Dhaka Board

HSC Examination-2024

English Second Paper

Dhaka Board

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition:

We learn etiquette and manners (a) ____ our parents and various institutions such as schools, colleges or professional bodies. There are rules (b) _____ behaviour (c)_____ all kinds (d) ______social occasions and it is important to learn them and practise them (e) _____ everyday life. The manners that are correct (f) ______ a wedding reception will not do (g) ______ a debating club. Therefore, we have to be careful (h) _____ etiquette and manners. We know how important it is to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ (i) _____ everyday life. A few more polite expressions such (j) _______ ‘Pardon me’, ‘Excuse me’ May I’ are bound to make your day smooth and pleasant.

Answer:  (a) from (b) of (c) for (d) of (e) in (f) in (g) in (h) about (i) in (j) as

2. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/words given in the box:

what does … look like	what it	would rather	what’s it like	had better
was born	let alone	as if	as soon as	have to

(a) Sumi talks too much. It is —- she were a mad.

(b) Can anyone tell me —- an elephant —- ? I have never seen an elephant.

(c) I am eagerly waiting for your reply. Please answer me —- you can.

(d) — swimming in a river? I am so excited.

(e) Helmet should be used while driving a motorbike. —- you were in a bike and met a serious accident?

(f) It is a secret matter. We —- not discuss this in public.

(g) Socrates who was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock, —– in 469 BC.

(h) I —- take an auto bike than go to college on foot. The exam is about to start.

(i) Sometimes we —- accept something unwillingly for the sake of peace.

(j) I can hardly walk —– run a race.

Answer:  (a) as if  (b)what does…… look like (c) as soon as (d) what’s it like (e) What if (f) had better (g) was born (h) would rather (i) have to (j) let alone

3. Complete the following sentences with suitable clauses/phrases:

(a) Trees are essential for our existence. So, —-.

(b) The rats are now thinking who will tie the bell on cat? Finally they realize it is easy to say —-.

(c) Wait until —-. You should not go out alone.

(d) Love is divine. You can’t find others to love you unless —-.

(e) Punctuality is a great virtue. So try —-.

(f) The patient was so serious and we were looking for a doctor. Alas! The patient had died before

(g) Sharing is —-. So, teach your children how to share.

(h) Everybody must be conscious of health because —-.

(i) The train will start at 10 am. Now it is 09:55 am. So, walk fast lest —-.

(j) Corruption is a hindrance to national development. It is high time —–

Answer: 

(a) we should plant more trees

(b) but difficult to do

(c) I come back

(d) you love them

(e) to be punctual

(f) we found a doctor/the doctor came

(g) a great virtue/an admirable virtue

(h) health is wealth

(i) you should/ might miss the train

(j) we took steps against corruption/ to take steps against corruption

4. Read the following text and fill the gaps with correct form of verbs as per subject and context:

Once upon a time, there (a) —- (be) a king who was very fond of (b) —– (know) his future from the astroligers. A famous astrologer (c) …… (stop) at his capital on his way to home. The king called on him to (d) —– (know) about the future and the astrologer (e) —– (tell) him something unpleasant. At this the king (f) —- (get) furious and (g) —- (condemn) him to death saying, “Men like you (h) —- (live) to spoil the peace of the world.” But another thought (i) —- (cross) his mind before the astrologer (j) —- (send) for execution. “How long will you (k) —- (live)?” asked the king. With ready wit, the astrologer said, “The stars (l) —- (declare) that I shall die only a week before your majesty, so goodbye.” (m) —- (hear) this, the king turned pale like a dead man and shouted, “Drive this wretch away, let him (n) —- (come) here again.”

Answer:  (a)  was (b) knowing (c) stopped (d) know (e)  told (f) got (g) condemned (h) should not live (i) crossed/had crossed (j) was sent  (k)  live (l) declare (m) Hearing (n) not come

5. Change the form of narrative style by using indirect speeches:

“Oh, my Lord! Please do not kill the child,” cried the woman, “Let her have the child.” The king said, “Now everything is clear to me.” Pointing to the woman, the king again said to the servant, “Give her the child. She is the real mother.”

Answer:

The woman addressed the king as her lord and told him (king) not to kill the child. Then the king ordered his servant to let her (the woman) have the child. Again the king said that everything was clear to him (king) then. Pointing to the woman, the king again ordered his servant to give her the child. The king also said that she was the real mother.

6. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces:

Once there lived a (a) —– (pre-modify the noun) fox in a jungle. One day, while he was walking (b) —– (post modify the verb with a prepositional phrase), he fell into a trap and lost his tail. He felt very unhappy and sad. But the fox was (c) —– (pre-modify the adjective) cunning too. He hit upon a plan and invited all the foxes (d) —– (use ari infinitive phrase). When all a. the foxes arrived, the fox, (e) —– (use an appositive), said, “My dear friends, I have discovered a new thing. It is that (f) —– (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) tails are quite useless. They look (g) —– (pre-modify the adjective) ugly and dirty too. So, we all should cut off our tails, shouldn’t we?” Most of them agreed with the cunning fox (h) —– (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) their tails. But an old and (i) —– (pre-modify the noun) fox said to the cunning fox, “My friend, your plan is nice but evil.  Actually, you want to cut off our tails because you have lost (j) —– (pre- modify the noun with a determiner) tail of your own.”

Answer:

a) clever/cunning

b) through the jungle

c) very

d) to come to a meeting

e) without a tail

f) our

g) very

h) to cut off

i) wise

j) your

7. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage:

Teaching is a noble profession. (a) —-to be a teacher, one must possess some noble qualities too. (b) —- he should be a student. (c) —– teaching is related to knowledge, he can’t acquire knowledge (d) —– he is a student. (e) —– a teacher thinks (f) —- he knows everything, he can’t be a good teacher. (g) —– thirst for knowledge is the second best, quality of a teacher. (h) —–, a teacher should be a psychologist. Different students have different ways of learning. (i) —– the teacher needs to teach his students by studying their psychology. Fourthly a teacher should have good delivery power. (j) —– his voice should be clear (k) —– artistic. (I) —– a teacher should be an actor (m) —– behave according to the classroom situation. And (n) —–, a teacher must be a good human being.

Answer:  (a) In order (b) Firstly (c) Since (d) unless (e) If (f) that (g) Secondly (h) Thirdly (i) Therefore (j) Furthermore (k) and (1) Moreover (m) because (n) finally

8. Read the passage below and write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed:

All of us know what a dream is. Generally, we dream during our sleep, Dreams may appear to be short or long lasting. Sometimes we say, I dreamt for the whole night! But do we really dream for the whole night? Some dreams are sweet or romantic. Some are horrible. When we dream something extremely bad, we call it a nightmare.

(a) All (Antonym) (b) Dream (Synonym) (c) Generally (Antonym) (d) Appear (Antonym) (e) Sleep (Antonym) (f) Short (Synonym) (g) Long (Synonym) (h) Sometimes (Antonym) (i) Night (Synonym) (j) Really (Synonym) (k) Romantic (Antonym) (1) Horrible (Synonym) (m) Extremely (Synonym) (n) Nightmare (Antonym)

Answer:

(a) None

(b) Hallucination/Delusion/Imagination

(c) Rarely/Occasionally

(d) Disappear/Vanish

(e) Consciousness

(f) Brief/Tiny/Summarized,

(g) Lengthy/Elongated

(h) Never

(i) Bed time

(j) Actually / Absolutely

(k) Unromantic / Boring

(l) Scary/Terrifying

(m) Immensely / Severely

(n)  Reality / Pleasure

9. There are fourteen errors in the use of punctuation in the following text. Re-write the text correcting the errors. Use capital letter if necessary.

Sumi said to Rumi what will you do after hsc exam ill take preparation for varsity admission whats about you said Rumi

Answer: Sumi said to Rumi, “What will you do after HSC exam? “I’ll take preparation for varsity admission.” “What’s about you?” said Rumi.