HSC English 2nd Test Paper 2025
Question
Part A: Grammar (60 Marks)
1. Complete the text with suitable prepositions.
A primary school (or elementary school) is a school (a)……… children between the ages (b)………. about five and eleven. It comes after preschool. When children finish learning (c)…….. primary school, they go (d)………. secondary school. “Primary Education” means the ‘Nursery’, the ‘Kindergarten’ and five years (e)……….. regular schooling thereafter. Admission to Nursery classes is (f)……… children above three years so that the age is 6+ when entering Class I.
Children are taught language (mother tongue and English) reading/writing skills, basic arithmetic and quite a good amount of general information (g)……… the country, people, statesmen, great people, flora & animals. However, this is true only for schools (h)……… the urban areas. Rural schools do not have Nursery or Kindergarten; they admit straight (i)………. Class I when the child is six. Further, the rural schools use the mother tongue as medium (j)……… instruction, not resorting to English in any way.
2. Complete the sentences with suitable phrase/words given in the box.
What’s it like, have to, let alone, is born, What does…. look like, would rather, It, There, had better, as soon as
(a) A: I’d like to get up early in the morning, but I can’t.
B:……. is not very difficult, you need to have will power.
(b) Everyone……. free in the world but afterwards they get trapped in everything.
(c) She has started learning French. He can’t say the alphabet,……… talk!
(d) He is an honest man. He……… starve than take bribe from anyone.
(e)………. living in a hilly region? You have been in Rangamati for more than ten years.
(f) English is an international language. If you want to visit a country, you…….. learn to communicate in English.
(g) He is waiting for your signal. He will start his writing…….. you tell him.
(h) This is a family party. You…….. not invite your friends.
(i)…….. an ostrich…….? I have never seen them.
(j)…….. was a mighty king. He was very kind to his subjects.
3. Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases.
(a) Sujon has been suffering from fever for seven days, but has not seen a physician yet………., he needs to see a doctor.
(b) We walked fast to get the train. But no sooner………. than the train left.
(c) I like playing cricket very much. I try to play cricket whenever…………
(d) You cannot prosper by illegal means. We all know the proverb, “Ill got,………….
(e) When she proposed me I was only 21. I was too young………..
(f) The night has not come to an end yet. Let’s wait…………
(g) She was quite serious about debating. Yesterday she missed the debating session as…………..
(h) We must wait till the end of something. It is because all is well that………..
(i) Success depends on hard work. You cannot be successful without……..
(j) Man wants to get more and more) He is not satisfied with what………..
4. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.
Today women are (a)……… (play) important roles in all spheres of life. It has to be (b)…….. (acknowledge) that women have always worked within the household but this commonly is not (c)……….. (count) as ‘work’. It is unfortunate that women’s roles in agricultural societies (d)……… (not recognize) either. They are no longer (e)………(confine) within the sold walls of their parents or their husbands’ house. They (f)……….. (come) out of and (g)………. (work) hand in hand with man in all the development programitchenf the Government.
By (h)………… (receive) higher education they are (i)……… (become) pilots, doctors, engineers, teachers, administrators etc. Their worth (j)……. (have) already (k)…….. (prove) by them. They are (l)……. (contribute) much to the economy of the country. Now it has come to the realization of the men that true development of the country (m)………. (be) never possible (n)…….. (keep) half of the population idle.
5. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches.
”You should maintain the rules and regulations of the institution as long as you are here,” the Principal said to the students, “only then you’ll be termed as disciplined.” One of the students said, “We followed the rules and regulations of the institution in the past, we follow them now and we will follow them in future.” “Thank you for your commitment my dear students. Please, advice the newcomers to be the same as you.”
6. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
Minara, (a)……. (Post-modify the noun with an appositive) found a purse (b)……… (Post-modify the verb with an adverbial of time) while she was returning from college. She crossed the (c)…….. (Pre-modify the noun) road. (d)…….. (Use an adverb to pre- modify the verb) a speedy car passed her. She became so much surprised that (e)…….. (Use article to pre-modify the noun) purse fell on the road from her hand. (f)…….. (Use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) people rushed to her to see if she was hit by the (g)……. (Use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) car.
She told them she was not hurt and then she left the place (h)……… (Post-modify the verb with an adverb). She went to the nearby police-station with (i)……… (Use possessive to pre-modify the noun) father. They handed over the purse to the duty officer and as she was informed later the owner of the purse got it within (j)……… (Use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) hour. The owner called her and thanked her.
7. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.
(a)………. the prosperity and development of a country or state almost relies on its good citizens. (b)……….., good citizens are one of the most valuable assets of a country or society. (c)……….., no development or progress can be imagined without good citizens. (d)………. a good citizen possesses almost all possible good qualities and basic knowledge about his native land. (e)……… to be a good citizen, a person has to acquire some qualities. (f)………. a good citizen must acquire knowledge about related things and issues, (g)………., his/her own land, its constitutions, geography and people, its history. culture, tradition, literature, religions, socio-economic activities and educational system.
(h)………, a good citizen should be judicious in actions and he/she should have proper skills to apply his/her knowledge properly. (i)………., a person must have good moral character. (j)………., a man of good character can overcome any danger, difficulty. challenge or competition easily and successfully. (k)…………, to be a good citizen he/she must be responsible to the family, to the society, to the country and to his/her countryman. (l)………, we must try to create more good citizens. (m)…….., their activities lead their society as well as their country to the way to prosperity and happiness. (n)……… a good citizen plays a vital role in developing his/her society as well as country.
8. Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
There lived a twin brother called Sam and Tom. They were identical twins, even their mother found it too hard to differentiate between them during the initial months of birth. However, they were like two poles when it comes to everything other than their appearance. They neither agree with anything nor do they share even one single trait! Sam had no friends. whereas for Tom the world was friendship. Sam loved sweets and Tom loved to eat spicy foods. Sam was mommy’s pet and Tom was daddy’s pet. While Sam was generous, Tom was greedy! As they grew up, their father wanted to share his fortune equally.
However. Tom did not agree and he argued that whoever is more intelligent and strong, will gain higher share of wealth than other.
(a) twin (synonym) (b) identical (antonym) (c) differentiate (synonym) (d) initial (antonym) (e) birth (antonym) (f) appearance (synonym) (g) agree (antonym) (h) friendship (antonym) (i) spicy (antonym) (j) generous (antonym) (k) greedy (synonym) (l) fortune (synonym) (m) intelligent (synonym) (n) share (synonym)
9. There are fourteen errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors.
Rafiq : May I come in sir
Mr. Ahmed : Yes of course Any problem
Rafiq : I dont know, sir. I am told to meet you in the teachers common room.
Mr. Ahmed : Oh! I forgot that. Why did you do so badly in science in your last examination
Rafiq : Sir I should have informed you earlier My father was very sick, and I had to accompany him almost the whole night before the exam. So I couldnt revise the lessons.
Mr. Ahmed : Oh Its a pity.
Part B: Composition (40 Marks)
10. Suppose, you are a student of ‘X’ College. Write an application to the ‘Principal’ of your college for introducing multimedia facilities in classrooms.
11. Write a paragraph on The Importance of Learning English. Use 200 words.
12. Write a paragraph showing causes and effects of Road Accident in Bangladesh. Use 200 words.
HSC English 2nd Test Paper 2025
Solution
Part A: Grammar
1. (a) for (b) of (c) at (d) to (e) of (f) for (g) about (h) in (i) at (j) of
2. (a) It (b) is born (c) let alone (d) would rather (e) What’s it like (f) have to (g) as soon as (h) had better (i) What does …. look like (j) There
3. (a) Since he is very sick, he needs to see a doctor.
(b) But no sooner had we reached the station than the train left.
(c) I try to play cricket whenever I find time.
(d) We all know the proverb, “Ill got, ill spent”.
(e) I was too young to say no to a woman.
(f) Let’s wait until the sun rise.
(g)Yesterday she missed the debating session as she had a bad headache.
(h) It is because all is well that ends well.
(i) You cannot be successful without working hard.
(j) He is not satisfied with what he has.
4. (a) playing (b) acknowledged (c) counted (d) have not been recognized (e) confined (f) have come (g) are working (h) receiving (i) becoming (j) has (k) been proved (l) contributing (m) is (n) keeping
5. The Principal told the students that they (S) should maintain the rules and regulations of the institution as long as they (S) were there. He added that only then they would be termed as disciplined. One of the students said that they (S) had followed the rules and regulations of the institution in the past, they followed them then and we would follow them in future. The Principal thanked his students for their commitment and requested them (S) to advice the newcomers to be the same as they were.
6. (a) a college student (b) yesterday/last week (c) busy (d) suddenly (e) The (f) Some (g) passing (h) immediately (i) her (j) one
7. (a) Obviously (b) In fact (c) Moreover (d) First of all (e) Really (f) That is (g) For example/For instance (h) Secondly (i) Thirdly (j) True that/In fact (k) Last of all/Finally (l) Therefore (m) Because (n) To sum up
8. (a) Look alike (b) different/dissimilar (c) distinguish/separate (d) final/closing (e) death/demise (f) look/figure (g) differ/disagree (h) enmity/hostility (i) mild (j) miserly/close-fisted/tightfisted (k) voracious/insatiable (l) luck (m) wise/smart (n) portion/part
9. Rafiq : May I come in, sir?
Mr. Ahmed : Yes, of course. Any problem?
Rafiq : I don’t know, sir. I am told to meet you in the teachers’ common room.
Mr. Ahmed : Oh! I forgot that. Why did you do so badly in science in your last examination?
Rafiq : Sir, I should have informed you earlier. My father was very sick, and I had to accompany him almost the whole night before the exam. So, I couldn’t revise the lessons.
Mr. Ahmed : Oh! It’s a pity.
