Model Test for HSC English Second Paper With Answers According the
Short Syllabus:
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| Model Test 4 English 2nd paper for hsc |
1. Complete the text with suitable prepositions: .5×10=5
I caught sight of him while crossing the road. I wanted a)
............ talk with him. But was b) .............. a hurry. He was one of my
best friends. Both c) .......... us studied d) ..........
the same college. I had an
intimacy e) ) .......... him. We both got separated f) ..........
each other after the completion g) ........... HSC examination. My heart was really thirty h) ...............
him. But he was out i) .......... our locality. I hardly meet with him. Perhaps
this is the go j).......... the world.
Answers: a) to b) in c) of d) in/at e) with f) from g) of h) for
i) of j) of
2. Fill in the blanks using suitable phrases or words: .5×10=5
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as long as |
would rather |
let alone |
has to |
What if |
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What does .....
look like |
There |
would you mind |
had better |
as if |
a) There is a bad
smell in the room. .................. opening the window?
b) Nobody likes Herok at all. He talks ............... he knew everything.
c) I don’t know how to ride a bike. I ------------ walk than
ride a bike.
d) God will help us ------------- we try honest and
cordially.
e) The poor people can hardly afford of buying fish
----------- meat.
f) He missed the
train. He ---------- return home.
g) You look very pale. You .............. consult a doctor.
h) Sanjida is very
weak in English. She -------- study hard.
i) Tamanna: -------- chess board .........?
j) --------- are two schools in our village.
Answers : a) would you
mind b) as if c) would rather
d) as long as e) let alone
f) had to g) had better h) has to /had better i) What does ......... look like, j) There
3. Complete the sentences with suitable clauses or phrase 1×5=5
a)
Time plays a vital role in our life. But we know time once lost
.......................... can never be
regained.
b)
Cinthia is an ---------------------. She is not only a brilliant student but
also a good singer.
C)
-------------------- , he is not a happy man. Happiness completely depends on the
self-contentment.
d)
Hasib is an HSC candidate. Since the examination is knocking at the door, .................................
.
e)
After retirement a person is usually considered burden of the society. But they
can contribute much to the country ................
Answers :
a) can never be regained. b) Intelligent
girl. c) Inspite of having vast wealth /
Despite vast wealth d) he is working hard. / he has concentrated to his study.
e) with his vast knowledge and
experience. e)
4. Read the following text and fill in the gaps with the
correct form of verbs as per subject and context: .5×10=5
Jerry was an orphan boy. He a) ----------- (come) to the
orphanage at the age of four. He b) ---------- (lose) his parents in his
childhood. Then the authority of the
orphanage took the responsibility for c) ---------- (take) care of him. He could hardly d) --------------- (remember)
his mother and father. In spite of e) ------------ (be) an orphan boy, he had
developed a strong fabric of morality that f) ------------ (impressed) the
authoress most. With some subconscious and gracious qualities he g) ----------
(be) able to draw the attention of the writer and was able to h) --------
(achieve) her love and affection. He i) --------- (tell) an
imaginary story that j) ---------- (turn) the writer into the motherly love and
affection to him.
Answers: a) came b)
lost c) taking d) remember
e) being f) impressed g) was h) achieve i) told j) turned
5. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches: 1×5=5
“Oh,
my lord, please do not kill the child, “said the woman. “Let her have it.” King Solomon said, “Now
everything is clear to me. Pointing the women, he said to the servant,” Give
her the child. She is the real mother of the baby. And detain this evil woman
in prison. She will be punished in the right way.”
Answer:
Addressing the king as her lord, the woman emotionally requested him not to
kill the child and told the kind that she (the evil woman) might have it. The
kind said that everything was clear to him then. Pointing the women, he ordered
to the servant to give her the child. Then he ordered the servant again to
detain the evil woman in prison. He also added that she would be punished in
the right way.
6.
Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following
passage. .5×10=5
Mobile phone has become an essential gadget for everyone a) ------------ it has become very popular
today. b) ------------ it has created a number of problems. It has c)
------------ advantages d) ------------ disadvantages. e) ------------ it helps
to connect people. f) ------------ it helps to exchange information among the
users. g) ------------ it can be used for various purposes. h) ------------ it
has some disadvantages too i) ------------ can create many problems. J) ------------- its advantages are more than disadvantages.
Answers : a) as b) But/However, c) both, d) and e) Firstly, f) Secondly, g) Mover/ Besides /Furthermore h) However, i) which j. Yet / Nevertheless