SSC English 2nd Paper Dinajpur Board 2023 Solution
BOARD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
1. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions or articles.
There is no doubt but that youth is (a) ______ best time of (b) ______ life. This is the time when it is (c) ______ most important (d) ______ one to remember (e) ______ maxim. “As you sow, so shall you reap.” One must sow (f) ______ seeds (g) ______ industry, truthfulness and other virtues (h) ______ this season (i) ______ reap the harvest of prosperity and happiness. Whatever takes root in a man (j) ______ this time lasts throughout the rest of his life and moulds his future.
Answer with Short Explain:
(a) the → “the best time” = superlative degree, তাই the লাগে।
(b) × → “life” এখানে general অর্থে ব্যবহৃত, তাই কোনো article লাগে না।
(c) the → “the most important” = superlative, তাই the ব্যবহার হয়।
(d) for → “important for one” = কার জন্য গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বোঝাতে for লাগে।
(e) the → নির্দিষ্ট maxim (proverb) বোঝানো হয়েছে, তাই the।
(f) the → নির্দিষ্ট seeds (virtues-এর seeds), তাই the।
(g) of → “seeds of industry” = সম্পর্ক বোঝাতে of।
(h) in → “in this season” = সময় বোঝাতে in ব্যবহৃত।
(i) to → “to reap” = purpose বোঝাতে infinitive (to)।
(j) during → “during this time” = নির্দিষ্ট সময়কাল বোঝাতে during।
2. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words:
| revolutionary | bless | wonder | social | needless |
| world | essential | present | closer | demerit |
All we know that mobile phone is the most (a) ______ invention of modern science. Nowadays, it is very (b) ______ for us. At (c) ______ it is very small and light. (d) ______ changes have been brought about in (e) ______ communication by mobile phone. The whole (f) ______ has now become smaller and (g) ______ unbelievably in respect of communicating information. But it is (h) ______ to say that mobile phone has some (i) ______ too. Over all, it is a great (j) ______ for mankind.
Answer with Short Explain:
(a) wonderful → “invention” বর্ণনা করতে adjective লাগে, তাই wonder → wonderful।
(b) essential → “very essential for us” = খুব প্রয়োজনীয়, তাই essential সঠিক।
(c) present → “At present” = বর্তমানে (fixed phrase), তাই present (not presents)।
(d) revolutionary → বড় পরিবর্তন বোঝাতে “revolutionary changes” ব্যবহৃত হয়।
(e) social → “social communication” = সামাজিক যোগাযোগ, তাই social।
(f) world → “the whole world” = পুরো বিশ্ব, তাই world।
(g) closer → “smaller and closer” = comparative form, তাই closer।
(h) needless → “needless to say” = বলার প্রয়োজন নেই (fixed phrase)।
(i) demerits → “some demerits” = plural দরকার, তাই demerit → demerits।
(j) blessing → “a great blessing” = মানুষের জন্য আশীর্বাদ, তাই bless → blessing।
3. Make six sentences using the parts of sentences from each column of the table below:
| Pohela Boishakh | inspires | in the programme to inspire the participants. |
| People from all walks of life | begins | early in the morning to enjoy the day wearing traditional clothes. |
| The day | is | the day with traditional festivities |
| People | take part | just as sunrise. |
| The cultural programme | wake up | the first day of Bangla New Year |
| The renowned artists of the country | celebrate | people to start life with renewed hopes and aspirations. |
Answer with Short Explain:
(a) ‘Pahela Boishakh’ is the first day of Bangla New Year. Subject + verb + complement ঠিকভাবে বসানো হয়েছে (“is” দিয়ে পরিচয় বোঝানো)।
(b) People from all walks of life celebrate the day with traditional festivities.“celebrate the day” সঠিক verb choice, কারণ মানুষ উৎসব উদযাপন করে।
(c) The day inspires people to start life with renewed hopes and aspirations.“inspires people” + infinitive “to start” = কাউকে কিছু করতে উৎসাহিত করা।
(d) People wake up early in the morning to enjoy the day wearing traditional clothes.wake up early” + purpose “to enjoy” → কাজের উদ্দেশ্য বোঝানো হয়েছে।
(e) The cultural programme begins just as sunrise.“begins” verbটি programme-এর সাথে সঠিকভাবে মিলেছে (subject-verb agreement)।
(f) The renowned artists of the country take part in the programme to inspire the participants. “take part in” = অংশগ্রহণ করা, এবং “to inspire” → উদ্দেশ্য বোঝায়।
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box:
| die | need | destroy | go | make |
| keep | cause | get | name | cause |
There are various types of fever. Dengue is one of them. It (a) ______ by biting of mosquito (b) ______ Aedes. It (c) ______ serious health hazard. Vomiting, high temperature, blood platelets etc. make the patient tormented. Many patients (d) ______ if blood platelets (e) ______ below 50. Much care and proper treatment (f) ______ to save dengue affected patients. In order to (g) ______ ourselves free from dengue, we (h) ______ our environment clean. Living place of Aedes larva should (i) ______ with a view to (j) ______ ourselves aloof from mosquito bite the use of curtain is essential.
Answer with Short Explain:
(a) is caused Dengue নিজে কাজটি করছে না, বরং mosquito দ্বারা হচ্ছে , passive voice (is + V3)।
(b) named “mosquito named Aedes” = নাম বোঝাতে past participle (V3) ব্যবহার হয়।
(c) causes subject “It” (dengue) → singular, তাই present simple-এ causes।
(d) die সাধারণ সত্য (general fact), তাই present simple die।
(e) go “platelets go below 50” = কমে যাওয়া বোঝাতে go।
(f) is needed care/treatment প্রয়োজন → passive form (is needed)।
(g) make “in order to make” → infinitive form, base verb লাগে (make)।
(h) should keep “we should keep our environment clean”।
(i) be destroyed “should be destroyed” → modal + passive (be + V3)।
(j) keeping “with a view to” এর পরে verb + ing হয় → keeping।
5. Change the sentences according to directions:
(a) Honesty can open a door of peace before a person. (Make it negative)
(b) He accepted the invitation. (Make it passive)
(c) Reading books is nobler than any other habit. (Make it superlative)
(d) Loving country is a very essential virtue. (Make it exclamatory)
(e) We don’t measure our life by months or years. (Make it active)
(f) Industry is the most important thing for success. (Make it comparative)
(g) How attentive she was to her study! (Make it assertive)
(h) Terrorism is one of the most corrosive problems of the modern world. (Make it positive)
(i) We should do good deeds as our responsibility. (Make it imperative)
(j) Everybody is fond of glittering things. (Make it negative)
Answer with Short Explain:
(a) Dishonesty can’t open a door of peace before a person. Positive “Honesty” কে negative করতে opposite word (Dishonesty) + “can’t” ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে।
(b) The invitation was accepted by him. Active → Passive: object “the invitation” subject হয়েছে + was + V3 (accepted)।
(c) Reading books is the noblest habit. Comparative “nobler than any other” → superlative “the noblest”।
(d) What an essential virtue loving country is! Exclamatory: “very essential” → “What a/an …!” structure ব্যবহার।
(e) We don’t measure our life by months or years.
(f) Industry is more important than any other thing for success. Superlative “the most important” → comparative “more important than any other”।
(g) She was very attentive to her study. Exclamatory “How …!” → assertive করতে “very” ব্যবহার করা হয়।
(h) Very few problems of the modern world are as corrosive as terrorism. “one of the most” → positive degree: “Very few … as … as”।
(i) Let’s do good deeds as our responsibility. Assertive → imperative: “Let’s” দিয়ে suggestion/command করা হয়।
(j) There is nobody but fond of glittering things. “Everybody” → negative করতে “There is nobody but …” structure ব্যবহার।
6. Complete the following sentences:
(a) If the sky is cloudy, ______
(b) ______ which should be given up.
(c) Man is curious ______
(d) If I had seen him, ______
(e) I saw a bird ______
Answer with Short Explain:
(a) If the sky is cloudy, it will rain soon. If-clause (present) + main clause (future) → real possibility বোঝাতে এই structure।
(b) It is smoking which should be given up. “which should be given up” অনুযায়ী subject হিসেবে smoking বসানো হয়েছে।
(c) Man is curious to know the unknown. “curious” এর পরে সাধারণত to + verb (infinitive) বসে।
(d) If I had seen him, I would have told him about it. Unreal past condition → If + had + V3, main clause → would have + V3।
(e) I saw a bird dying in the sky. “saw + object + verb-ing” → চলমান কাজ (continuous action) বোঝায়।
7. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both to the root words given in the parentheses:
The purpose of (a) ______ (educate) is to make a man fully (b) ______ (equip) to be (c) ______ (use) to himself and to society. A (d) ______ (true) educated person should be self-reliant with regard to his (e) ______ (person) needs. He should be well-mannered (f) ______ (thought), sympathetic and (g) ______ (operative). He should be (h) ______ (truth), honest, punctual and (i) ______ (duty). (j) ______ (punctual) is a virtue that makes a nation (k) ______ (prosper). An educated person tries to (l) ______ (move) the (m) ______ (suffer) of his countrymen. He also helps others in attaining (n) ______ (self-reliant).
Answer with Short Explain:
(a) education → verb “educate” থেকে noun দরকার → -ion যোগ করে “education”।
(b) equipped → “fully equipped” = past participle (V3) adjective হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত।
(c) useful → “use” + -ful = adjective (উপকারী)।
(d) truly → “true” + -ly = adverb (educated person-কে describe করছে)।
(e) personal → “person” + -al = adjective (needs describe করছে)।
(f) thoughtful → “thought” + -ful = adjective (well-mannered-এর সাথে quality বোঝায়)।
(g) cooperative → “operate” + co- + -ive = adjective (সহযোগিতামূলক)।
(h) truthful → “truth” + -ful = adjective (সত্যবাদী)।
(i) dutiful → “duty” + -ful = adjective (কর্তব্যপরায়ণ)।
(j) punctuality → “punctual” + -ity = noun (virtue বোঝাতে)।
(k) prosperous → “prosper” + -ous = adjective (nation describe করছে)।
(l) remove → “move” এর আগে prefix re- = দূর করা (remove)।
(m) sufferings → “suffer” + -ing + s = plural noun (দুঃখ-কষ্টগুলো)।
(n) self-reliance → “self-reliant” → noun form করতে -ance → “self-reliance”।
8. Make tag questions of these statements:
(a) What he said was true, ______ ?
(b) Don’t forget me, ______ ?
(c) How exciting the game is, ______ ?
(d) Let’s try to make him understand the importance of literacy, ______ ?
(e) You, he and I did the work, ______ ?
(f) Deforestation is not good for us, ______ ?
(g) Books never leave us alone in danger, ______ ?
Answer with Short Explain:
(a) What he said was true, wasn’t it? মূল বাক্যটি affirmative (positive), তাই tag হবে negative (wasn’t it). Subject “what he said” → “it” দিয়ে রিপ্লেস করা হয়েছে।
(b) Don’t forget me, will you? Imperative (অনুরোধ/নির্দেশমূলক বাক্য)। Negative imperative হলে tag হয় will you।
(c) How exciting the game is, isn’t it? Exclamatory sentence হলেও structure অনুযায়ী এটি positive, তাই tag হবে negative (isn’t it)।
(d) Let’s try to make him understand the importance of literacy, shall we? “Let’s” থাকলে সবসময় tag হয় shall we।
(e) You, he and I did the work, didn’t we? Subject multiple হলেও “I” থাকায় tag-এ হয় we। বাক্য positive → tag negative (didn’t we)।
(f) Deforestation is not good for us, is it? মূল বাক্য negative, তাই tag হবে positive (is it)।
(g) Books never leave us alone in danger, do they? “never” negative অর্থ দেয়, তাই tag হবে positive (do they)।
English grammar tag question rules
9. Use punctuation marks where necessary in the following text:
Mainul Islam is a qualified farmer in Naogaon He lives in his village with his two brothers When he was asked What makes you decide to stay here in this village He replied Look its true that we could leave this village for a city life But it didnt attract us
Answer:
Mainul Islam is a qualified farmer in Naogaon. He lives in his village with his two brothers. When he was asked “What makes you decide to stay here in this village?”, he replied, “Look it’s true that we could leave this village for a city life. But it didn’t attract us.”
Short Explain of Answer
- Full stop (.) ব্যবহার
→ প্রতিটি সম্পূর্ণ বাক্যের শেষে full stop বসে।
✔ Naogaon., brothers. - Direct speech (“ ”) ব্যবহার
→ কারো কথা সরাসরি বললে quotation marks (“ ”) ব্যবহার করতে হয়।
✔ “What makes you decide…”
✔ “Look it’s true…” - Question mark (?)
→ প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্যের শেষে বসে।
✔ village?” - Comma (,)
→ Reporting verb (asked, replied) এর পরে comma বসে।
✔ he replied, - Apostrophe (’)
→ contraction (short form) এ ব্যবহার হয়।
✔ it’s = it is
✔ didn’t = did not - Capital letter
→ বাক্যের শুরুতে এবং quotation-এর ভিতরে নতুন sentence শুরু হলে capital letter হয়।
✔ Mainul Islam, He, What, Look, But
