SSC English 2nd Paper Jashore Board 2023 Solution
BOARD QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
এসএসসি ইংরেজি ২য় পত্র (যশোর বোর্ড) ২০২৩ সালের বোর্ড প্রশ্ন ও পূর্ণ সমাধান এখানে ধাপে ধাপে দেওয়া হয়েছে। প্রতিটি প্রশ্নের সঠিক উত্তরসহ সহজ ভাষায় ব্যাখ্যা যুক্ত করা হয়েছে যাতে শিক্ষার্থীরা শুধু উত্তর মুখস্থ না করে বুঝে শিখতে পারে। বিশেষ করে Grammar অংশ যেমন Preposition, Article, Transformation, Tag Question এবং Punctuation—সবকিছুই পরিষ্কারভাবে আলোচনা করা হয়েছে। এই পোস্টটি SSC পরীক্ষার্থীদের জন্য খুবই গুরুত্বপূর্ণ একটি গাইড হিসেবে কাজ করবে।
- Fill in blanks with suitable prepositions or articles. Put cross (×) for zero article:
Computers are used (a) ______ many ways. For example, (b) ______ computer’s memory may carry the names, addresses and flight numbers of air plane passengers. (c) ______ ticket agent can find (d) ______ almost instantly, by typing (e) ______ flight number, whether there is a seat available (f) ______ a particular plane. At flight time, the computer can make a list of all the passengers (g) ______ the plane. Computers can also solve many problems. (h) ______ many bits of information can be compared (i) ______ one another. Mathematical calculations can then be performed (j) ______ them.
Answer:
(a) in (b) a (c) a (d) × (e) a (f) in (g) of (h) × (i) to/with (j) with/through
Short Explain of Answer:
(a) in → “in many ways”
Fixed phrase. “in many ways” মানে বিভিন্ন উপায়ে।
(b) a → “a computer’s memory”
General sense বোঝাতে singular countable noun এর আগে a বসে।
(c) a → “a ticket agent”
এখানে কোনো নির্দিষ্ট agent না, তাই a (indefinite article)।
(d) × (no article)
“find almost instantly” — এখানে object general, তাই article লাগে না।
(e) a → “a flight number”
নির্দিষ্ট না, যেকোনো flight number বোঝাচ্ছে, তাই a।
(f) in → “in a particular plane”
Plane এর ভিতরে বোঝাতে in use হয়।
(g) of → “passengers of the plane”
Relationship বোঝাতে of (belonging)।
(h) × (no article)
“many bits of information” — plural/general sense, তাই article নাই।
(i) to / with → “compared to/with one another”
Both correct:
- compare to = similarity
- compare with = comparison
(j) with / through → “performed with/through them”
- with = using them
- through = by means of them
- Fill in the blanks of the following text with the clues given in the box:
| way | fair | acquire | learners | supervise |
| degrade | suffer | case | assess | examination |
Examination is the process of (a) ______ the academic knowledge of the (b) ______. So, it should be absolutely (c) ______. The authority should conduct and (d) ______ it in the best possible (e) ______. Adopting unethical activities in the (f) ______ is a great offence. It (g) ______ the standard of education. In (h) ______ of the students’ failure to (i) ______ true education, the nation will (j) ______ greatly. So all students should make the best use of time in order to be truly educated.
Answer:
(a) assessing (b) learners (c) fair (d) supervise (e) way (f) examination (g) degrades (h) case (i) acquire (j) suffer
Short Explain of Answer:
(a) assessing → “process of assessing”
“process of + verb-ing” rule. তাই assess → assessing (gerund)।
(b) learners → “knowledge of the learners”
যারা শেখে = learners (students)।
(c) fair → “absolutely fair”
Exam সবসময় fair (নিরপেক্ষ) হওয়া উচিত।
(d) supervise → “conduct and supervise”
Authority exam conduct (নেওয়া) করে এবং supervise (তদারকি) করে।
(e) way → “best possible way”
Fixed phrase → best possible way (সর্বোত্তম উপায়)।
(f) examination → “in the examination”
Unethical activities হয় exam এর ভিতরে → তাই examination।
(g) degrades → “It degrades the standard”
Subject = It (singular) → verb হবে degrades (s/es যোগ)।
(h) case → “In case of”
Fixed phrase → in case of = ক্ষেত্রে / if happens।
(i) acquire → “failure to acquire”
“to + verb (base form)” → তাই acquire।
(j) suffer → “will suffer”
Future tense → will + base verb → suffer।
- Make six sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below:
| Joynul Abedin | was honoured | pictures secretly |
| He | drew | to Kolkata |
| At the age of 15, he | was | not like the hard and fast rules of schools. |
| So he | went | born at a village in Kishoreganj in 1914. |
| He | did | with the title ‘Shilpacharya’ for his artistic and visionary qualities. |
| At the age of 19, he | got | himself admitted into Kolkata Govt. Art College. |
Answer:
(a) Joynul Abedin was born at a village in Kishoreganj in 1914.
(b) He was honoured with the title ‘Shilpacharya’ for his artistic and visionary qualities.
(c) At the age of 15, he went to Kolkata.
(d) He did not like the hard and fast rules of schools.
(e) So, he drew pictures secretly.
(f) At the age of 19, he got himself admitted into Kolkata Govt. Art College
Short Explain of Answer:
(a) Joynul Abedin was born at a village in Kishoreganj in 1914.
এখানে main verb “was born” → এটা passive structure, জন্ম বোঝাতে সবসময় use হয়।
Pattern: Subject + was born + place + time
“in 1914” → year হলে in use হয়
(b) He was honoured with the title ‘Shilpacharya’ for his artistic and visionary qualities.
“was honoured with” = তাকে সম্মান দেওয়া হয়েছে
“with the title” → কোন title দিয়ে সম্মান করা হয়েছে
“for” = কারণ (qualities এর জন্য)
(c) At the age of 15, he went to Kolkata.
“At the age of + number” → বয়স বোঝানোর fixed phrase
“went to” → past tense of go (movement)
Note: city এর আগে to লাগে
(d) He did not like the hard and fast rules of schools.
Negative past → did not + base verb
তাই “liked” না, “like” হবে
“hard and fast rules” = fixed/strict rules
(e) So, he drew pictures secretly.
“So” = result (কারণ আগের sentence এর ফল)
“drew” = past form of draw
“secretly” → adverb (কিভাবে আঁকত → গোপনে)
(f) At the age of 19, he got himself admitted into Kolkata Govt. Art College.
“got himself admitted” = causative structure
Meaning: সে নিজে ভর্তি হয়েছে (নিজের জন্য কাজটা ঘটিয়েছে)
Pattern: get + object + past participle
“into” → admission context এ use হয়
- Complete the following text with the right form of verbs given in the box:
| be | bring | neglect | spend | lose |
| possess | claim | pay | neglect | lose |
Most of us (a) ______ the wrong mentality of measuring success in life. Many poor adults (b) ______ that the possession of wealth (c) ______ peace of mind in life. But it (d) ______ not always true. Many have (e) ______ their health to gain wealth, but later (f) ______ much of their wealth to regain health. Isn’t that ironic? Again there are also a number of people who had (g) ______ high prices for possessing their present wealth. They have (h) ______ friends and family and have (i) ______ opportunities to spend precious moments with people around them. Besides, many have (j) ______ the peace within themselves for wanting more and more of everything.
Answer:
(a) possess (b) claim (c) brings (d) is (e) neglected (f) have spent (g) paid (h) neglected (i) lost (j) lost
Short Explain of Answer:
(a) possess → “Most of us possess…”
Subject = Most of us (plural) → verb base form
Meaning: আমরা এই ভুল মানসিকতা ধারণ করি
(b) claim → “Many poor adults claim…”
Present simple → general truth/opinion
“claim” = মনে করা / দাবি করা
(c) brings → “possession of wealth brings…”
Subject = possession (singular)
তাই verb = brings (s/es যোগ)
(d) is → “it is not always true”
“it” = singular → verb = is
এটা একটা universal statement
(e) neglected → “have neglected their health”
Structure: have + past participle (present perfect)
neglect → neglected
(f) have spent → “but later have spent…”
আগের clause এর সাথে মিল রেখে present perfect
spend → spent
(g) paid → “had paid high prices”
Structure: had + past participle (past perfect)
pay → paid
(h) neglected → “have neglected friends and family”
Again present perfect → have + V3
neglect → neglected
(i) lost → “have lost opportunities”
have + past participle → lost
(j) lost → “have lost the peace…”
Same rule → present perfect
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed in the brackets:
(a) I am sure that man is the maker of his own fortune. (Negative)
(b) A man has to make a proper use of his time to shine in life. (Imperative)
(c) Who doesn’t know it. (Passive voice)
(d) The lazy suffer miserably in the long run. (Exclamatory)
(e) To kill time is as harmful as to commit suicide. (Comparative)
(f) Our life is only a sum total of hours, days and years. (Negative)
(g) Youth is the most valuable season of life. (Positive)
(h) In youth, our mind can be shaped easily. (Active voice)
(i) We should utilize our time properly in youth. (Imperative)
(j) It is called the seedtime of life. (Active voice)
Answer:
(a) I am not unsure that man is the maker of his own fortune.
(b) Let a man make a proper use of his time to shine in life.
(c) To whom isn’t it known?
(d) How miserably the lazy suffer in the long run!
(e) To commit suicide is not more harmful than to kill time.
(f) Our life is nothing but a sum total of hours, days and years.
(g) No other season of life is as valuable as youth.
(h) In youth, we can shape our mind easily.
(i) Let’s utilize our time properly in youth.
(j) We call it the seedtime of life.
Short Explain of Answer:
(a) Negative:
“I am sure” → negative করতে “not unsure/not doubtful” ব্যবহার করা হয়। তাই meaning change না করে sentence negative form হয়।
(b) Imperative:
Advice/command হিসেবে “Let + subject + verb” বা direct command form ব্যবহার করা হয়।
(c) Passive voice:
“Who doesn’t know it” → passive structure এ subject change করে “it is known to whom/ everyone” টাইপ structure আসে। এখানে interrogative passive form হয়েছে।
(d) Exclamatory:
Strong emotion show করতে “How + adverb + subject + verb!” structure ব্যবহার করা হয়।
(e) Comparative:
“not more…than” structure দিয়ে comparison দেখানো হয়—suicide kill time এর চেয়ে বেশি harmful না, এটা বোঝানো হয়েছে।
(f) Negative:
“only a sum total” → negative form এ “nothing but” ব্যবহার করা হয় meaning same রাখার জন্য।
(g) Positive:
Comparison remove করে direct positive statement করা হয়েছে—youth এর value simple positive way তে express করা হয়েছে।
(h) Active voice:
Passive “can be shaped” → active “we can shape” করা হয়েছে। Subject (we) add করে verb active করা হয়।
(i) Imperative:
Suggestion/command হিসেবে “Let us / Let’s + verb” ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে to make it imperative.
(j) Active voice:
Passive idea remove করে active structure “We call it…” ব্যবহার করা হয়েছে, যেখানে subject “we” action perform করে।
- Complete the sentences of the following text by using conditionals, infinitives, gerunds and participles:
(a) If we invest in girls’ education ______.
(b) ______ is not a waste.
(c) ______ have higher income potential than those who are uneducated and unskilled.
(d) Also, educated mothers are very careful in ______.
(e) Therefore, we should try our best ______.
Answer:
(a) If we invest in girls’ education, we will get a bright future.
(b) Spending money for girls’ education is not a waste.
(c) Educated girls have higher income potential than those who are uneducated and unskilled.
(d) Also, educated mothers are very careful in bringing up their children.
(e) Therefore, we should try our best to educate the girls.
Short Explain of Answer:
(a) Conditional sentence:
“If we invest” → এটা first conditional structure, তাই result অংশে future idea (will + verb) ব্যবহার হয়। মানে, যদি আমরা মেয়েদের শিক্ষায় বিনিয়োগ করি তাহলে ভবিষ্যতে ভালো ফল পাবো।
(b) Gerund:
“Spending” এখানে gerund (verb + ing যা noun এর মতো কাজ করে)। এখানে বোঝানো হয়েছে মেয়েদের শিক্ষায় খরচ করা কোনো অপচয় না।
(c) Simple present / General truth:
“Educated girls” দিয়ে সাধারণ সত্য বোঝানো হয়েছে যে শিক্ষিত মেয়েরা বেশি সক্ষম এবং তাদের আয়ের সম্ভাবনা বেশি।
(d) Gerund:
“bringing up” মানে সন্তান লালন-পালন করা। এখানে বলা হয়েছে শিক্ষিত মায়েরা সন্তান লালনে বেশি যত্নশীল হয়।
(e) Infinitive:
“to educate” হলো infinitive form (to + verb)। এখানে উদ্দেশ্য বোঝানো হয়েছে—আমাদের সর্বোচ্চ চেষ্টা করা উচিত মেয়েদের শিক্ষিত করার জন্য।
- Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both with the root words given in the parenthesis:
In ancient time, textbook was the most (a) ______ (resource) ______ thing for a student. (b) ______ (teach) ______ were only guides and source of (c) ______ (inform) ______. The students had to collect all (d) ______ (inform) ______ news from their teachers. There was hardly any guide book or other (e) ______ (refer) ______ book in the market. So, teachers gave (f) ______ (delive) ______ of a lecture by studying the text books, and so the students had (g) ______ (depend) ______ on their teachers (h) ______ (proficient) ______. As a result, there existed (i) ______ (measure) ______ relationship between them. The (j) ______ (popular) ______ of these great teachers was never on the wane. Students had (k) ______ (devote) ______ to maintain a health relation with their (l) ______ (honour) ______ teachers. Teachers also maintained an ever bond of (m) ______ (friend) ______ with their (n) ______ (affection) ______ students.
Answer:
(a) resourceful (b) teachers (c) information (d) informative (e) reference (f) delivery (g) dependency/dependence (h) proficiency (i) immeasurable (j) popularity (k) devotion (l) honourable (m) friendship (n) affectionate
Short Explain of Answer:
(a) resourceful → “resource” শব্দের সাথে -ful suffix যোগ করে adjective বানানো হয়েছে, যার মানে হলো সক্ষম/গুণসম্পন্ন।
(b) teachers → “teach” এর সাথে -er / -ers suffix যোগ করে plural noun করা হয়েছে, অর্থাৎ যারা শেখায়।
(c) information → “inform” এর সাথে -ation suffix যোগ করে noun বানানো হয়েছে, যার মানে তথ্য।
(d) informative → “inform” + -ative যোগ করে adjective করা হয়েছে, অর্থাৎ তথ্যপূর্ণ।
(e) reference → “refer” + -ence যোগ করে noun বানানো হয়েছে, যার মানে রেফারেন্স বই।
(f) delivery → “deliver” + -y যোগ করে noun করা হয়েছে, যার মানে বক্তৃতা প্রদান।
(g) dependency / dependence → “depend” + -ency / -ence যোগ করে noun বানানো হয়েছে, যার মানে নির্ভরশীলতা।
(h) proficiency → “proficient” + -cy suffix যোগ করে noun করা হয়েছে, যার মানে দক্ষতা।
(i) immeasurable → “measure” এর আগে im- prefix যোগ করে এবং শেষে -able suffix যোগ করে adjective বানানো হয়েছে, যার মানে অমাপযোগ্য।
(j) popularity → “popular” + -ity যোগ করে noun বানানো হয়েছে, যার মানে জনপ্রিয়তা।
(k) devotion → “devote” + -ion suffix যোগ করে noun বানানো হয়েছে, যার মানে আন্তরিকতা/নিবেদন।
(l) honourable → “honour” + -able suffix যোগ করে adjective বানানো হয়েছে, যার মানে সম্মানযোগ্য।
(m) friendship → “friend” + -ship suffix যোগ করে noun বানানো হয়েছে, যার মানে বন্ধুত্ব।
(n) affectionate → “affection” + -ate suffix যোগ করে adjective বানানো হয়েছে, যার মানে স্নেহপূর্ণ।
- Make tag questions with the following statements:
(a) The habit of reading is good, ______?
(b) But we hardly find it in us, ______?
(c) Everybody loves a studious student, ______?
(d) We ought to give him books, ______?
(e) Books give us knowledge, ______?
(f) To read good books is a choice, ______?
(g) Let us try heart and soul to form this habit, ______?
Answer with Short Explain:
(a) The habit of reading is good, isn’t it?
বাক্যটি positive, তাই tag হবে negative (“isn’t it?”)।
(b) But we hardly find it in us, do we?
“hardly” negative অর্থ বোঝায়, তাই tag positive (“do we?”)।
(c) Everybody loves a studious student, don’t they?
“Everybody” singular হলেও সাধারণভাবে plural tag (“they”) ব্যবহার হয়।
(d) We ought to give him books, oughtn’t we?
modal verb “ought” থাকলে একই verb দিয়ে negative tag হয়।
(e) Books give us knowledge, don’t they?
simple present positive → negative tag (“don’t they?”)।
(f) To read good books is a choice, isn’t it?
subject “To read…” singular → “isn’t it?”।
(g) Let us try heart and soul…, shall we?
“Let us” থাকলে tag হয় “shall we?”।
- Use punctuation marks where necessary in the following text:
Why are you putting the foods in your pocket Sir? Why don’t you eat? asked the nobleman I’m doing the right thing My dress deserves these rich dishes replied Sheikh Sa’adi. I’m sorry I don’t understand what you mean to say said the nobleman.
Answer:
“Why are you putting the foods in your pocket, Sir? Why don’t you eat?” asked the nobleman. “I’m doing the right thing. My dress deserves these rich dishes.” replied Seikh Sa’adi. “I’m sorry. I don’t understand what you mean to say.” said the nobleman.
Short Explain of Answer:
১. বক্তার কথা আলাদা করা (Quotation marks “ ”):
যখন কেউ সরাসরি কথা বলে, তখন সেই কথাকে উদ্ধৃতি চিহ্নের (“ ”) মধ্যে রাখা হয়। যেমন:
“Why are you putting the foods in your pocket, Sir?”
২. প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্য (Question mark ?):
যেখানে প্রশ্ন করা হয়েছে, সেখানে শেষে “?” বসে।
Why don’t you eat?
৩. বক্তব্য শেষ করা (Full stop .):
প্রতিটি কথার শেষে পূর্ণবিরাম দেওয়া হয়েছে, কারণ এক বক্তার কথা শেষ হলে নতুন বাক্য শুরু হয়।
৪. ছোট বিরতি (Comma ,):
“Sir” এর আগে comma দেওয়া হয়েছে কারণ এটি সম্বোধন (addressing someone)।
৫. আলাদা বক্তা আলাদা করে দেখানো:
নতুন বক্তা (narrator/Sheikh Sa’adi/nobleman) কথা বললে নতুন বাক্য ও উদ্ধৃতি শুরু হয়েছে।
