HSC English 2nd Paper Mymensingh Board 2024 CQ Question Bank & Solution

Complete the text with suitable prepositions :

Ours is a riverine country. Rivers are every where (a)_______ our life, literature, economy and culture. But are the rivers (b)______  good shape? Unfortunately they are not. Though rivers are part and parcel (c)_______ our life, we ourselves are cruel (d)________ them. A few rivers are already dead and several are going (e)_________ the pangs of death. Some river-grabbers grab river banks and build buildings (f)_______ trade and commerce. Rivers are also getting silted (g)________ deforestation. So, rivers cannot flow (h)________ sufficient water during the rainy season. As a result floods occur and people's sufferings go (i)_________ description. Then rivers become source of sufferings instead (j)__________blessings.

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

Man has unquenchable thirst for knowledge. He is never (a)______ (satisfy) with what he already (b)_______ (know) and (c)______ (see). Naturally he (d)______ (want) to know and (e)________ (see) more and more. This curiosity for (f)______ (know) more has (g)_______ (inspire) him (h)_________(undertake) and (i)_______ (carry) out difficult and dangerous tasks which eventually (j)________ (result) in epoch making discoveries and inventions and (k)________ (lead) him in his long and continuous journey from his helpless state of caveman to his present situations of power and progress. He (1)________ (be) helpless still now, he would not have (m)________ (be) able to control all powers and forces. (n)________ (invent) so many technologies he now controls almost all destructive powers and forces. 

Change the narrative style by using indirect speech:

The king said to the astrologer, "How long do you want to live? For you will be hanged very soon." Looking at the sky the astrologer said, "My Lord, the positions of the stars declare that I'll die only a week before your Majesty. Good bye." The king turned pale and ordered his courtiers, "Drive this wretch away and never allow him to come for disturbing peace."

Read the following text and use modifiers in the blanks as directed:

A library is a (a)________ (pre-modify the noun) house of knowledge. The students (b)_______ (use a participle) in all classes visit it in their leisure period. Usually a college library is housed in two rooms. (c)_________ (pre-modify the noun) almirahs are placed in one room. The other room is the (d)_______ (use a participle to modify the noun) room where magazines, Journals and newspapers are placed. Hundreds of books are arranged (e)________ (post-modify the verb). So any type of book can be traced in no time. The books cater to the needs and interests (f)_______ (use a pre-positional phrase). Generally there are two seperate sections in the library. One of them contains reference books like (g)_________ (use nouns) etc. The other section contains books (h)_________ (use a pre-positional phrase). Every student has a (i)________ (use a noun adjective to modify noun) card. The reading room is always crowded (j)_______ (post modify the verb) in the afternoon.