SSC English 2nd Paper Question 2026 - Dhaka Board

সাহারা

১১৮

১০৬৩/২০২৬

01 Set
ENGLISH
SECOND PAPER
[According to the Syllabus of 2026]

Subject Code: 108

 Time—3 hours
Full marks—100
[N.B. The figures in the right margin indicate full marks.]

Part A—Grammar
Marks—60

	Marks
1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once :	1x10=10

special	to	a	the	exchange
alone	feeling	suit	any	in

Loneliness means staying alone without (a) —— company. Man is (b) —— social being. He cannot live (c) —— . He wants the company of others (d) —— of his friends and relatives. When a man misses the company of anyone in (e) —— society, he feels lonely. Loneliness is a kind of (f) —— . Sometimes we feel lonely (g) —— the midst of many people because we do not find any (h) —— situation to (i) —— views with them. This kind of loneliness is very painful (j) —— us.

2. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below :

1x5=5

Man's dignity Man He	be depends should	to work for others.
		upon his words.
		a rational being on earth.
		not be proud if he is of blue blood.
		be ready to help any class of man.

3. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box :

1x10=10

report	learn	replace	earn	come
control	manipulate	paralyze	take	gallop

Price of essentials is such a crucial factor that it directly (a) —— the life and living of the majority people. The measures so far (b) —— by the government (c) —— appreciation from the people. But it is (d) —— by despair as the majority of the people (e) —— under the crushing burden of (f) —— prices. It (g) —— that the business syndicate (h) —— the market prices and so the retailers (i) —— out of their evil mechanism. Some selfish men are (j) —— to have been involved in illegal activities.

4. Change the following sentences according to directions given in the brackets :

1x10=10

(a) Success is the result of hard work. (Make Interrogative sentence) (b) Everyone wants success. (Make Negative sentence) (c) Hard work leads to success. (Make Complex sentence) (d) Success is earned through perseverance and determination. (Make Compound sentence) (e) Success requires dedication and everyone knows it. (Make Complex sentence) (f) We must continue working hard so that we can achieve success. (Make Simple sentence) (g) Success is not assured without effort. (Make Affirmative sentence) (h) The journey to success is very difficult. (Make Exclamatory sentence) (i) It takes time if we want to achieve success. (Make Simple sentence) (j) Success requires both patience and effort. (Make Negative sentence)

5. Make tag questions of these statements :	1x5=5
(a) Life is very uncertain on earth ——? (b) Nobody knows when death comes ——? (c) But we hardly realize this truth, ——? (d) Our deeds and actions show probably we will never depart, ——? (e) We must do the well being of mankind, ——?

6. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both to the root words given in the parenthesis :	1x5=5
The true aim of education is the (a) ——(harmony)—— development of body, soul and mind. But (b) ——(book)—— Knowledge is (c) ——(sufficient)—— in this regard. Without (d) ——(curricular)—— activities like debate, (e) ——(public)—— of magazine and cultural activities , our education remains incomplete.

7. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions :	1x5=5
The Olympic Games were named (a) —— the town of Olympia in Greece. It was (b) —— Olympia where the games were first held long before the Christian era began. In those days Greece was divided. (c) —— many cities and men of different cities used to fight one another most (d) —— the time. A man named Iphitos became concerned (e) —— such wasteful strifes.

8. Complete the passage using suitable connectors :	1x5=5
Computer virus is a terror to the users of computer. (a) —— it is not biological virus, it disturbs the plain operation of a computer. Computer virus is usually a programme to delete the files which are saved (b) —— useful memories. Sometimes the virus attacks the hard disk (c) —— harms it. (d) —— things happen (e) ——, no operation is possible after the attack.

9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text :	5
the man said to mohsin my family have been starving for a couple of days i have gone from door to door in quest of work but i have found no work mohsin said take the bunch of keys and open the almirah have as much money as you require.

Part B—Composition
 Marks—40

	Marks
10. Load-Shedding has become a part of our life. Write a paragraph on "Load Shedding".	10
11. Suppose, you are Shamim/Shamima, a student of class ten in Mirzapur High School, Chattogram. Recently your father has been transferred to Dhaka. But you want to continue your study in this school. Now write an application to your Headmaster/ Headmistress for a seat in your school hostel.	10
12. Write a composition about "Population Problem of Bangladesh".	20