SSC English 2nd Paper Question 2026 - Rajshahi Board

নীলাচল

১২৪

১০৬১/২০২৬

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

on	off	the	to	of
full	compensate	a	success	competent

The present world is very competitive. So, as a student, you need to be (a) —— . You have to give (b) —— concentration (c) —— your studies. You must not be indifferent (d) —— your studies. No (e) —— can make up your loss (f) —— wasting time. There is no denying (g) —— fact that true (h) —— depends on hard labour. So, you must shake (i) —— your idleness from your brain. Otherwise, you have to pay (j) —— lot in future.

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

1x5=5

Earthquake It We Earthquakes	destroy is do not should	have enough preparation to save us.
		a natural disaster.
		get any warning before it.
		many towns with the people.
		more destructive than flood.

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

1x10=10

shine	stop	reign	understand	preach
be	honour	feel	triumph	prevail

Truth always (a) —— in the world. Falsehood may (b) —— for the time being. Those who (c) —— engaged in (d) —— the truth (e) —— by all people. Those who (f) —— interested in telling lies cannot (g) —— in life. They may prosper seemingly. But they cannot (h) —— all the time. Socrates throughout his life tried to preach the truth. He tried to make people (i) —— what was good for them. He was troubled by the powerful people. Yet, he never (j) —— teaching good things.

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

1x10=10

(a) Copying in the exam is nothing but a social crime. (Affirmative) (b) It is an extremely serious crime. (Exclamatory) (c) A student who copies in the exam only deceives himself. (Simple) (d) Copying in the exam cannot bring any benefit. (Interrogative) (e) What a shameful practice it is! (Assertive) (f) By resisting this malady. We can strengthen our education. (Complex) (g) We all should come forward to stop it and save our students. (Simple) (h) By moderating our exam system, we can stop copying easily. (Compound) (i) Nothing is as harmful as copying in the exam. (Affirmative) (j) The Government is sincere in removing this crime. (Negative)

5. Make tag questions of these statements :	1x5=5
(a) The beauty of a moonlit night is wonderful, ——? (b) It charms us all, ——? (c) How beautiful the moonlit night is, ——? (d) Nobody feels bored in a moonlit night, ——? (e) Even little insects fly here and there, ——?

6. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both to the root words given in the parenthesis :	1x5=5
People of (a) —— (limit) income can live very luxuriously. But, the poor and (b) —— (fix) earners live a very hard life. They lead their life with much (c) —— (difficult). They are unfed, ill-clad and (d) —— (treated). Their children cannot receive good education. They struggle hard for their (e) —— (exist).

7. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions :	1x5=5
People addicted (a) —— smoking often suffer (b) —— various diseases, including cancer. Cancer is a fatal disease which takes a heavy toll (c) —— human lives every year all over the world. Medical science is yet to find (d) —— a cure for it. So, all of us, young or old, should give (e) —— this dangerous habit.

8. Complete the passage using suitable connectors :	1x5=5
Dengue fever is a serious disease (a) —— is caused by a sort of virus called 'Dengue virus'. (b) —— , this virus was identified in Africa. (c) —— now it has spread all over the world. (d) —— in most cases, dengue has its remedy, it is better to prevent it. (e) —— we keep our dwelling places clean and people are aware of it, we can easily prevent this disease.

9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text :	5
In a certain school a student once found a one hundred taka note in the play ground he took it to his mother what shall I do with it asked the mother.

Part B—Composition
 Marks—40

	Marks
10. Write a paragraph on "Deforestation".	10
11. Suppose, you are Rahul/Rosy. Your friend is Munna/Munni who lives in Jessore. Now, write an e-mail to your friend about your preparation for the coming SSC exam.	10
12. Write a composition about "The Season You Like Most".	20