Kamarpara School and College
HSC Examination 2027
Pre-Test Exam
Subject: English Paper-II, Code: 108, Full Marks: 100, Time: 03 hours
Test Items & Marks Distribution
| Part A: Grammar (60 marks) | ||
| 01. | Gap filling activities without clues (for articles) | 0.5x10=05 |
| 02. | Gap filling activities without clues (for prepositions) | 0.5x10=05 |
| 03. | Gap filling activities with clues (special uses: was born, have to/has to, would rather, had better,let alone, as soon as, what's...like, what does...look like, introductory 'there' or 'it') | 0.5x10=05 |
| 04. | Completing sentences (with conditionals, clauses, phrases) | 0.5x10=05 |
| 05. | Use of verbs (right form of verbs and subject-verb agreement as per context) | 0.5x10=05 |
| 06. | Changing Sentences (voice, sentence types, degrees) | 05 |
| 07. | Narrative style (direct to indirect and vice versa) | 05 |
| 08. | Pronoun Reference / Pronoun Agreement | 0.5x10=05 |
| 09. | Use of Modifiers | 0.5x10=05 |
| 10. | Use of sentence connectors | 0.5x10=05 |
| 11. | Use of Synonyms and Antonyms | 0.5x10=05 |
| 12. | Punctuation Marks | 0.5 x 10 = 05 |
| Part B: Composition (40 marks) | ||
| 13. | Formal letter writing / E-mail | 08 |
| 14. | Report Writing (for Newspapers) | 08 |
| 15. | Writing paragraph (by Listing/Narration/Compare-Contrast, Cause-Effect) | 10 |
| 16. | Free Writing (descriptive, narrative, persuasive/argumentative, imaginative and creative writing based on personal experience, everyday problems, familiar topics, recent events and incidents etc.) in 200-250 words | 14 |
| Total Marks: | 100 | |
Study Reference
Question No. 1 to 12:
Board Questions (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) and selected Test Questions of renowned colleges are to be attempted as practice materials.
Question 13: Formal Letter / E-mail
- To Principal complaining about using mobile phone in the classroom / banning cell-phone use in the classroom.
- To Principal for a stipend / full free studentship / benefit from poor fund.
- To Principal seeking permission for setting up a relief camp / staging a drama / arranging science fair.
- To Principal for upgrading / setting up / sound system / photocopier / debating club.
- To Chairman / Commissioner / Mayor for repairing / constructing bridge / road.
- Write to the Admission Office for admission requirements at undergraduate level.
- Write a letter asking the Director of a company to give more information about the job e.g. salary, work hours, benefits, overtime, responsibility etc.
- Suppose, Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation had advertised in a newspaper offering a tour to the Cox's Bazar sea-beach. Write asking details of the tour.
- Recently you have bought a watch from Crystal House Ltd. / an electric rice cooker from an online shop. It is not working properly. Now write a letter to them asking for a replacement.
- Job Application
* Situations / Guidelines / Addressee may condition contents.
** Reply letter / e-mail may also be asked to write on a given letter / e-mail.
Question 14: Report Writing
- A report on special occasions / events (e.g. celebration of annual culture and sports / Pohela Boishakh / the Independence Day of your college / in your locality).
- A report on mishaps / tragic events (e.g. launch capsize / train accident / fire accident that you have recently come across).
- A report on lifestyle & living (e.g. a street child / Rohingya camp).
- A report on social and environmental crisis (e.g. the plastic bag as threat to clean environment / unhygienic condition / frequent power failure / mosquito menace of your locality).
Question 15: Paragraph (Listing / Narration / Comparison-contrast, Cause-Effect)
| Listing, Narration (Description of places/abstract ideas) | Compare & Contrast / Cause & Effect |
| 01. College Library 02. World Heritage Sites 03. Importance of Learning English 04. Self-Employment 05. Patriotism | 06. Bangladeshi culture vs western culture 07. Junk food vs healthy food 08. Gender Disparity 09. Deforestation 10. Unemployment Problem |
Question 16: Free Writing
| 01. Childhood Memories 02. The season you like most 03. A Book Fair / Visit to a Book Fair 04. Tree Plantation |
05. Civic Engagement / Students and Social Service 06. Your Favourite Personality 07. A Society you dream of |
08. Globalization and ICT / Modern Technology 09. Physical Exercise 10. Artificial Intelligence |