English 2nd Paper Cumilla Board-2025 Solution

                                           Cumilla Board-2025

                                                  SSC English 2^nd Paper

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:                                  0.5*10=5                                    

sphere	whether	strong	moral	character
environment	any	first	that

Our children should be taught morality from the very beginning of our life. It should be started from home (a)...In order to teach morality to our children we should practice it in every (b)...of our life. Parents should be careful in all their activities because children generally imitate their parents. Especially they imitate their mothers. So, each and every mother should practise (c)...in her life. We, the parents should be careful (d)...we speaking the truth or not. It should be ensured at home that we are not getting involved in (e)...immoral act. It should be ensured that morality is ensured at school. Our books should be designed in such a way (f)...they can teach the children morality. The concerned authority has to ensure that people having (g)...moral character will only be appointed as teachers. When a child will find an (h)...enlightened with morality in every sphere of his/her life, she/he will get inspired to be (i)...developed. Thus we can develop the moral (j)...of our future generation.

Ans: a)first b)sphere c)morality d)whether e)any f)that g)strong h)environment i)morally j)character

2.Fill in the blanks with suitable words.                                                             .5*10=5         

Punctuality is a great virtue. We cannot attain success unless we are (b)...A punctual person completes all his (b)...He is honoured everywhere. For being punctual, he does not feel any (c)...In fact, he feels (d)...because he knows that he can complete his tasks timely. He can also concentrate on other (e)...in a relaxed mood. So, a punctual man is (f)...of doing any difficult work properly. On the other hand, a lazy person cannot feel easy for a single (g)...as he knows (h)...he cannot complete any of his works timely. For this (i)...he becomes frustrated and cannot enjoy his (j)...fully.

Ans: a)punctual b)tasks c)pressure d)confident e)activities f)capable g)moment h)that i)reason j)life

3. Make five sentences using the parts of sentences from each column of the table below:                                                                                            1*5=5

Physical exercise	be	physical exercise regularly
It	help	very essential for our health
If we don’t	take	us to be healthy and keep fit
So, we should		keep our mind fresh too
		physical exercise regularly, we cannot perform our duties properly.

Ans:a)Physical exercise is very essential for our health.

b)It helps us to be healthy and keep fit.

c)It helps us keep our minds fresh too.

d)If we do not take physical exercise regularly, we cannot perform our duties properly.

e)So, we should take physical exercise regularly.

4. Complete the following text with right forms of verb given in the box.  5*10=5

pay	enjoy	be	spend	spend
get	stay	remain	cook	read

I have a friend named Alisha. She and I (a)...in the same class in the same school. Though we (b)...from the same village, we are good friends. During last winter

I (c)... a chance (d)...a visit to her village and I (e)...a happy time there. While I (f)...in her village, I (g)...many delicious dishes which (h)...by Alisha’s mother. Actually, I wanted (i)...some more days there. But as I had some other plans, I had to come back. The memory of that visit (j)...ever fresh in my mind.

And: a)read b)are not c)got d)to pay e)spent f)was staying g)enjoyed h)were cooked i)to spend j)will remain

5. Change the narrative style of the following text:                               05

“Why have you been absent from the class for a long time? Your exam is knocking at the door,” said the teacher angrily. “Sorry, sir, I will never be irregular again,” said Raju. “Actually I have been suffering from Dengue fever.” “Be regular from now,” the teacher said.

Ans: The teacher asked Raju angrily why he had been absent from the class for a long time and also said that his (R) exam was knocking at the door. Raju replied respectfully that he was sorry and he would never irregular again. Raju also said that he had been suffering from Dengue fever. Then the teacher advised him to be regular from then.

6. Change the sentences according to the directions in the brackets. 10*1=10

a)We have faced a severe flood recently.(Exclamatory)

b)The recent flood was one of the most devastating floods in our country.(Positive)

c)Many people of the flood affected area became homeless.(Interrogative)

d)Many conscious people came forward to help the flood victims.(Complex)

e)The young generation showed very positive attitude in this regard.(Negative)

f)They extended their helping hands to mitigate the sufferings of the flood victims.(Compound)

g)In fact, they could not but come forward.(Affirmative)

h)Collecting subscription, they bought relief goods for the flood affected people.(Compound)

i)They took part in the rescue mission as skillfully as the trained workers.(Comparative)

j)They were praised highly by the people of the whole country.(Active)

Ans: a)What a severe flood we have faced recently!

b)Very few floods in our country were as devastating as the recent flood.

c)Didn’t many people of the flood affected area become homeless?

d)Many people who were conscious came forward to help the flood victims.

e)The young generation didn’t show negative attitude in this regard.

f)They extended their helping hands so that they could mitigate the sufferings of the flood victims.

g)In fact, they had to come forward.

h)They collected subscription and bought relief goods for the flood affected people.

i)They took part in the rescue mission not less successfully than the trained workers.

j)The people of the whole country praised them highly.

7. Complete the sentences:                                                                1*5=5

a)We know that illiteracy is a curse.

b)We should try our level best to remove illiteracy from our society.

c)In order to eradicate illiteracy our government must take some effective steps.

d)Conscious people of the society should come forward with a view to removing it.

e)Illiteracy would be removed if all the people of our country were educated.

8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis. 0.5*10=5

Malnutrition is a great problem in our society. It is because our common people are very often (aware)...of the food value. They don’t know which foods are (nutrion)... and which foods are not. They only prefer costly and (taste)...food. For this reason, many of them suffer from (vary)...health problems. Many of the parents let their (child)...eat excessive fast food. As a result, children get (bulk)... and lead an (health)...life. Though some people spend much money for food, they hardly understand the (important) of a balanced diet and for eating (proper) diet their suffer from the  (deficient)...of vitamins, minerals or other elements of foods and for this reason, they cannot enjoy a healthy life.

Ans:a)unaware b)nutritious c)tasty d)various e)children f)bulky g)unhealthy h)importance i)improper j)deficiency

9. Make tag questions of these statements:                                           1*5=5

a)Our new English teacher is very affectionate, isn’t she?

b)She has joined recently, hasn’t she?

c)She never scolds her students, does she?

d)Each of her students loves her, don’t they?

e)None of her students dislikes her, do they?

10. 10.Complete the passage with suitable connectors:                         1*5=5

Our environment is getting polluted in many ways. (a)...our air is being polluted by smoke from vehicles, household wastes, industrial wastes, smoke from burning fuels and so on. (b)..., water is being polluted for using insanitary latrines, for using pesticides in croplands, for industrial wastes (c)...for many other reasons. Another form of pollution is sound pollution. (d)..., this pollution occurs because of our unconsciousness. (e)..., we all should be conscious of the side effects of any kind of pollution and act accordingly to lead a healthier and happier life.

Ans: a)For example b)Similarly c)and d)Actually e)So/That’s why

11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: 1*5=5

what a beautiful sight it is said rabita in fact allah has created this universe very wonderfully said rukkaiya

Ans: “What a beautiful sight it is!” said Rabita. “In fact Allah has created this universe very wonderfully,” said Rukaiya.