HSC English 1st paper । sylhet Board 2025 । Questions with Answer
HSC English 1st paper । sylhet Board 2025 । Questions with Answer
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Read the passage and answer the question A
The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle said, "Man is by nature a social animal." What he meant was that man, by instinct, seeks company of others and establishes relationships much like most animals of the wild, for companionship and for physical and emotional support. Unlike the animals, however, man's relationships give meaning to his existence and inspires him to do well in education, in workplace or in a profession that he pursues. Relationships are of different kinds. Some are familial and intimate, formed by blood and by marriage, some are social like the ones we have with friends and some are made in school where we form close bonds with classmates and teachers. Relationships can also be fostered in work place, which may quickly change from professional to social. There are relationships also between human beings and animals, between children and their toys that they cannot part with.
All these relationships keep us close to each other and provide us all kinds of support, love and affection. A person who has no family feels the pain of loneliness and isolation. There is no one to laugh or cry with him/her. When we share our joy with someone, it simply redoubles and when we suffer a loss and someone shares our sorrow, it lessens. Relationships are thus needed for our emotional health.
To build relationships, we need to have trust and respect for each other, and love where this is needed. We cannot be selfish and possessive if we want to establish an effective relationship. But quite often we see people quarreling and fighting with each other which only brings misery and loss to all.
Read the following text and make a flow chart showing the function of education. (One is done for you):
Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self-confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to communicate with others and manage our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the deviations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred or conflict that follows.
The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality. As we begin school, we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. We then expand our sense of belonging to include the school at large, our community and finally our country. Education thus prepares every child to become an active member of the community and work for its welfare.
(3)
Write a summary of the following poem:
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
(4)
Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary:
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Television has (a) ________ the most common and widespread (b) _______ of entertainment of the present world. A wide range of programmes of (c) _________ interest is telecast on numerous (d) _________ Almost every middle class and (e) _________ working class families _________ have a television set today. Television(f) __________ are not only enjoyable but also highly educative. For example, television is used for (g) ________ learning. Courses (h) _________ by the Open University are (i) _________ on BTV. Several channels like the discovery and The National Geographic channels telecast highly (j) _________ programmes.
(5)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words :
Modern life (a) _______ much on transport. We can very well understand how (b) _______ transport is when it is (c) __________ by natural calamities or during socio-political crises. In fact, transport has made it (d) __________ for us to reach places previously (e) ________ It has also helped the (f) _______ of trade and commerce and to (g) __________ new knowledge and ideas. (h) ___________ transport has (i) ________ friendship and (j) __________ among nations and people around the globe.
(6)
Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent order :
(a) He showed it to his wife.
(b) The lands yielded him some crops.
(c) However, he picked it up and carried it home.
(d) With that he supported his family.
(e) One day he was walking through the fields.
(f) While walking he came across a purse of gold.
(g) He had a few acres of land.
(h) There lived a farmer in a village.
(i) He thought that it might have been dropped by a passer-by.
(j) He was thinking how he could add to his income.
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(8)The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words:
Rini was a student of class eight. Her parents could not afford to pay for her schooling. But she was determined to continue her study at any cost. So, she ________________
(9)Suppose, your friend has borrowed one of your important books. Your test examination is knocking at the door. So, you need the book badly. Now write a letter to your friend asking him to return the book.
