SSC English 2nd Paper Question Solution 2025 — Jashore Board

1. Fill in the blanks with words from the box5

📋 Word Bank: without | ignore | for | till | welfare | illuminate | essential | with | flourish | practical

You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once.

The development of Bangladesh depends on the (a) ____ of its villages. It is (b) ____ to keep the villages in a (c) ____ condition. A good communication is essential (d) ____ the development of the villages. (e) ____ this end in view our government has taken some (f) ____ measures. Again (g) ____ education, a nation cannot prosper. Educations (h) ____ the soul and dispels the darkness of (i) ____ . So our country cannot progress (j) ____ we can remove illiteracy.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words5

Without effort, there can be no (a) ____ in life. Life loses its interest (b) ____ there is no struggle. Games become (c) ____ if there is no (d) ____ in life. No (e) ____ we win the game or (f) ____ it. The (g) ____ the contest, the greater the interest. A (h) ____ is not a real triumph unless (i) ____ the sides are equally strong. Whether people like it or not, life is a continuous (j) ____ examination.

3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below1 × 5 = 5

📋 Study the substitution table below carefully, then make 5 meaningful sentences by matching parts from Column A, Column B, and Column C.

1. (a) Make sentence using: Books / are / ...
2. (b) Make sentence using: We / should read / ...
3. (c) Make sentence using: Reading books / is / ...
4. (d) Make sentence using: Books / give / ...
5. (e) Make sentence using: Books / introduce / ...

4. Complete the text with right forms of verbs5

📋 Verbs: overlook | expect | be | see | backbite | criticize | exist | shun | be | imagine

Everybody (a) ____ that he or she (b) ____ the best. Actually, goodness or badness (c) ____ a little or much, (d) ____ in him or her simultaneously. But they only (e) ____ the good side of them (f) ____ the bad once. We (g) ____ ourselves and (h) ____ the bad. But the reality is that we always (i) ____ others that is not (j) ____ .

5. Change the narrative style5

Original: "May I come in, Sir?" said the guardian. "Yes, come in, please", said the Headmaster. The guardian said, "We, all the guardians along with you must do something for the betterment of our children. They are losing their morality." The Headmaster said, "Let's plan something for their betterment."

6. Change the sentences according to directions1 × 10 = 10

1. (a) Everybody wants to make a good result in the examination. (Interrogative)
2. (b) It is not an easy task. (Affirmative)
3. (c) Being industrious, every student can make a good result. (Negative)
4. (d) The idle always lag behind. (Complex)
5. (e) They must work hard so that they can prosper in life. (Simple)
6. (f) Girls can work as much as boys. (Comparative Degree)
7. (g) Students should also observe the rules of health. (Passive Voice)
8. (h) An idle student leads a very miserable life. (Exclamatory)
9. (i) The light of prosperity can be seen by a hard working person. (Active Voice)
10. (j) By working hard, you can also change your condition. (Compound)

7. Complete the following sentences1 × 5 = 5

1. (a) Those ____ are known as truthful people.
2. (b) One cannot command the respect of others unless ____.
3. (c) Now a days people lie as if ____.
4. (d) Though a liar sometimes speaks the truth ____.
5. (e) So, it is a wise decision ____.

8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both5

(a) ____ (kind) is a divine virtue. So we should not be (b) ____ (kind) to the people in distress and even to the (c) ____ (low) animals. Some naughty boys (d) ____ (joy) beating the lower animals like dogs and cats. This is an (e) ____ (rational) behaviour. They are (f) ____ (harm). They are dumb (g) ____ (create). Some animals are very (h) ____ (faith) and they feel no (i) ____ (hesitate) to risk their lives for our (j) ____ (protect).

9. Add tag questions1 × 5 = 5

1. (a) Nobody trusts a liar, ____?
2. (b) A liar has to lead a miserable life, ____?
3. (c) Speaking the truth is a good exercise, ____?
4. (d) Everybody should have the habit of speaking the truth, ____?
5. (e) Let us always speak the truth, ____?

10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors1 × 5 = 5

The foods that we eat can be divided into six kinds (a) ____ what substances they contain and (b) ____ benefits they do to us. Fish, meat, peas and milk provide us with protein (c) ____ builds our body and helps us grow. (d) ____ we do not take these, we cannot grow well. Vitamins and mineral salts protect us from several diseases (e) ____ keep us fit for work.

11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary5

Original: "have you ever been to coxs bazar asked hasan no i have never gone there replied kamal but i long for visiting the place i had an opportunity to visit the sea beach last year said hasan how charming the scenery is"

12. Write a CV with a cover letter for the post of Salesman8

Suppose, you are Omal Borua. You have recently passed HSC. You found a job advertisement in a national newspaper that there is a vacant post for the position of a Salesman in a manufacturing company. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post.

13. Write an application to set up a Computer Club10

Suppose, you are Munna/Munni, a student of Govt. M.C. Academy, Sylhet. You don't have a computer club in your school. Now, write an application to your Head teacher to set up a Computer Club.

14. Write a paragraph on 'The Life of a Farmer'10

15. Write a composition on 'Your Favourite Game' (about 250 words)12