Suitable blanks. for HSC examination 2024// English 1st paper// class HSC //

 

                                                    

                                                         

Suitable Blanks

Read the following text and fill the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical changes if necessary. 

1.

Possible	religion	positive	discourage	tie	Yet
waste	allow	circular	safe	recruit	Though

To encourage female education the government has taken some (a)___ steps such as giving stipends to girl students, (b)___ more female teachers, etc. (c)___ girls cannot receive the full benefit of education mainly because of the following reasons. (d)__ Misinterpretation and social structures (e) ____ girls from going to schools. Even in urban schools girls are not (f) ___ by many parents to live in hostels for their daughters (g) ____. Early marriage and childbirth make women (h) ___ to home with no (i) ___ of going back to school. Any expenditure for sending girls to schools is considered a (j) ______ by many parents whereas it is regarded as an investment in case of boys.

Ans: a. positive, b. recruit, c. yet, d. religious, e. discourage, f. allow, g. safety, h. tie, i. possibility, j. wastage. 

2.

Eloquent	darkness	awareness	learn	attain	Enlighten
choice	intellectual	purpose	human	sensibility	Parochialism

education is the process by which our mind develops through formal (a) ____ at an institution. It is mental and (b) ____ training. It provides opportunities of growth and helps to (c) ___ challenges. Moreover, the purpose of education is to success (d) ____ an individual. The aim of education is also to train individuals to make right (e) ___. It ennobles our mind and refines our (f) ___. It broadens our outlook and removes (g) ___. It helps us to be (h) ___ of our rights and responsibilities. Education furnishes us with an (i) ____ in expressing truth. Therefore, it is compared to light which dispels the (j) ____ of ignorance.

ans. a. learning b. intellectual c. attain d. enlighten e. choice f. sensibility g. parochialism h. aware i. eloquence j. darkness.

4.

Extreme	solid	continue	success	perform	Congratulate
Entire	informed	Compete	earn	study	Delight

Dear Mohua,

Heartiest (a) _____ on your grand (B) ____. I become (c) ____ happy and (d) ___ on being (e) _____ that you won the 1^st prize in the 4^th Asian Painting Exhibition. To be first in an international (f) ____ is not the pride of the (g) ____ only but of the (h) ____ nation. By being so, you have (i) ____ laurels for the country, I wish your (j) ___ success in this field. Keep on trying. Have a nice day.

Yours ever,

Nabi.  ans. a. congratulation, b. success, c. extremely, d. delighted, e. informed, f. completing, g. performed, h. entire, i. learned, j. continuous.

5.

Resting	Collect	and	cattle	live	Migratory
local	system	signify	provides	benefits	birds

Hakaluki haor bas both economic and non-economic (a) ____. It (b) ___ a wide range of (c) _____ to the local people. People (d) ___ here can produce fish and rice, rear (e) ____, buffalo and duck. They can also (f) ____ reeds (g) ____ grass in the hoar. This haor (h) ____ also provides (i) _____ place the (j) ______ birds.

ans. a. significance b. provides c. benefits d. living e. cattle f. collect g. and h. system I. resting j. migratory.
6.

Read	used	tips	see	dots	Print
although	touch	develop	bear	way	Call

(a)____ Blind people cannot (b) ____, their sense of (c) ____ becomes far more (d) ____ than that of most sighted people. This ability was put use by a brilliant man (e) ___ Louis Braille. In the early 19^th century, he invented a (f) ___ of writing which (g) ___ his name. The Braille systems reproduce the letters of the alphabet by a series (h) ___ in certain positions which are raised on the paper. The blind person runs the (i) ___ of his fingers across the pages of the Braille book and can work out the letters and numbers (j) ____ there.

ans. a. although b. see c. touch d. useful e. called f. way g. bears h. dots i. tips j. printed

7.

ecosystem	hang	example	rise	interrelated	fixed	Balance
alter	ecology	world	link	know	sake	Responsible

All things that make up the environment are (a) _____. The way in which people, animals and plants are related to each and to their surroundings is (b) ____ as ecology. The (c) ___ is complexes web those (d) ____ animals, plants and every other life from in the biosphere. All things (e) ___ together. The system is in a steady state of dynamic (f) ____ which means that by (g) ____ any one part of the web you can affect all the other parts. For (h) ____ the destruction of forests may have serious (i) ____ consequences. It is he (j) ____ of human beings to prevent the environment from being spoilt.

ans. a. interrelated b. known c. ecosystem d. link e. hang f. balance g. altering h. example i. ecological j. responsibility.

8.

Warming	cut	rise	anticipation	habitats	increase	Extinction
recklessly	severe	imperative	particularly	catastrophe	provide	alarming

The destruction of forests and other (a) ____ is causing the (b) ____ of various plants and animals every day. In the last 25 years alone the world has lost one-third of its natural wealth. Forests are being (c) ____ down. Moreover, they are being burnt (d) ____ resulting in an (e) ___ in carbon dioxide and ultimately the water level is (f) ___ as a consequence of global (g) ____. It is (h) ___ that the new century will face an overwhelming environment (i) ____. It is therefore, (j) ____ to check the reckless pollution of the environment.

 ans. a. habitats b. extinction c. cut d. recklessly e. increase f. rising g. warming h. anticipated i. catastrophe j. imperative

9.

ready	same	proud	blue	depends	Rational
flesh	mention	inferior	class	birth	Work

Mans dignity depends upon his work. Man is a (a) ____ being on earth. He is to (b___ for others. He should not be (c) ___ if he is of (d) ___blood. He should be (e) ___ to help any (f) ___ of man. The man whom he is helping may be (g) ___ to him by (h) ___. But after all, he is a man. He has the (i) ___ blood and flesh as the above (j) ___ man.

ans. a. rational b. work c. proud d. blue e. ready f. class g. inferior h. birth i. same j. mentioned

 10.

call	among	define	deaths	cause	Interpersonal
nature	serious	within	economic	armed	Aggressive

Conflict can be (a)_____ as clash of value ideas among other things, and the most serious from of conflict is (b)____ clashes that result in lost of (c)____ and casualties. There can be conflict (d)____ us which is (e)___ intrapersonal conflict. The conflict between or (f)____ person is called (g)____ conflict. Constraint of resources is also a (h)___ of conflict and it is known as (i)____ conflict. Conflict is a very common phenomenon, but sometimes it takes (j)_____ forms.

ans. a. defined b. serious c. deaths d. among e. called f. within g. interpersonal h. cause i. economic j. aggressive.

11.

poisonous	of	preserve	greatest	be	More
refresh	stem	by	production	contamination	Health

Food adulteration in one of the (a) ___ problems in the recent time in our country. Different food and products, vegetables, fruits and fishes are being (b)____ (c)____ the unscrupulous and profit monger businessmen and green grocers. However we the general people (d)___ the victims (e)___ all sorts of pangs and serious diseases. The businessmen use (f)___ chemicals such as DDT Aldrin, heptachlor just to make their products (g)___ attractive or to (h)___ them for a long time. So it is time the authority concerned took (i)___ steps to stop such food adulteration. Proper monitoring, supervision and public awareness should be compulsory from (j) ______ level to consumers.

ans. a. greatest b. contaminated c. by d. are e. of f. poisonous. G. More h. preserve i. healthy j. production

12.

eloquent	darkness	awareness	learn	intellectual	Attain
enlighten	choice	sensibility	purpose	human	Parochialism

Education is the process by which our mind develops through formal (a) ____ at an institution. It is mental and (b) ____ training. It provides opportunities of growth and helps to meet challenges to (c) ____ success. Moreover the purpose of education is to (d) ____ an individual. The aim of education is also to train individuals to make right (e) ____. It ennobles our mind and refines our (f) _____. It broadens our outlook and removes (g) ____. It helps us to be (h) ___of right and responsibilities. Education furnishes us with an (i) ____ in expressing truth. Therefore, it is compared to light which dispels the (j) ____of ignorance.

ans. a. learning b. intellectual c. attain d. enlighten e. choice f. sensibility g. parochialism h. aware i. eloquence j. darkness

13.

victorious	champion	recapitulate	take	birth	Attack
surrender	oppression	historical	independence	division	Significant

The most (a) ___ event for Bangladesh is her (b) ____ as an (c) ____ nation on March 26, 1971. It is a red letter day in the (d) ____ of Bangladesh. After the (e) ___ of the sub-continent we got Pakistan. But the Pakistanis began to (f) ___ our people. At first they (g) ___ our language. We shall never forget the language movement of 1952. The language movement led to the mass upsurge of 1969. As a result the war of liberation (h) ___ place in 1971. After nine months struggle, the Pakistanis were compelled to (i) ____ and we won (j) ____.

ans. a. significant b. birth c. independent d. history e. division f. oppress g. attacked h. took i. surrender j. victory

14.

cheat	tell	story	completely	think	Rescue
make	face	care	matter	promise	Treat

Keeping promise given to anyone is a must though it takes much perseverance to keep promise honestly. Keeping promise is a (a) ___ of remembrance; we should be (b) ____ whenever we make promises. While (c) ____ an unavoidable danger people usually (d) ____ any promise only to be (e) ____ from the situation without perfect (f) ___. After being rescued most people (g) ____ forget the promises given. A (h) ___ about the pied piper of Germany (i) ___ hoe the piper was deliberately (j) ___ by the mayor who has made promises to give piper one thousand guilders for his work.

ans. a. matter b. careful c. facing d. make e. rescued f. thinking g. completely h. story i. tells j. cheated

15.

all	necessary	budget	use	rise	Begins
follow	answer	have	through	careful	Carefully

 Students should be strategic about their examination. It is (a) ___ for an examination to (b) ____ some instructions. He should go (c) ____ the whole question before he (d) ____ to write. He must make a (e) ___ of his time so that he cans (f) ____ enough time to answer (g) ____ questions. He must write his answer (h) ____. He should be (i) ___ about his handwriting. He cans (j) ___ double spacing if his handwriting is tiny or very large.

ans. a. necessary b. follow c. though d. begins e. budget f. have g. all h. careful j. use

16.

who	health	choice	be	develop	Enable
able	ability	importance	face	which	Know

Education is one of the basic needs of a human being. It is (a) ___for the (b) ___of mind. Many illiterate people do not have any (c) ___ of health. If they (d) ___ educated they could live a (e) ___ and planned life. Education teaches us how to live well. It (f) ____us to make the right (g) ____in life. In enhances our (h) ____to perform our duties properly and (i) ____ our everyday problems. In fact it is education (j) _____ brings positive changes in our life.

ans. a. importance b. development c. knowledge d. were e. healthy f. enables g. choice h. ability i. face j. which
 

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