HSC Pre-Model Test 2021 (As per revised syllabus)

Without Clues
Time: 2 hour Marks: 230

1. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word in each gap. 20×10=200

“Tsunami’ is a Japanese word which means marine earthquake. It caused a great (a) ______ on life and
property along the coastlines of India. Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia. About 5 million people
became (b) ______. We are fortunate enough that by the (c) ______ of God. Bangladesh narrowly (d)
______ such a natural (e) ______. But it is not unknown to us that Bangladesh lies in (f) ______
earthquake zone. It still has (g) ______ for Bangladesh to save the (h) ______ region form any such
colossal (i) ______ of Tsunami. Since nobody can predict the (j) ______ time of earthquake we have to
be careful and conscious from now on.
2. Today terrorism is a global (a) ______ stealing the headlines of the dailies. Through terrorism, terrorists
are trying to create fear and (b) ______ among people to gain their (c) ______ ends or the ends of the
organization to which they belong. There are two (d) ______ of terrorists, criminal and political.
Criminal terrorists try to gain their own ends through kidnappings, riots, etc. Political terrorists are much
more (e) ______. They are (f) ______ and well-trained. They take to senseless (g) ______ to intimidate
people and governments. Hijacking of aeroplanes, Sabotage, murder of eminent public men, shooting
down innocent people, indiscriminate use of bombs and explosives are the various (h) ______ used by
the political terrorists to (i) ______ their objectives. After the end of Second World War terrorism (j)
______ up in different countries.
3. The world is producing millions of tons of domestic rubbish and toxic industrial waste each year, and it is
(a) ______ increasingly difficult to find suitable (b) ______ to get rid of all the (c) ______. The (d)
______ of various kinds of waste is seriously (e) ______ the environment. We know that air is an
important element of our environment and our air is polluted by smoke. Man makes fires to cook food,
(f) ______ bricks, (g) ______ tar for road construction and to do many other things. Fires create smoke
and pollute the air. Railway engines and (h) ______ create smoke by burning coal and oil. Mills and
factories also belch a lot of (i) ______. All these kinds of smoke (j) ______ the air.
4. Communicative competence (a) ______ to the ability to form correct utterances and use them (b) ______
in various circumstances. There are two ways of (c) ______ communicative competence in a language.
The first is acquisition (d) ______ is similar to the way people develop (e) ______ in their mother
tongue. It is a natural, (f) ______ process in which users are not (g) ______ aware of (h) ______ a
language. They are (i) ______ only of the fact that they are using the language to (j) ______.
5. The craft of folding paper to give them different (a) ______ without any (b) ______ or pasting is called
(c) ______. Although not much is (d) ______ about its (e) ______, Oregami has been practised for (f)
______. In fact, it has taken the form of sophisticated art in (g) ______ where it is specially prized for
decorating and for (h) ______. As a form of decorative (i) ______, Oregami takes the form of birds, fish,
insects, animals and geometrical (j) ______.
6. The Issue of disability has received (a) ______ consideration by society. Everyday many (b) ______ are
becoming disabled or killed by accidents. We do not have the (c) ______ date on the numbers of people
being dead or disabled in Bangladesh. But it is beyond doubt the (d) ______ are increasing every moment.
Accidental deaths and (e) ______ are causing negative socio-economic impacts. The impacts of disabilities
in the lives of the (f) ______ people are miserable. These have tormenting (g) ______ on marriage
educational attainment, employment and emotional state of the disabled. These imperil their family and (h)
______ life. Disabled females suffer more from (i) ______ attitudes than the males. This has adverse (j)
______ on them.
7. Introverts and extroverts are particular types of (a) ______. Introverts are (b) ______ shy. They do not (c)
______ talking too much and starting a conversation. They are also not very (d) ______ and prefer to (e)
______ quiet. They are not outgoing in (f) ______ and feel more (g) ______ in following people instead
of (h) ______ the lead. They can also be loners sometimes and prefer to be by themselves instead of
being in other people’s (i) ______. An extrovert is just the (j) ______.
8. Gender (a) ______ in Bangladesh begins at birth. Most parents want to have male (b) ______ so that they
can, when they are older, supplement their family income. In the (c) ______ socio-economic set up, boys
are best suited for this (d) ______. So girls are born to an (e) ______ world. However, they are (f)
______ rather (g) ______ to domestic chores. Some of these girls may be at school. But all their work
stops as soon as they are married off which is the prime (h) ______ of the parents about their daughters.
This (i) ______ treatment has some long-term negative effects on the body and mind of the girls. They
are given to understand that they should keep the best food (j) ______ for the male member of the
family.
9. On the (a) ______ December, 1971 Bangladesh became independent. It (b) ______ a memorable day in
the history (c) ______ the country. For our separate identity we (d) ______ independence. We would not
(e) ______ in the present state without independence. (f) ______ is our responsibility to (g) ______ our
freedom. For our cultural (h) ______ and political difference we need independence. We must (i)
______ separation between us (j) ______ will uphold the national interest above everything. We must
love our country in any case. We must be true patriots. Only then we well be able to become a leading
country in South Asia. We must keep our national prestige above all the nations in this region.
10. Poverty has always been blamed for malnutrition among (a) ______ in Bangladesh. It is generally
believed that malnutrition occurs (b) ______ of poverty. But it has been found that it is not (c) ______
the case. For instance, low birth weight (d) ______ for more than 50 per cent of the deaths. Low (e)
______ weight more often than not has to do with the mother’s age. Under the constitution, the (f)
______ age for marriage for a girl is 18 years. But many of them are (g) ______ when they are in their
early teenages. Not yet (h) ______ mature to bear children, young girls give (i) ______ to low weight
babies. Thus, the vicious circle of intergenerational (j) ______ continues.
11. Man has an unquenchable thirst (a) ______ knowledge. He is never satisfied (b) ______ what he has
know and seen. He wants to know and (c) ______ more and more. This curiosity to (d) ______ more
coupled with his indomitable spirit of adventure, has inspired him to undertake and (e) ______ out
difficult and dangerous tasks which eventually resulted in epoch (f) ______ discoveries and inventions
and led him in his (g) ______ and continuous journey from his helpless state of a caveman to his present
(h) ______ of power and progress. In the fields of science and technology man has (i) ______ achieved
what was once inconceivable. Today he is (j) ______ the threshold of the space age.
12. We all know what a dream is. Generally we dream during our sleep. Some dreams are sweet or (a) — .
When we dream something extremely bad, we call it a (b) — Dreams have no (c) — They are soft and
(d) — . The dream we have during the day time is called (e) — Dreams have fascinated philosophers for
thousand of years, but none could (f) — specifically what dream actually is. Dreams can be
extraordinarily (g) — or very vague. While many theories have been proposed no consensus has
emerged. It is important to consider that science is still (h) — the exact purpose and function of sleep
itself. Some researchers suggest that dreams have no (i) — purpose, while others believe that (j) —
is essential to mental, emotional and physical well-being.
13. In recent years there have been many alarming reports that world's climate is undergoing a significant
change. All these reports provide (a) — evidence (b) — world's temperatures are increasing day by day.
This increase in global (c) — is caused (d) — increased amounts of carbon dioxide (e) — the earth.
Most climatologists (f) — that greenhouse effect is the likely (g) — of this global warming. It may harm
human (h) — seriously. This could catastrophically (i) — mankind's (j) — to grow food.
14. The persona of a traffic policeman has always been a (a) — one. It has often found (b) — space and
close treatment in literature and other (c) —. Besides the many poems about this (d) — character, there
is at least one (e) — where the central character is a traffic policeman. In 1963, Greek film maker
Filippos Fylaktas made this film (f)— My Brother, the Traffic Policeman. It featured a slightly (g)—
traffic police. Antonis Pikrocholos who is utterly (h) — to service and duty and applies the traffic (i) —
with unyielding (j) —.
15. Diaspora is an age-old (a) —. In recent times, Rohingya (b) — has attracted a lot of attention. More than
one million Rohingyas have (c)—from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Their migration is (d)—to the adverse
conditions in Rakhine State of Myanmar - the ancestral homeland of the Rohingyas. The government of
Bangladesh has (e) — this huge number of refugees on humanitarian (f) —. But these people are a huge
 (g) — on our economy and on our (h) —. The world community should extend their frill support to the
(i) — Rohingyas so that they can (j)—return to their homeland.
16. Sincerity is the best way of achieving success. One can go a long way if one does anything with
sincerity. People who are sincere in their work are (a) — of making anything success. The great men are
also sincere because they (b) — that sincerity is the (c) — to success. Those who are not (d) — can
never (e) — a long way in the world. The poor people are not always sincere because they do to know
the (f) — of sincerity. If they knew it, they would (g) — a good use of it. Sincerity means not only to do
work (h) — but also with dutifulness honesty, modesty and good behaviour. If all of us (i) — sincere,
our country will (j) — be prosperous.
17. Our modes of entertainment are (a) ______ a significant change. The traditional sources of entertainment
are no more (b) ______. People are no longer (c) ______ with the traditional forms of entertainment.
The western culture and music are now (d) ______ the upper hand of (e) ______ modes of
entertainment. Our own music and culture are (f) ______ fast coming in (g) ______ with the western
culture. So there is a blending of melodies between western music and our own music. Now people (h)
______ cricket to football. Radio is (i) ______ popularity and sports is also (j) ______ as a popular
source of entertainment.
18. Sports are a popular form of (a) — . Many international (c)  events are organized from time to time.
Most of these events are (c)  by multinational manufacturing companies and business firms. They (d)
 for the sports events in exchange for the right to (e)  their products during those events. These
events are (f)  worldwide by satellite and people all (g)  the world watch them (h)  . As a result,
the sponsors’ products receive maximum media (i)  thus giving companies international (j) .
19. Mistakes are common things while learning. So I do not think that it (a) — possible not to make any
mistake while (b)  English. Because we learn through trial and (c)  . I think that it is better to (d) 
English without paying much attention on being (e)  . Because it is not important to use (f)  correct
English. I don’t mean that a (g)  man can never learn English. This is (h)  a shy man can learn
English by (i)  English newspapers, journals and various text books. Spontaneity (j)  a must to learn
a foreign language.
20. Modern education is liberal, open, and exoteric. It is the (a) — of progress, in every family and in every
society. It teaches people to (b)  . It is (c)  on the humanism, freedom, equality, democracy, and
human rights. The content of education (d)  pace with needs of modern society and is a (e)  of its
goals, values, and priorities. The present industrial society has (f)  up a plenty of occupations which
require people with (g)  skills and knowledge. So, education is a (h)  means of eradication the (i) 
problem. It is able to (j)  poverty in a number of ways.
21. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words: 15
There was a boy who hailed from an obscure background. But he was brilliant, diligent and innovative.
He.......................... (As per revised syllabus)

22. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words: 15
It was late at night. I was taking preparation for my ensuing examination. All the members of my
family were sleeping. All on a sudden, my phone rang and it was an unknown number. I got
frightened........................
(As per revised syllabus)