SSC 2016 Suggestion 2nd Paper Question No-1: Gap Filling Activities with Clues (with answer)

1.    Fill in the gap with suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.

must	easily	expert	stage	function	speaking
require	higher	world	like	language	international

English is an (a) __ language. Its importance cannot (b) ___ be understood. There are some jobs(c) __ that of pilot, a telephone operator and so on which (d) __ men who know English. A foreign office cannot (e) __without experts in English. To communicate with people of the English (f) __ world, learning English is a (g) __. Besides, learning English at the secondary (h) __ is very helpful for (i) __ studies. A deeper proficiency in this (j) __ can help us to go to long way.

2.     

loses	both	continuous	real	competition	matched
progress	loss	enjoyment	win	matching	result

Without effort there can be no (a) __ in life. Life (b) __its interest if there is no struggle. Games become dull, if there is no (c) __ in them and if the (d)__ can be easily foreseen. No matter we (e) __ the game or lose it. The keener the contest, the greater the (f) __. A victory is not a (g) __ triumph unless (h) __ the sides are equally (i) __. Whether we like it or not, life is one (j) __ competitive examination.

3.     

made	passed	need	least	literate	Illiterate
waste	remove	educate	necessary	education	compulsory

We must not (a) __ our energy and money any more. We (b) __ to take steps to (c) __ our people. Emphasis should be given o n primary (d) __. There should be at (e) __ one primary school in each and every village.  We are happy that our govt. has (f) __ primary education (g) __. A law has been (h) __ in the assembly. To (i) __ illiteracy from the country, some more steps may be taken. The (j) __ adults need to be educated.  

4.                    

whirling	hemisphere	terrific	different	changes	flows
circle	blowing	Greek	storm	motion	with

The word cyclone is derived from the (a) __ word “cyclones” which means a (b) __. A cyclone, therefore, is a strong wind (c) __ in a circular (d)__ . It always (e) __ it’s direction and (f) __ at the rate of 60 miles or more per hour. In its nature, it is different from an ordinary (g) __. When every strong wind (h) __ round the center of the storm it move at a (i) __ speed with an anti-clockwise motion in the northern (j) __ and with clockwise motion in the southern hemisphere, a cyclone occurs. 

5.     

expected	tries	famous	cruel	study	glorious
institution	public	successful	hard	students	result

Every student expects a (a) __ result in the examination and for this he (a) __ heart and soul. There are many ways to have glorious (c) __. Admission in the famous (d) __ is one of them. So most of the (e) __ dream for getting admission in a (f) __ intuition. Most of the students start to study (g) __ after final examination to get admission into their (h) __ institutions. Some become 9i) __ and some failure in their mission. The students who don’t (j) __ hard cannot succeed in this context.

6.     

prepare	natural	sphere	hand	use	generously
purpose	resource	fertile	land	rocky	locality

Nature has given her (a) __ to us more (b) __ than many other countries of the world. Think about our (c) __. It is soft and (d) __. Our farmers who have simple (e) __ made tools can easily dig, plough and (f) __ the soil with them.  Whereas lands of most other countries which are hard and (g) __ cannot be easily dug, ploughed, and prepared. We have a great (h) __ advantage too. We can (i) __ mot of our lands for the (j)__ of agriculture and industry.

7.     

light	removes	basic	prosper	run	darkness
bring	participation	remain	educate	deprive	discrimination

Education is the backbone of a nation. No nations can (a) __ without education. Education (b) __ our ignorance and gives us (c) __ of knowledge. In respect of imparting education there should be no (d) __ between men and women. Education is one of the (e) __ human rights. If we (f) __ women of the right of education, almost half of the population will (g) __ in (h) __. No development can be brought about in our society without the (i) __ of women. The government of Bangladesh is doing everything to (j) __ the women folk.

8.     

light	bring	deprive	participation	removes	run
darkness	educate	discrimination	development	basic	remain

Education (a) __ our ignorance and gives us (b) __ of knowledge. In respect of imparting education there should be no (c) __ between men and women. Education is one of the (d) __ human rights. If we (e) __ women of the right of education, almost half of the population will (f) __ in (g) __. No (h) __ can be brought about in our society without the (i) __ of women. The government is doing everything to (j) __ the women folk.

9.     

ever	time	tomorrow	duffer	who	lost
take	enough	call	properly	shine	good

Time and tide wait for none. No one can (a) __ it back. A man gets back his (b) __ money and health but cannot get back his lost time.  Time once lost is lost for 9e) __. So we should make the (d) __ use of time. We should do our duties (e) __. If we put off our work for (f) __, we may not get an opportunity to do it at all. There are some people (g)__ idle away time for nothing. They cannot prosper in life. They have to (h) __ for it. So we should (i) __ an oath that we must do our duty properly and in (j) __. 

10.  

little	prevent	remote	causes	irrigate	behind
easy	recent	river	great	verify	close

Crops need water. Farmers must (a) __ their fields if there is very (b) __ rain at any time. But irrigation is not (c) __ if there is river (d) __ to the crops. Canals can carry (e) __ water to the field. Sometimes much water (f) __ flood. A dam may (g) __ difficulties of irrigation. A (h) __ lake can be dug (i) __ the dam. Dams are not (j) __invention.

11.  

help	illiterate	assist	efforts	removing	aware
illiteracy	enlarge	exist	thought	literacy	increase

Inability to read and write is (a) __. It hinders all development (b) __ of the government. The literacy rate of Bangladesh is still low. We have to (c) __ this rte for entire development of the country. A country’s development cannot be (d) __ of keeping the large number of people (e) __. Government alone cannot meet this challenge without the (f) __ of literate community. It is the social responsibility of the literate people to (g) __ the government for the eradication of illiteracy. We must realize that we cannot (h) __ as a nation without (i) __ illiteracy from the society. So we should be (j) __ of this great problem.

12.  

visited	purse	premises	had	frequently	has
collected	exhibition	tempt	making	crowed	displayed

Of all the (a) __, the book fairs are of recent origin. They are (b) __ held in towns and cities now. Last year I (c) __ Ekusher Boi Mela in Bangla Academy. (d)__. There were a number of stalls and thousands of books were (e) __. It was a great opportunity of (f)__ a varied choice of book. So many book lovers (g) __ there. I was (h) __ to buy a lot of books but my (i)__ did not permit me. As a result, I bought a few book and (j) __ a lot of catalogues.

13.                 

washed	take	planted	use	add	provide
insist	protect	needs	breath	produce	present

Trees are very useful to man. They (a) __ the rich top soil from being (b) __ away by rain water and flood. You can see tree being (c) __ along mountain slopes. On roadside and in parks. They (d) __ life to a place with many colourful flowers, beautiful leaves and fruits. They (e) __ shelter to birds and animals. They give us timber, medicines, gum, paper etc. They (f) __ in carbon dioxide and (g) __ Oxygen. As you know by now man (h) __ Oxygen to (i)__ and live. Trees are our best friends. We should (j) __ them and try to plant more trees around us.

14.  

towards	created	unbearable	tropics	dark	condition
cyclone	speed	thunders	occur	flashes	originated

A cyclone may (a) __ anytime and at any place. The violent types of (b) __ usually hit the (c) __ the cyclone of Bangladesh generally (d) __ from the Bay of Bengal and blows (e) __ the land. It is often accompanied by (f) __ and heavy showers. Before a cyclone, commences (g) __ heat is felt for a few days. Then suddenly one day he sky becomes terribly (h) __ with clouds and strong winds begin to blow with (i) __ of lighting and the rumbling of thunders. Thus a terrible situation is (j) __

15.                 

food	destroyed	rise	habit	unsuitable	crisis
turn	rain	live	cut	be	effect

If we (a) __ trees at random, one day our country ill (b) __ into a desert. All living animals and birds will not find any (c) __or shelter to (d) __in. they will be (e) __. There will be no (f) __ and as a result our agriculture will face a great (g) __. The temperature will (h) __ and it will cause green house (i) __. The country will be (j) __for living.

16.                 

about	lives	neglected	evil	proper	real
right	been	very	remember	bright	regret

Our freedom fighters are the (a) __ heroes of our country. We should (b) __them as they sacrificed their (c) __ for the cause of motherland. It is a matter of great (d) __ that most of them are (e) __ and our young generation does not know (f) __their valiant struggle. Yet today many of the real freedom fighters have not (g)__ found out and established . Some of them lead (h) __ poor life. The authority in power should take (i) __ steps to enlist them and give them (j) __ honour.

17.                 

possible	time	difficult	spheres	poor	travel
civilization	ancient	age	greater	all	constant

We live in an (a) __ of science. We can see the influence of science in all (b) __of life. Science is a (c) __companion of our daily life. We have made the impossible things (d) __be means of science. The modern (e) __ is a contribution of science. At present we can easily (f) __from one place to another. But in (g) __ time journey was (h) __. Man had to spend a lot of (i) __ and money for travelling. But we should remember that science has to be exploited for the (j) __ welfare of mankind.

18.                 

help	inactive	others	aversion	hence	anything
claim	ability	charity	indolent	devoid	dignity

What is begging? Begging is the (a) __ of others. It does not give (b) __ good to the society. It is totally unproductive and (c) __, it has no output. It does not develop man’s (d) __ or will to be self-reliant. It makes him (e) __ and habitually (f) __ and dependent on others. It makes a man (g) __ or any sense of self-respect. Hence those who live by begging cannot (h) __ for any dignity in the society because of their (i) __ to work. They only seek the charity of (j) __ and become burden to the society.

19.  

defend	materialized	So-called	cherished	noble	pretender
inspires	inherent	aloft	fake	fraud	remember

Patriotism is a (a) __ virtue. It is an (b) __ instinct in human nature. It (c) __ a man to shed every drop of blood to (d) __ the liberty and dignity of the country. But patriotism should not be merely a (e) __ slogan in the public meeting to (f) __ the people. It should be (g) __ in the core of heart and (h) __ in our deeds. We should keep ourselves above from the (i) __ patriotism. Everybody should bear in mind that a (j) __must be defeated. Nobody will remember or honour a mock patriot.

20.                 

known	bold	hunger	thirst	inspired	inconceivable
see	courage	curiosity	satisfied	dangerous	technology

Man has n unquenchable (a) __ for knowledge. In fact, he is never (b) __ with what he has (c) __ and seen. He wants to know and (d) __ more and more. This (e) __ to know more, coupled with his (f) __ spirit of adventure, has (g) __ him to undertake and carry out difficult and (h) __ tasks. It the fields of science and (i) __man has already achieved what was once (j) __. 

21.  

prevent	enables	take	excellent	tried	fitness
physically	fills	struggle	essentials	free	helps

Physical exercise is (a) __ for all. It keeps us (b) __ strong and healthy. Our life is full of activities and (c) __. We can face them if we have physical and mental (d) __. It is physical exercise which (e) __ us to have a sound mind in a sound body. Physical exercise (f) __ some other benefits too. It also offers us an (g) __recreation. It takes our mind (h) __ from the drudgery of work and (i) __it with joy. So we must (j) __physical exercise for our sound health.   

22.  

clean	made	on	important	objects	clothes
empty	forces	full	currents	under	water

The world is (a) __ on uncountable natural and man (b) __ objects. Natural (c)__are stones, trees, air and (d)__. Man made objects are houses, cars (e) __ and chemicals. Natural (f) __ are cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes, storms and ocean (g) __. Life exists (h) __ different conditions. It is very (i) __ to keep the environment (j) __. 

23.  

man	necessary	important	life	seeds	future
reap	best	pluck	when	sow	virtues

Youth is the (a)___ time of (b)____. This is the time (c)___ it is most (d)___ for one to remember the maxim ‘As you (e)___ , so shall you reap’ One must sow the (f)___ of industry, truthfulness , honesty and other (g)____ in this season to (h)___ the harvest of prosperity and happiness. Whatever takes root in a (i)___ at this time, lasts throughout the rest of his life and moulds his (j)___

24.  

shabby	varies	millions	crown	blessing	get
complete	many	finding	relatives	whereas	stand

Happiness is a (a) ____ term. A person with a (b) ___, living in palace may not be happy. (c)___ a day labourer may (d)___ happiness living in a (e) ___ hut. Again happiness (f) ____ from person to person. A beggar may be happy (g) ___ a coin. A business man may be happy getting (h) ___ of money. But (i) ___ happiness or peace of minds is a (j)___.

25.  

for	habit	causes	floods	and	effect
insecurity	damage	protection	repair	deforestation	cut

 A (a) ___ in time saves nine. This is very well known (b) ___. Some people don’t care (c) __ anything. They (d) ___ off a job (e) __ tomorrow. Though they are not (f) ___ whether tomorrow will come. In this way, they cannot finish a work when they (g) __ it. Then they say, “Alas! If we were not (h) __ about our jobs when we had (i)__ time we could be (j)___.

26.  

show	superiors	nothing	behavior	nature	much
rich	form	conduct	sense	disciplined	remains

Good manners (a)---- an important part of education. Our education (b)---- incomplete if we do not learn good manners. In our (c)--- with others we must (d---- proper respect for them. We should have a (e)--- of fitness in our (f)--- with others. We should show respect to our (g)--- . It is necessary a (h)--- society. Good manners cost us (i)---.So, good manners should be a part of our (j)---.

27.

Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.

narrow	rules	properly	transports	invention	Lives
traffic	injured	growing	occurrences	hardly	safely

Road accidents are common (a)----- in our country. Every year thousand of people lose their (b)__ and many of them are (c)___. Before the invention of automobiles . People moved one place to another (d)___ The real causes of accidents lie with the people not with (e)___ . in many cities roads are too (f)____. These roads can (g)____ cope with the increasing number of (h)____ . Besides, traffic ias not controlled (i)___ . So the drivers often violate traffic (j)___.

28. .     

find	friends	make	need	side	come
Prove	pleasure	harm	real	Love	pay

Books are men’s best (a)—in life, you may have many good friends, but you not (b)—them when you(c)—them. They may not always (d)—to you with sympathy. One or two may (e)—false and do you much (f)--. But books are always ready to be your (g)--. Some books will (h)—you laugh some others will give you much (i)--. Again some books will bring new knowledge and ideas. They are your (j)—friends thought out your life.

29.

livelihood	causes	took	products	depend	brings
agriculture	on	consumption	beautiful	supplies	decline

Bangladesh is our birth land. It is small but (a) ------ . It is an (b)---- country .Most of the people of this country directly or indirectly (c)----- on agriculture for their  (d)----- . Many important industries depend on agricultural (e)----- .Agriculture (f) ----- fool stuff for human and animal (g)---- .Any (h)------- in agricultural products (i)----- economic depression in the country . Failure of crops (j)----  sufferings to the entire people .

30.

through	work	long	blue	ready	inferior
dignity	sacrifice	high	aware	above	same

Man’s (a)-----depends on his work. Man is rational being. He is to (b)-----for others. He should not be proud of his (c)----blood. He should be (d)----to help anyone of any class. The man whom he is helping may be (e)---to him by birth. But after all he is a man. He has the (f)---- blood and flesh as the (g)----kind of man. So, he should (h)--- -his own life for others welfare. We cannot live (i)- ---- on earth. We must die one day. We can live (j)-----our work.

31.

agricultural	depend	livelihood	industries	agriculture
causes	brings	decline	supplies	consumption

Bangladesh is an (a)-----country. Most of the people of this country directly or indirectly (b)-----on agriculture for their (c)-----.Many important (d)-----depend on (e)---products. Agriculture (f)----food stuff for human and animal (g)----.Any (h)-----in agricultural products (i)----economic depression in the country. Failure of crops (j)----sufferings to the entire people.

32.

technology	wonder	spectacular	designed	called	could
surrounded	largest	totaling	spectacular	modern	each

The Sangsad Bhaban at Sher-e-Bangla Nagaar in Dhaka is a (a)—of modern architecture and (b)—. It is one of the (c)—and most (d)—parliament buildings in the world. It was (e)—by the famous American architect Louis I Kahn. This 155 feet high nine storied building is (f)—by a artificial lake  (g)—the Crescent Lake. The structure has 1650 door, 335windows, 365 ventilators and corridors (h)—to be a wildering length of 41-6 kilometers. The house has 354 seats for MPS. 56 for guests, 40 for journalists and 430  for spectators. It has three party rooms in (i)— of which can seat 153 people. The whole place in air-conditioned and includes all (j)—amenities..

        33.

administration	certain	interfere	vote	establish	Property
has	certainly	when	speak	to	have

A citizen has (a) ---- rights and privileges. For example he (b)----- a right to security of life and (c) ----- and protection of law (d) ------ necessary. The state is bound to give him such protection. He has the right to (e) ----- as he placesand the state should not (f)----- with his freedom of speech. But he must not say anything that goes against that (g) ---- laws of his land. He (h) ---- a natural right (i) ----- takes a hand in the (j)---- of the affairs of his country.

34.

class	are	way	to	In	known
for	easily	classes	within	called	follow

Most libraries (a) ----- arranged in a systematic (b) ----- that makes it possible (c) ------- locate any book quite (d) --------. All of the books (e) -------- a library (f) --------- organized into categories or (g) ------- and then arranged alphabetically (h) -------- their (i) ---------. There are two system (j) ---------- organizing books in a library.

35.

valueless	next	subject	forget	important	gather
practical	hard	listen	quality	ways	performance

Examination is very important in student’s life. If justifies a student’s (a)—no student cam be (b)—to next class without examination, so every student(c)—hard to pass the examination. There are many ways to do (d)—in the examination and meritorious students follow these ways. Subject (e)—is not all things to approach the exam. One may gather much (f)—about his subject but if he cannot (g)—his performance in the examination this kind of knowledge is (h)--. He (i)—be very practical in the examination which is also an (j)—thing.amination is very important in student’s life

                   Question No-1: Gap Filling Activities with Clues   Answer                  

1.        (a) International (b) easily  (c) like (d) require  (e) function (f) speaking (g) must (h) stage (i) higher (j) language.

2.       (a) progress (b) loses (c) competition (d) result (e) win (f) enjoyment (g) real (h) both (i) matched (j) continuous.   

3.       (a) waste (b) need (c) educate (d) education (e) least (f) made (g) compulsory (h) passed (i) remove (j) illiterate .

4.       (a) Greek (b) circle (c) whirling (d) motion (e) changes (f) flows (g) storm (h) blows (i) terrific (j) hemisphere.

5.        (a) glorious (b) tries (c) result (d) institution (e) students (f) famous (g) hard (h) expected (i) successful (j study.

6.       (a) resources (b) generously (c) land (d) fertile (e) hand (f) prepare (g) rocky (h) natural (i) use (j) prosper.

7.       (a) prosper (b) removes (c) light (d) discrimination (e) basic (f) deprive (g) remain (h) darkness (i) participation (j) educate.

8.       (a) removes (b) light (c) discrimination (d) basic (e) deprive (f) remain (g) darkness (h) development (i) participation (j) educate.

9.       (a) call (b) lost ( c) ever (D) best (e) properly (f) tomorrow (g) who  (h) suffer (i) take (j) time.

10.     (a) irrigate (b) little (c) easy (d) close (e) river (f) causes (g) prevent (h) great (i) behind (j) recent.

11.    (a) illiteracy (b) efforts (c) increase (d) thought (e) illiterate (f) help (g) assist (h) exist (i) removing aware.

12.    (a) exhibitions (b) frequently (c) visited (d) premises (e) displayed (f) having (g) crowded (h) temped (i) purse (j) collected.

13.     (a) protect (b) washed (c) planed (d) add (e) provide (f) take (g) produce 9h) needs (i) breath (j) protect.

14.    (a) occur (b) cyclone (c) tropics (d) originates (e) towards (f) thunders (g) unbearable (h) dark (i) flashes (j) created.

15.    (a) cut (b) turn (c) habitat (d) live (e) destroyed (f) rain (g) crisis (h) rise (i) effect (j) unsuitable.

16.    (a) bright (b) remember (c) lives (d) regret (e) neglected (f) about (g) been (h) very (i) proper (j) real.

17.    (a) age (b) spheres (c) constant (d) possible (e) civilization (f) travel (g) ancient (h) difficult (i) time (j) greater.

18.    (a) charity (b) anything (c) hence (d) dignity (e) inactive (f) indolent (g) devoid (h) claim (i) aversion (j) others.

19.    (a) noble (b) inherent (c) inspires (d) defend (e) so-called (f) fake (g) cherished (h) materialized (i) pretender (j) fraud.

20.    (a) thirst (b) satisfied (c) known (d) see (e) curiosity (f) bold (g) inspired (h) dangerous (i) technology (j) inconceivable .

21.    (a) essential (b) physically (c) struggles (d) fitness (e) helps (f) enables (g) excellent (h) free (i) fills (j) take.

22.    (a) full (b) made (c) objects (d) water (e) clothes (f) forces (g) currents (h) on (i) important (j) clean.      

23.    (a) best (b) life (c) when (d) important (e) sow (f) seeds (g) virtues (h) reap (i) man, (j) future.

24.    (a) relative (b) crown (c) whereas (d) get (e) shabby (f) varies (g) finding , (h) millions (i) complete (j) blessings. 

25.    (a) stitch (b) proverb (c) abour (d) put (e) for (f) sure (g) need (h) careless (i) a lot of 9j) successful.

26.    (a) form(b) remains (c) behavior (d) show (e) sense (f) conduct (g) superiors (h) disciplined (i) nothing (j) nature

27.    (a) occurrences (b) lives (c) injured (d) safely (e) transports. (f) narrow (g) hardly (h) traffic (i) properly (j) rules.

28.    (a) friends (b) find (c) need (d) come (e) prove (f) harm (g) side (h) make (i) pleasure (j) real

29.    (a) beautiful (b) agricultural (c) depend (d) livelihood (e) products (d) supplies (g) consumption (h) decline (i) brings (j) causes.

30.    (a) dignity (b) work (c) blue (d) ready (e) inferior (f) same (g) above (h) sacrifice (i) long (j) through.

31.    (a) agricultural (b) depend (c) livelihood (d) industries (e) agriculture (f) supplies (g) consumption (h) decline (i) brings (j) causes.

32.    (a) wonder (b) technology (c) largest (d) spectacular (e) designed (f) surrounded (g) called (h) totaling (i) each (j) modern.

33.    (a) certain (b) has (c) property (d) when (e) speak (f) interfere (g) established (h) has (i) to (j) administration.

34.    (a) are (b) way (c) to (d) easily (e) in (f) are (g) classes (h) within (i) class (j) for

35.    (a)closed (b) open (c) arrived (d) stopped (e) could (f) nearest (g) said (h) straight (i) left (j) almost.