HSC Examination 2025

Unit & Lesson

Cloze test with clues

Cloze test without clues

Re-arrangement

Graph / Charts

Completing a story

Informal letters

Formal Letter/Email

Paragraph (Descriptive/Listing)

Paragraph (Cause & Effect)

• Unit 1 Lesson 1 - The Unforgettable History
• Unit 1 Lesson 2 - Nelson Mandela, from Apartheid Fighter to President
• Unit 1 Lesson 3 - Two Women
• Unit 4 Lesson 1 - Are We Aware of These Rights-1
• Unit 4 Lesson 2 - Are We Aware of These Rights-2
• Unit 4 Lesson 3 - Rights to Health and Education
• Unit 4 Lesson 4 - Amerigo, A Street Child
• Unit 5 Lesson 1 - Why Education
• Unit 5 Lesson 2 - The Parrot’s Tale
• Unit 5 Lesson 3 - Civic Engagement
• Unit 5 Lesson 4 - A Warrior of Light
• Unit 6 Lesson 1 - What is a Dream?
• Unit 6 Lesson 2 - Dream Poems
• Unit 6 Lesson 3 - I Have a Dream
• Unit 7 Lesson 3 - Brojen Das: On Conquering the English Channel
• Unit 7 Lesson 4 - Scaling a Mountain Peak
• Unit 7 Lesson 5 - The Unbeaten Girls
• Unit 8 Lesson 1 - Family Relationship
• Unit 8 Lesson 2 - Love and Friendship
• Unit 8 Lesson 3 - A Mother in Mannville
• Unit 9 Lesson 1 - The Storm and Stress of Adolescence
• Unit 9 Lesson 2 - Adolescence and Some (Related) Problems in Bangladesh
• Unit 9 Lesson 3 - Why Does a Child Hate School?
• Unit 9 Lesson 4 - The Story of Shipli
• Unit 9 Lesson 5 - Say 'No' to bullying
• Unit 10 Lesson 1 - Manners around the World
• Unit 10 Lesson 2 - Etiquette Netiquette
• Unit 10 Lesson 3 - Food Trends
• Unit 10 Lesson 4 - Fitness
• Unit 10 Lesson 5 - Spending
• Unit 13 Lesson 1 - Travelling to a Village in Bangladesh
• Unit 13 Lesson 2 - Arriving in the Orient
• Unit 13 Lesson 3 - Eco-tourism

1. opine	safe	possible	lies	aware
   recurre	straight	minimize	mandatory	precaution

   It's a matter of great concern that Bangladesh (a) — in the active earthquake zone. Most of the Bangladeshi are fully (b) — of its severity. Experts are alarmed by the (c) — of quakes during recent years. But they give no (d) — answer to the question of (e) — about the buildings of Dhaka city. Since there is every (f) — of earthquakes in Bangladesh, experts call for taking adequate (g) — measures to (h) — losses. Rajuk (i) — that an earthquake resistant building code should be (j) —.

2. 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.

3. Young people often consider (a) — poetry by heart a tiresome drudgery. But the learning of poetry has great advantages (b) — merely reading it. Poems that have been learnt become a permanent personal (c) —. The mind is (d) — with a store of beautiful or lofty (e) — and ideas which may be a source of pleasure, comfort, and inspiration at (f) — when the books are not at hand. Poems selected for learning, however, should be worthy (g) — the time spent on them and should be those which make a strong appeal to the learner. The best way to (h) — a poem to memory is not to learn it line by line, but to read the whole poem (i) — over and over again until it is thoroughly (j) —.

4. Overeating (a) — taking too much food (b) — one needs. We eat (c) — to overload our stomach but to (d) — sound health. A sound health (e) — on eating habits to some extent. Overeating tells (f) — our health. By (g) — awareness of the people, this habit of overeating can be (h) —. With a view to (i) — our body fit, we should (j) — taking too much food.

5. Trees are very useful to human beings. They (a) — the rich top soil from being (b) — away by rainwater and floods. You can see trees being (c) — along mountain slopes, on road sides, in parks, and gardens. Trees give us shade. They (d) — life to a place with their colorful flowers, beautiful leaves, fruits, and thick trunks. They (e) — shelters for birds and animals. They give us timber, medicines, paper, gum, and many other useful things. 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 plant more trees around us.

6. Once upon a time, there was a king who was very fond of (a) — his future from the astrologers. A famous astrologer (b) — to stop at his capital on his way to Benaras/Bombay. The king called on him to know about his future, and the astrologer told him something (c) —. At this, the king got (d) — and condemned him to (e) — saying, "Men like you should not live to (f) — the peace of the world." But another thought had crossed his mind before the astrologer was removed for (g) —. "How long will you live?" asked the king. With ready (h) — the astrologer said, "The stars (i) — that I shall die only a week before your majesty. So, goodbye." Hearing this, the king turned pale like a dead man and shouted, "Drive this (j) — away, let him not come here again."

7. In the present world, advertisement is the most (a) — and recognized means of (b) — people know about the products and (c) — of a company. With the introduction of open market (d) —, the production system has become very (e) —. But only producing quality goods is not the last thing to do. (f) — people know about the products, goods will not sell on its own (g) —. Advertisement will serve that purpose of informing people of the quality, price, and (h) — of goods or products concerned. Even effective advertisement will motivate people to buy goods of even (i) — quality. So advertisement has got both persuasive and (j) — quality.

8. It is a great tragedy that after many years of independence, illiteracy still remains one of the greatest problems in Bangladesh. It is one of the serious threats to progress and (a) — that our country has to face. Illiteracy keeps people (b) — and superstitious. It is a strong obstacle in the way of (c) —. There are still many people who do not believe in (d) — medicine. They prefer to go to the village (e) — who gives them charms and promises to work miracles. They refuse to take part in any family planning (f) —. They think that the more children they have, the (g) — bread earners there will be. They are not educated themselves nor do they want to send their children to (h) —. We must try to grow (i) — among our countrymen about the need for education. We who are fortunate enough to attend school should (j) — those who do not have this facility.

9. The habit of the British for (a) — their emotions private is (b) —. Some obvious things are noticed in the (c) — of the British. For example, on public transport, one passenger does not usually (d) — to another passenger. On first meeting, people do not (e) — and often simply shake hands. In theatres, concert halls, and cinemas audiences (f) — quiet during the performance. None of these (g) — of their conduct should be (h) — as unfriendliness. If a visitor (i) — the first move to start a conversation, he will find a British citizen rather (j) —.

আরো পড়ুনঃ যেভাবে অনলাইনে আয়কর রিটার্ন দাখিল করবেন

1. Rabindranath Tagore was a man of (a) — genius. He was (b) — a poet and a novelist, (c) — a playwright, a composer, a painter, and a philosopher. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for (d) — 'Gitanjali' into English. Those translations earned him a great (e) — in the West. As a humanist, Tagore accused the British (f) — and pleaded for the (g) — of India from Britain. Tagore was highly influential in (h) — the best of Indian culture to the West and vice versa. He (i) — himself to literature at a very early age. After coming back from England, he began to write (j) — in all branches of literature.
2. 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 successful. 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. Poor people are not always sincere because they do not know the (f) — of sincerity. If they knew it, they would (g) — 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.
3. Sports are a popular form of entertainment. Many international sporting events are (a) — from time to time. Most of these events are (b) — by multinational manufacturing (c) — and business firms. They pay for the sports events in (d) — for the right to (e) — their products during those events. These events are (f) — worldwide by satellite and people all over the world watch them (g) —. As a (h) —, the sponsors' products receive maximum media (i) —. Thus sports help the (j) — of trade and commerce.
4. Bangladesh is a land of (a) — beauty. Its beauty is so captivating that a stranger cannot but be (b) — looking at this endless variety. Nature has (c) — showered its blessings on this country. The rivers, hills, and forests are rich in natural (d) —. The people of this country feel a strong (e) — for their motherland. They love their motherland from the (f) — of their hearts. They work hard to (g) — its economic condition and to remove poverty. Most of them toil hard from dawn to dusk to accelerate the pace of (h) —. The progress of this country lies in the (i) — of common people. They are the (j) — of a beautiful and prosperous Bangladesh.
5. There goes a saying that a child is (a) — of the man. Today's child is the (b) — of a nation. He will (c) — the country. The whole (d) — depends on their proper (e) —. It is our fundamental (f) — to rouse their (g) — talent. A sound environment is (h) — both in the family and society so that a child can (i) — up physically, mentally, and spiritually. Only then will it be (j) — to build a beautiful and developed country.
6. The proper (a) — of study involves regular and proper understanding. In order to (b) — the best benefit from study, we should read (c) — and intelligently. We should not study (d) — for the purpose of (e) — examinations. We should take genuine (f) — in our studies so that we can enjoy what we (g) —. This will give us knowledge and wisdom and (h) — the horizon of our (i) —. We should, therefore, study not for immediate gains but for (j) — the wealth of our minds.
7. Many events of great importance (a) — during the last century. Significant advances (b) — in the field of science and technology. Many European colonies gained independence. The movement (c) — for democracy became (d) — in many parts of the world. Two world wars (e) — in the century. It (f) — witnessed the misuse of atomic energy. Two cities of Japan were completely destroyed as a result of dropping atom bombs. The Vietnam War and the Gulf War killed many innocent people. However, the (g) — of Bangladesh as an independent nation (h) — a momentous event. After a (i) — war of nine months, Bangladesh was born. Now we (j) — our heads high as an independent country in the world.
8. Hospitality has long been a part of our (a) — in Bangladesh. Although many other (b) — are changing now, people are still quite (c) — and friendly towards (d) —. They like speaking to foreigners even if they have not been (e) —. It is quite (f) — for Bangladeshis to ask personal (g) — about family, jobs, and (h) —, which visitors from overseas might find (i) —. However, it should be understood that no harm is (j) — by such questions. On the other hand, they express a genuine interest in the foreigner's state of affairs!
9. Television has become a (a) — source of entertainment in the present world. A wide (b) — of programmes is (c) — on numerous channels. Almost every family has a television (d) — today. Television (e) — are not only entertaining, they can be highly (f) — too. For example, television is now (g) — used for distance learning. Courses (h) — by the Open University are shown on BTV. Several channels like the Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel telecast highly informative and (i) — programmes. However, too much watching TV (j) — not permissible.
10. Teaching in Bangladesh is still not up to world standards. The most unfortunate thing is that it is falling rapidly day by day. It is mainly (a) — of the traditional education system. Teachers do not know much about modern teaching methods. Moreover, the testing (b) — is not effective. Students can (c) — good marks by memorizing. But in this system, they lose their (d) — power and learn to depend on (e) —. As a result, they cannot face new (f) —. Whenever they talk, they reveal their ignorance. They lose (g) — in the process. It is a great (h) — for the nation. Conditions should be improved to (i) — our children in a proper way so that they may exploit the whole (j) — boldly.
11. There are many people in Bangladesh who have a (a) — outlook. Quite (b) — in life, they learn to believe that everything in this world was (c) — and all that happens to them was (d) — by God. From this (e) — the poor generally accept their poverty and all their sorrows and (f) — without trying much to (g) — them. They also hold a (h) — belief that those who undergo sufferings in this (i) — world will be amply (j) — in the next world.
12. I have recently noticed that our (a) — son, younger than my son, has started (b) —. I have tried many (c) — to tell him to give it (d) — because it is nothing but slow (e) —. But he walks (f) — with the retort, "You are not my guardian. I don't have to (g) — to you." Our family is on very good (h) — with his family, but I don't think his parents (i) — that he smokes. I am in a (j) — should I or shouldn't I tell them?

আরো পড়ুনঃ কুরআন ও হাদীসের আলোকে নামাজ

Re-arrangement (practise all board questions)

1. Re-arrange the following sentences to make a coherent order.

a. Ismail first received training on vegetable cultivation.

b. He studied up to class eight.

c. Then he got a lease of land in his village and applied his new and improved knowledge to cultivate vegetables and earned taka 50000 as profit that year.

d. Ismail Hossain came of a poor family.

e. Finding no other way, he joined the training programme of the Natore Horticulture Center.

f. Poverty then forced him to look for work.

g. He has also been raising hybrid cows for milk as well as to produce manure.

h. Later he bought some land and used it entirely to cultivate cauliflowers.

i. In the same way, he made a profit of taka one lakh by cultivating quality cauliflowers the next year.

j. Thus Ismail has changed his lot.

Graph/Chart

Completing Story

• Write a letter to your younger brother telling him about the benefits of reading newspaper.
• Describing the scenic beauty of Bangladesh.
• About the preparation for the HSC examination.
• About your country.
• Advising your brother to give up smoking.
• Advising your brother how to improve skill in English.
• Inviting one to join a picnic.
• Congratulating one on his brilliant result.
• informing your progress of studies.
• Thanking your friend for a birthday gift.

Formal Letters/Email