HSC or “Higher Secondary Certificate” Exam is knocking at the door. We hope all of you are fully aware of that. Here we are presenting some important topics from HSC English First Paper as a suggestion. If you follow and study hard accordingly, you will be able to cut a good figure in your upcoming examination. But it must not depend on the suggestion only. For doing exceptionally well in the HSC English 1st Paper Examination, you have to follow your textbook and analyze previous year questions. Luckily for you, we have done exactly that in our suggestion. No more delay, let’s get into the business.
Question Pattern
Total Marks is: 100
Part A: Reading Test [60 Marks]
Objective Ques.
- Question No. 1: (a) Multiple Question (MCQ) [Marks: 1*5=5]
- Question No. 1: (b) Comprehension Question [Marks: 2*5=10]
- Question No. 2: Information transfer or Flow Chart [Marks: 10]
- Question No. 3: Summarizing [Marks: 10]
- Question No. 4: Cloze test with clues [Marks: 5]
- Question No. 5: Cloze test without clues [Marks: 10]
- Question No. 6: Rearrange [Marks: 10]
Part B: Writing Test [40Marks]
- Question No. 7: Paragraph [Marks:10]
- Question No. 8: Story [Marks:7]
- Question No. 9: Informal letters/E-mail [Marks: 5]
- Question No. 10: Graphs/Maps/Charts [Marks: 10]
- Question No. 11: Appreciating short stories/poems [Marks: 8]
This is the full question pattern of the HSC English 1st Paper Examination. This pattern is collected from the Ministry of Education Board official website
Suggestions for Question No. 1
Then English 1st Paper text will help you to take preparation for question number 1 because seen comprehension will come from your textbook. On the other hand, students have to face two types of questions in this part such as MCQ along with open-ended questions.
| SL | Passage Name | Unit | Lesson |
| 1 | Conflict is an inevitable part……… to intergroup conflict | 12 | 2 |
| 2 | Folk music consists………region to region | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | One of the sources of water……… zone and Ghorashal | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | A vast mangrove forest shared……expert Sarah Christie | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Beauty is easy to……… truth | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | Children must pass through…… global communication | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Adolescents constitute………. young adulthood | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Conflict can be……… these struggles | 12 | 2 |
| 9 | Kuakata, Locally……. Heritage of this area | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | The term Diaspora used……… now is Globalization | 11 | 1 |
Information transfer or Flow chart (Question No. 2)
| SL | Passage Name | Unit | Lesson |
| 1 | The streets are ……… one ice-cream | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | In Bangladesh, the…… during childbirth | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | The time of adolescence………. Health problems | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Putting men on Mars…… difficult than it sounds | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Anne Frank is perhaps………… read books | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | I declare that the Assembly……. Force on us | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | A peace movement is a social……… to lesser developed | 12 | 5 |
| 8 | Nelson Mandela played a……. and dignity | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | According to some myths……British Museum | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | The exterior of the King’s………. very tastefully | 15 | 4 |
Summarizing (Question No. 3)
Here you have to take your preparation from seen passage along with poem because both of them are important for summarizing questions.
Seen Passage
| SL | Name of the Passage | Unit | Lesson |
| 1 | Bangladesh is blessed with………… for parent fish | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | As a child, you must have……… in everyday life | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Kuakata, locally known……. Swimming or driving | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Accessibility to higher……… Private Universities | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | A peace movement……… developed nations | 12 | 5 |
| 6 | Universities should………. has injured | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Conflict can be defined………… individuals involved | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | In Bangladesh folk music………. Western Baul songs | 14 | 2 |
| 9 | I am not in the least hungry……… eat a little more | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Beauty is easy to…… not beautiful? | 14 | 1 |
Summarizing Poem
| SL | Poem | Unit | Lesson |
| 1 | Because I have seen Bengal’s………on the river sandbanks | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | I sit on one of the dives………. the September night | 12 | 1 (B) |
| 3 | I died beauty…………covered up our names | 14 | 1 (B) |
| 4 | Amidst killer speeds I stand…………… for your safety | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | I love to rise in…………dreary shower | 5 | 3 |
Cloze Test with Clues (Question No. 4)
Follow your test paper according to the Board Name and their exam year.
- Chattogram Board 2014-2018
- Dhaka Board 2014-2019
- Cumilla Board 2012,2014-2017,2019
- Rajshahi Board 2013-2018
- Sylhet Board 2014-2018
- Dinajpur Board 2015-2018
- Jashore Board 2014-2018
- Barishal Board 2012, 2014-2018
Cloze Test without Clues (Question No. 5)
- Dhaka Board 2015-2018
- Chattogram Board 2014-2018
- Barishal Board 2012, 2015-2018
- Jashore Board 2015-2018
- Rajshahi Board 2014-2018
- Dinajpur Board 2014-2018
- Sylhet Board 2015-2018
- Cumilla Board 2012,2014-2018
Re-arrange (Question No. 6)
Here we mention the first line of the question and its exam year along with the board name. Those questions are available in your test paper so find out with the help of it.
| SL | Name | Source |
| 1 | Dr, Mohammad Shahidullah | CtgB’17 |
| 2 | Our National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam | CB’16 |
| 3 | Grapes are sour | CtgB’16, SB’19 |
| 4 | Gettysburg Address by “Abraham Lincoln” | SB’15, BB’19 |
| 5 | Nelson Mandela | Combined Board 18 |
| 6 | Rabindranath Tagore | CB’13, BB’14 |
| 7 | A lesson for a liar Grocer | DB’11, RB’15 |
| 8 | The wise and Witty Astrologer | JB’16 |
| 9 | Robert Bruce and Spider | SB’8, DjB’14 |
| 10 | A wise counselor’s advice | DB’17, BB’17 |
Part B: Writing Test
Paragraph Writing (Ques. No. 7)
- Female Education
- 21st February
- Pahela Baishak
- The Curse of Dowry
- Your Best Friend
- Group work
- Eve Teasing
- Gender Discrimination
- Food Adulteration
- The Uses and Abuses of Mobile Phone
- Load Shedding
- The Sundarbans
- The Necessity
- A Book Fair
Story Writing (Question No. 8)
- A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed
- Happiness Lies in Contentment
- A night in the Deep Forest
- Helpful Dove and Grateful Ant
- A brilliant, diligent and innovative boy
- Grasp All, Lose All
- Thirsty Crow
- To rescue a drowning boy
- Slow and Steady wins the Race
- Greed Losses All
- A little creature is even mightier than a bigger one
- The Selfish Giant
Writing Informal Letters/E-mail (Question No. 9)
- To a friend to return your book
- To your pen-friend inviting him/her to visit your country
- To your youngest brother narrating the benefits of reading newspaper daily
- To your youngest brother telling him to study seriously to be well prepared for the ensuing examination
- Suppose, your friend got first prize in debate competition, write an e-mail congratulating him
- To your youngest brother advising him to take a part in games and sports regularly
Letters
- To your pen-friend about Bangladesh
- To your youngest brother advising him to refrain from smoking
- To your friend describing how to improve in English
- To a friend about your picnic to a place of historical importance
Analyzing charts/graphs/maps (Ques. No. 10)
- The choice of profession by educated people in our country [JB’19, CtgB’17]
- The number of mobile phone and internet users in Bangladesh from 2014-2018 [DB’19]
- The number of people living below the poverty line from 1995 to 2010 [Combined Board 18 code-184]
- The gradual increasing rate of Internet users in Bangladesh [RB’17]
- The sources of air pollution in a city [CtgB’19, DjB’17]
- The literacy rate of Bangladesh in different years from 1995-2010 [Combined Board 18 code-185]
- The percentage of travelers in Bangladesh traveling in different transportation ways per day [RB’19]
- The sources of U.S.A electricity in 1980 [DB’17]
- The time allocation of students daily activities [CB’17]
- The percentages of transportation used by 800 students to come to college [SB’17]
- The percentages of a family’s household income distribution in the different categories [BB’17]
Appreciating Short Poems/Stories (Question No. 11)
Poems
| SL | Poem | Source |
| 1 | I love to rise in a summer morn | U-5, L-3 |
| 2 | My heart leaps up when I behold | CtgB’19 |
| 3 | O father and mother if buds are nipped | DB’17 |
| 4 | Blow, blow, thou winter wind | U-4, L-2 |
| 5 | Hold fast to dreams | U-10, L-2 |
| 6 | I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree | U- 12, L-1(A) |
Stories
- There lived a wolf in a wood, He killed….
- How is life, full of Choices?
- There were two brothers in a village [CtgB’17]
That’s all from us regarding HSC English First Paper Suggestion. On our website, you will find HSC English Second Paper Suggestion as well. Best of luck for your exam. Keep pushing yourself into studies. The success will be yours. If you face any difficulties, don’t hesitate to contact us via the comment section.
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