Connectors Suggestion for HSC

Bangladesh is mainly an agricultural country. (a)---, her economy and prosperity depend on agriculture. (b) ---, our agriculture depends on the mercy of nature. (c) ---, if people is sufficient rain, people can plough their lands and sow seeds in time. (d) ---, they can reap a good harvest. (e) ---, if it does not rain in time, the farmers cannot grow the crops easily and they do not have good harvest. (f) ---, without water our agriculture is lifeless. The rain is not always beneficial to our agriculture. (g) ---, sometimes it rains so much that it causes floods. (h) ---, our crops go under water and most often, they are totally destroyed. (i) ---, the farmers who constitute the most part of our professional people, lose everything. (j) --- we can safely conclude that our economy depends on rain.

Answer: a) In fact/So/Thus; b) But/Again; c) So/Hence/Therefore; d) As a result/That is why; e) On the contrary/ On the other hand; f) Therefore/In fact/True that; g) For instance/ For example; h) That is why/As a result/ When/Then/Consequently; i) Consequently/ Thus/So/As a result/ For this; j) Finally/At last/So/In fine/In short.

There is a wise saying “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” (a) --- a person who gets up early in the morning enjoys several benefits. (b) ---, he can walk in the morning. It is a simple exercise. (c) --- it is very beneficial for both our physical and mental health. (d) ---, he can enjoy the fresh air of the morning. (e) ---, morning walk is free from noise and pollution. (f) ---, it also provides us with a unique opportunity to enjoy the beauty of nature in the cold and calm atmosphere. (g) ---, an early riser can offer his morning prayer. (h) ---, he can get extra time to work which helps him earn more. (i) ---, an early riser can also get enough time to study which makes him wise. (j) ---, we should develop this habit of getting up early in the morning.

Answer: a) In fact/ Truly; b) Firstly; c) But; d) Moreover; e) In addition; f) Furthermore; g) Importantly/Above all; h) Also; i) Finally/Last but the least; j) Therefore.

Deforestation means cutting down trees or destruction of trees at random. (a) --- it endangers our life. There are many factors behind this destruction. (b) --- our population is increasing by leaps and bounds. (c) --- there is excessive pressure on land. (d) --- our carelessness is mainly responsible for this destruction. (e) --- the additional population requires more land for settlement and agricultural cultivation. (f) --- with the increase of population infrastructure facilities are getting increased. (g) --- land areas are decreasing and land for trees and forests are getting decreased day by day. (h) --- people are destroying trees for cooking food, making brick and melting pitch etc. (i) --- deforestation causes increase of carbon dioxide, global warming and ecological imbalance. (j) --- there are natural disasters 

 including flood, cyclone, tidal surge, etc.

Answer: a) Thus/And/Undoubtedly; b) Firstly/For example; c) Hence/As a result; d) Needless to say/In fact/However; e) Obviously/ Naturally/ Usually; f) Secondly/ Besides/At the same time; g) That's why/As a result/ Consequently; h) Thirdly/ Not only that/Moreover; i) Thus/ Thereby; j) Consequently/As a result

Money is the most basic need of life, without (a)  --- no one can meet the basic needs of its daily life. One can argue that money is (b) --- makes this world go around. (c) --- one can buy whatever he wants with money, he cannot buy happiness with money. Many people think (d) --- money is the most important thing in life. It is a must for our life, (e) ---, it is not the thing that necessarily brings peace of mind. (f) --- it is absolutely a psychological matter. The person who is contended with what he gets and (g) --- he has is really happy. Money can do something with happiness (h) --- it cannot give us happiness. (i) ---, we can see that the richest men of our society are not the happiest men. (j) ---, they lead a life burdened with cares and anxieties pass and sleepless nights. On the other hand, there are a large number of poor men who are happy and enjoy a sound sleep. Thus money is the root of all evil.

Answer: a) which; b) what; c) Though/ Although; d) that; e) however; f) In fact/Actually; g) what; h) but/yet; i) For this reason/Therefore/So; j) Rather/ Instead/In reality.

Mobile phone is a portable telephone (a) --- can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link (b) ---the user is moving within a telephone service area. Its services use a network architecture and, (c) ---, mobile telephones are called cellular telephones also. It works by communicating with a nearby base station from (d) --- it connects it to the main phone network. It has added a new dimension to our communication system. It has made the world closer to us. (e) --- it has made worldwide communication easier. We use it for our day to day communication. (f) ---, it has been part and parcel in our life as we cannot go for a single day without using it. We use it for rapid communication. (g) ---, mobile phone is not free from defect. It has some negative sides as well. (h) ---, excessive use of mobile phone may damage our hearing power. (i) ---, it is a means of money wastage. (j) ---, it is seen that many underworld crimes are being done with the use of mobile network.

Answer: a) that/which; b) while; c) therefore; d) where; e) That is/Besides/In other words; f) In fact/Thus; g) But/However; h) Firstly/ For example; i) Secondly/Besides; j) Thirdly/Next/ Also /Sometimes.

Happiness is something (a) --- we can't describe in words. It can only be felt from someone's positive expression. (b) ---, happiness is a signal or identification of good and prosperous life. (c) --- happiness is difficult to describe, it is very simple to feel. (d) ---, happiness comes from within and no one can steal one's happiness. It is a relative term, more specifically. (e) --- it depends upon some factors. (f) --- contentment is the key to happiness. Contentment varies from person to person. (g) --- a beggar may be contented with ten taka. (h) --- a wealthy person may be unsatisfied even after getting one million taka. (i) --- it is said that contentment brings happiness. (j) ---we must learn to be contented with what we have. In fact this learning is the simplest way to remain happy. Besides, we must remember that our life is short, and in this short life, we cannot get everything what we want. If we want everything, we will not get happiness.

Answer: a) which/that; b) Likewise/Similarly; c) Although; d) Moreover/Besides/In addition; e) Therefore/As a matter of fact; f) In fact/Actually/ Truly speaking; g) For example/For instance; h) But/On the contrary/ However; i) Hence/So/That's why; j) No doubt/Therefore

Successful people do (a) --- they feel correct for their business. (b) --- you look in the dictionary for the meaning of the word success, then you will find (c) --- it means the achievement of one's goal or aim. (d) ---, basically, we can achieve success (e) --- prosperity by simply achieving our aim or goal. (f) --- we do not do what are needed in achieving these. (g) --- we want to make our life glorious, we must follow some rules. (h) --- we have to be industrious. (i) --- without hard work, success in life is impossible. (j) --- we should be sincere in no our activities. Some people think that good luck is at the root of all achievements in life. Actually, nothing is we spend time in further from truth than it. No doubt every success in life depends totally on our activities.

Answer: a) what; b) If; c) that; d) So/Therefore; e) and; f) But/However; g) If; h) For example; i) In fact/It is because; j) Therefore/So;

Perseverance means persistence in doing something despite difficulty (a) --- delay in achieving success. (b) ---, it means to continue steadfastly, (c) --- in something that is difficult or tedious. One should not leave any work (d)--- one once fails to do it. It is lack of perseverance, not lack of ability, that is the cause of most of the sad failures (e) --- stain the history of mankind. It is (f) --- men do not persevere in overcoming one difficulty at a time, that they fail. (g) --- sticking to one aim in life (h) --- it is realized, they hesitate, change from one aim to another (i) --- create for themselves (j) --- a series of difficulties as can never be overcome by human power. So, they fail to accomplish anything. Apparently a small stream will carve out for itself a deep channel simply by constantly flowing. Without perseverance, all other virtues are like the deceitful fairy gold of the fairy - tales, which turns to worthless stones when you try to use it as money in the shops.

Answer: a) or; b) In other words; c) especially; d) if; e) which/that; f) because; g) While; h) before; i) and; j) such.

Early rising is a habit by (a) --- a man gets up early from the bed. It is useful in many ways (b) --- it is called a good habit. A person (c) --- gets up from sleep from his bed before the sunrise, is known as an early riser. (d) --- a person who habitually gets out of bed later than is usual is called a late riser. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” - is a wise saying. (e) --- an early riser can enjoy several benefits. (f) ---, an early riser has the opportunity to offer his prayers in due time. (g) ---, he can walk in the morning. (h) ---, it is very beneficial for both our physical and mental health. (i) --- an early riser can enjoy not only the fresh air of the morning but also the beauty of nature. (j) ---, an early riser can also get enough time to study. Thus, he gets enough time to accomplish all his tasks properly. On the other hand, a late riser cannot make the best use of his time. But if he can change this bad habit, he can be a successful person. So, everyone should develop the habit of getting up early in the morning.

Answer: a) which; b) why; c) who; d) On the contrary/On the other hand; e) No doubt /Actually/ In fact; f) For example/Firstly/ First of all; g) Besides/Secondly; h) And/Indeed; i) Moreover/Thus; j) In addition/ Thirdly