HSC with clues board questions with answers pdf

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical change if necessary: [Dhaka Board-2025]

[scarce, educate, value, go, bring, study, married, decide, work, be, that, who]

Rokeya is a Bangladeshi girl (a) —– is about to finish school but she has no hopes of (b) —– on to college. Like millions of other parents. Rokeya’s parents think that educating a daughter is a (c) —– of time and money. They have (d) —– that they will now marry her off and use their (e) —– resources for their son’s education. Rokeya used to (f) —– about lessons and tests, but now she worries more about getting (g) —– and having children. She used to dream about being a teacher, but now faces a life of household chores and (h) —– up children. She used to be happy being a girl but now wishes she (i) —– a boy. If she were a boy, she would be able to college and university.

Answer: (a) who (b) going (c) waste (d) decided (e) valuable/scarce (f) worry (g) married (h) bringing (i) were (j) study

2. [Cumilla Board-2025]

[be, down, handicap, indiscriminate, imperative, consequence, Lose, result, wetlands, anticipation, environment, recklessly]

In the last 25 years alone, the world has (a) —– one-third of its natural wealth, according to the international conservation organization, World Wildlife Fund. The earth’s forests, (b) —–, seas and coasts (c) in a worse state today than they were before. Forests are being cut (d) —–. Moreover, they are being burnt (e) —– resulting in an increase in carbon-dioxide, and ultimately in the water level rising as a (f) —– of global warming. It is (g) —– that the new century will face an overwhelming (h) —– catastrophe. It is, therefore, (i) —– to check the (j) —– pollution of the environment.

Answer: (a) lost; (b) wetlands; (c) are; (d) down; (e) recklessly; (f) consequence; (g) anticipated; (h) environmental; (i) imperative; (j) indiscriminate

3. [Sylhet Board-2025]

[even, distance, watch, information, become, source, run, show, channels, vary, set, programmes]

Television has (a) —– the most common and widespread (b) —– of entertainment of the present world. A wide range of programmes of (c) —– interest is telecast on numerous (d) —– . Almost every middle class and (e) —– working class families have a television set today. Television (f) —– are not only enjoyable but also highly educative. For example, television is used for (g) —– learning. Courses (h) —– by the Open University are (i) —– on BTV. Several channels like the discovery and The National Geographic channels telecast highly (j) —– programmes.

Answer: (a) become, (b) source, (c) varied, (d) channels, (e) even, (f) programmes, (g)distance, (h) run, (i) shown, (j) informative

4. [Barishal Board-2025; Dinajpur Board-2025]

[gentleperson, appreciate, proper, realize, offended, keep up, accepted, are, behave, manners, named, virtue, accepted]

I know sometimes (a) —– and etiquette seem arbitrary. But at the end of the day, these guidelines (b) —– established as a universal set of (c) —– behaviour so that we can all (d) —– civility around each other. Not everyone is going to be (e) —– if you don’t follow these guidelines. But once you learn these basic table manners, you (f) —– that they’re not difficult to (g) —– So why not practice (h) —– dining etiquette? It certainly isn’t hard to try, and many people will (i) —– that you are conscientious enough to behave like a proper (j) —– all table.

Answer: (a) manners (b) are (c) accepted (d) behave (e) offended (f) will realize (g) keep up (h) these (i) appreciate (j) gentleperson

[hang, sake, balance, ecology, link, alter, ecosystem, know, responsible, rise, example, fixed, interrelated, world]

All things that make up the environment are (a) —– The way in which people, animals and plants are related to each other and to their surroundings is (b) —– as ecology. The (c) —– is a complex web that (d) —– animals, plants and every other life form in the biosphere. All these things (e) —– together. The system is in a steady state of dynamic (f) —– which means that by (g) —– any one part of the web you can affect all the other parts. For (h) —–, the destruction of forests may have serious (i) —– consequences. It is the (j) —– of human beings to prevent the environment from being spoilt.

Answer: (a) interrelated; (b) known; (c) ecosystem; (d) links; (e) hang; (f) balance; (g) altering; (h) example; (i) ecological; (j) responsibility

6. [Mymensingh Board-2025]

[need, has, joint, on, for, be, in, nuclear, at, extended, sharing, were]

Mohima lives in an (a) —– family. She (b) —– a first year college student. Her annual exams are knocking (c) —– the door. So, she (d) —– to study a lot. But conditions in her family are not suitable (e) —– her study. As the family in which she lives is an extended family, she does not (f) —– a room of her own. She is to (g) —– her room with her younger brother and sisters and at time with her cousin. Besides being an extended family, there is so much noise and confusions (h) —– it. Under there adverse situations, she can hardly concentrate (i) —– her studies. Now she wishes she (j) —– in a nuclear family.

Answer: (a) extended (b) is (c) at (d) needs (e) for (f) have (g) share (h) in (i) on (j) were

Good citizens are (a)____ people who are possessing the (b)______ attitude about their

society, community and (c)____ also. They never possess the quality of (d)_____ deviated from the right path. They are always thinking about the (e)_____ of their surroundings. They have all the good (f)_____ that lead them to the path of (g)_____ others. That is why good citizens are loved b all. They are not thinking of their (h)____

prosperity. And (i)_____ they dedicated their lives for others which (j)_____ them.

Answer: a. ideal; b. positive; c. country; d. being; e. welfare; f. qualities; g. helping; h. materialistic; i. hence; j. immortalized.

Education aims at (a)_____ two things : knowledge and skill. The lessons in a (b)_____ prepare a learner for gaining knowledge of certain subjects. When a learner get a clear (c)_____ of a subject or topic, it indicates his/her knowledge. Next appears skill that means the (d)____ of doing something with the use of knowledge. Knowledge provides

us with (e) ______ and skill presents the ability of doing well. (f)____ the two things are important. But here lies a more important (g)_____. Education should make a good man. Without (h)_____ a good man, no one should be considered fully and fairly educated. Without it all other achievements are (i)_____. Therefore, one should at first (j)____ on

attaining positive human aspects.

Answer: a. enlightening; b. syllabus; c. understanding; d. ability; e. certainty; f. both; g.

requirement; h. being; i. frustrated; j. concentrate.

Communicative competence refers to the (a) ---- to use language appropriately in various circumstances. There are two ways of (b) --- communicative competence in a language. The first is (c) --- which is similar to the way people develop ability in their (d) --- tongue. They are aware only of the (e) --- that they are (f) --- the language for (g) ---. It is a (h) --- subconscious process in which users are not (i) --- of acquiring a language. In non-technical terms, acquisition is ‘picking up a language (j) ---.

Answer: a) ability; b) developing; c) acquisition; (d) mother; (e) fact; f) using; g) communication; h) natural; i) aware; j) spontaneously.

4. [Jashore Board-2024; Mymensingh Boar-2023]

The Padma bridge is no longer a dream now, a (a)_____. This multipurpose bridge is going to be a (b)____ the south-western part of Bangladesh. But decades ago, it was rather an (c)____ dream, a daunting challenge to tame the (d)_____ Padma. Crossing the river has always been strenuous and sometimes dangerous (e)____to unreliable and limited ferry connections and long waits for crowded boats and lunches. The Padma bridge that (f)_____ Dhaka with 21 sourthen districts is a potential catalyst for major economic (g)____ in the lives of over 30 million people (h)____ in the region and will give a (i)____ to trade and (j)_____ activities.

Answer: a. reality; b. great; c. ambitious; d. mighty; e. owing; f. connected; g. development; h. living; i. change; j. economic.

The computer is a fairly (a)______ invention. It has now become an (b)____ part of modern life. It has greatly benefited us and brought (c)_____ revolutionary changes in our life. Any (d)____ that helps people perform mathematical calculation may be (e)____ a computer. In this sense the (f)____ is a simple computer. Today, however, the term computer (g)____ to special kind of electronic machine that can perform mathematical calculations and process (h)_____ masses of information at a (i)_____ speed. In a few minutes a computer can perform calculation that (j)____ mathematical would need years to complete.

Answer: a. recent; b. essential; c. about; d. device; e. called; f. refers; h. large; i. great;

j. trained.

Keeping promise given to anyone is a must though it takes much perseverance to keep

promise honestly. Since keeping promise is a 

(a)___ of remembrance, we should be (b)___ whenever we make promise. While (c)____ an unavoidable danger, people usually (d)___ any promise only to be (e)____ from the situation without perfect (f)____. After being rescued, most people (g)____ forget the promise given. A (h)____ about the pied piper of Germany (i)_____ how the piper was deliberately (j)____ by the mayor, who

has made promises to give piper one thousand guilders for his work.

Answer: a. matter; b. careful; c. facing; d. make; e. rescue; f. thinking; g. completely; h. story; i. tells; j. cheated

Facebook is an online networking service. It is a (a)_____ social networking service. It is (b)____ friendship and relation all (c)___ the world. Mark Zucker Berg first (d)_____ facebook, (e)___ a very short time, it gained much properly. Now it has over one billion active users. It (f)____ love and shares sorrows. But sometimes it is (g)_____. Students are spending much time in (h)_____ face book which is very alarming for the future generation. Adults are also getting (i)______ to it which is causing many problems in their (j)___ life. So we should be aware of using face book.

Answer: a. popular; b. expand; c. over; d. invent; e. within; f. spread; g. misuse; h. using; i. addicted; j. family.

Population (a)___ is considered as one of the greatest (b)____ in our country. Many people (c)_____ that over population is (d)_____ and it cause (e)______. But, in fact, proper (f)____ and management can turn his (g)____ into an asset. If we can develop our human (h)____ properly, it can be a (i)_____ way for poverty (j)_____.

Answer: a. explosion; b. liabilities; c. think; d. burden; e. poverty; f. planning; g. crisis;

h. resource; i. possible; j. alleviation

Football is the most popular and exciting event for all classes of people. The World Cup football is the (a) — earth show in the world. It is the most (b) — international tournament of football. The competition takes place once in every four years. FIFA World Cup-2022 was (c) December. 32 teams of (d) — in Qatar from 20 November to 18 nations participated in the tournament. (e) — over $ 220 billion were spent in organizing this tournament. There were 64 matches played in eight venues across five cities. The final match was (f) — French and Argentina. Argentina was (g) — Messi was (h) — really a great source of (i) — between champion and captain Lionel the best player of the tournament. The 2022 World Cup was and will be ever (j) —.

Answer: (a) greatest; (b)prestigious ; (c) organized; (d) different; (e) Approximately; (f) held; (g) crowned; (h) voted; (i) entertainment; (j) remembered

The most (a) — event for Bangladesh is her (b) — as an (c) — nation on March 26, 1971. It is a red letter day in the (d) —- of Bangladesh. After the (e) — of subcontinent, we got Pakistan. But the Pakistanis began to (f) — our people. At first, they (g) — our language. We shall never forget the Language Movement of 1952. The language movement led to the mass upsurge of 1969. As a result, the War of Liberation (h) — place in 1971. After nine months struggle, the Pakistanis were compelled to (i) — and we won (j) —.

Answer: (a) victorious; (b) birth; (c) independent; (d) history (e) division; (f) oppress (g) attacked; (h) took; (i) surrender; (j) significantly

It is not easy to understand a man by seeing only his face. Even it is not easy to know about his mentality by (a) — only his speeches. It is very difficult to examine a man’s (b) — by his outer appearances. So finding a friend is not very (c) —. It is one of the world’s . most (d) — tasks. Real friends are found in our (e) —. A real is always (f) — friend in his friend’s dangers. He always (g) — his friend’s secrets secure. We can often be (h) —- by friends. We must remain careful in (i) — friends. We can have (j) — from our elders in this regard.

Answer: (a) judging; (b) character; (c) easy; (d) difficult; (e) need; (f) helpful; (g) keeps; (h) cheated; (i) selecting; (j) suggestion

Students should be strategic about their examination. It is (a) ____ for an examinee to (b) ______ some instructions. He should go (c) ____ the whole question paper before he (d) _____ to write. He must make a proper (e) ____ of his time so that he can ____ enough time to answer (g) ____ the questions. He must write his answer (h) ______. He should be (i) _____ about his handwriting. He can _____ double spacing if his handwriting is tiny or very untidy.

Answer: (a) necessary; (b) follow; (c) through; (d) begins; (e) distribution; (f) have; (g) all; (h) carefully; (i) careful; (j) use. 

Hospitality has long been a (a) ____ of our culture in Bangladesh. Although many other things are (b) _____. Now, people are still quite polite and friendly (c) ____ foreigners. They like speaking to foreigners (d) ____ if they have not been introduced. It is quite common for Bangladesh is to (e) ____ personal questions about family, jobs and income which visitors (f) ____ overseas might find awkward. However, it should be understood that (g) ____ harm is meant by such (h) ____ On the other (i)____. they express a genuine interest in the foreigner’s state of affairs. The whole country has a fairly (j)____ communication network now.

Answer: (a) part; (b) changing (c) towards; (d) even; (e) ask; f) from; (g) no; (h) questions; (i) hand; (j) good;

Many diseases are rising at an (a) --- rate, which experts believe is due to (b) --- pollution of the (c) ---. Pollution appears to be (d) --- in urban areas (e) --- rural societies too are (f) -- by increased use of (g) --- fertilizers and insecticides. Nevertheless, today city people appear to suffer from many more (h) --- and (i) --- more (j) --- than country people.

Answer: (a) alarming; (b) appears; (c) rural; (d) afflicted; (e) fertilizers; (f) suffer; (g) severely; (h) differs; (i) substances; (j) causing. 

An old man sat (a) _____ the side of the road beside a pontoon bridge (b) _____ the river. The man had steel rimmed spectacles and very dusty (c) ____ . Carts, trucks, and men, women and children were crossing the (d) _____. The old man sat there (e) _____ moving because he was too tired to go any (f) _____ . The man came from San Carlos, his (g) _____ town. The name brought smile to his (h) ______. He was the (i)_____ man to leave the town because he (j) _____ care of the animals.

Answer: (a) by; (b) across; (c) clothes; (d) river; (e) without; (f) farther; (g) native; (h) face; (i) last; (j) took/ used to take

[result, dump, creature, odour, avert, dispose, microphone, toxic, avoid, fume, waterborne, determine]

Every year millions of people all over the world die unnecessarily as a result of pollution. These unfortunate and (a) --- deaths are brought about by four specific factors. Firstly, air pollution from factories, burning trash, and vehicle (b) --- cause pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases. Then, water pollution from industrial discharge, the indiscriminate (c) --- of toxic chemicals, and the (d) --- of human waste into rivers and canals causes poisoning and (e) --- diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea. The next factor is the noise pollution from vehicle horns and (f) --- that might cause aggression and damage hearing. And finally, (g) --- pollution from dumped or untreated human waste causes serious discomfort to our sense of smell, and attracts disease-bearing (h) --- such as rats and flies. We should take (i) --- action to control these problems and clean up the environment to (j) --- these unnecessary diseases.

Answer: (a) avoidable; (b) fume; (c) disposal; (d) dumping; (e) waterborne; (f) microphones; (g) odour; (h) creature; (i) determined; (j) avert.

To encourage female education the government has taken some (a) --- steps such

as giving stipends to girl students (b) --- more female teachers, etc. (c)--- girls

cannot receive the full benefit of education mainly because of the following reasons. (d)--- Misinterpretation and social structures (e) --- girls from going to school. Even in urban schools girls are not (f) --- by many parents to live in hostels for their daughters (g) ----. Early marriage and childbirth make woman (h) --- to home with no (i) ---- of going back to school. Any expenditure for sending girls to school is considered a (j) ---- by many parents whereas it is regarded as an investment in case of boys.

Answer: (a) positive b. recruiting c. Yet d. Religious e. Discourage f. Allowed g. Safety; h. Tied i. Possibility j. Waste

Electronic mail or ‘e mail’ is the communication of textual messages via electronic means. Another mode of electronic (a) -- is telex. Telex communication (b) --- terminal to terminal. `Email` (c) --- from telex as it (d) ---- messages user to user (e) ---- using the computer. Destined (f) -- are sent to the (g) ---terminal where an operator (h) ------- it in a printed (i) ------ printed in telex. On the (j) ---`email` delivers its message directly in an individual’s electronic mail boxes based in computer.

Answer: a. Communication; b. Is; c. Differ; d. Convey; e. Through; f. Messages; g. Same; (h) Distributes; i. From; (j) contrary

Education is the process by which our mind develops through formal (a) --- at an institution. It is mental and (b) --- training. It provides opportunities of growth and helps to (c) -- challenges. Moreover the purpose of education is so success (d) --- an individual. The aim of education is also to train individuals to make right (e) --. It ennobles our mind and refines our (f) --. It broadens our outlook and removes (g) ----. It helps us to be (h) ---- of our rights and responsibilities. Education furnishes us with an (i) ----- in expressing truth. Therefore it is compared to light which dispels the (j) ---- of ignorance.

Answer: a. Learning b. Intellectual c. Attain d. Enlighten e. Choice f. Sensibility g. Parochialism h. Aware i. Eloquence j. darkness

Hakaluki haor has both economic and non-economic (a) ----. It (b) --- a wide range of (c) --- to the local people. People (d) ---- here can produce fish and rich rear, (e) --- buffalo and duck. They can also (f) --- reeds (g) --- grass in the haor. This haor (h) --- also provides (i) --- place for the (j) --- birds.

Answer: ‍a. significance b. provides c. benefits d. living e. cattle f. collect g. and h. system i.

resting j. migratory

6. [Barishal board-2019]

(a)--- Blind people cannot (b) --- their sense of (c) ---- becomes far more (d) --- than that of most sighted people. This ability was put to use by a brilliant man (e) --- Louis Braille. In the early 19 century he invited a (f) --- of writing which (g)--- his name. The Braille system reproduces the latter of the alphabet by a series (h) -- in certain positions which are raised on the paper. The blind person runs the (i) -- of his fingers across the pages of the Braille book and can work out the letters and numbers (j) --- there.

Answer: a. although b. see c. touch d. develop e. called f. way g. bears h. dots i. tips j. printed

7. [Chattogram board-2019]

Dear Mohua

Heartiest (a) ---- on your grand (b) ---. I become (c) --- happy and (d) --- on being (e) --- that you won the 1 prize in the 14 Asian painting exhibition. To be the first in an international (f) --- is not the pride of the (g) --- only but of the (h) --- nation. By being so you have (i) ---- laurels for the country. I wish your (j) ---- success in this field. Keep on trying having a nice day.

You’re ever

Nabi

Answer: a. congratulations b. success c. extremely d. delighted e. informed f. competition g. performer h. entire i. earned j. continuous

8. [Dinajpur board-2019]

All things that make up the environment are (a) ----. The way in which people, animals and plants are related to each other and to their surroundings is (b) --- as ecology. The (c) --- is a complex web that (d) --- animals, plants and every other life from in the biosphere. All these things (e) --- together. The system is in a steady state of dynamic (f) --- which means that by (g) -- any one part of the web you can affect all the other parts. For (h) --- the destruction of forests may have serious (i) --- consequences. It is the (j) --- of human beings to prevent the environment from being spoilt.

Answer: a. interrelated b. known c. ecosystem d. Links e. Hang f. Balance g. Alerting h. Example i. Ecological j. responsible

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 of global (g) ---. It is (h) ---- that the new century will face an overwhelming environmental (i) ---. It is therefore (j) --- to check the reckless pollution of the environment.

Answer: a. habitats b. extinctions c. cut d. recklessly e. increase f. rising g. warming h.

anticipated i. catastrophe j. imperative

Every year millions of people all over the world die unnecessarily as a result of pollution.

These unfortunate and (a) --- deaths are brought about by four specific factors. Firstly air pollution from factories burring trash and vehicle (b) --- cause pneumonia bronchitis and other respiratory diseases. Then water pollution fro industrial discharge the indiscriminate (c) --- of toxic chemicals and the (d) --- of human waste into rivers and canals causes poisoning and (e) --- diseases such as cause aggregation and damage hearing. And finally (g) --- pollution from dumped or untreated human waste cause serious discomfort to our sense of smell, and attracts disease-bearing (h) --- such as rats and flies. We should take (i) --- action to control these problems and clean up the environment to (j) -- these unnecessary diseases.

Answer: a. rational b. work c. proud d. blue e. ready f. class g. inferior h. birth i. same j. mentioned

It’s a matter of great concern that Bangladesh (a) --- in the active earthquake zone. Most of the Bangladeshis 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) ----nof earthquakes in Bangladesh. Experts call for taking adequate (g) ------ measures to (h) --- losses. Rajuk (i) --- that an earthquake resistant building code should be (j) ---.

Answer: a. lies b. aware c. Recurrence d. Straight e. Safety f. Possibility g. Precautionary h. Minimize i. Opines j. developed

Food adulteration is one of the (a) --- problems in the recent time in our country. Different food and food products vegetables fruits and fishes are being (b) --- (c) ---- the unscrupulous and profit monger businessmen and green grocers. However we the general people (d) --- the victims (e) --- all sorts of pangs and serious diseases. The businessmen use (f) --- chemicals such as DDT, Aldrin heptachlor just to make their products (g) ---- attractive or to (h) --- them for a long time. So it is time the authorities concerned took (i) --- steps to stop such food adulteration. Proper monitoring supervision and public awareness should be compulsory from (j) --- level to consumers.

Answer: a. greatest b. contaminated c. By d. Are e. Of f. Poisonous g. More h. Preserve; i. Stern j. producers

Education is the process by which our mind develops through formal (a) --- at an institution. It is mental and (b) --- training. It provides opportunities of growth and helps to meet challenges to (c) --- success. Moreover the purpose of education is to (d) --- an individual. The aim of education is also to train individuals to make right (e) ----. It en nobles our mind and refines our (f) ---. It broadens our outlook and removes (g) ---. It helps us to be (h) ---- of rights and responsibilities. Education furnishes us with an (i) ---- in expressing truth. Therefore, it is compared to light which dispels the (j) --- of ignorance.

Answer: a. learning b. Intellectual c. Attain d. Enlighten e. Choice f. Sensibility g. Parochialism h. Aware i. Eloquence j. Darkness

Education is one of the basic needs of a human being. It is (a) ---- for the (b) --- of mind. Many illiterate people do not have any (c) --- of health. If they (d) --- educated they could live a (e) --- and planned life. Education teaches us how to live well. It (f) --- us to make the right (g) --- in life. It enhances our (h) --- to perform our duties properly and (i) --- our everyday problems. In fact it is education (j) --- brings positive changes in our life.

Answer: a. important b. development c. knowledge d. were e. healthy f. enables g.

choice h. ability I. face j. which/that