English question paper of SSC exams
Nazma Ahmed Kona, Dhaka
While reviewing my grand child's question paper of the ongoing SSC examinations, I noted with great surprise that the question paper on English First Paper contains serious mistakes with regard to wrong punctuation, misspelled words (i.e. Stratford), improper capitalization of initials, and wrong use of articles ('and' in place of 'an'). The most serious mistake was the wrong punctuation of the last sentence in the first paragraph of the reading test ("others ... numbers."), which makes it an ambiguous sentence.Most young examines will be confused in understanding the meaning of these questions and writing the correct answer. Some of these mistakes could have been corrected at the examination hall, but I do not know whether this has been done. These mistakes have probably occurred due to the negligence and oversight or not doing careful proof reading of the script during the printing stage. I would appreciate if the examination authorities review the undesirable lapses and prevent their future occurrence.
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