SSC Tag Question All Board Exercises (2009–2020)
Part 1 — 2020 to 2017
2020
Dhaka Board 2020; Jashore Board 2009
(a) Let's have a walk outside the farm, shall we?
(b) I am in the habit of walking every morning, aren't I?
(c) Morning entertains us with fresh air, doesn't it?
(d) No one should miss the opportunity, should they?
(e) Have a try to form this habit of morning walk, will you?
Rajshahi Board 2020
(a) You surely fail if you fail to plan, don't you?
(b) A good plan scarcely lets you fail, does it?
(c) Great people could do nothing without a plan of action, could they?
(d) Future also dare not fail a well-planned effort, dare it?
(e) So, plan before proceed, will you?
Cumilla Board 2020; Dinajpur Board 2020; Jashore Board 2017
(a) The freedom fighters are the real heroes, aren't they?
(b) Nothing is greater than their sacrifice, is it?
(c) Their contribution to our country will always be remembered, won't it?
(d) We should never neglect them, should we?
(e) Every citizen of Bangladesh must have due respect for them, mustn't they?
Jashore Board 2020
(a) Everybody respects freedom fighters, don't they?
(b) They fought for the independence of our country, didn't they?
(c) Their sacrifice has given us freedom in every sphere of life, hasn't it?
(d) Their names are written in golden letters, aren't they?
(e) We should never forget them, should we?
Sylhet Board 2020
(a) Everyone is nostalgic in life, aren't they?
(b) We hardly forget the golden past, do we?
(c) The memories of childhood are colourful, aren't they?
(d) The sweetest memory of childhood is always haunting us, isn't it?
(e) Who forgets these memories, do they?
Barishal Board 2020
(a) Optimism is a great quality, isn't it?
(b) Everybody believes this truth, don't they?
(c) But all can’t be optimistic, can they?
(d) None but the optimists are accepted by all, are they?
(e) So, we all should be optimistic about life, shouldn't we?
Chattogram Board 2020
(a) None of us can solve this problem, can we?
(b) There is little water in the glass, is there?
(c) One cannot deny this proposal, can they?
(d) You need to see a doctor, needn't you?
(e) Nothing was said, was it?
Mymensingh Board 2020
(a) Nothing is more pleasant than the memories of childhood, is it?
(b) We hardly forget the golden past, do we?
(c) The memories of my childhood still attract me, don't they?
(d) Simple things are at the centre of attraction for a child, aren't they?
(e) When a man grows up, he may laugh at those things, mayn't he?
2019
Dhaka Board 2019
(a) I am an SSC examinee, aren't I?
(b) My expectation is getting A+, isn't it?
(c) Some of my classmates became addicted to using mobile phones, didn't they?
(d) They could not pass the test exam, could they?
(e) Everybody hates them for this reason, don't they?
Rajshahi Board 2019
(a) Cutting trees is not good for us, is it?
(b) Because trees supply us oxygen, fruits and wood, don't they?
(c) We can hardly live without them, can we?
(d) They are our best friends, aren't they?
(e) Let’s plant trees more and more, shall we?
Cumilla Board 2019
(a) Sincerity is a great virtue. A sincere man always succeeds in life, doesn't he?
(b) The people who are insincere can hardly succeed, can they?
(c) Nobody is as successful as a sincere man, are they?
(d) Every student should be sincere to shine in life, shouldn't they?
(e) Let’s be sincere in our life, shall we?
Jashore Board 2019
(a) You had better drink cold water, hadn't you?
(b) The father rose in him at this sight, didn't it?
(c) Thank you very much, don't I?
(d) He as well as his brother comes here, doesn't he?
(e) Let us go home, shall we?
Sylhet Board 2019; Dhaka Board-2017; Rajshahi Board-2016; Chattogram Board-2012
(a) Telling lies is a great sin, isn't it?
(b) One lie begets a hundred lies, doesn't it?
(c) Man hardly believes a liar, does he?
(d) A liar has to lead a miserable life, doesn't he/hasn't he?
(e) So, all of us ought to refrain from telling lies, oughtn't we?
Barishal Board 2019
(a) To tell a lie is a great sin. Sinners suffer in the long run, don't they?
(b) Flowers are the symbol of beauty and purity. Nobody dislikes flowers, do they?
(c) I want to meet her. She hardly comes here, does she?
(d) Vitamins are essential for our health. So, we must eat vegetables to get vitamins, mustn't we?
(e) Truthfulness is a great virtue. So, don’t tell a lie, will you?
Chattogram Board 2019, 2017
(a) Fishes can swim, can't they?
(b) Once our rivers abounded with fish, didn't they?
(c) But at present the water of most of the rivers has been polluted, hasn't it?
(d) So, there is scarcity of fish, isn't there?
(e) We must take measures to protect the rivers from being polluted, mustn't we?
Dinajpur Board 2019
(a) Our examination is over. Everybody is free now, aren't they?
(b) He along with his friends will pay a visit to Sylhet, won't he?
(c) But Aslam has little interest in it, has he?
(d) He as well as his parents visited Sylhet last year, didn't he?
(e) As they visited many interesting places, they could enjoy a lot, couldn't they?
2018
All Boards 2018
(a) At present, everybody likes cricket, don't they?
(b) Students hardly miss watching this game, do they?
(c) Nothing is more enjoyable to them than cricket, is it?
(d) How exciting the game is! isn't it?
(e) Let's play this game, shall we?
2017
Rajshahi Board 2017
(a) Patriotism is a great virtue, isn't it?
(b) Every religion teaches us the patriot, don't they?
(c) We all must remember that the country is above everything, isn't it?
(d) Why some people forget it is really a question, isn't it?
(e) We hope that nobody will derail from the right path, will they?
Cumilla Board 2017; Dhaka Board 2015
(a) Most of the students who fail in English don't have strong foundation over grammar, do they?
(b) They read only to pass the examination, don't they?
(c) Teachers should motivate them to learn the basic thing, shouldn't they?
(d) They can't help learning grammar, can they?
(e) Moreover, practice is essential too, isn't it?
Sylhet Board 2017; Chattogram Board 2015
(a) Mina is having a birthday party in the afternoon, isn't she?
(b) Yes, she is. She's been busy in cleaning and dusting the drawing room, hasn't she?
(c) Yesterday her father brought her a lovely dress, didn't he?
(d) And her mother wants to give her a pleasant surprise, doesn't she?
(e) Certainly, let's buy a nice gift for you, shall we?
Barishal Board 2017
(a) Man is the best creature of God, isn't he?
(b) But sometimes the beast in us comes out, doesn't it?
(c) Some of us are known as good persons in the society, aren't we?
(d) Those who are involved to do harm to others should avoid it, shouldn't they?
(e) Let's make a peaceful and happy society, shall we?
Dinajpur Board 2017; Cumilla Board 2011
(a) Time and tide wait for none, do they?
(b) Unfortunately, many of us waste our time, don't we?
(c) None can prosper in life without utilizing time properly, can they?
(d) So, everybody should realize this truth, shouldn't they?
(e) Let's make the best use of time, shall we?
SSC Tag Question All Board Exercises (2009–2020)
Part 2 — 2016 to 2012
2016
Dhaka Board 2016
(a) Success cannot be achieved without effort, can it?
(b) Everybody knows it, don't they?
(c) The successful people are very industrious, aren't they?
(d) Everything glorious is gained through hard labour, isn't it?
(e) So, industry is the key to success, isn't it?
Cumilla Board 2016
(a) I need a pen, don't I?
(b) I must write a letter to my friend, mustn't I?
(c) I have not written any letter to him for a long time, have I?
(d) As we are friends, I think we should keep in touch, shouldn't we?
(e) I am irregular in writing but my friend is always regular in writing, isn't he?
Jashore Board 2016
(a) Hello, Rumi. You saw the programme on arsenic pollution in the ATN yesterday, didn't you?
(b) Oh! Rajib. It has already become a serious problem in our country, hasn't it?
(c) Yes, it enters into our body when we take arsenic-contaminated water, doesn't it?
(d) It can cause different diseases, can't it?
(e) You are right, Rumi. Everyone must be careful about taking water, mustn't they?
Sylhet Board 2016
(a) Your letter gave me much pleasure, didn't it?
(b) I am glad to inform you about our sports day, aren't I?
(c) We decorated the school campus colourfully, didn't we?
(d) Among the events, the sack race and the leg race were interesting, weren't they?
(e) None could resist laughter watching these events, could they?
Barishal Board 2016
(a) We see that Masum has little knowledge about games and sports, has he?
(b) Let’s talk to him, shall we?
(c) We think, he doesn’t know how to play tennis, does he?
(d) Everybody praises an all-rounder, don't they?
(e) Though he is a good student, he is lazy, isn't he?
Chattogram Board 2016
(a) The wind blows gently in the spring, doesn't it?
(b) Let them do the work, will you?
(c) How nice the flowers are, aren't they?
(d) Everything looks beautiful in a moonlit night, doesn't it?
(e) Work hard to succeed, will you?
Dinajpur Board 2016
(a) Shapna has little knowledge about computers, has she / does she?
(b) But she can improve herself if she is interested in it, can't she?
(c) I think she has no interest in it, has she?
(d) She should be motivated at all, shouldn't she?
(e) Let's talk to her, shall we?
2015
Rajshahi Board 2015
(a) Nobody believes a cheat, do they?
(b) Everybody hates him, don't they?
(c) He has to drag a miserable life, hasn't he?
(d) He can hardly succeed in life, can he?
(e) Let us always speak the truth, shall we?
Cumilla Board 2015
(a) I am doing a very important work. Don’t disturb me, will you?
(b) Rupa said to Mina, How happy you are in a nuclear family!, aren’t you?
(c) Cousin lives in a village. He hardly comes here, does he?
(d) I study in a reputed school. I am a student, aren’t I?
(e) Don’t make late. Let’s go, shall we?
Jashore Board 2015
(a) I am sorry, Ramit. I am very late, aren't I?
(b) There was a traffic jam, wasn't there?
(c) Oh! Don't worry. The train is late, isn't it?
(d) Then, have a cup of tea, will you?
(e) Yes. Let's go to the canteen, shall we?
Sylhet Board 2015
(a) Everyone is nostalgic in life, aren't they?
(b) We hardly forget the golden past, do we?
(c) The memories of childhood are always haunting us, aren't they?
(d) Nothing is more pleasant to man than the sweetest memories of childhood, is it?
(e) Therefore, let's practise it, shall we?
Barishal Board 2015
(a) A nuclear family has some advantages, hasn't it?
(b) There're only a few family members, aren't there?
(c) It is calm and quiet, isn't it?
(d) So, one can have peace and happiness in a nuclear family, can't he/can't they?
(e) One need not think of others, need he/need they?
Dinajpur Board 2015
(a) I am Rajib, a boy of class 10, aren't I?
(b) I am reading in science group. I aim to be a doctor, don't I?
(c) But my parents want that I shall be an army officer, shan't I?
(d) I have to work hard for whatever I want to be. Because success in life depends on hard work, doesn't it?
(e) Especially, my parents always advise me to work hard, don’t they?
2012
Dhaka Board 2012
(a) Everybody is liable to error, aren't they?
(b) Very few students are devoted to their studies, are they?
(c) Please, don't waste your time, will you?
(d) Let us go out for a walk, shall we?
(e) Fire burns, doesn't it?
Cumilla Board 2012
(a) Trees are our best friends, aren't they?
(b) We should plant more trees, shouldn't we?
(c) Nobody phoned me that day, did they?
(d) The spot is quite far from here, isn't it?
(e) Let us go out for a walk, shall we?
Rajshahi Board 2012
(a) What a pity, isn't it?
(b) None of you went there, did you?
(c) Let us have a discussion, shall we?
(d) Our college won the match, didn't it?
(e) He does not take sugar in tea, does he?
Jashore Board 2012
(a) Everyone would do so, wouldn't they?
(b) You need not do this, need you?
(c) There is a little water in this pond, isn't there?
(d) 'You' is a pronoun, isn't it?
(e) A man like you should not do this, should you?
Chattogram Board 2012
(a) Telling lies is a great sin, isn't it?
(b) One lie begets a hundred lies, doesn't it?
(c) None believes a liar, do they?
(d) He has to lead a miserable life, hasn't he?
(e) So all of us ought to refrain from telling lies, oughtn't we?
Sylhet Board 2012
(a) I'd meet you, wouldn't I?
(b) There are many problems in our college, aren't there?
(c) It is impossible, isn't it?
(d) You cannot be sure, can you?
(e) Their performance shows it, doesn't it?
Barishal Board 2012
(a) Everybody loves flowers, don't they?
(b) Today flowers are used on different occasions, aren't they?
(c) We need flowers to greet our honourable guests, don't we?
(d) Now many people cultivate flowers, don't they?
(e) This will better the living condition of the poor flower sellers, won't it?
Dinajpur Board 2012
(a) Rana as well as his friends enjoyed the film, didn't he?
(b) Let me be alone, will you?
(c) We ought not to do this, ought we?
(d) Everyone welcomed us, didn't they?
(e) I have the right to get your help, haven't I?
SSC Tag Question All Board Exercises (2009–2020)
Part 3 — 2011 to 2009
2011
Dhaka Board 2011
(a) Life is full of troubles and difficulties, isn't it?
(b) They have to be overcome if we are to succeed in life, haven't they?
(c) So, we should face them with courage, shouldn't we?
(d) We may fail at first, mayn't we?
(e) But we must not lose heart, must we?
Cumilla Board 2011
(a) Let us have a discussion, shall we?
(b) Time and tide wait for none, do they?
(c) Many of us waste our time, don't they?
(d) None could prosper in life without utilizing time, could they?
(e) Everybody should realize this truth, shouldn't they?
Rajshahi Board 2011
(a) Let us have a discussion, shall we?
(b) Do not forget me, will you?
(c) The weather was fine yesterday, wasn't it?
(d) Our college won the match, didn't it?
(e) He does not take sugar in tea, does he?
Sylhet Board 2011
(a) His name was Jerry, wasn't it?
(b) They waste their valuable time, don't they?
(c) Everyone knows this, don't they?
(d) He can never help people of the society, can he?
(e) Everybody dislikes him, don't they?
Chattogram Board 2011
(a) Health is wealth, isn't it?
(b) A sick rich man is not happier than a healthy poor man, is he?
(c) An unhealthy man cannot prosper in life, can he?
(d) Nobody pays him due respect, do they?
(e) We must take care of our health, mustn't we?
Barishal Board 2011
(a) You must have heard the name of Jalaluddin Rumi, mustn't you?
(b) He achieved fame as a spiritual leader, didn't he?
(c) He was also renowned as a mystic poet, wasn't he?
(d) Thousands of people admired him in his life time, didn't they?
(e) Still today millions of people all over the world find pleasure in his poetic works, don't they?
Dinajpur Board 2011
(a) You are not resigning from your job, are you?
(b) No, not yet, unless I get another job I can't, do I?
(c) Of course not. Well, you can use a computer, can't you?
(d) And you do not mind working in a friend's firm, do you?
(e) Well if I offer you a job in my office, you won't refuse it, will you?
2010
Dhaka Board 2010
(a) Every student wants to do well in the examination, don't they?
(b) But it is not an easy task, is it?
(c) A student should read the texts again and again, shouldn't he?
(d) He must not memorize the answer without knowing the meaning, must he?
(e) He cans render social services, doesn't he?
Dinajpur Board 2010
(a) You are not used to taking potatoes, are you?
(b) No, I don't like it. I think you also don't like potatoes, do you?
(c) It is true. But in a country like Bangladesh, we ought to take alternative food, oughtn't we?
(d) The wise say like that, don't they?
(e) But I don't think, they will be satisfied with potatoes instead of rice, will they?
Cumilla Board 2010
(a) Certainly you will go there, won't you?
(b) I know you have not hidden my pen, have you?
(c) A boy like you should not do this, should you?
(d) The earth is round, isn't she?
(e) Let us go for a walk, shall we?
Chattogram Board 2010
(a) Trees are our best friends, aren't they?
(b) They help us in many ways, don't they?
(c) But many men do not realize the importance of trees, do they?
(d) The country will change into a desert without trees, won't it?
(e) So, we should plant more trees, shouldn't we?
Sylhet Board 2010
(a) You need not come here tomorrow, need you?
(b) Let's help the poor boy, shall we?
(c) Nobody phoned me that day, did they?
(d) She has little idea about it, has she?
(e) He reads newspapers every day, doesn't he?
Barishal Board 2010
(a) Rimi is trying her best to make a good result, isn't she?
(b) She thinks she will complete all the subjects before December, won't she?
(c) Her parents are also serious, aren't they?
(d) They feel her absence, don't they?
(e) She should not miss her classes now, should she?
2009
Dhaka Board 2009
(a) We're going to visit the Fantasy Kingdom today, aren't we?
(b) But we can't start our journey unless it stops raining, can we?
(c) Why don't we start now? It's only drizzling, isn't it?
(d) The spot is quite far from here, isn't it?
(e) So, let's put off our visit for tomorrow, shall we?
Rajshahi Board 2009
(a) Hamidur Rahman gave the shape to the Shaheed Minar, didn't he?
(b) He combined in it the Bengalese aspirations, didn't he?
(c) He was the pioneer of the new painting movement, wasn't he?
(d) People admire him for his outstanding design of the Central Shaheed Minar, don't they?
(e) We should never forget him, should we?
Dinajpur Board 2009
(a) Do you know about computer, don't you?
(b) Of course, it is fairly a recent invention, isn't it?
(c) It has now become an essential part of modern life, hasn't it?
(d) It has greatly benefited us, hasn't it?
(e) Now, let us hope for the latest one, shall we?
Jashore Board 2009
(a) Let's have a walk outside the farm, shall we?
(b) I'm in the habit of walking every morning, aren't I?
(c) Morning entertains us with fresh air, doesn't it?
(d) No one should miss this opportunity, should they?
(e) Have a try to form this habit of morning walk, will you?
Cumilla Board 2009
(a) Nothing is certain, is it?
(b) Nila knows you better, doesn't she?
(c) Let's have a discussion, shall we?
(d) He seldom comes here, does he?
(e) You are right, aren't you?
Chattogram Board 2009
(a) Congratulations Terence. You have made an excellent result, haven't you?
(b) Thanks. But my parents and teachers also deserve the credit, don't they?
(c) Right you are. We ought to remain grateful to them, oughtn't we?
(d) Certainly, You too studied hard, didn't you?
(e) Yes, it is our duty to study in a disciplined way, isn't it?
Sylhet Board 2009
(a) You are going abroad, aren't you?
(b) No, not yet, unless I can manage money, I cannot go, can I?
(c) I can't admit you because I have not much money, have I?
(d) You don't know our present state. Now my father has to maintain a very large family, doesn't he?
(e) I admit, your father can manage it if he wishes, can't he?
Barishal Board 2009
(a) Actually I am waiting for Kamal, aren't I?
(b) Kamal? I also have come here to meet him, haven't I?
(c) No. He just told me to meet him here. I don't know more about this, do I?
(d) So far as I know, he wants to go to the fair, doesn't he?
(e) Really? Oh, here is Kamal coming. Let's discuss this with him, shall we?
Special Notes
Happy Birthday → Expanded form: "I wish you a happy birthday, don’t I?"
Who forgets these memories → "Who forgets these memories, do they?"
Final Remark
This concludes the SSC Tag Question Archive (2009–2020). By practicing this collection, students can master the tag question patterns that repeat almost every exam year across different boards.
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