Eight grammar
Part A : Grammar (40 Marks) [Answer any eight
questions out of nine.]
1. Complete the
passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tense. Use
the negatives where necessary.
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obtain
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run
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regard
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take
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redefine
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come
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go
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Education
is (a) _________ as the yardstick of development. Development and education (b)
________ hand in hand (c) _________ degrees is not prime objective of
education. Education has to be (d) ____ ______. It is high time we (e) ________
measures to spread education.
2. Fill in the
blanks with suitable prepositions.
I
leave the house at around 7:30 am. In the morning to avoid the traffic and get
behind my desk before 8. I usually start my day by going (a) ___ ______ the
overnight e-mails. By 9:00 am. People start going (b) ______ ___ my office (c)
________ abhor meetings/ discussions. During the course of the day I read
various reports, review business and credit proposals and make decisions (d)
_________ a variety of topics. There are numerous formal internal/ external
meeting and there are several committees (e) ________ which I sit.
3. Use articles
where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed.
(a)
_________ newspaper is called (b) _________ storehouse of knowledge. In the
morning we eagerly wait for a newspaper. We cannot do a single day without
newspaper. It contains the news of (c) ________ entire world. We can get (d)
_________ news of (e) ________ world. It plays (f) _________ important role in
creating public (g) _________ opinion. Through newspaper we know (h) _________
culture of another country. (i) _________ economist can write articles on
economics. (j) __ _______ essayist can write essays and they are published
through newspapers.
4. Fill in the
blanks with suitable linking words from the list.
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often
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as
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when
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in stead of
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rather
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once
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because
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for that reason
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(a)________
in a little village
of America there lived a
man called Rip Van Winkle. He was gentle and kind. (b)_________ he was always
willing to run errands and do little jobs for them, the people of the village
liked him. (c) _________ Rip came along, the children shouted with joy for they
knew that he liked nothing better than to take part in the games. (d) _________
he would sit in the cool shade of a tree and tell them fine tales of India and
witches and fairies. One thing made Rip unhappy and that was work. (e)________
he was very poor and his wife and children were always hungry and ill- clad.
5. Make
meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any five).
Get
by heart, apple of one’s eye, take after, fresh blood, far fetched, lean
against, beyond one’s means.
6.
Rewrite the
following in the reported speech.
“Have
you ever been to Cox’s Bazar?” I asked Hasan, “No, I have never gone there,”
replied Shahadat. “But I long for visiting the place.” “I had an opportunity to
visit the sea-beach last year,” said Hasan. How charming the scenery is!”
7. Read the
following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed.
a)
The effects of
deforestation are too many to describe
(Complex).
b)
This
destruction disturbs our ecological balance (Interrogative).
c)
It causes
serious damage to the soil (Passive).
If we cut trees at random, the country will one day turn into a great desert.
The temperature will rise.
d)
The greenhouse
effect will be caused by it (Active).
e)
Ultimately the
country will be unsuitable for living
(Negative).
8. Fill in the
blanks with tag questions.
One
day he was sitting alone in his beautiful flower garden. He was speaking to himself.
a)
Everybody loves
flower, __________?
b)
Today flowers are
used on different occasions, __________?
c)
We need flower to
greet our honorable guests, __________?
d)
Now many people
cultivate flowers, __________?
e)
This will better
the living condition of the poor flower peddlers, __________?
9. Complete the
following sentences.
a)
As you sow, so
__________.
b)
Although Bangladesh is a
populous country it ________.
c)
He is my teacher
who _________.
d)
I wish I
__________.
e)
He took up a
part-time job so that __________.
ANSWER
Part A : Grammar
1. Right form
of verbs
(a)
regarded; (b) go; (c) Obtaining; (d) redefined; (e) took.
2. Appropriate
prepositions
(a)
through; (b) to; (c) for; (d) on; (e) on.
3. Use of
articles
(a)
the; (b) the; (c) the; (d) the; (e) the; (f) an; (g) x; (h) the; (i) An; (j) An.
4. Use of
linking words
(a)
Once; (b) As; (c) When; (d) Often; (e) For that reason.
5. Making
sentences with phrases & idioms
Get by heart : You have to get the poem by heart.
Apple of one’s eye : His only son is the apple of his eye.
Take after : He takes after his father.
Fresh blood : We need a fresh blood to boost the some banking
sector.
Far-fetched : The whole story sounds far-fetched.
Lean against : You should not lean against the wall.
Beyond one’s means : It is beyond my means to buy a car.
6. Changing the
form of speech
Hasan
asked Shahadat if he (s) had ever been to Cox’s Bazar. Shahadat replied in the
negative and said that he had never gone there but added that he longed for
visiting the place. (Then) Hasan said that he had an opportunity to visit the
sea- beach the previous year and exclaimed with joy that the scenery was very
charming.
7. Transformation
of sentences
a)
The effects of
deforestation are so many that none can describe them.
b)
Doesn’t this
destruction disturb our ecological balance?
c)
Serious damage is
caused to the soil by it.
d)
It will cause the
green house effect.
e)
Ultimately the
country will not suitable for living.
8. Tag
questions
One
day he was sitting alone in his beautiful flower garden. He was speaking to
himself.
a)
Everybody loves
flower, don’t they?
b)
Today flowers are
used on different occasions, aren’t they?
c)
We need flower to
greet our honorable guests, don’t we?
d)
Now many people
cultivate flowers, don’t they?
e)
This will better
the living condition of the poor flower peddlers, won’t it?
9. Completing
sentences
a)
As you sow, so you
reap.
b)
Although Bangladesh is a
populous country it is full of natural resources.
c)
He is my teacher
who teacher us English.
d)
I wish I were
a bird.
e)
He took up a
part-time job so that he could defray his educational expenses.
