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Part A: Grammar
(40 marks) (Answer any questions out of 9)
1.
Completed the passage with suitable verbs from the list.
Put them in the correct tenses.
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check
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live
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rise
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become
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ensure
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attack
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Suffer
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In Dhaka city we (a) ____ in a polluted environment. It
(b) ____ more and more polluted day by day. We know that a sound environment
(c) ____ a sound life. Here people (d) ____ with various diseases. It must be
(e) ____ immediately.
2.
Read the following letter and fill in the blanks with
suitable prepositions.
Dear Belal,
Do you feel the necessity of mass education
in our country? (a) _____ mass education we mean education (b) ____the literate
mass of our country. To make the people responsible citizens and the country
prosperous and capable (c) ____maintaining sovereignty mass education is a
must. Mass education aims (d) ____ imparting knowledge of letters to the
illiterate with a view (e) ____ making them conscious and responsible citizens
capable of reading, writing and doing simple calculations.
Yours ever
Rifat
3.
Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an
article is not needed.
(a) ____ National Memorial at Savar is (b) ____ symbol of
(c) ____ nation’s respect for (d) ____ martyrs of (e) ____ War of Liberation.
It is built with concrete but made of blood. It is (f) ____ achievement (g)
____ dimensions of which can be measured but it stands for (h) ____
immeasurable achievement. Its plan includes 126 acres of (i) ____ land with a
mosque, a library and an excellent museum. The most touching sight to the
visitors is (j) ____ several graves here.
4.
Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the
list.
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though
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moreover
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if
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Because
of
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but
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nevertheless
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and
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Many people are afraid of nuclear technology (a) ____ the
dangers associated with its use. (b) ____ leaders and terrorists may cause
great human disaster by the use of nuclear weapons of mass destruction (c) ____
it is true that nuclear weapons pose the greatest threat to life. Nuclear
technology certainly has many positive uses and offers lots of promises. (d)
____ we have to bear in mind that it is dangerous if not handled properly or
goes in the wrong hands. Nuclear technology should be used only for the true
benefit of the mankind. (e) ____ we forget this we have to take responsibility
of our own destiny.
5.
Make meaningful sentences with the following phrases and
idioms (any five).
In a nutshell, out and round the clock, crying need, end
in smoke, by leaps and bounds.
6.
Rewrite the following in the reported speech.
“I bought this mobile phone on Friday,” said the
customer. “Is there any problem with it?” said the assistant. “Primarily it
does not appear to function outside the metropolitan area.” Said the customer.”
I will just have a word with manager and see what we can do,” said the
assistant.
7.
Read the following passage and transform the underlined
sentences as directed.
Rabindranath, the fourteenth child of Debendranath, wrote
his first verse at the age of eight. (a) When he was seventeen years old he was
sent for studies (Simple). (b) He described London as a dismal city (Passive),
(c) Though he was happy in Brighton, a friend of the family persuaded his
brother to send him to London (Compound). (d) He was lucky to get a friendly
English family (Complex). (e) Rabindranath is one of the greatest poets in the
world (Positive). In 1880, Rabindranath was called back to India.
8.
Fill in the blanks with tag questions.
a)
We need to prepare
very well for the exam, _____?
b)
Sure. To do so we
must study regularly, _____?
c)
Certainly But we do
not follow the rule at all, _____?
d)
No, we do not. And
when the examination approaches there is no way but start cramming, _____?
That’s exactly
what I do.
e)
You should not do
that, ______?
9.
Complete the following sentences.
a)
The man is rich
enough to _____.
b)
The roof is so high
that he cannot _____.
c)
The letters are too
late to be _____.
d)
The boys started
early so that they _____.
e)
In spite of a good
start the project was not _____.
10. Completing story Sheik Sadi was a great poet. He used to
put………..
ANSWER
Part A: Grammar
1.
Right form of verbs
(a)
Live/are living; (b)
is becoming; (c) ensures; (d) are attacked; (e) checked.
2.
Appropriate prepositions
(a) By; (b) for; (c) of; (d) at; (e) to:
3.
Use of articles
(a) The; (b) a; (c) the; (d) the; (e) the; (f) an; (g)
the; (h) an; (i) x; (j) the.
4.
Use of linking words
(a) because of; (b) Nevertheless; (c) Moreover; (d) But;
(e) If.
5.
Making sentences with phrases & idioms
In a nutshell: He described the story in a nutshell.
Out and out : The boy is out and out a stupid.
Round the clock : The principal is busy round the clock.
Crying need: The eradication of illiteracy is a crying
need for the nation.
End in smoke: All his attempts ended in smoke.
By leaps and bounds: The price of oil is increasing by
leaps and bounds.
6.
Changing the form of speech
The customer told assistant that he (A) had bought that
mobile phone on Friday. Then the assistant asked the customer if there was any
problem with that. The customer replied that primarily it (n) did not appear to
function outside the metropolitan area. The assistant told him that he would
just have a word with manager and would see what they could do.
7.
Transformation of sentences
a)
He was sent for
studies at the age of seventeen.
b)
London was described
as a dismal city by him.
c)
He was happy in
Brighton but a friend of the family persuaded his brother to send him to
London.
d)
He was lucky because
he got a friendly English family.
e)
Very few poets in
the world are as great as Rabindranah.
8.
Tag questions
a)
We need to prepare
very well for the exam, needn’t we?
b)
Sure. To do so we
must study regularly, mustn’t we?
c)
Certainly. But we do
not follow the rule at all, do we?
d)
No, we do not. And
when the examination approaches there is no way but start cramming, is there?
That’s exactly what I do.
e)
You should not do
that, should you?
9.
Completing sentences
a)
The man is rich
enough to establish a school.
b)
The roof is so high
that he cannot touch it.
c)
The letters are too
late to be delivered in time.
d)
The boys started
early so that they could meet the President.
e)
In spite of a good
start, the project was not successful.
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Part A :
Grammar (40 Marks)
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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need
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Learn
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Go
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do
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modify
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revise
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design
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Communicative competence in English is
urgently (a) ______ in our country. The present world (b) ______ fast and
developing by leaps and bounds. In order to keep pace with the present world,
we cannot help (c) _ _____ English, but the present system of teaching English
is not upto the mark. The textbooks (d) ______ for the Classes XI & XII
have to (e) __ ____ and made updated.
2.
Read the
following passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Honesty is a noble quality. A man
bereft (a) ______ honesty is hated by all. His memory goes (b) ______ oblivion.
People nourish hatred (c) ______ him. People don’t mourn (d) ______ his death.
He does not hesitate to do anything (e) ______ humanity.
3.
Use articles
where necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed.
(a) ______ morning walk is a good
habit for all classes of people. It is (b) ______ simple exercise and good for
health and (c) ______ mentality. In the morning (d) ______ air is fresh and
free from any king of noise and pollution. This pure (e) ______ environment
makes an effect on (f) ____ walker’s health and mind, when (g) ______ man
enjoys (h) ______ beauties and solemnity of (i) ______ nature in (j) ______
morning.
4.
Fill in the
blanks with suitable linking words from the list.
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Only though
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highly
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besides
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why
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mainly
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because
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only
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The greatness of a book depends (a)
______ on the acceptability among the readers. If we read a book (b) ______
once, we can discover many things in it. But basing on one reading, we cannot
judge the standard of a book. When a book is praised (c) ______, we have no
doubt about the greatness of the book. (d) _____ the first reading we may not
understand a book but if is read more than once, we will see (e) ______ it was
read and praised. So, the great books are those that have passed the test of
time.
5. Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any
five).
at the eleventh hour,
a fool’s paradise, black and blue, bell the cat, cats
and dogs, laughing
stock, white elephant.
6.
Rewrite the
following passage in the reported speech.
He said, “I can chop some wood today.”
I said, “But I have a boy coming from the orphanage.” “I am the boy.” “You? But
your are small.” “Size doesn’t matter chopping wood,” he said,” I have been
chopping wood at the orphanage for a long time.”
7.
Read the
following passage and transform the sentences as directed.
(a) Man wants to know the unknown
(Complex). (b) A man can do many things to fulfil this indomitable desire
(Passive). (c) A person usually tries to find out the things and beings
surrounding him (Interrogative). (d) When a person sees a beautiful thing, he
becomes excited (Compound). (e) The creation of the world is one of the most
mysterious matters (Positive).
8.
Fill in the
blanks with tag questions.
a) How nervous I
look, ______?
b) We used to
walk in the morning, ______?
c) I am a
student, _______?
d) Never tell a
lie, ______?
e) The dog is
faithful, ______?
ANSWER
Part
A : Grammar
- Right form of verbs
(a) needed; (b) is going; (c)
learning; (d) designed; (e) be modified.
- Appropriate prepositions
(a) of; (b) into; (c) for; (d) for;
(e) against.
- Use of articles
(a) x; (b) a; (c) x; (d) the; (e) x;
(f) the; (g) a; (h) the; (i) x; (j) the.
- Use of linking words
(a) mainly; (b) only; (c) highly; (d)
Only through; (e) why.
- Making sentences with phrases & idioms
At
the eleventh hour : I reached the station at the eleventh hour.
A
fool’s paradise : The man still lives in a fool’s paradise.
Black
and blue : The thief was beaten black and blue by the police.
Bell
the cat : Everyone gave suggestion but there was none to bell the cat.
Cats
and dogs : It was raining cats and dogs yesterday.
Laughing
stock : A joker is a laughing stock to others.
White
elephant : The new project is expensive that it his become a white
elephant for the government.
- Changing the form of speech
He told me that he could chop some
wood that day. I told him that I had, however, a boy coming from the orphanage.
He replied that he was the boy. I asked him if he was the boy and added that he
was, however, small. Then he replied that size did not matter chopping wood and
further said that he had been chopping wood at the orphanage for a long time.
- Transformation of sentences
a) Man wants to
know what is unknown.
b) Many things
can be done by a man to fulfil his indomitable desire.
c) Doesn’t a
person usually try to find out the things and beings surrounding him?
d) A person sees
a beautiful thing and therefore, he becomes excited.
e) Very few
matters are as mysterious as the creation of the world.
- Tag questions
a) How nervous I
look, don’t I?
b) We used to
talk in the morning, didn’t we?
c) I am a
student, aren’t I / ain’t I?
d) Never tell a
lie, will you?
e) The dog is
faithful, isn’t it?
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