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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.

check

live

rise

become

ensure

attack

Suffer

              

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.

though

moreover

if

Because of

but

nevertheless

and

    

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.