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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.

take

fight

toy

create

publish

play

Invent to

Newspaper always (a) __________ a glorious role in our national life. In 11952, it (b) ________ against the autocrat rulers. But sometimes, it (c) _ ________ misunderstanding among people by (d) _________ false and fabricated news. So, care should be (e) _________ before publishing any way.

2.      Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

I received from her another letter saying that she was passing (a) ______ _____ Paris and would like to have a chat with me. But her time was limited and the only free moment she had was (b) _________ the following Thursday. She was spending the morning (c) _________ the Luxemburg and would I give her a little luncheon at Foyot’s afterwards? Foyot’s is a restaurant in which the French senators eat and it was so far (d) _________ my means. That I had never even thought (e) _________ going there.

3.      Use articles necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed.

Mr. Jamal is an English (a) _________ teacher. He is (b) _________ M. A. in English. He serves in (c) __________ ideal institution. He tries to lead (d) _________ honest life. He is (e) _________ most favorites teacher to the students. He speaks English like (f) ________ English. To speak (g) ________ truth, he is friend to (h) _________ students. He is satisfied with he earns in (i) _________ legal way. We want (j) ________ teacher like him.

4.      Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any five).

after all; all and sundry; bad book; far and wide; in the long run; armed to the teeth; by virtue of.

5.      Rewrite the following in the reported speech.

“I have won a lottery and got 40 lac taka,” said Samira. “Congratulations!” I said, “What do you intend to do with the large amount of money?” “I want to serve my poor village people. So, I have made up my mind to establish a hospital in our rural area,” Samira replied. Thank you,” I said. “I shall also help you in this respect.”

6.      Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed.

a)      Everybody loves his mother (Make it negative). Bangladesh is our motherland.

b)      Our country is the most beautiful country in the world (Make it positive).

c)      It is a small country but has a huge population (Make it complex).

d)      We must work hard so that we can bring prosperity to the country (Make it simple). We take pride in our motherland.

e)      Our resources must be utilized for the development of the country (Active).

7.      Fill in the blanks with appropriate tag questions.

a)      Drug is ruining our young generation, __________?

b)      You can’t deny that drug has its beneficial effect, ___________?

c)      Strange! Everyone knows it gradually affects the internal function of the body, __________?

d)      But drug helps one to forget frustration, ___________?

e)      Strong will can defeat frustration, __________?

 :   I shall talk to you later.

8.      Complete the following incomplete sentences.

a)      A college is a seat of learning, so ___________.

b)      It should be a calm peaceful place where __________.

c)      But nowadays congenial atmosphere is absent from the colleges because ___________.

d)      The students are now supplied with arms so that __________.

e)      It is high time the authority __________.

ANSWER

Part A : Grammar

1.      Right form of verbs

(a) plays; (b) fought; (c) creates; (d) publishing; (e) taken.

2.      Appropriate prepositions

(a) through; (b) on; (c) in; (d) beyond; (e) of.

3.      Use of articles

(a) x; (b) an; (c) an; (d) an; (e) the; (f) the; (g) the; (h) the; (i) a; (j) a.

4.      Making sentences with phrases & idioms

After all : After all Bangladesh is a beautiful country.

All and sundry : Mrs. Murshed invited all and sundry to her house.

Bad book : The Secretary was in the bad book of the chairman.

Far and wide : His reputation spread far and wide.

In the long run : A dishonest person suffers in the long run.

Armed to the teeth : Our army is armed to the teeth to fight against foreign aggression.

By virtue of : A man can be successful in life by virtue of hard labour.

5.      Changing the form of speech

Samira told me that she had won a lottery and got 40 lac taka. I congratulated her and asked her what she intended to do with the large amount of money. Samira replied that she wanted to serve her poor village people and also said that she had made up her mind to establish a hospital in her rural area. I thanked her and added that I would also help her in that respect.

6.      Transformation of sentences

a)      There is nobody but loves his mother.

b)      No other country in the world is so beautiful as ours.

c)      Though it is a small country, it has a huge population.

d)      We must work hard to bring prosperity to the country.

e)      We must utilize our resources for the development of the country.

7.      Tag questions

a)      Drug is ruining our young generation, isn’t it??

b)      You can’t deny that drug has its beneficial effect, can you?

c)      Strange! Everyone knows it gradually affects the internal function of the body, doesn’t it?

d)      But drug helps one to forget frustration, doesn’t it?

e)      Strong will can defeat frustration, can’t it?

 :   I shall talk to you later.

8.      Completing sentences

a)      A college is a seat of learning, so it is expected to provide more facilities to the students..

b)      It should be a calm peaceful place where students can learn more attentively..

c)      But nowadays congenial atmosphere is absent from the colleges because of nasty students politics..

d)      The students are now supplied with arms so that they can defeat the rival parties.

e)      It is high time the authority took effective measures to stop violence in educational institutions.