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Khulna Govt Girls’ College, Khulna
Test Examination-2017; English 2nd Paper
Part A: Grammar: 60 Marks
- Fill in the blanks in the following text with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require articles. Put cross marks (×) in those blanks: 0.5´10=5
(a) — teak and (b) — sal are foreign to Vilayet. (c) — houses and (d) — ships are built here with (e) — oak and (f) — walnut. These are light in colors, very sturdy and resistant to (g) — white ants and other insects. That is why (h) — buildings last so long in this country. This is (i) — last part of (j) — Wonders of Vilayet.
- Complete the text with suitable prepositions: 0.5´10=5
I remember my father starting his day (a) — 4am. (b) — the morning (c) — saying the prayers (d) — dawn. (e) — the prayers, he used to walk down (f) — a small coconut grove we owned, (g) — 4 miles from our home. He would return, (h) — about a dozen coconuts tied (i) — thrown over his shoulder, and only then he would have his breakfast. This remained his routine even when he was (j) — his late sixties.
- Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/ words given in the box. 0.5´10=5
| it | have to | as soon as | was born |
| would rather | what if | what’s it like | |
| had better | there | let alone | |
(a) I — just have a cold soft drink. I won’t be able to sleep otherwise.
(b) I can’t remember his name, — his biography. I met him long ago.
(c) Village people hardly find qualified doctors at the time of their ailments. So most often they — depend on the quack.
(d) The road is jam-packed today. — we leave the rickshaw and walk home?
(e) — may rain today. We had better carry an umbrella.
(f) He can’t say where he —. He came to this town with his mother when he was a child.
(g) We got on the train — it touched the station. We had to wait for a long time for the train.
(h) I — stay at home tonight than go to the cinema. I’m feeling out of sorts today.
(i) I’ve never climbed a hill. — climbing a hill?
(j) — seems to be something wrong. We have to think over the matter once again.
- Complete the sentences with suitable clauses/ phrases. 0.5´10=5
(a) When the beggar came to me, —. He was suffering much.
(b) I know Mr. Mahabub who —. He is very amicable and helpful
(c) Samira went to Dhaka so that —. He lives in Dhaka.
(d) Though he was convicted, —. He is a powerful Man.
(e) As he finished the work, —. He was very hard working.
(f) We should obey social rules so that —. We are social being.
(g) He entered the room while —. I was astonished to see him.
(h) The teacher did not beat the student lest —. He advised him to be regular.
(i) The students waited until —. They went out after they were permitted to go.
(j) I know why —. He needs some money for treatment.
- Read the text and fill in the gaps with correct form of verbs as per subject and context. 0.5´10=5
Last week, Shamima (a) — (have) to go to office in a rainy day. It (b) — (rain) cats and dogs on that day. (c) — (get) up in the morning, she (d) — (observe) the heavy rainfall. At first she thought she (e) — (go) to office. But she had to (f) — (attend) a board-meeting at the office. So she (g) — (get) ready for office. (h) — (come) out of her residence, she got neither a baby-taxi nor a rickshaw. She (i) — (wait) with great annoyance. When she (j) — (arrive) the office, she was fully wet.
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed: 1´5=5
(a) Hakaluki haor is the biggest wetland of Bangladesh. (positive)
(b) This haor was declared an Ecologically critical Area in April 1999 (active)
(c) Hakaluki is a complex ecosystem, which contains more than 238 interconnecting beels and Jalmahals. (simple)
(d) With a land area of 18,386 hectares, it provids direct and indirect livelihood benefits to nearly 190,000 people. (complex)
(e) The beels in Hakaluki haor provide winter shelter for the morher fisheries. (compound)
- Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. 5
“Don’t go any further”, he said to the king. “If you do, you will not be able to come back”, “Go I must, at any cost”, said Ulysses, “I must free my poor man from the cruel witch”.
- Identify the unclear pronoun references in the following paragraph. Where necessary, rewrite the sentences so that all pronoun references are clear. 1´5=5
Women in rural Bangladesh have very few opportunities of work outside the home. Those are compelled to spend its whole life in doing household chores. Recently ILO has started a project. The project aims at training rural women in various activities. You can take help from the project. Very poor women have joined the program. Those helpless women are the main beneficiaries of these project of poverty.
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. 0.5´10=5
Mahatma Gandhi needs (a) — (use an adjective to pre-modify the noun) introduction. (b) — (use a determiner as the pre-modifier of the noun) icon revered by millions (c) — (use prepositional phrase as the post modifier of the verb) he led a country (d) — (use a noun phrase to post-modify the verb) through methods and principles never used (e) — (use an adverb as the post modifier of the verb). What was it about Gandhi that made him an icon? How did (f) — (use an article as the pre-modifier of the noun) frail, (g) — (use an adjective as the pre-modifier of the noun) man bring about a revolution? And how did he manage (h) — (use infinitive to post-modify the verb) in the poor, the (i) — (use present participle as pre-modifier of the noun) class, the elite and the intelligentsia to work (j) — (adverb as the post-modifier of the verb)?
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blanks spaces of the following passage: 0.5´10=5
In Japanese it seems (a) — it is often legitimate to state a number of thoughts in such a way (b) — the connection between them, or the meaning of any given one, only becomes clear (c) — one has read the whole paragraph (d) — even the whole paper. This is not so in English; each sentence should be completely intelligible in the light of (e) — has already been written. (f) —, the connection between one thought and the next should be completely clear (g) — it is read; (h) —, if you deviate from “main line” of the thought to explore a side-track, this should be made clear at the point (i) — the sidetrack starts, not (j) — it finishes.
- Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below: 0.5´10=5
There are many reasons behind brain drain. The rich and developed countries of the World try their best to upgrade their structure with the help of science and technology. There are many brilliant, skilled and experienced people in the world especially in the developing countries of the third world, who can contribute much to the development of the world. The rich and developed countries give them alluring privileges to work for them. Consequently, the brilliant and skilled people leave their motherland and settle in those countries to serve them. Besides, lured by the charms of developed countries, bright students leave their poor native lands and go abroad to study. After finishing their higher education, they settle themselves there. Often expert doctors, scientists and engineers go abroad and work there for fat salaries and better service conditions.
(a) reasons (synonym); (b) upgrade (antonym); (c) brilliant (antonym); (d) skilled (synonym); (e) (e) experienced (antonym); (f) alluring (synonym); (g) privileges (synonym); (h) Consequently (synonym), (i) abroad (antonym); (j) expert (antonym).
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- 12. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors. 0.5´10=5
Where do you come from I asked him From San Carlos, he said, and smiled That was his native town and so it gave him pleasure to mention it and he smiled. I was taking care of animals he explained, Oh, I said not quite understanding. Yes he said I stayed you see taking care of animals. I was the last one to leave the town of San Carlos.
Part B: Composition: 40 Marks
- Suppose, you are a student of ‘X’ college. Write an application to the Principal of your college for seeking permission to stage a drama in the college auditorium. 8
- Suppose, you are a reporter of a daily. Now, write a report on the miseries of the people living in the flood-affected area. 8
- Write a paragraph on ‘Book Fair’. Use 100-150 words. 10
- Write a short composition on “A Journey that You Have Recently Enjoyed” within 250 words. 14
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