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Meherpur Pouro College, Meherpur
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 an article. Put a cross (×) in those blanks: 0.5´10=5
(a) ¾ angry man is not liked even by (b) ¾ idiot. There is difference between (c) ¾ educated and (d) ¾ uneducated. Again, there is difference between (e) ¾ rich and (f) ¾ poor. An educated (g) ¾ man should come forward to educate (h) ¾ uneducated man. On the other hand, (i) ¾ rich man should have sympathy for (j) ¾ poor man.
- Complete the text with suitable prepositions. 0.5´10=5
Man has made friendship (a) ¾ trees. Trees play an important role (b) ¾ our life and economy. June and July are the best time (c) ¾ tree plantation. Tree plantation programme should be expanded (d) ¾ the remote corner of the country. Attempt should be made to make the illiterate aware (e) ¾ the importance of trees. They are a great source (f) ¾ food and vitamins. We use them for various purposes. We cannot think of our homes, houses, residences etc. without trees. Trees bear a great impact (g) ¾ the climate. If we destroy trees (h) ¾ random, one day the country will turn (i) ¾ a great desert. Trees save us (j) ¾ flood and many other natural calamities.
- Complete the text with suitable phrases/words given in the box. 0.5´10=5
| as if | in case | had better | lest | ||
| there | it is high time | had to | |||
| what does …. look like | would rather | scarcely had | |||
(a) ¾ they reached the airport when the plan took off. They started late from their residence.
(b) The land was unfertile. The farmer ¾ manure it.
(c) Pulok knows a little about computer, but he speaks ¾ he knew everything about it.
(d) A: ¾ the moon¾?
(e) We are losing our valuable work hours as a result of traffic jam. ¾ we solved this problem.
(f) The colour of the house faded. They painted it ¾ it might look ugly.
(g) He is very conscious of his health. He ¾ eat balanced diet than costly items.
(h) ¾ is a proverb that where there is a will, there is a way. It means success in our life depends on our determination and will power.
(i) He has gone to Chittagong. He has left his car with his neighbor ¾ they need the car.
(j) I like spicy food. My lunch ¾ be spicy.
- Complete the sentences using clauses/phrases. 0.5´10=5
(a) Drinking pure water is a must for maintaining good health. I drink plenty water every day so that ¾.
(b) I know that the man will not be able to go to the market. He is so weak that ¾ from bed.
(c) Self-help is the best help and Allah helps those who ¾.
(d) I wish I could fly in the sky. If I had the wings of a bird, I ¾.
(e) It was raining very heavily. ¾, we went out. Because we had to attend this and put emphasis on tree plantation.
(f) Indiscriminate cutting of trees will lead us to disaster. ¾ we stopped this and put emphasis on tree plantation.
(g) Though she was not a good student, she ¾ by studying seriously.
(h) I went to my village with my father. He took me to the village after I ¾ my annual exam.
(i) Physical exercise keeps us healthy and strong, but you don’t take it regularly. If you took regular physical exercise, you ¾.
(j) You were not serious about the exam and you did not study at all. If you had been more serious, you ¾.
- Read the exam and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context. 0.5´10=5
A few days ago, I (a) ¾ (enjoy) an interesting football match. It (b) ¾ (play) between the top two teams of our country-Abahani and Mohammedan. The match (c) ¾ (give) me much joy. On the day of the match I (d) ¾ (go) to the Dhaka stadium quite early. I (e) ¾ (stand) in the line for a long time and (f) ¾ (buy) a ticket. The game was timed to begin at 4.30. The referees and the players (g) ¾ (enter) the field in time. The spectators (h) ¾ (cheer) the players from all corners of the field. The captains of the two teams came up, shook hands and tossed coin. Soon the referee (i) ¾ (blow) off his whistle and the game started. Both the teams (j) ¾ (be) equally strong.
- Read the text and change the sentences as directed. 1´5=5
(a) Charles Karoro, a banker, draws a good salary. (complex) (b) He lives in a small apartment. (compound) (c) His wife likes gardening. (negative) (d) Nairobi is one of the most expensive towns. (positive) (e) Karoro’s relatives do not realize the cost of living. (passive)
- Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. 5
Mother said to Asif, “Are you going to school now?” “Yes,” Asif replied. “You have to return home soon because we will go for Eid shopping,” said mother. “What a nice idea! Mum, you are great,” Asif said further.
- Identify the unclear pronoun reference in the following paragraph. Where necessary, rewrite the sentence so that all pronoun references are clear. 1´5=5
On the day, early in the morning many garment workers walked into the factories of Rana Plaza, their working place. Within an hour it was shattered. Nobody knows how many workers were running to save his lives at the end moment. Workers’ scream echoed on the walls of it. Many of them could not reach out passing through the heavy concrete walls. Over a thousand workers lost his lives in the death trap.
- Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces. 0.5´10=5
Ayesha Begum has three sons and two daughters. Her husband was a (a) ¾ (pre-modify the noun) farmer who used (b) ¾ (post-modify the verb by using infinitive) on other people’s land. With great effort they married (c) ¾ (use a pronoun) daughters off by the time they reached teenage. The sons also started (d) ¾ (use present participle to modify the verb) with their father as (e) ¾ (per-modify the noun) laborers when they were old enough to help. By the time they were seventeen, they left for towns (f) ¾ (use infinitive to post modify the verb) money. At first they used to send money to their parents (g) ¾, (use an adverb to post modify the verb) but after getting married they barely had enough to support their (h) ¾ (per-modify the noun) families. Out of desperation, Ayesha Begum started (i) ¾ (post-modify the verb) in the village to feed her old, (j) ¾ (per-modify the noun) husband and herself.
- Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage: 0.5´10=5
Man is a social being. (a) ¾, man cannot live alone. (b) ¾, man has been living together from time immemorial. Living in society is not an easy task. We have to follow certain rules and regulations of the society. (c) ¾, we should be cooperative. (d) ¾, we must help others when they are in need. (e) ¾, we have to be careful not to hurt others by our words or activities. (f) ¾, we must control our emotions and behave rationally with others. (g) ¾, we should not think and live only for us. (h) ¾, we should always think and work for the greater of the society. (i) ¾, we should remain prepared to sacrifice our lives for the greater interest of the society. (j) ¾, sacrificing our lives for the society makes us immortal.
- Read the passage and write the antonym or synonym of the underline words as directed. : .0.5´10=5
Illiteracy is a (a) curse (antonym). It is the root (b) cause (synonym) of (c) ignorance (antonym) which (d) frustrates (synonym) all (e) development (synonym) efforts of the government. No development effort can (f) succeed (synonym) unless illiteracy is (g) eradicated (antonym). Eradication of illiteracy in a country like Bangladesh with so (h) vast (antonym) a population is (i) undoubtedly (synonym) a (j) gigantic (antonym) task.
- 12. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Re-write the text correcting the errors. 5´10=5
Karim : What are you doing Samira
Samira : Im reading a letter.
karim : Letter From whom
Samira : Its from my pen-friend. Shes Australian. Her name is Lucy Brown.
Karim : How old is she?
Samira : Sixteen the same as us. She lives in Sydney.
Karim : Sydney? Whats that
Samira : It’s a city in the south-east of Australia.
Karim : How do you know about it?
Samira : Lucy has sent me a picture of it.
Karim : Can you show me the picture?
Samira : Yes here it is. You see, it looks very beautiful, doesn’t it?
Kariam : Oh, yes
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Part B: Composition: (40 Marks)
13 Write an application to your Principal for setting up a multimedia classroom. 8
14 Write a report on “Annual prize giving ceremony”. 8
15 Write a paragraph on “The Uses and Abuses of Mobile Phone”. 10
16 Write a short composition on “Student and Social Service”. 14
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