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English
Second Paper
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Part A :
Grammar (Marks 60)
1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the
box. You may need to change the form of the words. You may need to use one word
more than once. 0.5´10=5
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blessing
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to
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harm
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from
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children
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a
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the
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debate
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on
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of
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The issue (a) ¾ using cell phones at school is
(b) ¾ matter of
recent (c) ¾. Many schools
are struggling (d) ¾ prevent their
students (e) ¾ using cell
phones. Guardians also have different views on allowing their (f) ¾ to use technological devices
such as cell phones, video games and (g) ¾ internet. There are some guardians who do not want their
children to use technology as it might cause (h) ¾ to them. (i) ¾ the other hand, some guardians do not want to deprive them
of the (j) ¾ of
technology.
2. Fill in
the blanks with suitable words. 0.5´10=5
Sleep is one of (a) ¾ most important factors (b) ¾ human
life. (c) ¾ sound man cannot go (d) ¾
sleeping. Sleep is (e) ¾ healing medicine of the troubled
(f) ¾. It relieves physical and mental pain. Night is the
proper time of (g) ¾. But if (h) ¾ man
has to pass a sleepless night, he never feels well. He loses energy and peace
of mind. As a result, he becomes indifferent (i) ¾ his (j) ¾ and
responsibilities.
3. Make five sentences using parts of
sentences from each column of the table below. 1´5=5
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Whales
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live
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strong
family ties.
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They
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look after
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in herds.
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behave
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like human
beings.
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show
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in water but they do not behave
like fish.
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one another in times of danger.
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4. Complete the following text with right
forms of the verbs in the box. 0.5´10=5
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kill
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have
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fly
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get
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carry
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put
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lay
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bite
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be
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would
be
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Malaria
(a) ¾ by a kind of mosquito. If a
mosquito (b) ¾ a man who (c) ¾ malaria, it will carry away some of
the germs of the disease. If this mosquito then bites a healthy man, the germs may
(d) ¾ into his blood and he gets malaria. Mosquitoes (e) ¾ their
eggs in the standing water. If there was no standing water, there would be no
mosquitoes and so there (f) ¾ no malaria. Sometimes people (g) ¾
kerosene oil on standing water and this (h) ¾ the mosquitoes before they (i) ¾ big
enough to (j) ¾ away.
5. Change the narrative style of the following
text. 5
"Dear friend, which book do you
want?" "'A Practical English Grammar' of A. J. Thomson. I lost my copy
yesterday," said Oishe. "I can lend you. But return it in a
week," I said.
6. Change the sentences according to
directions in the brackets. 1´10=10
(a) There was an old man in a village.
(Interrogative)
(b) He was very poor but honest. (Complex)
(c) He was one of the best cap makers with palm
leaves. (Positive)
(d) He sold them in the neighbouring market.
(Voice change)
(e) Earning money in this way, he thus maintained
his family. (Compound)
(f) One day he could not but go to a market.
(Affirmative)
(g) The market was far from his house. (Negative)
(h) He had a basket full of caps. (Complex)
(i) He was too tired to walk. (Compound)
(j) He sat under the tree and fell asleep.
(Simple)
7. Complete the sentences. 1´5=5
(a) Slum dwellers are so poor ¾.
(b) As they live there in an inhuman condition, ¾.
(c) Although
they do hard labour from dawn to dusk ¾.
(d) Come forward to help them lest ¾.
(e) Only then they will be able to ¾.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both
with the root words given in the parenthesis. 0.5´10=5
Zahir
Raihan was one of the most (a) ¾ (talent)
filmmakers in Bangladesh February 21, 1952 . All
through his life, Zahir dreamt for a (d) ¾ (democrat) society, a society that will (e) ¾ (sure) freedom of speech and
will. He made a (f) ¾ (legend) film
"Jibon Theke Neya" based on the Language (g) ¾ (Move) of 1952. He could see
the (h) ¾ (incept) of a
free and (i) ¾ (dependent) Bangladesh
9. Make tag
questions of these statements. 1´5=5
(a) Man is the best creature of God, ¾?
(b) But
sometimes the beast in us comes out, ¾?
(c) Some of us are known as good persons in the
society, ¾?
(d) Those who are involved to do harm to others
should avoid it, ¾?
(e) Let's make a
peaceful and happy society, ¾?
10. Complete the passage using suitable
connectors. 1´5=5
Rural life and urban life have many
common sides. (a) ¾ differences between them are greater. Rural people do not have adequate
educational and medical facilities. (b) ¾, they face problems with their communication network.
(c) ¾ the urban people enjoy an
educational and medical facilities. (d) ¾ the people of cities and towns enjoy a smooth and easy
communication system. (e) ¾ there is a rush of people to come to cities from villages every
year.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text. 5
oh my lord please dont kill the child
said the first woman to the king solomon let her have it king solomon said to
them now everything is clear to me pointing the first woman he said to the
servant give her the child she is the mother of the baby
Part B : Composition (Marks
40)
12. Suppose you are Raihan/Raihana. You have passed B.Sc. Hon's in Chemistry.
You have seen a vacancy for the post of a Medical representative in the Square
Medicine Company. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV
should not exceed one page. 8
13. Suppose, you are Ripon/Ripa. You are a student
of class ten of Chittagong
Laboratory School
14. Write a paragraph in 250 words on 'A Day
Labourer'. 10
15. Write a composition on 'Importance of Tree Plantation
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