Barisal Board-2017, English Second Paper

Barisal Board-2017                                                            English Second Paper

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

blessing	to	harm	from	children
a	the	debate	on	of

        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

Whales	live	strong family ties.
They	look after	in herds.
	behave	like human beings.
	show	in water but they do not  behave like fish.
		one another in times of danger.

4.     Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs in the box.         0.5´10=5

kill	have	fly	get	carry
put	lay	bite	be	would be

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. He was an (b) ¾ (act) worker of the Language Movement. He was also present at the (c) ¾ (history) meeting at Amtala on 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. And it's a pity that this (j) ¾ (dream) was missing at such a time when his dream came true.

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 and College. There is no debating club in your school. Now, write an application to the Headmaster for taking necessary steps to set up a debating club in your school.                                                                             10

14.  Write a paragraph in 250 words on 'A Day Labourer'. 10

15.  Write a composition on 'Importance of Tree Plantation'.              12