Comilla Board-2017,English Second Paper

Comilla 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 forms of some words. You may need to use one word more than once.                                               0.5´10=5

between	saying	physical	of	on
participation	personality	for	an	beneficial

        Sports are very essential (a) ¾ us. There are various types of (b) ¾ sports. Among them cricket, football, volleyball, swimming, etc. are very popular. All types of sports are
(c) ¾ to us. There is a relation (d) ¾ the body and the mind. "A sound mind lives in a sound body" is a wise (e) ¾. In order to win success in life, we should have a sound health which depends (f) ¾ regular (g) ¾ in games and sports. Sports keep us (h) ¾ fit. Sports exercise is (i) ¾ important influence in forming one's (j) ¾.

2.     Fill in the blanks with suitable words.                0.5´10=5

        The Eiffel Tower was named (a) ¾ Gustave Eiffel, a Frenchman who built (b) ¾ Tower. He graduated from the Central School of Engineering in Paris and went to work for a railway (c) ¾ company. For years Gustave made plan (d) ¾ plan of dams, factories, stations and structures of great size. All (e) ¾ Europe engineers copied them. In the middle of 1880s a group of French industrials persuaded the government to organise (f) ¾ World's Fair (g) ¾ Paris. Gustave Eiffel proposed a 989-foot tower of iron as symbol of the (h) ¾. Forty engineers and designers under Eiffel's (i) ¾ worked for two years. It was (j) ¾ highest structure yet made by man.

3.     Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below.               1´5=5

Mount Everest	is	difficult and dangerous because of snow.
It	might be	exciting and challenging to them.
But Climbing the Everest	has fascinated	the climbers always.
There	looks	in the Himalayan Mountains.
		snow slides and cracks under ice.

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

prepare	maintain	form	succeed	get
influence	should	use	be	call

Student life (a) ¾ a golden season of life. This (b) ¾ the time when we should (c) ¾ ourselves for future. The very habits (d) ¾ in the student life (e) ¾ the later phases of life. Right from the student life, they (f) ¾ be careful in (g) ¾ discipline. They should (h) ¾ their time properly. If they do not use their time, they will not (i) ¾ in life. They should
(j) ¾ punctual from the very beginning of their student life.

5.     Change the narrative style of the following text.   5

        The teacher said to the boy, "Do you think that honesty is the best policy?" The boy said, "Yes sir, I think so." "Then learn to be honest from your boyhood," said the teacher. "Thank you, sir," said the boy. "May Allah grant you a long life," said the teacher to the boy.

6.     Change the sentences according to directions.    1´10=10

(a)   Haji Mohammad Mohsin was more generous than any other main in this subcontinent. (Positive)

(b)   He was born in Hoogly. (Complex)

(c)   He inherited a vast property from his father and sister. (Interrogative)   

(d)   He did not misuse this wealth. (Passive)

(e)   He is called a friend of humanity. (Active) 

(f)    He didn't marry. (Affirmative)

(g)   During his life time he spent money lavishly to help the poor. (Compound)

(h)   He was very kind to the poor. (Negative)

(i)    One night when he was saying his prayer, a thief broke in to his room. (Simple)   

(j)    He caught the thief but didn't punish him. (Complex)

7.     Complete the sentences.                                       1´5=5

(a)   This is Bangladesh ¾.       

(b)   The people of Bangladesh are friendly though ¾.

(c)   When anyone falls in danger, others ¾.

(d)   We love and help one another as if ¾.

(e)   We work seriously in order that Bangladesh ¾.

8.     Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis.               0.5´10=5

        Trees are (a) ¾ (use) to man in many ways. They are companion in our day to day life. It is (b) ¾ (possible) to build our homes, furniture, etc. without trees. Trees save us from flood and (c) ¾ (nature) calamities. It (d) ¾ (strength) the soil. If we cut trees (e) ¾  (discriminate) there will be ecological (f) ¾ (balanced). So tree (g) ¾ (plant) programme should be extended for a better, (h) ¾ (happy), (i) ¾ (healthy) life and (j) ¾ (peace) environment.

9.     Make tag questions of the following statements.    1´5=5

(a)   Most of students who fail in English do not have strong foundation on grammar, ¾?

(b)   No, they read only to pass the examinations, ¾?

(c)   Yes, teacher should motivate them to learn the basic things, ¾?

(d)   Yes, they can not help learning grammar, ¾?

(e)   No, moreover, practice is essential too, ¾?

10.  Complete the passage using suitable connectors.   1´5=5

        21 February is a red letter day in our national history. It is our pride (a) ¾ no nation of the world has ever fought for its language the way we fought. So it has been now declared as the International Mother Language Day. The proposal has been passed unanimously in the General Assembly of the UNESCO (b) ¾ some countries pointed out (c) ¾ the incident of 21^st is related to the Bangalees only. (d) ¾, the recognition of the day, (e) ¾ the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO has upheld the prestige of Bangalees all over the world.

11.  Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.              5

        how daring you are to wake me up the lion roared i shall kill you for  that please let me go the mouse cried i did not mean to wake you up.

Part B : Composition (Marks 40)

12.  Suppose, you are Emon, you have obtained MA Degree from the University of Dhaka, ABC School is going to recruit some assistant teachers. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV shouldn't exceed one page.        8

13.  Imagine, you are Arafat Rahman, a student of Rasulpur High School, Sylhet, there is no computer club in your school. Now, on behalf of the students of your school, write an application to your Headmaster to set up a computer club in your school.          10

14.  Suppose, you have visited the Amor Ekushey Boimela this year and had an excellent experience. Write a paragraph on 'Your Visit to a Book fair'.                                                   10

15.  Write a composition on 'A journey you have recently enjoyed'.   12