Model
: 2
English
2nd Paper
Time : 2 hours Full marks : 50
[Answer all the questions. Figures
in the margin indicate full marks.]
Section A :
Grammar (Marks 30)
1. Fill
in the gaps with a, an or the and put a cross (´) where no
article is needed. 0.5 ´ 8 = 4
The Chakmas are (a) ¾ largest ethnic group in (b) ¾ Bangladesh Bangladesh India
2. Choose the correct preposition from the box
and fill in the gaps. 0.5 ´
8 = 4
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of
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from ´ 2
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in ´ 2
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about
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with
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to
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Dear Apu,
I am
going to tell you (a) ¾ the inadequate medical facilities (b) ¾ our country. The people (c) ¾ our country are
debarred (d) ¾ having adequate health care, medical facilities and
civic amenities. But completely different picture is found (e) ¾ the developed countries. Due (f) ¾ the existence of
these shortcomings, the people of our country suffer (g) ¾ malnutrition. Besides, they are provided (h) ¾ almost no support to upgrade their financial condition.
Yours
ever,
Tipu.
3. Complete the text using the words in the
box as needed. 0.5 ´
10 = 5
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through
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and
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since
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cloudy
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any
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intervals
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ready
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than
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month
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bag
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It was
Monday in the (a) ¾ of July. The sky was (b) ¾ at night and it rained at (c) ¾. It was drizzling (d) ¾ morning. I got up a bit late and looked out (e) ¾ window. It was still drizzling. I got (f) ¾ for school. So, after breakfast I came to the road
with my books in the (g) ¾ and opened umbrella over my head. I did not find (h) ¾ rickshaw. I went on foot. No sooner had I gone half
of the way (i) ¾ it began to rain hard. I got drenched (j) ¾ took shelter in a roadside shop.
4. Make four
sentences from the substitution table. 1 ´ 4 = 4
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A lad
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wished
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himself in earning
knowledge.
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He
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expressed
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his desire to acquire
knowledge.
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The learned man
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devoted
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to find out the
ability of the boy.
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went
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to a famous teacher.
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5. Read
the following text and change the sentences as directed. 1 ´ 5 = 5
(a) Once
upon a time there lived a poor farmer. (Make it Negative) (b) One day he bought
a goose from the market. (Make it Interrogative) (c) The goose laid not more
than one golden egg everyday. (Make it Affirmative) (d) After a few days, the
farmer became the richest man in the locality. (Make it Positive) (e) But it
could not please the farmer. (Make it Passive)
6. Fill in the gaps with the right forms of verbs in the
brackets. Question a and e have special instructions in the brackets for the
use of verbs. 0.5 ´ 8 = 4
Sheep (a) — ('be' in the present) important, but the most important
animal for us is the horse. We Mongolians (b) — (love) them very much and we
all have one. We are nomads and (c) — (ride) our horses everywhere. I have a
very fine horse and when it is the summer season I (d) — (ride) him over the
great open spaces of our plains every day. The Mongolians have always been
famous riders and I often (e) — ('think' in the present) about our great
leader, Genghis Khan, and our long history. I think you (f) — (like) my picture
of him. During the summer season we live in tents so that we (g) — (move)
around easily. Our tents are called yurts. They are very comfortable homes and
we like (h) — (live) in them.
7. Use appropriate punctuation
marks and capital letters where necessary. 0.5 ´ 8 = 4
my
friend said to me, "have you finished reading the book i gave you
yesterday?" "yes," i replied. "what an interesting book it
is! i wish i would borrow the book earlier," i said. "will you return
the book to me today?" he asked.
Section B : Composition (Marks 20)
8. Suppose, you are Neela.
Your father cannot bear your educational expenses. So you need
free-studentship. Now, write an application to your Headmaster praying for full
free-studentship. 8
9. Write a composition on ‘Physical Exercise’
in 200 words. 12
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