Model: 6 English 2nd Paper

Model: 6

English 2nd Paper

Time : 2 hours                      Full Marks : 50

[Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks]

Section A : Grammar (30 Marks)

1.     Fill in the gaps of the following text with appropriate articles. Put a cross (´) for zero article.            0.5 ´ 6 = 3

        Internet is (a) ¾ most wonderful means of international communication. Now it is (b) ¾ high technological informative device in (c) ¾ world. Internet is (d) ¾ international network service. It runs with the help of (e) ¾ computer. It has made (f) ¾ world a global village.

2.     Fill in the gaps of the following text with prepositions given in the box below.         0.5 ´ 6 = 3

under

with

of

to

of

to

        How (a) ¾ stop war? Nearly all countries and most of the people (b) ¾ every country desire to prevent it. War brings nothing but death, sorrow and misery (c) ¾ a vast number of people. Nowadays the masses have the power in democratic countries. Even (d) ¾ dictatorship they can easily resume the power if any large proportion of the population think and speak (e) ¾ resolution and a spirit of self-sacrifice. How can this vast population be so helpless as to allow themselves to become the victim (f) ¾ what they most hate?

3.     Make four sentences from the substitution table. 1 ´ 4 = 4

Junk food	should be	added chemicals.
It	also contains	popular for its pungent taste.
We	is	careful in taking junk food.
	contains	a lot of animal fat and sugar.

4.     Change the following passage into indirect speech : 1 ´ 4 = 4

        "Good morning," said the tourist. "Do you have any room vacant?" "Yes, sir, double or single?" "I want a single one," said the tourist. The receptionist said, "We have a single room on the second floor." "Ok, it will be suitable for me," said the tourist.

5.     Change the following sentences as directed in the brackets :          1 ´ 5 = 5

        (a)   Very few people were so benevolent as Mohsin. (Make it Superlative) (b) A great man like him is very rare. (Make it Negative) (c) Mohsin's parents had no other son but him. (Make it Affirmative) (d) He inherited a very handsome amount of property. (Make it Exclamatory) (e) He spent all his property in serving humanity. (Make it Passive)

6.     Rewrite the following passage using capitalization and punctuation.          0.5 ´ 6 = 3

        fleming was born in a poor family in scotland penicillin is a life saving medicine it was discovered by dr alexander fleming

7.     Fill in the gaps used in the following text by adding suffix, prefix or both with the root words underlined in the text. 0.5 ´ 8 = 4

        (a) Pollute is a process by which the (b) logical balance of our environment is disturbed. Water can be polluted in many ways. Mills and factories throw their (c) poison chemicals into rivers. Latrines and (d) safe drains standing on the river and canal banks are also responsible for further pollution. Air is polluted (e) main by smoke. All these activities of (f) environment pollution have severe impact on leading a (g) health and (h) care life.

8.     Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their right form.                 0.5 ´ 8 = 4

receive

hold

help

have

hear

disobey

be

believe

        You all have (a) ¾ the name of Vidyasagar. He (b) ¾ a very learned man. He always (c) ¾ the poor. His father (d) ¾ had a very poor financial condition. He (e) ¾ his education with severe hardship. He (f) ¾ his parents in great esteem. He never (g) ¾ the orders of his mother. He (h) ¾ in industry.

Section B : Composition (20 Marks)

9.     Suppose, you are Shahin/Shahina. Your friend Rahim/Rahima got GPA 5 in the last J.S.C examination. Now write an e-mail to your friend congratulating him/her on his/her brilliant success.    8

10.  Write a composition on ‘Your Favourite Hobby’ in 250 words.   12