Model: 9 English 2nd Paper

Model: 9

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

        We, the Bangladeshis, achieved our own (a) ¾ map and (b) ¾ land through (c) ¾ War of Liberation in 1971. Our new identity has been (d) ¾ highly appreciated all over (e) ¾ world. Really, it is (f) ¾ matter of pride for us.

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

about

at

to

of

on

with

        Nahar is a member (a) ¾ Grameen Bank, a prominent micro-finance organization. There are (b) ¾ 800 micro-finance institutions in Bangladesh (c) ¾ the present time. These institutions have about 7 million members of which 82 percent are women. These institutions provide loans (d) ¾ the poor (e) ¾ easy terms. Nahar and other members emphasize (f) ¾ the need of developing skills and raising consciousness by their institutions.

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

Bangladesh	achieved	freedom in 1971.
It	has	some obstacles to the way of development.
	is	an independent country.
		a developing country of South Asia.

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

        Sabina said, "Happy birthday to you!" "Thank you so much," said Ali. "Where is Arif?" "I don't know. Let us find him out" replied Sabina.

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

        (a)   Happiness is only a psychological thing. (Make it Negative) (b) Money cannot buy happiness. (Make it Passive) (c) A rich man having an addicted son is not happy. (Make it Interrogative) (d) A poor man having a sound health is happier than a rich man suffering from diseases. (Make it Positive) (e) In fact, a poor man having no greed, malice and jealousy is the richest person in the society. (Make it Comparative)

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

        the great ship titanic was not only the largest ship but also regarded unsinkable it sailed for new york from southampton on april 10 1912 ironically it went down on its first voyage

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

        Nobody is (a) mortal on earth. We are (b) account to God for our activities. So it is (c) wise for us to lead an (d) pious life. Moreover, it is (e) probable that man can escape death. As death is inevitable, we must do something noble to be in the heart of people even after our death. For this purpose, we should (f) proper use our talent and full (g) potential to achieve our (h) desire goal.

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

be

get

tell

use

go

hear

earn

be

        All of you (a) ¾ about Hazrat Abu Bakar (R). He (b) ¾ the first Caliph of Islam. He (c) ¾ fame for his devotion to Islam. There (d) ¾ many incidents that can be quoted form his life. These (e) ¾ you how devoted he (f) ¾ to be. One day the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Sm) (g) ¾ to Medina. Hazrat Abu Bakar (R) was his lone companion. Soon they (h) ¾ tired of travelling a long way.

Section B : Composition (20 Marks)

9.     Suppose, you are Seam/Saima. The annual sports day of your school has recently been held. You were one of the participants and got three prizes. You friend Sumon/Sumona wants to know about the annual sports day. Now, write an e-mail to him/her about it.                                                                                          8

10.  Write a composition on ‘A Village Market’ in 250 words.              12