English Second Paper
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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 of the words. You may need to use one word more than once. 0.5´10=5
modern
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great
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to
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of
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read
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give
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the
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do
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The benefits of (a) ¾ newspapers can hardly be exaggerated. Newspaper is (b)
¾ storehouse of knowledge.
The chief business (c) ¾ a newspaper is to (d) ¾ us news which we need (e) ¾ know. It tells us what happens at home and abroad. The
(f) ¾ civilized people cannot
(g) ¾ without newspaper.
Newspaper plays an important role in the lives (h) ¾ a nation. It makes the world smaller and provides a
(i) ¾ benefit (j) ¾ us.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. 0.5´10=5
Punctuality is of (a) ¾ value to a student. An unpunctual (b) ¾ who is (c) ¾ in the class will miss a part of his/her lesson and
(d) ¾ lag behind. But (e) ¾ punctual student will learn his/her lesson in time and
do (f) ¾ in the examination.
Punctuality is (g) ¾ key (h) ¾ success. We all (i) ¾ be punctual (j) ¾ our day to day life.
3. Make five sentences using parts of
sentences from each column of the table below. 1´5=5
Character
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influences
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a man without
character.
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It
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be
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a mental or moral
nature.
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If character
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lost, everything is lost.
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Everybody
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hates
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the crown of a man.
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Environment
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one's character.
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4. Complete the following text with right
forms of the verbs given in the box. 0.5´10=5
pollute
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suffer
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save
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do
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look
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fall
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become
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be
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use
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throw
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The other name of water is life. We
cannot (a) ¾ a single moment without
it. Water is (b) ¾ not only for drinking purposes but also for household works and
industrial works. Water becomes (c) ¾ in many ways. The mills and factories pollute water by
(d) ¾ waste into it. Water (e) ¾ polluted by chemicals and different elements.
Sometimes people (f) ¾ from many diseases. We should (g) ¾ very careful about it. We must (h) ¾ for safe source of drinking water. Otherwise we must
(i) ¾ in danger. Let us (j) ¾ water from pollution.
5. Change the narrative style of the following
text. 5
Mrs. Nasima said to her student, "I
heard the news of your illness yesterday. How are you now?" "I feel a
bit well today, madam," replied the student. "Don't worry. You will
come round soon," said Mrs. Nasima.
6. Change the
sentences according to directions. 1´10=10
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Every year natural disasters visit us. (Make
passive voice)
(c) Flood is one of the most dangerous natural
disasters. (Use comparative degree)
(d) It is Dhaka
city which has not yet suffered any severe earthquake. (Make simple sentence)
(e) People living in the high land can escape
flood. (Make complex sentence)
(f) Crops are damaged by this flood. (Make active voice)
(g) Who does not know the consequence of Tsunami?
(Make assertive sentence)
(h) The recent flood was very devastating. (Make
exclamatory sentence)
(i) Bangladesh
(j) Dhaka is
the most risky city in the earthquake zone. (Use positive degree)
7. Complete the sentences. 1´5=5
(a) Five years have passed since ¾.
(b) It is a matter of sorrow that ¾.
(c) I tried to write to you but ¾.
(d) In fact, we all are always ¾.
(e) We hope that we ¾.
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parenthesis. 0.5´10=5
Smoking produces (a) ¾ (danger) ¾ effects on man. By smoking a man incurs both physical
and (b) ¾ (economy) ¾ loss. Smoking is a kind of (c) ¾ (addict) ¾. Those who become (d) ¾ (addict) ¾ to drug, first begin smoking which is the initial step
of addiction. We should raise (e) ¾ (aware) ¾ among our people. We should (f) ¾ (courage) ¾ others to smoke. It is (g) ¾ (possible) ¾ to stop smoking without (h) ¾ (unite) ¾ efforts. (i) ¾ (fortunate) ¾ only the (j) ¾ (wise) ¾ men can do such foolish work.
9. Make tag questions of these statements. 1´5=5
(a) We see that Masum has little knowledge about
games and sports, ¾?
(b) Let's talk to him, ¾?
(c) We think, he doesn't know how to play tennis, ¾?
(d) Everybody praises an all rounder, ¾?
(e) Though he is a good student, he is lazy, ¾?
10. Complete the
passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
A hare is a very speedy animal. (a) ¾, a tortoise moves very slowly. (b) ¾, it has a heavy shell on its back. (c) ¾, its legs are short. (d) ¾, it cannot move as fast as other animals. One morning
a hare laughed at a tortoise for its slow motion. The hare asked the tortoise
to run a race. (e) ¾ the tortoise felt hurt, it agreed to the proposal of the hare.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text. 5
i was born in a village near tangail a
small river flows beside the village the villagers bathe in the river and catch
fish how happy they are what they want is peace
Part B : Composition (Marks
40)
12. Suppose, you are Shimul/Shaila and you have
recently passed M.B.A from the University
of Dhaka
13. Suppose you are Zakir/Zara. You are a student
of G.C.B. High School
14. Mobile phone is a part and parcel of our daily
life. Write a paragraph on 'The Uses and Abuses of Mobile phone'. 10
15. Write a composition on 'Your Favourite Hobby'. 12
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