Time : 3 Hours
Full Marks : 100
[Answer all the
following questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks]
Part-A : Grammar
1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. 0.5X10 = 5
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for
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learn
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of
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a
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call
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a
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with
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the
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help
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world
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Newspaper is (a)
........................... the people’s parliament. It plays (b)
.........................vital role in the modern days. We must have the habit
(c) .................... reading newspaper everyday. It (d) ..................
us acquire general knowledge which is essential (e) ................. our
education. Nobody can keep contract (f)
...................the outside world without it. So, newspaper is (g)
.................part and parcel of our
daily life. By reading newspaper, we can (h) .................news and views of
(i) ................ current (j) ......................
2. Fill in the blank
with suitable words. 0.5X10 = 5
Marco was different (a)
....................other ambassadors. He put down his (b)
....................in his notes and told the king (e)
.......................many things. He (d) .....................him about the
people and the countries. He also told about (e) .....................golden temples of Barma,
dog-sledges (f) ..................... the white bears of Syberia and the island
of Jaba. But his uncle and father (g) ............... to go back to Venice. The
King gave his consent (h) .........................., the condition that the
world escort (i) ....................... Chinese princess to Persia. Then They
would sail (j) ...................home.
3. Make five
sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below. 1X5 = 5
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A King
A date
Applicants
They
At last a new comer
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be
declared
told
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fixed for the competition
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enlisted serially for the competition but failed
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that the king was a worthless person.
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taken before the king
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a rich prize for the teller of the biggest lie.
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4. Complete the
following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. 0.5X10
= 5
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may
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live
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earn
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has
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be
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have
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lead
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differ
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satisfy
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do
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Happiness (a)
....................relative term. A person with a crown (b)
...........................in a palace may
not be happy where as a day laborer may (c) .....................
happiness living in a shabby hut. Again happiness (d)
.........................from person to person. A beggar can be happy if he (e)
..............a coin but a businessman who can (f) ........................ a
huge sum of money a day (g) ....................not be happy. Actually a happy
person (h) .................he who is (i) ..................with what he has.
Happiness (j)............... only the blessing of Allah.
5. Change the
narrative style of the following text. 5
“Ratan, have you done your
English today?” asked the teacher. “Yes, sir. I did it but I have not
understood some grammatical points,” replied Ratan. “Where is the problem?”
said the teacher.” “Let us try again.”
6. Change the sentences
according to direction. 1X10=10
(a) Tahsan is a regular student. (Negative without changing
meaning)
(b) He is never late to attend his classes. (Affirmative
without changing meaning)
(c) He wants to be a doctor to serve people.( Make it
interrogative)
(d) His teachers help his in all respects (Passive)
(e) He is one of the most brilliant students in his class.
(Positive)
(f) He is better than any other student of his school.
(Superlative)
(g) He reads more to be a doctor. (Complex)
(h) He sits to read when it is time to read. (Simple)
(i) He is loved by his parents, teachers and friends.
(Active)
(j) At the age of fifteen he reads in class IX. (Compound)
7. Complete the sentences. 1X5 = 5
(a)
.........................................................if you had told
earlier.
(b) This is the house
................................................................
(c) We found the children
.......................................................
(d) By eating a balanced diet,
.................................................
(e) The muslins go to the mosques
.........................................
8. Complete the text
adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parenthesis: 0.5X10 = 5
Students are the future hope and
(a) aspire of a nation. As a student you have a lot of (b) responsible. You
should do your duties (c) proper. You should read your lesson (d) regular
and (e) systematic. You may not understand a lesson by reading (f) one
or (g) two. You must give full (h) attend. You can do (i) society
work. You can help your parents in (j) differ ways.
9. Make tag questions
of these statements. 1×5
= 5
a) Good afternoon.
How are you? Quite fine. It’s long time since we met last,—?
b) Probably we met
each other eight months ago,—?
c) Yes. I thought you
couldn’t but come to the fair,—?
d) You are right.
What’s that in your hand? It’s Shanchita by Kazi Nazrul Islam. You did not read
the whole book,—?
e) No, I did not. I
have brought it for further reading. Let’s move and see other book stalls,—?
10. Complete the
passage using suitable connectors. 1X5
= 5
Bangladesh is a small land (a)
.................................... her population is huge. Most people live
below extreme poverty line. (b) ...................................they can’t
afford to educate their children (c) ............................. drop out of
school after a few years (d) ............................. simply don’t go to
school. (e) ................................this situation we have too many
students to educate in proportion to the number of institutions.
11. Use capitals and
punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 1X5 = 5
why did you not go to school yesterday said the mother i was
ill mum the girl replied how are you
today the mother asked again well said the girl
