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Part A : Grammar (Marks 60)
1. Fill in the blanks with the word 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
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asset
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pretensions
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precious
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be
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doom
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theme
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appreciate
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choose
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thin
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love
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thrill
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faceless
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Friendship
is one of the most (a) ¾ gifts of life. Friendship makes life
(b) ¾. Friendship is indeed, an (c) ¾ in life. It can
lead us to success or to (d) ¾. It all depends on
how we (e) ¾ our friends. True friendship is a
feeling of (f) ¾, sharing and caring. It is a feeling that
someone understands and (g) ¾ you as you are,
without any exaggeration, flattery and (h) ¾. It gives a feeling
that you are 'wanted' and that you are 'someone' and not a (i) ¾ being in the
crowd. A true friend stands by you through thick and (j) ¾.
2. Fill
in the blanks with suitable
words. 0.5´10=5
Bangladesh has the highest natural
(a) ¾ mortality rate in the world, with
over half a million people lost to disaster (b) ¾ since 1970. Most (c) ¾ these people have died during floods
or cyclones, (d) ¾ of which
are likely to become more (e) ¾ due to global climate (f) ¾. To date, the government's post-disaster (g) ¾ strategy has focused, increasingly
effectively, on the physical needs of (h) ¾, through the provision of shelter, food and medical (i) ¾. However, the serious and widespread
mental (j) ¾ consequences
of natural disasters in Bangladesh have not yet received the attention that
they deserve.
3. Make
five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table
below. 1´5=5
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Bangladesh is a country
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that
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up to two-thirds of the country is
flooded annually.
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Flooding is a fact of life in Bangladesh
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where
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to evaluate flood hazards using satellite imagery.
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It happens because of combined monsoonal rains
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and
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regional scales is critical.
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For this reason, understanding
flood dynamics on both local
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comprises much of the world's largest delta.
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However, flood hazard studies to
date typically rely on single flooding events to create flood maps
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Himalayan snowmelt.
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4. Complete the following text with right forms of
the verbs given in the
box. 0.5´10=5
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feel
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allow
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destroy
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thrive
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withdraw
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belong
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create
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come
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be
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look
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invite
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evoke
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For
families to (a) ¾ there
needs to be a sense of security. We (b) ¾ a home that is a haven by (c) ¾ each child (and parent) to
(d) ¾ safe with
one another. Together time should never (e) ¾ sentiments of fear or insecurity. No family
member should feel the need to (f) ¾ within a shell to feel protected. We all need to feel that
we (g) ¾. If a family member feels alone, there
(h) ¾ the danger that he or she will (i) ¾ elsewhere for love which may
(j) ¾ any irreparable loss to the family.
5. Change the narrative style of the following
text. 5
The
teacher said to the boy, “Why do you make a noise in the class? You are not
attentive to your lessons.” “Sorry Sir” said the boy. “I was asking for a pen
to my friend.” “Be attentive and listen to what I say.”
6. Change
the sentences according to
directions. 1´10=10
(a) Refugee
crisis has become a common affair throughout the world. (Make complex sentence)
(b) It
is one of the biggest problems modern civilization has ever faced. (Use
positive degree)
(c) The
reasons behind displacement of people may vary. (Make negative sentence)
(d) There
are many conflicting areas in different continents. (Make complex sentence)
(e) Different
countries respond to this crisis as they please. (Make simple sentence)
(f) Only
few of them respond to the call of humanity. (Make negative sentence)
(g) Bangladesh
has set a very praiseworthy example. (Make exclamatory sentence)
(h) When
Bangladesh accepted the refugees, they honoured humanity. (Make simple
sentence)
(i) Bangladesh
is showing great care and love to distressed humanity (Make complex sentence)
(j) The
world should learn from Bangladesh. (Make it negative)
7. Complete
the following
sentences. 1´5=5
(a) If
I were you ¾.
(b) Five
years have passed since ¾.
(c) It
is I who ¾.
(d) If
I had known that you were in the markets ¾.
(e) We
study hard lest ¾.
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both with the underlined root words. 0.5´10=5
There are
many reasons for the lack of (a) motivate. It could be due to a
weak desire, (b) lazy or (c) shy, and it could be
due lack of self-esteem and (d) self-confident. In some cases, the
reason is a (e) physique or mental problem, which requires
(f) profession help. Lack of motivation and enthusiasm can
show up everywhere, at home, at work, in (g) relation, in pursuing
goals and in (h) every else. This often, creates (i) different,
unhappiness and (j) satisfy.
9. Make tag
questions of these sentences. 1´5=5
(a) Great
nature, ¾?
(b) But
everybody wants to destroy it, ¾?
(c) Hardly
anyone tries to protect natural world, ¾?
(d) Nature
must receive care from all of us, ¾?
(e) Everything
in nature has a priceless life to carry on, ¾?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
Bangladesh
has made remarkable gains over the past two decades by ensuring access to
education, (a) ¾ at the primary level and for girls.
(b) ¾ the country's net enrollment rate at the primary
school level increased from 80 percent in 2000 to 98 percent in 2015, (c) ¾ secondary
school net enrollment is now around 54 percent, up from 45 percent in 2000.
(d) ¾, the percentage of children completing primary school is
close to 80 percent, and Bangladesh has achieved gender parity in
access. (e) ¾ these and other achievements, however,
a number of challenges remain.
11. Use
capital and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 1´5=5
Truthfulness refers to the state of being
true and honest truth is what you told to others which had really happened it
is really so difficult to tell the truth every time a truthful person doesnt
only tells the truth but also he also carries truthfulness in his actions words
nature etc.
Part B : Composition (Marks 40)
12. Suppose
you are Robin and you have passed SSC from Comilla Government Laboratory High
School. You have seen a vacancy ad for a temporary position of a news editor
demanded by a local daily for the children. Now write a CV with a cover letter
for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 8
13. Suppose you are Himel, a
student of Fulbari High School, Dinajpur. You and your classmates are going to
organize an art exhibition in your school. Now write an application to your
Head master on behalf of your class requesting him to provide you with
necessary supports. 10
14. Suppose,
few days back a group businessmen cut down a lot of trees to construct a
factory in your locality. It was a good news to the economy and to the
unemployed people. But it was also damaging to our environment. Now, write a
paragraph in 250 words on
'Deforestation'. 10
15. From
your childhood you respected the teachers most. Still now the teachers are the
storehouse of knowledge and wisdom. Their words and behaviour always inspire
you. They are your icons. Like them, you have decided to become the maker of
civilization. Now, write a composition on 'Future Plan of Life'. 12
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