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English 2nd 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
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hinder |
with |
about |
a |
into |
the |
of |
know |
Life is real but much (a) ¾ what (b) ¾ man learns from books is
theoretical. Bookish (c) ¾ unless supplemented by practical
experience, is not a help, but often a (d) ¾. Travelling furnishes one (e) ¾ an opportunity for acquiring that knowledge. Pope, the
poet sang that (f) ¾ proper study of mankind is man.
The traveller comes
(g) ¾ contact with various types of people, and if he
moves about (h) ¾ the observant eye, and keeps the
doors and windows (i) ¾ his mind open, he can acquire a
lot of practical knowledge (j) ¾ men and things of the world which
books alone cannot provide.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. 0.5´10=5
The most significant event (a) ¾ in
3. Make five
sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below. 1´5=5
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Adversity |
prompts enables is develops has |
our latent power which enables us to prosper in life. |
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But it |
its uses also. |
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This |
us to know the real friends from false ones. |
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It |
regarded as a curse . |
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It also |
us to exert ourselves. |
4. Complete
the following text with right form of the verbs given in the box. 0.5´10=5
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require
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achieve |
go |
regard
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make |
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be
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refine |
derive
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obtain |
develop |
Education (a) ¾ as the yardstick of
development. Development and education (b) ¾ hand in hand. Therefore, no development (c) ¾ without the advancement in the
field of education. Obtaining degrees (d) ¾ the only aim of education. Redefinition of education (e) ¾ to make our people realize what
the real education is. Real education (f) ¾ the mentality of men. It (g) ¾ the sense of humanity. It can
(h) ¾ men sensible,
reasonable and optimistic. It does not mean (i) ¾ certificates. Real education (j) ¾ from books only.
5. Re-write the following in the reported speech : 5
"Stop! You are eating
all our bread," shouted the two rats. "I'm doing my best but I've
told you that it's difficult," said the monkey. "Give us that it is a
little piece," said the monkey. "This is my piece. Haven't I laboured
a lot for you?" "How foolish we are believing you!" said the two
rats.
6. Change the sentences according to the directions. 1´10=10
(a) Long time ago, there live a young man called
Ruplal. (Make it compound)
(b) Didn't he live with his family and work on a
farm? (Make it assertive)
(c) It was a beautiful place but there were a lot
of problems. (Make it complex)
(d) The village people were not peace loving.
(Make it affirmative)
(e) Ruplal decided to go and live alone in the
jungle in order to find peace. (Make it complex)
(f) So, he collected his things and went to live
by himself. (Make it simple)
(g) Ruplal made a nice little hut for himself in
the jungle. (Use passive voice)
(h) I am very happy now. (Make it exclamatory)
(i) My jungle hut is one of the most peaceful
places in the world. (Make it comparative)
(j) That night, while Ruplal was sleeping he
heard a noise. (Make it simple)
7. Complete the sentences. 1´5=5
(a) We should make the habit of reading books so that ¾.
(b) ¾ are a great source of knowledge.
(c) Nobody gets perfection in life if ¾.
(d) ¾ we can remove ignorance.
(e) However, we have to read books if ¾.
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parenthesis. 0.5´10=5
You
will lose your dignity because of your (a) ¾ (justify) activities. Your popularity will be on the
wane and a sense of (b) ¾ (belief) will grow about you in
the minds of the people. So, if you want to be a social worker, try to be (c) ¾ (trust) by being as good as your world. Moreover, you
must be a (d) ¾ (self) worker.
(e) ¾ (selfish) is one of the demerits of your
character. But most of the people suffer from this (f) ¾ (ease). It (g) ¾ (bitter) relationship among us.
We must (h) ¾ (courage) everybody to be above (i) ¾ (person) interest and only then we can achieve (j) ¾ (flourish) in life.
9. Make tag
questions of these statements : 1´5=5
(a) Money is a must for our life, ¾?
(b) One can do almost nothing without it, ¾?
(c) But money can hardly bring happiness, ¾?
(d) What you need to be happy is contentment, ¾?
(e) Few people are actually happy, ¾?
10. Complete
the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
(a) ¾ I were a rich man, I would help the poor. People living under poverty
line have the hope of better days (b) ¾ they do not get (c) ¾ they dream of (d) ¾ their condition is getting from bad to worse. The only
thing (g) ¾ they need is nothing but
education.
11. Use
capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 5
once my mother said to me who came to you my friend
rafik mom she asked what did he want i said his mother is ill he needs some
money i have given him five hundred taka my mother said nice
Part B : Composition (Marks 40)
12. Suppose,
'Beximco Pharma' is going to recruit some medical representatives. It invites
the persons who are experienced in marketing and sales. Now, write CV with
cover letter for the post. 8
13. Suppose, you are
Sadi/Sadia. You are a student of Ideal School and College. There is no computer
club in your institution. Now, write an application to the Head of your
institution for opening a computer club. 10
14. Write a paragraph on 'Traffic Jam'. 10
15. Write a composition on 'A Journey you have
recently experienced'. 12