Milestone College, Dhaka

 

Milestone College, Dhaka                                         English 2nd Paper

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

become	engage	conspiracy	occur	level	the
those	an	for	out	to	a

       There is a proverb regarding idleness that "Idleness is the (a) ¾ of the devil." Idleness brings destruction (b) ¾ anyone. It is similar (c) ¾ a destructive power because it can destroy everything. (d) ¾ who are idle, can never come (e) ¾ successful in life because idleness closes the gate of their prosperity. The gate of one's prosperity can be opened when one works hard, (f) ¾ idle brain is known as (g) ¾ devil's workshop because many bad and harmful things or thoughts (h) ¾ in an idle brain. We should always try our (i) ¾ best to remove the idle thinking from our brain by (j) ¾ itself in constructive thoughts.

2.    Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word in each blank.      0.5´10=5 

       Man is the (a) ¾ of his own fate. If he makes a proper (b) ¾ of time and does his duties (c) ¾, he is sure to improve and (d) ¾ in life. But if he does (e) ¾ he is sure to (f) ¾ when it is too late and he will (g) ¾ to drag a miserable life (h) ¾ day to day. To spoil time is (i) ¾ shorten one's life. For, our life is nothing (j) ¾ the sum total of hours, days and years.

3.    Make five sentences using the parts of sentences from each column of the table below.       1´5=5

We	are	related to our great entertainment.
Magazines	give	be habituated to read good magazines .
	should	different types of magazines for various purposes.
	read	us pleasure and knowledge.
		avoid bad magazines.

4.    Complete the following text with right form of verbs given in the box. Use negative, if necessary.                                                                        0.5´10=5

report	learn	groan	gallop	come
control	manipulate	replace	take	earn

       Price of essentials is such a crucial factor that it directly (a) ¾ the life and living of the majority people. The measures so far (b) ¾ by the government (c) ¾ the appreciation from the common people. But it is (d) ¾ by despair as majority of the people (e) ¾ under the crushing burden of (f) ¾ prices. It (g) ¾ that the business syndicates (h) ¾ the market prices and the retailers (i) ¾ out of their evil mechanism. Moreover, the police are (j) ¾ to have been involved in illegal extortions.

5.    Change the narrative style of the following text.                   5

       "Why are you putting up the food in our pockets, sir? Why don't you eat?" asked the noble man. "I am doing the right thing. My dress deserves this food," replied Sheikh Saadi. "I do not understand what you mean and I am sorry," said the noble man.

6.    Change the sentences according to directions.           1´10=10

(a)   Communication technology is a wonderful invention. (Exclamatory)

(b)   There are many things that have been included in communication technology. (Simple)

(c)   To run this system, computer is a must. (Complex)

(d)   Internet is the latest invention in the communication system. (Positive)

(e)   So, we should know the use of Internet in our daily life. (Active)

(f)    No other education is as necessary as the education on internet. (Comparative)

(g)   Since our maximum people are technologically illiterate, they are deprived of the blessings of Internet. (Compound)

(h)   What a pitiable condition it is! (Assertive)

(i)    They cannot taste the dreamy world of Internet. (Interrogative)

(j)    That the earth depends on it is known to us. (Active)

7.    Complete the following sentences.                    1´5=5

(a)   But for your timely intervention ¾.

(b)   Many days passed ¾.

(c)   Had I been a king ¾.

(d)   Hardly had I reached the station ¾.

(e)   The old woman walks slowly lest ¾.

8.    Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both to the root words given in the parentheses.                                                                        0.5´10=5

       Education develops our mind through (a) ¾ (form) learning. The moral and (b) ¾ (intellect) training is provided by education. Again, the purpose of education is to (c) ¾ (light) the individual. The (d) ¾ (promote) of the individual's capacity is also its purpose. Education (e) ¾ (noble) our minds and refines our (f) ¾ (sensible). So, there are (g) ¾ (vary) advantages of education. We cannot find any (h) ¾ (advantage) of education. In the present world, no (i) ¾ (develop) is possible without education. The (j) ¾ (prosper) of a country depends on proper education of the people.

9.    Make tag questions of these statements.                       1´5=5

(a)   The jury gave the same opinion, ¾?

(b)   Either he or his friends were guilty, ¾?

(c)   That he was innocent was proved, ¾?

(d)   Allah is second to none, ¾?

(e)   What is lotted cannot be blotted, ¾?

10.  Complete the passage using suitable connectors.           1´5=5

       The greatness of a book depends (a) ¾ on the acceptability among the readers. If we read a book only once. We can discover many things in it. (b) ¾ basing on one reading. We cannot judge the standard of a book. (c) ¾ a book is praised highly we have no doubt about the greatness of the book. However, by the first reading we may not understand a book but if it is read more than once, we will see (d) ¾ it was read and praised. So, the great books are those (e) ¾ have passed the test of time.

11.  Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 5

       give me few grains of corns i am dying of hunger said the grasshopper but what did you do in the summer didn't you store any grain the ant remarked i was too busy in singing.

Part B : Composition (Marks 40)

12.  Suppose, you are Taif and you have passed SSC. You have seen a vacancy ad for the position of a computer operator in a college. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post to the principal of the college. Your CV should not exceed one page.            8

13.  Suppose you are Tanim/Tania. This year flood had damaged all things including crops and houses of your area. So, people of your area are having a very inhuman life. Now, write an application to the deputy commissioner for relief and medical aids for the flood victims.                                                     10

14.  Suppose, you have recently attended a seminar on 'Uses and Abuses of Mobile Phone'. Now, write a paragraph in 250 words on 'Uses and Abuses of Mobile Phone.'       10

15.  Write a composition on 'Satellite TV Channels and Our Young Generation.'            12