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Barishal
Cadet College, Barishal Test Examination—2023; English
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Part
A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. Fill
in the blanks
with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the
wods. You may need to use one word more than once. .5´10=5
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by |
of
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a |
and |
with |
sick |
the
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to |
general |
treat |
A
hospital is the home for (a) —— sick. It gives medical (b) —— to them free (c)
—— cost. A hospital is (d) —— run by the government. A hospital has outdoor (e)
—— indoor sections.
(f) —— great number of the (g) —— people are treated in (h) —— outdoor section.
People attacked (i) —— serious illness are admitted (j) —— the indoor section.
2. Fill in
the blanks with suitable words. .5´10=5
Truthfulness
means the (a) —— of speaking the truth. It is (b) —— greatest of all (c) —— in
a man's life. The true (d) —— and prosperity of a man entirely depends (e) ——
it. It ennobles one's character and gives him a high position in (f) ——. It may
not make one (g) —— but it brings peace of mind. A truthful person (h) ——
nobody. All religions teach us to be (i) ——. By dint of truthfulness, all can
shine in life. Truthfulness may lead the whole world to peace and (j) ——.
3. Make five
sentences using parts of the sentences from each column of the table below. 1´5=5
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Many people |
waste |
not careful of utilizing natural
gas and thus are wasting these resources |
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So, preventive measures |
are |
be taken to minimize the waste of
our resources |
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They |
should |
in city areas are not careful of
using natural resources |
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If this wastage |
living |
our resources will run out very
soon |
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People |
continues |
water by leaving the taps running
whenever they use it for day to day purpose |
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given
in the box. .5´10=5
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contribute |
confine |
keep |
enable |
work |
develop |
receive |
become |
adapt |
be |
According
to the history, women in the past were (a) —— within the four walls. But at
present, they (b) —— no longer captive to their parents' or husbands' houses.
With the passage of time, the outlook and attitude have been (c) —— as men and
women are (d) —— themselves to the changing society. By (e) —— education, they
are (f) —— pilots, doctors, engineers, high officials, etc. They are (g) ——
hand in hand with man in all worthy programs. They (h) —— now able to prove
their worth. They (i) —— much to the economy of the country. Now, it has come
to the realization of men that no development is possible by (j) —— half of our
population idle at home.
5 Change
the narrative style of the following text. 5
"What are you doing now,
Jack?" I said. "I am watching an interesting program on
television." "Aren't you wasting your time?" "No, I don't
think so," he said. "Remember, watching much TV makes people lazy."
6. Change the sentences according to directions. 1´10=10
(a) Very few
persons are so famous discoverers as Columbus. (Use superlative degree)
(b) He passed
his early life in sorrows. (Make negative sentence)
(c) He
became a sailor in his boyhood. (Make complex sentence)
(d) There he
came in contact with many people and learnt many things about them. (Simple
sentence)
(e) During these voyages, very often Columbus gazed at the vast sheet
of unlimited water. (Passive voice)
(f) Nobody
can be compared with him. (Make interrogative sentence)
(g) Though
he sailed for India, he reached America. (Make compound sentence)
(h) He
thought it to be India. (Make complex sentence)
(i) He was
the first man to cross the Atlantic. (Make interrogative sentence)
(j) When he
reached the shore, he became excited. (Make simple sentence)
7. Complete the sentences. 1´5=5
(a) He
pretends as though ——.
(b) ——, he
failed in the work.
(c) It is
high time ——.
(d) His
silence proves that ——.
(e) Let him
prove while ——.
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parentheses. .5´10=5
(a) ——
(Tolerance) —— is supposed to be a frantic (b) —— (behave) ——. It causes
(c) —— (segregate) —— among beings. The practice of (d) —— (bear) —— needs to
start from the very beginning of life. Parents and teachers ought to sow the
seeds of tolerance in the tender heart of (e) —— (learn) ——. The (f) ——
(family) —— role is not (g) —— (neglect) —— also in this respect. Then there
comes the role of (h) —— (educate) —— institutions. Our (i) —— (new) ——
introduced curriculum has given (j) —— (important) —— to this issue.
9. Make tag questions of these statements. 1´5=5
(a) Every
student can realize the importance of learning English. But she hardly
realizes, ——?
(b) Man has
landed on the moon. He is preparing to set foot on the Mars. Actually, nothing
is impossible for him, ——?
(c) She
disturbed the boy repeatedly. As he became utterly dissatisfied, he started
complaining, ——?
(d) I am very
busy now. I cannot accompany you today. Let's meet tomorrow, ——?
(e) Football is a popular game. Nobody denies it, ——?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
Freedom
of press is the crying need of the nation (a) —— the press is the conscience of
a nation. So, (b) —— any sort of prohibition is put on the liberty of the
writers and reporters, free circulation of opinions is hampered and stopped.
(c) —— intellectual development is bound to see a stop. If some restrictions
and restraints are imposed on the press by the government, (d) —— people will
be deprived of many essential truths and things. (e) —— it is true that
sometimes the freedom of the press is measured by the yellow journalism.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following
text. 5
will
you buy my hair asked della i buy hair said madame take your hat off and lets
have a sight at the looks of it twenty dollars said madame lifting the mass
with a practiced hand
Part
B : Composition (40 Marks)
12. Suppose,
you are Sumon. You have seen a vacancy advertisement for the post of a senior
officer in Sonali Bank. Now, write a Curriculum Vitae with a cover letter for
the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 8
13. Imagine,
you are the students of class X of ABC High School, Barishal. You are in
science group and use laboratory for your experiments but you have little
facilities in the lab. Now, write an application to your Headmaster for
increasing the facilities in the laboratory in your school. 10
14. Write a
paragraph in 250 words on 'The Uses and Abuses of Internet'. 10
15. Write a
composition on 'Your Future Plan of Life'. 12