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Border Guard Public School &
College, Sylhet 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 words. You may need to use one word more than once. .5´10=5
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more
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with
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complete
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contact |
about |
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influence
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a
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of
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for
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which |
Traveling
has a great (a) ——
on our minds. The human mind always craves (b) —— change. There is none who
does not feel (c) —— thrill of joy at the new sight (d) —— experience. The traveler
comes in (e) —— with various types of people. If he moves about (f) —— the
observant eyes. he can acquire a lot of practical knowledge (g) —— men and
things of the world (h) —— books alone cannot provide. Traveling gives us an
opportunity to enjoy the (i) —— enchanting sights of nature. It helps one
enrich his knowledge and makes his a (j) —— perfect man.
2. Fill in
the blanks with suitable words: 0.5´10=5
Adopting unfair means in the
examination is (a) —— offence. It degrades (b) —— standard of education. If the
students of (c) —— country do not acquire (d) —— education, there will be no
development for (e) —— country. (f) —— examinee should study seriously so that
he can cut (g) —— good figure in the examination. To acquire true education
should be (h) —— only aim in the lives of all students. (i) —— educated man
cannot support adopting (j) —— unfair means in the examination at all.
3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from
each column of the table below. 1´5=5
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Many
of us |
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the life of
dying patient |
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By
donating blood, we |
can |
misconception
about blood donation |
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Blood
donation |
is |
cause no
harm to us |
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Every
man in sound health |
have |
a very
noble deed |
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By
donating blood |
save |
donate
blood after four months |
4. Complete the following text
with right forms of the verbs given in the box.
0.5´10=5
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build |
idle |
remember |
be |
work |
lag |
reach |
depend |
lead |
follow |
Bangladesh
is full of natural resources. The prosperity of the country (a) —— on the
proper utilization of the resources. We should not (b) —— a lazy life. We
should all (c) —— up our country. For this reason, we have to (d) —— hard. No
nation can prosper without industry. It should be (e) —— that industry is the
key to success. If we (f) —— the days away, we (g) —— behind. The nations that
(h) —— industrious (i) —— the pinnacle of development. So, we should (j) —— them.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5
Mrs. Nasima said to her student,
"I heard the news of your illness yesterday. How are you now?"
"I feel a bit well today, madam," replied the student. "Don't
worry. You will come round soon," said Mrs. Nasima.
6. Change the sentences according to directions. 1´10=10
(a) Computer is one of the
greatest inventions of modern science. (Positive)
(b) Computer is a blessing on earth. (Negative)
(c) Though it is a blessing, it has dark sides.
(Simple)
(d) Computers are nowadays being used in almost
every sphere of life. (Active)
(e) We cannot but depend on it. (Affirmative)
(f) No one can deny its necessity.
(Interrogative)
(g) It is the most used device in our life.
(Comparative)
(h) It helps us a lot. (Passive)
(i) Because of its usefulness, it has become
very popular. (Compound)
(j) Without computer, we cannot imagine our
modern life. (Complex)
7. Complete
the sentences. 5´1=5
(a) Books
are our best friends because ——.
(b) A man
who reads books regularly ——.
(c) By
reading books ——.
(d) We can
learn moral values if ——.
(e) We
should inspire the students so that ——.
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words in the
parentheses. 0.5´10=5
Success in life depends on the
proper (a) (utilize) of time. Those who waste their (b) (value) time in (c)
(idle) reduce the time of their important work. (d) (Punctual) is another great
virtue of human beings that (e) (rich) the (f) (man) life. If one takes lessons
from the (g) (biography) of successful persons, one will learn that they never
kept any work (h) (do) for the next day. (i) (Obvious), they were true to their
word. So, they got a (j) (respect) position in society.
9. Make tag
questions of these statements. 1´5
= 5
(a) You will surely fail if you fail to plan, ——?
(b) A good plan scarcely lets you fail, ——?
(c) Great people could do nothing without a plan
of action, ——?
(d) Future also dare not fail a well-planned
efforts, ——?
(e) So, plan before proceed, ——?
10. Complete
the passage with suitable connectors. 1´5
= 5
Truthfulness
is the greatest of all virtues. (a) —— we do not cultivate the habit of
speaking the truth, we cannot command the confidence of others. A lie never
lies hidden (b) ——, it will come out today or tomorrow. (c) ——, all despise him
considering his social status. The habit of speaking the truth, (d) ——, must be
formed from the very childhood. We should know (e) —— speaking the truth is the
most rewarding thing in life.
11. Use capitalization and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text. 5
the man said to me where are you
going i am going to school said i did you go to school yesterday no i replied
why didn’t you go i was very busy said i
Part
B : Composition (40 Marks)
12. Suppose,
some junior officers will be appointed in Simanto Bank, Sylhet. You are
interested to be one. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV
should not exceed one page. 8
13. Suppose,
your are Ripon/Ripa. You are a student of class ten of Chattogram Laboratory
School and College. You don't have English Language Club in your School. Now,
write an application to the Headmaster for taking necessary steps to set up an
English Language Club in your school. 10
14. Write a
paragraph on 'The Life of a Farmer' within 150 words. 10
15. Write a composition on "Duties of a
Student' within 250 words. 12