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Cumilla Cadet
College, Cumilla Test
Examination—2023; English : Paper II |
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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. 0.5´10=05
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down |
discover |
boys |
as |
used |
call |
who |
charge |
group |
entire |
rescue |
join |
In the midst of a raging war, a plane
evacuating a (a) —— of schoolboys from Britain is
shot (b) —— over a deserted tropical island.
Two of the boys, Ralph and Piggy, (c)
—— a conch shell on
the beach, and Piggy realizes it could be (d)
—— as a horn to summon
the other boys. Once assembled, the (e)
—— set about
electing a leader and devising a way to be (f)
——. They choose
Ralph (g) —— their leader, and Ralph appoints
another boy, Jack, to be in (h) —— of the boys (i) —— will
hunt food for the (j) —— group.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. 0.5´10=05
Ralph, Jack, and another boy, Simon, set
off on (a) —— expedition to explore the island.
When (b) —— return, Ralph (c) ——
that they must light a signal fire to (d)
—— the attention of
passing ships. The boys succeed (e)
—— igniting some
dead wood by focusing (f) —— through the lenses of Piggy’s
eyeglasses. However, the boys (g)
—— more attention to
playing (h) —— to monitoring the fire, and the
flames (i) —— engulf the forest. A large swath
of dead wood burns out of control, and (j)
—— of the youngest
boys in the group disappears, presumably having burned to death.
3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of
the table
below. 1´5=5
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Educated youth The government Self- help It We |
is should seek should change should create |
the best help. |
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self-employment. |
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opportunities for
self-employment. |
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our notion
of secure and comfortable job in a office or bank. |
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the best solution to the
problem of unemployment. |
4. Complete the following text with right form of verbs given in the
box. 0.5´10=05
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died |
decide |
tells |
be |
went |
revealed |
mean |
live |
left |
crashed |
had
met |
dreamt |
Kidnapped (a) —— the
story of David Balfour, a young man of the Lowlands, the southern part of
Scotland. David's father, Alexander Balfour, (b)
—— recently, and his
mother died some time before, so he (c)
—— now an orphan.
Since he is now seventeen years old, he
(d) —— it is time to (e) ——
and seek his
fortune. Before he (f) —— for the city of Edinburgh, he
(g) —— with his guardian, Mr. Campbell. Campbell (h) ——
that David has an uncle, Ebenezer Balfour, of the House of Shaws (i) ——
that David is, to his surprise, from a wealthy family. David decides to go to
Cramond, where his uncle (j) ——, and meet his wealthy relatives.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text.
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"Oh,
there you are!" said Mary. "I thought you were never going to come
back." "Sorry! The canteen was absolutely packed and I had to wait
for ages," said Maria. "It's ok, could you manage to get any food for
us?" said Mary. "Yes, I got pizza, apple and a bottle of orange
juice", said Maria. "Great. Thanks a lot," said Mary.
6. Change the sentences according to directions
1×10=10
(a) Education is much more than getting
certificates. (Negative)
(b) If we are not blind to our feelings, our
mental horizon will be broadened. (Simple)
(c) Along with this, our mind should always be
equipped with rationality. (Active)
(d) His father expressed happiness for his truthful son. (Complex)
(e) Truthfulness is the greatest of all the virtues. (Positive)
(f) Very few students were as intelligent as him. (Comparative)
(g) In spite of his father being very poor, John came out successful.
(Complex)
(h) As soon as the maid saw the house owner, she brought out the
dishes. (Negative)
(i) The children of Ms Manor’s home were never treated well. (Active)
(j) If you do not work hard, you are sure to suffer. (Compound)
7. Complete the sentences. 1´5=5
(a) Scarcely had he seen his friend ——.
(b) It was a long time since we ——.
(c) All of us have to work hard with a view to
——.
(d) The poem is too hard for ——.
(e) A student has to be punctual. He has to
study regularly lest he ——.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the
root words given in brackets. 0.5×10=05
An (a) —— (inform)
performs a very important job. This is a very (b) —— (risk) job. He does his job so (c) —— (stealthy)
that he remains unseen and (d) —— (notice) by the enemies. He has an (e) —— (expert) in the art of spying. At first he is (f) —— (train) how
to perform his duties (g) —— (be) unnoticed. His position becomes (h) —— (danger) if he is identified. So, he needs more and more
(i) —— (alert) in
his (j)
—— (profession) life. This is just for his own security.
9. Make tag questions of these statements. 1´5=5
(a) Nothing comes easy, ——?
(b) You had better listen to your problem, ——?
(c) But you will tell me if she calls, ——?
(d) So, he thinks I cannot do it, ——?
(e) We can hardly praise him after all he did, ——?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
David walks two days to Edinburgh, (a) ——
soon finds his way to Cramond. (b)
—— he begins to ask
about the House of Shaws, he finds it is an unpopular place. His Uncle Ebenezer
seems particularly ill regarded by the community, and is in fact the only
occupant of the house. (c) ——, David continues on to the House
of Shaws. Ebenezer gives him a cold welcome, and seems very interested in the
death of David's father. Ebenezer treats David badly, almost as if David were a
thief, (d) —— he wins some of David's respect
by giving the lad nearly forty pounds. (e)
—— Ebenezer nearly
sends David to his death in the tower adjacent to the house, David demands to
know why his uncle hates him and, if he does, why he wants him to stay at the
House of Shaws.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following
text. 05
The old man said Can you give me some
food I've been starving for two days The maid said Why do you beg?
Part-B:
Composition-40 marks
12. Suppose, you are Suman and you are a post graduate. You have got a
vacancy add for the position of a teacher in a famous School. Now, write a CV
with a cover letter for the post. 08
13. Write an application to the Principal of your college for the
permission to arrange a debate competition in your college.
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14. Write a paragraph in 250 words on “Importance of agriculture in
Bangladesh”. 10
15. Write a composition on “Your dream
profession”.
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