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Gaibandha Govt. Boy's High School,
Gaibandha 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 can use one word more than once. .5´10=5
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of |
for |
a |
afford |
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and |
expensive |
the |
influence |
Travelling
has a beneficial (a) —— on our minds.
The human mind always craves (b) —— change. This is (c) —— by travelling in new
lands. There is none who does not feel (d) —— thrill of joy at the new sight
(e) —— experience. Travelling gives us an opportunity to enjoy (f) —— most
charming scenes (g) —— nature. Though it is (h) —— it can bring a change both
in body (i) —— mind. Thus, travelling can help one to complete his knowledge
and can be (j) —— perfect man.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. .5´10=5
A
good man is a man of character. His polite (a) —— is a great asset because he can win the heart of other people around
him, no matter (b) —— he is rich or poor. He also (c) —— the admiration of all
he deals with. He (d) —— well with even those who are rude towards him because
he hates to behave rudely. One, who (e) —— to be polite cannot be (f) —— in all
circumstances. (g) —— the man who is (h) —— polite does not (i) —— anybody
whatever be the (j) ——
3. Make five meaningful sentences from the
following substitution table. 1´5=5
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It
is high time we |
is
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singer |
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One
of my classmates |
changed
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our
society |
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Sara |
give |
us
good advice |
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Our
teachers always |
will
go |
the
train |
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Though
he ran fast, he |
could
not get |
to
India tomorrow |
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given
in the box. .5´10=5
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ensure |
keep |
take |
imagine |
eliminate |
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refer |
establish |
create |
broaden |
treat |
Gender
inequality is a barrier to the overall development of a country. Gender
equality
(a) —— to the condition in which both
men and women (b) —— equally and fairly in all circumstances Without (c) —— the
participation of the both, the social and economic development (d) ——.
Elimination of gender disparity is a demand of the day with a view to (e) ——
human rights. Our government, already (f) —— some initiatives in different
sectors so that women can (g) —— peace with men. But our social set up is (h)
—— a barrier in different ways. We should (i) —— our outlook and come forward
to (j) —— to gender inequality from the society.
5. Change the form of speech of the following passages. 5
"You
look a little bit like my mother," he said. "But you were only four,
Jerry, when you came here. Do you remember her face all these years?"
"My mother lived in Mannville." "Have you seen her lately?"
I said.
6. Change the sentences according to directions. 1´10=10
(a) Cricket
is one of the most exciting games in the world. (Positive)
(b) The
cricketers of Bangladesh are called 'Tigers'. (Change the voice)
(c) Tamim
Iqbal is a very dynamic player of Bangladesh. (Negative)
(d) Though he
got a serious injury in Asia Cup, he accompanied Mushfiqur Rahim with one hand.
(Simple)
(e) People all over the world know Mashrafe Bin
Mortaza as 'Narail Express'. (Change the voice)
(f) Mustafijur
Rahman is called the Cutter Master in cricket world. (Complex)
(g) Shakib-Al-Hasan
is not only a batsman but also a bowler. (Affirmative)
(h) As they
played well in the last World Cup, they gave pleasure to the fans. (Simple)
(i) By
practicing more and more, they will win the World Cup in future. (Compound)
(j) Mushfiqur
Rahim made a very excellent century in Asia Cup 2018 against Sri Lanka.
(Exclamatory)
7. Complete the following sentences. 1´5=5
(a) He
hurried to the station lest ——.
(b) People
are advised to take oral saline since ——.
(c) Where
there is a will, ——.
(d) The
weather was so unbearable ——.
(e) When the
final hour of departure came, ——.
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parenthesis. .5´10=5
Without
family system, the society becomes (a) ——
(balanced) ——. It will (b) —— (sure) be chaotic and rough. In fact, family is
the first unit of the society. The family members have close ties among them.
They are (c) —— (common) —— called kith and kin. There are two (d) —— (differ)
—— types of families in our society, nuclear and (e) —— (extend) ——. Rapid
urbanisation and western influence is changing our tradition. In place of (f)
—— (large) —— families, nuclear families are getting (g) —— (popular) ——. in the past (h) —— (polygamy) ——
families were popular. Since it is (i) —— (fit) —— to modern social system, it
is taking its (j) —— (disappear) ——. Now, monogamous system is getting
popularly.
9. Make tag questions of the following statements. 1´5=5
(a) None of
us can solve this problem, ——?
(b) There is
little water in the glass, ——?
(c) One
cannot deny this proposal, ——?
(d) You need
to see a doctor, ——?
(e) Nothing
was said, ——?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
A cyclone is a devastating storm in
Bangladesh that moves at a high speed, (a) —— it causes immense harm to people
and property, (b) —— the inhabitants of
coastal regions are the main victims of cyclone, (c) —— the cyclone of
Bangladesh originates from the Bay of Bengal, (d) —— it is accompanied by
thunders and heavy showers, (e) —— unbearable heat is felt for a few days.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following
text. 5
are
you ill he said coldly no i said then why are you sitting when all others are
working go out at once and give them a hand
Part–B
: Composition (40 Marks)
12. Suppose,
you are Azim. You have recently completed your MA in English from Rajshahi
University. You have found a job advertisement in the Daily Star for an English
teacher. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not
exceed one page. 8
13. Suppose,
you are Azim, inhabitant of Tarapur Union Parishad. Write an application to the
chairman of your Union Parishad to repair the road damaged by the recent flood
immediately. 10
14. Write a
paragraph on 'A Book Fair'. 10
15. Write a short composition on "Duties of a
Student". 12