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Govt. High School, Chattogram 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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only |
identify |
viral |
an |
for |
bite |
severe |
shifts |
to |
vectors |
Dengue
is (a) —— infection transmitted to humans
through the (b) —— of infected
mosquitoes and is found in tropical and sub-tropical climates worldwide, mostly
in urban and semi-urban areas. The primary (c) —— that transmit the disease are Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Many DENV
infections produce (d) —— mild
illness, over 80% of cases are asymptomatic. DENV can cause (e) ——acute flu-like illness. There is no
specific treatment (f) ——
dengue, however, timely detection of cases, (g) —— any warning sighs of severe dengue infection, and appropriate case management
are key elements of care (h) —— prevent patient death. Bangladesh's climate
conditions are becoming more favorable (i) —— the transmission of dengue due to
excessive rainfall, waterlogging, flooding, rise in temperature and the unusual
(j) —— in the country's
traditional seasons.
2. Fill in
the blanks with the suitable words. 0.5´10=5
Human life is full (a) —— woes and sufferings.
Even our joy and happiness get tainted (b) —— sorrows and sufferings.
Hence we see (c) —— great many poets and philosophers dwelling (d) —— the suny
and seamy sides of life. It is almost impossible for one to have (e) —— taste
of joy (f) —— experiencing (g) —— magnitude of ills and sufferings that beset
our life. Being rational, we are (h) —— to analyze our hopes and aspirations,
(i) —— our success and achievement. But alas! sorrows and despairs are
predominating. And our joy and happiness seem to be (j) —— and visionary.
3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from
each column of the table below.
1´5=5
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Efforts |
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its interest without struggle |
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Life |
become |
not a real triumph if both the
sides are not equally matched |
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Games |
loses |
one kind of continuous
examination |
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A victory |
be |
dull if there is no competition |
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Really, life |
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extremely needed for the
progress in life |
4. Complete the following text
with right forms of the verbs given in the box.
0.5´10=5
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avoid |
be |
spend |
bring |
operative |
disturb |
cause |
use |
come |
save |
Most of
the students are (a) —— mobile phone not for their necessary communication but
for their addiction to Facebook. Some students (b) —— mobile phones in their
classes. They often (c) —— the class by (d) —— their phones in the classroom
(e) —— the eyes of the teachers. Even out of school, they (f) —— much time on
the screen of their phones. Thus, they are (g) —— great harm to their eyesight.
Eradication of the students’ addiction (h) —— inevitable now. So, all should
(i) —— forward with a view to (j) —— the young generation.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5
The
boy said to the teacher, "Sir, please pray for me." "Yes, of
course. But why?" said the teacher. "I am going to sit for the SSC
Exam this year." "How is your preparation?" "Very good,
sir. I hope, I will get GPA-5," said the boy. "How confident you are!
May Allah fulfill your expectation." "Thank you, sir," said the
boy.
6. Change the sentences according to directions. 1´10=10
(a) How
charming a moonlit night is! (Make it Assertive)
(b) It
presents a beautiful sight. (Make it Exclamatory)
(c) It
dazzles our eyes and soothes our heart. (Make it Passive)
(d) People of
all ages enjoy a moonlit night. (Make it Interrogative without changing the
meaning)
(e) Little
boys and girls make merriment and amuse themselves. (Make it Simple)
(f) Poets of
all languages have sung highly of a moonlit night. (Make it Complex)
(g) The
visibility of beautiful nature at night makes the vision mysterious. (Make it
Complex)
(h) In
winter, a moonlit night appears the most magical. (Make it Positive)
(i) Without
enjoying the beauty of a moonlit night, one cannot tell about it. (Make it
Complex)
(j) In a
word, a moonlit night is very pleasant. (Make it Negative without changing the
meaning)
7. Complete
the sentences : 1´5=5
(a) Truthfulness
is the greatest of all the virtues because ——.
(b) We
cannot command the confidence of others unless ——.
(c) The man whom
nobody believes ——.
(d) A man
may succeed once or twice by telling a lie, but ——.
(e) When
once one's falsehood is brought to light, ——.
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both with the root words given in the
parentheses. 0.5´10=5
The (a) —— (elder) —— people should be
honoured by the juniors or the young people in society. In the (b) —— (develop)
—— countries the people over sixty are called senior citizens and they are
everywhere respected (c) —— (according) ——. In the (d) —— (develop) ——
countries we respect this kind of (e) —— (treat) —— to the seniors. In the
developed countries like Australia, England and America, there are seats on
transports for the senior citizens or the handicapped. In our country the
elderly people feel (f) —— (wanted) —— everywhere. We remain (g) —— (forget) ——
of their (h) —— (contribute) —— to society. But we must know that they are also
(i) —— (use) —— members of society. Their knowledge and experience are (j)
——(valuable) —— to us.
9. Make tag
questions of these statements. 1´5=5
(a) Few
people know about true friendship,——?
(b) Trust
begets friendship,——?
(c) There is
hardly any man who has no friend, ——?
(d) Everyone
loves to be loved by his friends,——?
(e) Let’s
culture true friendship among us,—— ?
10. Complete
the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
Anything
(a) —— has been a matter of concern to all of us is price hike of almost all
commodities. The people (b) —— have limited income find it quite difficult to
maintain their families. Repeated price hike had increased the cost of living
so much (c) —— general people find it difficult to make this (d) —— ends meet.
So, the government should take the matter seriously and do all possible to keep
the prices of daily needs within the reach of the common people (e) —— possible.
11. Use
capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 5
do not worry about a few mistakes said
the teacher you can learn a lot through your mistakes do we learn from our
mistake asked the boy yes we learn.
Part
B : Composition (60 Marks)
12. Suppose,
you are Arian looking for a job after completing your graduation in library
science. You have seen an advertisement for the post of a librarian in a
reputed college named Sunshine International College, Chattogram. Now, write a
CV with a cover letter for the mentioned post. 8
13. Suppose,
you want to participate in an Essay Writing Competition organized by "The
Daily Star". Write an email to the editor requesting him/her to send you
the guidelines and other details of that competition. 10
14. Write a
paragraph on “Climate Change”.
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15. Write a
composition on “Physical Exercise.” 12