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Habiganj
Govt. High School, Habiganj 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. .5´10=5
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advance |
miracle |
network |
with |
small |
short |
connect |
thirst |
within |
of |
Internet
is the latest discovery of science. It is the greatest (a) —— in this field. It
is a computerized process (b) —— a telephone set. To get Internet (c) ——, it
requires a modem, a telephone line and different sorts of software for using
the (d) —— system. Nowadays, an Internet is (e) —— great use to us. It has made
the world (f) —— and brought the world (g) —— our reach. We can get any
information in a very (h) —— time. It has not only widened our knowledge but
also made us (i) —— for the unknown. It's a (j) —— like Aladin's magic lamp.
2. Fill in
the blanks with suitable words use one word for each gap : 0.5´10=5
Road accident is (a)
—— regular phenomenon in Bangladesh. Many people die (b) —— road accidents
every year. So it is considered a (c) ——. Road accidents occur for (d) —— reasons.
Many factors are (e) —— for road accidents. The most common cause is (f) —— driving.
Sometimes they drive night coach (g) —— on the same day. The drivers do not
check the engines (h) —— before they start driving. The roads are two-lane
roads (i) —— any dividers. These are some of the (j) —— reasons of road
accidents in Bangladesh.
3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from
each column of the table below. 1´5=5
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Drug addiction |
is |
taking opium, heroine, etc |
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The drugs |
are |
a man to death |
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Young boys and girls |
have |
strong attraction for any
harmful thing |
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The frequent taking of these
drugs |
leads means |
grasped the young generation of
our country |
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not only a national but also a
global problem |
4. Complete the following text
with right forms of the verbs.
0.5´10=5
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respect
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commit
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remember
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follow
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work |
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occur |
have
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stand |
sacrifice |
know |
Love for one's own country (a) —— as patriotism. Everyone
should (b) —— a great love for his country. Many of our freedom fighters (c) ——
their lives in 1971 for the sake of our country. The countrymen (d) —— them
forever. Some people are (e) —— persistently for the development of the
country. They are also patriots. Everybody (f) —— a patriot. When any natural
calamity (g) —— in the country, a patriot (h) —— by the affected people. We (i)
—— the foot print of the patriots. We should refrain from (j) —— any crime that
is harmful for our country.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5
The teacher said to the boy,
"Why are you disturbing the class in this way? Don't you know that it is
an important class? Get out of the room and don't come back today."
"Excuse me, sir," said the boy. "I'll never disturb in the
class," he promised.
6. Change the following sentences according to directions : 1´10=10
(a) Cricket
is a very exciting game. (Exclamatory sentence)
(b) People of
all ages enjoy this game. (Passive voice)
(c) It is
played all over the world. (Active voice)
(d) At
present, it is the most popular game in our country. (Comparative degree)
(e) Though
cricket is a costly game, people of all classes enjoy playing it. (Simple
sentence)
(f) The game
is played between two teams each consisting of eleven players. (Complex
sentence)
(g) There
are two umpires who conduct the game. (Simple sentence)
(h) It is
full of thrill and excitement for the spectators. (Interrogative sentence)
(i) Bangladesh
is a test playing country developing its standard day by day. (Compound
sentence)
(j) We must
try our best to improve its present position. (Negative without changing the
meaning)
7. Complete
the sentences. 1´5=5
(a) Work
hard provided that ——.
(b) The load is too heavy for ——.
(c) Unless you study attentively ——.
(d) If I had known his mobile number, ——.
(e) Finishing the work, —— .
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both to the root words given in the
brackets. 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 lesson 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 words. So, they got
a (j) —— (respect) —— position in society.
9. Make tag
questions of the following statements. 1´5=5
(a) Our
examination is over. Everyone is free now, ——?
(b) He as
well as his brother came here, ——?
(c) There is
little water in this pond, ——?
(d) The
mother rose in her at this sight, ——?
(e) Let's
enjoy a picnic, ——?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
Teaching is such a profession (a) —— helps to build a nation. A teacher is (b) —— a
guide (c) —— a pioneer. He has to dedicate to this noble profession in order to
guide the nation. (d) ——, he is called an architect of a new society. (e) —— he
neglects his duties, social discipline will break down.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following
text. 5
whats your programme after the examination asked
rafiq nabil said i havent yet decided can you suggest any lets go on a picnic
said rafiq what an excellent idea
Part
B : Composition (40 Marks)
12. Suppose,
you are Omar. After graduation you have completed a diploma course on Tourism.
You have seen a vacancy advertisement for the post of a Public Relation Officer
in a renowned travel company named "ABC Travels Limited." Now, write
a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 8
13. Suppose,
your are Usman, a student of class ten. Recently a devastating flood has
occurred in the whole of your district. Many people have lost their houses
under the water of the flood. Now, write an application to the DC of your
district to open an aiding camp and ensure foods, housing for the homeless
people of your area. 10
14. Write a
paragraph on "Your Visit to a Book Fair". 10
15. Write a composition about “The Importance of
Reading Newspaper.” 12