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Jhalakati Govt. High School, Jhalakati Test Examination—2023; English
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Part
A : Grammar (60 Marks)
1. Fill in
the gaps with suitable words from the box (make any grammatical changes if
necessary). .5´10=5
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enchant
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float |
complete |
contact |
broad
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believe |
eye-catching
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of
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differences
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explore
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Travelling to different places means (a) —— new cultures and new ideas
that (b) —— the mind and introduces new
concepts and perspectives. It helps one to learn more about (c) ——
cultures, languages, and (d) ——. Though Jhalakati is a small town, there are
some (e) —— tourist spots in this district. Among them, Kirtipasa Jomidar Bari,
(f) —— guava market in Bhimruli and eco-park near Gabkhan Bridge are very
popular to the traveller. The traveller comes in (g) —— with various types of
people and feels (h) —— thrill of joy at the
new sight (i) —— experience. Travelling gives us an opportunity to enjoy the
most (j) —— sights of nature.
2. Fill in
the blanks with suitable words. .5´10=5
Nowadays, parents are very conscious (a) —— the harmful effect of
punishment (b) —— children. Child psychologists think both (c) —— and mental
punishments can be disastrous for (d) —— child's growth and development. It may
lead (e) —— fear and hatred of the person
who punishes (f) —— child. Again, if a (g) —— is punished, it may lack
initiative. It may also feel (h) —— to others. So, (i) —— behaviour gradually
develops (j) —— him.
3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from
each column of the table below.
1´5=5
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Column A |
Column
B |
Column
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(a) Plastic waste |
(i) forward for |
(i) plastic management is adopting a circular economic model to
manage plastic waste |
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(b) Bangladesh |
(ii) is a great threat |
(ii) to go up to 1428 tonnes per day by 2052 in Bangladesh |
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(c) The piling up of plastic waste |
(iii) has the potential |
(iii) of plastic waste mismanagement of our country |
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(d) It indicates |
(iv) a grim picture |
(iv) for the environment of the world |
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(e) The only way |
(v) is one |
(v) of the top countries in the world in terms
of plastic pollution |
4. Complete the following text
with right forms of the verbs given in the box. .5´10=5
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cope
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carry
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assign
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invest
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contribute |
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teach |
forbid
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disincline
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commit
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expose |
Child
labourers (a) —— to
different injustice like unhygienic conditions, late working hours, and so on.
Child labour (b) —— internationally by the UN. But illiteracy is an important
factor that (c) —— to this problem. Yet in the third world countries like
Bangladesh, the illiterate parents think that education is a burden and they
(d) —— more to get returns from their
children. Though government (e) —— to (f) —— rich people (g) —— children
in laborious work, things are not so easy. Our loving and affectionate children
are not able (h) —— with such inhuman and heartless situations. This cursed
activity (i) —— on and the negative effect of child labour mentally and
physically on the children need (j) —— to reduce child labour.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5
The
class teacher said, "Do you know what Dengu is?" "No, sir,
please tell us about it clearly," said the students. "Name of a
disease." "How can we save us from it?" asked the students.
"By keeping us and our environment neat and clean," said the class
teacher. "Thank you, sir."
6. Change the sentences according to directions. 1´10=10
(a) Refugee crisis is a global problem.
(Negative)
(b) Everybody knows that the refugees are
persecuted. (Simple)
(c) Generally a refugee is forced to leave his
country. (Voice)
(d) These people flee from their own land to seek
safety. (Compound)
(e) The reasons behind displacement of people
may vary. (Negative)
(f) There are many conflicting areas in
different continents. (Complex)
(g) Different countries respond to this crisis
as they require. (Simple)
(h) Didn't Bangladesh accept the refugees?
(Voice)
(i) Bangladesh has set a very admirable example
giving their shelter. (Exclamatory)
(j) The world should learn from Bangladesh.
(Negative)
7. Complete
the sentences. 1´5=5
(a) It is high time ——.
(b) Scarcely had we finished our duty ——.
(c) —— he would have passed the examination.
(d) Faults are thick ——.
(e) Had I possessed sound health ——.
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parenthesis. .5´10=5
One should be economical in his life. If we can (a) —— (economy)
—— our expenses, we can save money. There should be a balance between our
income and (b) —— (expend) ——. We must consider whether the expended
money is (c) —— (balance) —— or imbalance. Do we like to do so? If we
can do so, we would be (d) —— (prosper) —— in life. Moreover, (e) —— (religion) —— order is also to be economical. Again, no one
should lead life in a (f) —— (miser) —— way. We must always be (g) —— (mind)
—— of the proverb that "cut your coat according to your cloth". After
all, the persons who are (h) —— (inclined) —— to do hard work are really
(i) —— (fortune) ——. By spending time in idleness, they only (j) —— (fool)
—— themselves.
9. Make tag
questions of these statements. 1´5=5
(a) None of us could solve the problem, ——?
(b) Those who are involved to do harm to others should be avoided, ——?
(c) The widower shut the door, ——?
(d) What can't be cured, must be endured, ——?
(e) The common mob assembled at the court area, ——?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
People usually want to have their own way. They
want to think and act (a) —— they like.(b) —— one cannot have one's own way all the time. A person cannot live in an
environment without considering the interest of others (c) —— his own interest.
People in society may take their own decision. (d) —— these decisions ought not
to be unjust (e) —— harmful to others.
11. Use
capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 5
arent you going to have any said
i no i never eat asparagus i know there are people who dont like them the fact
is that you ruin your palate by all the meat you eat she said.
Part
B : Composition (40 Marks)
12. Suppose,
you are Sanjid Rahman. You have passed MSc in CSE from a public university. You
have seen a vacancy advertisement for the post of an IT officer in a mobile
phone company. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should
not exceed one page. 8
13. Suppose,
you are Nabil Ahmed, a student of Jhalakati Govt. High School, Jhalakati. You
are facing some problems in your school library specially the inadequacy of
books. Now, write a formal letter to the Headmaster of your school for
enhancing library facilities. 10
14. Answer the
following questions to write a paragraph on 'A Moonlit Night'. 10
(a)
What is a moonlit night? (b) How does nature look on moonlit night? (c) What do
people feel in such a night? (d) What do the lower animals do in such a night?
(e) How does it inspire the poets and writers?
15. Write a composition on 'Your Childhood
Memories'. 12