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Mirzapur Cadet
College, Tangail Test Examination—2023; English
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Part A :
Grammar (60 Marks)
1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words (Use prepositions,
articles and zero articles). .5´10=5
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with |
the |
an |
by |
the |
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before |
a |
of |
´ |
in |
(a) ¾¾ Cricket World Cup, officially
known as ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, or simply called the World Cup is the
international championship (b) ¾¾. One Day international (ODI) cricket. The event is
organized (c) ¾¾
the sport’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), every four
years, (d) ¾¾ preliminary qualification rounds
leading up to a finals tournament. The tournament is one of the world’s most
viewed (e) ¾¾ sporting events and is
considered the “flagship event of the international cricket calendar” by the
ICC. It is (f) ¾¾
pinnacle championship of the sport of cricket. The first World Cup was
organized in England in June 1975, with the first ODI cricket match having been
played only four years earlier. However, (g) ¾¾ separate Women’s Cricket World Cup had been held
two years (h) ¾¾
the first men’s tournament, and a tournament involving multiple international
teams had been held as early as 1912, when a triangular tournament of Test
matches was played between Australia, England and South Africa. The first three
World Cups were held (i) ¾¾
England. From the 1987 tournament onwards, hosting has been shared between
countries under (j) ¾¾
unofficial rotation system, with fourteen ICC members having hosted at least
one match in the tournament.
2. Fill in
the blanks with suitable words. .5´10=5
In early
October 2023, war broke out between Israel and Hamas, the (a) ¾¾ Islamist group that has
controlled Gaza since 2006. Hamas (b) ¾¾ fired rockets into Israel and stormed southern
Israeli cities and towns across the border of the Gaza strip, killing and
injuring hundreds of (c) ¾¾
and civilians and taking dozens of (d) ¾¾. The (e) ¾¾ took Israel by surprise, though the state quickly
mounted a deadly retaliatory (f) ¾¾. One day after the October 7 attack, the Israeli
(g) ¾¾ formally declared war against
Hamas, followed by a directive from the defense minister to the Israeli Defense
Forces (IDF) to carry out a “complete siege” of Gaza. Since then, the two sides
have traded daily rocket fire, and Israel ordered more than one million
Palestinian (h) ¾¾
in northern Gaza to evacuate ahead of a possible ground assault. Meanwhile, (i)
¾¾ is running out of water, fuel,
and supplies amid an Israeli aid blockade, and the (j) ¾¾ risks spreading as cross-border
strikes escalate in Lebanon and Syria.
3. Make six
sentences using parts of the sentences from each column of the table below. 1´6=6
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16
December |
is |
their lives for the sake of
independence |
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3
million people |
are performed |
respect and affirm commitment
to serve the nation on this day at National Memorial at Savar |
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To
pay homage and tribute to the martyrs, various programs and activities |
symbolizes |
throughout the country in due
solemnity and festivity |
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Thousands
of people from home and abroad |
show |
the vows to uphold the dignity
of our country |
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The
day ultimately |
should take |
the strength and valor of the
people of Bangladesh |
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So,
we |
sacrificed |
the Victory Day for Bangladesh
as on this day in 1971 the people of Bangladesh swept to victory after |
4. Complete
the following text with right forms of verbs given in the box. 1´10=10
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report |
result |
used |
cites |
show |
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lead |
claim |
cover |
injured |
cause |
A review of the figures from 2015
to 2022-an eight-year span, (a) ¾¾ a variety of reported data. Nirapad Sarak Chai
(NISCHA-we demand safe roads), (b) ¾¾ that in the past eight years, 32,195 road accidents
(c) ¾¾ the lives of 43,220 individuals,
and injured 54,381. According to Save the Road, during this time, 130,509 road
accidents (d) ¾¾
to the deaths of 40,523 individuals, with 182,308 injured. As per Bangladesh
Jatri Kalyan Samity’s records, over the past seven years, 44,171 road accidents
(e) ¾¾ in 61,656 fatalities and (f) ¾¾ 112,753 people. Lastly, the Road
Safety Foundation reports that over the last four years, 21,628 road accidents
(g) ¾¾ the deaths of 24,639 individuals
and injured 34,565. Although previously one private organization (h) ¾¾ to work on road safety,
currently four organizations are active. The concerned parties (i) ¾¾ numerous constraints in data
collection, stating that only major road accidents and casualties (j) ¾¾ by the media.
5. Change
the sentences according to directions. 1´10=10
(a) Bangladesh is a low-lying country. (Interrogative)
(b) Every year natural disasters visit us.
(Passive)
(c) Earthquake is one of the most unpredictable
natural disasters. (Comparative)
(d) Dhaka city may be the worst victim of this
natural calamity. (Positive)
(e) People who build house cannot but maintain
the earthquake resistance building code. (Affirmative)
(f) The recurrence of earthquake was
experienced by us in the last few years. (Active)
(g) Who does not know the consequence of
'Tsunami'? (Assertive)
(h) Earthquake is very disastrous (Exclamatory)
(i) Bangladesh lies in the active earthquake
zone. (Negative)
(j) No other city is as risky as Dhaka in the
face of earthquake. (Superlative)
6. Complete
the following sentences. 1´5=5
(a) The term
‘Punctuality’ means ¾¾.
(Use gerund/gerundial phrase to complete the sentence)
(b) We
should exercise the habit of punctuality regularly ¾¾. (Use infinitive to complete the
sentence)
(c) If we
become punctual, ¾¾.
(Use conditional to complete the sentence)
(d) ¾¾, the work pressure could be
minimized. (Use conditional to complete the sentence)
(e) So, we
should lead a life ¾¾.
(Use participle/participle phrase to complete the sentence)
7. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parenthesis. .5´14=7
Gias Uddin Azam Shah was a great (a) rule of
Bengal. He was fond of hunting. He was a good (b) hunt. One day he went
on hunting at a (c) near jungle. He aimed at a fawn but his arrow missed
its target and pierced a boy who was standing at the jungle. The boy (d) instant
died. (e) fortunately the boy was the only son of a widow. He was her
only hopes and aspiration. The sudden and (f) mature death of her son by
a (g) power ruler shocked her much. She went to the Quazi and prayed for
(h) just. The Quazi summoned the ruler to appear (i) fore him.
All the well (j) wish and the staff of the Quazi were surprised to hear
that and requested him to change his decision. But the Quazi was determined to
(k) sure justice. However, Gias Uddin Azam Shah appeared before the
court of the Quazi and admitted his guilt. The Quazi ordered him to pay full
(l) compensate to the widow. Gias Uddin Azam Shah (m) instant
carried out the Quazi’s order and paid the fine. While the ruler was leaving
the court, he drew his sword and said to the Quazi, “If you failed to carry out
your duties as a judge out of fear of me, I would have punished you with this
sword.” Then the Quazi showed a cane to the ruler and said, “If you (n) obeyed
my verdict, I would punish you with my cane.”
8. Add tag
questions to the following statements. 1´7=7
(a) The
brother rose in him, ¾¾?
(b) Few students qualified the placement test, ¾¾?
(c) He
seldom comes here, ¾¾?
(d) “Please,
sir, forgive me today, ¾¾?
(e) The
brave deserve the fair, ¾¾?
(f) Neither
of them complained, ¾¾?
(g) Fire
burns, ¾¾?
9. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the
following text. 5
addressing as sir the nobleman
asked sheikh saadi why he was putting up the food in his pocket he also asked
him why he did not eat shiekh saadi replied that he was doing the right thing
because his dress deserved those rich dishes the noble man said that he did not
understand what he meant to say and say he was sorry.
Part B : Composition (40 Marks)
10. You want
to apply for the post of a ‘Digital Marketing Specialist’ in a company. Now,
write a CV with a cover letter for the post. 15
11. Suppose,
you have bought some electronic items from an online market place and found the
items defective. Now, write a complaint letter to the CEO complaining about it.
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12. Write a paragraph on the 'Charms of Winter.’ 15