Sylhet Cadet College, Sylhet Test Examination—2023; English : Paper II

 

Sylhet Cadet College, Sylhet Test Examination—2023; English : Paper II

Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)

1.    Complete the following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box. You can use one word more than once.                                                                                                 .5´10=5

create

make

help

do

be

try

solve

engage

face

At present, Bangladesh (a) —— unemployment problem. This problem already (b) —— an alarming dimension. The government (c) —— to cope with this problem. But this problem can't be (d) —— without (e) —— the unemployed skillful. So, education (f) —— a must. It (g) —— a man to get a job. Job does not mean (h) —— official work only. Self-employment is a solution to this problem. It means (i) —— oneself in economic activities. The government is giving financial help and training to the educated youths with a view to (j) —— them self-reliant.

2.    Fill in the blanks with suitable words.                                                                     .5´10=5

Covid-l9 has gripped the (a) —— world. Bangladesh is not an (b) —— to that. World Health Organization (WHO) has (c) —— emphasis on maintaining (d) —— distancing and putting on proper mask in order to (e) —— the spreading of the virus. It is really (f) —— that still a large number of people in our country are not maintaining social distancing. The young generations are at the (g) —— in violating the rules prescribed by the government. They are gathering here and there (h) —— putting on masks. They do not even know that they are carrying the (i) —— and affecting their family (j) —— and others.

3.    Make six sentences using the parts of sentences from each column of the table below.                                                                                                                                          1´5=5

Corruption	avoids	is next to devil
A corrupt man	will be	against morality
The man who	is	one of the worst evils
Hopefully Bangladesh	can do anything	free from corruption
Everybody	takes bribe	a corrupt person

4.    Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.     .5´10=5

defy

change

push

change

happen

occur

drive

be

know

drive

It is difficult to (a) —— in Bangladesh if you have no experience of (b) —— here. Drivers
(c) —— lanes frequently. As a foreigner, you may find lane (d) —— without signal quite distressing. Even the drivers drive (e) —— the rules. Many people not (f) —— at all conscious about traffic signals. They go around not (g) —— what may (h) —— to them if accident (i) ——. Rickshaw and baby-taxi move in and out in a zigzag course and with a view to (j) —— through whenever they find some space.

5.    Change the narrative style of the following text.                                                               5

       "Great king of the genies," called the monster, "I will never again disobey you." Hearing those words, the fisherman became brave and said, "Tell me why you were locked up in the vase." The giant angrily looked at him and said, "Speak to me more politely or I shall kill you."

6.    Change the sentences according to direction.                                                       1´10=10

(a)   Walking is better than any other exercise. (Superlative)

(b)   Everyone prefers walking as an exercise in the morning. (Interrogative)

(c)    It keeps our body fit for working. (Negative)

(d)   So, we should never forget this. (Passive)

(e)    Good health is very valuable. (Exclamatory)

(f)    Hamidur Rahman has some good friends. (Negative)

(g)    Suruj Ali was the caretaker of the garden. (Interrogative)

(h)   He was more honest than any other person I have ever seen. (Superlative)

(i)    Suruj Ali went to the orchard. (Interrogative)

(j)    He did not pick many of the ripe mangoes. (Affirmative)

7.    Complete the following sentences.                                                                              1´5=5

(a)    No sooner had I got up from bed ——.

(b)    On the way to school, I walked fast lest ——.

(c)    If I arrived late, ——.

(d)    You will be successful unless ——.

(e)    If we cut trees at random, ——.

8.    Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both to the root words given in the parentheses.                                                                                                                                       .5´10=5

Language (a) —— (special) —— believe that acquiring a language is more (b) —— (success) —— and (c) —— (long) —— lasting than learning. So, (d) —— (teach) —— these days (e) —— (courage) —— learners of a second language to practice and experience the language in different (f) —— (situate) —— where they are involved in (g) —— (communicate) —— with others. In fact, acquisition is a (h) —— (conscious) —— or (i) —— (nature) —— process. Communicative (j) —— (competent) —— is really helpful for a learner to use a language appropriately in every circumstances.

9.    Make tag questions of these statements.                                                                    1´5=5

(a)    He accompanied by his parents joined the party, ——?

(b)    So, one should work for one's sake, ——?

(c)    Everybody should realize the truth, ——?

(d)    A number of information will be digitalized, ——?

(e)    The boy and not his parents spread the news, ——?

10. Complete the following passage with appropriate sentence connectors.                1´5=5

        We live in Bangladesh (a) —— is a free country now. (b) ——, we were under the domination of Pakistan earlier. The West Pakistani rulers were so oppressive (c) —— we could not but take arms to achieve our rights. It is 1971 (d) —— War of Liberation of Bangladesh took place. We earned our independence in nine months. There were many reasons that made our victory easier. We all were united at one point (e) —— it was a question of our survival and dignity.

11.  Use capitals and punctuation marks for where necessary in the following text.           5

my dear friends i am here to tell you about an important discovery said the cunning fox ive discovered that our tails are unnecessary how strange it is unnecessary said the other foxes than the cunning fox said it is not only unnecessary but also ugly.

Part B : Composition (40 Marks)

12.  Suppose, you are Anis/Anisa. You have obtained an MA degree from the University of Chittagong. Presidency International School, Chattogram is going to recruit an English teacher. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the above mentioned post. Your CV should not exceed one page.    8

13.  Suppose, you are Raihan, and you are an inhabitant of Upashahar area in Sylhet. The people of your locality suffer greatly due to insufficient water supply. Now, write a complaint letter to the Mayor about the fact.                                                                                                           10

14.  Write a paragraph on 'Bangabandhu Tunnel'.                                                                    10

15.  Write a composition on 'Socio-economic Problems of Bangladesh'.                              12