Sample English Second Paper Question-3 for class - x

Sub : English 2^nd paper

Marks : 100                                                                                                                      Time : 3 hours.

Part A: Grammar (40 Marks)

1.      Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary.                                                                                                                             1x5=5

         Language (a)_____ a very important role in the life of human being. We    (b)_____ language from the moment we   (c)______  up  in the morning till we    (d)_____  to bed at night. We  (e)______ language for different purposes.                                                                    

2.      Put in suitable prepositions in the blanks.                                                                              1x5=5

         In the long run a sinner atones a) ---- his sin because he knows that everyone will have to account b) ---- God (c) ---- his/ her deeds.  When a sinner becomes repented, he/she is seen devoted (d) ----- God. Sometimes he/she is seen absorbed e) ----deep meditation.

3.      Use article where necessary. Put a cross where an article is not needed.                            5x10=5

         The universe is a) ____ very vast thing. But primitive people had b)------. very narrow idea about c) ____ size and nature of universe. They thought that d)------ earth was flat and stationary. They believed that the earth was at e) ----- centre of the universe while f) -----. sun, the moon and the planets moved round g) ------  earth. To them the earth was h) ----- largest thing in existence. Gradually man learnt about  i)_____  mysteries of j) ---------    universe.

4.      Complete the following sentences with the suitable linking words from the list.                 1x5=5

As well as

therefore

and

unless

instead

on the contarary

         How to improve the condition of the villages is,…….a) the major question. ……….b)    the villagers where the majority of our population live, are improved, the uniform improvement of our country can not be expected.   c )……. necessary plans shoud be taken immediately to improve the condition of the villages. d)….. these plans must be implemented with the help of the local body of the government…e)…. non-government organizations.

5.      Rewrite the following in the reported speech.                                                                               5

         My father looked at me in anger and said to me “ Where have you been so long and why are you wasting your time?” After a moment he said “will you not appear in the final examination.?”

        

         I said “I went to my friends house to borrow an essential book, but he was not at home. So I had to wait for him.”   

6.      Transform the underlined sentences as directed in brackets.                                                1x5=5

         The national memorial at Saver is a symbol of the nations respect (simple). Standing in front of the graves we bow down our heads (compound). The towers symbolize the loftiness of the spirit of the martyred freedom fighters (Interrogative). We always remember their memories. (negative) The freedom fighters gift us an independent country. (passive)   

   

7.      Add tag questions to the following sentences.                                                                     1x5=5

a)Nobody believes a lier,………?

b)      Your parents will feel happy,……….?

c)There is a banyan tree in the village, ………….?

d)     This book belongs to me,……….?

e)I have a few friends…….…..   …..?

                                                                                                                                                         P.T.O

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8.      Complete the sentences.                                                                                                        1x5=5

         a)      He  drew  more money in case  --------------------------

         b)      I fell asleep when, -------------------------

         c)      A man  ------------- will prosper in life.

         d)      ----------- what his intention is.

         e)      Crops  did not grow well since ------------------

9.      Make sentences with the following phrases or idioms. (any five)                                         1x5=5

         At bottom, capital punishment, dilly dally, in black and white, make both ends meet, point blank, swan song, vie with, well off.                                                                                                

Part B: Composition (60 marks)

10.    Write a paragraph on Seven Greatest Freedom Fighters.                                                            10

11.    Write a short composition  on any one of the following within 250 words                                15

         i)       Your life in cadet college

         ii)      Tree plantation.

12.    Suppose you are Rubel  a student of class x in  Saint joseph school, Dhaka. You and your friends are interested in arranging a science fair in your school. Now write an application to your Principle for this.    10        

13.    Facebook becomes popular day by day. Besides its positive sides it is also hampering our young generations. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend about the total aspects (both positive and negative) of facebook in our country.                                                                                                   10 

14.    Complete the following story.                                                                                                     15

         Rahaman is an orphan. He lost his parents in an accident when he was only four. Since then he is living in an orphanage. ……………………………………………………....   ....................................................................................................

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