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Subject- English 2nd Paper
Time: 3 hrs. Total Marks: 100
Part A : Grammar
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1. Complete the
passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in correct tenses. There
are more words than necessary : 1x5=5
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Increase
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Feel
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Make
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Have
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Enjoy
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Be
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Come
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Lessen
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Once Suapur (a) _____ a big
union. It (b) _______ a large area. Later on, as population (c) _______, the
union need to be divided, and thus a new union called Nannar (d) ______ into
being. But it is pleasant to note that children of both the unions yet (e)
______ united as they study in the same school called Suapur Nannar High School.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions : 1x5=5
As the father deals (a) _______
books, he often provides his children (b) ______ a lot of reference books which
they seldom touch or go through. Being annoyed (c) _____ them, once he took his
children to task and told them to abstain (d) ______ evil company so that they
can attentively absorb (e) _______ studies.
3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (X) if no article
is needed. 1x5=5
This is Barahirchar, (a) _______
village by (b) ______ side of the Dhaleswari. It is a big village on
(c)______sandy eastern bank of the river. Walking in knee-deep sand is (d)
_____ great pleasure. But you cannot walk there bare footed when (e) _____
blazing sun is at its height.
4. Complete the following sentences with the phrases and idioms
from the box. 1x5=5
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know no bound
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Bolt from the blue
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Head or tail
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Gift of the gab
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At daggers drawn
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friend and foe
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a) The news of his father's death came to
him as a _______________.
b) Suffering of the common people
___________________.
c) His ____________ charmed us all.
d) The two brothers were
_________________.
e) I could not understand ________________.of
his story.
5. Change the form of speech. 5
" I've got GPA-5 in the SSC
exmination," Said Rafiq. " Congratulations!" I said. "What do you intend to do now?" "I
want to study in a reputed college. I'll try to get admission in Notre Dame
College," Rafiq replied.
6. Read the following passage and tranform the underlined
sentences as directed in brackets:
1x5=5
The name of my village is Anandanagar.
(c) You all know what Anandanagar
means ( passive). (b) Once it was
really so (Negative). (c) It was an abode of joy and people lived here
happily (complex) . But the days are
gone. (d) The Gazikhali River that flows by it is nearly dead ( Simple). Who will give the village her
life-blood now? (e) O God! Granting my
prayer, help my village survive (compound).
7. Add tag questions to the following sentences : 1x5=5
a) Kindly do me a favour, ______________?
b) Let's have a party, _______________?
c) Their team lost, ____________?
d) I am punctual, ___________?
e) He will finish the work.
_______________?
8. Complete the following sentences : 1x5=5
a) Though he is poor, ______________.
b) Had I the wings of a bird, _____________.
c) He works hard so that
d) ______________ if he had been informed.
e) Ten years have passed since
________________.
9. Complete the passage with suitable words. Use only one word
for each gap. 1x5=5
Trees are very useful to man.
They protect the rich top soil from being (a) ________ away by rain water and
floods. We see trees being (b) _________along mountain slopes, on the
roadsides, in parks and gardens. Trees (c) ______ us in many ways by giving
their fruits, flowers, leaves, bark, timber and what not? They provide shelter
to birds and animals. They (d) _______ in carbon-di-oxide and produce oxygen.
As we know by now, man must (e) ________ oxygen and exhale carbon-di -oxide.
Part - B : Composition - 60
10. Write a paragraph about ' Load Shedding'. Your paragraph
should include the answers to the following questions: 10
a) What is load shedding?
b) What are the causes of load shedding?
c) What are the adverse effects of load
shedding?
d) What measures should be taken to solve
this problem?
11. Write a short composition on any one of the following ( 250
words): 15
a) Mobile phone- its merits and demerits.
b) Visit to a place of historical interest
12. Write an application to the Chairman, Managing Committee,
Atigram High School, Manikgonj, for the post of an Assitant Teacher that has been
advertised in the Daily Star on the 1st June, 2007, along with your curriculum
vitae and names, addresses and contact no's of two referees. 10
13. Write a dialogue between two classmates, Rina and Mina, about
their preparation in the Test Examination. 10
14. Read the following outlines and develop them into a complete
story. Give a suitable title to your story. 15
Sheik Sadi was a great poet
_______ going to the king's court __________ had a very simple dress on _____ left
the rich man's house __________he was duly respected and honoured ________began
to put the food in his pockets ________ this food is for my dress _________
begged forgiveness of the poet.
