6. Change the sentences according to thedirections. 1x10=10
(a)Very few persons are as famous discoverers as Columbus. (Superlative).
(b)He passed his early life in sorrows. (Negative)
(c )He became a sailor in his boyhood. (Complex)
(d)There he came in contact with many people and learned many things about them. (Simple)
(e)During these voyages, very often Columbus gazed at the vast sheet of unlimited water. (Passive).
(f)Nobody can be compared with him. (Interrogative)
(g)Though he sailed for India, he reached America. (Compound)
(h)He thought it to be India. (Complex)
(i)He was the first man to cross the Atlantic. (Interrogative)
(j)When he reached the shore, he became excited. (Simple)
7. Complete the following sentences. 1x 5=5
(a)It is cricket __________.
(b)__________in our country.
(c)Though cricket is a costly game, __________.
(d)Bangladesh is a test playing country __________.
(e )__________ to upgrade the standard.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or both with the root words given in the parenthesis. 5
Smoking produces (a) ___ (danger) effects on man. By smoking a man, incurs both physical and (b) ___ (economy) loss. The butt end of a cigarette often causes a (c) ___ (devastate) fire. Smoking is a kind of (d) ___ (addict). Those who become (e) ___ (addict) to drug first begin smoking which is the initial step to addiction. We should (f)____(smoking) (g) ___ (aware) among our people. It is (h) ___ (possible) ___ to stop smoking by giving (i) ___ (punish). (j) ___ (out) effort from everybody is essential to minimize smoking.
9. Add question tags with the statements: 1x5=5
(a)Man is fond of turning back to the past, ______?
(b)We need to be satisfied with the present, ________?
(c )But everybody hardly forgets golden past,_______?
(d)Nothing is more pleasant to him than the memories of childhood, ________?
(e)The memories of childhood really never displease us, ______?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. .5x10=5
Everybody knows (a) _____ sincerity is the key to success. A sincere person can prosper in life. The
man(b) _____ does not follow the rules of sincerity can never go a long way in the world. Many a man is
not conscious of the importance of sincerity for (c) _____ they don't have the benefit of success. (d) _____
we should be sincere to our work. (e) _____ we are sincere to our work, we will suffer in the long run.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. 5
how much do you want said the mayor thousand guilders said the pied piper all right said the mayor well pay you thousand guilders when will you set to work now replied the pied piper
PART---B : Writing Test.
12.Write an application to the eiditor of " The Daily Star" for the post of a sub editor. Your CV should not exceed one page. 08 13.Imagine,you are Hasan/Hasana, astudent of N.M AkademyHigh School, Faridpur. There is no computer club in your School.Now,.write an application to your Headmaster to set up a computer club in your School. 10
14.Suppose,you have visited the Amor EkusheyBoimela this year and had excellentexperience.Write a paragraphon "Your visit to Book Fair"
15.Write a composition on " Your Future Plan in Life"
