Full Marks :100 Time:3Hours
Complete the following sentences with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in correct tense. Use negative where necessary 1×5=5
The role of mass media (a) __________ in resolving the present political conflicts, (b)__________ to make a culture of tolerance in the country. A news (c _______ its truth, objectivity and non-partiality. Political upheavals and unrest (d)_________ through publishing constructive and awareness raising news. No news (e) __________ which has the possibility to break the peaceful environment in the society.
Use suitable prepositions in the blanks. 1×5=5
Corruption has led our country (a) _____ complete ruin. The economy of the country is (b) ____ the brink of ruin. There is no way to get rid (c) ___ corruption. The government can not cope (d____ the corrupted. We should be conscious enough (e)_____ solving this problem.
Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed. 1´5=5 When (a)____ great poet, Ferdousi began to write (b)_____ Shahanama, the sultan promised him (c)____ piece of gold for each (d)_____ verse. When (e)_____ epic was finished, it contained sixty thousand (f) _____ verses. Instead of giving gold coins, he offered the poet only sixty thousand silver (g) ____ coins. The poet refused to take the silver coins and left the court with (h)____ broken heart. He was (i) ____ aggrieved man. Later on, the sultan realized that he had made (j)____ blunder.
4. Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms and phrases (any five). 1´5= 5
as well as , get by heart, dead lock, come to light, in course of time, on the sly, take after.
5.Rewrite the following in the reported
speech. 1×5=5
“What are you writing?” The angel looked up and replied in a sweet tone, “The names of those who love that Lord.” “And is mine one?” asked Abu. “No, your name is not included here,” replied the angel. “Then,” Abu said, “Please write down my name as one who loves His fellowmen.”
6. Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in brackets: 1×5=5
(a) Day to day life in Dhaka is very expensive (Negative). (b) People living below the poverty line leads miserable life (Complex). (c) Price hike is one of the biggest problems for them (Positive). (d) The government has taken necessary measures to keep the price hike under control (Passive). (e) The people who are greedy are responsible for price spiral (Simple).
7. Add tag questions to the following
sentences. 15=5
Everybody is liable to error, __________?
‘You’ is a personal pronoun, __________?
Let my brother go,__________?
All of them support him, ________?
The people like us help the poor, __________?
8. Complete these sentences. 15=5
(a) A college is a seat of learning, so _________.
(b) It should be a peaceful place where, ___________.
(c)But nowadays peaceful atmosphere is absent from the college because,___________.
(d) The students who,___________.
(e) The sooner it can be controlled, the _____________.
Part B : Composition (60 Marks)
9. Suppose, you are a reporter of a local newspaper in Dhaka. You have visited the spot of an accident that took place on Dhaka-Barisal highway. Now, write a report for the newspaper. 10
10. Write an application to the chairman to repair a damaged road. 10
11. Write a dialogue between two friends about the city life and village life. 10
12. Write a short composition on ‘Science in everyday life’ or ‘Unemployment Problem in Bangladesh’. 15
13. Read the beginning of the following story and complete it in your own way. Give a title to it. 15
Once there lived a poor man in a village. He had a peculiar goose which laid a golden egg everyday ………………………………….
Answer
Right form of verbs
cannot be denied; (b) leading; (c) should have; (d) can be resolved; (e) should be printed.
Appropriate prepositions
to; (b) on; (c) of; (d)with; (e) of
Use of articles
the; (b) the; (c) a; (d) x; (e) the; (f) x; (g) x; (h) a; (i) an; (j) a.
Making sentences with phrases and idioms
As well as: He as well as his friend visited our house many times.
Get by heart: Get the poem by heart.
Dead lock: The country is now in dead lock.
Come to light: At last the secret came to light.
In course of time: In course of time we forget our past.
On the sly: He came to the meeting on the sly.
Take after: The girl takes after her mother.
Tag questions
aren’t they? isn’t it? will you? don’t they?
don’t they?
Complete sentences
it should be peaceful and violence-free.
students and teachers can work undisturbed.
some students create anarchy and violence there.
are involved in such activities should be expelled from the institution.
better it will be for the nation.
Changing the form of speech
Abu asked the angel what he was writing. The angel looked up and replied in a sweet tone that he was writing the names of those who loved the Lord. Then Abu asked the angel if his one (name) was there. The angel replied in the negative and said that his name was not included there. Then Abu requested the angel to write down his name as one who loved his fellowmen.
Transformation of sentences
Day-to-day life in Dhaka is not inexpensive / cheap.
People, who live below the poverty line, lead a miserable life. Very few problems are so big as price hike for them.
Necessary measures have been taken by the government to keep the price hike under control. The greedy people are responsible for price spiral.
