মো. শহিদুল ইসলাম, সহকারী শিক্ষক
পারুলিয়া তফশীলি হাইস্কুল এন্ড কলেজ, লালমনিরহাট
Part - A : Grammar
1.Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once.
Youth is (a) --best time of (b) —. This is the time (c) — it is most important (d) — one to remember the maxim, “As you (e) —, so shall you reap.” One must sow (f) — seeds of industry, truthfulness, honesty and other virtues (g) — this season to (h) — the harvest of prosperity and happiness. Whatever takes root in (i) — man at this time lasts throughout the rest (j) — his life and moulds his future.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. .5 x 10 = 5
Honesty is the best policy. The man (a) —— possesses this quality is the happiest man (b)—- earth. Everybody loves and respects him(c)—— his trustworthiness. On the other hand, (d)—— untruthful man is hated by all. By telling (e)—— , a man may prosper for the time (f) ——, but ultimately he goes to the (g)—-. We must be honest (h)—- our thought, word and deed. Childhood is the best time to (i)—- honesty. It is our moral (J)—- to give children proper idea about right and wrong.
3.Make six sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below.
4.Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.. 1x 10 = 10
“Health (a) — wealth,” (b) — the proverb. We cannot (c) — it. We cannot (d) — it. We must (e) — our body by (f) — the rules of health. People (g) — against germs that (h) — the body since their birth. Medicines (i) — to kill germs, but we have to (j) — the body fit by ourselves through the maintenance of the rules of health.
5.Change the sentences according to directions.
(a) Communication technology is a wonderful invention. (Exclamatory)
(b) There are many things that have been included in communication technology. (Negative)
(c) To run this system, computer is a must. Interrogative)
(d) Internet is the latest invention in the communication system. (Positive)
(e) So, we should no the use of internet in our daily life. (Passive)
(f) No other education is as necessary as the education on internet. (Comparative)
(g) Our maximum people are deprived of the blessing of internet. (Negative)
(h) What a pitiable condition it is! (Assertive)
(i) They can’t teste the dreamy world of internet. (Interrogative)
(j) That the earth depends on it is known to us. (Active)
6. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis.
(a)——(persevere) is a great virtue to be (b) —-(success) in life. One’s (c)—(achieve) depends (d) —- (large) on one’s perseverance. Those who do not persevere in life, become (e) —- (success) in their mission and only blame their lot for their (f)—— (fortune). Remember that the successful people are always (g)—-(hardwork) and (h) —— (persevere). So, try to be (i) —- (industry). (j) —- (sincere) is another important virtue that (k) —- (able) a person to accomplish a job (l)—— (appropriate). Student life is the (m) —- (form) period of a man’s life. One should not (n)——- (use) this period of life.
7. Make tag questions of these statements.
(a) The mother rose in her, —————?
(b) Only a few students made few mistakes, —————-?
(c) The needy need needful cash, ———?
(d) Little monkeys have little tails, ———?
(e) I together with my friends visited the zoo, ——?
(f) Let’s enjoy the game, ——-?
(g) All of us must obey our parents, ———?
8. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.
follow my example she said as we shook hands and never eat more than one thing for luncheon ill do better than that i retorted ill it nothing for dinner tonight humorist she cried gaily jumping in to a cab
Part- B: Composition
9.Suppose, you have seen vacancy advertisement for the position of an Assistant Teacher of English in ‘Simal Model School, Pabna’. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 15
10. Suppose, you are Bakul, a student of Khulna Zilla School. You are interested to go on a study tour. Now write an application to the Headmaster of your school seeking permission to go on a study tour.10
11.All the beings depend on trees for their existence. So we should plant trees more and more every year. Now, write a paragraph on ‘Tree Plantation’.