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Bogura Zilla School,
Bogura Test
Examination–2023; Paper II |
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Part A :
Grammar (60 Marks)
1. Fill in
the blanks with the suitable 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. .5´10=5
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authority |
bribery |
government |
illicit |
dishonesty |
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political |
undertake |
strategies |
involve |
private |
Corruption
is a form of (a) ——
or criminal activity (b) —— by a person or organization entrusted with a
position of (c) ——, often to acquire (d) —— benefit, or abuse of entrusted
power for one's (e) —— gain. Corruption may include many activities including
(f) —— and embezzlement though it may also (g) —— practices that are legal in
many countries.
(h) —— corruption occurs when an office-holder or other (i) —— employee acts in
an official capacity for personal gain. (j) —— to counter corruption are often
summarized under the umbrella term anti-corruption.
2. Fill in
the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word for each blank.. .5´10=5
Man's
(a) —— depends on his work. Man is a social (b) —— on earth. He should not be
irrational. He is to (c) —— for others. He should not be (d) —— if he is of
blue blood. He should (e) —— to help any class of men. The man whom he is
helping may be (f) —— to him by birth but he should not (g) —— that all are
equal. He has the same blood and (h) —— as the above mentioned man. So, we
should (i) —— our lives for others' (j) ——.
3. Make five
sentences using the parts of sentences from each column of the table below. 1´5=5
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Once there |
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once
sleeping peacefully |
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He |
asked |
the
angel if his name was in the list |
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Suddenly waking up he |
was |
an
angel |
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The
angel |
saw |
engaged
in writing the name of the persons who loved God |
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Abu |
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an
honest and pious man named Abu Ben Adhem |
4. Complete
the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. .5´10=5
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take |
go |
begin |
become |
drizzle |
be |
ask |
get |
finish |
have |
It (a)
—— a day of Ashar. It (b) —— since morning that day. I (c) —— my meal when the
sky (d) —— dark with dense clouds. I hastily (e) —— my meal and (f) —— ready to
go to school. Big drops of rain (g) —— to fall by then. Mother (h) —— me to
wait but that was not possible for my first terminal examination began two days
ago and the subject that day was English paper-1. I (i) —— my umbrella and set
out. I (j) —— only a few steps when it began to pour.
5. Change
the narrative style of the following text. 5
The traveller said to the peasant, "Can you tell me the
way to the nearest inn?" The peasant said, "Yes, I can. Do you want
one in which you can spend the night?" The traveller said, "I do not
wish to stay there, But I only want a meal."
6. Change
the sentences according to directions given in the brackets. 1´10=10
(a) Environment
is made up of many things. (Active)
(b) We cannot
but preserve the balance of ecology. (Affirmative)
(c) Everybody
is responsible for the loss of balance. (Interrogative)
(d) No other
thing is as important as air. (Comparative)
(e) Man
destroys environment by doing unwise things. (Complex)
(f) If we do
not maintain ecological balance, we cannot keep fit. (Simple)
(g) Men throw
off garbage here and there and pollute the environment. (Simple)
(h) Take care
of environment. (Passive)
(i) Climatologists
believe that pollution will destroy the balance of ecosystem. (Compound)
(j) Nobody
can escape his duty to his environment. (Interrogative)
7. Complete
the following sentences. 1´5=5
(a) Hardly
had the thief seen house owner when ——.
(b) —— if he
had asked me.
(c) Mashrafe,
—— one of the most inspiring characters in Bangladesh.
(d) —— is
accepted by all.
(e) Check
the beast in you lest everybody ——.
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parenthesis. .5´10=5
Yoga is
a kind of posture and breathing exercise. It helps you get (a) —— (relax) ——. It puts (b) ——
(emphasize) —— on diet and (c) —— (meditate) ——. If you practice yoga, you have
to be a regular (d) —— (practice) ——. Then you will have the (e) —— (potence)
—— health benefits. Remember that the practice of yoga needs your (f) ——
(concentrate) ——. Yoga is (g) —— (use) —— for stress (h) —— (manage) ——. It
improves (i) —— (fit) —— and benefits people who are (j) —— (weight) ——.
9. Add tag
questions of the statements below. 1´5=5
(a) Time and
tide waits for none, ——?
(b) But many
of us waste our time, ——?
(c) None
could prosper in life without utilising time properly, ——?
(d) Everybody
should realise this truth, ——?
(e) Let's
make the best use of time, ——?
10. Complete
the passage using suitable sentences connectors. 1´5=5
Rural life and Urban life have many common sides. (a) —— difference between them are
greater. Rural people do not have adequate education and medical facilities.
(b) —— they face problems with their communication network (c) ——, the urban
people enjoy a lot of educational and medical facilities. (d) ——, the people of
cities and towns enjoy a smooth and easy communication system. (e) —— rural
life is deprived of modern facilities whereas urban life is as modern as
enjoyable.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text. 5
where
are you going said the merchant i was coming to see you what do you want to
earn my bread by the labour of my hands do you really want work said the merchant
yes if you have any then follow me and carry a box from a shop to my house i do
not see how i can do that said the youth
Part B : Composition (40 Marks)
12. Suppose,
you are Nazmul Haque and you have recently completed MBA from University of
Dhaka. There is a vacancy advertisement for the post of Administrative Officer
in Energy Pack Bangladesh Limited in the Daily Star. Now, write a CV with a
cover letter for the post. 8
13. Suppose,
you are Tahsin Hossain, a student studying science in Chattogram Model High
School. You want to change your existing elective subject with computer
science. Now, write an application to the Headmaster for his permission. 10
14. Modern
technology has made different type of digital devices available in our everyday
life. From a little child to an aged person everyone is getting addicted to
using them a huge amount of time everyday. Now, write a paragraph in 180 words
on 'Digital Addiction'. 10
15. Write a
composition about 'Environment Pollution' mentioning the adverse effect and
possible solutions of the pollution or pollutions. 12
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