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Nawab
Habibullah Model School & College, Dhaka Test Examination—2023; English : Paper II |
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Part
A : Grammar (60 Marks)
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. .5´10=5
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educate |
do |
know |
develop |
ignore |
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light |
almost |
impart |
in |
discriminate |
Education
removes our (a) ¾¾
and gives us the light of (b) ¾¾. In respect of (c) ¾¾ education, there should be no (d) ¾¾ between man and woman. (e) ¾¾ is one of the basic human
rights. If we deprive woman of the (f) ¾¾ of education, (g) ¾¾ half of our population will remain, (h) ¾¾ darkness. No (i) ¾¾ can be brought about without the
participation of woman. So, the government is (j) ¾¾ everything to educate womenfolk.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. .5´10=5
For
healthy and (a) ¾¾
free life, physical exercise is the best (b) ¾¾. Physical exercise is the movement of the (c) ¾¾ and organs of our body (d) ¾¾ to the rules. It is (e) ¾¾ for sound health because it (f) ¾¾ our body to be active. By (g) ¾¾ regular physical exercise, we
can (h) ¾¾ ourselves fit. It is necessary
to build an (i) ¾¾
nation. So, it should be a part and (j) ¾¾ of our daily life.
3. Make five
sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below.
1´5=5
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Character |
is |
a man without character |
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It |
hates |
as the crown of life |
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It
also |
means |
psychological or ethical nature |
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Character
of a person |
is regarded |
the combination of some good qualities |
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Everybody |
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mental or moral qualities of a person |
4. Complete the following text with right form of the verbs given in
the box. You can use one verb more than once. .5´10=5
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prepare |
memorize |
develop |
do |
exercise |
claim |
command |
help |
think |
make |
Most
of the students of our country are expert in (a) ¾¾ answers. They do not (b) ¾¾ notes themselves. They get them
(c) ¾¾ by their teachers. Their tutors
(d) ¾¾ their brain for the students.
So, the (e) ¾¾ power of the students does not
(f) ¾¾. They do not have any (g) ¾¾ on their language. They, of
course, (h) ¾¾ well in the examination. But for
this, they can (i) ¾¾
no credit of their own. This result does not (j) ¾¾ them in their later life.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5
"How lovely the doll is! I'll buy
it," said Mona. "No, it is not durable. Tomorrow we'll vist another
village fair. Then you can buy another doll. Let's go now," said mother.
"You must buy me a good doll," said Mona. "Yes," replied
mother.
6. Change the sentences according to directions. 1´10=10
(a) We should
read books to gain knowledge. (Complex)
(b) Books
introduce us to the realm of knowledge. (Passive)
(c) The
books of great writers contain noble thoughts and great ideas. (Interrogative)
(d) If we
read books, we can enrich our minds. (Simple)
(e) Books
are the greatest friends. (Positive)
(f) They
give us both knowledge and preasure. (Negative)
(g) As they
are our real friends, they remain with us in time of danger. (Compound)
(h) Some
books are very interesting. (Exclamatory)
(i) We can
build up a developed society by reading books. (Complex)
(j) Nothing
but books can remove the darkness of ignorance. (Affirmative)
7. Complete the sentences. 1´5=5
(a) Hardly
had the assembly begun, ¾¾.
(b) The
woman pretends as if ¾¾.
(c) ¾¾, the fog disappears.
(d) ¾¾, where thee shoe pinches.
(e) Lost
wealth can be regained by hard labour but ¾¾.
8. Complete
the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parenthesis. .5´10=5
People
are (a) ¾¾ (general) ¾¾ fond of glittering things. They
are the (b) ¾¾ (lover) of surface beauty. They
are concerned with the (c) ¾¾
(out) show of things and beings. They (d) ¾¾ (hard) brother about intrinsic value. Gold is a
very (e) ¾¾ (value) thing. But there are (f) ¾¾ (vary)
metals in nature that look like gold. They fade soon and become less (g) ¾¾ (beauty). So, the surface of
anything should not be the key for it's (h) ¾¾ (measure). We all should be (i) ¾¾ (care) about this truth.
Otherwise, we will have to be (j) ¾¾ (repent) in the long run.
9. Make tag questions of these statements. 1´5=5
(a) Time and
tide wait for none, ¾¾?
(b) None can
prosper in life without utilizing time, ¾¾?
(c) Wasting
time likes committing suicide, ¾¾?
(d) We
hardly realize the truth, ¾¾?
(e) Let's
make the best use of time, ¾¾?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
Jibanananda Das took his masters
degree in English at the age of 22. (a) ¾¾ he started his teaching career as a professor of
English at the Calcutta city college. He lost his job on the charge of
publishing a poem in the Parichay Patrika. (b) ¾¾ two years after he joined the Ramjash College,
Delhi (c) ¾¾ he returned to his place of
birth the next year. (d) ¾¾
he joined at Brajamohan College, Barishal. (e) ¾¾ the partition, he left Barishal and went to West
Bengal. This great poet passed away on October 22, 1954.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following
text. 5
have
you heard the name of alexander asked mr ahmed no sir razu replied how strange
it is said he will you tell me about alexander please well he was the great
king of macedonia.
Part
B : Composition (40 Marks)
12. Suppose,
you are Shikha Rahman. You have completed your BBA and MBA from the Patuakhali
Science and Technology University. You have found a vacancy advertisement in
the Daily newspaper for Assistant Officer for Sonali Bank Ltd. Now, write a CV
with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 8
13. Suppose,
you are Adiba Yeasmin, a student of class ten of Sher-e-Bangla Girls' School
Patuakhali. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your school for
setting up a debating club. 10
14. Write a
paragraph on 'Load shedding'. 10
15. Write a composition on 'Science in Everyday
Life'. 12
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