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Savar Cantonment Public School and College, Dhaka Test Examination—2023; English
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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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from |
with |
die |
enemy |
by |
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to |
brutal |
civilize |
even |
both |
War
is a curse for human (a) ——. In olden days, war was confined (b) —— the
warriors only. But today all people (c) —— civil and military have to suffer
from the curse of war. None can escape (d) —— the bombs of (e) ——. Rich cities,
fields filled (f) —— green corns and beautiful places are affected (g) —— its
impact. (h) —— the innocent citizens have to die a tragic (i) ——. Men, women,
boys, girls, children, all are (j) —— killed without any reason.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. .5´10=5
Punctuality
means arriving or (a) —— things at the
appointed time, neither early nor late. Punctuality is the (b) —— of success in
life. The (c) —— and successful men in the world are known to be punctual. They
knew the value of time and (d) —— it in a properly way in their life. Time like
tide waits for none. It cannot be kept in (e) —— for future use. Therefore, in
order to live a (f) —— life, one must make the best use of time and the (g) ——
way to make the best use of it is to be (h) ——. The habit of punctuality should
be (i) —— step by step. Youth is the time of one's life to acquire this (j) ——
habit.
3. Make five
sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below. 1´5=5
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Column A |
Column
B |
Column
C |
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Dengue |
are
responsible for |
by
this disease |
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People of all classes |
should
be free |
the
transmission of the virus |
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Mainly Aedes mosquitoes |
is |
a
mosquito-borne viral disease |
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In order to be safe from Dengue
Fever, we |
must
use net |
for
sleeping both at day and night |
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The houses |
have
been affected |
from
all kinds of pot containing stagnant water for many days |
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given
in the box. .5´10=5
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speak |
enable |
live |
see |
be |
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choose |
give |
fail |
suffer |
take |
There
are several reasons why friendship (a) ——
so necessary in human life. A man without a friend is like a man (b) —— in
wilderness. Moreover it (c) —— him to understand his surrounding in a better
way. By (d) —— to a friend a man can get relief. The advice (e) —— by a friend
is something more reliable than his own judgment. Thus, it is (f) —— that
friendship is really important. But a man must (g) —— time while (h) —— a
friend. If he (i) —— to select the right person as a friend, he (j) —— in the
long run.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5
I said
to the old man, "What are you doing?" "I am watching the boys
swimming in the pond," said he. "How happy they are! May Allah bless
them." "Let me sit by you and enjoy the scene," I said
6. Change the following sentences
according to the direction given in the brackets. 1´10=10
(a) Success
will not come to one's life automatically. (Interrogative)
(b) Do you
know it? (Passive voice)
(c) Industry
is the most important thing for success. (Comparative)
(d) So it is
called the mother of good luck. (Active voice)
(e) An
industrious boy will shine in life. (Complex)
(f) A life
with an assignment is an actual life. (Negative)
(g) A man
who is lazy always curses his lot for his misfortune. (Simple)
(h) What a
fool he is! (Assertive)
(i) None can
receive any reward unless he works hard. (Simple)
(j) It is
evident that industry is one of the greatest virtues. (Positive)
7. Complete the following sentences. 1´5=5
(a) We work
hard so that ——.
(b) If we
are not industrious ——.
(c) A man
who leads and idle life ——.
(d) An idle
man can never help people and so ——.
(e) We know
the proverb that ——.
8. Complete
the text by adding suffixes and prefixes or the both to the root words given in
the brackets. .5´10=5
The
books of famous (a) —— (write) —— are
put on sale in the book fair. Most of the (b) —— (visit) —— buy books of
different (c) —— (publish) ——. Almost no visitor returns from the fair without
making any purchase. The (d) —— (buy) —— like to buy at a fair price. Our book
fair is always (e) —— (crowd) ——. As (f) —— (very) —— books are (g) —— (play)
—— in a fair, the buyers get a scope to choose books. They buy their (h) ——
(choose) —— books after a long search. This facility is (i) —— (available) ——
in any place other than a book fair. A book fair is always (j) —— (joy) —— to
the students most.
9. Make tag questions of these statements. 1´5=5
(a) The
freedom fighters are the real heroes,——?
(b) Nothing
is greater than their sacrifice,——?
(c) Their
contribution for our country will always be remembered,——?
(d) We
should never neglect them,——?
(e) Every
citizen of Bangladesh must have due respect for them,——?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
Fortune has often been blamed for
blindness. (a) —— fortune is not (b) ——
blind as those (c) —— blame their fate (d) —— do not try to overcome
adversities. Neither good luck (e) —— bad luck has anything to do with the
ultimate destiny of a man.
11. Use capital letters and punctuation marks where necessary in the
following text. 5
give
me a few grains of corns im dying of hunger said the grasshopper but what did
you do in the summer said the ant
Part–B
: Composition (40 Marks)
12. Suppose,
you are Limon/Lima and you have passed BA (Hons), MA in English. You have seen
a vacancy advertisement for the post of an English teacher in Dattapara High
School, Natore. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for post of an English
teacher. Your CV should not exceed one page. 8
13. Suppose,
you are Ripon/Ripa. You are a student of Dhaka Model School. There is no
computer club in your school. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of
your school for setting up a Computer Club. 10
14. Write a
paragraph on 'A School Magazine'. 10
15. Write a composition on "Wonders of
Science". 12
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