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Sher-E-Bangla Nagar Govt. Boys' High
School‚ 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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detected |
stagnant |
around |
disease |
clean |
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symptoms |
the |
Aedes |
joint |
effective |
Dengue fever is a virus-infected
disease. It is caused by the bite of a female mosquito called (a) ——. It was
first (b) —— in Bangladesh in 1964. Its (c) —— include a high fever, headache,
vomiting, muscle and (d) —— pains. There is no (e) —— drug for dengue. To
prevent this (f) ——, we should destroy Aedes mosquito. We can prevent the birth
of this mosquito by removing the (g) —— water in pots, vases and containers (h)
—— us. We must keep our environment neat and (i) ——. Besides, we must consult
with a doctor if (j) —— symptoms persist for some days.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. .5´10=5
Without
efforts, there can be no (a) —— in life. Life loses (b) —— interest if there is
no (c) ——. Similarly games turn dull (d) —— there is hard competition in them.
The (e) —— the contest the (f) —— the enjoyment. A (g) —— is not a real (h) ——
unless both the sides are (i) —— matched. Whether we like it or not, life is a
continuous competitive (j) ——.
3. Make five
sentences using the parts of sentences from each column of the table below. 1´5=5
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Modern communication |
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so
well that we can move to any place whenever we like |
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The sector of education |
are |
also
been influenced by science |
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We |
has |
the
people of the age of science |
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Our everyday life |
be |
been
much more comfortable |
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Information technology |
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helped
the teachers and students acquire knowledge widely |
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given
in the box. .5´10=5
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prepared |
memorize |
command |
do |
make |
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claim |
develop |
help |
thinking |
exercise |
Most of the students of our country are expert in
(a) —— answers. They do not (b) —— notes themselves. They get them (c) —— by
their tutors. Their tutors (d) —— their brain for the students. So, the (e) ——
power of the students does not (f) ——. They do not have any (g) —— over their
language. They, of course, (h) —— well in the examination. But for this, they
can (i) —— no credit of their own. This result does not (j) —— them in their
later life.
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. 5
"Stop writing now. The time
is over," said the teacher. "Sir, please, wait a few more minutes. I
came late," said the student. "It cannot be an excuse. The school is
not liable for it," the teacher said. "Sorry, sir."
6. Change the sentences according to directions in the brackets. 1´10=10
(a) The
students studying regularly can expect a good result. (Complex)
(b) But most
of the students are inattentive to their studies. (Negative)
(c) They
waste their valuable time idly. (Passive)
(d) Wasting
time is harmful to them. (Interrogative)
(e) If they
repeat this activity, they will make a poor result. (Simple)
(f) Who does
not know it? (Voice)
(g) They are
treated badly even by their family members. (Voice)
(h) By
failing in the examination, a student suffers from inferiority complex.
(Complex)
(i) No other
student in the class is as bad as failed student. (Superlative)
(j) So, a
student should be aware of studying regularly and attentively so that he can do
well in the examination. (Simple)
7. Complete the following sentences. 1´5=5
(a) He fled
away after the police ——.
(b) If I had
got a scholarship ——.
(c) Spare
the rod and ——.
(d) It is
high time ——.
(e) Make hay
——.
8. Complete
the following text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words
given in the parenthesis. .5´10=5
(a)
—— (child) —— Day is not a common day. It is really an (b) —— (exception) ——
day recorded to give (c) —— (aware) —— of the rights of the coming (d) ——
(generate) —— of our nation. In a (e) —— (develop) —— nation like Bangladesh,
its value increases (f) —— (deed) —— more because of the emerging prosperity.
There is (g) —— (regular) —— an event of child labour and child benefits (h) ——
(exploit) ——. Therefore, not only the children but also their parents must be
given full (i) —— (inform) —— about the (j) —— (base) —— right of children and
try to make them more and more aware of this subject.
9. Make tag questions of these statements. 1´5=5
(a) Mita
hardly hurt us, ——?
(b) None of
us come to Hamida, ——?
(c) Everybody
was present, ——?
(d) Everything
is OK, ——?
(e) We must
practice manners, ——?
10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1´5=5
None
can deny the importance of tree plantation. (a) —— our lives on earth
inevitably depend on it. (b) —— it is a matter of sorrow that we are cutting
down trees indiscriminately. (c) —— trees are planted, soon our country will
turn into a desert (d) —— there will be an adverse change in the climate. (e)
——, we should plant more and more trees for our own sake.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following
text. 5
zaman
can you tell me what i am teaching the teacher asked im sorry sir i cant follow
replied zaman you cant because you are not attentive the teacher said.
Part–B
: Composition (40 Marks)
12. Suppose,
you are Monir/Monira and you have passed BSc Hon's in Chemistry. You have seen
a vacancy for the post of a Medical Representative in a famous company. Now, write
a CV with a cover letter for the post. 8
13. Suppose,
you are Nafiz. You are a student of Barishal Zilla School, Barishal. Now, write
a letter to the Headmaster complaining about the lack of library facilities. 10
14. Write a
paragraph on "Internet/The Uses and Abuses of Internet." 10
15. Write a
composition on "Your Visit to a Place of Historical Interest." 12
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