<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>নমুনা প্রশ্ন (মান-৬০)</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)</strong></p> <p><strong>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.     0.5×10=5</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style="width:500px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">in</td> <td style="text-align: center;">for</td> <td style="text-align: center;">of</td> <td style="text-align: center;">life</td> <td style="text-align: center;">a</td> <td style="text-align: center;">the</td> <td style="text-align: center;">when</td> <td style="text-align: center;">reap</td> <td style="text-align: center;">sow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.     0.5×10=5</strong></p> <p>At present natural calamities in the world are increasing (a) — an alarming rate. Floods, cyclones, earthquakes, tsunami, etc. (b) — almost every year and (c) — away valuable lives, habitats and other belongings still now. We are (d) — to abide by the will of nature. Scientists think that we are responsible (e) — these disasters. Nature has (f) — her equilibrium for (g) — unwise acts of man. So nature is taking her (h) — on us. If we don’t become conscious (i) — it, the whole world will be unfit (j) — living.</p> <p><strong>3. Make five sentences using parts of the sentences from each column of the table below.          1×5=5</strong></p> <p><strong><img alt="" src="/ckfinder/userfiles/images/print/2020/01.January/08-01-2020/Kalerkantho_20-01-08-06.jpg" style="height:223px; width:350px" /></strong></p> <p><strong>4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. :         0.5×10=5</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style="width:500px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">write</td> <td style="text-align: center;">look</td> <td style="text-align: center;">make</td> <td style="text-align: center;">send</td> <td style="text-align: center;">say</td> <td style="text-align: center;">be</td> <td style="text-align: center;">go</td> <td style="text-align: center;">stand</td> <td style="text-align: center;">lift</td> <td style="text-align: center;">know</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>I (a) — a shy boy and my first day in school (b) — me the laughing stock of the classroom. I (c) — to the blackboard to write my name and address. I (d) — my name and address, but (e) — at the blackboard with the eyes of many students (f) — at me made me freeze inside and I was unable to write a single letter, “(g) — your name,” the teacher (h) — to me. I (i) — the white chalk and as I was about to write, my mind (j) — blank.</p> <p><strong>5. Change the narrative style of the following text.   5</strong></p> <p>The stranger said to the boy, “Will you tell me the way to the nearest hotel?” “Yes. I will. Do you want a residential one in which you can spend the night?” the boy said. “I do not want to stay here, but I only want a meal,” the stranger replied. The boy said, “Follow me.”</p> <p><strong>6. Change the sentences according to directions.    1×10=10</strong></p> <p>(a) Traffic jam is the most serious problem in Dhaka city now. (Comparative)</p> <p>(b) It has become a common affair in most of the cities and towns. (Negative)</p> <p>(c) Sometimes this jam is so acute that it blocks more than a kilometer of a street. (Compound)</p> <p>(d) It kills our valuable time. (Passive)</p> <p>(e) By taking some pragmatic steps we can solve this problem. (Complex)</p> <p>(f) More wide roads can be constructed. (Active)</p> <p>(g) Law should be implemented to ensure punishment. (Complex)</p> <p>(h) Drivers who are experienced should be given license (Simple)</p> <p>(i) Public awareness is more important than any other step. (Superlative)</p> <p>(j) Then life in Dhaka city will be very enjoyable. (Exclamatory)</p> <p><strong>7. Complete the sentences.    1×5=5 </strong></p> <p>(a) — who does not want to be respected.</p> <p>(b) But, people will not respect us until — .</p> <p>(c) If you show compassion — .</p> <p>(d) Above all, love is stronger — .</p> <p>(e) The world would be a better place — .</p> <p><strong>8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the given root words   0.5Í10=5</strong></p> <p>Sports can give us (a) — (entertain) — and (b) — (please) —. There are (c) — (vary) — kinds of sports. Among them, football and cricket have (d) — (popular) — in our country. However, football is losing its (e) — (attract). The people of our country (f) — (joy) — the T-20 match most. It is also (g) — (high) — enjoyable to me. (h) — (unfortunate) — I missed the last T-20 match between Pakistan and India. This match was very much (i) — (attract) —. The players played (j) — (wonderful) —.</p> <p><strong>9. Make tag questions of these statements.  1×5=5</strong></p> <p>(a) We notice some remarkable changes in the food habits of our country, — ?</p> <p>(b) You are right. Urban people have greatly changed their food habits, — ?</p> <p>(c) Our young people are habituated (were) to some fast foods like pizzas, burgers, faluda, etc. — ?</p> <p>(d) Certainly, fast foods can be eaten or carried away quickly, — ?</p> <p>(e) Nowadays our aged persons are no more dependent on our traditional foods only,— ?</p> <p><strong>10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors :    1×5=5</strong></p> <p>They ploughed some fields day after day and prepared see beds. (a) — they planted the seeds. (b) — the seedlings were growing, they ploughed the rest of the fields (c) — made them ready. (d) — the seedlings grew long enough to be planted. Jamal and his son pulled the young seedlings from the wet soil and tied them in bundles. (e) — they had pulled all the seedlings from the seed bed, they took the bundles to the fields.</p> <p><strong>11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.   5</strong></p> <p>give me a few grains of corns i’m dying of hunger said the grasshopper but what did you do in the summer didn’t you store up any grain the ant remarked no i was too lazy</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Answers</strong></p> <p>1. (a) the; (b) life; (c) when; (d) for; (e) sow; (f) the; (g) in; (h) reap; (i) a (j) of.</p> <p>2. (a) at; (b) happen/occur; (c) take; (d) bound/compelled/obliged; (e) for; (f) lost; (g) the; (h) revenge; (i) of/about; (j) for.</p> <p>3. (a) An educated mother plays an important role to build up an educated nation.</p> <p>(b) A child grows up in contact with its mother usually.</p> <p>(c) If the mother is educated her children will be educated.</p> <p>(d) An educated nation is largely indebted to its educated mothers.</p> <p>(e) A child is always in touch of its mother.</p> <p>4. (a) was; (b) made; (c) went; (d) could write; (e) standing; (f) looking; (g) Write; (h) said; (i) lifted; (j) was.</p> <p>5. The stranger asked the boy if he (b) would tell him (s) the way to the nearest hotel. The boy replied in the affirmative and said that he would and asked if he (s) wanted a residential one in which he (s) could spend the night. The stranger replied that he(s) did not want to stay there, but he only wanted a meal. The boy told him to follow him.</p> <p>6. (a) Traffic jam is more serious than any other problem in Dhaka city now.</p> <p>(b) It has not become an uncommon affair in most of the cities and towns.</p> <p>(c) Sometimes this jam is very acute and it blocks more than a kilometer of a street.</p> <p>(d) Our valuable time is killed by it.</p> <p>(e) If we take some pragmatic steps, we can solve this problem.</p> <p>(f) The authority can construct more wide roads.</p> <p>(g) Law should be implemented so that punishment can be ensured.</p> <p>(h) Experienced drivers should be given license.</p> <p>(i) Public awareness is the most important step.</p> <p>(j) Then how enjoyable life in Dhaka city will be!</p> <p>7. (a) <u>There is no man</u> who does not want to be respected.</p> <p>(b) But, people will not respect us until <u>we are honest</u>.</p> <p>(c) If you show compassion, <u>they will show compassion to you too</u>.</p> <p>(d) Above all, love is stronger <u>than any other thing</u>.</p> <p>(e) The world would be a better place <u>if we realized it</u>.</p> <p>8. (a) entertainment; (b) pleasure; (c) various; (d) popularity; (e) attraction; (f) enjoy; (g) highly; (h) Unfortunately; (i) attractive; (j) wonderfully.</p> <p>9. (a) We notice some remarkable changes in the food habits of our country, <u>don’t we</u>?</p> <p>(b) You are right. Urban people have greatly changed their food habits, <u>haven’t they</u>?</p> <p>(c) Our young people are habituated to some fast foods like pizzas, burgers, faluda, etc. <u>aren’t they</u>?</p> <p>(d) Certainly, fast foods can be eaten or carried away quickly, <u>can’t they</u>?</p> <p>(e) Nowadays our aged persons are no more dependent on our traditional foods only, <u>are they</u>?</p> <p>10. (a) Then; (b) While; (c) and; (d) After that; (e) After/When.</p> <p>11. “Give me a few grains of corns. I’m dying of hunger,” said the Grasshopper. “But what did you do in the summer? Didn’t you store up any grain?” the Ant remarked. “No, I was too lazy.”</p>