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CADET COLLEGE 1. MYMENSINGH GIRLS' CADET COLLEGE, MYMENSINGH Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 (a) Mr. Brown has to say it, ⎯? A Grammar : 40 Marks (b) You need not go to the field, ⎯? 1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs. Give their 1 (c) Kindly do me a favour, ⎯? correct tenses: /2×10=5 (d) Nobody went there, ⎯? My friend Shumon lives in UK. He (a) ⎯ MBA in Leads (e) There is no king in China, ⎯? University. He (b) ⎯ SSC from Bangladesh. After (c) ⎯ 8. Complete the following sentences : 1×5=5 SSC he got himself (d) ⎯ in a reputed college from where (a) Unless youwork hard . he (e) ⎯ a good result in 2004. Then he left the country. ⎯ (b) ⎯ when we go to school. 2. Here is a part of a continuous passage. Put in suitable 1 (c) ⎯ because he is not attentive to study. prepositions in the blanks : /2×10=5 (d) Be truthful if you ⎯. am an astronaut and (a) ⎯ present working (b) ⎯ NASA. (e) The old man walks slowly lest ⎯. (c) ⎯ completing my studies in the USA, have joined NASA as a pilot. The moon has always fascinated me (d) B Composition : 60 Marks ⎯ my childhood. I have an earnest lesire to land (e) ⎯ 9. Write a paragraph about "The life of a Fisherman" the moon. answering the following questions: 10 3. Use article where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an (a) Who is a fisherman? article is not needed : 1×5=5 (b) How does he pass his days? Speech is a great blessing, but it can also be (a) ⎯ great (c) How does he maintain his family? curse, while it helps us to make our intentions and (b) ⎯ (d) Why can't he overcome his poor condition? desires known to our fellows. It can also, if we use it (e) What is his contribution towards the economy of the carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. coutnry? A slip of (c) ⎯ tongue, (d) ⎯ use of (e) ⎯ unusual or an 10. Write a short composition on 'The Utility of Reading ambiguous word and soon may create (f) ⎯ enemy where Newspaper', we had (g) ⎯ hope to win a friend. Again, (h) ⎯ different Or, 'Child Labour' 15 classes of people use different vocabularies and (i) ⎯ 11. Supoose, you are Maha, a student of class X in ordinary speech of (j) ⎯ educated man may strike an SonapurHigh School, Rangpur. There is no computer clut uneducated listener as showing pride. your school. But students are interested to acquire

knowledge about the operation of computer. 4. Fill in the gaps with phrases and idioms from the box: Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your 1×5=5 school for opening a computer club in you school quickly stand in the part and parcel most of as possible. 10 way of vary from lag behind take advantage 12. Rakib gets up late in the morning. So he cannot complete of his lesson in time and his result is bad in examination. On well of speak ill of the other hand, Sakib rises early in the morning and learns (a) Human nature ⎯ from man to man. his lesson. He is doing well in examination. (b) We should not ⎯ one's weakness. Now, write a dialogue between Rakib and Sakib about the (c) Poverty ⎯ his progress in studies. benefit of early rising. 10 (d) Once upon a time the people of the village were ⎯. Or, Write down the summary of the following passage. (e) A library is a ⎯ of a school. Give a suitable title to it: 5. Re-write the following in the reported speech : 5 Education is a process by which our mind develops "Don't mix with bad boys," my father said to me. "You through formal learning at an institution like a school, coll should read attentively as your examination is knocking at or university. It is mental and intellectual training which the door," he said. "No, I don't keep any bad company. I provides opportunities for growth and helps to overed have just asked him if he knows the date of the obstacles to progress. Again, the purpose of education is examination," I replied. to enlighten the individual and to develop his/her cap to 6. Read the following passage and transform the the limit. It is also the business of education to train underlined sentences as directed in brackets : 1×5=5 individuals to make the right choices to go ahead ennobles (a) The padma is the biggest of all the rivers in our mind and refines our sensibility. It also broadens our Bangladesh (Positive). outlook and helps us become aware of our and (b) When it is summer, it becomes emaciated (Simple). responsibilities. (c) During the rainy season it assumes a terrible shape 13. Read the following story. It is not complete. Use your (Complex). imagination to complete it and give it a sutable title.15 (d) Everybody knows this (Interrogative). One day some boys are playing cricket in a school (e) Fishermen catch various kinds of fishes in this river ground. All on a sudden they heard a hue and cry nearby, (Passive). boys stopped playing and then they went to the spot. They 7. Add tag questions to the following questions : 1×5=5 found......

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2. , TANGAIL Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 A Grammar : 40 Marks (e) How nicely he sings, —? 1 Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. 8 Complete the following sentences: 1×5=5 Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where (a) Danger comes where —. necessary. 1×5=5 (b) Neither he came nor —. please pray fall pay report be go (c) Nobody can deny love as —. I have the honour to (a) — that our school compound and (d) Scarcely had I heard the explosion —. its surroundings have become very dirty and filthy for our (e) Had you forbidden me —. carelessness. There has (b) — a bad smell everywhere B Composition : 60 Marks around our school compound. For this reason we can (c) 9 Write a paragraph on ‘Tree Plantation’ by answering — attention to our studies. Again, a few of our classmates the following questions: 10 have (d) — ill of unhealthy to atmosphere. We think this (a) What are the main functions of tree? situation (e) — for long. (b) How does it prevent global warming? 2 Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. 1×5=5 (c) How does it serve mankind and other creatures? A good student is never indifferent (a) — his study. He (d) How does it contribute to the land and forest? knows well that success lies (b) — hard work. So, he is (e) Why is its campaign so important? absorbed (c) — deep studies. Nothing can prevent him (d) 10 Write a short composition on any one of the following — working hard. His hard work and sincerity result (e) — : 15 ultimate success. (a) A village fair you have visited recently; 3 Use articles where necessary. Put a (×) where an 1 (b) Science in every day life. article is not needed. /2×10=5 11 Suppose you are a student of Savar Thana in Dhaka Rahim has (a) — elder brother who is (b) — engineer. He district. Recently a devastating flood has visited your area works in (c) — office in (d) — Dhaka. Last summer his and damaged crops and property. The poor of the area are brother asked him to stay (e) — few days with him. He in a distressful state. Now, write an application to the sent him (f) — air ticket. He arrived at the airport about District Commissioner of your area to arrange the (g) — hour before the flight. He entered the waiting (h) distribution of relief materials there. 10 — room. He was given (i) — boarding card (j) — where 12 Suppose, you are Milton. Now, write a dialogue between he had to write his address. yourself and your friend Munir on the preparation of 4 Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the your upcoming examination. 10 list. 1×5=5 Or, Write down the summary of the following passage and than as though however at last give a suitable title to it: then at first incidental Smoking is a usual practice among most of the people (a) — King Lear asked his eldest daughter Goneril, how living in our country. Most of us are unaware of the much she loved him. She declared in front of the whole danger of smoking. But some people smoke cigarette or court that she loved him more than her life. (b) — Lear tobacco being conscious of the danger of it. Smoking is asked his second daughter Regan the same question. She the main reason behind many serious diseases like lung replied saying that her only happiness was in loving him. cancer, bronchitis, tuberculosis, and many other fatal (c) — he calls his youngest daughter, Cordelia to speak. diseases. Respiratory troubles, lack of eye sight, kidney Lear expected her to speak even more lovingly (d) — her problem, irritation of the eyes are also created as an sisters had done. (e) —. Cordelia just stood there and said impact of smoking. Smoking at an early age can damage nothing. one’s nervous system. A smoker pregnant mother can 5 Rewrite the following in the reported speech. 5 give birth abnormal babies. Again, smoking before a non- “Zaman, can you tell me what I am teaching?” the teacher smoker will undoubtedly harm both. Smoke pollutes the asked.” I am sorry. I can’t follow;” replied Zaman. You environment and the money which is spent for smoking is can’t because you are not attentive.” the teacher said. totally wasted. Among other ingredients of a cigarette, 6 Read the following passage and transform the nicotine is most harmful. We must keep ourselves away underlined sentences as directed in brackets. 1×5=5 from smoking and discourage others to smoke. (a) Truthfulness is one of the greatest virtues in a man’s 13 Read the following story. It is not complete. Use your life (Positive). It means the quality of speaking the truth. imagination to complete it and provide it a suitable (b) It ennobles one’s character and gives one high position title. 15 in society. (Simple) (c) It may not make one rich but it Once there was an old rich farmer in a village. He had brings peace in mind.(Complex) (D) A truthful person is five sons but they were very lazy and did not work at all. loved and respected by all. (Active) (e) A truthful person They passed their time in merriment. One day the old man cares nobody. (Interrogative). was about to die. He asked all of his sons and said that 7 Add tag questions to the following sentences. 1×5=5 there lay the valuable treasure hidden in his fields. (a) Everybody desires success, —? ...... (b) Don’t tell a lie, —? (c) It hardly rains in winter, —? (d) Let’s arrange a picnic, —?

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3. , RAJSHAHI Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 A Grammar : 40 Marks (a) Poverty is one of the greatest problems in our country 1 Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. (positive). (b) Many do not try to better their condition by Put them in correct tenses. Use negatives where hard labour (compound). (c) They only curse their fate necessary. 1×5=5 and can not do any thing important (passive). (d) It is man inspire take control paralyse who is the maker of his own fortune (Simple). (e) groan gallop earn try Unfortunately many think poverty to be blessing Price of essentials is such a crucial factor that it directly (negative). (a) — the life and living of the majority people. The 7 Add tag questions to the following sentences. 1×5=5 measures so far (b) — by the government (c) — (a) Shut the door, — ? appreciation from the people. But it is being replaced by (b) A barking dog seldom bites, — ? despair as the majority of the people have been (d) — (c) The jury gave different opinions, — ? under the crushing burden of (e) — prices. (d) He used to walk in the morning, —? 2 Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. 1×5=5 (e) Allah alone can help us, —? People in the country are now surrounded (a) — flood 8 Complete the following sentences. 1×5=5 water. Heavy rains result (b) — floods. We not affected (a) It is high time you —. (c) — floods, should have sympathy (d) — them. These (b) Read diligently lest —. people by nature will not yield (e) — fate. (c) He can not read let alone —. 3 Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an (d) We need such students — . 1 (e) No sooner had I know her whereabouts —. article is not necessary. /2×10=5 Money cannot buy (a) — happiness. Money is (b) — must for our life. But it is not (c) — necessary to bring our B Composition : 60 Marks happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d) — psychological 9 Write a paragraph on “An Ideal Student” in about thing. It is (e) — name of (f) — feeling. It means (g) — 100-120 words answering the following questions. 10 contentment of the mind. He who is satisfied with what he (a) Who is an ideal student ? gets and content with his life is (h) — really happy one. (b) What is his/her duty? Happiness cannot be purchased with (i) — money. No (c) What are the qualities of an ideal student ? doubt, money has got some thing to do with (j) — (d) Why should he/she be an ideal student ? happiness, but it can’t give us happiness. (e) Why does a nation need ideal student ? 4 Complete the following sentences with the phrases 10 Write a composition in about 250 words on any one of given in the box. 1×5=5 the following. 15 nip in the a white call in part and (a) The wonders of science. bud elephant question parcel (b) Jute, the golden fiber of Bangladesh. few and far ups and to be up and crying 11 Suppose you are Mukim Ahmed of Sonapur village in the between downs doing need district of Faridpur. The water of the tube wells existing in (a) His honesty cannot be —. your village has been found arsenic contaminated. Now (b) Female education is a — in the present context of our write an application to the Chairman of your union country. council for sinking a deep tube well for safe water. (c) The examination is very near. You should — for it. 12 Write a dialogue between you and your friend on eve- (d) He comes to our house —. teasing. 10 (e) The govt. postponed the project as it proved to be —. 13 Read the beginning of the following story and 5 Change the speech of the following passage. 5 complete it. Give a suitable title to it. 15 “Why are you putting up the food in your pocket, sir? A poor girl named Khadiza worked in a rich man’s house. Why don’t you eat?” said the nobleman. “I am doing the The house master was kind to her but the mistress was right thing. My dress deserves these rich dishes,” replied very cruel. She used to scold her now and then. One day Sheikh Saadi. “I don’t understand what you mean to say”, while serving tea, Khadiza broke a cup of tea...... said the noble man. “And I am sorry.” 6 Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in brackets. 1×5=5

4. COMILLA CADET COLLEGE, COMILLA Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 A Grammar : 40 Marks 2. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an 1 1. Complete the passage with suitable words from the article is not needed. /2×10=5 list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives Punctuality is of great value to (a) — student, (b) — where necessary. 1×5=5 unpunctual boy who is late in (c) — class will miss (d) — keep from develop revive part of his lesson and fall (e) — behind other students. became refresh walk be But (f) — punctual student will learn his lesson in (g) — Walking is a good exercise. It (a) — our body and (b) — time and do well in (h) — examination. Punctuality is (i) our mind. It (c) — beneficial to health. One can take fresh — key to success in life. We all should be (j) — punctual air and enjoy the beauty of nature if one (d) — in the early in our activities. morning. So walking should be (e) — as a habit by all.

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3. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with (d) It is I who —. appropriate prepositions. 1×5=5 (e) They ran hurriedly lest —. An honest man is true (a) — his words. He does not B Composition : 60 Marks deviate (b) — the path of honesty. He knows that true peace consists (c) — honesty. So he does not fall a victim 9. Write a paragraph in 100 words on ‘A College (d) — any greed. He has no ambition (e) — worldly Magazine’ by answering the following questions. 10 things. (a) What is a college magazine? (b) How is it published? 4. Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the (c) What does it contain? (d) What does it represent? (e) list. 1×5=5 What is its usefulness? besides that and if so both because 10. Write a composition in about 200 words on any of the Teaching is such a profession (a) — helps to build a following topics : 15 nation. A teacher is (b) — a guide (c) — a pioneer. He has (a) Tree plantation. to dedicate to his noble profession in order to guide the Or, (b) Corruption is a curse. nation. (d) — he is called an architect of a new society. (e) 11. Suppose you are the students of St Xavier’s College. You — he neglects his duties. Social discipline will break don’t have a debating club. Now write an application to down. your Principal to open a Debating Club in your 5. Rewrite the following in the reported speech. 5 college. 10 Teacher : What’s your name ? 12. Suppose you are John. Right now you are in a chamber of Student : Max, Sir. a doctor, for you are caught by fever. Now write a Teacher : Can you read and write ? dialogue between you and the doctor. 10 Student : Sure, Sir. Or, Write down the summary of the following passage and 6. Read the following passage and transform the give it a suitable title : underlined sentences as directed in brackets. 1×5=5 Education is a process by which our mind develops Joseph is my friend. He is a regular student. (Negative) through formal learning at an institution like a school (b) He is never late to attend his classes. (Affirmative) (c) college or university. It is mental and intellectual training He wants to be a doctor to serve poor people. which provide opportunities of growth and helps to (Complex)For this reason he has been working hard. He overcome obstacles to progress. Again the purpose of sits to read when it is time to read. (Simple) (e) He is education is to enlighten the individual and develop loved by his parents, teachers and friends. (Active). his/her capacity to the limit. It is also the business of education to train the individuals to make the right choice 7. Add tag questions to the following sentences. 1×5=5 (a) I am a student, — ? to go ahead. It ennobles our mind and refines our (b) Let’s go out, —? sensibility. It also broadens our outlook and helps us (c) Dont tell it again, —? become aware of our rights and responsibilities. (d) Jennifer will sing a Folksong, — ? 13. Read the beginning of the following story and (e) The sun shines by day, — ? complete it in your own way. Give it a title : 15 8. Complete the following sentences with meaningful There lived a farmer in a village. He had a wonderful goose. The goose laid an egg of gold everyday. The Glues. 1×5=5 farmer was very greedy. He thought that...... (a) — I found him absent.

(b) As he was tired —. (c) He came home after —.

5. JOYPURHAT GIRLS’ CADET COLLEGE, JOYPURHAT Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 — country. (d) — man without patriotism is no better than (e) — beast. A true patriot is honoured by (f) — all. A Grammar : 40 Marks He thinks for (g) — welfare of his country. On (h) — 1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. other hand (i) — unpatriotic man thinks only of his own Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where interest. Those who die for (j) — country are true patriots. necessary. There are more verbs than necessary. 1×5=5 3. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with achieve protect become waste appropriate preposition. lie die reduce How are you, dear friend ? What are you going to do (a) The secret of success in life (a) — in the proper use of — the next summer vacation ? You may come to my time. Many of us forget that every moment is valuable. home in our village. I earnestly invite you to pass a few Life is short but art is long. Time is uncertain, we do not days (b) — me. I hope you will have a great time here. know when we shall (b) —. During this limited and My village home is (c) — the bank of a small river which uncertain period we have to do a lot of things. If we waste is full (d) — the brim (e) — the rainy season. the precious time in idleness, we (c) — the time of our 4. Complete the following sentences with phrases or important work. As a result, we suffer and success (d) — idioms from the list given in the box. 1×5=5 difficult to achieve. We can (e) — success only by using at daggers at home with apple of one’s every moment properly. drawn eye 2. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an keep on good tell upon strain every nerve 1 article is not needed. /2×10=5 terms with Patriotism is a noble (a) — virtue. It inspires (b) — man all and sundry by way of to shed last drop of blood to defend the freedom of his (c) (a) She does not feel — the stranger.

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(b) He is —. (a) Why should we plant trees? (b) How can tree (c) I shall — to help you. plantation help us? (c) When and how have you taken part (d) Smoking — health. in tree plantation? (e) He spoke so much — explanation. 10. Write a composition on any of the following topics in 5 Rewrite the following in the reported speech. 1×5=5 not more than 250 words. 15 Once I asked a smart small boy, “What is your sister’s (a) Rivers of Bangladesh; name?” He replied indifferently, “I know my sister’s (b) A Journey by Train. name but I won’t tell you that.” I said, “What a clever boy 11. Suppose, you are Shata of Joypurhat Govt Girls’ High you are !” “I don’t tell my sister’s name to anybody whom School. You want to have one English and Computer I don’t like,” he spoke with an air of confidence. Club in your school. 10 6. Read the following passage and transform the Now write an application to the Head Teacher for underlined sentences as directed in the brackets. 1×5=5 permission on behalf of the students of your school. (a) No other problem in Bangladesh is as great as 12. Write a dialogue between you and your friend on illiteracy. (Comparative) Most of our people cannot read ‘Environment Pollution’. 10 or write. (b) So the literacy rate in Bangladesh is very Or, Write down the summary of following passage and poor. (Negative) (c) It is too poor to imagine. (Complex) give a suitable title to it. (d) It is the duty of the educated people to educate the There are a good number of reasons why students in illiterate. (Interrogative) (e) The government has taken Bangladesh fail in English. That English is not their necessary steps to eradicate illiteracy. (Passive) native language is the main reason. In other words, students have no good feelings with English. Very few of 7. Add tag questions to the following sentences. 1×5=5 (a) Sinners suffer in the long run, — ? them are earnest in learning English. What the students seek is to cross the stairs of examination. To most of them (b) None can go there, — ? learning English is unpleasant and examination is fearful. (c) You are too late, — ? Teaching English as a foreign language becomes very (d) She hardly comes here, — ? difficult when the learners are not mentally keen to the (e) Nazrul is the Shelley of Bangladesh, — ? subject. The most important matter is that the textbooks in 8. Complete the following sentences. 1×5=5 different classes are not harmonious with the stages and (a) He talks as if —. the standard of the learners. Finally the motto of the (b) If I could reach earlier —. questions in the public examination induces cramming (c) Mathematics is so difficult —. rather than learning the language. (d) As soon as the rain started, —. 13. Read the beginning of the following story. Complete it (e) I wish I —. in your own way. Give a suitable title to it. 15 Bayazid Bostami was very honest and truthful. He loved B Composition : 60 Marks his mother very much. One day his mother was ill. 9. Write a paragraph on Tree Plantation’ by answering She...... the following questions. 10

6. FENI GIRLS' CADET COLLEGE, FENI Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 A Grammar : 40 Marks its (e) ⎯ song. (f) ⎯ little girl fell almost in love with the 1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. bird. One day (g) ⎯ she put the bird in (h) ⎯ golden cage Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where and gave it (i) ⎯ best type of (j) ⎯ food. necessary. 1×5=5 4. Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the come think remove live list. 1×5=5 borrow repay sell in order to so that because of since Bangladesh is a developing country. Most of the people which that so (a) ⎯ from hand to mouth. Very often they have to (b) ⎯ Physical exercise (a) ⎯ is a planned movement of all the money from the greedy and selfish money lenders at a limbs of our body, is very essential for our health. It is high rate of interest. They can not (c) ⎯ the loan in time. frequently said (b) ⎯ a sound mind lives in a sound body. As a result, many of them have to (d) ⎯ their properties. (c) ⎯ to build the body sound, physical exercise is very This type of exploitation should be (e) ⎯ from the society essential. Everybody should take physical exercise. (d) ⎯ in order to save the poor and helpless people from the make the limbs strong, remove excess fat and to keep the exploitation. body slim and active. It also removes all kinds of germs 2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. 1×5=5 from the body (e) ⎯ complex disease cannot attack the I am a student of Z High School. It is situated (a) ⎯ the body easily. Dhaka Chittagong Highway. It is the southern part (b) ⎯ 5. Rewrite the following in the reported speech. 5 Dhaka City. Our school is a big one. It has (c) ⎯ 35 "Give me a few grains of corn. I am dying of hunger", classrooms, two or more sections (d) ⎯ each class. Our said the Grasshopper. "But what did you do in the school has reputation (e) ⎯ extra curricular activities. summer? Didn't you store up any corn?", asked the Ant. "No, I was too busy," answer the Grasshopper. 3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an 6. Read the following passage and transform the article is not needed. 1/ ×10=5 2 underlined sentences as directed in brackets. 1×5=5 (a) ⎯ story is told of a little girl and a bird. Everyday (b) (a) In spite of strict laws against acid violence the little bird used to come and sing to little girl. (c) ⎯ ⎯ ghastly crime is on the rise in Bangladesh. little girl was very happy to see (d) ⎯ bird and listened to

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(Complex) One of the major reasons behind this is B Composition : 60 Marks the easy availability of the substance. 9. Suppose, you visited Dhaka for the first time. You were (b) The policy regarding its import and sale is being charmed seeing many important things there. Now, write ignored by businessmen. (Active) a paragraph on it. 10 (c) Though we have reports of acid throwing in other 10. Imagine you are a student of PN Govt Girls' High School. countries too, the number of incidence is probably When there is no class the studens of your school like to the highest in Bangladesh. (Compound) It is well take part in different kind of cultural activities. But there known that women are the majority of the victim is no literary club in your school. 10 here. Now write an application to the Headmaster of your (d) Expert say that three of five women a week are being school praying for permission to organise a literary burnt with acid in Bangladesh. (Simple) Acid club. throwing is a crime against humanity. 11. Your friend is Rima and you are Sabina. Your friend has (e) The criminals show no mercy in throwing acid to a been suffering from serious headache for a few days. You face they were in love with a few days ago. think that air pollution is responsible for this. Then you (Affirmative) have to talk about air pollution. 10 7. Add tag questions to the following sentences. 1×5=5 Now make a dialogue of the talk you have had on air (a) Some one has stolen his pen, ⎯? pollution. (b) Tareq works in a canteen, ⎯? 12. You are getting advantage of the science and technology (c) We all should eat the right food, ⎯? of the modern time. Now write a short composition of (d) Rafiq and Reza are brothers, ⎯? 'The Wonder of Modern Science.' 15 (e) Students should not sleep in the class, ⎯? 13. Read the following outline and develop them into a 8. Complete these sentences. 1×5=5 complete story. Give a suitable title to your story. 15 (a) He refused to go by the water because ⎯. Once some mice having a good time ⎯ the owner brought (b) The child was so happy that ⎯. a cat ⎯ all the mice sat together in conference ⎯ we tie a (c) He showed him how ⎯. bell around the cat's neck ⎯ but who'll bell the cat ⎯ the (d) Can you tell when —. mice eventually migrated. (e) Do you believe what ⎯.

7. JHENIDAH CADET COLLEGE, JHENIDAH Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 take off cut short A Grammar : 40 Marks (a) The miseries of the flood affected people —. (b) The secretary of the forum discussed the problem —. 1 Complete the passage with suitable word from the list. (c) It is — to me whether you agree to my proposal or Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where not. necessary. 1×5=5 (d) — your shoes when you enter a mosque. inspire take control paralyze (e) Some students — and do badly in their examinations. earn try groan gallop 5 Rewrite the following in the reported speech. 5 Price of essentials is such a crucial factor that it directly “What’s a puppet show ? Sabu asked his father. Father (a) — the life and living of the majority people. The said, “Let’s go inside and you can see for ourself”. Inside measures so far (b) — by the government (c) — the tent Sabu said. “How strange! A doll is dancing and appreciation from the people. But it is being replaced by talking,” Father said. “A man behind the screen is moving despair as the majority of the people have been (d) — the doll. Do you understand who is talking?” under the crushing burden of (e) — prices. 6 Read the following passage and transform the 2 Here is a part of story. Put in suitable preposition in underlined sentences as directed in brackets. 1×5=5 the blanks. 1×5=5 (a) Everyone desires for wealth. (Negative). (b) But a few People in the country are now surrounded (a) — flood attain it (Complex). (c) Some people hanker after riches water. Heavy rains result (b) — floods. We not affected (Interrogative). Some are content with what they have. (d) (c) — flood, should have sympathy (d) — them. These True happiness lies in contentment (Complex). (e) It is people by nature will not yield (e) — fate. high time we gave up the habit of covetousness (Simple). 3 Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an 7 Add tag questions to the following sentences. 1×5=5 1 article is not needed. /2×10=5 (a) To err is human. Our school is (a) — exact place of taking (b) — part in (b) I have few friends here. co-curricular activities. In (c) — each week competitions (c) These are yours. are arranged in (d) — auditorium of our school. Our (d) The chairman and secretary went there. teachers motivate us in (e) — participating (f) — (e) The wounded were taken to the hospital. programmes. (g) — winners are (h) — awarded by our 8 Complete the following sentences. 1×5=5 Principal. (i) — student can easily face (j) — battle of life (a) The chair was cosy —. by participating different co-curricular activities. (b) He was pardoned —. 4 Complete the following sentences with the phrase or (c) God helps him who —. idioms from the list. 1×5=5 (d) But for your help —. play truant beggar description up and doing (e) Fools rush in —. at length cut off all the same B Composition : 60 Marks

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9 Suppose you are a reporter of a Daily. SSC Exam is very and secured GPA-5. You required a testimonial for near but off and on load shedding is a serious problem for admission into a college. Now, write an application to the students. Now, write a short report on regular the Headmaster of your school for a testimonial. 10 electricity interruption. 10 12 Newspaper is a store house of knowledge. The necessity 10 Write a composition on any of the followings. 15 of reading newspaper is quite vast. Now, write a dialogue (a) The season you like most, between you and your friend about the necessity of (b) The game you like most, reading newspaper. 10 (c) Science in the development of human civilization. 13 Read the following incomplete story and complete it 11 Suppose, you are Priyo, a student of Jhenidah Zilla using your imagination and give a suitable title to it. 15 School. You appeared at the SSC Examination in 2010

8. , SYLHET Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 6. Read the following passage and transform the A Grammar : 40 Marks underlined sentences as directed in brackets. 1×5=5 (a) All on a sudden Eva lost her balance and fell into the 1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. river. (Complex) (b) Tom was standing near. (Negative) Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where In a moment he jumped into the river. (c) He grasped Eva, necessary. 1×5=5 held her by his arms and swam towards the boat. (Simple) be do create close (d) Every one rushed to help Eva. (Negative) (e) They display inaugurate hold pulled her up into the boat. (Passive) Tom went back to A book fair (a) — in Sylhet some months ago (b) — her place unnoticed. much enthusiasm among the book lovers. It (c) — by the 7. Complete the following sentences. 1×5=5 honourable DC of Sylhet. A lot of books (d) — in the air. (a) He was punished because —. The arrangement was so nice that the visitors while (b) Mecca is the place where —. visiting the fair (e) — feel bored. (c) It is I —. 2. Put in suitable prepositions in the blanks. 1×5=5 (d) She promised that —. Have you ever visited Sylhet? You will be enchanted (a) (e) I shall go as soon as he —. — the beauty of tea gardens in Sylhet. Tall trees clinging 8. Add tag question to the following sentences. 1×5=5 (b) — the sides of the hill look very fascinating. Then if (a) Everybody likes flower, —? you go to see the waterfall of Madhab Kundu (c) — the (b) There is little water in the pot, —? top of the hill, you will be amazed by the crystal water (c) Birds can fly, —? coming (d) — from a great height and crashing (e) — the (d) Have a cup of tea, —? ground below like garlands of pearls. (e) Nothing comes out of nothing, —? 3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an 1 B Composition : 60 Marks article is not needed. /2×10=5 Long ago there lived (a) — great king. He understood the 9. Look at the following information table and write a language of birds and beasts. Everyday (b) — king used paragraph about your younger brother. 10 to eat (e) — dish in (d) — private. (e) — servant of the Age occupation physical hobby king used to bring (f) — dish. One day he wanted to see characteristics what (g) — king ate. He opened (h) — cover of the dish. likings 10 students of gardening He saw a white snake. So he ate (i) — little of it. He at class 8 once could understand (j) — language of bird and beasts. tall, slim, black eyes, music, sleeping, reading 4. Use correct phrases or idioms in the blanks. Use the short hair comics phrases and idioms given in the list. 1×5=5 10. Write a short composition on one of the following. 15 take after for the give in come of (a) Digital Bangladesh; sake of (b) Pahela Baisakh. null and at stake part and 11. Illiteracy is a great problem in Bangladesh. It hampers our void parcel development works. It is considered a curse for the nation. (a) He — an educated family. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend (b) The girl — her mother. Rumi about “How to eradicate illiteracy from our (c) His life is now —. country.” 10 (d) Many people sacrificed their lives — our 12. Write an application to the editor of ‘The Daily Star’ motherland. for publishing news in the daily on the “Mosquito menace (e) Television has become a — in our daily life. in your locality” with a view to drawing the attention of 5. Rewrite the following in the reported speech. 5 the concerned authority. 10 “Good morning, Rifat,” said Rani. “How much 13. Read the following story and complete it in your own preparation have you taken for the test examination?” “A way with a title. 15 great preparation” he replied. “I must get GPA-5,” Once a school boy named Shuvo was going home after “Wom, what a lucky boy!” said Rani. “But my completing his class. When he was crossing the road, he preparation is not so good.” found a briefcase lying on the road. He thought for a while......

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9. BARISAL CADET COLLEGE, BARISAL Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 A Grammar : 40 Marks 7 Add tag questions to the following sentences. 1×5=5 1 Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. (a) The mother rose in her to see the pathetic scene of a Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where child, —? necessary. 1×5=5 (b) There is no king in China, —? continue help reign respect (c) Let us go to school, —? preach understand trouble (d) Don’t play in the hot sun, —? Truth always (a) — in the world. Falsehood may triumph (e) Everybody is liable to error, —? for the time being. Those who are engaged in (b) — the 8 Complete the following sentences. 1×5=5 truth are respected by the people. Those who feel (a) Had I seen him —. interested in telling lies cannot prosper in life. They may (b) Hardly had I reached the station —. prosper seemingly. But they cannot (c) — all the time. (c) He pretends as if —. Socrates throughout his life would preach the truth. He (d) It is long since —. tried to make people (d) — what was good for them. He (e) It is high time we —. was (e) — by the powerful people. Yet he never stopped B Composition : 60 Marks teaching good things. 2 Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with 9 Write a paragraph on Traffic Jam by answering the suitable prepositions. 1×5=5 following questions. 10 Charity is a virtue that elevates human nature. A person (a) What is traffic jam? should be endowed (a) — this virtue. It leads people to (b) What are the causes of jam? think favourably (b) — their fellowmen and do them (c) Where does it usually happen? (d) What problems do the people face for it? good. Everybody should practise this habit (c) — the very childhood. The right use of it brings happiness (d) — (e) How can these problems be solved? earth. It is a form of self-sacrifice (e) — which society 10 Write a short composition on any one of the following.15 cannot exist. (a) Duties of Students (b) Your Favourite Hobby 3 Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where no 11 Suppose you are Tahmid. You are a student of class X of article is necessary. 1/ ×10=5 2 Sonapur Govt High School. The students of your class Money cannot buy (a) — happiness. Money is (b) — must want to go on a study tour to the Sundarbans. Now write for our life. But it is not (c) — necessary to bring an application to the Headmaster of your school on happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d) — psychological behalf of the students of your class for permission to thing. It is (e) — name of (f) — feeling. It means (g) — go on a study tour. 10 contentment of the mind. He who is satisfied with what he 12 Suppose, you are Mitul. Both you and your friend Ratul gets and content with his life is (h) — really a happy one. are taking preparation for the SSC examination. Ratul Happiness cannot be purchased with (i) — money. No meets you for suggestions. Now write a dialogue doubt, money has got something to do with (j) — between you and your friend about your preparation happiness but it cannot give us complete happiness. for the exam. 10 4 Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the Or, Write down the summary of the following passage. list. 1×5=5 Give a suitable title to it: besides that and if so both because Good manners form an important part of our education. Teaching is such a profession (a) — helps to build a Our education remains incomplete if we do not learn good nation. A teacher is (b) — a guide (c) — a pioneer. He manners. In our behaviour with others, we must show has to dedicate to this noble profession in order to guide proper respect to them. We should have a sense of respect the nation. (d) — he is called an architect of a new for everyday irrespective of caste and creed. Again, good society. (e) — he neglects his duties, social discipline will manners cost us nothing; they are often the result of good break down. sense and good nature. The importance of good manners 5 Rewrite the following in the reported speech. 5 in life is great indeed. Good manners with love and The class teacher of class X said to the students, “Do you respect for a man help him in every sphere of his life. like to go on a study tour?” “Yes” said all the students to Everyone likes a man of good manners and is glad to help their class teacher. Then he said, “Take the permission him. Really a man of good manners is a gentle man in the from your parents.” One of the students said, “Where will true sense of the term. we go, sir?” “It will be decided after a discussion”, said 13 Read the following story. The story is incomplete. Use the teacher. your imagination and complete the story. Give a title 6 Read the following passage and transform the to it. 15 underlined sentences as directed in brackets. 1×5=5 Tonmoy is very curious by nature. He has an obsession with (a) No other day in my life is as memorable as my fist day reading science fictions and mysterious incidents. Whenever at school. (Superlative) (b) I will never forget this day. he gets any spare moment, he starts visualizing his favourite (Affirmative). (c) I passed the day with my new characters of sci-fi and creeping stories. classmates and teachers. (Passive) (d) How thrilling the That night he was reading a scary story. It was pouring day was ! (Assertive) (e) I remember my honourable outside. All on a sudden, the electricity was gone...... teachers. (Complex)

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10. PABNA CADET COLLEGE, PABNA Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 A Grammar : 40 Marks (d) I am a punctual student, —? 1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. (e) Birds can fly, — ? Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where 8 Complete these sentences. 1×5=5 necessary. 1×5=5 (a) Since the boy broke discipline —. win help reign respect (b) The old man walks slowly lest —. preach understand trouble (c) If I had a computer, —. Truth always (a) — in the world. Falsehood may triumph (d) He insisted —. for the time being. Those who are engaged in (b) — the (e) No sooner had he got the telegram — . truth are respected by the people. Those who feel interest in telling lies cannot prosper in life. They may prosper B Composition : 60 Marks seemingly. But they cannot (c) — all the time. Socrates 9. Write a paragraph on ‘A Book fair’ by answering the throughout his life preached the truth. He tried to make following questions. 10 people (d) — what was good for them. He was (e) — by (a) What is a book fair? the powerful people. Yet he never stopped teaching good (b) When is it held? things. (c) What are the main attractions of the fair? 2. Insert article in the following passage where necessary. (d) When does it become crowded? 1 Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed. /2×10=5 (e) How does it help our culture? A village fair is (a) — occasion for (b) — village people. 10. Write a composition in about 250 words on any one of To (c) — children, it is (d) — great attraction. (e) — the following topics: 15 village fair is (f) — cultural (g) — expression of our (h) (a) A visit to a place of historical interest; — rural society. It has special influences on (i) — life of (j) — village people. (b) Population problem in Bangladesh. 3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. 1×5=5 11. Suppose you are a student of Rasulpur High School. The Noise is different (a) — sound. It is harmful (b) — our people of the surrounding area of your school are health. If somebody is exposed (c) — noise exceeding 70 seriously affected by a tornado recently. So the students of decibels, he/she is likely to suffer (d) — hearing problem. your school want to open a relief camp in your school. This problem is acute (e) — big cities. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your 4. Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the school seeking permission to open a relief camp for the box. 1×5=5 flood victims. 10 last of all first of all so while 12. Suppose, your examination is knocking at the door. You rather such as besides need to work hard but you are suffering from various English is the most widely used international language. physical problems. Now, write a dialogue between you and the doctor. (a) ⎯ communicating with the foreigners, we cannot but Or, Write down the summary of the following passage. use this language. There are certain jobs in the country (b) Give a suitable little to it. 10 ⎯ the jobs of a pilot, a postman, a telephone operator, etc We have plenty of water around us but do not know what where English is essential. (c) ⎯ a student wishing to go water is to drink. We have many sources from which we abroad must learn English. (d) ⎯ the importance of get water. We have the mighty rivers, canals, ponds from learning English in our country cannot be ignored. (e) ⎯ which we get water. We have a so underground water we should put high importance on learning English. which we collect with the help of pumping machines and 5. Rewrite the following in the reported speech. 1×5=5 tube-wells. And above all, we get water from rainfall. The "What's your programme after the examination?" asked common people have hardly any idea about what they Salim. Kamal said, "I've not yet decided. Can you suggest should drink. To them whatever water is available is good any?" "Let us go on a picnic," said Salim. "What an for drink. They are ready to drink water supplied from excellent idea! I shall certainly join you," said Kamal. river or canal or pond. Water from such sources may 6. Read the following passage and transform the contain germs or impurities of other kinds which do not underlined sentences as directed in brackets. 5 concern them at all. Even water supplied by WASA (a) Pasteur was a famous scientist (complex). (b) He contains germs or impurities. Our people are illiterate and discovered that many diseases are caused by germs basic knowledge regarding purity and impurity is (compound). He found cures for several of them. (c) At something that they are not aware of. It will be many first he only treated animal (negative). He did not want to years before they have access to the information they need cause the death of human beings. (d) He found a mad dog to know. But the government must take proper steps to and injected some weak germs of the disease into his make them aware regarding this. Otherwise waterborne blood (simple). The dog was cured. One day a boy named diseases will continue to spread among people. Joseph was brought Pasteur. (e) He had been bitten by a 13. Read the beginning of the following story and mad dog (active). Pasteur gave him some injections. The boy complete it in your own way. Give a title to it : 15 did not get the dog’s disease. One day some boys were playing cricket in a school 7 Add tag questions to the following sentences. 1×5=5 ground. All on a sudden they heard a hue and cry nearby. (a) Everybody is liable to error, — ? The boys stopped playing then went to the spot. They (b) The Headmaster and Secretary said many things, —? found...... (c) That he is honest is known to all, —?

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11. , CHITTAGONG Sub Code 1 0 8 Time : 3 hours Pre-Test Examination-2011; English (Compulsory) 2nd Paper Total Marks : 100 A Grammar : 40 Marks letters description 1. Use article where necessary. Put a cross (×) when an (a) Tigers move — in the forest. article is not needed. 1×5=5 (b) His sufferings —. Titumir was one of (a) — greatest conquerors of the (c) — like him can never prosper in life. world. Young Titumir once attacked (b) — province of a (d) I complained against him —. powerful prince. He entered (c) — kingdom of (d) — (e) We should keep faith on Almighty on —. prince and captured (c) — a large village. It was situated 6. Change the following sentences as directed. 1×5=5 far away from (f) — capital. When the news reached (g) Karim is one of the oldest men in the village. — prince, he came with a large army. The area was (Comparative) Though he is old he is active. (Simple) He surrounded on all (h) — sides. (i) — Titumir’s sailors always gets up early in the morning. (Negative)He were all killed but Titumir escaped with (j) — great exercises in order to keep his body fit. (Complex) He has difficulty. always been respected by all. (Active) 2. Complete the passage with suitable words. 1×5=5 7. Make tag questions from the given sentences. 1×5=5 Illiteracy is a curse. It is the root cause of ignorance which (a) Nobody came, —? (a) — all development efforts. No development efforts (b) Let’s enjoy the movie, —? can succeed (b) — illiteracy is (c) — . It is the social (c) Never touch the live electric wire, —? responsibility of all the literate people to (d) — some (d) I shall support you, — ? concerted efforts to (e) — illiteracy from society. (e) Nothing remains certain, —? 1 3. Put in suitable prepositions in the blanks. /2×10=5 8. Complete these sentences. 1×5=5 A religious minded man has firm faith (a) — Allah. He (a) No sooner had he come —. believes (b) — the sayings of the holy Prophet. He believes (b) He behaves as though —. that Allah exists (c) — everything. He devotes himself (d) — (c) Unless you read —. religious activities more and more. He always abide (e) — (d) Run fast lest —. the principles of Islam. (e) I will go there provided that —. 4. Change the form of the speech. 1×5=5 B Composition : 60 Marks My father looked at me with anger and said to me, “Where have you been so long and why are you wasting 9. Write an application to the principal for a Testimonial. 10 your time ?” After a moment he said, “Will you not 10. Complete the following story. 15 appear in the final examination?” I said, “I went to my Once there was an old man in a village. He had two sons friends’ house to borrow an essential book. But he was who were lazy...... not at home. So I had to wait for him.” 11. Write a dialogue about the Importance of Speaking 5. Fill in the blanks with phrases and idioms from the English. 10 box. 5 12. Write a paragraph on ‘Traffic Jam’. 10 a slow for good black and a rainy day 13. Write a composition on ‘The Uses of Computer’ or ‘The coach white Game You Like to Play Most’. 15 at large a man of as long as beggar