Part A: Grammar (40 Marks)
1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list below. Put them in correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary 1´5=05
Communicative competence in English is urgently (a)___ in our country. The present word (b)___ fast and developing by leaps and bounds. In order to keep with the present world, we can not help(c)___ English but the present system of teaching and learning English is not up to the mark. The textbooks (d)____ for the classes XI – XII have to (e)___and made updated.
2. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions. 1´5= 05
Presentation is (a).___ very importance (b).___ good writing. The opening paragraph should arrest the attention (c)___ the reader and show him what the writer is writing (d)__. Again, the sentences must be logically connected (e)___one and another.
3. Insert articles where necessary in the blanks of the passage below... Put a cross (´) if any article is not required. ½x10=05
Newspaper is not always (a)___ unmixed blessing but it is (b)___ most useful thing in our life. We rarely think of (c)___ day without reading (d)___ newspaper. Reading newspaper is one of (e)___ good habits of a man. We shall be like (f)___ frog in a dark well if we neglect developing this habit. However, some people prefer (g)___ electronic media to reading (h)____ newspaper. But (i)___ newspaper offers more to its readers than (j)___electronic media.
4. Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms/phrases (any five). 1´5=05
Beggar description, For good, Out and out, By dint of, Without fail, Ins and outs, Bring to book.
5. Rewrite the following passage changing the speech. 05
“May I come in, Sir ?” a boy standing at the door said to him. Then without waiting for his reply the boy entered the room and said, “Sir, I’ve come from Satkhira with a letter from Mr Abdur Razzak.”
“Abdur Razzak? How is he?” smilingly said Mr Saiful Alam. “He is quite well. He’s been recently promoted to the rank of professor,” the boy said.
6. Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed.1´5=05
(a) We work hard to attain success in life. (Compound)
(b) Peace and prosperity is quite impossible if we are not industrious. (Simple). (c) A man leading an idle life suffers in the long run. (Complex). He
can not help the people of the country. (d) He is considered the burden of the society. (Active)
(e) Everybody dislikes him. (Interrogative)
7. Fill in the blanks with tag questions. 1´5=05
a. Nothing is impossible, ______?
b. You know yourself better,____?
c. Let him do whatever he likes,_____?
d. My mother rarely comes here, _____ ?
e. I am always punctual in attending any scheduled program of the college, ________?
8. Complete the following incomplete sentences. 05
a. Listen to what ____________ .
b. ___ you should fail to get A.
c. It is I ______________.
d. It is high time we _________.
e. Despite his riches __________.
Part-B: Composition (Marks-60)
9. Make a report on the frequent load-shedding happening recently in Dhaka 10
10. Write a composition on “Digital Bangladesh” Or, “ Usefulness of satellite channels”. 15
11. Read the passage below and write the summary of it. 10
To forgive an injury is often considered to be a sign of weakness; it is really a sign of strength. It is easy to allow oneself to be carried away by resentment and hate into an act of vengeance; but it takes a strong character to retain those natural passions. The man who forgives an injury proves himself to be the superior of the man who wronged him, and puts the wrong-doer to shame. Forgiveness may even turn a foe into a friend. So, mercy is the noblest form of revenge.
12. Suppose you are a student of Kapilmuni College, Khulna. Write an application to the Principal of your college for changing one of your elective subjects. 10
13. Complete the following story: 15
One day I was walking about a garden in the morning. A gentle breeze was blowing. The weather was very fine. Suddenly a cobra appeared before me.
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