Model Test 1
Part-A : Grammar (Marks 60)
1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.
Put a cross (´)
where an article is not needed.
0×5
´ 10 = 5
Bangladesh is a land of (a) ¾ scenic
beauty. (b) ¾
land, (c) ¾
rivers and the forest are d) ¾
sources of this beauty. Due to geographical position e) ¾ tourism
business can flourish here. (f) ¾
wild animals of (g) ¾
Sundarbans are also (h) ¾
great asset. Tourism can play (i) ¾
vital role in national economy. But it is still in the tender age. So, we have
to cross (j) ¾
long way.
2. Complete the text with suitable preposition : 0×5 ´ 10 = 5
Some people get pleasure (a) ¾ reading
books. Reading books is a good habit. The pleasure (b) ¾ reading
books is different (c) ¾
the pleasure of hearing songs. Books are our best companion (d) ¾ life.
Reading books keeps us free (e) ¾
tension and anxiety. It gives relief (f) ¾
a while (g) ¾
our monotonous life. So, all (h) ¾
us should develop the habit (i) ¾
reading books (j) ¾
pleasure.
3. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/
words given in the box. 0×5 ´ 10 = 5
|
there |
what
if |
was
born |
had
better |
as
long as |
|
let
alone |
have
to |
as if |
it |
as
soon as |
(a) ¾
is really unfortunate for a boy like him to fail in the exam.
(b) He cannot score a goal ¾ a hattrick.
(c) His mother being sick, he needs to go home ¾ possible.
(d) The manager says alone; it seems ¾ others had
nothing to say.
(e) No one is happy with her results. She ¾ understand
it.
(f) ¾
you lost your pen?
(g) ¾
lived a clever fox in a jungle.
(h) The poor will continue to suffer ¾ they are
illiterate.
(i) Zahir Raihan ¾
on 19 August, 1935 in Feni.
(j) We ¾
educate all and work hard to develop our country.
4. Complete the sentences using suitable
clauses/ phrases : 0×5 ´ 10 = 5
(a) It is known to all that ¾. On the
other hand, the lazy suffer in the long run.
(b) We believed that ¾. He studied
heart and soul.
(c) No sooner had I got down from the train ¾. There were
some important things in the luggage.
(d) Though he was hungry ¾. He was
suffering from stomach disorder.
(e) The economy of Bangladesh is improving day by
day. It is high time ¾.
(f) Smoking is injurious to health. Those who
smoke ¾.
(g) Mr. Zamal is not a strong man. He cannot walk
one mile at a stretch, let alone ¾.
(h) I did not have enough wealth. ¾, I would
have set up a hospital for the poor.
(i) I was really surprised at his behaviour. He
acted as if ¾.
(j) He is not a wealthy man. He cannot buy a car.
The car is too luxurious for ¾.
5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the
correct form of verbs as per subject and context :
0×5 ´ 10 = 5
Examination plays an important
role in student life. It (a) ¾
(determine) the merit of the students. A pleasant performance in the
examination (b) ¾
(require) for students to be (c) ¾
(promote) to the next class. Students (d) ¾
(expect) to be precise and accurate while (e) ¾
(answer) the questions in the examination. But the real scenario is different.
Most of the students (f) ¾
(write) their examination paper fairly well as they (g) ¾ (understand)
the questions properly. As a result they (h) ¾
(cut) a very sorry figure in the examination. If they (i) ¾ (be) correct
in their answers, they certainly (j) ¾
(secure) good marks in the examination.
6. Read the text and change the sentences as
directed : 5
(a) Pahela Boishakh is undoubtedly the most
celebrated festival in Bangladesh (complex).
(b) It is the first day of the Bengali year when
the city roads get so jam packed (simple).
(c) Almost everyone enjoys the day in his own way
(passive).
(d) Although I do not like gathering, I enjoy the
activities of the day (compound).
(e) It is one of the most interesting days of the
year (positive).
7. Change the narrative style of the following
text : 5
"Why are your children
crying, my daughter?" said the Caliph. "They have been starving"
said the woman. "Have you nobody else in the world?" "My husband
died some months ago. He left neither any money nor any property. So, they are
in great distress. They have to starve sometimes." "Oh! Let me see
how I can help you."
8. Identify the unclear pronoun references in
the passage to make them clear : 5
A cook once roasted a duck for
his master. It looked so delicious that he could not resist the temptation and
ate up one of the drumsticks. When he sat down to eat the meal, he quickly
noticed the missing leg. He asked him what had happened to the other leg. He
told him that it had only one leg. The master said that there was no such thing
as one-legged duck but the cook insisted that every duck had only one leg.
9. Read the following text and use modifiers as
directed in the blanks spaces : 0×5 ´ 10 = 5
Beauty is (a) ¾ (use
determiner) criterion of art. But it is very difficult (b) ¾ (infinitive
phrase) beauty. We may (c) ¾
(pre-modify the verb) appreciate it. Beauty may not be identified (d) ¾ (post-modify
the verb) or objectively. It may depend on (e) ¾
(use possessive) sense of perception. Another problem is that ugliness has (f) ¾ (use
possessive) beauty too. Now the question arises whether beauty and ugliness are
the (g) ¾
(pre-modify the noun) parts of art. Poets and artists have infused both in (h) ¾ (use
possessive) works. They say that (i) ¾
(use quantifier) truths are always object of beauty. There are two poems on
beauty written by two poets of (j) ¾
(pre-modify the noun) ages.
10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the
blank spaces of the following : 0×5 ´ 10 = 5
Time and tide wait for none. (a)
¾ no one
can stop the onward march of time. (b) ¾
we should not waste a single moment in vain. (c) ¾
we should make proper use of every single moment in our life. (d) ¾, the
students should understand the value of time. It is a matter of great regret
that some of the students pass away their valuable time in Facebook. (e) ¾, they kill
their time foolishly. (f) ¾,
they cannot prepare their lessons well. (g) ¾,
they always have a poor preparation for the examination. (h) ¾, they cannot
do well in the examination. (i) ¾,
they do not stop wasting time. (j) ¾,
they continue to waste time using Cell phone and Facebook till it is too late
for them.
11. Read the passage and write the antonyms and
synonym of the words as directed below :
0×5
´ 10 = 5
A thing cannot become as precious
as gold only by the way of glittering. People in general are charmed and
attracted by outward show of things, not by their own merits.
Gold is a bright precious metal and its value is recognized by all.
Nevertheless, there are many metals cheaper than gold but look like it. They
glitter for sometime but fade in course of time. They fascinate our eyes
too. But their beauty and glamour do not last long. But gold is such a
metal that it can stand the wear and tear of time and shine till the
last moment of time. In our society, there are so many people who are outwardly
very gentle and nice. But after a period of time, their real identity is
revealed. They do not have intrinsic value and morality.
(a) precious (antonym) (f) fascinate (synonym)
(b) glitter (synonym) (g) glamour (antonym)
(c) attract (synonym) (h) shine (antonym)
(d) outward (antonym) (i) intrinsic (synonym)
(e) recognize (synonym) (j) morality (antonym)
12. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation
marks in the following text. Re-write the text correcting the errors : 0×5 ´ 10 = 5
are you brothers asked the
mistress of the house turning to the dervishes no by allah they replied we are
poor wanderers who met by mere chance then addressing one of the three she said
were you born blind in one eye
Part-B :
Composition (Marks 40)
13. Write an email to one of your intimate friends
Anik/Anika inviting him/her to join a picnic. 8
14. Suppose you
are a reporter of the Daily Prothom Alo. Now write a report on the Annual
Cultural Programme and prize giving ceremony of your college. 8
15. Write a
paragraph on "Your Visit to a Boishakhi Fair". Use 150
words. 10
