Model Test 3
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
(a) ¾ sun is a
planet. It rises in (b) ¾
east and sets in (c) ¾
west. It is (d) ¾
source of all heat. The setting sun (e) ¾
presents (f) ¾
enjoyable scene. (g) ¾
moon has no light of its own. It gets light from the sun. (h) ¾ stars shine
in (i) ¾ sky.
We cannot see all the stars. Many stars are bigger than the sun. They are far
away from (j) ¾
earth.
2. Complete the text with suitable preposition :
0×5 ´ 10 = 5
My dear Raju.
Take my cordial love. I am very glad (a) ¾ know that you
stood first in order (b) ¾
merit. I know you would do well (c) ¾
the final as you worked hard. A proverb goes that industry is the key (d) ¾ success.
Those who work hard are sure (e) ¾
succeed in life. Very few students can do well in the examination (f) ¾ dint of
merit. It is seen that those who became great (g) ¾ this mundane
world have become so (h) ¾
hard labour and perseverance. So there is no alternative (i) ¾ hard labour.
We pray to the Almighty (j) ¾
your brilliant success.
3. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/
words given in the box. 0×5 ´ 10 = 5
|
as a
result |
turns
to be |
fill
up |
in
unison |
close |
|
it is
great fun |
daily
dish |
set
up |
in
the interest of |
perspective
communicative |
(a) A man ¾
poor for several reasons. He may be poor for misfortunes, bad habits, being a
father of many children or laziness.
(b) Doctors passing from medical colleges do not
get a job; so they make a joint effort to ¾
a clinic and gradually it flourishes into a big private hospital.
(c) It was
winter vacation. Our school was closed. I with some of my ¾ friends arranged a picnic.
(d) 'Junk food' is food that has been produced for
its pungent taste rather than for its health value. ¾ and it can
look very appealing, but it is not good for the body.
(e) Most villagers of our country use unsanitary
latrines. ¾,
they suffer from different waterborne diseases throughout the year.
(f) Some dictionaries may have so many volumes as
to ¾ the
entire shelves. Some may be carried in pockets.
(g) Patriotism is a great virtue. People should be
self-sacrificing ¾
the country.
(h) Job has changed people's ¾ of computer,
and how they use it, consume personal media, and how they ¾ with each
other.
(i) Your decision is ¾ with ours.
We like it very much. It will change our future.
(j) The newspaper is a ¾ of varieties
such as the news of current affairs, trade and commerce, films, games, sports
and politics etc.
4. Complete the sentences using suitable
clauses/ phrases : 0×5 ´ 10 = 5
(a) John is fond of reading. Whenever he goes to
the book fair ¾.
He has a good collection now.
(b) We've got plenty of chairs. We don't need any
more. You may take any one ¾.
(c) Rupa didn't notice the sign even though ¾. So, he
stopped a stranger for help.
(d) Knowledge is very useful but ¾. Strong
determination is required for acquiring it.
(e) He was so ill that ¾. We
immediately decided to shift him to a hospital.
(f) Corruption is present in almost every sphere
of our life. It hinders all the development efforts. It is high time ¾.
(g) It is true that most of the parents in our
country are not interested to ¾.
Hence, the rate of female education is not so high in Bangladesh.
(h) My mother was a philanthropist. She loved to
live among the poor villagers so that ¾.
(i) James heard noise in front of his house. As
he opened the door, ¾.
They were playing in the yard.
(j) Salam is good at all of his subjects except
English. He cannot compete with his classmates because 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
Last Saturday was a memorable day in my
life. I (a) ¾
(go) to the river for (b) ¾
(take) my bath. The bathing place (c) ¾
(crowd) then. Only two boys (d) ¾
(bathe) in the river at that time. Suddenly one of them (e) ¾ (fall) in
deep water and he (f) ¾
(cry) out for help. The other boy also began to cry for (g) ¾ (help) his
friend. I saw it and (h) ¾
(rush) to the spot. As I (i) ¾
(know) how to swim I (j) ¾
(rescue) the boy and took him to the river side.
6. Read the text and change the sentences as
directed : 5
(a) We work hard to attain success in our life.
(Make it complex)
(b) Peace and prosperity is not possible without
hard work. (Make is affirmative)
(c) A man who leads an idle life, brings misery
for his life. (Make it simple)
(d) He can never help people of the society. (Make
it passive)
(e) He is the most wretched person in the world.
(Make it positive)
7. Change the narrative style of the following
text : 5
"Follow my example",
she said as we shook hands. "and never eat more than one thing for luncheon." "I'll do better than
that", I retorted. "I'll eat nothing for dinner tonight."
"Humorist," she cried gaily, jumping into a cab.
8. Identify the unclear pronoun references in
the passage to make them clear : 5
Grameen Bank is a non-government
micro-credit institution. The purpose of it is to work in the rural areas of
Bangladesh to contribute to poverty alleviation. Dr. Md. Yunus was the former
Professor of Economics at the University of Chittagong. It could realize the
fact that without developing the lot of poor landless people of rural areas, it
is not possible to make the country truly developed. Therefore, he established
it in order to help them improving his lot.
9. Read the following text and use modifiers as
directed in the blank spaces : 0×5 ´ 10 = 5
It was a (a) ¾ (pre-modify
the noun) and silent night. The weather was (b) ¾
(use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) cold. A group of monkeys were
in a tree. They all wanted (c) ¾
(use an infinitive to post-modify the verb) some fire. Suddenly they noticed a
flock of fireflies. One of the monkeys thought it was (d) ¾ (post-modify
the verb). He put a firefly under a (e) ¾
(pre-modify the noun) leaf and started blowing at it. Other monkeys also joined
on his effort. A sparrow was sitting on (f) ¾
(use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) tree and noticed everything. She
laughed at them and said, "Hey (g) ¾
(pre-modify the noun) monkeys, this is not a real fire, but a firefly.
"Then she suggested them (h) ¾
(use an infinitive to post-modify the verb) to a cave. The monkeys did not pay
heed to her. They kept trying. At last they all became (i) ¾ (use an
intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) tired. Then they realized how (j) ¾ (pre-modify
the noun) the sparrow's advice was.
10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the
blank spaces of the following : 0×5 ´ 10 = 5
Bangladesh is a small country
but has a huge population (a) ¾
most people here live below the poverty line. (b) ¾ they cannot
afford to educate their children. (c) ¾
many poor children either drop out of school after just a few years or simply
do not go to school at all. (d) ¾
this situation, we have far too many students to educate compared to the number
of institutions available. (e) ¾
Bangladesh needs more schools, colleges and universities to provide for the
increasing number of students. (f) ¾
financial and resource constraints, the government cannot fund the requisite
number of educational institution. (g) ¾,
every educational institution is overcrowded. (h) ¾ class size
is unusually large. (i) ¾
facilities in these institutions are poor, students do not get a standard
education. (j) ¾
many educational institutions in Bangladesh are troubled with politics and
violence. Sometimes institutions are closed down to avoid clashes between rival
groups of students.
11. Read the passage and write the antonyms and
synonym of the words as directed below :
0×5
´ 10 = 5
In recent years, there have been
many alarming reports to the effect that the world's climate is undergoing a momentous
change. All these reports provide strong evidence that the world
temperature is increasing day by day. This is called global warming. This
increase in global warming is caused by the increasing amounts of carbon
dioxide around the earth. Most climatologists believe that the greenhouse
effect is the likely cause of that global warming. Climatologists predict
that midway through this century; temperature may have risen by as much as 4 C.
This could catastrophically reduce mankind's ability to grow food,
destroy or severely damage wildlife and wilderness, rise sea levels and
thereby flood coastal areas and farmland. That is the reason why it is a threat
to mankind. The alarming news about Bangladesh is that, as a result of the rise
of a sea level, southern part of the country may one day go under water. The
destruction of forests and other habitats is causing extinction of various
plants and animals every day. If, we destroy forests and burn down trees, the
effects might eventually endanger us all. Then the weather pattern will change
and the world will become much warmer. We can prevent it by planting
trees in large numbers as well as by preserving those that were planted before.
(a) effect (synonym) (f) ability (antonym)
(b) momentous (synonym) (g) severely (synonym)
(c) provide (synonym) (h) reason (synonym)
(d) predict (antonym) (i) pattern (synonym)
(e) reduce (antonym) (j) prevent (antonym)
12. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation
marks in the following text. Re-write the text correcting the errors : 5
There are two girls high schools
in Gobindapur Comilla Almost one thousand girls study at these schools. The PSC,JSC
and SSC results of the schools are quite good Mohua Tamanna Keya and I are from
Gobindapur Intermediate College. We all got GPA 5 in HSC.
Part-B :
Composition (Marks 40)
13. Suppose you
are Rana. You have a friend in New Zealand named Alfred. Recently, he came to know
about the terrorist attack on foreigners in Bangladesh. Now, write an e-mail
to Alfred describing the condition. 8
14. Write a
report in about 150 words for a newspaper on "The natural environment
of your college". 8
15. Write a
paragraph on "Climate change". Use 100-150 words. 10
