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 Model Test Examination-1

Subject: English 2nd Paper

Class - Twelve

Time-3 hours                          Full Marks-100

Part−A : Grammar [Marks : 60]

 

1. Fill in the blanks in the following text with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) in those blanks.                                                                0.5 × 10 = 5

Truthfulness is (a) ⎯⎯ greatest of all (b) ⎯⎯ virtues which makes (c) ⎯⎯ man really great. If we do not cultivate the habit of speaking (d) ⎯⎯ truth, we cannot command (e) ⎯⎯ confidence of others.  (f) ⎯⎯ man whom nobody believes can never be great in life. We might succeed once or twice by telling (g) ⎯⎯ lie but it never brings a good result. (h) ⎯⎯ lie never lies hidden. Today or tomorrow it comes to light. Then (i) ⎯⎯ real character of (j) ⎯⎯ liar is revealed and nobody believes him. 

 

2. Complete the text with suitable prepositions.                                                                          0.5 × 10 = 5

Ours is a riverine country. Rivers are everywhere (a) ⎯⎯ our life ⎯ literature, economy and culture.  But are the rivers (b) ⎯⎯ good shape? Unfortunately they are not. A few are already dead and several are going (c) ⎯⎯ the pangs of death. The river Buriganga is an example (d) ⎯⎯ a dying river.  A report published in 'The Daily Sun' describes what has happened (e) ⎯⎯ the river Buriganga and why. Its water is polluted and a perpetual stench fills the air (f) ⎯⎯ it. The report says that the river had a glorious past. Once it was a tributary (g) ⎯⎯ the Ganges and flowed (h) ⎯⎯ the Bay of Bengal (i) ⎯⎯ the river Dhaleswari. Gradually, it lost its link (j) ⎯⎯ the Ganges and got the name Buriganga. 

 

3. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/ words given in the box.                               0.5 × 10 = 5 

 

there	what if	have to	No sooner had	would rather
lest	as if	let alone	What does .... look like	be born

 

(a) The students were loitering in the corridor. ⎯⎯ they seen the teacher than they entered the classroom. 

(b) Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the father of our nation. He ⎯⎯ in 1920 in Tungipara of Gopalganj district. 

(c) I can't stand Rubel. He always acts ⎯⎯ he were smarter than everyone. 

(d) The little girl was suddenly crossing the road. A bus was passing by. As it came near the girl, the driver halted it. ⎯⎯ he wouldn't have stopped the bus?

(e) Shoma ⎯⎯ live in a hostel than live in her relative's home. She feels free and comfortable in the hostel. 

(f) You started late. Now, you are walking slowly. Walk fast ⎯⎯ you should miss the bus. (g) He is very poor. He can't afford to travel by an AC bus ⎯⎯ an aeroplane. 

(h) Daughter : Mom, ⎯⎯ an albatross ⎯⎯? 

Mother : My dear, an albatross is a very large white bird that lives in the Pacific and Southern  Oceans. 

(i) Long ago, ⎯⎯ lived a mighty warrior named Kubla Khan. He was the grandson of Chenghis Khan. 

(j) I ⎯⎯ seek advice from a doctor. I have been suffering from fever for a long time.

 

4. Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/ phrases.                                                         0.5 × 10 = 5

(a) 21st February is a red-letter day in our life because ⎯⎯. It is our Mother Language Day. (b) Once there was a farmer who had three sons. They were so lazy that ⎯⎯. 

(c) I have to meet Raihan. Do you know where ⎯⎯? 

(d) It is high time you ⎯⎯. It is detrimental to health. 

(e) English is an international language. If you want to go abroad for higher studies ⎯⎯.

(f) The bee is one of the busiest insects. It flies from flower to flower to ⎯⎯. 

(g) My friend lived in New Zealand. It is many years since ⎯⎯. 

(h) We must grow the habit of getting up early in the morning. The sooner we get up ⎯⎯.

(i) There goes the proverb 'United we stand, divided we fall'. Unless we are united ⎯⎯.

(j) Our country is beset with many problems. We all should come forward with a view to ⎯⎯. 

 

5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.  0.5 × 10 =5

The liberation war of Bangladesh inspired many artists, singers and cultural activists. Eminent artiste Shaheen Samad (a) ⎯⎯ (join) Bangladesh Mukti Sangrami Shilpi Sangstha during the liberation war. She along with others (b) ⎯⎯ (inspire) millions with her voice (c) ⎯⎯ (raise) funds for the refugee camps. The cultural troupe used to (d) ⎯⎯ (travel) to refugee camps and different areas in Mukta Anchal. They (e) ⎯⎯ (perform) patriotic songs and arranged puppet shows, besides (f) ⎯⎯ (stage) dramas. Shaheen Samad said, "Liberation war always (g) ⎯⎯ (be) an inspiration for me." She sang a lot of songs during that time and now (h) ⎯⎯ (feel) honoured to have been able to inspire the freedom fighters. She has the memorable harmonium with which she sang in 1971. Now she (i) ⎯⎯ (wish) to hand it over to liberation war museum. This eminent artiste wants live performance of those moving songs on TV channel, at least one song in a week and thus (j) ⎯⎯ (cover) all the year round.

 

6. Read the text and change the sentences as directed.               1 × 5 = 5

(a) Long, long ago there was a king who was very wise. (Make it simple) (b) People called him wise Solomon. (Make it passive) (c) Actually at that time he was the wisest of all. (Make it comparative) (d) There was another ruler also named Queen of Sheba. (Make it complex) (e) One day she thought Solomon's wisdom should not remain untested. (Make it affirmative) 

 

7. Change the narrative style by using direct speeches.                  5

The witness told the international crimes tribunal that he had suddenly heard a gunshot and gone towards the door. He added that he had seen many Al-Badr men and the members of the Pakistani army on his house premises. The judge asked him if he had recognized some of the Al-Badr men.  The witness answered that he could recognize one Hamid in his village who had brought the members of the Pakistani army to the village. 

 

8. Identify the unclear pronoun references in the following paragraph. Where necessary, rewrite the sentences so that all pronoun references are clear.                1 × 5 = 5

A rich man went to a farmer with one thousand taka in a bag. He said to him, "Look, my friend, I have brought one thousand taka for you. Keep this money and remove your distress." He was surprised. He took the bag from the rich man and thanked him. He said to himself, "One thousand taka is a lot of money." He could not think where to keep the money. He did not find any safe place.  He dug a hole in his hut and kept it there.

 

9. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.           0.5 × 10 = 5 

The people of Bangladesh have expressed their shock (a) ⎯⎯ (post-modify the verb) at the reaction of the Pakistan Parliament. Pakistan strongly protested the execution of two (b) ⎯⎯ (pre-modify the noun) collaborators who committed crimes against humanity on their own people in 1971. There is a demand for apology from (c) ⎯⎯ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) government for the crimes of its army during the liberation war of Bangladesh. Recently Pakistan's National Assembly may be within its rights (d) ⎯⎯ (use an infinitive phrase to post-modify the verb) for the execution of two collaborators. But it is quite clear to us that Pakistan always tries to erase its past history. To erase (e) ⎯⎯ (use a demonstrative to pre-modify the noun) history is not easy because history continues to follow all of us. Pakistan, (f) ⎯⎯ (post-modify the noun with an appositive), cannot come out of its military influence. As a result, the country has become (g) ⎯⎯ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) barbarous. So, Pakistan is going down (h) ⎯⎯ (use an adverb to post modify the verb). The founder of Pakistan Mr. Jinnah was physically (i) ⎯⎯ (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) weak and so, the state always tried to show its physical strength since (j)  ⎯⎯ (use a possessive to pre-modify the noun) birth.

 

10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.            0.5 × 1 = 5

Unemployment is a great problem in our country. (a) ⎯⎯, it is the burning question of the day. (b)  ⎯⎯, almost all countries of the world suffer from the curse of unemployment problem. (c) ⎯⎯ Bangladesh is the worst sufferer of this so-called problem. (d) ⎯⎯ nowhere in the world this problem is so acute as in our country. (e) ⎯⎯, there are many reasons behind it. (f) ⎯⎯, our country is industrially backward. (g) ⎯⎯, our system of education fails to give a student an independent start of life. (h) ⎯⎯, it has little provision for vocational training. (i) ⎯⎯, our students and youths have false sense of dignity. (j) ⎯⎯, they run after jobs blindly. 

 

11. Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below. 0.5 × 10 = 5 

Human life is dynamic. Everyone, therefore, must have a plan to do something or to be something in life. And that is one's aim in life. A man without an aim has no direction and can never go ahead as expected. So everyone should choose a profession which suits him most. The choice of profession depends on one's taste, interest, aptitude and ability. These vary from person to person. Teaching is a noble profession. The teachers are nation-builders. They educate the children and train them to become good and useful citizen in future. 

(a) dynamic (antonym) (b) plan (antonym) (c) aim (synonym) (d) direction (synonym) (e) profession (synonym) (f) suit (antonym) (g) aptitude (antonym) (h) vary (synonym) (i) educate (synonym) (j) citizen (antonym) 

 

12. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors.           0.5 × 10 = 5

You’ve cut off your hair, asked Jim, laboriously as if he had not arrived at that patent fact yet even after the hardest mental labour. Cut it off and sold it, said Della. Don’t you like me just as well, anyhow Im me without my hair ain't I Jim looked about the room curiously. You say your hair is gone he said with an air almost of idiocy. 

 

Part−B : Composition [Marks : 40]

 

13. Write an application to the principal of your college for providing multimedia facilities in the class room.                 8

 

14. Suppose, you are a reporter of 'The Daily Star'. Now, write a report for your newspaper on 'Food Adulteration' which has become a burning issue.     8

 

15. Dowry system is a curse for our society. Write a paragraph on it.                           10

 

16. Write a composition on "The Necessity of Compulsory ICT Education in Bangladesh".                        14