Jashore Board-2019

 

8. Jashore Board-2019

English (compulsory) second paper

Part A: Grammar (60 Marks)

1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once.

a	sick	to	of	treat
the	and	general	with

A hospital is the home for (a) — sick. It gives medical (b) — to them free (c) — cost. A hospital is (d) — run by the government. A hospital has outdoor (e) — indoor sections. (f) — great number of the (g) — people are treated in (h) — outdoor section. People attacked (i) — serious illness are admitted (j) — the indoor section.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

Language plays a very important (a) — in the life of human beings. We use language from the (b) — we wake up in the morning (c) — we go to bed at night. We use (d) — for different purposes. We use language to (e) — our ideas, thoughts and feelings, to (f) — our message or to pass (g) — information to others. In short, language is (h) — present in our activities. It is (i) — inseparable part of (j) — we are, what we do and believe.

3. Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below.

Unemployment	should not depend	idle after completing their studies
There	remain	a curse
Educated youths	are	on the government to provide them with jobs
They	weakens	the body and mind of our young population
It	is	more people in our country than jobs

4. Complete the following text with right forms of verbs given in the box.

prepared	claim	develop	help	thinking
exercise	memorize	command	do	make

Most of the students of our country are expert in (a) — answer. They do not (b) — notes themselves. They get them (c) — by their tutors. Their tutors (d) — their brain for the students. So, the (e) — power of the students does not (f) —. They do not have any (g) — of their language. They, of course, (h) — do well in the examination. But for this, they can (i) — no credit of their own. This result does not (j) — them in their later life.

5. Change the narrative style of the following text.

The teacher said to the boy, “Why are you disturbing the class in this way? Don’t you know that is an important class? Get out of the room and don’t come back today. “Excuse me, Sir,” said the boy. “I’ll never disturb the class,” he promised.

6. Change the sentences according to directions.

(a) Terrorism is a devastating phenomenon of the modern world. (Exclamatory)

(b) At present, it is increasing alarmingly. (Interrogative)

(c) Nothing is as disastrous as terrorism. (Comparative)

(d) It is one of the most corrosive problems of the modern world. (Positive)

(e) A terrorist is hated by people. (Active)

(f) Who is not now in the threat of violence? (Assertive)

(g) Though there are laws to punish the terrorists, they are not properly applied. (Compound)

(h) By applying the laws properly, we can get rid of terrorism. (Complex)

(i) What a miserable life a terrorist leads! (Assertive)

(j) They should be brought to book. (Active)

7. Complete the following sentences.

(a) The mango is a fruit which —. 

(b) It is so delicious that —.

(c) Rajshahi is the place where —. 

(d) If you visit Rajshahi, Bogura and Dinajpur —.

(e) People of this area produce a huge amount of mangoes and —.

8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis.

Life without leisure and (a) — (relax) is dull. Nobody can work without rest. Life becomes (b) — (charm) if man does not have any time to enjoy (c) — (beauty) objects of nature. (d) — (monotony) work hinders the (e) — (smooth) of work. Leisure (f) — (new) our spirit of work. Everybody knows that (g) — (work) is (h) — (harm). Leisure does not mean (i) — (idle). It gives (j) — (fresh) to our mind.

9. Make tag questions of these statements.

(a) You had better drink cold water, —?

(b) The father rose in him at this sight, —?

(c) Thank you very much, —?

(d) He as well as his brother come here, —?

(e) Let us go home,—?

10. Complete the passage using suitable connectors.

Morning walk is a good habit for all classes of people. (a) — it is a simple exercise, it is good for health (b) — mentality. (c) — the morning air is fresh and free from any kind of noise and pollution. Morning walk is such an exercise which costs nothing (d) — gives more. (e) — we should make a habit of morning walk.

11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text.

zaman can you tell me what i am teaching the teacher asked im sorry sir i can’t follow replied zaman you can’t because you are not attentive the teacher said