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  1. Jessore Board-2016

[English (Compulsory) 2nd 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 can use one word more than once:

of

for

which

hardly

into

the

at

adulterate

or

 

The issue of food (a) — has drawn the attention (b) — general people. We (c) — find any food in our country (d) — is not adulterated in one way (e) — other. (f) — present, sub-standard foods are sold in most of (g) — hotels. Very recently government has directed a mobile court to look (h) — the matter of food (i) —. They are catching dishonest hoteliers red handed (j) — using unhygeinic food ingredients.

  1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

A true friend is (a) — asset. He stands (b) — his friends in time (c) — danger. He is not (d) — greedy person. He (e) — wishes for the welfare of (f) — friend. But it is a matter (g) — regret that a true friend is very (h) — today. A selfish man cannot be a (i) — friend. He always thinks of this (j) — interest.

  1. Make five sentence using parts of sentences from each column of the table below:

Newspaper

wants

curious by nature.

Man

has to know

various things of the world.

He

shows

a great educative value.

 

is

one of the best media to satisfy his curiosity.

 

 

us the outside world like a mirror
  1. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box:

engage

turn

be

solve

try

do

face

help

make

create

At present Bangladesh (a) — unemployment problem. This problem already (b) — an alarming dimension. The government (c) — to cope with this problem. But this problem cannot be (d) — without (e) — them skillful. Education (f) — a must. It (g) — a man to get a job. Job does not mean (h) — official work only. Self-employment is a solution of this problem. It means (i) — oneself in economic activities. The government is giving the educated youths financial help and training with a view to (j) — them self-reliant.

  1. Change the narrative style of the following text:

The stranger said to the boy, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest hotel?” “Yes, sir. I can. Do you want a residential one in which you can spend the night?” said the boy. “I do not want to stay there but I only want a meal,” replied the man.

  1. Change the sentence according to directions

(a) Corruption is one of the worst evils. (Positive)

(b) A corrupted man can do anything against morality. (Complex)

(c) People hate a corrupted man. (Passive)

(d) Nobody respects him. (Interrogative)

(e) The man who takes bribe is next to devil. (Simple)

(f) Though we have strick law, we are still affected by this evil. (Compound)

(g) No other person is as hated as a corrupted man. (Superlative)

(h) We hope that Bangladesh will be free from this evil. (Simple)

(i) Everybody avoids a corrupted man. (Negative)

(j) A corrupted man leads a very unhappy life. (Exclamatory)

  1. Complete the sentence:

(a) An educational institution is a seat of learning —.

(b) It should be a peaceful place where —.

(c) But now-a-days peaceful atmosphere is absent from educational institutions because —.

(d) The students who —.

(e) The sooner it can be controlled, the —.

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

Smoking is (a) — (danger) bad habit. It is (b) — (harm) to health. It is also (c) — (cost). A (d) — (smoke) should not smoke (e) — (public). Smoking creates (f) — (pollute). Smoking causes many (g) — (curable) diseases. It causes (h) — (comfort) to others. It causes irritation in the eye and (i) — (settle) the mind. But there are many people who are (j) — (aware) at the bad effect of smoking.

  1. Make tag questions of these statements:

(a) Hello, Rumi. You saw the programme on arsenic pollution on the ATN yesterday, —?

(b) Oh! Rajib. It has already become a serious problem in our country, —?

(c) Yes, it enters into our body when we take arsenic contaminated water, —?

(d) It can cause different diseases, —?

(e) You are right, Rumi. Everyone must be careful about taking water, —?

  1. Complete the passage using suitable connectors

(a) — population problem is one of the greatest problems in our country. (b) — Bangladesh is a small country, it has a huge population. The government finds it difficult to provide basic necessities. (c) — it has become a great concern to all. (d) — solving this problem some necessary steps should be taken. In this regard general people should help the government. (e) — the population growth is controlled, people will lead a happy life.

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

give me a few grains of corns i am dying of hunger said the grasshopper but what did you do in the summer didn’t you store any grain the ant remarked i was too busy in singing.

Part B: Composition (40 marks)

  1. Suppose, you are Rubi. You have seen a vacancy advertisement in the daily Prothom Alo for the post of senior officer in a private bank. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page.
  2. Suppose, you are Labib. You are a student of PK High School, Dhaka. There is no canteen in your school. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your school for setting up a canteen in your school campus.
  3. Write a paragraph in 250 words on ‘A School Magazine’.
  4. Write a composition on “Duties of a Student”.