Rajshahi Board-2016

 

2. Rajshahi 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 words. You can use one word more than once:

in	the	between	remove
develop	do	of	without

Education (a) — our ignorance and gives us light (b) — knowledge. (c) — respect (d) — imparting education, there should be no discrimination (e) — man and woman. Education is one of the human rights. If we deprive women of (f) — right of education, almost half of our population will remain (g) — darkness. No (h) — can be brought about (i) — participation of women. So government is (j) — everything to educate women folk.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one world in each blank:

Time is very (a) —. Time which is lost once is lost forever. There is a proverb that time and tide (b) — for none. It is time which does not have any relative feelings. If it is not used (c) —, one must suffer (d) — the long run. (e) — the other hand we can go a long way (f) — realizing the value of time. Those who have become great have made (g) — use of time. They never put (h) — their work (i) — tomorrow. As a result, they have (j) — top position in society. So, it is our duty to follow them.

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

Joynul Abedin	did not like	the hard and fast rules of school
At the age of fifteen, he	drew	himself admitted into Kolkata Govt. Art College.
He	went	pictures secretly
So, he	was born	to Kolkata
At the age of nineteen, he	got	at a village in Kishoreganj in 1914.

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

vary	have	live	spend
can	want	may	get

Happiness (a) — a relative term. A person with a crown (b) — in a palace may not be happy where as a day labourer may (c) — happiness (d) — in a shabby hut. Again happiness (e) — from person to person. A beggar (f) — be happy if he (g) — a coin but a businessman who can (h) — a huge sum of money a day (i) — not be happy. Everyone (j) — to be happy.

5. Change the narrative style of the following text:

“What’s your programme after the examination?” asked Hira. Mira said, “I’ve not decided. Can you suggest any?” “Let us go on a picnic,” said Hira. “What an excellent idea it is!” said Mira.

6. Change the sentences according to the directions given in the brackets:

(a) Once upon a time two friends were passing by a forest. (Make it complex sentence)

(b) They were talking about their love for each other. (Make it interrogative meaning)

(c) Suddenly they saw a bear which was coming towards them. (Make it simple sentence)

(d) The first friend climbed up a tree. (Make it a complex sentence)

(e) The later could not climb up a tree. (Make it an affirmative sentence)

(f) He did not find any way. (Make it a passive voice)

(g) He lay down on the ground and feigned death. (Make it a simple sentence)

(h) The bear smelt his ears, nose and face. (Use passive voice)

(i) He was thought to be dead. (Make it a complex sentence)

(j) The bear went away and he escaped himself. (Make it a complex sentence)

7. Complete the following sentences:

(a) Acid rain is harmful because —.

(b) The wind was so strong that —.  

(c) Had he been a little careful —.  

(d) They were frightened when —.  

(e) Take your umbrella lest —.

8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both to the root words given in the brackets

Those who live a (a) — (luxury) life are always (b) — (different) to the miseries of the poor. They enjoy life in (c) — (amuse) and (d) — (merry). They are (e) — (centered) people. They have little (f) — (realize) of the (g) — (bounded) sufferings of the poor. They remain indifferent to their (h) — (suffer). They feel (i) — (comfort) to work for their (j) — (better).

9. Add tag questions to the statements below:

(a) Telling lies is a great sin, —?

(b) One lie begets hundred lies, —?

(c) None believes a liar, —?

(d) He has to lead a miserable life, —?

(e) So, all of us ought to refrain from telling lies, —?

10. Complete the following passage, using suitable connectors in the blanks:

Honesty is a divine virtue. The man (a) — possesses this quality is the happiest person in the world. To be honest, man should have trustworthiness (b) — nobody trusts a liar. (c) — Allah helps the honest people. (d) — children should be taught honesty from the very beginning of life. (e) — they should be taught discipline.

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

who are jolly those who have sound health are jolly sound mind lies in sound body minds become jolly when our life is filled with pleasure

Part B: Composition (40 marks)

12. Suppose, you are Farhan/Farhana. Your home district is Kurigram. You have recently passed SSC from Dinajpur Board. You have found a job advertisement in a National Newspaper that there is a vacancy post for the position of a salesman in a manufacturing company. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. Your CV should not exceed one page.
13. Suppose, you are Samir/Samira. You read in Jhalakathi Govt. High School. The students of your class want to go on a study tour. So, you need permission of the Head teacher. Now write an application to the Headteacher of your school seeking permission to go on a study tour.
14. Write a paragraph in 250 words on “Life of a farmer.”
15. Write a composition in “Science in everyday life.”