Cumilla Board 2017
English: Second Paper
Time: 3 hours
Subject Code: 108
Part A: Grammar (Marks-60)
1. Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
You may need to change the forms of some words. You may need to use one word
than once.
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between |
saying |
physical |
of |
on |
|
participation |
personality |
for |
an |
beneficial |
Sports are very essential (a) — us. There are
various types (b) — sports. Among them cricket, football, volleyball, swimming
etc. are very popular. All types of sports are (c) — to us. There is relation
(d) — the body and the mind. “A sound mind lives in a sound body,” is a wise
(e) —. In order to win success in life, we should have a sound health which
depends (f) — regular (g) — in game and sports. Sports keep us (h) — fit.
Sports exercise (i) — important influence in forming one’s (j) —.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
The Eiffel Tower was named (a) — Gustavo
Effiel, a Frenchman who built (b) — Tower. He graduated from the Central School
of Engineering in Paris and went to work for a railway (c) — company. For years
Gustave made plan (d) — plan of dams, factories, stations and structures of
great size. All (e) — Europe engineers copied them. In the middle of 1880 a
group of French industrialists persuade the government to organize (f) —
World’s Fair (g) — Paris. Gustave Eiffel proposed a 989-foot tower of iron as
symbol of the (h) —. Forty engineers and designers under Eiffel’s (i) — worked
for two years. It was (j) — highest structure yet made by man.
3. Make five sentences using parts of
sentences from each column of the table below.
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Mount Everest |
is |
difficult and dangerous because of
snow. |
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It |
might be |
exciting and challenging to them. |
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But climbing the Everest |
has fascinated |
the climbers always. |
|
There |
looks |
in the Himalayan Mountain. |
|
|
|
snow slides and cracks under ice. |
4. Complete the following text with right
forms of verbs given in the box.
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prepare |
form |
get |
should |
be |
|
maintain |
succeed |
influence |
use |
call |
Student life (a) — the golden season of life.
This (b) — the time when we should (c) — ourselves for future. The very habits
(d) — in the student life (e) — the later phases of life. Right from the
student life, they (f) — be careful in (g) — discipline. They should (h) —
their time properly. If they do not use their time, they will not (i) — in
life. They should (j) — punctual from the very beginning of their student life.
5. Change the narrative style the following
text.
The teacher said to the boy, “Do you know that
honesty is the best policy?” The boy said, “Yes, sir, I think so.” “Then learn
to be honest from your boyhood,” said the teacher. “Thank you, Sir,” said the
boy. “May Allah grant you a long life,” said the teacher to boy.
6. Change the sentences according to the
direction.
(a) Haji Mohammod Mohsin was more generous
than any other man in this subcontinent. (Positive)
(b) He was born in Hoogly. (complex)
(c) He inherited a vast property from his
father and sister. (Interrogative)
(d) He did not misuse this wealth. (Passive)
(e)He is called a friend of humanity. (Active)
(f) He didn’t marry. (Affirmative)
(g) During his life time, he spent money
lavishly to help the poor. (Compound)
(h) He was very kind to the poor. (Negative)
(i) One night when he was saying his prayer, a
thief broke into his room. (Simple)
(j) He caught the thief but didn’t punish him.
(Complex)
7. Complete the sentences.
(a) This is Bangladesh —.
(b) The people of Bangladesh are friendly
though —.
(c) When anyone falls in danger, others —.
(d) We love and help one another as if —.
(e) We work seriously in order that Bangladesh
—.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes
or the both with the words given in the parenthesis.
Trees are (a) — (use) to man in many ways.
They are companion in our day to day life. It is (b) — (possible) to build our
homes, furniture etc. without trees. Trees save us from flood and (c) —
(nature) calamities. It (d) — (strength) the soil. If we cut trees (e) —
(discriminately) there will be ecological (f) — (balanced). So, tree (g) —
(plant) programme should be extended for a better, (h) — (happy), (i) —
(healthy) life and (j) — (peace) environment.
9. Make tag questions of the following
statements.
(a) Most of students who fail in English do
not have strong foundation on grammar, —?
(b) No,
they read only to pass the examination, —?
(c) Yes, teacher should motivate them to learn
the basic thing, —?
(d) Yes, they cannot help learning grammar, —?
(e) No, moreover, practice is essential too,
—?
10. Complete the passage using suitable
connectors.
21 February is a red-letter day in our
national history. It is our pride (a) — no nation of the world has ever fought
for its language the way we fought. So, it has been now declared as the
International Mother Language Day. The proposal has been passed unanimously in
the General Assembly of the the UNESCO (b) — some country pointed out (c) — the
incident of 21st is related to the Banglees only. (d) —, the recognition of the
day (e) — the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO has upheld the
prestige of Banglees all over the world.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following.
how dare you are to wake me up the lion roared
i shall kill you for that please let me go the mouse cried i did not mean to
wake you up
Part B: Composition (Marks-40)
12. Suppose, you are Emon, you have obtained
MA Degree from the University of Dhaka ABC School is going to recruit some
assistant teachers. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for the post. You CV
shouldn’t exceed one page. Now a write a CV with a cover letter for the post.
Your CV should not exceed one page.
13. Imagine, you are Arafat Rahman, a student
of Rajuk High School, Shylet, there is no computer club in your school. Now, on
behait of the students of your school write an application to your Headmaster
to set up a computer club in your school. 14. Suppose, you have visited the
Amor Ekushey Boimela this Year and had an experience. Write a paragraph on
“Your Visite to Book Fair”.
15. Write a composition on “A Journey you have
recently enjoyed”.