Dhaka Board 2017
English: Second Paper
Time: 3 hours Subject Code: 108
Part A: Grammar (Marks-60)
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. .5×10=5
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on |
to |
by |
a |
Learning |
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rote |
proper |
then |
speak |
is |
(a) — continuous process. Learning a language
depends on a process based (b) — language skills. We need to practice four
skills (c) — learn a language (d) —. We learn by listening, (e) — reading and
writing. But we have to learn not by (f) — but by understanding. We know that
(g) — child starts to learn its mother tongue (h) — listening and lipsing and
(i) — speaking. Native (j) — learn their language easily by listening and
speaking.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable
words.
Every student wants to do well (a) — the
examination. But it is not (b) — easy task. A student has to work (c) — for
this. From the very (d) — of the year, he must be serious. He should read the
(e) — books again and again. He must not memorize answers (f) — understanding.
He must not make note (g) — a common source. He should have a good command (h)
— English. By doing all (i) — thing, a student can hope to make (j) — excellent
result.
English language skills
3. Make five meaningful sentence using parts
of sentences from each column of the table below.
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Rural people |
depends |
mostly illiterate |
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Bangladesh |
be |
the development of the villages |
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Our villages |
means |
under devoloped though they are
the heart of the country |
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Rural development |
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a land of villages |
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So, prosperity of the country |
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on the welfare of the villages |
4. Complete the following text with right
forms of verbs given in the box.
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manage |
rescue |
acquire |
work |
go |
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invent |
give |
teach |
print |
run |
Edison never (a) — to school. All education that
he ever got (b) — to him by his mother. At the age of twelve, he was put to (c)
— on a railway. Having a great deal to do with newspapers, he (d) — to pick up
the art of (e) — and he printed a newspaper of his own named “The Weekly
Herald.” One day he (f) — a station-master’s child which was nearly (g) — over
by a train. The station-master out of gratitude, (h) — him how to use the
telegraph. Young Edison soon (i) — great skill at the telegraph. When only
twenty, Edison (j) — a new telegraph which was extremely useful.
5. Change the narrative style of the following
text.
“Good
morning, can I help you?” said the manager. “Yes, I was told to come over here
to get a parking sticker. Is it the right place? “said the lady. “Yes, it is.
What’s the registration number of your car? ” said the manager.
6. Change the sentences according to the
directions
(a) Mother Teresa is an icon to many people.
(Make it interrogative sentence)
(b) She is respected by everybody. (Make it
active)
(c) She is one of the greatest persons of the
world. (Make it positive)
(d) She was very kind to the needy and the
ill-fated. (Make it negative)
(e) She believes that charity is a great
virtue. (Make it compound sentence)
(f) Actually Mother Teresa was a noble hearted
person. (Make it complex sentence)
(g) Mother Teresa was a very passionate woman.
(Make it an exclamatory sentence)
(h) She helped those who were helpless. (Make
it a simple sentence)
(i) She set up “Nirmal Hridoy” in Kolkata.
(Make it a compound sentence)
(j) Who does not know about the charity of
Mother Teresa? (Make it assertive)
7. Complete the sentences.
(a) There goes a proverb that — .
(b) Though lost wealth can be regained by hard
work, lost time — .
(c) Time is so valuable that — .
(d) Those who — cannot shine in life.
(e) —, you must be successful.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes
or the both with the root words given in the parenthesis.
Flowers are the symbol of love and (a) —
(pure). They are (b) — (know) for their beauty and fragrance. Some flowers are
(c) — (note) for their fragrance and same are for their beauty. But the rose is
favourite to us for its colour and beauty. Its mother place is the city of
Paris. The (d) — (japan) are exceptionally famous for its (e) — (cultivate). At
present most of the countries grow rose in plenty. It (f) — (general) grows
from June to November. Its scent makes us (g) — (cheer). It makes people
lively, lovely, (h) — (affection) and so on. By (i) — (grow) roses in plenty,
we can export them and solve our (j) — (employ) problem.
9. Make tag questions of the following
statements.
(a) Telling lies is a great sin, —?
(b) One lie begets hundred lies, —?
(c) Man hardly believes a lair, —?
(d) A liar has to lead a miserable life, —?
(e) So, all of us ought to refrain from
telling lies, —?
10. Complete the passage using suitable
connectors.
We know that trees are essential for all kinds
of creatures. They give us not only food (a) — oxygen. They protect us from
natural calamities. (b) —, they are called the saviour of our environment. (c)
— many people are not aware of this. They cut down trees randomly. (d) —,
forest lands are shrinking. (e) — people go on cutting down trees, one day
there well be no trees left for us.
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where
necessary in the following text.
in a certain school a student once found a one
hundred taka note in the playground he took it to his teacher what shall I do
with it asked the teacher
Part B: Composition (Marks-40)
12. Suppose, you are Touhid Hasan/ Tania
Akter. You have passed HSC and taken a one-year diploma on Computer. You have
found a vacancy advertisement published in “The Daily Azadi” for the post of ”
A Receptionist” in Medical Centre Hospital, Chittagong. Now, Write a CV with a
Cover letter for the post. Your CV should not excees one page.
13. Suppose, you are sakib Ahmed/ Sabrina
Chowdhury and you are a student of Rangpur Zilla school, Rangpur. You know
learning computer is a must for all nowadays. But there is no computer club in
your school. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your school for
opening a computer club as early as possible
14. A rickshaw puller is a very familiar
figure in our country. He plays a great role in our communication system. But
he leads a very miserable life for financial problem. Now, write a paragraph in
150 words on “The life of a rickshaw puller”. 15. Bangladesh is a land of six
seasons. Every season has its own special aspects. You have a great attraction
for one of the seasons. Now, write a composition on “The seasons you like
most”. (250 words)