Sylhet Board 2017
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.
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forward |
up |
move |
the |
a |
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at |
in |
for |
number |
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Traffic jam is (a) — problem in all towns and
cities (b) — Bangladesh. It occurs where a (c) — of vehicles crowd so close
that (d) — becomes impossible (e) — sometime. It is more common where (f) —
streets are narrow and have many bends. Weak traffic control system is also
largely responsible (g) — it. It is very annoying and time killing. When caught
in a traffic jam, we simply get stuck (h) — at one place. We can neither move
(i) — nor backward. We have to wait and look repeatedly (j) — our watch.
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
Trees bear a great impact (a) — the climate.
If we destroy trees (b) — random, one day the country will turn (c) — a great
desert. The country will bear the consequences of greenhouse (d) —. Again,
there will be no rain and as a result the country will face a great crisis
because ours is (e) — agricultural country and our economy is dependent on (f)
—. Again, our agriculture (g) — on rain. So, trees have a (h) — effect on our
climate. Trees keep the soil strong. Trees save us (i) — flood and many other
natural (j) —.
3. Make five meaningful sentences using parts
of sentences from each column of the table below
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Ambition |
work |
to be competitive too. |
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Almost all of us |
cherish |
successful in life if one sits
idly. |
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One |
needs to |
a particular ambition. |
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One’s ambition |
can never be |
hard to materialize any ambition. |
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One |
means |
a desire to achieve something. |
4. Complete the following text with the
right form of verbs given in the box.
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get |
refresh |
take |
walk |
keep |
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be |
enjoy |
reap |
avail |
do |
A walk by the riverside in the evening (a) —
very useful and pleasant. One (b) — not only beautiful sight but also (c) —
fresh air. It (d) — the mind when one (e) — a walk by the river-side.
Bangladesh is a riverine country and you can (f) — yourself of this opportunity
of (g) — by the river side. In the cities there are parks where you can go for
a walk. This will help you (h) — fit. But if you (i) — it regularly, you will
not be able to (j) — the benefit.
5. Change the narrative style of the following
text
“What are you doing now, Rashed?” I said. “I
am watching an interesting program on television.” “Aren’t you wasting your
time?” “No, I don’t think so,” he said. “Remember, too much watching of TV
makes people lazy.”
6. Change the sentences according to
directions:
(a) We should read books to gain knowledge.
(Make it a complex sentence)
(b) Books introduce us to the realm of
knowledge. (Make it passive)
(c) The books of great writers contain noble
thoughts and great ideas. (Make it an interrogative sentence)
(d) If we read books, we can enrich our minds.
(Make it a simple sentence)
(e) Books are the greatest friends. (Make it
positive)
(f) They give us both knowledge and pleasure.
(Make it Negative)
(g) As they are our real friends, they remain
with us in time of danger. (Make it a compound sentence)
(h) Some books are very interesting. (Make it
an exclamatory sentence)
(i) We can build up a developed society by
reading books. (Make it a complex sentence)
(j) Nothing but books can remove the darkness
of ignorance. (Make it an affirmative sentence)
7. Complete the sentences
(a) Cricket is a game —.
(b) Boys and girls of our country —.
(c) Though cricket is a costly game, —-.
(d) Bangladesh is a test playing country —.
(e) — to upgrade the standard.
8. Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes
or the both with the underlined words:
Food (a) — (adulterate) is a crime.
Adulterated food is (b) — (poison) and causes (c) — (curable) diseases. Some
(d) — (greed) businessmen are responsible for this (e) — (wicked). The steps so
far taken by the government against those (f) — (honest) businessmen (g) —
(real) deserve praise. (h) — (present), the fraudulent businessmen are much
alarmed. (i) — (Hopeful), we will be able to shun this (j) — (practice) very
soon.
9. Make tag questions of these following
statements:
(a) Mina is having a birthday party in the
afternoon, —?
(b) Yes, she’s been busy cleaning and dusting
the drawing room, —?
(c) Yesterday her father bought her a lovely
dress, —?
(d) And, her mother wants to give her a pleasant
surprise, —?
(e) Let’s buy a nice gift for her, —?
10. Complete the passage using suitable
connectors:
None can deny the importance of tree
plantation (a) — our lives on earth directly or indirectly depend on it. (b) —
it is a matter of sorrow that we are cutting down trees indiscriminately. (c) —
trees are planted, soon our country will turn into desert. (d) — there will be
an adverse change in the climate. (e) — we should plant more and more trees for
our own sake. 11. capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the
following text:
why dont you attend classes regularly the
teacher said to the boy you cannot expect good result unless you attend classes
be regular in class