Naogoan Islamia Fazil Madrasah, Naogaon

B : Composition (40 Marks) Test Examination - 2023; English : Paper II

Time – 3 hours Full Marks - 100
10. Write an application to the Principal of your madrasah for providing
sound system in the class. 8 Part A : Grammar (60 Marks)
11. Write a composition on "Digital Bangladesh". Write within at least 1. Complete the text with suitable prepositions. .5×10=5
Prepositions link all types (a) --- words together and help them make
200 words. 15 better sense (b) --- the readers. They help us understand the relationship
12. Write a paragraph within 150 words on causes and effects of (c) --- objects, (d) --- example, the book and the table are (e) --- the
kitchen. This gives you a basic understanding. If we add another
‘Environment Pollution’. 15 preposition, it makes it even clearer. The book is (f) --- top of the table
(g) --- the kitchen. We have a clear picture (h) --- our mind (i) --- the
relationship of those two objects and their relationship (j) --- each other.
2. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/ words given in the
list. .5×10=5
[what if; would rather; was born; as if; let alone;
has to; had to; what’s it like; had better; as soon as]
(a) A. K. Fazlul Haq --- in Barishal. He was a scholar and a renowned
politician.
(b) The thief ran away --- we saw him. He couldn't steal anything from
the house.
(c) --- we invite him next weekend and go away the week after? I am
willing to do the same.
(d) The rickshaw puller cannot afford to buy two square meals a day --- a
rickshaw. He is very poor.
(e) A brave warrior --- die than yield to the enemies. He is a patriot.
(f) You --- apply to the principal of your college for granting you a
stipend. He will surely see to it.
(g) In our country a farmer --- work hard day in and day out. He is our
food provider through of our Creator.
(h) The mad man looks at me --- he would attack me. So I feel worried.
(i) You have lived in the jungle for weeks to do a research on animals. ---
living in the jungle?
(j) When it was evening, Neela --- walk through the narrow streets of
Dhaka. She wanted to explore the city
3. Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases. .5×10=5
(a) I didn't have a sound sleep. I felt sleepy ------- TV.
(b) You can't handle such a ------- if you don't have prior experience in
teaching.
(c) If the driver had been more careful, ------- fatal accident.
(d) We were supposed to start a journey the next day. But it was so hot a
day -------.
(e) A village market is one of the many attractions of country life. It is a Macbeth instigated him (f) --- (Use infinitive to post-modify the verb).
public place where -------. Macbeth, (g) --- (Pre-modify the verb) killed the king when he was
(f) The box is very heavy. Are you strong enough -------? sleeping. But, killing the (h) --- (Use participle to pre-modify noun) king,
(g) Begging is not profession. We must try to avoid begging because Macbeth killed (i) --- (Use possessive to premodify the noun) own sleep
-------. for ever. From (j) --- (Use demonstration to pre-modify the noun) night
(h) Whenever he speaks English -------. But it is natural that we learn onward, Macbeth could not sleep even for a single movement.
through mistakes. 7. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blanks of the following
(i) The station is not far from here. It will take you five minutes -------. passage. .5×14=7
(j) One should bear in mind that forming bad habit is easy to do but
We earned our independence in nine months. There were many reasons
-------.
(a) --- made our victory easier. (b) ---, we all were united at one point.
4. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per (c) ---, it was a question of our survival and dignity. (d) ---, our freedom
subject and context. .5×14=7 fighters were committed. They fought valiantly in the war fields. (e) ---,
Cooperation means (a) --- (to work) together for the benefit of all. we had huge international support. (f) ---, the Pakistani soldiers didn't
Without cooperation modern society (b) ---(exist). Cooperation (c) --- have any noble reason before them (g) --- they were killers. They were
(see) at its best among farmers in the dry regions of some parts of not natives of this country. (h) ---, they didn't have sufficient ideas about
Australia and America. The fields (d) --- (irrigate) in these regions. the communication systems, weather, or people's sentiment in this
Crops cannot be (e) --- (grow) without water. Water (f) --- (bring) to the country. (i) ---, they had two superpowers behind them. (j) ---, these
fields without streams being (g) --- (tap) higher up. For this purpose superpowers could do very little directly for them. (k) ---, only in nine
canals and dams (h) --- (build). The canals have been (i) --- (cut) through months the Pakistani soldiers had to accept the worst defeat (l) --- the
the fields of more than one farmer. Those who (j) --- (live) higher up the world had ever experienced. (m) ---, it can be said (n) --- the War of
valley than the others (k) --- (allow) to build canals through their land in Independence proved that no power can suppress the desire of the mass
order to carry water to the fields of farmers lower down. In times of people.
drought all (l) --- (be) able to share the water. Instead of (m) --- (take) all 8. Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the
water for themselves the farmers on the higher land leave enough for words as directed below .5×14=7
their neighbours down the valley. Farming in dry areas (n) --- (make)
Dictatorship does not imply monarchy. It rather reflects the whims and
possible by such cooperation. By cooperation farmers have learned to
caprices of a single ruler. Hitler was a great dictator whose rule will
make even the desert produce crops.
never be marked as the age of suicide. Private opinion was omitted and
5. Read the following passage and change the following sentences as democracy was flourished. However, the dictatorship of Fidel Castro,
directed in brackets. 7 Lenin and Stalin is highly clapped by the people. Though they are
"Have you saved something for future?" said the rich man. democratic leaders, they have earned people's hatred.
"No," said the cobbler. "I am happy with the present and think
little about tomorrow." "No, that would not do," said the rich (a) imply (synonym); (b) monarchy (antonym); (c) ruler (synonym) (d)
man. "I like to see you above want. Have this money and keep great (antonym) (e) never (antonym); (f) suicide (antonym); (g) opinion
it." (synonym) (h) private (antonym); (i) omitted (synonym); (j) democracy
6. Read the following passage and use modifiers as directed in the (antonym); (k) flourish (synonym) (l) clapped (synonym); (m)
blanks. .5×10=5 democratic (antonym); (n) hatred (antonym);
Macbeth is one of the (a) --- (Pre-modify the noun) tragedies ever written 9. There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the
in the (b) --- (Use noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) literature. following text. Rewrite the text correcting the errors. .5×14=7
After winning in a battle, Macbeth happened to meet three witches (c) --- Student : good morning may i come in Sir?
(Use relative clause to post-modify the noun) that he would become the Principal : Good morning. Yes come in.
King someday. Hearing their prophecy, Macbeth became convinced and Student : Sir, whats this? Do you think I am an ordinary student Don't
wrote a letter to his wife (d) --- (Use participle phrase to post-modify the you know.....
verb). After some days, Duncan, (e) --- (Use appositive to post-modify Principal : Please cool down my boy What's wrong with you?
the noun) arrived at Macbeth's castle. But now a strong sense of Student : The Test-Exam. result has been published. Im not on the 'Pass'
conscience grew in him. He decided not to kill the King. But Lady list. Can you tell me why I am 'unallowed'
Principal : Certainly I can Youre disallowed because of your 'unallowed.'