Subject: English 2nd paper
Time : 3hrs. Marks. 100
Time : 3hrs. Marks. 100
PART -A
1.Complete
the passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in the correct
tenses. Use negatives where
necessary.
1x5=5
be
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drink
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save
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kill
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grow
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live
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found
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When
we say water is essential for our life we mean clean water. It is sure
that man can (a)______without water. But it is also true that water is
the carrier of germs of many fatal diseases. Clean water (b) _____ our
life. On the other hand unclean water (c) ______ us. We (d) _____ and
use water in various ways. About eighty per cent of our body (e) ____
water.
2.
Here is a part of the letter written by a boy to his foreign friend
from Bangladesh. Put in suitable prepositions in the blanks.
1x5=5
You
will be enchanted (a) _____the beauty of tea gardens in Sylhet. Tall
trees clinging (b) _____the sides of the hills and hillocks look very
fascinating. Then if you go to see the waterfall of Madhab Kunda (c)
_____the top of the hill, you will be amazed by the crystal clear water
coming (d) ____ from a great height and crashing (e) ___the ground below
like garlands of pearls.
3. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross where an article is not needed. 
Mr.
Munim went to (a) _____ railway station. He wanted to go to (b) _____
Sylhet. He approached the ticket officer and asked for six tickets. (c)
_____ticket officer wanted to know the time and date on which he had (d)
_____planned to travel. He also wanted to know (e)_____class of (f)
_____train in which he desired to travel. Mr. Munim stated that he would
travel (g) _____ next morning. (h)_____ ticket offficer gave him the
tickets and told him to give (i) _____taka 1500. After giving him (j)
_____ money, Mr. Munim thanked him.
4.
Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words from the list.
1x5=5
So
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similarly
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while
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that
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and
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than
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so that
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New
friends are compared to silver and old friends to gold. (a) ____ it is a
common knowledge (b) ____ gold is a more valuable metal (c)
_____silver. (d) _____, old friends are much more important than new
ones. (e) _____ old friends have been tried, new ones have not been put
to any test as yet.
5.
Rewrite the following in the reported
speech.
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My
friend said, " I shall write a letter to my mother. I feel sad when I
remember my mother. She loves me very much." I said, " Every mother
loves her child. But alas! My mother is dead."
6. Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed in brackets. 1x5=5
(a) On my return they asked me many questions (complex). (b) I answered all their questions successfully (passive). (c) None of them had any more confusion about what I did (Simple). I also felt very much happy to see them pleased. (d) When I arrived home, my mother was overwhelmed with joy to see me (Simple). It was also so much emotional that I could not hold my tears. (e) Mother did the same (Passive). For the first time I knew people shedding tears not only at the sorrowful events but also at the happy events.
7.
Add tag questions to the following sentences.
1x5=5
a) They will not go to market,_______?
b) We would not go there, ________?
c) He cannot swim ________?
d) Reza couldn't get a job _________?
e) Birds can't swim _______?
8.
Complete these sentences.
1x5=5
a) If you search his pocket, ______.
b) The boy confessed that ______.
c) They still live here though ______.
d) Let the door be opened so that_____.
e) No sooner had the teacher come than _______.
PART -B
9. Write a paragraph on a street accident. Your paragraph should include the answers to the following questions.
(a) When / Where / How did the accident take place? (b) Who/ How were the victims?
(c) What's your feeling?
10. Recently you have visited a place of historical interest. Write a short composition about it. 15
11.
Read the following advertisement from the Daily Star.
10
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Imagine you are M. Saidur Rahman Now write an application for participating in the competition.
12. Siraj is a student whose sister is ill. He wants a leave of absence from his teacher. 10
Now write a dialogue between the student and the teacher.
13. Read the following outlines and develop them into a complete story. Give a suitable title to 15
your story.
Once
a dog stole a piece of meat _____ he tried to go to a safer place
______ looked down in the canal____ the dog stopped on the bridge
_______ took it for another dog _____ remained unfed.
Monday, February 7, 2011
English 2nd Paper Model Question
English 2nd Paper Model Question
Class – X
Marks. 100
Part - A (Grammar - 40)
1. Complete the passage with suitable verbs from the list. Put them in correct tenses. 1X5=5
Necessary
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build
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act
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rise
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breed
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damage
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conclude
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want
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Self control (a) all other virtues. Man generally (b) on impulses and strong desires. Vicious desire (c) the purity of heart and mind resulting the degradation of human nature. It is self control that can help a man (d) up a pure character which is very essential to (e) above the level of inhumanity.
2. Here is part of a letter. Put in suitable prepositions in the blank. 
.5X10=5
.5X10=5
You know that Joydevpur is a place of scenic beauty (a) delightful picnic spots. We shall go (b) a hired bus. It will start (c) our house. We are going to start (d) 7 a.m. We shall take all the necessaries (e) us including a camera and a shot gun.
3. Put articles where necessary. Put a cross where no article is needed. 1x5=5
Patriotism is noble (a) virtue. It inspires (b) man to shed (c) last drop of blood to defend (d) freedom of his (e) country.
(f) ______ man without (g)_____patriotism is no better than (h)_______
beast. (i) ______true patriot is (j)______asset to the country.
4. Complete the following sentences with the phrases or idioms from the list. 1x5=5
Weal and woe
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Spare us pains
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scape goat
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Summer friends
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to the backbone
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carry out
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a) We should be careful about
b) A neighbour stole the watch but the servant became the
c) The man is wicked
d) We have to pass through in the worldly life.
e) Shetu to make a good result.
5. Re-write the following reported speech. 5
Zaman said to me, "Have you finished the book I gave you yesterday." "Yes, I have finished reading
the book." I replied. "What an interesting book it is ! I wish I would
borrow the book earlier." I said, "Will you return me the book today ?
"he said.
6. Complete the following sentences to make them complex ones. 1x5=5
a) He came home after the sun
b) The boy is not so clever as
c) The man was talking so loudly that
d) As he became utterly dissatisfied,
e) Poor as he is, he
7. Add tag questions to the following sentences : 1X5=5
a) I am pleased at his conduct, ?
b) Neither of them complained, ?
c) We ought to love our country, ?
d) Everybody is liable to error, ?
e) Do your duty in time, ?
8. Complete these sentences : 1X5= 5
a) It is high time
b) When the rain stopped,
c) that he could not walk.
d) Since the boy was disobedient,
e) We take regular exercise that
Part - B
Composition - 60
9. Write a paragraph on 'Tree Plantation' answering the following questions : 10
(a) How do trees help us ? (b) How do they maintain ecological balance ? (c) What do we get from them ? (d) How can we take care of them ? (e) When & where should we plant them ?
10. Write a composition on your Future plan of life. 15
11. Make a dialogue between a teacher and a student seeking permission to leave school early. 109
12. Read the following incomplete story. Through your imagination complete it and give it a title. 15
Rahima worked in a garment factory in Gazipur. One day she was working in the factory as usual. Suddenly there was -----
13. Suppose
your school has not yet set up any computer club. As a result, you are
not in a position to get benefit of learning computer. Now write an
application to the Headmaster of your school for setting up a computer
club. 10
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