This year a total of 50 marks exam was carried out due to the covid-19 affected short syllabus. Out of 50, 30 marks were allotted for the grammar based questions. This part of the question has been brought for you as follows-
1. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and articles: (5 marks)
It was 4 in the afternoon. Hamid was studying a)____ the library when his cell phone rang. It was his younger sister, Runa. She said that she was standing b)____ front of c)____ shopping mall opposite Hamid’s office and asked him to meet her there as soon as possible. Hamid hurried out of d)____ library. As he went e)____ the street, he noticed that Runa was not alone. She was holding f)____ three to four years old girl g)____ hand. h)____ child was crying and Runa was trying frantically i)____ to pacify. Some passers-by were looking j)____ them suspiciously. When he reached her, she started to explain.
2. Fill in the gaps with clues: (5 marks)
| build | idle | remember | be | work |
| lag | reach | depend | lead | follow |
Bangladesh is full of natural resources. The prosperity of the country a)____ on the proper utilization of the resources. We should not b)____ a lazy life. We should all c)____ up our country. For this reason, we have to d)____ hard. No nation can prosper without industry. It should be e)____ that industry is the key to success. If we f)____ the days away, we g)____ behind. The nations h)____ industrious i)____ the pinnacle of development. So, we j)____ them.
3. Change the following sentences according to the directions. (5 marks)
a) Bangladesh is low-lying country. (Interrogative)
b) Every year natural disasters visit us. (Passive)
c) Who does not know the consequence of Tsunami? (Assertive)
d) The recent flood was very devastating. (Exclamatory)
e) Dhaka is the most risky city in the earthquake zone. (Positive)
4. Complete the texts adding suffix, prefix or both. (5 marks)
The aim of a)____ (educate) is to make a man fully equipped to be b)____ (use) to himself and to society. A c)____ (true) educated person should be self-reliant with regard to his d)____ (person) needs. He should be well-mannered, e)____ (thought), sympathetic and co-operative. He should be f)____ (truth), honest, punctual and g)____ (duty). Punctuality is a virtue that makes a nation h)____ (prosper). An educated person tries to i)____ (move) the suffering of his countrymen. He also helps others in attaining j)____ ( self-reliant).
5. Make tag questions: (5 marks)
a) Everybody wants to lead a better life, ____?
b) A better life seldom comes without hard work, ____?
c) We have to work hard for this, ____?
d) But most of us can hardly do the job, ____?
e) Actually, life is not a bed of roses, ____?
6. Use capitals and punctuations marks where necessary: (5 marks)
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