RAJSHAHI BOARD-2022
ENGLISH(COMPULSORY) SECOND PAPER
Part A: Grammar (30 Marks)
1. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions. .5×10=5
Shilpi married Rashid (a) the age of fifteen. Marrying (b) daughters (c) an early age is a standard practice (d) many families living in rural Bangladesh. (e) joined a local empowerment group that helps her (f) cultural practices, particularly those pertaining (g) her wedding. Shilpi the tools needed to gradually change early marriage and pregnancy. The group’s activities include discussions (h) how to change behaviour related (i) reproductive health as well as one-on-one counselling. Like Shilpi, many of the girls got assistance (j) this empowerment group.
2. Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/words given in the box. .5×10-5
was born what’s….. like let alone as soon as what does…. look like
has to had better it there would rather
(a) Susmita is very honest. She — resign the post than earn money in a dishonest way.
(b) Karim: — your new dress —? Rahim: It is very nice.
(c) Sukanto — on 25 August, 1926 at his maternal uncle’s home at Kolkata.
(d) I cannot remember the title of the book, — the details of the story. I read it many years ago.
(e) You look very dirty. You — take bath before you go to bed.
(f) Panic seized me — I heard his roaring voice.
(g) My mother is ill. She — be shifted to hospital.
(h) I have never seen a ghost. — a ghost — ?
(i) — lived a boy named Newton. The boy was very kind-hearted. So, everybody liked him.
(j) During Spring, various kinds of flowers bloom. — seems that everything has got a new life.
3. Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases. 1×5=5
(a) If I had a camera, —. I like photography very much.
(b) Though he was brilliant, —. He was very irregular in his college.
(c) Jamil had an accident yesterday while he —.
(d) I am not a rich man. The car is too expensive —.
(e) There goes a proverb that —. So, we should make friendship with a gentleman.
4. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs and subject verb agreement as per context. .5×10-5
There are many reasons for which many a student in our country (a) – (fail) in English. That English is a foreign language is the main reason. English is as if it (b) (to be) a language (c) (mean) for a particular class of people. It (d) (regard) as a sheer wastage of time. They (e) (begin) to cram English as though they (f) (consider) cramming is the only way to learn English. But (g) (have) they been earnest in learning English, they could have (h) it easily. Moreover, they are not (i) (motivate) properly. In addition, the textbooks (J) (not write) according to the need of the learners.
5. Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches. 5
“What happened to you, Tareq?” said Rashed. “I was sick with the flu. Have you heard anything about our exam?” said Tareq. “It is on 23 October. You need to collect the admit card of the exam,” said Rashed. “From where can I get it?” said Tareq. “It is in the office room,” said Rashed.
6. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage. .5×10=5
Air is an important element of our environment. (a) -, clean air is essential for our life. (b) air is polluted in many ways. (c), one thing that pollutes air is smoke. Smoke is produced from 10 different sources. (d) we make fire to cook food and it creates smoke. (e) – buses and trucks plying in the roads emit smoke. (f) the burning of coal in the railway engine also produces smoke. (g) the mills and factories also produce a huge amount of smoke. (h) we melt tar for road constructions which produces black smoke. (i) – all these smokes mix with the air and pollute it. (j) smoke from different sources is causing serious harm to our environment.
Part B: Composition (20 Marks)
7. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper complaining against the reckless driving of the motor cars in the streets. 10
8. Write a paragraph on ‘Food Adulteration’ showing its causes and effects. [Use 200 words] 10
Key
English Second Paper
Part A
1. (a) at (b) off (c) at (d) in (e) After (f) with (g) to (h) on (i) to 0) from
2. (a) would rather (b) what's like (c) was born (d) let alone (e) had better (f) as soon
as (g) has to (h) what does look like (i) There 0) It
3. (a) If I had a camera, I would take a lot of photographs. I like photography very much.
(b) Though he was brilliant, he did not go to college every day. He was very irregular in his college.
(c) Jamil had an accident yesterday while he was returning from school.
(d) I am not a rich man. The car is too expensive for me to buy.
(e) , There goes a proverb that a man is known by the company he keeps. So, we should make friendship with a gentleman.
4. (a) fails (b) were (c) meant (d) is regarded (e) begin (f) considered (g) had (h) learnt (i) motivated 0) are not written
5. Rashed asked Tareq what had happened to him. Tareq replied that he had been sick with the flu. Then he asked Rashed if he had heard anything about their exam. Rashed replied that it was on 23 October. He added that Tareq needed to collect the admit card of the exam. Tareq asked Rashed from where he could get it. Rashed replied that it was in the office room.
6. (a) In fact (b) But (c) For example (d) First (e) Secondly (f) Thirdly (g) Fourthly (h) Lastly (i) In the end j) Therefore
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