Part – A: Grammar (30 Marks) 1. Use articles where necessary. Put a cross where an article is not needed. Patriotism is a noble……………….. virtue. It inspires …………..man to shed last drop of blood to defend the freedom of his ………….country. Everybody loves a patriot. ………………man without patriotism is no better than …………..beast. Or, Fill in the gaps with right form of verbs from the list. Put them in the correct tenses. Use negatives where necessary. Invent Add Prosper Depend Toil Be Live Man is the maker of his own fortune. If we are afraid of work we cannot ………………… in life. Some people think that success in life ………………on luck or chance. Nothing can be farther from truth. Scientists have ……………….day and night in their laboratories with a view to …………..radio, television and computer. There instruments…………….to the joy of our life. Or, Fill in the gaps with the appropriate parts of speech given in the box. Lessened In Age Constant Is Death Of We live in the ………………of science. We can see wonders …………………science in all spheres. Science is the ………………………company of our life. We make the impossible things possible by means of science. The modern civilization ..…………………… a gift of science. Science has …………………poverty and disease. 2. Fill in each blank of the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. Rousing Cordially Prize Held Invited Conduct Tastefully The last prize giving ceremony of our school was …………….on 2nd April. We decorated the school building very……………………. The function started just at 10am. The ……………… guests came in time. The volunteers received them …………………… The Headmaster, teachers and some distinguished persons gave the T.N.O a …………….ovation. Or, Fill in each blank of the following passage with a suitable word. Use only one word for each gap. Trees are very useful to man. They ------------- the rich top soil from getting washed away by rain water and floods. They provide us with food and……………….. We get………………from trees. They add to the ………………..our lives. We should not cut down trees …………………. 3. Read the following table and make five meaningful sentences. Early Rising Means More than The ability to work It Makes A man healthy, wealthy A late riser An early riser Improves Enough time to Prepare his/her lessons. He/she Can work The habit of getting up early And wise. Gets Health and increases In the morning. 4. Complete the following sentences. Bangladesh is a country………………. The 26th March is the day ………………… The 16th December is the day …………………….. We still remember those ………………… To convey our tribute to the martyrs. We go to the place…………….. 5. Change the underlined sentences as directed in the bracket. (a) All men must die (Negative). (b) It matters little if a man lives many years or not (interrogative). (c) Our life is not measured by months or years. (Active) (d) How short human life is! (Assertive) (e) Human life is as good as that of a beast. (Comparative) 6. Correct the following mistakes. One of my friend have a computer. He use it on for various purposes. The computer is useful for him. He is learn many programme of computer. It will be helpful for his in the future life. Or, Please Fortune Entertain Joy Popular Sports can give us ……………………. And ………………. Football and cricket have …………. In country. The people of our country ……………….. The T20 match most. ……………… I missed the last T20 match between Pakistan and India. Part B: Composition (20 Marks) 7. Write a letter to your friend describing the picnic you have enjoyed. Or, Write a letter to the Headmaster of your school for a seat in the school hostel. 8. Complete the following incomplete story and give a suitable title to it. There lived a farmer in a village. He had a wonderful goose. The goose laid an egg of gold everyday. The farmer sold the eggs in the market and became rich. He was very greedy. He thought ………………………………………….. Or, Write a paragraph on “A Rainy Day” by answering the following questions. (a) What do you mean by a rainy day? (b) How is a rainy day? (c) How does the sky look a rainy day? (d) How do the poor people feel on a rainy day? (e) How do school going boys and girls feel on a rainy day? 9. Write an application along with CV for the post of an English Teacher. Or, Write an e-mail to your friend congratulating him/her on his /her brilliant success.