Barisal Board-2o16 English: Second Paper with Answer
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Model Question -3
Barisal Board-2o16
English: Second Paper
Time: 3 hours
Full marks: 100
Part A: Grammar (Marks-60)
1. Fill in the blanks
with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the
words. You may need to use one word more than once: 0.5x10=5
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modern
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great
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to
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of
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read
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give
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the
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do
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The benefits of (a) —
newspapers can hardly be exaggerated. Newspaper is (b) — storehouse of:
knowledge. The chief business (c) — a newspaper is to (d) — us news which we
need (e) — know. It tells us what happens at home and abroad. The (f) —
civilized people cannot (g) — without newspaper. Newspaper plays an important
role in the lives (h)
— a nation. It makes
the world smaller and provides a (i) — benefit (j) — us.
Answer: (a) reading;
(b) the; (c) of (d) give; (e) to; (f) modern; (g) do; (h) of; (i) great; (j) to.
2. Fill in the blanks
with suitable words: 0.5 x 10=5
Punctuality is of (a) —
value to a student. An unpunctual (b) — who is (c) — in the class will miss a
part of his/her lesson and (d) — lag behind. But (e) punctual student will
learn his/her lesson in time and do (f) — in the examination. Punctuality is
(g) — key (h) — success. We all (i) be punctual (j) — our day to day life. Make
five sentences using the parts of sentences from each column of the table
below: 1x5=5
Answer: (a) great, (b)
boy/girl/student (c) ate/irregular, (d) will, (e) a, (f) well/better, (g) the,
(h) to, (i) should/must/ought to, (i) in.
3. Make five sentences
using the parts of sentences from each column of the table below:
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Character
It
If character
Everybody
Environment
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influences
be
hates
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a man without character
a mental or moral nature
lost, everything is lost
the crown of a man
one’s character
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Answer:
(a) Character is the
crown of a man.
(b) It is a mental or
moral nature.
(c) Environment
influences one’s character.
(d) Everybody hates a
man without character.
(e) If character is lost, everything is lost.
4. Complete the
following text with the right forms of the verbs given in the box: 0.5 x 10 =5
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pollute
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suffer
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save
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do
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look
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fall
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become
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be
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use
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throw
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The other name of water
is life. We cannot (a) — a single moment without it. Water is (b) — not only
for drinking purposes but also for household works and industrial works. Water
becomes (c) — in many ways. The mills and factories pollute water by (d) — waste
into it. Water (e) — polluted by chemicals and different elements. Sometimes
people (t) — from many diseases. We should (g) —very careful about it. We must
(h) — for safe source of drinking water. Otherwise,
we must (i) — in
danger. Let us (j) — water from pollution.
Answer: (a) do, (b)
used, (c) polluted, (d) throwing, (e) is (f) suffer, (g) be, (h) look, (i)
fall, (j) save.
5. Change the narrative
style of the following text: 5
Mrs. Nasima said to her
student, “I heard the news of your illness yesterday. How are you now?”“I feel
a bit well today,
madam,” replied the
student. “Don’t worry. You will come round soon,” said Mrs. Nasima.
Answer: Mrs. Nasirna
told her student that she (N) had heard the news of his/her (student) illness
the previous day/the day before. She (N) also added the student how she/he (s) was.
Addressing as madam, the student replied that he/she (s) felt a bit well that
day. Then Mrs. Nasima advised/told the student not to worry and also said that he/she
(s) would come round soon.
6. Change the sentences
according to the directions: 1 x 10=10
(a) Bangladesh is a
low-lying country. (Make interrogative)
(b) Every year natural
disasters visit us. (Make passive voice)
(c) Flood is one of the
most dangerous natural disasters. (Use comparative degree)
(d) It is Dhaka city
which has not yet suffered any severe earthquake. (Make simple sentence)
(e) People living in
the high land can escape flood. (Make complex sentence)
(f) Crops are damaged
by this flood. (Make active voice)
(g) Who does not know
the consequence of Tsunami? (Make assertive sentence)
(h) The recent flood
was very devastating. (Make exclamatory sentence)
(i) Bangladesh is in
the active earthquake zone. (Make negative)
(j) Dhaka is the most
risky city in the earthquake zone. (Use positive degree)
7. Complete the
sentences: 1x5=5
(a) Five years have
passed since—.
(b) It is a matter of
sorrow that—.
(c) I tried to write to
you but—.
(d) In fact, we all are
always—.
(e) We hope that we—.
Answer:
(a) Five years have passed
since my father saw me last.
(b) It is a matter of
sorrow that I can’t meet him.
(c) I tried to write to
you but couldn’t write
(d) In fact, we all are
always happy to lead a simple life.
(e) We hope that we
shall meet him soon
8. Complete the text
adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given in the
parenthesis: 0.5 x 10=5
Smoking produces (a) —
(danger) — effects on man. By smoking a man incurs both physical and (b) —
(economy) —
loss. Smoking is a kind
of (C) — (addict) —. These who become (d) — (addict) — to drug, first begin smoking
which is
the initial step of
addiction. We should raise (e) — (aware) —among our people. We should (f)
—(courage) —others to
smoke. It is (g) —
(possible) — to stop smoking without (h) — (unite) — efforts. (i) — (fortunate)
— only the (j) — (wise) — men can do such foolish work.
Answer: (a) dangerous;
(b) economic; (c) addiction; (d) addicted; (e) awareness; (0 discourage; (g)
impossible; (h) united; (i) Unfortunately; (j) unwise.
9. Make tag questions
of these statements: 1 x 5 =5
(a) We see that Masum
has little knowledge about games and sports, —?
(b) Let’s talk to
him,—?
(c) We think, he
doesn’t know how to play tennis, —?
(d) Everybody praises
an all rounder,—?
(e) Though he is a good
student, he is lazy, —?
10. Complete the
passage using suitable connectors: 1x5=5
A hare is a very speedy
animal. (a) — a tortoise moves very slowly. (b) —, it has a heavy shell on its
back. (c) —, its legs are short. (d) —, it cannot move as fast as other
animals. One morning, a hare laughed at a tortoise for its slow motion. The
hare asked the tortoise to run a race. (e) —the tortoise felt hurt, it agreed
to the proposal of the hare.
Answer: (a) On the
other hand/on the contra (b) Firstly; (c) Besides/Secondly; (d) So/As a result;
(e) Though/ Although.
11. Use capitals and
punctuation marks where necessary in the following text: 5
i was born in a village
near tangail amall river flows beside the village the villagers bathe in the
river and catch fish how happy.they are what they want is peace.
Answer: I was born in a
village near Tangail. A small river flows beside the village. The villagers
bathe in the river and
catch fish. How happy
they are! What they want is peace.
Part B: Composition (Marks—4O)
12. Suppose, you are
Shimul/Shaila and you have recently passed M.B.A from the University of Dhaka.
There is a vacancy advertisement for the post of Public Relation Officer in an
Insurance Company in the Daily Star. Now, write a CV with a cover letter for
the post. Your CV should not exceed one page. 8
13. Suppose, you are
Zakirlzara. You are a student of G.C.B. High School, Gazipur. There is no
canteen in your school. Now, write an application to the Headmaster of your
school for setting up a canteen in your school campus. 10
14. Mobile phone is a
part and parcel of our daily life. Write a paragraph on ‘The Uses and Abuses of
Mobile phone”. 10
15. Write a composition
on ‘Your Favourite Hobby.” 12
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