JSC English 2nd

                                                    
01. Insert articles in the blanks where necessary. Put a cross (x) where no article is needed :                      05
The national flag is (a) Ñ Symbol of independence to (b) Ñ nation. Every independent country of the world has its separate national flag. We are also (c) Ñ independent nation. (d) Ñ name of our country is Bangladesh and we are Bangladeshi by nationality. So, we have (e) Ñ national flag of our own.
02. Read the following passage and rewrite if in present tense.                                                     05
In the afternoon I was walking in my kitchen garden. Suddenly I heard a sharp sound coming from a mango tree. I looked up and saw a beautiful bird with a long beak. The bird was pecking at the tree. It was a woodpecker.
03. Change the following sentences into active or Passive form :                                                    05
(a) I saw him go.
(b) She blamed herself.
(c) Never tell a lie.
(d) Who has made the decoration?
(e) Honey tastes sweet
04. Transform the following sentences :                                                                                            05
a) Everybody fears death. (Interrogative)
b) It is a matter of sorrow that I am undone. (excla)
c) You should think before you leap (Imperative)
d) Literacy rate in Bangladesh is very poor (Negative)
e) Chitagong is bigger than any other port in Bangladesh (Superlative)
05. Put the suitable preposition in the blanks :                                                                                 05
Everyone desires (a) Ñ wealth. But a few attain it .Some people hanker (b) Ñ riches. Some are content (c) Ñ what they have. True happiness lies (d) Ñ contentment It is high time we gave (e) Ñ the habit of covetousness.
06. Use Suitable conjunctions in the following sentences : 05
a) He behaves Ñ he were king.
b) Ñ he is poor, he is happy.
c) Walk fast Ñ you should miss the bus.
d) Wait here Ñ he comes back.
e) Ñ I was weak. I could not walk on foot
07. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives from the box. Put them into their correct forms. 05

good/ normal/ glorious/ tiny/ tactful/ easy/ big

a) Mr. Kamrul is Ñ than Kamal.
b) Meherpur is the Ñ district in Bangladesh.
c) 21st February is Ñ than many other days.
d) He leads a Ñ life than we do.
e) He drives as Ñ as the traffic rules say.
08. Fill in blanks with suitable phrases from the list 05

in a body /  go ahead /for  good /for nothing / dead letter  /cut short / eat humble pie

a) You have to Ñ for your misconduct
b) This custom is now Ñ.
c) Rina quarreled with me Ñ.
d) You should have to determination to Ñ with Your worm.
e) Her life was Ñ by an accident
09. Fill in the gaps of the following sentences by using the right form of verbs from the box below : 05

go / come/  say / See / play / sing  /do

a) He Ñ a song now.
b) I Ñ home yesterday.
c) I Ñ you long ago.
d) He Ñ out just now.
e) The boy Ñ football every day.
10. Change the form of speech of the following sentences. 05
a) She said, ÔI have done my duty.Õ
b) He said to his father, ÔWhat are you doing?Õ
c) Father said to me, ÔMay you pan the examination.Õ
d) He said to me, ÔLet us go out for a walk.Õ
e) The teacher said, Ôwe are mortal.Õ
11. Complete the following sentences : 05
a) If I knew her phone number Ñ b) If there is no accident Ñ.
c) Ñ I will go. d) Ñ I would help you.  e) If I were a rich man Ñ .
12. Fill in the gaps with appropriate pronouns : 05

I/ We/ myself/ ourselves/ each/ He/ him

a) The two boys help Ñ other.  b) I Ñ did the work.
c) Everybody likes Ñ very much.  d) Ñ are playing.
e) You, he and Ñ are friends.
13. Suppose you are Runa of gopal para High School. There is no common room in Your School. Now write an application to Your Head master for opening a common room.
or, Write an application to your union perished Chairman to sink a tube well in your locality. 05
14. Read the beginning of the following story. It is not complete use your imagination to complete it and give it a suitable title. 05
There lived a wood cutter in a village. One day he was cutting wood near a river. Suddenly his axe fell into the river. The river was very deep. The wood cutter was sitting there sadly and that time a beautiful fairy appeared before the wood cutter
15. You are salam/salma and your sister’s marriage will be held next week. Now write a dialogue between you and the Headmaster for three days leave in advance. 05
16. Write a Paragraph in about 100 words on ‘Load Shedding’
or  Write a Paragraph about ‘The School Magazine’. 10
Write a paragraph ‘How to open a bank account’
17. Write a composition on any of the following : 15
a) Your Daily life b) Physical exercise c) Television d) Floods in Bangladesh